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Polish ballerina Krystyna Bijnowska escapes to freedom
Krystyna Bijnowska, 22, a Polish ballet dancer, escaped Red guards in Paris during a goodwill tour and sought asylum in the United States. Now living with her Bayonne aunt, she plans to learn English, pursue citizenship, and audition for the Metropolitan Opera ballet while broadcast plans with Radio Free Europe.
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Charles J
Lazarus Central Press
Bayonne
N. J
Krystyna Bijnowska
Reds
Paris
Hattie Walewski
Warsaw
Feds
United States
Krystyna
Red Guards
Jersey City
Krystyia
Alfred Sieminski
Iron Curtain
Poland
Metropolitan Opera Ballet
Radio Free Europe
Europe