Word: polisher
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DIED. William S. Schlamm, 74, Polish-born writer and a former Communist who turned into a staunch conservative during the 1930s; of a heart attack; on Sept. 1, in Salzburg. Immigrating to the U.S. before World War II, Schlamm served as an editor of FORTUNE and assistant to Henry Luce in the 1940s, and in the 1950s helped create and edit National Review. Returning to Europe, he founded his own political magazine, Zeitbuhne, in West Germany...
...plane for a reception virtually identical to Sadat's. But there were some differences: as a Premier, Begin was entitled to a 19-gun salute instead of the 21 accorded to a chief of state like Sadat. And at Camp David, after pecking Rosalynn on both cheeks, the Polish-born Israeli placed a courtly kiss on the First Lady's hand. Carter then escorted Begin to Birch Lodge...
...statement, contained in a pastoral letter signed by all Polish bishops, was read from the church pulpits yesterday throughout the country...
...social life of a nation needs openness and free public opinion," the letter, whose signers included Polish primate Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski and Cardinal Carol Wojtyla, read...
...current leaders-Singer Marta Kubišová, Philosopher Ladislav Hejdanek, and former Regional Party Secretary Jaroslav Šabata-are under constant surveillance. Nonetheless, in a gesture commemorating the invasion anniversary, a small group of Charter 77 members managed to meet in secret this month with their Polish counterparts to discuss possible future cooperation...