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Poland braces under martial law as workers clash with troops
Reports from Poland describe strikes and protests as martial law spreads. Army troops break up demonstrations and arrest workers facing penalties from imprisonment to death. Warsaw Radio claimed limited martial law, while Tass cited 250 Solidarity members with steel rods at Warsaw’s steel mill. Soviet officials signaled readiness to aid if asked, and U.S. warned Moscow to stay out. Solidarity activists reportedly sought refuge in the Gdansk shipyard, with some weapons stored in factories for potential use.
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Wojciech Jaruzelski
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