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Refugees From Austria Visit Cedar Rapids Family Home
The Kehls a 59 year old man and his 57 year old wife refugees from Yugoslavia and Austria visit Cedar Rapids with their son Stefan who recently arrived in the United States. The family settled on a sponsor plan with church groups and live near Central City before moving to Cedar Rapids. Stefan 28 worked two factory jobs before joining Sun Mart No 2 and sponsored his parents through Church World Service. the elder Kehls will live in a Cedar Rapids area house with furniture supplied by the West Union church. The trip highlights immigrant adjustment, family support networks, and aid from local congregations as Hungarian refugees draw attention to European crisis and American relief efforts.
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Jacob
Cedar Rapids
Yugoslavia
Kehls
Salzburg
Austria
Stefan
America
Ant
Ciildter
Central City
United States
Sun Mart No
Church World Service
West Union Presbyterian Church
Hughes Dill
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Carl Linge
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Kehl
West Union Church
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Sunmart
Jacob Kehls
Roswitha