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Former political prisoner faces new charges Reagan proclaims Captive Nations Week

MUNICH - A criminal case ha.s that providing the truth to those indi­ recently been instituted against former Mentions Shukhevych viduals living undercommunist tyranny political prisoner Stepan Sapeliak.and is vital. As part of the campaign to his file has been passed from the opera­ in proclamation provide accurate information to people tional department of the KGB to its behind the Iron Curtain, the president investigative division, according to the WASHINGTON - In a White House ceremony on July 16. President noted his administration's proposed si.x Munich-based USSR News Brief. year SI billion moderni/ation program Mr. Sapeliak, who is 34 years old and Ronald Reagan proclaimed the week of .luly 15 as Captive Nations Week. ibr the Voice of America (VOA). SIOO a resident of Kharkiv, .spent fiveyear s in million for 1985 has already been a labor camp in the early 1970s, and was Accompanied by Vice President George Bush, the president signed the approved by the Congress. exiled from 1978 to 1981. Although the He contrasted that financial ci)niniit- exact nature" of the current investiga­ proclamation before a large audience of ethnic leaders from around the nation ment to the S2.6 million in the 1981 tion is not known, earlier reports have construction budget of VGA. and staled indicated that he was being threatened and the national press. About two doyen Ukrainians attended the signinj; that Radio Free Earopc and Radio with "anti-Soviet agitation and propa­ Liberty (RFE Rl.) are being upgraded ganda" under Article 62 of the Ukrai­ ceremony. Promising those fighting communist and that Radio Marti is now broad­ nian Criminal Code. casting the truth to Cuba. According to USSR News Brief. Mr. oppression that the United Stales will Sapeliak was taken away from his job "stand by you always." the president After his remarks. President Reagan on several occasions last November. He called communist totalitarianism the signed the formal proclamation which was accused of circulating typewritten "single greatest challenge to the human stales that "though 25years have passed reviews of programs beamed into the race." He made it clear that "we stand since the original designation of Capti\c USSR by Western radio stations such for peace with freedom, peace with Nations Week, its significance has not as Radio Liberty. During one such dignity." (TTie full text of the proclama­ diminished." It goes on to say that interrogation, the KGB reportedly told tion appears on page 3.) "during Captive Nations Week we must Mr. Sapeliak that they had found copies -Mr. Reagan emphasized that thi- take time to remember both the count­ of his poetry as well as his address on a commitment of the United States must less victims and the lonely heг<кs: both woman they claimed was caught trying be "observed in word and deed" and (Co;:tinued on page 10) to illegally cro.ss the border. The woman was identified as a Ms. Zaiyonaia. Soviet paper suspects cover-up First arrest in last year's Dniester dam disaster It was in 1973 that Mr. Sapeliak was Stepan Sapeliak first arrested and charged under Article 62 for allegedly replacing the Soviet JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Soviet break in the dam." of a vast Soviet penal complex where government newspaper Izve.stia recent­ While awaiting the results of a geolo­ hammer-and-sickle flag with the bliie- many political prisoners are held. and-gold Ukrainian national flag in ly reported that four officials arre.sted ' gical study of the area, the prosecutor Rosokhach, a small village in western While imprisoned, Mr. Sapeliak on suspicion of negligence in the col­ said, the four unidentified officials have Ukraine's Ternopil oblast, a region resisted many attempts by the KGB to lapse last year of a dam that polluted the 'been freed on a type of bail into the where Ukrainian nationalism is espe­ make him recant, including promises of Dniester River in Ukraine had been custody of someone who guaranteed the cially virulent. freedom. When these attempts failed, he released pending study of the geology of suspect would be available when need­ During his trial, Mr. Sapeliak was was tortured and beaten on several the area, according 10 The New York ed. also charged with collecting pro-na­ occasions. Times. The l/vcstia article rc\caled that tionalist battle songs. He was initially After completing his exile term in Michail A. Potebenko, an assistant criminal proceedings had been started sentenced to seven years in a labor camp 1981, Mr. Sapeliak returned to Ukraine prosecutor in Ukraine, said in the July 1 against seven officials in charge of' and five years' internal exile, but the and took up residence in Kharkiv. If he article.titled "Why Is the Trial Being Put desfgn. construction and maintenance term was later reduced'tb fiveand three. is arrested and convicted of anti-Soyict Off" that-there was^ suspicion that earth ol the dam. Only lour of thcm^werc^ movements, which the paper called placed under arrest, however, because Mr. Sapeliak served his term in labor activities a second time, he could face IS "mysterious," might have caused ihe ol an apparent lack of evidence against camp No. 36 near Perm in the Urals, site years of imprisonment. dam to collapse, opening a gap 200 feet the other three. wide and 45 feet deep. Ihc prosecutor said that the trial was The Izvestia reporter, howeyef( sus­ oiiuinalK planned for March or April 15,000 attend Glen Spey festival pecting a cover-up in the invesiigaiiim but the geological factor had forced a of the disastrous spill of scniiliquid postponement. Furthermore, when wastes thai flooded a highway and pressed b\ 1/veslia. he said that the field railroad, devasied villages and poured studv had been delayed lor more than a into the Dniester River, depriving cities month b\ rain. and towns of drinking water, pressed "Wet ground may distort instru­ the pro.seciitor about the delay ot the mental-readings.-"VI r.- Potebenk(v-ex— trial. plained. The collapse of the dam on September The l/vesiia reporter remained 15 let loose 160 million cubic leei of doubtful, however, and said that the concentrated highlv lo.xic ^all brine prosecutor was implying that the "entire dumped by a potash ferlili/er plant at deplorable stor\ ol the polluting ol the Stebnik. in the ucstcrn part ol the Dniester River will end up with no one's republic. being direttiv responsible, and that the "The Stebnik plant lic^ in an urea ol one and only guilt\ party will he nature complex geology." Mr. Potebenko said. itsell. nameh .those deep-seated, my­ "It is a /one ofdecp earth fractures filled sterious helium-filled Iractures." with helium gas that may cause rocks "OnK the trial will give us the liiial The Dumka Ensemble performs at upstate Ukrainian festival. Full and subsoil to slip. It has been suggest­ answer on that." the Ukrainian ollicial coverage and more photos in centerfold. ed that these earth movements may retorted. "Why don't we just .wait lor it have been the primary cau.se of the to happen'."" THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22,1984 No. 30 Author thinks Dr. Sakharov Experts now say blast is being given drugs

may haye cnpp^led So^^ WASHINGTON - Indications are surfacing that the Kremlin has ordered JERSEY CITY. N.J. - The May about the blast, which was recorded an all-out effort, using drugs and 13 explosion at the Soviet naval base by United States reconnaissance possibly hypnosis, to make physicist at Severomorsk has reportedly satellites and seismological facilities. Andrei Sakharov repudiate his dissi­ crippled the militarycapability of the Maj. Bob Elliott of the Interna­ dent views, according to the Associated powerful Northern Fleet, according tional Institute of Strategic Studies Press. to the Associated Press. in London said that a rapid replace­ The Soviet authorities "seem to be set The blast was reported last month ment of the damaged missiles is on a course of doing their utmost to try by United States intelligence officials, expected because the Northern Fleet, to get a recantation out of him," said who said it occurred as a result of which operates mainly in the Arctic Peter Reddaway, a London School of negligence and had killed 200 to 300 and Atlantic oceans, is the largest Economics political scientist and author people in the city of 55,000, located and most important of the Soviet of a study of Soviet imprisonment of northeast of Murmansk on the Kola Navy's four operational fleets. The dissidents in mental hospitals. Peninsula. three other fleets, each associated Mr. Reddaway's comments came The explosion was so forceful with one of the seas bordering the after the American Psychiatric Associa­ that it was believed at first to have Soviet Union, are the Baltic Fleet, tion's Committee on International been a nuclear accident. the Black Sea Fleet and the Pacific Abuse of Psychiatry and Psychiatrists Dr. Sakharov and Yelena Bonner A spokesman for Jane's Defense Fleet. sent cables to the director of a hospital Weekly in London said July 10 that Jane's said the explosion destroy­ in Gorky, the city to which Sakharov received information that the 63-year- the latest information had come from ed about 580 of the Northern Reel's has Been exiled since 1980, and to Dr. old Nobel laureate was being held at the Western naval sources with access to 900 SA-N-1 and SA-N-3 surface-to- Vladimir Rozhnov, the prominent Semashko Hospital in Gorky and being intelligence material. air missiles and and nearly 320 of the Soviet psychiatrist said'to be treating injected with mind-altering drugs. "The destruction represents the 400 SS-N-3 and SS-N-I2 ship-to- Sakharov. Dr. Sakharov was reported to have greatest disaster to occur in the ship missiles. Though Soviet officials have sought begun a hunger strike on May 2 in an Soviet Navy since World War II," The SS-N-12's are supersonic to offer assurances about Sakharov's effort to persuade authorities to let his said Richard Coltart, Jane's spokes­ cruise missiles able to carry nuclear well being, the association believes wife, Yelena Bonner, go to the West for man. "It is conservatively estimated warheads. Jane's said the entire stock "there is reason for concern that the medicab treatment. that it will be two years before the of about 80 SS-N-22 missiles, also purpose of Dr. Rozhnov's visits may be . Dr. Sakharov, once honored for his facility is fully operational again." capable of carrying nuclear war­ to elicit a statement from Dr. Sakharov work in developing the Soviet H-bomb, Approximately two-thirds of the heads, and an indeterminate number which would not be fully intended by has been barred from publishing in the Northern Fleet's surface-to-air and of SS-N-19 anti-ship missiles were him." state-controlled press since he began ship-to-ship missiles were destroyed destroyed. In addition, Tatiana Yankelevich, speaking out on human-rights viola­ in the blast, according to the military Some SA-N-6 and SA-N-7 sur­ Sakharov's stepdaughter, said she has tions. publication. This is believed lo have face-to-air missiles were damaged, it weakened the force considerably at said as were large quantities of spare least for six months. parts. NATO naval sources said the The weekly said the missiles could Execution of Moscow store manager report was "substantially correct." be replaced by drawing from the But some defense specialists and arsenals of the Baltic Reet. But it United States intelligence sources said this would "leave the supply line marks continuation of anti-corruption drive disagreed and said they doubted the vulnerable to attack,"adding that the JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In the in high places, when Konstantin U. explosion would have a long-term destruction at Severomorsk meant continuing campaign against large- Chernenko took over, Mr. Sokolov's effect on Soviet naval readiness. the Northern Fleet has only limited scale corruption among citizens contacts were successful at keeping The Soviets have said nothing storage and testing facilities. in high positions started by him in a prison hospital for several former Soviet leader Yuri V. An­ months. The word of his execution, dropov, the Kremlin recently ex­ however, was seen by diplomats as ecuted Yuri K. Sokolov, the former one of several indications that the olish priest, lawyer face charges director: of Moscow's most elegant Andropov anti-corruption drive, Workers Defense Committee, KOR, food store, reported The New York though no longer a Kremlin policy, WARSAW - The Polish Commu­ Times. has not been completely halted. nist government is continuing its crack­ helped found Solidarity in 1980, down on the outlawed Solidarity leader­ were offered freedom last spring if The director of the elaborate Some of the customers that fre­ ship. United Press International recent­ they agreed to refrain from all political Gastronom No. I on Gorky Street quented Mr. Sokolov's 19th century ly reported. activity and leave the country for a was charged with accepting bribes landmark, known by its pre-revolu- and what the official press agency tionary name, Yeliseyev's, included In recent developments, the Polish period. They refused. Tass described as "various illegal Galina L. Churbanova, Leonid 1. government announced that it would UPI also reported that Gen. Wojciech machinations with food products" Brezhnev's daughter, and his circle of try a priest and a dissident lawyer on Jaruzelski's government;. is rumored to and was sentenced to death last contacts that represented the en­ charges of anti-state activities. It also be planning to grant amnesty to over November. The Moscow daily news­ trenched elite against whom Mr. stated that the Rev. Henryk Jankow- 600 political prisoners on July 22, the paper Vecherrtyaya Moskva report­ Andropov directed much of his anti- ski, Lech Walesa's parish priest and 40th anniversary of Communist rule in ed July 13 that the sentenced had corruption campaign. close personal friend, was charged with Poland. been carried out. inciting "public unrest" during his Recent press reports have indi­ sermons, as well as allowing wor­ Although the publicized sentence cated that the crackdown on large- shippers to sing the Solidarity anthems Shcharansky kin was viewed as a dramatic sign of Mr. scale corruption has continued. In in church. Andropov's hard-line on corruption (Continued on page 10) Trybuna Ludu, the official Commu­ denieSvisit nist Party newspaper, reported that the Rev. Jerzy Popieluszko, pro-Solidarity JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Soviet dissi­ priest was also charged with slandering dent Anatoly Shcharansky, who is the government in his sermons and currently in the sixth yeiar of a 13-year illegal possession of explosives. Accord­ labor camp and prison term, was denied ing to church sources, the priest was on a visit from his mother and brother that vacation and unavailable for comment. had been scheduled for July 4. accord­ ulcrainianWeeKlv The dissident lawyer, Maciej Bed- ing to dissident sources. FOUNDED 1933 narkiewicz, was charged with procuring Mr. Shcharansky, a 36-year-old classified police information and help­ mathematician, was arrested in 1977 Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal ing a riot policeman desert his unit. The and charged with "treason" for his role non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ. 07302.- investigation of the Rev. Jankowski is in the Jewish emigration movement. He (The Ukrainian Weekly - USPS 570-870). still incomplete, according to police is currently held in Chistopol Prison, Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. sources, thus charges against him are where he will be until November, when not clear. No trial dates have been set he is due to be moved to a labor camp. The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: for any of the men. Mr. Shcharansky's mother, Ida Mil- (201) 434-0237, 434-0807. 434-3036 (201) 451-2200 These announcements, made Friday. grom. has been barred from visits July 13, came only one day after four before, apparently as a means of punish­ Yearly subscription rate: SB, UNA members - S5. prominent dissidents, Jacek Kuron. ing her son for refusing to recant his- Adam Michnik, Henryk Wujek and views. Mr. Shcharansky's wife, Avital. Postmister, send address changes to 23)igniew Romaszewski, went on trial is currently living in Israel, where she THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY EdKor. Roma Hadawyez emigrated on July 4, 1974, just one day PO Bo'346 AModata adttor. баогва Bohdan Zaryciiy on charges of trying to overthrow the Jersey Crty. N J 07303 AaaifUnt aditor Marta Kokmayala Communist system in Poland. after she and Mr. Shcharansky were The four men, all leaders of the married. No. зо THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22,1984 Senate, by voice vote, approves A proclamation mail tampering resolution by the president of the United States WASHINGTON - The U.S. Con­ gress officially urged the president to on the occasion of Captive Nations Week express the disapproval of the Ameri­ can people to the Soviet government for Once each year, all Americans are asked to pause and to rememt)er that its interference with international mails their liberties and freedoms, often taken for granted, are forbidden to many when the Senate voted, by voice vote, to approve House Concurrent Resolution nations around the world. America continues to be dedicated to the proposition 294 on June 28. that all men are created equal, if we are to sustain our commitment to this The House approved the same resolu­ principle, we must recognize that the peoples of the captive nations are tion on June 19 by a vote of 403 to 0. endowed by the creator with the same rights to give their consent as to who In addition to expressing disapproval shall govern them as those of us who are privileged to live in freedom. For to the Soviet government, H.Con.Res. those captive and oppressed peoples, the United States of America stands as a 294 urges the U.S. Postal Service to symbol of hope and inspiration, this leadership requires faithfulness towards raise the issue at the Congress of the our own democratic principles as well as a commitment to speak out in defense Universal Postal Union being held in of mankind's natural rights. Hamburg. Germany from June 18 to Though 25 years have passed since the original designation of Captive July 27. The representatives would Nations Week, its significance has not diminished. Rather, it has undeniably request a UPU investigation and pos­ sible sanctions against the Soviet Union increased - especially as other nations have faHen under Communist domination. During Captive Nations Week we must take time to remem ber both for the violations. Sen. Rudy Boschwitz The resolution was introduced by the countless victims and the lonely heroes; both the targets of carpet bombing Rep. Benjamin Oilman (R-N.Y.) on cations are being cut including tele­ in Afghanistan, and individuals such as Yuriy Shukhevych. We must draw April 26, 1984. The Subcommittee on phone communications. strength from the actions of the millions of freedom fighters in Communist- Investigations of the House Committee In an appeal for urgent action. Rep. occupied countries, such as the signers of petitions for religious rights in on Post Office and Civil Service, on Oilman said: "This issue is extremely Lithuania, or the members of Solidarity, whose public protests require personal which Rep. Oilman serves, has been important to every ethnic community in risk and sacrifice that is almost incomprehensible to the average citizen in the conducting an investigation of this issue this nation. WeVe talked to and heard Free World. It is in their struggle for freedom that we can find the true path to for 15 months. The resolution was testimony from Latvians, Lithuanians, genuine and lasting peace. considered by that committee as well as Soviet Jews, Baptists, Pentecostals, For those denied the benefits of liberty we shall continue to speak out for the Foreign Affairs Committee until Roman Catholics, Ukrainians, Czecho- June 18, when it was brought before the slovakians, the Poles, the Slavs, the their freedom. On behalf of the unjustly persecuted and falsely imprisoned, we full House. A companion resolution Georgians.^ ihe, Armenians, the Hun-- shalj^ontinue to call for their speedy release and offer our prayers during was introduced on June 11 in the Senate garians and hundreds of others. There is tfieir stjfferihg^Oh behalf of the brave men and women who suffer persecution by Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minn.). a unanimity of opinion among those because of national origin, religious beliefs, and their desire for liberty, it is the The House bill had 260 co-sponsors groups that the United States should duty and the privilege of the United States of America to demand that the when it was acted on while the Senate move swiftly and decisively on the signatories of the United Nations Charter and the Helsinki Accords live up to version had 21 co-sponsors. The Senate sabotage of the international mails." their pledges and obligations and respect the principles and spirit of those Foreign Relations Committee quickly Rep. Mary Rose Dakar (D-Ohio) international agreements and understandings. reported the Senate resolution to the also spoke in support of the resolution During Captive Nations Week, we renew our efforts to encourage freedom, full Senate to show its support for the stating: "When we were there (Soviet independence, and national self-determination for those countries struggling measure. Union), we talked to people, who were to free themseh/'es from Communist ideology and totalitarian oppression, and to Rep. Oilman began the House debate Baptists, Jews, Catholics, Pentecostals, support those countries which today are standing face-to-face against Soviet on the matter by recounting the sub­ and visited some of the refusniks, visited expansionism. One cannot call for freedom and human rights for the people of committee's investigation of Soviet some members of the Ukrainian com­ interference^witb-international mails. munity, and the answer was always the Asia and Eastern Europe while ignoring the struggles of our own neighbors in Stating that the subcommittee had same; that they know they are not this hemisphere. There is no difference between the weapons used to oppress "accumulated some 2,408 pieces of getting the mail that their loved ones are the people of Laos and Czechoslovakia, and those sent to Nicaragua to terrorize evidence to date, overwhelming proof sending to them and they also gave us its own people and threaten the peace and prosperity of its neighbors. that the Soviets are in violation of five documentation which I turned over to The Congress, by joint resolution approved July 17,1959 (73 Stat. 212), has international treaties," the' New York my good friend from New York, Rep. authorized and requested the president to designate the third week in July as Congressman asked for favorable action Oilman. One gentleman gave docu­ Captive Nations Week. on an "urgent piece of legislation." mentation of all the mail he had sent out NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of He went on to say that "Soviet from the Soviet Union which was never America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning July 15, 1984, as Captive received by his loved ones in the United actions are nothing short of an outrage" Nations Week. I invite the people of the United States to observe this week with and called Soviet actions a "sabotage of States." appropriate ceremonies and activities to reaffirm their dedication to the the international mails." After the House acted on the resolu­ Rep. Oilman also pointed out that 9.3 tion, concern was expressed that the international principles of justice and freedom, which unite us and inspire percent of the American public comes Senate may recess before taking action others. from ethnic backgrounds affected by on the resolution. As the final days of IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of July, in Soviet actions. "A large part of that 9.3 the session approached without the the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the percent figure can no longer correspond Senate taking up the measure. Rep. Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth. with friends and relatives in Soviet Oilman took to the telephone to contact countries" according to Rep. Oilman. members of the Senate urging swift Ronald Reagan He also pointed out that all communi- (Continued on page 10) , Ad hoc committee to mark unveiling of Shevchenko monument hold meeting

NEW YORK - The Committee for parations for the jubilee celebration Ukrainian Congress Committee of A report on the activity of the Wash­ Defense of National Rights for Ukraine, that will be held in the nation s capital America, the third organization under ington-based preparatory subcommit­ an ad hoc Ukrainian community body on Sunday, September 16. The day's whose aegis the ad hoc committee tee was delivered by Dr. Woroch on the founded to mark this year's anniver­ events will also serve as a protest against functions, is Ignatius Billinsky. basis o\ his contacts with Stephan sary of the unveiling of the Taras the continued and intensified Russifica- Report;; were delivered by execuli\e Proeyk. who, along with Stepan Kurylas Shevchenko monument in Washington, tion being imposed on Ukraine by the committee members Dr. Woroch; and Ihor Gawdiak. is on the subcom­ conferred here at the headquarters of Soviet Communist regime. Evhcn Stakhiv and Mykola Somany- mittee's presidium. The report covcrcd,.. the Shevchenko Scientific Society on During the committee's meeting, shyn. vice chairmen: and Y. Klym. the preparation of scholarly conferences Wednesday. June 27 - exactly 20years members briefly recarlled the historic treasurer. to be held in Boston and Washington; after the landmark event. day of the unveiling with a reading by The reports revealed that comme­ the sale of tickets to the comnieniora- It was on June 27, 1964, that former Olha Kuzmowycz of her article titled morative badges are now being sold at live concert; inlornialion nialeri.ils President Dwight D. Eisenhower un­ "The Turning Point." Ukrainian summer resorts and camps: being prepared in both the English and veiled the monument by Ukrainian The meeting was conducted by the thousands of letters arc being mailed lo Ukrainian languages; and the coordina­ Canadian sculptor Leo Мої (Molodo- executive committee chairman. Dr. Ukrainian community members ID tion of the subcommittee's work with zhanyn) before a throng of some ІОО.ОСЮ Stephen Woroch. who was assisted by .solicit funds for the anni\ersary obser­ the e.\eculi\e in New York. Ukrainians. presidium members Jaroslaw Padoch vances: posters, leadeis and inlornia- In addition, attention was focused on The ad hoc committee - the full and John O. Flis. lional material arc being prepared; and the concert and its budget, which was name of which is Committee for De­ Dr. Padoch is the rcprcseniaiivc on thai letters of invitation will be sent lo presented by (ieorge PowMenko. fense of National Rights for Ukraine the presidium of the Shevchenko Scien­ the hierarchs of all Ukrainian Churches Among other matters discussed at the Commemorating the 20th Anniversary tific Society: Mr. Flis represents the and leaders ol community organiza­ meeting was Dr. Padoch's proposal that of the. ShevchenkoMoniiment in Wash­ Ukrainian American. Coordinating tions that have not yet joined the ad hoc the film of the Shevchenko monument ington -- met to discuss further pre­ Council. The rcprcscntalixc of ihc CO mm і nee. (Continued on page 10) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 22.1984 No. 30 Ukrainian American agenda Millennium committee established spotlighted at Chicago forum to work for religion chair at Harvard by Paul Basile -line against further Soviet expansion­ NEW YORK - After nearly a year man; Roman Huhlewych, vice-chaii- ism and argued for a strong national of preparatory activity, the Committee man for the United States; John Hamu- CHICAGO - The Ukrainian Ameri­ defense. on the Millennium of Christianity in lak, secretary; Walter Baranetsky, can agenda shared top billing at the "In order for us to maintain the rights Rus'-Ukraine for the Realization of the financial director; Alexander Pryshlak, fourth of seven Chicago-based forum^: we have in this country it is crucial to Harvard Project was officially esta­ organizational director; the Rev. spotlighting the concerns of America's have a strong national defense to blished here at a meeting on April 6. Bohdan Tarnawsky, information direc­ ethnic, minority and women's groups. guarantee our safety against any and all A Ukrainian-language communique tor; Yaroslav Pastushenko, Yuriy Bazy- Public officials and civic leaders aggressors," he said. outlining the committee's background levsky, Vasyl Kalynovych and Myro- numbered among the crowd that Improved human and national rights and goals was recently forwarded to the slav Labunka, special assignments gathered on June 29 at the Golden Ox behind the Iron Curtain enjoy the Ukrainian press. committee. restaurant on Chicago's near northwest steadfast support of the Ukrainian The committee, which has the support Hierarchs of all Ukrainian religious side to hear Ukrainian National Infor­ American community, Mr. Wasylyk of the hierarchs of the Ukrainian denominations, the presidents of the mation Service(UNIS)director, Myron continued, in speaking out against the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and World Congress of Free Ukrainians and Wasylyk, and Cuban American Na­ importing of goods made in the Soviet the leaders of Evangelical denomina­ the World Federation of Ukrainian tional Foundation director Marcelino Union by "slave labor." tions, functions in cooperation with the Women's Organizations, and the leaders Miyares describe their community Presidium of the World Congress of of Ukrainian scholarly institutions will agendas. "Many political prisoners inside the Free Ukrainians. be invited to serve on an honorary The luncheon forum series will serve Soviet Union are forced to make goods Its goal is to implement the so-called committee. as the crucible for a groundbreaking which are then exported to the West for Harvard Project for the millennium, The executive committee held its first effort to forge a national agenda from profit," he said. "We cannot in good which includes the establishment of a meeting on June 18 in New York to the shared concerns of the nation's conscience speak of human rights and Harvard University chair devoted to discuss a plan of action and fund-raising ethnic, minority and women's groups. chastize governments for non-com­ research on religious thought in U- activity. Representing a community that he pliance with principles of the Helsinki kraine: the publication of a mammoth The committee has set up head­ described as '^jgenerally bi-lingual. Accord on one hand while completely I20-v61ume collection of Ukrainian quarters at the Self-Reliance building in ideologically conservative, religion and ignoring these principles in the commer­ literary treasures through the year New York. Its chairman. Dr. Woroch, family oriented, with strong ties to cial arena, to the point of rewarding 1798; and the publication of a three- may be reached at (201) 731-1050; its Ukrainian tradition and the preserva­ governments for illegal acts." volume work on 1,000 years of Ukrai­ vice-chairman, Mr. Huhlewych, maybe tion thereof," Mr. Wasylyk stressed Strengthening Voice of America and nian Christianity. contacted at (212) 473-7310. that, "to understand the issues of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty The Harvard Project was first out­ The millennium committee has concern to Ukrainian Americans one broadcasts into the captive nations lined by Dr. Omeljan Pritsak, director directed Dr. Pritsak to begin imple­ must know the history of Ukraine and rounds off the foreign affairs agenda of of the Harvard Ukrainian Research mentation of the three-part Har­ its people." Leaving a nation long the Ukrainian American community, Institute, at a July 1983 meeting of the vard Project at the start of the 1984-85 victimized by czarist and then Soviet Mr. Wasylyk said. committee's initiative group. academic year. oppression, including the Great Famine, It was^n June 1983^that Bishop ^The Harvard Project's first goal isthe" (І932-33) most Ukrainians carme to Domestic concierns Michael Hrynchyshyn, in his role as establishment of a chair for research on America in search of political, econo­ secretary of the millennium committee the religious thought of Ukraine. The mic and social freedom, he said. On the domestic front, Wasylyk of the Ukrainian Catholic Bishops' chair would be affiliated with Harvard's "Because any Ukrainian nationalistic stressed the need for finding ways to Synod, asked the HURI to prepare a Theological School, and it would be movement is a threat to Soviet foreign reverse "the breakup and dissolution" plan for the dignified observance of the held by a scholar who would study the and domestic policy, the Russian go­ of urban Ukrainian American neigh­ millennium. An initiative group first religious thought of all Ukrainian vernment over time has enacted a series borhoods. met on June 16 at Harvard. The group denominations. of programs designed to destroy all Government aid to small businesses, met for^ the third time during The. second goal, the publication of traces of Ukrainian nationalism," Mr. relief for the elderly caught between the World Congress of Free Ukrainians Ukrainian literary masterpieces, en­ Wasylyk said. "This has made Ukrai­ rising rents and fixed incomes, public conclave in Toronto in December 1983. visions the preparation of three series of- nian Americans very defensive about support for Ukrainian cultural activities That meeting, attended by churchmen, these works, with each series consisting and protective of their national iden­ and the revamping of government the laity and scholars, approved the of 40 volumes. One series would be tity." programs that work to the detriment of Harvard Project and proposed ways to published in the languages of the Calling the Soviet Union the "number neighborhood stability would all help finance its realization. original works (Church Slavonic, Old one adversary" of Ukraine and the spur the revitalization of enclaves like At its fourth meeting, held in February and Middle Ukrainian, Polish, Latin), -United-StateSi-Mfr-Wasylyk urged the Chicago's Ukrainian Village and New of this year, the initiative group dis­ another would be in English transla­ U.S. government to maintain a hard (Continued on page 13) cussed the creation of an executive tion, and the third in Ukrainian transla­ committee in order to move the Har­ tion. The series would include Ukrai­ vard Project forward. Finally, in April, nian literary works from the early an executive committee was officially chronicles through Ivan Kotliarevsky's Senate candidate visits UNA established with the following as its milestone "Aeneid" (1798). members: Dr. Stepan Woroch, chair­ (Continued on page 13) executive otticers and Svoboda editors on July 6 here at the UNA main offices. The former mayor of Montclair, Ob'ifuary N.J., discussed her views on U.S.-Soviet relations, as welt as the problems faced by ethnic groups in the state and the The Rev. Nicholas Fisanick, 62 entire nation. He majored in philosophy at St. Basil's Ms. Mochary maintained that the College in Stamford, Conn., then went question of human rights comprises the on to study theology at the Catholic core of U.S.-Soviet relations, adding University of America in Washington. that she believes that as long as the On July"l2, 1946, he was ordained to USSR violates these rights, conquers the priesthood by Archbishop Con- scores of nations and conducts aggres­ stantine Bohachevsky. sive expansionist politics, the U.S. must The Rev. Fisanick's first assignment maintain military strength. was to assist the late Rev. Philemon She explained that the U.S. must Tarnovsky, chancellor and pastor of the "speak from a position of power" Cathedral Parish in Philadelphia. Soon during negotiations, noting that part of after, he was transfered to Shamokin, the weakness in U.S. foreign policy lie's Pa., where he assisted the Rev. Michael in its feeble stance on captive nations. Kuzmak. In I947he was assigned to the The 42-yearrold Ms. Mochary was missions in Muskegon, Mich., where he born in Hungary and maintains clo.se organized St. Nicholas Ukrainian Ca­ ties with the Hungarian American tholic Church. He also organized St. community here. After becoming mayor Michael's Parish in Grand Rapids, in 1980. she undertook a program to Mich. preserve Montclair's ethnic neighbor­ Rev. Nicholas Fisanick In February 1949 he returned to the hoods. Cathedral Parish in Philadelphia and, As a partner in the law firmo f Cerny LANSDALE, Pa. - The Rev. Ni­ in May of that year, became pastor IVfary Mochary and John Flis, president 8L Mochary she specializes in real cholas Fi.sanick, who served nearly 40 of the Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian estate law and investments. Ms. Mo­ years in the Catholic Church, died here of the UNA. Catholic Church in the Hanover sec­ chary, who is married and has two on Tuesday, June 26 of a stroke. He was tion of Nanticoke, Pa. JERSEY CITY, NJ. Republican children, said she supports all of Presi­ 62. The Rev. Fisanick. who had been ill Mary Mochary. who is challenging dent Ronald Reagan's policies concern­ The Rev. Fisanick was born on June for some time, had been living here at incumbent Democrat Bill Bradley for a ing economfc stimulation, infiation and 21. 1922. in Barnesboro, Pa., where he the Villa of Divine Providence nursing U.S. Senate seat, met bricflv with UN.A unemployment. completed his high school education. home since July, 1976. No. зо THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22,1984

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Thirty-one golfers take part in 12th annual UNA tourney

ORLAND PARK. 111. - Silver Uke Scoti and Jerry Mychalc/uk who tied Country Club was the site of the 12th for men's low gross. Ixvka Pankow for annual UNA golf tournament in which women's lo4v gro,ss. and Gene Czernobil 31 golfers participated on Sundav, Julv who received the duffers award. The 1. John \V. Evanchuk Memorial Trophy went to Mr. Mychalczuk. After the tourney an award.s dinner was held in the dining hall. Michael Kostyk came closest to the Chairman Jerry Mychalczuk wel­ pin on the short par-three hold and Dan comed the participants and theirguests, Gawaluch hit the longest drive on the and the Rev. Leonard Korchinski gave 15th hole. the invocation. Здесіаі guests included After all the awards were handed out UNA Supreme Advisor Helen Olek a drawing for door prizes was held. Ray Scott of Chicago, the Rev. Korchinski. Rizzo won a medal-wood driver. Ms. Edwin Blidy and Peter Gut, both of Pankow won a putterand Mrs. Paschen UNA Branch 220. got a set of club covers. Prizes were awarded by UNA Su­ Another golf tourney is being planned preme Vice Presidentess Gloria Paschen for late August or early September, UNA Supreme Vice Presidentess Gloria Paschen awards Waiter Scott at golf to all the participants, including Walter according to organizers. - tourney.

Boy's camp ends, girl's begins at SoyUZivka Branch 217 marks 75th anniversary ROCHESTER. N.Y. - UNA Branch Myron Russnak, who introduced the 217 celebrated its 75th anniversary with head table. In addition to Mr. Ris, the.- a jubilee dinner held here at St. Josa- head table included priests from area pliat's Ukrainian Catholic School on Ukrainian churches. Sister Teodora of Saturday. June 2. Representatives of St. Josaphat's School, Konstantyn over 48 organizations joined other Shewchuk, Peter Dziuba, deputy chair­ guests in honoring the branch, which man of the district committee, Stefan gave impetus to virtually all other Iwaskiw. branch chairman. Dmytro Ukrainian institutions in this upstate Prystaj, secretary, and Archmandrite city. Victor Pospishil, who gave the invoca­ Among those honoring Branch 217, tion. also known as the St. Josaphat's Branch, After Mr. Flis gave his remarks, he was UNA Supreme President John Flis. presented a plaque for dedicated service who in his keynote address prai.sed the to Mr. Shewchuk. who Is 90 years old. 10 men and six women who founded the The entertainment program featured branch back in 1909, among them John the Ne/abutky ensemble — Halyna Shwetz. the first president. John Markiw and Nina Smetaniuk - who Iwaskewych, the first secretary, and sarfg three songs. They were laterjoined Wasyl Lucyshyn. the financial secre­ by Daria Kompaniec. tary. . The jubilee celebration was opened The dinner ended with a benediction by Ann Sorokti. who played the Ameri­ delivered by the Rev. Fedir Kowalenko, can and UNA anthems. Stefan Pryj- pastor of St. Mary's Protectress Church. The two-week boys' camp at Soyuzivka (top) came to a close on Saturday, mak. the financial secretary, then A dance followed, with the New Dimen­ July 14, after the campers presented a farewell program for their parents and introduced the master of ceremonies. sions band providing the music. friends. Quickly, the Lviv villa was spruced up and counselors anxiously awaited the arrival of the girls on Sunday, July 15. According to camp director Stephanie M. Hawryluk, over 25 girls in all are expected to attend the two-week camp. Helping Mrs. Hawryluk run the recreational camp are counselors Marianne Hawryluk, Stenia Dziadiw, Oksana Uzdejczyk and Stefanie Masnyj.

UNA Supreme President John Flis (at left) joins Rochester UNA activists Stefan Pryjmak and Konstantyn Shewchuk.

UNA committee plans Soyuzivka trip NEWARK, N.J. While Soyu­ served at 1 p.m.. and the Iskra Band of zivka prepares its festive celebrations New York will perform during an lor the Ukrainian National Associa­ outdoor conccr at 2:30 p.m. tion's 90th anniversary on July 28-29, The bus will leave Soyuzivka at 6:30 UNA activists are mobilizing to attend p.m.. and is due to return to Newark by the event in full forces. 9 p.m. The S20 per person fare.includes Among the groups planning to attend round-trip transportation, lunch, ta.x the event is the Esse.x County Commit­ and gratuities. tee of the UNA. which has arranged its .All members of the UNA and their annual bus ride to Soyuzivka for Sun­ friends a re cordially invited. Please send day. July 29. The bus will leave St. check or money order to Andrew John's Ukrainian Catholic Church. 762 Keybida. 19 Rutgers St.. Maplevvood, .Sanford Avc. in Newark, at 8:.4() a.m.. N..I. 07040. along with your name and and arrive at Soyuzivka in time for the address. For more information please 11 a.m. divine liturgy. Luncheon will be call (201) 762-2827. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1984 No. 30

Effective Media Relations by Andrij Bilyk On honoring Sheptytsky P.O. Box 9653. Alexandria. Va. 22304

Last week we reported on the establishment of a special archeparchal Last week's American newspaper ac­ that the media reports on the changing committee that has been charged with planning observances of the 40th count of the youth festival at Glen Spey: Ukrainian image by coming to Wash­ anniversary of the death of Servant of God Andrey Sheptytsky, the what it means ington on September 16. metropolitan of Lviv from 1900 until his death on November I, 1944. In fact, because of the credibility you We hail Philadelphia Archbishop and U.S. Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk's You are beginning to change the gained during the famine commemora­ initiative in organizing this committee for its purpose is a noble one. Ukrainian image in the American press. tions last year, you can do more in one Metropolitan Sheptytsky's deeds have earned him a place among Ukraine's Last weekend's coverage of the Ukrai­ weekend, to change the Ukrainian greatest spiritual and national leaders, among the universal Catholic nian Fraternal Association's Youth image nationally, than what was done Church's greatest workers and among the world's greatest humanitarians. Festival by Orange County's Sunday between 1964 and 1982. As metropolitan of Lviv he reorganized the Greek Catholic Theological Record is a case in point. The irony of September 16 provides all of us with Seminary in Lviv. opened seminaries in Peremyshl and Stanislaviv, and sent the event didn't escape the reporter. "As the opportunity to talk with the media the best theology students to seminaries beyond the borders of Ukraine for music and laughter echoed through the in our cities about the continued geno­ advanced studies. He restored the ancient monastic order of St. Theodore sloping (Glen Sf)ey) countryside, hun­ cide (Russification) of Ukraine and the Studite. introduced the Redemptorist Fathers order, reorganized the Basilian dreds signed petitions urging Congress fact that we are once again marching on Sisters and the Sister Servants of Mary, and established the women's orders to establish a Ukrainian Famine Com­ the Soviet Embassy to protest this of St. Joseph, St. Josaphat, the Myronosytsi and the Studite Sisters. mission," he wrote. This time, because genocide. Metropolitan Sheptytsky encouraged the clergy to become active you signed petitions, because you September 16also gives usthe oppor­ participants in community life, and he himself played a leading role in this wanted to talk to the media about the tunity to honor Taras Shevchenko on regard. His work and contributions touched all facets of Ukrainians' lives. famine, you got the kind of coverage we this, the 20th anniversary of the dedica­ He was a generous supporter of orphanages, schools, hospitals, and youth dream about. tion of the Shevchenko Monument (and organizations such as Plast. He was a major contributor to the Lviv hospital You took an ethnic festival, one that to talk to the media about what Shev­ named in his honor: the hospital's polyclinic provided free medical care to paints us as dances, pysanka- chenko means to us as Americans). tens of thousands. makers, and bakers of culinary And, finally, September l6enablesusto He was a patron of the arts, founding the Church Museum (later renamed delights, and you turned it around. The sit back and enjoy a musical tribute to the National Museum) as a center of research on Ukrainian art, especially Record's story — every inch of it - is Ukrainian culture at the Kennedy church art and bibliology. He sponsored many art publications and taught art about what "American-Ukrainians" Center for the Performing Arts (and. to history at the Lviv Art School. want from Congress. It's about why talk to the media in ourcities about how In the political sphere, as a member of the Austrian Herrenhaus (House of weVe only just begun to speak out this culture is being forcibly Russianized Lords) and the Galician Diet, he frequently spoke out in defense ot the about what the media calls "The for­ - which is different from being assimi­ political rights of Ukrainians. Later he became a member of the National gotten holopaust." And, it's about why lated, which is a natural process — a Council of the independent Western Ukrainian National Republic. our holocaust was forgotten. process, by the way, that affects every It is particularly Titting that U.S. Ukrainian Catholics honor Metropolitan Whether you were among the 15,000 ethnic group here in America). Sheptytsky, since it was due to his efforts that the Holy See in 1907 named a or so who attended last week's Glen If the 15,000 of us who made it to bishop, Soter Ortynsky, for Ukrainians in this country. As a result of his 1910 Spey Youth Festival, or whether you Glen Spey last weekend, make it to the visit to U.S. and Canadian Ukrainians, a Ukrainian Canadian bishop, are just reading about it. The Record nation's capital September 16, then our Nicetas Budka, was appointed in 1912. story is pure evidence that our Ukrai­ Ukrainian cause is advanced tenfold. After World War I, in late 1920, the metropolitan journeyed to Rome and nian image is truly in your hands. It And if, before you board that chartered "Western Europe to re-establish contacts between the West and the Ukrainian could have been another one of those' bus, or'get in your car, you go to your Church. During the journey and his pastoral visits to North and South stereotyped ethnic festival stories but it local media and tell them what you are America in 1921-23, he spoke often in support of the Ukrainian cause. wasn4 — you made sure of that. And doing and why,'then you've advanced On the basis of powers granted him by Pojje Pius X, Metropolitan you can continue to make sure of it. our cause 100 times over where it is Sheptytsky organized the Russian Catholic Church and appointed the Rev. You can continue to make sure of it today. That's how important your Leonid Fedorov exarch of Russia in 1917. He did so upon completing a three- by introducing — and pointing out to contact with your media'and a massive year term of exile in Russia after his arrest when Galicia was occupied by the the media — the same elements of irony turnout on September 16 are. Russians in 1914. amid the Ukrainian community in your You did it last year when we were Metropolitan Sheptytsky was a pioneer of ecumenism. He promoted the city that The Record reporter saw in commemorating the 50th anniversary union of the Eastern and Western Churches, leading the union movernent in Glen Spey. Take any occasion, an of the Forgotten Holocaust. You did it both East and West, and initiating congresses of Slavic Church leaders to ethnic festival, a church bazaar and do last week in Glen Spey. You can do it discuss unification. what people in Glen Spey did. September 16, in Washington. He was a heroic figure, too. During the Nazi occupation of western Ukraine Those of you who signed the petitions Let's work together. You charter the he gave refuge to Jews — especially children and mothers, hiding them in the at tables manned by Americans for buses, and well get you the mailing list metropolitan's palace, and in churches and monasteries under his Human Rights in Ukraine know it of the media in your city.and the tickets jurisdiction. His historic pastoral letter titled "Thou Shalt Not Kill" wasn't an easy job. You had to stand in to the Kennedy Center concert. Just addressed itself to Hitler's extermination of Jews, and a letter to Himmler line and write your name and address write. Sec you in the nation's capital on protested.these atrocities." five times - on four separate petitions September 16. Metropolitan Sheptytsky's influence, thus, extended far beyond the and one postcard. But you did it. The borders of Galicia and well outside the confines of Ukrainian community life. Ukrainians in your city will do it. too. Next week: It's time to.begin your For this reason, it would only be appropriate to mark the 40th anniversary of Just give them a chance. September 16 media campaign; and this saintly churchman's death on a commensurate level: by seeking the You can continue to make certain how to do it. participation of non-Ukrainian-spiritual and lay leaders in the program of" prayer, scholarship and art planned by the archeparchal committee; by In observance of The Weekly's 50th -disseminating information about this great man among the public at large; by pushing for recognition of the metropolitan's deeds in Israel's Aisle of the Righteous which honors those who saved Jewish lives; and by praying for his beatification. From our pages in 1971 "Stefanyk's Centennial," March 20,1971

Among the luminaries of Ukrainian literature, the name of Vasyl Stefanyk hasa special place of reverence. A writer of short stories that have no peer in our AN APPEAL literature, Stefanyk has justly been called "the son of Ukrainian soil." ..It is with the Ukrainian village and the harsh life of the Ukrainian pea.sant that his- " ^^"To M cMcemed peoiple literary works are^jrimarily concerned. No writer was able to convey th^ deep attachment of the Ukrainian peasant to his land with such understanding and conviction as Stefanyk. His settings, his characters, and even his somewhat Y'our support is needed for passage of a bill to establish a U.S. lapidary style reflect his love for the poor yet unbending and" wholly admirable government-funded congressional commission to study the causes Ukrainian villager. and consequences of the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine. Himself a son of the village, Stefanyk could not stay away from it for long: after a A massive letter-writing campaign to U.S. legislators is being initiated stab at medical studies in Cracow, he returned to his village Rusiv where he was by AHRU. Get involved! Your financial and active help is essential for born in 1871. Like the characters of hisshort stories, he worked the land and shared the success of this effort. Send your contribution and/or write for both the joys and miseries of his village kin. He k new their sweat, and blood and toil additional Information to: lor he was one of them. In learning about Ukraine and the mentality of the core of her people there is no Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine bypassing Stefanyk. This year marks the lOOth anniversary of his birth. The 43 Midland Place cultural committee of the World Congress of Free Ukrainian.s has called for Newark, N.J. 07106 appropriate observances in honor of this great writer's memory. His legacv are his works.. We could well begin the centennial l?y delving into then) , ,', .. - No. зо THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22, 1984

The Washington Connection Faces and Places from THE UKRAINIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS P.O. Box 23546. Washington, D.C. 20026 by Myron B. Kuropas Congressional statement update On June 29. Rep. Bruce Morrison Ferraro adds new dimension (D-Conn.) submitted a statement to the Congressional Record titled "Tribute to to Italian American vote Taras Shevchenko." The purpose was to commemorate the 20th anniversary The following column by Dr. Kuro­ Republicans lor the past 50 years. of the dedication of the poet's monu­ pas, UNA vice president and vice In the late 19th century, they tended ment. In the statement Rep. Morrison chairman of the hoard of ihe National to favor the GOP in ihe belief thai included a letter from Walter Stadnicki Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs, was prosperity and Republicans went hand which also appeared in the prepared by the author as pan of a in hand. As the Republican establish­ New -Haven . Register. The brief series of public affairs columns that will ment came to be identified with restric­ letter explained about Shevchenko and explore issues and interests of ethnic tive immigration laws and literacy tests concluded with an excerpt from the Americans. lor immigrants. Italian Americans poem "O My Thoughts, My Heartfelt began to change their allegiance. Thoughts." The Connecticut legislator Rep. Bruce Morrison The conventional wisdom is thai In certain local areas, however. pointed out that 100,000 Ukrainian Walter Mondale selected New York Italians continued to support the GOP Americans attended the dedication of examples of genocide including the Congresswoman Geraldine A. Ferraro primarily becau.se the Democratic party the memorial, and called Shevchenko Holocaust, the famine in Ukraine, the as his running mate because she is a was dominated by the Irish. Such "a bold and vigiliant voice for freedom mass murders in Cambodia, and Soviet bright, articulate and politically astute notable Italian Americans as New York in his lifetime." policy in Afghanistan, to point out the woman. That's true but it's only part of Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and Mass- Each day that the Senate is in session. need for ratification. On June 29, Sen. the story. Ferraro isalso Roman Catho­ chusetts Governor John Volpe were Sen. William Proxmire (D-Wise.) calls Howard Baker (R-Tenn.) pointed out lic and an Italian and Mondale needs all Republicans as are Sens. Alfonse upon the Senate to ratify the Genocide that Sen. Proxmire "has spoken on this the help he can get with the European D'Amato of New York and Peter V. Treaty, first submitted to the subject every day the Senate has been in ethnic vote. Domenici of New Mexico today. Senate by President Truman regular session since January 11, 1967. Some pundits will argue that Fer- The Democratic Party solidified its in 1949. Sen. Proxmire has used various (Continued on pmge 15) raro's voting record is very liberal (she hold on Italian Americans in 1928 when had an ADA rating of 75 in 1982) and Al Smith, a Roman Catholic, was the Letters to the editor that most European ethnics are conser­ presidential candidate. They stayed vative. That's also true but again it's with the Democrats until 1940 when Lets play up our peasant culture only part of the story. Ferraro's con­ Franklin D. Roosevelt raised their ire gressional district includes western with unfavorable comments about Dear Editor: that me Ukrainian National Associa­ Queens. Astoria (Archie Bunker's Benito Mussolini, the Italian premier. It was said of Verdi's music that "the tion gives us to hear these concerts, and neighborhood in "All in the Family" Most of America's Italians voted for spade was never far" — that is, that hope these comments will be taken in was on Astoria's Steinway Street) and Harry S. Truman in 1948 but split their elements of the Italian countryside the spirit intended. Jackson Heights, a multi-ethnic area of vote when Dwight D. Eisenhower was were always present. Other compo.sers Pearl Vari Dent Italians. Greeks, Poles. Irish. Hun- the Republican candidate during the also used native melodies and rhythms: Danbury. Conn. 'garians, Russians and Ukrainians. 1950s. In I960. John F. Kennedy, a the Spanish music in Bizet's "Carmen." Although Jimmy Carter only won 40 Roman Catholic, captured 80 percent the Hungarian dances by Brahms and Knocks "critical" usage percent of their vote in 1980. Ferraro of the Italian vote in Massachusetts. Liszt. Ukrainian motifs in Tchkaikov- managed to capture 58 percent. In 1982. Illinois. Rhode Island and Ohio. sky's works, to name a very few. Dear Editor: when unemployment was high. Ferraro Lyndon Johnson kept Italians in the The program of the (April 1) Ukrai­ The front page article in the June 10. carried her district by a smashing Democratic fold in 1964 but Hubert nian concert at Carnegie Hall seemed to 1984. edition of The Ukrainian Weekly margin of 73 percent. Humphrey was only able to get 50 have been planned to avoid any music talked about a reactor in Ukraine going According to David Roth, national percent of their vote in 1968. Richard that might sound "ethnic." In vain the "critical." From the context the reader ethnic liaison for the American Jewish Nixon, who appointed John Volpe to ear and the heart yearned as a brief, would natiirally infer that criticality is Committee. Ferraro "is a coalitionist his cabinet, improved his margin of familiar phrase was heard, only to be an abnormal and unsafe condition, who offers the Democrats the first real Italian votes in 1972. Gerald Ford lost submerged in anonymous sound. As for since the same sentence continues prospect of doing better with European much of it in 1976. the choir, either the words have signi­ "another at Shevchenko was shut down ethnic voters than they did in 1980." Only 38 percent of America's Italians ficance and should be heard, or it might after pipes and turbines were found to There seems to be little doubt that voted for Jimmy Carter in 1980. A as well be a strictly instrumental pro­ have faults." Such reporting is mis­ Ferraro will help Mondale with Italian surprising 9 percent voted for John gram. leading since every operating power American voters, 54 percent of whom Anderson. And so. for me. the program was reactor in ihe world is in fact critical. went with Ronald Reagan in 1980. "Her Today, Italian Americans are well aesthetically interesting, technically Going "critical" is neitherabnormal nor selection," claims Fred Rotondaro. organized, more affluent than the strong, and emotionally cold. unsafe. executive director of the Washington- average American, and strongly com­ mitted to family and nation. What are There seems to be an attempt, by I cannot comment on the other based Italian American Foundation "facts" presented in your article. How­ (lAF), "will energi/e Italian American their political affiliations and where do some Ukrainians, at a "gentrification" they stand on the issues? of our history, to deny that Ukraine was ever, nearly alt of the nuclear related voters particularly in the northeastern articles which I have read in newspapers states." According to data compiled by the an agricultural, if not a peasant,coun- National Opinion Research Center try. Shevchenko said that he who and magazines concerning topics or If the election in November is clo.sc. incidents with which I have direct Ferraro's Italian ancestry and sex could between 1972 and 1976. 44 percent of abandons his mother will be punished Italian American voters still considered by God. But there are many ways of familiarity have contained either serious make the difference. With a national technical errors, exaggerations or mis­ population of over 12 million, there are themselves Democrats. Only 17 percent abandonment. One is to pretend that the identified themselves as Republicans. mother is an elegant, grand dame, leading comments. Despite our freedom twice as many Italian Americans as rather than a work-worn, kerchiefed of the press, Americans are terribly there are Jews and farmers. Significant­ An opinion survey of 200 Italian woman. misinformed about nuclear power (and ly, they represent 11 percent of the Americans of various political persua­ perhaps much more). The glaring sensa­ population in such key states as New sions was conducted by the Free Con­ One reason for us to cherish and tionalism of the American press is no gress Research and Education Founda­ preserve our music is for historical York and New Jersey, 8 percent in more virtuous than the blatant propa­ Massachusetts. 6 percent in Pennsyl­ tion in 1982. When asked to identify the purposes. What was the "orda" that ganda of the Soviet press. most important problem in their com­ wanted to .steal the Kozak's horse? vania, and 3 percent in Illinois and Rorida. Add that to the 41 million munity, crime was mentioned by 21 Where is the village of Bohuslavo. percent of the respondents. Other Kanovskoho Pana, and what does the William Bojduj eligible women voters in the United Forest. Va. States and it's clear that Ferraro is frequently mentioned community pro­ death of Bondarivna tell us about blems were ta.xes (12.5 percent), un­ serfdom? indeed a formidable running mate. Thanks Weekly Italian Americans also have an im­ employment (12.5 percent), and educa­ Another reason is that it is only in the pressive political base. The governors of tion (7 percent). .Sigiiihcantly. such free world that it can be preserved. The Dciir lidilor: New York and Ohio are of Italian lifestyle issues as pollution, overpopu­ Soviets would like nothing better than Thunk \ou lor mailing mc a cop\ ol ancestry as are four U..S. senators and lation, and discrimination were men­ to obliterate any memory of them. One "The Great Famine in Ukrain'c" 1 his 29 representatives. The majority arc tioned by less than I percent of the of the charges against a man recently profound book has made my children Democrats. respondents. arrested wa,s that he was gathering aware olthc dedication and sulTcringol Unlike other European ethnic groups When asked to identify the federal nationalistic battle songs. our people, and also of the Soviet who,sc loyalty to the Democratic party programs they believed should be cut Finally. 1 wish to say what perhaps menace. has remained fairly .steady since 1928. first to balance the budget, the most should have been .said at the beginning. Barbara Lotito Italian Americans have shifted back frequent response was welfare (28.5; \^ That I am grateful for the opportunity Pittsburgh. Pa. and forth between the Democrats and (Continued on page 14) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22.1984 No. 30 15,000 turn Verkhovyna into one huge Ukrainian party

by Marta Kolomayets Elaine Stadnyk, made their second appearance at the Verkhovyna Festival. GLEN SPEY. N.Y. - Thousands The group has performed in New York, flocked to the ninth annual Verkhovyna Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and . Youth Festival held here at the resort of Montreal, to name just a few cities and the Ukrainian Fraternal Association on have thrilled such distinguished specta­ July 13-15. tors as the Queen of England and Prince According to festival director. Ulana Philip. Steck, over 15,000 people attended the Another group from Toronto, the three-day event. Over the three-day Burya Orchestra, got the audience period, festival-goers were warmly clapping and stampiiig their feet as they greeted by UFA President John offered their renditions of Ukrainian Oleksyn, who along with Bohdan songs in a country-and-westem style. Futey, chairman of the Foreign Claims Bohdan Andrushyshyn, better known Settlement Commission, extended best to Ukrainian audiences as Danchyk, wishes for a successful festival from Pre­ delivered beautiful folk ballads, ac­ sident Ronald Reagan. companying himself on the guitar during the Sunday afternoon show. A Friday evening, July 13 program at 7:15 kicked off the weekend activities. All the performances went smoothly The Verkhovyna Dance Workshop, with the assistance of the master of which comprLses young dancers from all ceremonies, Bohdan Zajcew, who added over the United States and Canada, bi-lingual introductions, as well as a bit dazzled the audience during an outdoor of humor to the festivities. Mr. Zajcew, stage performance. The evening concert no stranger to the Verkhovyna stage, continued with lively entertainment served as the emcee during the 1978 and supplied by the four-man Bulava group 1979 festivals. Born in Winnipeg, he from Toronto. The members of this moved to Edmonton in 1979 to pursue group have toured extensively through­ his broadcasting career. Currently, he out major cities in North America. works with ACCESS radio network CKUA as an announcer/producer. Before an evening dance featuring New Dirnika Chorus members await their turn on the Verkhovyna stage. York's Iskra Band, the Solovey Band of Saturday evening was highlighted by Toronto performed in concert out­ the dances to the music of Iskra, Burya doors. and Solovey, which lasted into the wee Three more shows spotlighted the hours of Sunday morning. three-day festival, on Saturday after­ Besides the wide array of entertain­ noon, Saturday evening and Sunday ment - which was arranged by the аПеггюоп. giving all festival-goers a festival committee consisting of Ms. chance to delight in the lovely folk songs Steck. Jerry Pronko, Steve Kapczak, and lively folk dances of various Ukrai­ Edward Popil, Nicholas Botidari, Erne­ nian regions. stine Bohdan and Peter Salak - festi­ val-goers were able to view and pur­ Other performers included Lina chase goods in over 35 booths filled with Beluts, an alto soloist, who also per­ Ukrainian arts and crafts, records, formed duets with soprano Natalka books, T-shirts and jewelry, set up on Lytovchenko. Both women, friends the lawn in front of the main house at from their days at the Chernivets the Verkhovyna resort center. Theater of Music and Drama, p)erform- Gastronomic delights from the U- ed a variety of Ukrainian folk songs. krainian kitchen were also available Vocal performances were also given throughout the three-day fest. by the Dumka ensemble, a female group Members of the Americans for Hu­ of singers, all members of the Dumka man Rights in Ukraine also set up their Chorus of New York, which also per­ booths to inform all spectators of the formed at the festivities. The quintet, August 1 hearing in the U.S. Senate on which is directed by Mychajlo Lev, sang the "forgotten holocaust," the tragic old Ukrainian melodies that are rarely Great Famine in Ukraine (1932-33). heard today. The renowned Dumka They encouraged their fellow Ukrai­ Chorus, under the direction of Semen nians to sign petitions urging Congress Komirny, also provided Ukrainian song to establish a commission to study the during their Saturday evening perfor­ causes and consequences of the famme. mance. The Verkhovyna Festival, which Dexterity and finesse were exhibited drew crowds from the tri-state area as by the Vesnianka Dance Ensemble, of well as Canada, the eastern seaboard Toronto, during their performances on states, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, also the outdoor stage. Travelling from received coverage in the area news­ Ontario, the energetic group, under the papers, including the Sunday Record of direction of Mykola Baldeckyj and Middletown, N.Y.

"Піе Verkhovyna Dance Workshop participants on stage. Some of the girls of the Verkhovyna Рапсе Workshop. No ЗО THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 22. 1?

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Club Suzie-Q: Vhat's your fun style?"

by Anisa H. Sawyckyj evolved in the summer of 1983, when a group of friends, many of them What's your fun style? That's the veterans of Ukrainian student acti­ question asked of all those register­ vism of the \9bQs. met each other at ing for attendance at Club Su/ie-Q, Soyuzivka for the first time in many an exciting new vacation program years. Amid reminiscences, there for young Ukrainian professionals emerged a valuable exchange of ideas planned for August 11-18. at Soyu- about life in general and the Ukrai­ zivka. nian experience in particular, as well "1 want to lounge by the pool and as an awareness of a vast interrelated do nothing allday," say some. "I'm network of personal friendships and interested in meeting the Ukrainian professional networks awaiting man/woman of my mother's further development. dreams," admits another applicant The group, whose members live in on the Club Suzie-Q registration diverse cities on the East Coast, form. The form also lists such op­ continued to meet during the year tional activities as jogging, free tennis and actualize plans for the "one week lessons, computer seminars, a dating in August." They chose to hold the service and a 50s night. week at Soyuzivka because of the Whatever their plans, attendees many pleasant associations that Members of the Club Suzie-Q committee plan activities for the week of August 11- will have plenty of choices. An young Ukrainians have with the 18. interesting program combining in­ resort, the attractive natural setting formational, social and sports activi­ of the area and the resort's sports Reagan... saying that a '1'oreign policy that is not ties is designed to appeal to the wide facilities. anti-Communist is not a policy at all." (Continued from page 1) Among representatives of the Ukrai­ variety of people, in the age group 20 While the Club Suzie-Q organiz­ the targets of carpet bombing in Af­ nian National Association (UNA) pre­ to 50. who are expected to attend. ing committee members have worked ghanistan, and individuals such as sent at the signing of the 25th Captive hard to plan interesting activities for imprisoned Ukrainian patriot Yuriy Nations Proclamation were Supreme Friendly atmosphere the week, it is es.sential that Club Shukhevych." z ' President Dr. John Flis and Supreme Suzie-Q attendees participate in The most important aspect of the The Captive Nations Week ceremony Advisors Taras Szmagala and Eugene running the events, as well as offer Iwanciw. The Providence Association activities is the opportunity for Club their own ideas. began with a welcome by Linas Kojelis, Suzie-Q'ers to interact with one a Lithuanian-American and the asso­ of Ukrainian Catholics was represented ciate director of the president's office of by the Rev. Stephen Chomko, presi­ another in an informal and friendly Register now atmosphere. It will be impossible not public liaison. Mr. Kojelis then intro-. dent. duced Dr. Constantine Menges, advisor to meet and get to know new people To participate in any Club Suzie-Q to the president and senior director for because of the nature and structure activities, whether for the entire week Latin American affairs to the president Senate... of activities being planned. or just for the weekend of August 11- and senior director for Latin American (Continued from page 3) Is Club Suzie-Q for singles only? 12, attendees must pay a modest affairs of the National Security Coun­ Not so. It's for everyone who wants registration fee of SIO per person. action on the resolution. He pointed out cil. Dr. Menges presented a report on to meet old friends and make new (And every person who registers that the Universal Postal Union Con-f Central America, stressing that the Ukrainian acquaintances from across receives a free souvenir Club Suzie-Q gress would be adjourning four days freedom and independence of El Salva­ the U.S. (And registrants do include T-shirt). after the return of Congress and that it people from Georgia to California). dor and other Central American na­ was vital that the U.S. representatives at tions are now being threatened by the Club Suzie-Q looks like a sellout Checks or money orders should be the UPU Congress be armed with Con­ same Soviet Communist tyrrany that success. The Soyuzivka resort is made payable to Club Suzie-Q and gressional passage of H.Con.Res. 294. prompted the enactment of the Captive solidly booked for the week sent (preferably together with a In the Senate, Sen. Roger Jepsen (R- Nations Week legislation in 1959. August 11-18, normally a quiet mid­ Club Suzie-Q registration form) to lowa) became the leader in the effort to summer week at the Catskill Moun­ Wanda Вйхег. 3 Bedford St., New A report on human rights was pre­ secure Senate passage before the Senate tain resort. Therefore, many people Britain. Conn. 06051. sented by Max Kampelman, chairman completed its business. The persistance interested in participating in Club of the U.S. delegation to the Confe­ of both members paid off when the rence on Security Cooperation in Suzie-Q activities .are now planning Arrangements for accomodations Senate acted on June 28. Europe which took place in Madrid to stay at area motels. must be made directly with the from 1979 to 1983. Calling the Soviet managements of area motels. Those who cannot come for an Union a "multi-national state" with entire week are making plans for the To obtain further information over "І(Ю nations and peoples" yearn­ Ad hoc. weekend of August II-I2. (Club Suzie- about Club Suzie-Q or to receive ing for independence. Ambassador (Continued from page 3) Q ends on Saturday, August 18 at registration forms, contact any of the Kampelman stated that "there is evi­ unveiling be shown throughout Ukrai­ noon.) Others are squeezing a few following Club Suzie-Q organizing dence of ferment in the largest colonial nian communities and that copies of weekdays onto the weekend in order committee members: Wanda Baxer empire." During his eloquent remarks this film by Yuriy Tamarsky be made to enjoy the full flavor of a typical (203) 225-0911, or Halya Duda (203) which were well-received by those in the for this purpose. The proposal was Club Suzie-Q day. 658-7775, both of Connecticut; Eu­ audience, he pointed out the religious approved, and funds were allocated for gene Iwanciw (703) 237-0428 of revival taking place in the USSR and the project. How it all began Washington; George Mycak (212) called Tor patience in the conduct of Mstyslay Dolnycky, editor of Ame­ 263-6975 or Anisa H. Sawyckyj (212) diplomacy. Stating that he knows the rica, a Philadelphia-based Ukrainian The concept of Club Suzie-Q 263-7978, both of New York. difficulty of being patient with the newspaper, reported on a recent meet­ Soviet Union, he emphasized that its ing of Ukrainian journalists at which internal weaknesses coupled with a' the dissemination of information about strong U.S. foreign policy will result in the September 16 events was the main FOR ONLY 2Ф PER DAY changes. The ambassador concluded by topic of discussion. you can be insured for S5,000-Si 0,000 year, according to a recent report in under an Execution. Sovietskaya Latviya, the Riga news­ (Continued from page 2) paper. Some 266 people from the ACCIDENTAL DEATH the last three weeks, Soviet news­ Latvian Ministries of Agriculture, and papers have reported on major scan­ Social Services, Building and Light dals in the Central Asian republic of Industry were charged with various DISMEMBERMENT CERTIFICATE Uzbekistan and the Baltic republic of forms of embezzlement or falsifica­ Qt .lie Latvia. tion of figures. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Seven deputies of Uzbekistan's The low, low premiums for new ADD Certificates, parliament and 59 members of local In all, 76 people were arrested in issued after Oct. 1, 1983, are as follows: councils were reportedly fired last the southern Russian province of S6.50 Annually month for large-scale fixing of Rostov in a corruption ring involving 53.35 Semi-annually cotton-harvest figures. Several the sales of low-quality butter and C1.75 Quarterly ministers and dozens of other officials overpriced tea. payoffs in envelopes .60 Monthly were removed for bribery, theft and of rubles and the selling of jobs that other economic crimes. offered black-market opportunities, THIS CERTIFICATE IS AVAIWBLE ONLY TO 16-55 Over 100 senior Latvian party according to a July 15 article in YEAR-OLD UNA MEMBERS. officials were expelled in the past Izvestia. No. зо THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY fl. 1984 11

Igor Stravinsky's first teacher of tavka" have been successfully moiinted composition was composer Fedir Aki- both in English and in Lithuanian using menko (Yakymenko). foreign casts. In addition, Ly.senko's Legendary pianist Vladimir Horo­ miniature opera "Nocturne" was pro­ witz, as a child, studied under pia­ duced in Ukrainian but with foreign nist/composer Volodymyr Pukhalsky performers. All these productions took in Kiev. Pukhalsky also taught pianists place in America. Julius Isserlis, Alexander Brailowsky When writing of music in America and other famed personalities. one cannot forget "Carol of the Bells," Jazz giant and all-time great clarine­ originally a choral work titled "Shche- tist Benny Goodman studied, among dryk" by Mykola Leontovych, remade others, under the conductor and band in 1936 into English by American Rating Ukrainian classical music leader Ivan Barabash in Chicago. conductor/educator Peter Wilhousky. This festive piece became in its later Dedicated to the enduring memory of Lev Turkevych numerous vocal/instrumental transmu­ tations the most famous American Conclusion Concerto for Cembalo and Orchestra selection of Ukrainian origin. "Shche- (C Major, dating from the 1780's) in dryk" was. reportedly, performed also It must be underlined, however, that Ukrainian music. Quite possibly these by French and British ensembles m in contrast to classical music, Ukraine's were also the first such works in Russia. translations or remakes. folk music occupies one of the foremost All this happened before the flourish­ A little of Ukraine's music for solo places in the world as affirmed by such ing of Russian classical music in the voice has been performed by foreigners. authorities as Bodenstedt, Bartok, 19th century. It may be assumed that In the 1904-07 period Russian soprano Bernard Pares, Stokowski and many Ukrainian "firsts" in education and Maria Kuznetsova and Russian ba.ss others. As research also indicates, very composition, as well as a massive infiux Lev Sibiryakov recorded arias from prominent arc the influences of Ukrai­ of IJkrainian performers into Russia "Zaporozhian beyond the Danube." nian melodies and subjects on world through centuries helped develop Famed contemporary Bulgarian bass music. But this is another subject. Russian music and make it the inter­ Boris Christoff recorded the art song national commodity it is today. "Roars and Groans the Dnieper Wide" Attainments International reputation was earned by Lysenko using Shevchenko's lyrics. I by such Ukrainian singers as Ivan haven't heard any of the above record­ Despite its turbulent history U- Alchevsky, Salomea Krushelnytska, ings and cannot comment on them at kraine's classical music and musicians Alexander Myshuha, Modest Menzin- this time. can boast of many milestones. The new sky, Eugenia Zareska and several others. A sensational bit of information system of music notation on the five- Of these, Krushelnytska and Myshuha came to light in 1973 in the memoirs of line staff (so-called "Kievske znamiya") enjoyed such successes in Poland that Benny Goodman composer violinist Roman Prydat- appeared in Kiev at the end of the 16th they eclipsed most Polish-born singers kevych. He recalled that the renowned century. From Kiev this system was and their own national origin became Foreign performers Italian tenor Beniamino Gigli, at one transferred to Moscow at the beginning obscured. point considered including Ukrainian of the 17th century. Polyphonic "par- From Ukrainian concerts or "akade- songs in his repertory. The idea, tesny" (many-voiced) choral music was mias" one gels the impression Ukrai­ nevertheless, came to nothing due to " also acquired by Russia from Ukraine. nian music is performed exclusively by lack of a library' from which suitable In this way Russia availed herself of Ukrainians. But such is not the case at material could be chosen. This was the higher music technique which was all as the history of music continues to single reason for the failure of Gigli's already practiced in Ukraine and which surprise us. was already second nature to Ukrainian "The first performers of Berezowsky's musicians. and Bortniansky's secular and church Many famous "firsts" were accom­ rnusic were Italian and Russian en­ plished by these Ukrainian musicians. sembles. These two composers as well as Mykola Dyletsky's theoretical work the works of a third Ukrainian of the "Musical Grammar" (1675 and subse­ period, Artem Vedel, are now being quent editions) had profound impor­ recorded by Russian Soviet choirs and tance not only for Ukraine but for all of orchestras. Eastern Europe as the first theoretical Since 1951 much Ukrainian church work of its kind in that geographical and secular music is being performed area. and recorded in the original Ukrainian A school for singers, called "Pivcha language by the famed male Byzantine shkola," opened in 1738 in the town of Choir which hails from Utrecht, Hol­ Hlukhiv and nourished for about 40 land, but continously tours Europe, the years. Bortniansky started his educa­ United States and Canada with great tion in this school, the first such institu­ success. Tliis choir is composed entirely tion not only in Ukraine but in the of Dutch singers, sometimes nick­ Russian empire. named "Dutch Kozaks:" the only U- In the years 1776-1795 in St. Peters- krainian in the ensemble is its founder biirg. Vasyl Trutovsky compiled and and conductor, Myroslaw Antonowycz. printed an influential collection of Through the years some stage works Russian and Ukrainian folk songs, the have gone into foreign productions. first such-edition in the Russian empire. A. Mj:shuha asr-JoHtelrtrrtlir-tfpfflfa" "SucfiTifRime favorJteFas"H^ak^Arte-^ Mykola t;ysento(clrca"1900) Composer Maxim Berezowsky wrote "Haika"by Moniuszko movsky's "Zaporozhian beyond the intentions as remembered by Prof. a Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord Just one indication of this is in an Danube" and I.vsenko's "Natalka Pol- Pr\ddtkc\ych. and this reason cannot (before 1771). This was not only the first article on Polish opera in the prestigious salislj Why. for instance, were not work of its type by a Ukrainian com­ Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera private collections of Ukrainian singers poser; it was the first such composition The entry, in four large columns, made available to Gigli who did not lack by a composer from Russian territory. mentions key composers, the develop­ influential Ukrainian friends. Dr. Luke This fact was underscored by musicolo­ ment of their work, famous.theaters, Mvshuha among them? What about gist M. Stepanenko who first printed etc. Strangely enough no singers what­ music collections of Koshet?, Hayvo- the work (Kiev. 1983). ever are named, save in this sentence ronskv Pecheniha-Ouglitzky. to name Berezowsky's opera "Demofoonte" "Famous Polish singers included Alex­ just a tew authorities of reputation (staged in Italy, 1773), is not only the ander Myshuhar^"^ — active ai that time in .America? - - first opera Ьул Ukrainian but also the first opera by a composer from the Ukrainians teach young gods ' Instrumental works successful Russian empire produced abroad. In this respect Berezowsky's work was im­ There are cases on record where Purciv in^trumenlal compositions mediately followed by operas of Bort­ were always more widely performed by niansky. young foreign musicians, whose dcstinx was to become literally gods in the foreigners llian vocal works because Important in the history of music is world of music, studied under Ukrai­ thc\ carried no language impediments. also Dmytro Bormiansky's chamber nians. In the eailv 1960s very successful music, especially his Piano Quartet and Fans of Sergei Rachmaninoff's пїимс were performances and recordings or Piano Quintet (1787). Russian musico­ are unaware thai this Russian masici works bv Mvkdla I yscnko. effected by logist Dobrokhoto\ considers these the studied theor\ under the Ukrainian ihe Ihinyarlan-born violinist 1 nincois first works of their kind in Russia. theoretician and conductor .Alexander D'.AIbcFl and .American pianist Cathe­ These were also "firsts" for Ukrainian Rubeis. This took place ai the iniio- rine S:uire! Smith. ^ music. ductory section of !he St. Pelcr^hurg Jan Cioibaiy. coniemporarv Polish- Bortniansky also composed the first Conservatory in the years 1882-85 (wiih American pianist, had in his reperiory,. Symphony (B-Klai Major) and thctirst some interruptions).. "^vv^ , ,Sergej- 8^^1)^5401^0^-.^. .j^, ., ,. (Goji)imie,donp?Rel?),-,',.. ',-' 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 22,1984 No. 30 Ukrainian National Association Monthly reports for May 1984 -

RECORDING DEPARTMENT Total 5627.166.16 Income For May 1984 51.402.886.82

DISBURSEMENTS FOR MAY 1984 Paid To Or For Members: Cash Surrenders 546,103.38 TOTAL AS OF APRIL 1984 19,770 53,605 ).273 Endowments Matured 73,500.00 Death Benefits 70,697.00 GAINS IN MAY 1984 Interest On Death Benefits.., 38.40 Payor Death Benefits 189.01 New "Members 52 145 Reinsurance Premiums Paid 1.00 Reinstated 102 150 Dividend To Members 65,00 Transferred in 11 14 Indigent Benefits Disbursed . 1,220.00 Change class in 5 5 Transferred form Juv Dept 9 9 Total , „ 5191.813.79

Operating Expenses: TOTAL GAINS 179 47 323 Real Estate 545,914.43 "Svoboda" Operation 80,605.27 LOSSES IN MAY 1984 Official Publication - "Svoboda" 75,000.00 Suspended 112 Transferred out 13 Organizing Expenses: Ctiange of class out 5 Advertising 57,031.76 Transferred to adults 9 Medical Inspections 212.70 Died 92 Reward To Special Organizers 1,250.00 Cash surrender 112 Reward To Branch Presidents And Treasurers 1.00 Endowment matured 70 Reward To Branch Organizers 2,811.00 Fully paid-up ... 69 Traveling Expenses - Special Organizers 1,228.60 Reduced paid-up Field Conferences 1,186.64 Extended insurance Cert, terminated Total 513,721.70

TOTAL LOSSES: 132 317 499 Payroll, Insurance And Taxes: Salaries Of Executive Officers 511,625.01 INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP Salaries Of Office Employees : 30,744.68 Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 8,512.26 GAINS IN MAY Insurance-Group 14,548.38 Taxes - Federal, State and City On Employee Wages 17,131.64 22 45 - 67 Canadian Corporation Premium Tax 2,850.00 Extended insurance 18 29 47 Total : 585,411.97 TOTAL GAINS -. ,40 74 - 114 General Expenses LOSSES IN MAY Actuarial And Statistical Expenses 512,625.00 Books And Periodicals..., 30.00 Died - 29 - 29 Furniture And Equipment 1.666.07 Cash surrender 25 33 -— - 58 General Office Maintenance 1,719.25 Reinstated 17 32 — 49 Insurance Department Fees 1,100.00 - Lapsed 5 5 - 10 Operating Expense Of Canadian Office 78.14 Postage 2,040.51 TOTAL LOSSES 47 99 - 146 Printing And Stationery .. 197.51 Rental Of Equipment And Services 1,757.91 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP Telephone, Telegraph 4,355.32 AS OF MAY 1984 19,728 53,442 6,895 80,065 Traveling Expenses - General 1,700.70

Walter Sochan Total 527,270.41 Supreme Secretary Miscellaneous: FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Expenses Of Annual Session 101.60 Investment Expense-Mortgages 100.00 INCOME FOR MAY 1984 Loss On Bonds 356.09 DUES FROM MEMBERS 1249,512.79 Youth Sports Activities ... 549.20 Accrued Interest On Bonds 16,200.00 Income From "Svoboda" Operation 87,791.73 Donation' 2,464.50 Investment Income :—B0ftdS"7T; 5320,234.59 Total 519.771.39 „ Real Estate 43,463.56 Mortgage Loans 24,432.68 Investments: Certificate Loans 2,462.56 Bonds 5680,070.44 Stocks ... 2,138.43 Mortgages 226,000.00 Banks.... 1,488.81 Stock 2,118.43 Certihcate Loans 9,162.56 Total .,. 5394,220.63 Real Estate 16,799.33

Refunds: Total „ 5934,150.76 Taxes - Federal, State Ь City On Employee Wages 510,981.14 Taxes Field In Escrow 1.133.00 Disbursements For May 1984 .„ 51.473,659.72 Employee Hispitalization Plan Premiums 2,813.01 Official Publication "Svoboda" . 16,945.70 . .„JALANCE - Investment Expense 325.00 ASSETS LIABILITIES FUND: Total S32.197.85 Cash 5386,142.04 Life Insurance .549,983,287.13 Bonds 36,991,064.54 Miscellaneous: Stocks 568,876,31 Fraternal .. 234,377.28 Donations To Fraternal Fund 510,344.43 Mortgage Loans 3,161,170,85 Donations To Emergency Fund 251.23 Certificate Loans 799,328,66 Orphans ,.. 308,137.00 Sale Of "Ukrainian Encyclopedia" 1,402.00 Real Estate 666,876.59 Printing Plant a E,D.P. Old Age Home .. 169,297.20 Equipment 217,717.24 Total 511.997.66 Loan To U,N.U,R.C 8.000.000.00 Emergency .... 96,077.62

Investments: Total 550.791,176.23 Total .550,791,176.23 Bonds Matured Or Sold 5593,234.41 . Mortgages Repaid 23,053.76 " Certificate Loans Repaid 10,877,99 l^lana Diachuk Supreme Treasurer No. зо THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22,1984

Pointe Woods. Mich. The concert took Buenos Aires, Leningrad, Moscow and Rating, place June 10, and featured Brian other centers. Symphonic works by HELP WANTED (Continued from page 11) Schweickhardt. clarinet: Marcy Chan- Ukrainians have been conducted bysuch Vasyl Barvinsky's early work titled teaux-cello; Bernard Kat?, — piano: in colorful personalities as Nikolai Rim- REAL ESTATE SALES/CENTURY 21 | "Improvisation." Recently in Germany, collaboration with Ukrainian artists. sky-Korsakoff. Vacla\ Talich, Walter Susskind, Picro Gamba. Leopold Sto- Flushing, Queens Base OHice j Barvinsky's five Preludes and six "Mi­ This project, over a year in the making, seeks bi-lingual sales people. We will j niatures" were recorded by the young was a joint presentation of the Ukrai­ kowski, Frederick' Fenncll. Howard train you how to sell business and com- j and gifted German pianist Michael nian Cultural Center, Avanti Concert Hanson, Yevgeny Mravinsky. Gennady mercial/residential real estate. Free j Grill. Associates and WQRS radio. Rozhdestvensky. et al. training and car, a must. | Contemporary Chilean pianist, Clau- Since their 1974-75 concert season, Since research on this theme has only Call for appointment (212) 591-6200 J dio Arrau, noted for his internationally the Las Vegas Chamber Players of the started, the survey of foreign performers mounted tours and recordings, has University of Nevada under the direc­ of Ukrainian music as presented here is performed Ihor Belza's Piano Sonata torship of Ukrainian composer/con­ entirely arbitrary. WANTED No. 5 dedicated to the memory of ductor/ pianist Virko Baley have cham­ EXPERIENCED UKRAINIAN TEACHER Chopin. pioned new modern music including Conclusions to teach Conversational Ukrainian Boris Liatoshynsky's "Slavonic" that coming from Ukraine since the (private lassons). Piano Concerto (recently performed at 1960s. The avant-garde composes per­ Her largely tragic history notwith­ Call (201) 796-0480 anytime. the UNA anniversary concert at Car­ formed thus far include Valentyn Silvc- standing. Ukraine s classical music has negie Hall) was recorded on the Soviet strov, Yevhen Stankovych, Leonid its definite accomplishments. The times Melodiya label by Russian pianist;'com- Hrabovsky, Volodymyr Huba, Vitally of such creative forces as Dyletsky and POSITION AVAILABLE Hodziatsky and Baley himself. Bortniansky produced values on par CANTOR—CHOIR DIRECTOR poser Tatiana Nikolayeva with the Send replies to: composer himself conducting. Liato­ It is important to note that some of with what was being done in the West. St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church shynsky's Violin Sonata was being the performances have been U.S. pre­ The 19th century brought full effects 1046 Fullenon Ave . Allenlown. Pa 18102 studied by master violinist David Ois- mieres and that the reputation of the of loss of statehood and music ex­ trakh and only his demise prevented Las Vegas ensemble is international. perienced a sharp decline. Amateur him from presenting this work in public. As a musicologist and one of the few- musicianship was prevalent, coupled Knowing that pianist Gary Graff- researchers of the Ukrainian avant- with excessive preoccupation with folk ANNIVERSARY man's family history is tied to Kiev, 1 garde. Baley gave us badly needed music at the expense of other musical sent him the "Preludes of Kiev" by scholarly articles on the above com­ forms. IN 1987: composer Lev Revutsky. Graffman's posers. His writings, filled with numerous Based on the revitalizing and pioneer­ reply was disappointing. The pianist music examples were printed by the ing work of Mykola Lysenko and his called Revutsky's Preludes "most intri­ English Numus West and the German students, Ukrainian classical music as guing" but added he could not use them Melos journals in 1974 and 1976 respec­ we know it today (especially the purely due to a problem with his right hand tively. instrumental variety) nourished only in which made it impossible for him to To complete the picture 1 must recall the 20th century. play two-hand music since 1979. that Ukrainian orchestral music had History repeats itself. Like Berezow- But successful performances of in­ been presented over past decades by sky and Bortniansky 2(Ю years ago, strumental works persist. Most recent­ professional symphony orAestras of today's exponents of the Kiev avant- ly Ukrainian chamber music was inter- Washington, New York, Detroit, Chi­ garde school such as Hrabovsky and I preted by the Brio Trio at the Grosse cago, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Silvestrov are again building bridges into world music by producing concepts on equal footing with those of the West. biculturai cuucalion. Ukrainian... "When we talk about bilingualism ;; The Good News (Gospel) was thus j! (Continued from page 4) and biculturalism we are really fighting REAL ESTATE ;; brought to the Ukrainian lands over 1900 \\ York City's Little Ukraine, he contend­ for our national identity." he said. \ і years ago, as a priceless heritage. ed. "That's not to say that we are telling our Speaking out against charges that people not to learn English. To the OPEN TO SERVICE YOUR VLESSIANA such efforts at preservation amount to contrary, we want to be bilingual to REAL ESTATE NEEDS! ;; P.O. 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Wasylyk and Miyares, who REALTY INC. don't find some way of supporting them spoke at one of the "What's Your we are afraid they won't be able to Agenda in 1984?" luncheon forums ^^^ШШШВВ^"^ survive." being held throughout Chicago in June 850 N.W. HARBOR BLVD. The passion Ukrainian Americans and July. The American Jewish Com­ PORT CHARLOHE, FL 33952 Тд ОЯРСД QQLQB HOTPiNU LAVENDBR ЙЕО feel for human rights and national mittee and the Illinois Consultation on (crcleone; IMEGRBEU BLUE ВЕКІЕ identity is shared by the Cuban Ameri­ Ethnicity in Education, a Chicago- Phone: 1-813-629-3179 can community, according to Mr. based coalition, are co-sponsoring the LOVELY. WATERFRONT HOME series with the offices of Chicago Mayor situated on N. Spring lake. 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Pl-3 This fight for national service - "highlight what the groups have in Chcago впол 60622 which Mr. Miyares says depends on his common and acknowledge the issues community being honest not only to each group identifies with." according their country but to a "basic Hispanic to ICEE president Connie Seals. "TTicse culture" - has led to support, in the are the issues the candidates are going to AN APPEAL domestic sphere, for bilingual and want to run on." she added. To all concemechpe6ple Ukrainian language, and it will be Millennium... translated into eight main languages of (Continued from page 4) the Ukrainian diaspora: English. your support Is needed for passage of a bill to establish a U.S. The third part of the Harvard Pro­ French, Italian, Spanish. 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being portrayed by the mass media but Help wanted Faces and... this is no longer the single most im­ SEEKING IBM SYSTEM 34, (Continued from page 7) portant issue. Other concerns such as percent) followed by defense spending "education for our youth and pro­ SYSTEM 36 OPERATOR (26.5 percent), and foodstamps (23 grams for our elderly with English language difficulties are also impor-" "i""' " Minimal experience required. Willtrairt. " " percent). When asked what should be cut last, social security was mentioned tant." 1 Call most frequently (34 percent) followed For lAF Director Fred Rotondaro, THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION by defense spending (22 percent). there is no single Italian American issue In the foreign policy arena, most in 1984. "Having a qualified Italian (201)451-2200 Italian Americans believed that the American appointed to the Supreme Soviet Union was the greatest threat Court is something many in our com­ to world peace and most favored con­ munity would like to see happen but it's L tinued U.S. involvement in Latin Ame­ not essential." rica. "Our community is changing," says Cyf^ УКРАЇНСЬКЕ БкЗРО According to University of Minne­ Jo Anne Frisa Cole, former lAF pro­ iJt-r ^ , , ПОДОРОЖЕЙ sota Prof. Rudolph Vecoli.an expert on gram director. "The Italian mother is no scope tUaOGl \nC Марійки Гвпьбіґ Italian American history, two factors longer earth mother, home cooking all ти (201) 371-4004 a MS Slnloid Axnua. Nook. N.J 0710C have determined how Italians in Ame­ day and passing on a heritage. Like rica vote: their socio-economic class Geraldine Ferraro, she's more and more 1984 ESCORTED GROUP TOURS 1984 and their cultural background. Since in the mainstream of American life." most Italian Americans are rather well Prior to the Ferraro nomination, AuguU 4 - 22 BUDAPEST S176900 off in 1984, Vecoli believes "many are practically all Italian Americans inter­ LASTIVKA KLM AjrUnes LVIV іггош viewed were ready to concede that most 19 Days (IT3KU763e22) YALIA Single SufX responding rather well to Reagan's KIEWKaniv Aug 14 - 17 (Ajflvc noAPCjg rhetoric regarding family, home, God Italian Americans would probably vote ІкЮБСОМ Aug. 17 - 19 LENINGRAD Aug 19 - 22 and country." for Ronald Reagan. Now they're not so Petrodvorets But not all Italian Americans "have sure. "The Ferraro selection has added a Aug. 23 - Sept. 7 KIEVAtamv Aug 24-27 StS99XXI made it," argues Anthony Sorrentino, whole new dimension to the Italian ZOZULIA TERNOPIL Aug 28.30 I2oax)o executive director of Chicago's Joint American vote," says Vecoli. "It's a IS Days (IT3SRISCO10) LVIV Aug. 30. Sept ; SngleSupl. VIENNA Sepl 4-7 мита nOAPex) Civic Committee of Italian Americans whole new ball game." Sept. 17 - 26 BUDAPEST Sepl ia . 19 1104900 in the July issue of Fra Noi. Many still To win both the Italian and European LViVIANKA II LVIV Sepl 20. 24 tlOOlOO ethnic vote, however, Mondale will 10 Ddys (1T3SR1SC01U BUDAPEST Sept 2S.2e Single Supl seem to be struggling, he suggests, and (AMtiM no АРЄХ) such issues "as social security, medicare, have to do more than merely appoint Oct. 1 -17 BUDAPEST S129900 unemployment, and immigration" are Ferraro. As Democratic leaders recent­ BANOURA III Swissair LVIV SISOOO ly learned during hearings conducted by 17 Days (IT3SHISC012) KIEVnteniv oa an Single Supl. still of vital concern. Italian Americans lERNOPlL Oci 12 .15 ^fW^л^9 aeOAPCX) need to be alert "in the coming selec­ the Democratic Council on Ethnic Oci 16 . 17 BUDAPEST tions to the positions taken by candi­ Americans (DCEA), European ethnic dates on these issues," Sorrentino groups are disenchanted with the in­ STUDENT TOUR England. Ноиапп. Germany. SwiUerlano.Lichtenslem. creasingly liberal drift of some party Austria. Italy, Monaco. France concludes. Aug. 10 - Sept. 1 Escort: Orysia Zinych "Education is probably the most spokespersons. "It's not that we left the important concern in our community Democratic party," complained one right now," says Stephen Aiello, special participant. "The Democratic party left BALKAN TOUR us." Yugoslavia. Greece. Turkey ' 3 nights m Istanbul assistant for ethnic affairs during the Escort: Stefa Chaplynska Carter administration. "Most Italian In testimony presented to the Demo­ Sept. 2-7 Americans send their children to public cratic platform committee last June, SPAIN Madrid. Toledo. Cordoba. Seville. Granada schools. Reagan has talked about Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur Escort: OIha Stawnychy Sept. 26- Oct 11 excellence but had done little to bring it and Arizona Sen. Dennis DeConcini, about." The Reagan administration DCEA co-chairs, stressed the impor­ -—^ 8us tour visiting the Great Niagara Falls. Ukrainii "has also cut the student aid program at tance of party planks which would NIAGARA FALLS Museum. Toronto. Concert in Massey Hall. a time when the cost of a good college appeal to the more conservative orien­ Dinners, etc. Oct. 5-8 Rev. Ivan Nakonachny education has skyrocketed." tations of European ethnics. Recom­ Speaking at a June luncheon series mendations included a firm national defense posture, a reaffirmation of ITALY entitled "What's Your Agenda?" spon­ Milan. Venice. Asslssl. Naples. Rome, Florence support for human rights in eastern Escort: OIha Kolankiwsky sored by the American Jewish Commit­ Sept. 17 - OeL 2 tee and the Illinois Consultation on Europe, a committment to equal job Ethnicity in Education in cooperation opportunities regardless of racial, religious and national origins, support OBERAMMERGAU """"^ (OKtobertestj/SaUburg with the City of Chicago, Anthony Passionplay Fornelli, former president of UNICO for federal student loan programs, the Sept. 26 - Oct. 4 National, an Italian American business espousal of immigration laws which and professional service organization, allo\y for family reunification, and a emphasized that no one can really speak crime plank which emphasized security ORIENT Tokyo/Kyoto/Beillng. Hangshou, Shanghai, Hong Kong 52999.00 in ethnic neighborhoods. Escort; Kvitka Semanyshyn for the Italian American community Oct. 30 - Nov. 16 because of its size and diversity. Many Still, things are looking up for the Italians, he said, are still concerned with Democratic national ticket in Novem­ the negative way their community is ber. Spiro Agnew, a Greek American, MEXICO helped Richard Nixon win the Euro­ Nov. 17-25 pean ethnic vote in 1968. There's reason LOST to believe that Geraldine Ferraro can do Need information on baggage misplaced the same thing for Walter Mondale in on Saturday, July 14 at Jhe UFA,resoJl.- _.1984.- J?!easeLforward your 1984 brochure tor tour. Verkhovyna, Reward wiil be paid for recovery of this baggage and papers Address '. inside. Please call j Read Tel.: (home) busn: (212) 695-7681. Ask for Alex. I The Weekly CELEBRATION OF UNA 90th JUBILEE

SATURDAY, JULY 28 1984 SUNDAY, JULY 29th 1984 8:30 P.M. 0 0 N 0 E R T ART EXHIBIT PROMETHEUS, Ukrainian Male Chorus, of works by Philadelphia JACQUESHNIZpoyS^^^^^ MICHAEL DLABOHA, conductor YEARS OF SERVICE !RENA.P.ELMH:?WARy.P-H.'.^^^ SOYUZIVKA UNA ESTATE 2:30 P.M. outdoor CONCERT 10:00P.M. DANCE Foordemoore Road L.S K.R.A 0':cZ?esfra ISKRA and TEMPO Kerhonkson. N. Y. Mistress of Ceremonies: ANYA DYDYK (914|fi2S-5641 No. зо THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22,1984 15

the Senate Committee on Governmen­ is before both the District of Columbia the expulsion of the Ukrainian SSR and The Washington... tal Affairs. In the House, HR 5784 has Committee and the Foreign Affairs the Byelorussian SSR from the United (Continued from page 7) 46 co-sponsors and is pending in the Committee. Nations has remained before the He has made more than 2,900 speeches District of Columbia Committee. Foreign Affairs Committee with 15 co- . on the subject..." That persistence on an H.Con Res ''I? has45co-spon'iors;ind The resolution, HR 448. calling for sponsors. tissue has set a record "thatOTay never be broken" according to the Senate ma­ jority leader. THE CARPATHIAN SKI CLUB OF NEW YORK \ under the auspices of the Legislation update UKRAINIAN SPORTS ASSOCIATION OF LSA and CANADA (USCAK) On June 28, the Senate voted 51-42 will hold not to delete funds for the National Endowment for Democracy as part of THEANNUAL the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments Appropriations Bill for TENNIS AND SWIMMING COMPETITION Fiscal Year 1985. Earlier the House voted to delete those funds. The year- at SOYUZIVKA old endowment was established to promote democracy in foreign coun­ tries through private sector initiatives. August 31 and September 1, 2, and 3,1984 (Labor Day Weekend) On the final day of the session before the July 4 recess, both the House and the Senate passed H.Con.Res. 332, TENNIS TOURNAMENT THE INTERNATIONAL expressing the sense of the Congress for individual CHAMPIONSHIPS of USCAK SWIMMING COMPETITION that the USSR should provide the and trophies of the signatories of the Helsinki Final Act UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SOYUZIVKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1984 at 11 a.m. with specific information as to the (INCLUDING THE B. RAK MEMORIAL TROPHY), for INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, whereabouts, health, and legal status of SVOBODA, THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY and the sports­ Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner. UNA TROPHIES and RIBBONS manship Trophy o/Mrs. MARY DUSHNYCK The House vote was 399 yeas to .0 nays while the Senate conducted a voice vote. and PRIZE MONEY Of continued interest to financial Qualifications: This competition is open lo any player in the following events for boys and girls: institutions, committees in both the whose club is a member of USCAK. - Sinitlcs matches are House and the Senate have reported scheduled in the following division: Men, Women, Women (35 and over). Junior Vets (35-44). Senior Meii (45- and 55). Junior ' banking reform bills to their respective 8-10 and 11-12 age groups (Boys and Ciris). bodies (TWC-5/ 27 Л 6/ 23). The Senate Juniors are persons aged 18 and under, while seniors are 25 m. freestyle Banking Committee reported S2I8I, those over 45 years of age. 50 m. freestyle the House Banking Committee report­ Registration for tennis matches, including name, age, 25 m. breast stroke ed HR 5916, and the House Energy and divisions and the fee of SIO.OO should be send to: 25 m. backstroke Commerce Subcommittee on Telecom­ 25 m. butterfly munications, Consumer Protection, 4 X 25m . freestyle relay and Finance approved HR 5881. The UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Senate bill, sponsored by Sen. Jake c/o Miss Anya Dydylt 30 Montgomery St., Gam (R-Utah) would free banks and Jersey Crty, N. J. 87302 13-14 age group thrift institutions like savings and loan associations to compete 50 m. - freestyle 100 m. - freestyle in the securities business which Registraiions should be received no later than August 23, 1984. No additional applications will be accepted before the 50 m. - breaslstroke both House bills prohibit. All the competilions, since the schedule of matches will be worked out - 50 m. - backstroke bills prevent banks and thrift holding ahead of time. 50 m. - butterfly firms from dealing in real estate and 100 m. "- individual medley insurance, a victory for the insurance 4x 50 m. - freestyle relay industry which lobbied heavily for the TOURNAMENT COMMITTEE: R. Rakoczy, Sr., Z. Snylyk, G. Sawchak, Dr Z. Matkiwsky, prohibition. O. Kyzyk. 15 and over age group When the Congress recessed, the status of various legislation covered in 50 m. - freestyle SCHEDULE OF MATCHES: 100 m. - freestyle previous columns is as follows: 50 m. - breaslstroke S.Con. Res. 70, the Senate passed FRIDAY, August 31, Soyuzivka, 1:00 p.m. Men's preliminary - 50 m. - backstroke Ukrainian famine resolution, is before round. Players who must compete in this round will be 50 m. - butterfly both the Foreign Affairs and the Post notified by the tournament committee by Thursday, 100 m. - individual medley Office and Civil Service Committees of August 23. 4 X 50 m. - medley relay the House. H.Con.Res. II I. the House SATURDAY, September I, Soyuzivka, 8:30 a.m. First round Swimmers can compete In 3 individual events and one passed resolution, is before the Senate junior girls (all age groups), junior vets, senior men. relay. Foreign Relations Committee as is its women and women 35 and over. New Paltz, 8:30 a.m.- companion resolution. S 101. men's first round. Soyuzivka, 10:30 a.m. Juniors (all age groups). New Paltz, 10:30 a.m.-mcn's consolation round. Registration will be held at the poolsidc on Saturday. HR 4459, which creates a Famine September I, starting at 9:30 a.m. Rcgi.stration fee is S2.00 per Commission, is still pending in the Soyuzivka, 3:30 p.m. Senior men 55 and over. Time and place of subsequent matches will be designated by tourna­ person. House Foreign Affairs Committee and ment director R. Rakoczy, Sr. its Senate counterpart, S 2456, is before Players in men's division, scheduled tocompete Friday but Swim Meet Committee: R. SLYSH. O. NAPORA. G. the Senate Foreign RelationsXomrnit- unable to arrive on this day, as well as losers in the prelimenary HRAB. J. RUBEL. C. KUSHNIR, 1. SLYSH. M. KRYSZ- "(ee.^'^ '^' '" ''^"'' round, can compete in the consolation round. TALSKY. B. and J. YACIW. I. SOCHAN. SJ Res. 253, which would declare Because of limited time and the large numer of entries. September 16 "Ethnic American Day" players can compete In one group only they must indicate their is before the Senate Judiciary Commit­ choice on the registration blank. .Swimmers should be members of sport and yot'.h orga­ nizations which belong to the Ukrainain Sports Association tee and has 31 co-sponsors. The House Players who fail to report for a scheduled match on time (USCAK). version, HJ Res. 535 has 41 co-spon­ will be defaulted. sors and is in the Post Office and Civil Reservations should be made individually by the competitors by writing to: Service Committee. Soyuzivk.a, Ukrainiart National Ass'n Estate, Kerhonkson, N. Y. 12446; (914) 626-5641 HJ Res. 599, declaring August 1 "Helsinki Human Rights Day." has 43 co-sponsors and is pending before both THE MEET IS DEDICA TED TO UNA'S 90th! the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on the Post Office and REGISTRATION FORM - TENNIS ONLY Civil Service of the House. SJ Res. 317, Please cut out and send in with reg. tee of SI 5.00. with 26 co-sponsors, is in the Judiciary Committee of the Senate. I. Name: S.Con.Res. 31, which condemns Soviet use of forced and slave labor, has reached the Senate calendar, and will be awaiting consideration when the full 4. Dale of birth: Senate returns July 23. The efforts to rename the street on 5. Event age group: .... which the Soviet Embassy is located "Andrei Sakharov Avenue" is picking 6. Sports cluh membership: up support. S 2743 and S.Con.Res. 118 Check pa\,iblc to Kl K Amtriun I krainian Sports Club both have 17 co-sponsors and are before ' JJJfffff/fJJXfffi-rfffffrrfrfrffffrfff ^^rr^Г^'^"""'^'^"^^^^'^'^^'" ШШШЛЛШЛЛЛйЛЛЛЛЛШЛЛШШШШЛЛШШШІЛ^ШтШЛІІ, THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 22,1984 No. 30

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