07/12/1990
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"Space Station Freedom is a critical element in planned future space science and technology programs."
"Their efforts set the stage for an airlift over the weekend of May 24th which brought freedom for one of history's most remarkable people, the Ethiopian Jews."
"It's a wonderful thing for our country."
"It succeeded, in less than 24 hours, in carrying more than 14,000 Ethiopian Jews to new lives in Israel."