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...thanks to a loss by number-one Penn State--a shot at the top spot in this week's polls. But many of those in the crowd were left wondering if the real Panthers hadn't stayed in Pittsburgh and sent a team of imposters for this Halloween showdown...
Once again the union and government seemed to be tottering on the brink of a showdown. If Solidarity leaders pursued their political demands, the authorities, urged on by the Kremlin, might have little choice but to move against them. But the bitter verbal attacks from Moscow and Warsaw made it difficult for union leaders to back down without losing face-and possibly weakening their control over Solidarity's 9.5 million rank-and-file members. Said Solidarity Spokesman Janusz Onyszkiewicz: "There is enough fuel now to start up everybody...
...parliamentary vote appeared to strengthen the hand of Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa and his fellow moderates, who faced a crucial showdown with union radicals as the ten-day Gdansk session opened on Saturday. Solidarity Secretary Andrzej Celinski hailed the government measure as a "victory for the union." When a number of congress delegates grumbled during opening sessions that the legislation did not, go far enough, Solidarity spokesmen argued yet again that some compromise was necessary. Said one State Department analyst: "Basically, the government has said that if the moderates come through, we'll try it. If they...
...Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa and his fellow union leaders refused to be intimidated. Instead, Solidarity's National Commission charged the Polish Politburo with "a lack of realism" and rejected the official "scenario of provocation." Once again, the scene seemed to be set for a showdown, with the Soviets waiting none too patiently in the wings...
...Warsaw's bosses and leaders of the Solidarity union federation squared off for another possible showdown last week, millions of Poles waged their frustrating daily battle, waiting in lines up to half a mile long to buy food and basic necessities for their families. TIME Eastern Europe Correspondent Richard Hornik reports from Warsaw...