Word: displays
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...implication the Jaruzelski regime, had lost its bearings and seemed intent on making Poland "a land of pluralism." That message has not been lost on the hard-liners in Poland's divided and demoralized Communist Party. Jaruzelski has rebuffed past challenges to his approach, but the embarrassing display of national defiance that seemed to follow in the Pope's wake could make it more difficult for him to convince his rivals in Poland's Politburo-and Moscow-that his policy of normalization is firmly on track...
...Pope could see a large white banner that read, WELCOME HOLY FATHER. It was signed ACTORS in the familiar flowing red lettering that Poles have come to identify with the Solidarity logo. If that bit of subterfuge had conveyed a poignant message without violating official prohibitions on the display of the banned union's emblems, John Paul showed that he could be equally deft in making a point without resorting to inflammatory rhetoric...
Every year members of the Harvard 25th and Radcliffe 25th reunion classes are asked to donate any books they have written to two separate special exhibitions. The Harvard books are placed on display in Widener Library while the books written by Radcliffe class members are shown in Radcliffe's Fay House...
Thatcher wins support for many reasons, including the "Falklands factor," her display of resolve and determination during Britain's war with Argentina. "She did a good job," says Fire Officer John Oakes, 47, from Timperley in Greater Manchester. "It was about time that somebody stood up to the dictators. If we had let the Falklands go, where would it stop?" Oakes doubts that unemployment will drop under Thatcher, but he still plans to vote Tory this time. "The alternatives," he argues, "are so bad that I have no choice." Others are less impressed. Says Labor Supporter Anthony Pearson...
...malaise could be attributed to birth pains of the Palais des Festivals, a new brutalist slab that opened its doors after five years of construction delays. Unlike the older, airier Palais, the new building invited nothing but business, despite the exertions of Veteran Starlet Edy Williams, who would display herself whether anyone asked...