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Yuri Alekseyevitch Asseyev, the Soviet exchange student promised political asylum in the United States last month, apparently made a second attempt on his life in Cambridge Saturday...
...State Department informed the Russian Embassy of Asseyev's request on Dec. 31, two days after it had been received. McCloskey said the delay was "normal," as the Department always makes an effort to "ascertain that such requests are genuine...
McCloskey said that Asseyev has not asked the Department to grant visas for his wife and child, although he did ask and receive permission from the Soviet Government to write to them. Owen would not speculate on whether the Soviets would permit Asseyev's family to leave, but said "fortunately, things are not what they were a few years...
...Asseyev is in "satisfactory condition," according to the Cambridge City Hospital, but is still on the danger list. He suffered a ruptured spleen and a severe scalp cut during his fall when he struck the limb of a tree. The doctor who removed the spleen in an operation Friday reported that Asseyev "has a very strong will to live...
...Asseyev is the first of approximately 150 Russians who have studied in the United States under the exchange program, started in 1953, to ask for asylum. Negotiations to continue the program open tomorrow in Moscow...