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Poles block traffic to
protest food shortage
From AP and UPI Gen. Wojcisch Jaruzelski and the ruling
WARSAW, Poland - Hundreds of Communist Party Politburo announced
buses, trucks and cars converged on a plenary session of the new party cen-
Warsaw yesterday in a Solidarity tral committee will be held Saturday to
protest against nationwide food shor- discuss the current crisis.
tages, but riot-ready Polish police "We can't step back," Solidarity
blocked the convoys in a daylong stan- faerLech Walesa told a news con-
doff. "ere nk
It was the first direct street confron- "I think we are in control of the
tation between Solidarity and police in situation and will be in control for a
Poland's year of labor unrest. long time."
UNION AND government represen- SOLIDARITY LATER issued a
tatives held five hours of emergency statement saying the protest would con-
talks on the food crisis and the widening tinue un nesay when a two-hour
national protest before adjourning until strike is planned in the capital.
Thursday. The street confrontation began about
Union-government talks on the food 10 a.m. when hundreds of buses, trucks,
crisis ended after the street confron- taxis and other vehicles rumbled
tation between protesters and police, through the streets, lights on and horns
who refused to let the convoy drive past blaring, to protest against acute shor-
the party headquarters a block away. tages of food, cuts in meat rations and
Police said the route was unacceptable soaring prices.
for security reasons, the Polish news Minor scuffles broke out when police
agency PAP reported, and the union blocked off an area around the party
said it would not remove the blockade headquarters and prevented a column
unless the police backed down. of about 100 vehicles from turning left
"Today's round of talks have been in- at the city's main intersection to pass
terrupted because of the situation in by the Communist Party headquarters.
Warsaw," Solidarity leader Lech UNION DRIVERS festooned vehicles
Walesa said. Union officials said they with signs reading "we can't work on
expected the discussions to resume an empty stomach," "If You Want Us
Thursday. to Work Let Us Have Food First," "A
LOCAL GOVERNMENT leaders Hungry Nation Can Eat the Gover-
from Poland's 49 provinces also met in nment," and "Have Mercy On Our
special session with Prime Minister Children."
In a late night television interview,
WELCOME TO Deputy Premier Mieczyslaw Rakowski
S Isaid, "People are being drawn into
DASCOLA STYLISTS street demonstrations where any spark
" 4 Barbers can lead to an explosion," and said the
* No Waiting government had the right to protect
party and state buildings.
Liberty off State.. 668-9529 "Shall we become the reason for
East U, at So. U.... . 662-0354 some major conflict in Europe," he
Arboriand........971-9975 asked, "just because somebody put it
Maple Village..... 761-2733 into his head to make a street demon-
stration?"
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Today
Let them eat dog
A SAN FRANCISCO Superior Court judge heard some meaty tales,
told with relish, as his torians, lawyers and diplomats tried to prove the
true origin of the humble hot dog. It was all part of the humorous Court of
Historical Review, and as San Francisco word expert Peter Tamony put it,
"There's been a little balony" in the mock trial Thursday. Assistant City ar-
chivist Daniel Murphy tried ot convince Judge Harry Low that a Malay tribe
called the Igorottes, brought here in the 19th Century, created the weiner.
"These people ate dog," and pilfered pets when supplies ran low, Murphy
contended. Philippine Consul General Romaro Arguelles agreed: "They
were referred to as 'hot' dogs, just like hot goods or hot stuff." Restauran-
teur Joe Jung insisted the hot dog really started out as "hot duck," created
in 1869 by Yao Wen-yuan, a Chinese cook. Others gave credit to New York as
the site of the first dogs. And Low ate it up-the New York theory, that is,
ruling the hot dog "probably had its spiritual home in New York." And no
one in the courtroom objected. E
Singing Tarzan swings
UPERMAN MIGHT be able to use a phone booth for a quick change
of clothes, but city streets just won't do for Tarzan. That's what pofice
told Randol Hite, a singing telegram service employee, after the 22-year-old
dressed as Tarzan and delivered a song to a bank employee. Everything
went smoothly Wednesday until Hite, of Prairie Village, Kan., returned to
his truck and began changing into his street clothes from the leopard-skin
costume of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character. A police officer arrived on
the scene and found Hite wearing only a beige swimming suit. The
policeman released Hite at the scene, but warned him to choose a more "ap-
propriate location to change his costume for future roles." Hite said his reer-
toire includes Superman, but he probably will opt for a more modest
dressing room than did the "Man of Steel." Q
Today's weather
Partly cloudy, hot, and humid today with a high in the mid 80s. There is a
chance of thundershowers again today. Q
Happenings ...
Films
AAFC-Dark Star, 7 & 10:20 p.m.; Bucket of Blood, 8:40 p.m., Lorch Hall.
CFT-The Great Dictator, 4, 7 & 9:15 p.m., Michigan Theater.
Miscellaneous ,
Folk Dance Club-beginning teaching, 7 p.m., Union.
Faculty Clarinet/ Piano recital-John Mohler, Clarinet/ Charles Fisher,
Piano, 8p.m., Recital Hall.
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