Henry. At the human contacts meeting in Bern. Switzerland. the Soviet Union announced that it will allow 117 Soviet citizens to emigrate and join their families in the West. We are grateful for this gesture. however. we must not forget there are thousands more who yearn to be with their loved ones. We must continue to pressure the Soviets to resolve these cases with a special concern for "refuseniks"Soviet Jews persecuted for trying to practice their religion yet denied permission to emigrate to countries where they can practice their religion freely. This Fathers Day. there will be many families here in the United States and throughout the world that will be incompletemissing family members because of the Soviet Unions insensitivity. By fasting today. we are experiencing the pain of absence that thousands of separated families feel every day.
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