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Poland #70682

ABC Evening News for Friday, Mar 20, 1981
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(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds

(Studio) Police brutality against Solidarity union members in Bydgoszcz, Poland, reported; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings

(Bydgoszcz, Poland) Labor-government tension here examined; films shown. Condition of local union leader, named in report, discussed; photograph shown; arrival of national Solidarity leader Lech Walesa in effort to ease situation outlined. [Solidarity spokesperson Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ - names the 2 groups he believes are responsible for current unrest.] Questions remaining unanswered from police attack mentioned.
REPORTER: Jerry King

(Studio) Today's meeting between Communist party chief Stanislaw Kania and West German for. minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher with regard to international issues and Poland's economy problems discussed; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings

(DC) Reagan administration said warning USSR to stay out of Polish affairs in face of combination of Warsaw Pact maneuvers in region and intensified unrest. [State Department spokesperson William DYESS - says intervention would have grave consequences.] Admin.'s interpretation of police attack outlined on screen, discussed.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore

(Studio) Upcoming items announced.

(Studio) Item recapped at end of bdcast.

Reporter(s):
Dunsmore, Barrie;
Jennings, Peter;
King, Jerry;
Reynolds, Frank
Duration:
00:04:30

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