Poland: A Proud and Special Moment

Paunchier, but stubborn as ever, Walesa meets his seventh child

When Maria Victoria Walesa was christened in Gdansk on March 21, more than 10,000 people gathered in the bright sunny weather at the Church of God's Providence to commemorate the occasion. But in the sanctuary there was one conspicuously empty chair. It symbolized the absence of the baby's father, who had never seen his seventh child. Last week, as shown by photographs obtained exclusively by ABC's World News Tonight, Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa finally got to hold his two-month-old daughter in his arms. His wife Danuta and Maria Victoria were...

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