Word: walesa
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...member of the board of trustees of Fordham University yesterday confirmed that the New York City Catholic institution also offered Walesa an honorary degree...
...officials at the Polish Brabassy in Washington said yesterday they thought Walesa would have no trouble in obtaining permission to travel to the United States and return to Poland. The officials, who insisted on anonymity, suggested that Walesa's reported decision might stem from personal reasons...
...such reason, they speculated, could be Pope John Paul II's scheduled mid-June visit to Warsaw. Some specialists have said Walesa may fear that a trip to the United States could disrupt the Pope's plans, possibly by creating such a volatile atmosphere in Poland that authorities there would cancel the pontiff's visit...
...embassy officials said Walesa might simply be reluctant to travel to the United States for fear that he would not be able to return to Poland in time to see the Pope, a former Polish cardinal...
...officials added that the embassy has played no role in Harvard's invitation to Walesa. Harvard administrators said Thursday they extended the invitation to Walesa without informing the United States government