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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, December 31, 1985

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday december 31, 1985 Kazimierz Frijus holds the hand of his wife hello Al inc  Angeles Airport Ufler her flight from Moscow. Soviet woman american Man reunited 6 years after marriage  Angh is a Luclle Frijus whose six year quest for permission to leave the soviet Union was won in the Days before the Geneva superpower Summit is finally reunited with her husband in America. Mrs. Frijus. 50. Who married 82-year-old Kazimirz frus of Pomona Calif., in i919. Arrived at los Angeles International Airport around 9 . Sunday. She had not seen her husband since 19ki. Thank you than of very much she said during a news conference upon her am Val. Mrs. Frijus was the first soviet spouse of an american Cili in to come to the United Stales after the soviet Deci Sion in november to let 10 citizens emigrate to the West according to the divided spouses coalition a group of american Citi ens in the same plight As Frijus was. When mrs. Frijus clutching a bouquet of Flowers got off he plane in los Angeles she was surrounded by Mem Bers of the coalition who carried signs Reading he Lac Welcome from  members of the group were dressed in traditional multicoloured costumes from their native , a Republic in the soviet Union. Mrs. Frijus appeared shy and z bit frightened by television cameras. She stayed close to her husband who said he is recovering from a recent bout with pneumonia. I feel better because my wife is Here Frijus said she wants to thank the american people for All they did for  Frijus said he planned to take his wife to such Southern California attractions As Disneyland Knott s Berry farm and Beverly Hills. Shell like  Frijus said. America is the Best and greatest country in the world. Bless you  Moscow s pledge to let the divided couples reunite in America was made just Days before the Summit meeting Between president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev in Geneva in november. The action a reversal of earlier rulings was viewed by . Officials As a gesture of Good will on human rights issues. About 25 or 30 couples remain divided because the partner in the soviet Union cannot get permission to Chi grate. Most of the couples met w Hill the american partner was studying in the soviet Union. We arc thrilled that our loved ones arc actually begin Ning to come Home said Elena Balo Lenkov a coalition spokeswoman whose husband Yuri is not on the initial list of those allowed to emigrate. We urge the Kremlin to Complete the new year s gift and Grant them All exit  hello and  Frejus met several years ago when she came to the United states for a funeral. She has returned for visits since then. Mrs. Frijus arrived in  Angeles on world airways which has offered free flights to those being allowed to emigrate said airline spokesman Michael Henderson. Coid hungry Antelope seek Refuge in Nebraska town Alliance neb. Up a Herd of hungry and clop driven from their Normal gracing grounds by Snow and cold , have been satisfying i hair App tiles in town. To Bulle cd Only sheriff Mike i Gerichs said 50 to 75 of the animals have been entering Alliance. The and clop usually Grac in Ile  Hills about 15 to 20 Miles away. Snow and cold weather arc forcing them to venture into town where Trees and houses help break he failing wind said Gary Schlichter Cir. Field supervisor with the state game and Parks commission. They re Siisi like any Oiler animal. In the cold is pretty Tough on them Schlichter Cir said. Frerichs said there have been no major problems Wilh the Antelope. The Only problem i be heard is one resident stated they have been eating his fruit  nuclear reactor shut Down at Diablo Canyon Power Plant san Luis ob1spo, Calif. A one of two re actors at the Diablo Canyon nuclear Power Plant has been shut Down to repair a leak in a Cooling system Utility officials  unit 2 reactor which was being tested before be ginning full operation had sprung two leaks in to weeks in the system that brings Cool sea water in to condense steam in another Cooling by slim said Ron Rutkowski a spokesman for Pacific Gas & electric co the unit i reactor at the Plant on the coast Midway Between los Angeles and san Francisco continued to operate Al full Power Rutkowski said. . Gay men s chorus asked to change name for convention los  a the american choral directors association wants the Gay men s chorus of  an Geles to drop Gay from its name for one Day Al a Conven Tion but the chorus is fryhling the suggestion. We re not asking them to love homosexuals director Jerry Carlson said we just want to be Able to sing using our real  the Gay men s chorus founded in 1979, was selected during an audition to sing at the association s Western division conference in san Csc Calif., on feb. 15. Carlson said division president sister Sharon Ann Bre Dan proposed that the chorus use its initials Only or delete Gay from  Tille on inc convention program and in publicity for the event. The request was Agoni cd Over by the National Board and the executive Board because we sincerely feel that the greater number of Acda members will be served Bre Dan said in a letter to the chorus. Naval Academy will require 88 freshmen to have computers Annapolis my. A the naval Academy will require All freshmen to have their own computers begin Ning in the fall of i98h, an Academy official says. At present. 4.500 midshipmen must take Lurns using 200 terminals and 150 desk top computers said James l. Moss director of computer services by inc fall of 1987, every freshman dormitory room will have one personal computer for use by two or three pm abcs Moss said and the following year All new students will be required to get their own. By making bulk purchases the Academy will be Able to provide midshipmen computers Worth $2,500 to �3,000 for about s1,500 each. Moss said. Me said midshipmen who use school supplied computers will be charged a fee. Southern California meat cutters accept pact los Angeles a meat Curteis accepted a con tract offer they had rejected earlier to end an often violent 7w-Wcck strike against 900 Southern California super markets with one Union official grumbling reality ills me we re going to have to live with  the first of an estimated 8.000 meat cutlers and wrap pers were expected to began returning to work monday at the seven chains affected by the strike lockout said David Willauer spokesman for the food employers Council which represented the grocery firms managements. United food and commercial workers local 587 in Santa Monica voted sunday to accept the Offut from the Council. When the same contract was presented to the six area meat cutters locals on thursday. Local 587 and two others turned it Down. The three were asked by Union leaders to vote again sunday. Two of the locals again rejected the offer but when sunday s yes votes were added to those from the earlier ballot the cumulative total went in favor of settlement. The total for six locals was 1,826-1.531 for the pact said Union spokesman Dan Swinton. We re not too Happy with it at All said Ray Long Secretary treasurer of local 587, but reality tells me we re going to have to live with it for a  the strike also affected teamsters Union truck Drivers warehousemen and office workers. They resumed to work Friday after voting 3-1 thursday for a contract that Calls for some workers o be hired at a lower rate and to take longer to get to top scale. We re Only As Strong As our weakest links and some of those links broke said l. Whitey Ulrich president of inc meal cutters local 551, which again voted to reject the settlement. Certainly we re Happy that it s Over Willauer said sunday. We or cloy much got what we fell we had to  the new contract Calls for a two tier pay scale that places some new meat wrappers in a lower paid classification and expands the duties of the others Willauer said the so Rick began nov. 5 against Vons markets. Management at Albertsons Alpha Beta Hughes Lucky. Ralph s and Safeway then locked out striking workers. Violence during the strike included such actions As stink bombs hurled in stores Shols fired Inlo trucks of non Union Drivers and an Anonymous threat to in Eccl produce at some stores Wilh non lethal doses of Poison  
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