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Workers at two of Warsaw's biggest factories--including the Huta Warszawa steel mill--went on strike yesterday, union spokesmen said, adding that although the steel workers reported to the first shift at 6 a.m., they laid down their tools after a mid-morning break...
...many, the weekend news of the imposition of martial law in Poland suggested an increased possibility of bloody, perhaps apocalyptic strife. For the men at 747 Cambridge St.--the home of the Polish American Citizens Association--the word from Warsaw, though painful, was not shocking...
Like a large, lumbering bird, the Polish army helicopter hovered for a moment over the startled crowd that had assembled outside Warsaw's Fire Fighters Academy. A few seconds later, the chopper disgorged on the academy roof a unit of riot police that swiftly vanished into the building. As the helicopter flew off to pick up reinforcements, hundreds of helmeted militiamen entered the academy's side gate. The 300 men holed up inside quickly surrendered and were marched out of the building by a back exit...
Still, the police were under orders not to hurt the beleaguered cadets, and there were no reports of serious injury. In fact, no one was charged with a crime. Driven in buses through Warsaw following their surrender, the unharmed fire fighters made the V-for-victory sign to passersby. Shouted one old woman: "Don't get discouraged! Don't give up, whatever you do!" Police then took the senior cadets to a student dormitory and the younger ones to two Warsaw railway stations, where they were ordered to return to their home towns. Many refused, joining other student...
...Warsaw chapter of Solidarity calls for mass demonstrations Dec. 17 and urges formation of worker guards to protect unionists...