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WARSAW--Polish Prime Minister Czeslaw Kiszczak said yesterday he is ready to resign and abandon his bid to form a new government so that the head of the smaller United Peasant Party, Roman Malinowski, can form a coalition government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Polish Leader Abandons Bid for Coalition | 8/15/1989 | See Source »

Kahn's decision prompted series writer Rick Veitch to resign in protest from DC, a subsidiary of Warner Communications. He says, "I expected the same creative freedom that goes with writing a novel." The series' 50,000 fans are in an uproar. Says Stephen Kelleher, manager of Big Apple Comics in New York ; City: "Swamp Thing was only meeting Jesus. It's not like they were going to sing show tunes or perform high jinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COMIC BOOKS: Swamp Thing's Quagmire | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

Shaken by the district setback and disturbed by unconfirmed rumors that yet another uncomfortable revelation about his personal life was about to be published, Uno held a late-night meeting with advisers. The next morning, daily headlines declared, UNO REVEALS PLAN TO RESIGN. Newspapers reported that an agitated Uno told his advisers he could "no longer manage my job" in the face of added revelations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan An Affair to Remember | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

...more rumors. Some L.D.P. sources swore that Uno and his Cabinet would resign within a week. That sounded overly dramatic, but Uno's dithering had created severe uncertainty. The timing is especially bad: it would embarrass the party and the nation if a new Prime Minister had to be picked before the summit of major industrial nations in Paris July 14-17. On July 23 the L.D.P. faces an election for half the 252 seats of the Upper House of the Diet. Uno may soon have more than four woes to worry about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Japan An Affair to Remember | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

...restlessness of the military became public last February when the army issued an ultimatum to el Mahdi: Seek peace with the rebels of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, or resign. In response, the Prime Minister formed a new coalition government and made overtures to the SPLA. A cease-fire followed, but the two sides failed to reach agreement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sudan An Early-Morning Coup | 7/10/1989 | See Source »

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