Albanians Dream of Italy While Under Communist Rule
In Vlorë Albania residents express longing to live abroad as they cope with shortages and political repression. A waiter at a government restaurant and other locals describe harsh limits, absence of cars, and isolation while Italian television and distant Italy anchor daily life.
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Vlore
Albania
Italy
Europe
Tirana
Viore
Adriatic Sea
John Paul II
Albania's Isolated Nation Sees Discontent Amid Emigration
The East European state, with a 3.3 million population and a self sufficient grain economy, faces a Communist monopoly and religious restrictions. Albanian asylum seekers, including Roman Catholics, were sent abroad under foreign supervision after long embassy protests, signaling rising discontent.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Maryland
Europe
Communist Party
Albania
Italy
France
Ireland Faces Declining Jewish Community Amid Emigration
Irish Jewish life stands at a crossroads as emigration to Britain the U S and Israel reduces the Jewish population from about 5400 after World War II to a potential few hundred in decades. The revivalist Dublin Jewish Museum preserves records and stories including Esther Steinberg and Chaim Herzog.
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Dublin
Ireland
Britain
United States
Israel
Irish Republic
Northern Ireland
Raphael Siev
Irish Jewish Museum
Esther Steinberg
Chaim Herzog
Con
Belfast
Liev
Little Jerusalem
Spain
Portugal
Poland
Lithuania
Robert Briscoe
Ben
Irene
Ben Briscoe
Briscoe
Limerick
Beline
Cosmonauts Repair Walk On Mir To Fix Thermal Blanket
Two cosmonauts Anatoly Solovyev and Alexander Balandin conducted a space walk from the Mir station to inspect a torn thermal blanket. They moved along the exterior toward the Soyuz TM-9 capsule to decide on repairs as they faced an extended mission. Soviet media noted the blanket had fluttered for months and that the flight was extended to August 9.
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Moscow
Earth
Anatoly Solovyev
Alexander Balandin
Mir Space Station
Radio Moscow
Mir
Baikonur Space Center
Vremya
Monauts
Soviet Union
Newsaper
Izvestia
James Oberg
Oberg
Aviation Week
Space Technology
Soyuz
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Texas
Westinghouse Security Systems
Westinghouse
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Westinghie
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