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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page i / the stars and stripes Friday. June 3, 1988 confusion arises Over refuseniks App Ala a soviet policeman tries to break up a demonstration wednesday by jewish dissidents and refuse elks in Moscow. It s a mexican san diff Nancy says of Rais cried Moscow a the Long repressed  Narky Reagan and Kaiso Gorbachev flared up anew cd lasday with the american first lady acknowledging nut they were in a mexican stand  \ although the iwo onion maintained an appear Ance of cordiality Anir car constant smiles during a Brief Lour of an icon Stowe vault their last one on one Gri to Gelhar of then Fow Summit erased ear Lier attempts to paper Ovette strained impasse that Marks their relationship. "1 want to say something. Of want to say some Thinn now. Of Reagan Cut invite one Point As Gorbachev attempted to Stop the of toss from fees lining the american first lady. Gorbachev backed away but  at her watch As the . First lady chatted of tit with members of the White House press co Tow incident recalled a similar one Durieu Juthe december Summit in Washington when Gorl Chucy lectured frequently on us history Art a political life leaving Reagan attempting to get in a few words. J Elaine Crispen. Reagan i s press Secretary said after the Cuenl they lie from iwo totally different  a noting that a Caraffi has spoken out More in mos cow than she did the Washington Summit. Crisp in said she Becj fives the two women now have More by Lance and Equality in their relationship. Instead of meeting Reagan As planned by the door of the vault Gorbachev entered first and in formed tar waiting press corp that they could have a Dia Ufele about the Art. The guests Are Laic she noted. Of tar Reagan arrived and the two women Shook a feds Gorbachev presented the first lady with a Fouquet of roses and a Large Coffee table style Book of pictures from the gallery. She also presented re porters with a copy of the same Book pro posing that they give it to whomever has covered the Summit  Reagan raised her eyebrows in a look of mild  then stepped for Ward and insisted that she be Given equal Lime with the journalists. Nancy Reagan she thanked Gorba Chev and the gallery staff for making arrangements to allow her to Sec the now dosed museum works and said she was aware thai very few people were granted a Chance to View them. When reporters tried to question the iwo women Gorbachev responded we have decided there would not be any interviews. Please allow us lob of mrs. Reagan the remaining  skid if she d become a convert to communism during her trip the first lady laughed heartily say ing try  and she said soviets Aren t ready to convert 1g capitalism. Reagansjjdicalcu1 that the five Day trip her first to the soviet Union has not changed her views. We have  ways of living two different philosophies in said. Asked about a to relationship with Gorbachev the first lady laugh lat the mane vering that had just occurred shrug Gol and declared a mexican  \ in a meeting with Rcpt was aboard her plane Reagan said that the soviet people Are very warm and very open but thai she is less impressed with the attribute of her High level contacts. Moscow a soviet jewish leaders said 28 ref Ulcnik cases were resolved this week in meeting Between . And soviet officials but a Western Diplo Matic source said later thai no cases had been settled. The source speaking on condition of anonymity said jewish leaders had misunderstood the situation and that the 28 cases had not been cleared Cor emigration. The confusion arose Over a meeting Between assistant Secretary of state Richard Schiller and a group of six Rufu Schiks wednesday morning. Rufu Schiks arc those soviet citizens who Are denied permission to emigrate. Re Usenik scientist Yuli Kosharovskiy showed re porters a list of 400 names that he said had been submitted to Schifter on saturday for discussion Wilh so Viet officials at meetings during the Moscow Summit meeting. He said Schifter told the group that 28 of the cases had been resolved in the meetings taking place during the Moscow Summit Between president Reagan Ana soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev. But the Western diplomatic source said the refuse Niks had misunderstood and that no cases had been resolved. Kosharovskiy who has been refused permission to emigrate for 17 years said Reagan s meeting monday at the . Ambassador s residence with Rufu Schiks and dissidents was a big boost. Rufu Schiks were critical of Reagan s comments attributing Sovil emigration restrictions to bureaucracy bul said the statements would not Hurt their cause. Other refuseniks sources said More than a dozen families from Moscow Leningrad and Kiev had received permission to emigrate in the past 10  ref Ulcnik Bella Gulko said the Boris Weinshtok and Losif Pilman Stcin families of mos cow had received permission to emigrate this week. Re Usenik Sergei Mkrtchyan who demonstrated daily in downtown Moscow with his wife and year old daughter last week said he was summoned to the mos cow visa office on saturday and was told he could leave the country monday. Mkrtchyan said he knew of three Kiev families who also had received permission to leave. An Agency helping jewish emigres said in Geneva wednesday that the number allowed to leave the soviet Union reached 1,145 in May a seven year High. Reagan s Story of homeless is denounced new York a advocates for the homeless wednesday criticized president Reagan s remarks at Moscow news conference defending the nation s treat ment of the homeless. They said Reagan inaccurately described the ease of Joyce Brown the homeless new York City woman who waged the much publicized Bailie against the City. Reagan s remarks came in response to a reporter s suggestion that soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev was nol convinced by the president s statements that serious human rights deficiencies do nol exist in America. He said he wished Gorbachev would visit inc untied Stales Long enough to Correct inc mistaken View about the things thai occasionally dominate the press about prejudice racial or religious in our country Aboul people inc so called Street people who apparently have no place to  but i Don t think he quite could understand a re cent situation a Young lady living on the sidewalks of new York. Winter and summer and so for her own Sake inc police picked her up 10 bring her to where she could be placed in a shelter and she look her Case to court and won her Case in court thai she should be allowed to go Back and sleep on the sidewalk where she had been because that s what she preferred to do homeless who arc believed to threaten the safely of others or themselves Are taken off the streets and Putin a special Ward of Bell Vuc Hospital. They Are not taken to a shelter As inc president said. Norman Sicgel Brown s attorney and executive director of the new York civil liberties Union said brawn s Case showed thai the system was forced to work to protect her right to individual Liberty but it also served to show in a broader context of the failure to provide adequate  Peter Smith president of the partnership for the homeless which operates shelters in new York and else where said the president s statement. Ignores the fact that the vast majority of  has been caused by his own policies  
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