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...resettlement and the need to deal fairly with other nationalities, Washington has put a ceiling of 50,000 on the number of Soviet refugees it will admit this year. Said the Soviet Ambassador to Jordan, Alexander Zinchuk, "When we opened our door, they closed theirs." The result is an exodus to Israel...
...pistols and Kalashnikov assault rifles. "The police say the weapons were stolen from them, but actually they handed the guns over," says Kupreyev. "There are more than enough supplies from Iran too. There have been reports that as many as 40,000 people crossed into Iran in a mass exodus ((on New Year's Eve)). The information is unconfirmed, but there certainly must be some truth in the reports that many people left ((towns all along the border)) empty-handed and returned from Iran with weapons. The rebels also got arms by attacking poorly guarded army depots, which have...
...most important demographic shifts in American history, hundreds of thousands of blacks fled the segregated South in search of jobs, freedom and dignity in the aftermath of World War II. Last week the Census Bureau confirmed that the black exodus has not only halted but been reversed. During the 1980s, the bureau found, the percentage of all African Americans who live in the South increased for the first time in the 20th century, from...
...Bloomingdale's and other Campeau chains, which operate in an extremely competitive industry, could be crippled by the financial turmoil. For one thing, the exodus of experienced managers comes at a time when department- ! store retailers are under attack from catalog merchants, discounters and specialty stores. Moreover, a crunch could occur this spring if Campeau's troubles cause more suppliers to defect. Says Gillian's Levy: "All I care about now is for the situation to be resolved as soon as possible, or Federated will no longer be viable. The longer they procrastinate, the longer they go without merchandise. Then...
Along about February the annual exodus begins in earnest. Once the cold season takes hold, planes stop making regular flights to inland stations, and the ice layer spreads out to sea, making access by ship nearly impossible. Only a few hundred residents stay through the winter...