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The East bloc, nonetheless, still presents Moscow with serious problems. There are signs that the Poles are growing restive over shortages of consumer goods and that the East Germans are increasingly bridling at their leaders' refusal to grant more personal freedoms. Meanwhile the Yugoslavs remain skeptical of Soviet intentions...
Smith's top-priority bill this coming legislative session, which begins in January, will require that he "play ball" with both poles of the Legislature to gain support.
The shortage of food and consumer goods is only one reason for the prevailing grimness. More important, perhaps, is that the people feel betrayed by the government. Says Stefan Kisielewski, a former member of Parliament: "The problem is not just meat. It is a lack of confidence in our leaders...
Oil Crisis. As dissent flourishes, Poland's economic crisis deepens. Although Gierek's government brought about an unprecedented boom in the early 1970s, the economy has recently been feeling the stress of inflation in Western Europe. The Soviet Union, responding to the oil crisis of 1973, increased the...
Though obviously alarmed by the spread of Polish dissidence, Moscow is not openly pressing the Gierek government to crack down. The Soviets unquestionably wish to avoid using their two tank divisions stationed in Poland to quell protests. Poles, in turn, are reluctant to provoke the Kremlin rulers. "We are always...