Krakow Dailies Shut as East Bloc First Strike Hits
Unionized printers halted three Krakow newspapers to begin the bloc's first newspaper strike. Sit-ins spread to other cities to prevent army takeovers of presses. Private fruit and vegetable merchants also closed shops to protest price ceilings.
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UPI
Krakow
Krakow Skips Daily Papers As Two Day Strike Spreads
Polish Solidarity called a two day strike to press for more access to state media. Krakow began a day early with three city papers shut, marking the first time since 1945 that the city lacks a daily. Sit ins were staged at major printing houses as authorities warned over censorship tensions.
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Warsaw
Reward to informants linked to Harvey's Tahoe bombing case
A $500000 reward is expected for informants who led FBI to four Californians arrested in the 1980 Lake Tahoe casino bombing during a $3 million extortion plot. The son s of John Birges aided investigators after their father and three others were seized in Fresno. who receives the money remains undecided. The case cost Harvey's $18 million to rebuild its eleven story hotel after the device exploded.
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FBI
Eldon Campbell
Harvey’s
John Birges
Campbell
Club
John Jr
Jack
Birges
Harvey
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