A group of 70 Soviet Jewish immigrants arrived here yesterday from Vienna. They said that while the Soviet authorities are issuing exit permits, many emigrants are stranded at border railway stations after being told that there are no seats available for them on the trains.
Meanwhile, Yuri Vudka. of Raizan, near Moscow, arrived in Israel today after spending seven years in Soviet jails and hard labor camps. He was met by his friend, Anna Barovitz, whom he had not seen since his sentence was handed down in July, 1969, and his brother, Valery, who came to Israel after serving a three-year sentence. Yuri was also met by members of Sdeh Eliyahu Kibbutz which had adopted him while he was in prison.
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