The World : Polish Dissident Arrested
Poland arrested Anna Walentynowicz, 57, the Gdansk crane operator whose firing in 1980 sparked the birth of the Solidarity independent trade union. She was accused of causing public unrest. The step, part of a new crackdown on the remaining symbols of the outlawed union, was announced by government spokesman Jerzy Urban. He also disclosed that Zbigniew Wroniak, a senior Foreign Ministry official, has been seized in connection with the apprehension last week of the leading underground Solidarity fugitive, Zbigniew Bujak. Wroniak was charged with “obstructing the investigation” against Bujak.
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