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That is a sorry comedown for a leader who always had a reputation for getting things done. As Party Secretary for Upper Silesia, Gierek was noted for being ready to fight central authorities in Warsaw to gain benefits for his workers; under his tenure they enjoyed the highest standard of living in the country. Gierek came from a coal-mining family, and his father, grandfather and an uncle all died in mining accidents. In 1923, after his father's death, Gierek's mother took him to France, where at the age of 13 he began Communist...
...Bulgarians have been unwavering Russophiles for a century. Bulgaria is one of two Warsaw Pact countries without Soviet troops on its soil, and its state security apparatus keeps a low profile. Says one diplomat: "The obvious signs of repression aren't there." Economic growth was 6.5% in 1979, highest among the satellites. A new system of wage incentives and decentralized planning was also introduced. President Todor Zhivkov, 68, tolerated by an apathetic people, heard little more than a grumble when he hiked prices sharply last year...
...England was once the cradle of U.S. industry, but in recent years it seemed on its way to becoming an economic graveyard. Burdened by the U.S.'s highest energy costs, dying markets and sky-high taxes, a steady stream of shoe, textile and lumber companies closed their doors or headed to more hospitable climes in the Southeast and West. New England first suffered the symptoms of economic decay, depression and disillusionment that have now become so common in American business...
...retain its credibility, argues the Administration, the U.S. must be able to respond in land to a Soviet attack. A strike against a U.S. missile site, for example, would be answered by a U.S. counterblow against a Soviet military installation. Though the language of Presidential Directive 59 has the highest security classification and will not be made public, officials acknowledge that it calls for U.S. counterstrikes against military targets on whose survival the Soviet Union depends to continue fighting and eventually to capture and hold Western territory after a nuclear exchange. These targets include civilian and military commands, control...
...lists. Though General Motors announced the worst quarterly loss in its history ($412 million) last month, its stock has moved up from its April low of 39½ to 54⅛, reflecting investors' confidence that most of the company's troubles were out of the way. The highest fliers have been companies involved in advanced technology or in-demand specialties. Two big gainers: Dataproducts Corp., a computer technology company that has soared from 12¾ in four months to 27½; and Air Express International, a cargo airline that has gone from...