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...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...
According to Waldemar Swirgon, a Communist Party youth worker recently promoted to the Party Secretariat, Oasis has been attempting to set up programs that exceed its role as a religious organization...
...marathon, Waldemar Cierpinski, 29, of East Germany became the first runner to repeat as champion since Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia accomplished the feat in 1960 and 1964. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Bronislaw Malinowski, 29, of Poland finally finished on top after coming in fourth at Munich, second at Montreal. Filbert Bayi, 27, a Tanzanian miler running only the sixth steeplechase of his career, appeared to have the race in hand, leading by as much as 50 meters. But Malinowski mounted a stirring comeback and overtook Bayi with about 150 meters remaining. His time was 8:09.7, the fastest...
...Soviet Union its first of two golds. The U.S. bagged six, the same as Munich and down six from the halcyon days of Mexico City. Which made it fitting that, with two weeks of successes behind them, an East German enjoyed the Olympics' last lap. Marathon Winner Waldemar Cierpinski circled the Stadium in splendid isolation, well ahead of favored Frank Shorter...
...Buenos Aires, Argentine terrorists grabbed a Paraguayan consul named Waldemar Sanchez. The consul had advertised his Mercedes-Benz sedan for sale, and noted that it carried diplomatic license plates. When two young men dropped by to see the car, Sanchez took them for a test drive-and wound up being taken for a ride. His captors demanded the release of two.fellow terrorists, but the Argentine government refused. The kidnapers thereupon threatened not only to kill Sanchez but also to "start executing all the managers of American companies." At week's end, well beyond the kidnapers' deadline, Sanchez...