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In Poland, with Soviet tanks poised across the border, Correspondents Barry Kalb and Erik Amfitheatrof prepared themselves for the rigors of the Polish winter. Kalb, who has been monitoring the Poles' increasingly restive mood for two years, trailed the leaders of Solidarity, the nation's new labor union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 29, 1980 | 12/29/1980 | See Source »

Amfitheatrof had just returned to Rome from the earthquake-shattered villages of southern Italy when he was called to help Kalb in Poland. With a Polish visa, prudently obtained back in August, he was able to fly directly to Warsaw and spend part of a day with Solidarity Leader Lech...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Dec. 29, 1980 | 12/29/1980 | See Source »

It was an extraordinary sight, this huge throng bathed in floodlights with the trifurcated sculpture reaching for the inky sky. But the occasion was even more extraordinary for its message. With the world anxiously looking on, representatives of union and church and state sat together on the podium, unified as...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Want a Decent Life | 12/29/1980 | See Source »

Washington had two goals in making the strong statement. It wanted to emphasize to the Poles that the Soviets were poised to strike. It also wanted to arouse world opinion against the Soviets. Before the invasions of Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan, the U.S. did not publicize Soviet movements even though they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Poised for a Showdown | 12/22/1980 | See Source »

Trust has been the pivotal element throughout Poland's four-month war of nerves. The unions have prevailed so far because they engender it and the regime does not. The government lost what little credibility it had ten years ago, when the army and police opened fire on rioting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLAND: Poised for a Showdown | 12/22/1980 | See Source »

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