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When Father Jerzy Popieluszko, 37, was abducted on a lonely stretch of road outside the city of Torun on Oct. 19, many Poles refused to believe that the popular priest could have been the victim of gangland-style violence. During the grimmest hours of military rule, Popieluszko's eloquence and passionate dedication had offered hope to many Poles that the spirit of Solidarity, the banned trade-union movement, would somehow survive. But each passing day brought new revelations of involvement by the secret police in a plot to silence Popieluszko. Hope for the priest's safe return soon...
Within minutes of the official announcement of Popieluszko's death, thousands of Poles massed in front of the twin-towered church of St. Stanislaw Kostka, the parish in northern Warsaw where the priest had worked during the last four years of his life. Inside the church, Father Feliks Polejewski announced at the end of Mass that "Father Jerzy is among the blessed today." For a moment, all emotion seemed to drain from the congregation, which had kept up a determined vigil for eleven days. Then came the sobs, as the crowd haltingly began to sing a patriotic anthem. Reciting...
Across the state, Helms, the champion of the New Right, blasts at Hunt, calling the two-term governor a "racist," a "felon," and a "consummate liar." Hunt, whose billing as a moderate New South politician gave him an early but fleeting lead, fires back, attacking Helms as the "High Priest" of a nationwide "network of right-wing extremists...
Helms supporters say a victory for their man would be a victory for the New Right. Hunt supporters say that a Democratic triumph would be a victory for moderate, mainstream politics. Hunt aides have sought to portray Helms as the "High Priest" of a neo-rightist cabal headed by figures such as Nelson Bunker Hunt, Phyllis Schlafly, and Jerry Falwell. Hunt himself recently claimed that if Helms wins he and his "nationwide network of right-wing extremists" will swifltly move to squelch their enemies...
...said he had no evidence to back up the assertion that the priest had been murdered. Kisczak identified the two other kidnappers as Lts. Waldemar Chmielewski and Leszek Pekala...