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Most analysts feel that the Soviets could accept a certain amount of pluralism in Poland as long as a strong party retained a firm grip on the reins. But therein lies another political hazard-for the Polish party itself seems bent on reversing Leninist orthodoxy. In a watershed decision two weeks ago, Party Boss Stanislaw Kania bowed to rank-and-file demands and announced that delegates to July's party congress would be elected by secret ballot from an unlimited list of candidates. Until now, most delegates were chosen by the party leadership according to the Leninist principle...
...marketing, competitors to American Tobacco were mere puffs of smoke and United States Steel was an incredible amalgam of 148 companies that dwarfed runners-up. Washington's vigorous trustbusters lashed out against a variety of anticompetitive practices: Hollywood studios' control of movie theaters, Eastman Kodak's grip on film processing and United Shoe Machinery's knot on shoe manufacturing equipment...
...camera slung over shoulder, baseball cap planted on head) wandered by, Mr. R. Campbell, (blue blazer, red Philip Morris crest) grabbed him, twisted his arm behind his back, and asked "May I help you?" "I'm looking for the tour," the tourist replied logically, adding that a more relaxed grip would aid him as well. "But you're not in the right area. And you have a camera. Have you been taking any derogatory pictures?" Mr. Campbell asked. The tourist hadn't taken any pictures at all, much less any that would cast a dim light on the "world...
...just 15 months, President Chun Doo Hwan has consolidated his political grip on South Korea to a degree that nearly rivals that of his assassinated predecessor, Strongman Park Chung Hee. Two weeks ago, Chun's Democratic Justice Party swept to a healthy majority-151 seats -in the country's 276-member National Assembly. After formally taking office last August, the tough former general first tightened, then abolished martial law, launched an anticorruption campaign, and promulgated a new constitution. He spared the life of Dissident Leader Kim Dae Jung, an act that contributed to the success of Chun...
Time had finally become a tangible dimension for her. Before the last week, it was merely an abstract dimension measured by movements in space. But now, she could feel a grip that was dry and hard and held her fast. Afternoons were like that--minutes seemed like hours, while she waited for a flash of inspiration that never came to rescue her. At night, time was slippery, and she could move and think freely. By 7 a.m. she had written half the 25-page conclusion. It was the evening and the morning of the first all-nighter...