Word: visiters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Some day soon, before the century is gone, the first week of June 1979 will go down in history as the beginning of the end of Communism throughout the world. I believe that the mortal blow has been struck by the visit to Poland of this true man of freedom, John Paul II [June...
...puzzled and a little disheartened that the Pope, after rejecting social and political activity by the clergy during his visit in Latin America, spoke in very social and political terms when he was in Poland. I have to conclude that his concern is with the fate of the church, rather than the welfare of the people...
Among the more candid Russians who came along, the worries drifted to the surface in their private talk. Brezhnev had flown over Eastern Europe, and the tremors from Pope John Paul II's visit were still in the air. The Soviet economy was in stress, nationalities more assertive. The old men seemed to have only one answer: more missiles, more tanks...
...page draft of the Central Committee's instructions for local coverage of the papal visit has been smuggled out of Poland. Though the document may have been amended in later drafts, it betrays a remarkable obsession with detail and provides a rare glimpse into the backstage workings of a state-controlled press...
...opening day of the visit, the morning and afternoon press will publish a picture of the Pope, the news of his arrival, a profile and a commentary to be distributed by PAP [Polish Press Agency...