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Pope appeals for renewal amid Polish tensions
John Paul II urged Poland toward social renewal during a televised encounter with President Jaruzelski. The pope cited the Gdansk accords and Solidarity, while officials spoke of progress toward normalization and a possible lifting of martial law. A labor leader and family planned to meet the pope in Czestochowa despite government opposition.
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