Word: gisella
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Gisella Kapus, the gallant Hungarian refugee who lost her left foot in a land-mine explosion as she was escaping through the Iron Curtain (TIME, Aug. 9). stopped over in Washington with her family to meet the President, on her way to a new home in Texas. "I am delighted to welcome you to this country," Ike told Mrs. Kapus. "I hope you grow to love this country, and I hope you like Texas particularly, because I was born there." He was especially pleased to learn that the Kapus family had been helped by private organizations in its flight...