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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, September 5, 1980

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Polish strike Leader Lech Walesa i am a Union Man Ness i by John Vinocur new York times t was his daily Lap of Triumph the 100 Yards from the delegates Hall to the High from Gate of the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk Poland and no pop Star or astronaut or olympic Victor could Challenge lec Walesa s moment of glory. Again and again in the last two weeks the Gdansk strike Leader burst out of his office to cheers from the workers rushed into the courtyard and at a hot began tossing Small pictures of the Virgin Mary Queen of Poland into the air. While bodyguards made room in the crowd he grabbed pens to sign autographs writing just Lech. Then be broke through to the a of clambered a Jetway of Najj boomed out message to Ibe crowd filling it streets beyond the Iron jul net. Fib line we we Hon eng Tough. Tunes ire Moling a bit. Everybody should keep tin filth. Friday night he skipped leading the crowd in the pal ish National Anthem usually part of the routine and trotted Back  
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