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Lithuanian seaman could gain U S citizenship claim
UPI reports U S officials investigate whether Simas Kudirka born illegitimate in Lithuania to an American mother may be eligible for American citizenship. Kudirka fled to a U S Coast Guard cutter during a 1970 incident off Martha’s Vineyard and was denied political asylum. A baptismal record in Brooklyn and anonymous sources prompt further checks by American authorities.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
America
Americans For
Simas
Simas Kudirka
Lithuania
Marija Kudirka
United States
Kudirka
Boston
Sovietskaya Litva
U.S. Coast Guard
Vigilant
Atlantic
Martha’s Vineyard
Coast Guard
State Department
Supreme Court
Vilna
Madame X
Marija
St. Mary of the Angel Church
Brooklyn
Onas and
Angelauskas Kudirka
Bap
Tismal
Department