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Jersey rules

Andrew Marshall
Tuesday 26 May 1998 23:02 BST
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THE gateway to America is in New Jersey, the Supreme Court declared yesterday. Winding up a lengthy battle, it decided that Ellis Island, the historic landing place for immigrants, belongs to New Jersey and not to New York.

Andrew Marshall, Washington

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