Poland faces martial law amid shifting US USSR ties
Editor argues Poland again serves as a sacrificial lamb as Moscow approves Jaruzelski crackdown to safeguard detente. The piece links Polish events to past invasions in Hungary and Czechoslovakia and notes Reagan era shifts toward a softer stance that influence Soviet decisions.
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Hungary
Czechoslovakia
United States
Soviet Union
PNL
Franz Schurmann
Poland
Schurmann
University of California, Berkeley
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity
Moscow
Richard Nixon
Kremlin
Gdansk
West Germany
Afghanistan
Poland’s Solidarity Tale and Moscow’s Detente Balance
The piece traces Soviet leeway toward Poland after talks with East Bloc allies, noting Bonn’s continued aid and U S relief at noninvolvement. It contrasts Poland’s 1980s revolutionary rise with Yalta era influence, Kissinger Sonnenfeldt ideas, and a Western fear of spheres of influence while highlighting Solidarity’s local roots and global neglect.
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Moscow
Nixon
Sonnenfeldt
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
Europe
Poland
Prussia
Austria
Russia
Hitler
Stalin
Spoleczestwo
Solidarity Movement
Japan
Pacific News Service
Kent Commission research deals blow to Fleming push
Kent Royal Commission researchers publish a national survey showing most Canadians are satisfied with their local papers and do not fear or oppose ownership by large media groups. The findings undermine Fleming’s case for forcing sale of holdings and place cabinet in a political bind amid calls to heed public opinion.
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Kent Royal Commission
Jim Fleming
Commission
Fleming
Con Mission
Southam Inc
Winnipeg Free Press
Thomson Newspaper Ltd
Ottawa Journal
Specife
Southam News
Kent
Cabinet
Kent Commission
East Germany mixes Soviet lenience with West ties
Berlin reports East Germany thrives as a Soviet-style state eased by exchanges with the West. Millions tune to West German media nightly while 2.5 million West Germans visit friends across the border yearly. Trade with the FRG boosts living standards though travel to the West remains tightly controlled.
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Siil
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A‘n
East
Quebec Sees Clark More Kindly As Christmas Cheer Grows
In Quebec Conservative leader Joe Clark gains unexpected warmth as English Canada debates his appeal. Le Devoir credits Clark for shaping federalism and defending Quebec’s position, noting his frequent Quebec stops and economy focus while Ottawa peers doubt his party’s support.
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Joe Clark
Quebec
Pierre Trudeau
Clark
Canada
Rene Levesque
Claude Ryan
le Devoir
Michel Roy
Roy
Gallup
Trudeau
Montreal
Nore
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