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"Director Polanski attends jazz fest
MONTREUX — The film director Roman Polanski, free after nine months of detention, arrived yesterday at the Montreux Jazz Festival in his first public appearance since being released last week from house arrest in Switzerland. Polanski, 76, arrived in a sport utility vehicle with tinted windows and was ushered into an elevator. Security personnel protected him from an eager crush of photographers. Polanski’s wife, the actress and singer Emmanuelle Seigner, performed shortly after his arrival (AP)."
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"Gays and lesbians march for tolerance
WARSAW — Thousands of gays and lesbians from around Europe marched through Poland’s capital yesterday to demand equal rights and more tolerance in this heavily Roman Catholic nation. The parade, part of the EuroPride gay rights festival, was meant to give a boost to the fledgling gay rights movement in Poland. Gay rights were strongly repressed during the communist era, and gays and lesbians have struggled for acceptance in a society still strongly influenced by the church (AP)."
