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107 year old seeks citizenship and a ship name
Charleston story about Mary Marvich seeking U S citizenship for 40 years.Her last wish is to know the name of the wooden ship that brought her to New York Harbor in 1889. Family and local leaders urge the Immigration and Naturalization Service to approve her case and grant citizenship.
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Charleston
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Mary Marvich
New York Harbor
Betty Nicoletti
Marvich
Yugoslavia
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Elizabeth Gill
Martenunty
Gill
New York
Pennsylvania
Fairmont
Nicoletti
West Virginia
A. James Manthin
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Immigration Service
Carter