Lithuanian Seaman Sees U S Refusal On Asylum
Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka believed the United States refused him political asylum after his defection to a Coast Guard cutter to avoid Soviet pressure. He said the decision reflected reluctance to meddle in Soviet politics. Kudirka, age 42, spoke to the Lithuanian Supreme Court after a three day trial.
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U.S
Moscow
Simas A. Kudirka
Coast Guard
Brezh
Nev
Stalin
Leonid I
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Lithuanian Supreme Court
Kudirka
Sovietskaya Litva
Vigilant
United States
High
Lithuania
Russia
Soviet Union
America
KKK Vet Amputee Loses Bid to Reclaim City Clerk Post
Rutherfordton North Carolina AP report notes Harold Murray, a legless Korean War veteran and Klan Grand Dragon, failed to win a temporary injunction reinstating him as a Charlotte city clerk. Judge Woodrow W. Jones said the city has not answered and a hearing is expected soon.
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Rutherfordton
N.C
Charlotte
U.S
Woodrow W. Jones
Harold Murray
Murray
North Carolina
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina Civil Liberties Union
Jones
Charlotte Water Department
Ladies Auxiliary
The
KKK
Old Sailors Seek Move of New York Home to North Carolina
Trustees of a New York old sailors home petitioned Surrogate Court to relocate the home and its 200 residents to Nelson's Bay at Sea Level North Carolina. The New York attorney general plans opposition, noting the charter requires overlooking the East River. State legislators would decide if the move proceeds.
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Raleigh, N.C
New York
North Carolina
Trustees of the Home
Nelson’s Bay
N.C
P. Hodges Combier
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Zenith
Piedmont Hearing Center
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Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Toyota
Volkswagen
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North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association
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Westchester Drive
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Southgate
Eckerds
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Rae
Woodbury
Bonne Bell Beauty
Superprint
Jergens
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