A group of Jewish immigrants, mainly from Soviet Georgia, argued stubbornly with Absorption Ministry officials at Lydda Airport today over where they are to be housed. The group was the second to arrive from the Soviet Union in the last 24 hours. The newcomers demanded flats in Ramleh or Lydda and
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