The Ukrainian Weekly 1976

The Ukrainian Weekly Edition СВОБОДА XSVOBODA УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОДЕННИК U K R A I N I A /V D A I L\ VOL. LXXXIII No. 205 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1976 25 CENTS Legislators, Public Officials Stress President Ford Hosts Support For Captive Nations Representatives of Six Ethnic At New York Bi-Cen Parade Media At White House Talks WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Two days after ranging from the preservation and revitali- Some 2,000 Participate In he called 18 ethnic leaders to the White zation of neighborhoods, bilingual educa House for a public rectification of his earlier tion and attitudes to "affirmative action" March Down Fifth Avenue statement on the question of Soviet domina programs to the upcoming U.S. census, the Story and Photos by Ihor DIaboha tion in Eastern Europe, President Gerald R. Ethnic Heritage Centers Act, and the quota Ford met in his Oval Office with six system in hiring and promotions. representatives of ethnic news media to Messrs. Kuropas and Baroody reviewed answer questions on domestic issues of the various steps taken since the creation of concern to America's ethnic groups. the post of the presidential assistant for The meeting, which lasted 35 minutes at ethnic affairs last January to sensitize the noontime Thursday, October 14, was ar Washington bureaucracy to the various ranged by Dr. Myron Kuropas, Special problems, interests and concerns of Ameri Assistant to the President for Ethnic Affairs, ca's ethnic communities, whose total mem in cooperation with William J. Baroody, bership is estimated at between 60-80 Assistant to the President in charge of million Public Liaison Office. Dr. Kuropas, in recapping the series of Invited to attend this session were repre meetings held in Washington over C^- сіь^ - sentatives of the Italian, Polish, Chinese, month period, said tbzi the vcr\ establish German, Lithuanian and Ukrainian news ment of the post ш whvh Ke serves signified media. Representing the Svoboda Press ?i a "mandate from the Presidem to establish this first exHusp-e meeting with С.ПГІІС СОГЛЯ'Л vith 'nc ^bn cc .-Muo^ies" ггч4 journalists was Zenon Snylyk, editor of The channel their concerns ..o the I ignest level of Ukrainian Weekly. government. Prior to the Oval Office session with the He said that major breakthroughs were President, the journalists, had a one-hour achieved in that such high government parley with Dr. Kuropas and Mr. Baroody, officials as Secretary of Commerce Elliot The UNA float glides down Fifth Avenue during the "Ukrainian Day" Parade. Seated atop in the course of which they raised questions (Continued on page 2) are Martha Boyar, left and Lida Lenec, right. Also riding on the float were pupils of Astoria's School of Ukrainian Subjects and that community's SUMA "Tryzub" band. NEW YORK, N.Y.—Taking advantage Bicentennial and Centennial of the Ukrain Soviet Political Prisoners of the "Ukrainian Day" parade here Sunday, ian settlement in the United States. October 17, three candidates to the Senate The columns of youths, veterans and and Congress and other public officials representatives of community and women's Tell Chileans Not To Fall Prey scored President Gerald Ford's statement groups braved the unseasonal winds and about the mdependence of Eastern Europe cold, and formed at 58th Street and Fifth To Soviet Hypocrisy and said that U.S. foreign policy should Avenue. They were escorted to Bryant Park support the aspirations of the captive by two non-Ukrainian marching bands. NEW YORK, N. Y.—In a letter addressed They said that the meager life-sustaining nations. American and Ukrainian flags and a to Chilean political prisoners, incarcerated benefits they receive are revoked at the "The keystone of American foriegn policy banner reading "Ukrainian" led the parade, Soviet dissidents told them of the harshness slightest infraction of the camp code. should be freedom for all captive nations," followed by Committee members, parade of Soviet penal colonies and warned them (Continued on page 2) said Sen. James Buckley (R-C-N.Y.) at the marshalls, clergy, and Ukrainian "City not to fall prey to Moscow's hypocrisy, rally in Bryant Park behind the New York Fathers." according to the press service of the Ukrain Public Library, where the parade culmin They were trailed by rows of Ukrainian ian Supreme Liberation Council (abroad). ated. American veterans with their colors, The letter said that Soviet officials He said that if "we remain true to the UNWLA members, SUMA and Plast "through their hypocrisy attempt to catch Ukrainians Were Among traditions of American democracy we will youths, students of St. George Academy the naive." sustain the hopes of the captive nations." with their teachers, dance ensembles, which The Soviet political prisoners claimed Signers Of Bicen Greetings The New York Senator called for more displayed some Ukrainian folk steps along that by emphasizing democracy more than funding of Radio Liberty, Radio Free the route, and civic groups. others do, Soviet officials hope that some JERSEY CITY, NJ.—On Monday, July Europe and the Voice of America so that the Three floats were entered in the parade by one will believe their sincerity. 5, the UPI, )\Й and Reuters wire services "voices of freedom will not be stilled." the Ukrainian National Association, The correspondence was in reply,to an released the text of a greeting by 14 Soviet He added that the U.S. Congress has UNWLA Branch 72, and the Annunciation article which appeared in the Soviet publica political prisoners to the American people looked favorably on the plight of Eastern of the BVM parish from Fresh Meadows, tion "New Year," entitled "Documents of on the occasion of the Bicentennial. European nations and said that" the call for N.Y. the International Commission to Investigate Among the signers, according to the New freedom knows no partisanship in the Featured on the UNA float were Lida Crimes by the Chilean Military Junta." York-based Committee in Defense of Soviet United States." Lenec and Martha Boyar, first ad second The incarcerated dissidents said that the Political Prisoners, were six Ukrainians: "I will work just as hard as you will for the runners-up in the 1977 "Miss Soyuzivka" days of Stalinist terror are gone. They Volodymyr Ovsienko, Ivan Неї, Zorian freedom of Ukraine," pledged Sen. Buckley contest, and a youthful band called "Try conceded that today people are not arrested Popadiuk, Vasyl Stus, Vyacheslav Chorno- to the crowd's applause. zub" from Astoria, N.Y. The float was and executed without due process of law, vil, and Danylo Shumuk. Rep. Edward Koch (D-N. Y.), who of all prepared by the UNA New York District but the law that exists today only serves The text of that message was as follows: , the speakerі s most^ severli-y- criticizeіх--і--Лd PresiП-^„: Committee/^л-- .-.I^+^sv , nchaireUn^nzd1 Utbyi Л^ГЖГІГЛІMykolaО Choman/" Viz4man- those in power. "Two hundred years ago the English dent Ford's remarks, said that the President czuk. "Today, entering the international arena, colonies in America declared before huma "unintentionally put captive nations on the Also seated on the UNA float were members of the CPSU decided to- give their nity two principles of our contemporary map" with his statement. students of the Astoria Saturday School of dictatorship a humane facade," they wrote. civilization—the right of all people to He called the repressions in the Soviet Ukrainian Subjects: Christine and Roman "Now we have courts and lawyers^ prosecu freedom and the right of every nation to Union "barbaric" and equated it with Nazi Hrycyn, George Morak, Sofia Malachow- tors and witnesses...nonetheless they serve independence. Germany. sky, Andrew, Marko and George Slyn, the dictatorship and...gets sentenced, even if "Neither barbed wire, nor machine guns, "We ended oppression in Nazi Germany, Christine Iwashko, Katherine Shtohryn, the person is innocent and was falsely nor watchtpwers, nor guard dpgs-nothing but the oppression in the Soviet Union goes Michael Barna and Anna Sawa. arrested." can prevent us political prisoners of the USSR, from being together with you at this on," he saitf. "I suggest that we not recognize Riding on the UNWLA float was Ulita The letter was written in the Russian great hour of world history. that oppression." Olshaniwsky, "Miss Essex County, N.J.," language and in. some places there are gaps due to illegible writing. "We wish the American people fulfillment The parade and rally, which were spon and former "Miss Soyuzivka." She was of their goals, established by the Founding sored by the Ukrainian Bicentennial Com joined by youths dressed in Ukrainian re "Laws enacted by representatives of the dictatorship only serve the dictatorship," Fathers-the creation of a brotherhood of mittee of New York City, headed by Atty. gional costumes: Darka and MarthaKlach- free nations, a family of free people." John O. FHs, served as a salute to the (Continued on page 5) charged the political prisoners. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1976 No. 205 President Ford Approves Funding Berdnyk Holds 20-Day Hunger Strike, For Helsinki Monitoring Commission Renounces Soviet Citizenship WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Ger Soviet compliance with final act or Basket HELSINKI, Finland-Oles Berdnyk, a said the UIS, Berdnyk immediately re ald Ford signed a bill Monday, October 18, Three of the Helsinki agreement. Ukrainian dissident poet, went on a 20-day nounced his citizenship and declared a authorizing travel expenses for the special On Tuesday, October 12, President Ford hunger strike and renounced his Soviet hunger strike. executive legislative commission created to announced that Monroe Leigh, legal advisor citizenship in protest against the Soviet News of the strike was circulated within monitor compliance with the 1975 Helsinki for the Department of State, James G.

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