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Although reports from many Polish plants and one northern port indicated that work was proceeding normally yesterday, Solidarity sources who escaped arrest reported some scattered strikes and sit-ins.
"We simply have to wait for a few days to see what happens," Adam Ulam, director of the Russian Research Center, said. According to news reports and U.S. officials, after a day there were scattered strikes in Poland yesterday but a threatened nationwide walkout did not materialize.
Solidarity's response to the crackdown came quickly today, in the form, as predicted, of a call for a general strike and apparently scattered street demonstrations. The general strike, in all probability, does not mean that workers will stay home tomorrow, observers said; rather, Solidarity plans a call for workers...
Also, the crowds just don't rate anymore. Last night's attendance was a listless 2059, a far cry from the Standing-Room-Only gang of shriekers and groaners two years ago, including a fair number of Harvard followers. The Crimson cheering section last night consisted of seats four through...
Returnable containers encourage the habit of saving, rather than waste. They have also already proved profitable, especially to citizens willing to pick up roadside litter and drag it to a nearby recycling station. Churches and schools now raise funds by organizing collection drives. So do individuals. Arthur Bush, 12, of...