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Kania's breathing space may be shortlived. As one Western diplomat noted, the easing of external pressure on Warsaw could well be due only "to a desire for peace and quiet within the East bloc during the upcoming Soviet Party Congress in Moscow." In presiding over that nine-day Communist extravaganza, which begins this week, Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev will want to paint Moscow's empire in the most favorable light possible; thus the timing of Poland's apparent labor truce works to the Kremlin's advantage. But when Kania returns from Moscow, his ears...
...York City is the Big Apple, you could describe Jerusalem as the apple of God's eye," observed Edward Koch, mayor of New York. Koch was in Israel and in Egypt on an unofficial nine-day tour to see the ancient sights and create a few new ones. Outside the Great Pyramid of Cheops in Giza, he gamely wrapped himself in Arab robes and called for "the toughest camel." Cracked Edward of Arabia as he mounted the snorting beast: "I want to look like Henry Kissinger looked." But the majestic surroundings also left Hizzoner humbled: "Will the ruins...
...City Council, faced with the alternative of a nine-day forced school holiday, last night declared a state of emergency and voted to appropriate $919,000 to cover the school system's payroll for the rest of the year...
...veteran ruefully, "and it's just not as much fun." And then there are the official visitors. At the close of last year's Easter recess, the Peking embassy totted up the number of Congressmen, Senators, wives and aides to whom it had played host in a nine-day period. The total: 167. Says an embassy staffer: "We spend at least 50% of our time as glorified travel agents...
Beneath the surface calm, however, was a growing mood of uncertainty. Koreans speculated endlessly about what, and who, would replace Park. With the major political figures out of public view, in deference to the nine-day mourning period, nobody could measure the extent of the power struggle that might already be under way behind the scenes. Nor could anyone tell for sure who was actually in charge of the country. Much of the talk centered on the enigmatic figure of General Chung Seung Hwa, 53, the Army Chief of Staff and Martial Law Commander. Last week Chung's deputy...