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Into New York harbor last week sailed the first entire shipload of refugees to enter the U.S. under the Refugee Relief Act of 1953. "We come with gratitude," said Hans Freer, 34, one of 1,243 refugees aboard the chartered U.S. Navy transport General Langfitt. Freer's arrival with his family amounted to a near miracle of deliverance : his wife had been a Soviet slave laborer, he was buffeted about Europe by Nazis and Communists for 15 years, and for a time it seemed unlikely that many refugees would ever reach the U.S. under the 1953 relief act. Last...
Modest Success. The 30,000th person to land under the refugee act arrived last week aboard the General Langfitt. From now on the ship will ferry in 1,200 refugees every 26 days. Of the 214,000 visas authorized by the act, 38,583 have been granted. Administrator McLeod confidently predicts that a total of some 160,000 visas will be issued. In Germany and Austria, more than 3,000 visas are now being granted monthly. In Italy, U.S. consular officials are issuing 124 visas every working day, enough to fill Italy's quota two months ahead...