Mariel Cuban Bills Touch Cedar Rapids Immigrant Fates
Alvaro and Reinaldo, two Mariel Cubans living in Iowa, work six days a week in a Tama packing plant while facing uncertain U.S. status. Immigration officials say they are outside the United States but living here, with possible exclusion hearings and detainers shaping their future. Alvaro recalls a Cuban prison escape and the promise of freedom in the United States, while both men fear a return to Cuba and cling to a fragile American dream.
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Tama
Reinaldo
Alvaro
Cedar Rapids
Christensen
United States
U.S
Cuba
Iowa
Fred Scaletta
Iowa Department of Corrections
Gomez
Wisconsin
Mariel
Oakdale uprising ends as Cuban exile leaders push settlement
Federal agents will refrain from force while inmates hold 85 year old prison hostages safe. Cuban exile leaders Mas Canosa and others say most Cubans want release of all hostages, but radicals block progress. 950 Cubans evacuated to other federal prisons after eight day revolt ends following bishop appeal.
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Korten
Stone
Oakdale
Cuban- American Foundation
Jorge Mas Canosa
Louisiana
Federal Detention Center
Kennedy’s Judicial Philosophy Speeches From 1975 to Present
Speech texts provided by the Reagan administration to the Senate Judiciary Committee reveal Kennedy’s views on unenuminated rights, victims’ rights, presidential powers, federalism, and judicial restraint. The 51 year old Sacramento jurist is seen as thoughtful, moderate, and likely to win Senate confirmation, with emphasis on constitutional fidelity.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Bernhard Goetz
Sacramento
Senate
Reagan
Edwin Meese III
Poland rejects economic plan in historic referendum
Poland votes on two questions about economic and political reforms. 64 percent say yes to economic reforms and 69 percent back political reforms. Turnout hits 67.2 percent, the lowest in the nation’s history, amid warnings of price spikes and debt. Lech Walesa calls for talks with the government to resolve the crisis.
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Jaruzelski
Poland
Solidarity
Urban
Lech Walesa
the Economic Union
Gorbachev cites brain drain limit for ABM treaty terms
In a first U S network interview Gorbachev says brain drain concerns apply to research under the 1972 ABM treaty and that the sides observe its terms government officials note. He says discussions with Raisa cover everything and praises letters from Americans aiding mutual understanding while noting emigration increases this year.
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America
SDI
Gorbachev
Kremlin
Brokaw
Boris Yeltsin
Raisa
U.S
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Marion
Soviet Union
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General Electric
2Nd Ave
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Totel
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