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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, August 19, 1986

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 19, 1586 the stars and stripes Pago 3 hundreds Greet Solidarity leaders Gdansk. Poland f a thousands of Solidarity Lunor Lars Al a roman Catholic mass on sunday welcomed two labor leaders recently freed from prison and cheered Lech Walesa when he called for govern ment reforms. Senior Solidarity adviser Adam Michnik in his first Public appearance since his release last monday was applauded is he urged people to Campaign for political prisoners not covered under tile amnesty thai Louk elect last month i m moved by your remembering me and i would like to ask you not to forget about our friends who still remain in prison said Michnik speaking to about 1.500 people in the courtyard outside Gdansk s  s Church after the mass. I can say aloud now what i shouted to our Union Leader Walesa at my trial a year ago Lech. Keep it up. Solidarity will win " said Michnik. The crowd serenaded him with the song so lat May he live 100 years. Before the mass Solidarity founder Walesa hugged Michnik As they met for the first time since june 198s, when Walesa testified Al Michnik s trial in Gdansk Michnik a historian and political writer was sentenced to 2 i years in prison after being convicted of illegal Union activities and inciting unrest in connection with a strike Appeal. Walesa told the crowd what is being done by the government is going in the right direction but i Only concerned with the fact that some effects will be seen Only in 200 to 300 years. This does t satisfy us. Reforms must be deeper quicker., and  also at the mass was former Adamk Solidarity underground Leader Hogan Lis who was sentenced Toto years in Unwin m tic same trial As Michnik and freed under the amnesty on july .11. The 7,000 people in the packed Church cheered is the Church s Provost the Al a. Henr k Jankowski. Introduced the three labor activists and Jacek Kuron a senior Union adviser faithful poles have come Here free poles prison cars of conscience. Rind i Welcome you with All my  said Jankowski. Solidarity is alive. Solidarity is fighting and will be victorious As it tells the truth. And has no  government officials have said 20.000 common criminals and most political prisoners will to released from prison by sept. 15, when local courts and prosecutors finish reviewing cases under the amnesty. Opposition sources say about .150 political prisoners were jailed before the amnesty. The amnesty Law s provisions bar the release of shout 12 senior dissidents except under special circumstances sunday s mass commemorated the sixth anniversary of the first open air mass for striking workers Al Gdansk s Lenin shipyard during the labor upheaval that led to Solidarity s birth. Walesa told the crowd events in 1 Oland since a gust 1980 showed that reforms Are As necessary in this country As air in december i9bi, Poland crushed the Independent Solidarity Trade Union movement and declared martial Law Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa right embraces adviser dam Michnik who was recent 1 freed from prison. Soviets seeking greater role in Middle East Helsinki Finland a the soviet Union future role in Middle East peace efforts was a chief underlying Issue when israeli and soviet delegates met monday for the first formal talks Between the two countries in 19 years. Publicly the soviets have said the talks will Center on matters relating to russian orthodox Church prop Erly in Israel and the occupied West Bank. Israel s government has ordered its delegates make the Issue of soviet jewry their top priority. But Western diplomats and officials close to the talks said sunday that the soviets initiated the two Day meet ing to warm up relations with Israel and gain a larger role for the Kremlin in the Middle East peace process. The soviets have held Church property in Israel for a Long time. Why do they want to discuss in now it appears to be a convenient excuse for silting Down an talking with the israelis said one Diplomat. Soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev in a meeting last month with president Francois Mitterrand of France called for a soviet role in an International conference on the Arab Israel i con . Israel has said it would agree to some sort of International conference in conjunction with direct talks Between Israel and the arabs. But it has said in will not agree to soviet participation until Moscow resumes diplomatic ties severed As a result of the six Day War in 1967. If you can l face another pile of dirty laundry or contemplate another child 9 College education consider the situation of Jura and Jody Swarbrick of Cedar always room for 1 More Falls Iowa. They have it children All of Finger at he Swarbrick to emphasize a Ihm but 15-Yeftr-old Eric adopted. David question lie s asking. One of the family s Hartman on the new York based to four 2-year-Olds was t at the telecast show Good morning America,1 jibs a he was recuperating from surgery. All but one of the adopted kills ure Kurgan. Mrs. Swarbrick says it s easier raising 16 children than say Hoo. They Alt pitch in to help and entertain each other  
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