Poland begins purge of reform leaders in martial law era
Poland's army rulers backed by a $4 billion Kremlin loan and oil and gas promises moved to purge Communist Party leaders who guided democratic reforms amid industrial unrest. The regime signaled tolerance for a tame Solidarity union while underground bulletins urged secret strike committees. New indictments were announced against officials in seven provinces, including former deputy premier Franciszek Kaim.
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Poland
Kremlin
Communist Party
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Solidarity
Zbigniew Janus
Ursus
Warsaw
Moscow
Warsaw Television
Franciszek Kaim
Eugeniusz Dostojewski
Soviet bailout reshapes Poland debt and energy deals
Moscow restructures Poland's $4 billion debt and pledges oil and gas shipments worth billions for 1982 amid martial law. Tass says aid aims to rehabilitate Poland's collapsed economy, while Warsaw Radio notes fuel deliveries will be the main import source. The pact also grants easy credit to cover unequal delivery values. Poland had underperformed coal obligations due to strikes and new workweek.
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Moscow
Poland
UPI
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Tass
Warsaw Radio
Solidarity
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Russia
UAW Concession Talks Stir Brook Park Meeting
UAW Local 1250 leaders in Brook Park discuss concessions amid GM trouble and layoffs. Officials report possible work rule changes and fringe-benefit resistance as Ford's engine move and company woes shape 1982 negotiations. A survey tracks laid off workers' willingness to relocate to Ohio, with jan 15 as a key data point.
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Tanner
UAW
Brook Park
James McCracken
Ford
McCracken
Flat Rock
Mich
Ohio
California storm toll dominates regional damage tally
United Press International reports a county by county damage sweep after the weekend Northern California storm. Marin County records at least five dead and 174 injured with over 50 million dollars in damage amid mudslides threatening hillside homes. Santa Cruz, San Lorenzo Valley, San Mateo, and other counties face deaths, injuries, isolation, and extensive property loss as floods and slides continue.
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California
Marin County
Sausalito
Santa Cruz County
San Lorenzo Valley
San Mateo County
Pacifica
San Mateo
Daly City
Butano Creek
Pescadero
Moss Beach
Montara
Sonoma County
Humboldt County
Close of clinic slows drug trafficking here
The closing of Doctors Clinic reduced on street pharmaceutical availability and prices for Demerol and Dilaudid while robberies and burglaries remain largely steady around Christmas. Cleveland narcotics unit reports fewer street pill peddlers and no growth in harder drug use in Faymore’s area.
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Doctors Clinic
Elyria
Lawrence Jezewski
Jim Young
Young
Cleveland
Faymore
Jorge Santiago
Cleveland Police Narcotics Unit
Santiago
California digs out of mudslides
Rescue crews wade through waist deep mud and debris toward an isolated coastal hamlet finding extremities sticking out of the mud and estimating at least 14 more bodies buried beneath rubble. If confirmed the death toll from the weekend storm could reach 42 as slow digging continues 60 miles south of San Francisco amid washed out bridges and roadways.
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San Francisco
UPI
Love Creek
Santa Cruz
Steve Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Cleveland Ties for Thirteenth in Livable Cities Ranking
A metropolitan study rates Cleveland thirteenth for livability due to culture and arts, education, and health care, while noting negative aspects overall. Boston fares poorly on crime and economy, Atlanta scores high on transportation and climate, with Pittsburgh, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Chicago among other cities listed by rank.
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Boston
Greater
Atlanta
Almanac
Savageau
Lawrence Haverhill
Abyssmal
Pittsburgh
Seattle-Everett
Wash
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Miami
Chicago
San Diego
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Rescue to Arrest: Vancouver Man Faces Theft Charge in Hawaii
John Harrison, 39, an industrial designer from Vancouver, and his two daughters Micki 20 and Kristen 13 were rescued after four weeks on Palmyra Atoll after a mast break on their 45 foot trimaran. He was booked on a felony theft warrant in Honolulu following arrival from Palmyra. The crew members say personal belongings were aboard the Sisyphus when Harrison fled Nov 10 to avoid bank loan collectors.
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Honolulu
UPI
John Harrison
Harrison
Vancouver
British Columbia
Micki
Kristen
Palmyra Island
Hawaii
Palmyra
Tiny Atoll
Ray Landrum
Customs and Immigration
Fred Sorenson
Harrisons
George Sphikas
Bank of British Columbia
Maui
Michelle Collette James
Redondo Beach
Calif
Hawaiian
San Francisco
Sphikas
Wayne Stevens
Ellen Aubrey
Tim Openshaw
U.S. Coast Guard
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