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Other figures committee members said it was considering two weeks ago included Vernon Jordan, former Rep. Robert Drinan, Richard Pryor, Andrew Young, Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin, Garry Trudeau, and Gloria Steinem...
Helsinki is the "most significant human rights agreement in our history and must be exploited to expedite the releast of more than 3 million Soviet Jews held as political prisoners," Drinan added...
Although the Soviets have "violated the spirit of the Helsinki Accords, in which they pledged freedom of emigration and guaranteed basic civil rights to all their citizens." Drinan said he is encouraged because 240,000 Soviet Jews have been granted visas since...
...Russians are afraid that permitting the exodus of Jews would prompt other groups--including millions of Muslims--to seek the same privilege," Drinan added...
...Drinan, a former Congressman, did not seek reelection last year after Pope John Paul II decreed that Roman Catholic clergymen holding political office have a conflict of interests with the church...