A group of 139 Jewish refugees arrived here today aboard the S.S. Marine Flasher from Germany. They were part of a transport of 500 DP immigrants of various faiths and nationalities. Seventy-two of the DP’s were met by the United Service for New Americans and 67 by the HIAS.
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