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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Still, the once monolithic regime seemed to be of two minds about political reform. Rude Pravo, the official party daily, revealed last week that Prime Minister Ladislav Adamec had urged that "we now need political reforms to go even faster" than economic changes. Adamec added, "The country can be ruled only on condition that its people feel confident about the government." It was a direct contradiction of Jakes' doctrine that economic opiates -- adequate housing, food and clothing -- would numb the populace to the desire for political liberalization. So strong was the whiff of reform in Prague last week that hard...
...Official papers were both elated by the changes and wary that the democratic tide might wash away the postwar boundaries of Europe. Politburo member Alexander Yakovlev observed that the renewal in Poland, Hungary and East Germany "poses a threat to none, except, maybe, those countries that have yet to go through the process of democratization." Moscow was preparing to ease rules for travel and gave no sign that the tidal wave in Eastern Europe has reached the limit of its tolerance...
...House subcommittee concluded last summer that Guess used improper influence, including a job offer, to persuade Saranow to go after Jordache. In addition, the IRS agent who spearheaded the raid is now the target of two federal investigations...
Toymaker Hasbro Inc. is launching its new line of Record Breakers miniature racing cars with a $6 million advertising campaign highlighting their principal selling point: speed. The company says the battery-powered vehicles can go the equivalent of 500 m.p.h. in an adult-size automobile. Record Breakers are imported from Japan, where they are a national craze. While some analysts predict smaller U.S. sales, Mattel, Matchbox and other toy manufacturers are releasing their own superfast cars...
...year (when they must stand for election), then to nearly $125,000 by 1991. More important, they offered a swap: they would take the pay raise in exchange for passing a much needed package of reforms, including the gradual elimination of outside income. Even though the Senate refused to go along, Congressmen can argue that taxpayers will be getting something for the extra money they will be paying their legislators...