Word: nowak
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...scratch militia to fight the Russians if necessary. A fortnight ago Staszewski was replaced by a party functionary. Into top ministerial jobs went two other onetime Stalinists who had opposed Gomulka's early program. But the appointment which caused most suspicion was that of blond, poker-faced Zenon Nowak...
Party Conscience. Nowak was a member of the hated Bierut Politburo during the years Gomulka was under arrest, a sponsor of schemes to prevent Gomulka's return to power after the Poznan riots, a champion of the policy of encouraging anti-Semitism in order to divert the anger of the masses from the Stalinist party leaders. Nowak's name had been stricken from the list of candidates for the new Parliament...
Nevertheless, Wladyslaw Gomulka personally rammed Nowak through as one of his three Deputy Prime Ministers. Defending his candidate against stormy attacks by other Cabinet members, Gomulka lashed out at the revisionists, insisted that Nowak's appointment was necessary to keep party unity...
...Lionel Nowak's Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Cello provided the evening's novelty. Nowak, who also teaches at Bennington, uses a lively semi-atonal style that is immediately appealing without being banal. The unique combination of instruments creates unusual timbre effects, and the performance (except for some excessive violin scraping) did the work full justice...