Word: polish
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Baranczak said he will devote his six-month award to writing a book on the history of Polish poetry since World War II. Because there are "hundreds of [Polish] poets after 1944," the book will be "a very extensive work," he said...
Skocpol, Scanlon and two other fellowship winners--Jurzykowski Professor of Polish Language and Literature Stanislaw Baranczak and Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy Isadore Twersky--all said they planned to develop their Guggenheim-sponsored research into books...
Fink, one of the rally's organizers, identifiedthe man as "Joe," a Polish activist who used to bea counter-demonstrator at student protests in the1960s. Fink said "Joe" was a member of the PolishFreedom Fighters, a group he said is associatedwith white supremacist organizations...
When so-called round-table talks between the Polish regime and the Solidarity-led opposition began last month, few observers expected a quick breakthrough. At issue was the political price the government would pay to win support for economic austerity measures. Last week, to just about everyone's surprise, the negotiators disclosed that they had agreed on a thorough reorganization of the political system. The reform would include the creation of a senate to complement the existing lower house, or Sejm, with members chosen in free elections, as well as the institution of a powerful presidency, with the officeholder selected...
Lyndon Johnson, as Senate majority leader and early on as President, could polish off a dozen or so Scotch-and-sodas in an afternoon and evening. He claimed they were half strength. He never lost control, just looked stunned. He quit cold turkey in the White House, switching to Fresca and root beer. For whatever reason, his presidency went downhill thereafter. White House abstinence was tried by Rutherford Hayes, Calvin Coolidge and Jimmy Carter. Results were dismal...