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Gypsies Seek Freedom Across Ocean After Poland Flight
Three young Polish gypsies including Jan Horniak his wife Helen and her brother Robert Kolompar along with Horniaks 4 year old daughter Agatha, traveled from Milan to New York with stolen German passports. They fear immediate repatriation and seek asylum in the United States. They face immigration court hearings and are staying with a cousin in Queens for the weekend. They paid 1000 marks each for the passports hoping for a better life in America.
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New York
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Atlantic
Poland
Jan Horniak
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Helen
Agatha
Robert Kolompar
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Italy
West Germany
Milan
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Loleh Lakotose
Lakotose
Horniak
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