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...better guide to Soviet intentions was nearly drowned out in the alarmist din. With the Polish economy in a tailspin, the Soviets last week gave their suffering satellite $1.1 billion in hard-currency credits and $200 million in commodities. Most analysts believe Soviet military intervention is a distant last resort, to be used only in case of serious disturbances or a total breakdown of party control. Jozef Klasa, chief spokesman for the Central Committee, gave credence to this view when he said: "If the threat to socialism is real-and I think this could happen when authority slips...
...Soviet strategy is to first intimidate the Communist party in Poland into taking control of the workers, and then to put pressure on the new labor unions to stay in line," said Adam B. Ulam, Guerney Professor of History and Political Science. Intervention would be a last resort, Ulam said, but he added that the Soviets would not hesitate to take such action if they deemed it necessary...
...flowing into the major towns, though deliveries to the most isolated villages remained slow. The commissioner also busied himself requisitioning railroad cars and seaside tourist hotels to provide temporary shelter for the homeless. "If people do not need to remain close to their homes, we can move them into resort hotels and holiday camps on the coast," he explained. "Most people dream of a holiday by the sea. Well, at least we can give them that...
...recent years the Justice Department actually has exerted a moderating influence, seeking negotiated solutions to school segregation problems and insisting that forced busing be used only as a last resort. Indeed, the impact of the rider on department policy during the next four years would probably be rather academic, since a Reagan-appointed Attorney General could hardly be expected to press busing suits very vigorously...
During Garroway's nine-year tenure, Today was relaxed and inviting. But some time during the '60s it began to take itself seriously, and boredom settled over Weaver's sunny video resort like a thick...