Banner Graphic, Volume 12, Number 85, Greencastle, Putnam County, 16 December 1981 — Page 2

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The Putnam County Banner-Graphic, December 16,1981

Soviet transport flights suspected

Heavy military buildup reported around Warsaw

By The Associated Press Strikes and government lockouts to prevent sit-ins paralyzed much of Poland’s heavy industry today as government troops evicted protesting workers and arrested strike leaders. The British Broadcasting €orp. reported Western diplomats in Warsaw believed Soviet transport planes landed there during the night, but there was no confirmation from other sources. West Germany's Lufthansa Airways said Polish air .jipace was closed to foreign Airliners during the night but .Reopened by 1:15 a.m., in-

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t : INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Secretary of State Henry Jiissinger says the current upheaval in Poland is a symptom of unrest in other Communist countries and perhaps jin omen of the future in the Union. ‘‘l think the crisis in Poland 3s a crisis of the Communist System and this is what makes 3t so serious,” Kissinger told an Indianapolis audience, t Kissinger was in Indianapolis rfor radio station WIFE’S Forum ;For Famous Americans Speakers series. I;* “It’s a crisis of the Communist system because when >ou go around Eastern Europe Jthere have been Communist in power more Jthan 35 years, and yet the only revolutions that save occurred in developed in the modern period jhave been in precisely those he told a luncheon. ;jHe said Poland, East Germany,

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dicating the number of Soviet flights, if there were any, was limited. The BBC also said its Western diplomatic sources reported heavy military movements around Warsaw and other Polish cities. It said other reliable sources reported intense anxiety in the capital as the new martial-law regime used troops to break the sit-in strikes with which the independent labor movement responded to the Communist Party’s crackdown last weekend. Travelers arriving in Warsaw Tuesday reported Polish army

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HENRY KISSINGER 'Crisis of Communism'

and Czechoslovakia had revolutions, while Bulgaria and Romania did not. “What makes the Polish situation so serious for the Soviet Union is it is a harbinger

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tanks, armored personnel carriers and howitzers were deployed in force around the countryside, and tent camps could be seen. Although the regime could drive the strikers from the plants they had taken over, they apparently could not get the mills and factories back into operation. Troops and riot police drove sit-in strikers from the Warsaw steel mill and tractor factory Monday night, then guarded the gates to prevent the workers from returning to resume their protest. Reports from Gdansk said the

of things even within the Soviet Union.” He said the “superannuated plans,” low productivity and massive food imports show “these (Communist) economies cannot work.” He said there have been just three changes of leadership in 65 years in the Soviet Union, but that will change soon. The average age of the Politburo members is more- than 70, Kissinger said. “In the next five years, a significant percentage of that leadership will have to be replaced. “Nobody in Washington knows who is going replace them. But what’s more important, I am sure no one in the Soviet Union knows who’s going to replace them, including Brezhnev.” Kissinger said he felt “from the start once the Polish authorities moved against Solidarity it was absolutely clear it would not end without a

Peruvian to head U. N.

c. 1981 N.Y. Times UNITED NATIONS - Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru was sworn in as secretary general of the United Nations Tuesday and called the gap in wealth between rich and poor nations a breach of “the most fundamental human rights.” The 61-year-old diplomat told the General Assembly he that intended to “provide impetus” for global negotiations on tran-

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army also ended the sit-in at the giant Lenin Shipyards in the Baltic coast industrial center, but the yards were closed and “many” other plants in Gdansk were on strike. Warsaw Radio reported most chemical plants and light manufacturing factories were back in production Tuesday. But it said nothing about heavy industries or the vital coal mines, indicating that many of them were either occupied by strikers or shut down to prevent sit-ins. The occupying troops were reported rounding up strike leaders, and sources in Warsaw

dominance of the Communist party being restored and, if it is necessary, for Soviet troops to come in.” He said he does not believe what happened in Poland would have happened without some Soviet pressure, without fear of Soviet intervention and without the reluctance of the Communist party to share real power. Earlier, Kissinger told a news conference, “If Polish authorities don’t succeed in suppressing the Solidarity movement, there is a high probability the Soviets will intervene.” The 1973 Nobel Peace Prize winner said the Polish situation is not “a matter to treat with indifference” and the European allies should rally together to take a position. “Of course there cannot be military intervention on our part, and we shouldn’t pretend there can be,” Kissinger said.

sferring wealth from developed to developing countries. The Assembly approved by acclamation Perez de Cuellar’s nomination by the Security Council and gave him prolonged applause before he spoke. He said he intended “to reactivate the political role of secretary general,” staying abreast of and not being dragged along by events.

estimated at least 6,000 members of the Solidarity labor federation had been arrested since martial law was proclaimed early Sunday and the union was suspended. Solidarity chief Lech Walesa was reported being held outside Warsaw, and union activists who escaped the police roundup said he was visited by Roman Catholic Archbishop Bronislaw Dabrowski. The union sources said Walesa sent word by the archbishop that the workers should abstain from violence and should strike only when such action would be effective.

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Congress acts swiftly as adjournment nears

c. 1981 N.Y. Times WASHINGTON - As Congress moved rapidly toward the end of its 1981 session Tuesday, both chambers approved a conference report that would appropriate almost S2OO billion for the military in the current fiscal year. The Senate also passed, unanimously, the conference report that preserves the minimum Social Security benefit of $122 for current recipients. The House is certain to pass the measure before Congress adjourns, probably Wednesday. The only sizable obstacle blocking congressional adjournment is a compromise farm bill, which sets prices supports and loan levels for a variety of agricultural commodities. Speaker Thomas P.

He also told the prelate, “Don’t allow the moral spirit of the nation to be crushed,” the union sources said. The sources said the government wanted to arrange a meeting of Walesa and Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski with Archbishop Jozef Glemp, Poland’s Roman Catholic primate. But they said Glemp insisted the meeting be held at his palace and that advisers be present, and the government rejected his conditions. Union activists still at large in Warsaw were reported attempting to reorganize and mobilize the resistance to

Merry Christmas (c) 1981 Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON goodwill toward men, the House has voted itself a handsome Christmas present doubling the amount of outside income its members can earn. In a matter of only seconds and by a voice vote Tuesday without so much as a whisper of dissent, the House agreed that its members will be permitted to earn $18,198.90 in outside income from giving speeches to trade groups and the like, on top of their annual $60,663 salaries. The current limit is $9,099.45. The action came on a lightning-quick move by Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) as Congress moved toward an expected Wednesday adjournment for a long holiday. An hour later, Rep. Robert S. Walker (R-Pa.) tried to kill the hastily passed measure. But, the little last-minute Christmas gift went through. Furthermore, it’s retroactive to Jan. 1.

O’Neill Jr. said Tuesday that the bill was “in trouble” and if it did not pass before the end of the month, farm programs would be governed by a 1949 law that could significantly boost the cost of many subsidy programs. Congress has been limping along for months, and the rapidfire legislating as adjournment approaches left many lawmakers shaking their heads. “It’s absolutely amazing,” said Rep. Wyche Fowler, D-

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military rule. They issued a clandestine leaflet which said the Solidarity National Commission was “the only legal power in the country” and called a second time for a general strike. “The group which staged the coup began a war with society,” said the manifesto. “We call on everybody to boycott all government proclamations as long as it can be done without danger. ” The government admitted serious food problems. Warsaw Television said bread rationing would begin today, with a limit

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Ga., “what we can do around here when we decide to.” Other congressional actions Tuesday included the following: Both Houses approved a conference report appropriating $21.2 billion for agriculture, rural development, and related services. The bill includes $10.3 billion for the food stamp program, but lawmakers acknowledge that will cover only about 10 months of fiscal 1982 and additional funds will be needed later.

of one loaf per customer. Warsaw Radio said the food situation was “often very bad” in some parts of the country. The government radio also said proceedings were under way against about 18 former Communist Party officials, including former party chief Edward Gierek. It said they faced prison terms of three years but did not elaborate. The radio also said the governors of Katowice, Elblag, Koszalin and Radom provinces were replaced by military officers.

Another conference report appropriating $7.1 billion for military construction also sailed through both Houses with little dissent. The money will go for military housing, new bases on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, and dozens of other projects. The House adopted a cat-ch-all tax bill that makes a dozen minor changes in existing law. One shift would allow a taxpayer to get tax advantages from renting a property to a family member, as long as a fair rental price is paid. Another change would make it more difficult for ex-service members to qualify for unemployment compensation. The Senate approved a conference agreement on an $11.4 billion foreign aid authorization bill that retained the ban on aid to insurgents in Angola (the socalled Clark Amendment), but lifted the boycott on aid to Argentina, Chile and Pakistan. Meanwhile, the foreign aid agreement, reached in conference Monday nighs, threatened to unravel because of a misunderstanding over thj? provision governing, aid to Pakistan.