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...truck, boat and plane, they streamed out of the country last week, carrying what possessions they could. Many of them were hungry and sick. All of them were hurrying to meet the Feb. 1 deadline for their expulsion. Along the way, at least 34 participants in the chaotic exodus died of starvation, in accidents or from other hardships...
...were told by their homeland that they were not welcome. The military government of Ghana-- which had sealed its borders to prevent smuggling-- refused at first to readmit the sudden influx of its own citizens. Ghana eventually did relent, setting up "transit camps" to record the masses. But the exodus is still a painful one, as many refugees are starving, and at least one person has already died...
...exodus of refugees from Indochina is a story of broken lives, broken dreams and broken promises. Since the fall of Saigon seven years ago, almost 500,000 boat people have passed through Southeast Asia to find new homes, mostly in the U.S., Western Europe and Australia. But an additional 175,000 refugees still languish in camps in Thailand. Because so many of them lack the skills deemed essential for resettlement elsewhere, they have come to be known in official jargon as "residuals," or people with "no guarantee of movement onward." The worst of these refugee camps...
...Exodus (1960): Chilly...
While the exodus from campus has already begun, students, remaining on campus yesterday said high airfares and heavy workheads prompted them to spend Thanksgiving at Harvard. "I have to work, and if I went home, I would spend all my time with friends," said Piero Satriano...