Vileshina. a neurosurgeon and American citizen from my district. todays celebration with her husband will mean only a longdistance phone call to Pyatras. 6.250 miles away in Lithuania. As one of only a few such couples in the United States. Galina. and Pyatras have not seen each other for 7 years. Mr. Pakenas request for emigration has been denied 17 times by Soviet officials. The plight of the divided spouses is heartbreaking. and is especially true In this case. Pyatras. a former attorney now working in a meat factory. recently suffered a heart attack and is very sick and requires heart bypass surgery.
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