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...martial-law regime of General Wojciech Jaruzelski, eager to maintain order as it prepared for the visit of Pope John Paul II next month, was ready for trouble. Hundreds of helmeted riot policemen, each carrying a 24-inch white rubber baton filled with lead balls, had sealed off the area. They were supported by dozens of militia trucks, water cannons and armored personnel carriers. "Disperse!" boomed a shrill voice over a bullhorn. Shortly thereafter, the police attacked the crowd. Militiamen struck indiscriminately, beating an old woman with their sticks and kicking a plump man in work pants who had been...
Kuron and his parents were interned when martial law was imposed in December...
...When martial law closed Poland's theaters, Joanna Pacula was forced into a worldwide career
Pacula was tired, and she felt artistically stale. She decided to take a vacation, and she flew to Paris to stay with friends. Two months later she was making plans to return when, on Dec. 13, 1981, the Polish regime declared martial law and shut down the entertainment industry. "My theater was closed," says Pacula, "so I decided to wait in Paris." She called Polish-born Director Roman Polanski, who had seen her naked in the Operetta role. He had been impressed, he said last week: "Not many young actresses are capable of doing that, but Joanna had the looks...
Solidarity was suspended with the martial law declaration and outlawed last October. Walesa, interrogated three times after his clandestine meeting with the Solidarity underground said police questioned him about Pinior and the money, but that be refused to answer...