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...Washington the Administration remained determined to keep the pressure on Noriega. Questioned during a White House photo session, President Reagan told reporters, "We do want Noriega out of there and a return to a civilian democratic government." As the crisis deepened, Spain confirmed that it would offer political asylum to the general, provided that the U.S. agreed not to demand his extradition. Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez was expected to discuss the Panamanian situation this week during a visit to Costa Rica. If Noriega does go abroad, he might settle first in Spain and eventually in France, where...
...Gogol's strange genius. The cramped plainness of Leverett's D-entry basement (cleverly dubbed the "Gogol Space" for this production) is well-utilized in both pieces, first as a basement room heaped with junk for the adult storytellers to use as props, then as a cell in an asylum...
...emigration of Soviets en masse from Calgary: 55 left prematurely, some of them ski jumpers returned to sender because, a Soviet official said, "as the competition was postponed, they could not participate anymore." Canadian immigration authorities ran a phone line for athletes who "needed help," but no applications for asylum were announced...
Students will also work at Centro Presente, anorganization that offers legal aid to CentralAmerican refugees. Students will help refugeesfacing deportation to gain political asylum, Manisaid...
...November, Ted and Cheryl Branch were a mousy couple whose bumbling efforts to defect were met with dismay by their Russian tour guide. The pair spoke no Russian and had no jobs. By last week, when Soviet Foreign Ministry Spokesman Gennadi Gerasimov announced that the couple had been granted asylum, the Branches had become "specialists in mass communications...