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...Mikolaj Kozakiewicz, speaker of the Sejm, said he did not know what the effect of Kiszczak's statement would be, but it was "a proposal...looking for another solution." He added that President Wojciech Jaruzelski must still accept Kiszczak's resignation and the parliament would still have to vote for Malinowski...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Polish Leader Abandons Bid for Coalition | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

...relying on ear-splitting whistles instead of clanging cowbells. Countrymen were cheered lustily, as long as they were winning, and foreign rivals were jeered, with gusto. The racket was deafening for visiting pole vaulters, who are accustomed to the polite silence accorded a golfer bending over his putt. Wladislaw Kozakiewicz of Poland finally shut up the unruly crowds with a world record (18 ft. 11 ½in.), then defiantly shook his arm at them. Said he: "The public was very bad. It was like boxing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: A Warsaw Pact Picnic | 8/11/1980 | See Source »

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