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...troubles that have brought the proud, highly civilized and immensely accomplished Poles near the brink of social chaos and economic collapse are both deeper in their origins and wider in their ramifications than the many problems that beset the industrialized democracies of the West. In Poland, the system is not just failing to perform properly - failure is built into the system. Communism stifles the best while rewarding, or at least exploiting, the worst in human nature. Imagination, initiative and man's natural inclination to improve his own lot have all been sacrificed to the abstract and deceptive goal...
Partly because of the prevailing uncertainty and partly because of the communications blackout, public response to the crackdown seemed muted. The population was depressed and weary from the crises that had beset the country in recent months. Poles were also disillusioned by the disunity within Solidarity, traumatized by the newly imposed military rule, anxious over the lingering possibility of Soviet intervention and fearful for the fate of their national hero, Lech Walesa...
...Mitterrand also responded to rumors that he was suffering from a mysterious illness. Confirming that he had undergone a series of unspecified tests, he explained that he has been beset by back and leg pains, that he now "felt better" and that a full report on his health would be published this week...
...troubled states in the industrial heartland of the Midwest, Michigan is by far the hardest hit. Beset by nationwide recession, the migration of business to the Sunbelt and the auto industry's slump, Michigan had an unemployment rate of 12.7% in October, vs. a national average of 8%. Worse is to come. The University of Michigan's annual Conference on the Economic Outlook two weeks ago projected that the state's unemployment rate would climb...
...Arlington, Va., development that designs homes for unrelated buyers who double up to beat the high costs of homeownership. Similar developments are cropping up in Phoenix, Denver, Houston and Montgomery County, Md. The sharing is usually done by two young singles, but friendly couples and unrelated senior citizens beset by loneliness, as well as inflation, are also doubling up. The obvious cause of the trend is the decade-long escalation of housing costs and mortgage interest rates. At present, the average-priced new home sold in the U.S. costs $67,100 and has a 17.5% mortgage...