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^enr-Ci ^г- — ж СВОБОДАД^УОВОБА І vt л-ш УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ЩОАІННИК 'njggr U КЯ А І N ІАН о лич Щ --x-oo^ . z о JO о -c -4 30 O"O ;e a^"n - о O–Л О z о Oas vol. LXXXVIII ШNo. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY З, І98І 25 cents Soviet bureaucracy thwarts attempts Jersey Senate calls for rainianreleas Weekle of Yuriy Shukhevycy h of congressmanPUBLISHE toD callBY THE RudenkosUKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC.. A FRATERNAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION PHILADELPHIA - Rep. Law– Efforts to reach Mr. Rudenko's wife the dubious cause of his arrest and in Kiev were also unsuccessful, as detainment. Sens. Joseph Hirkala, rence Coughlin (R-Pa.) disclosed on operators reported her phone was Laurence S. Weiss, Walter Sheil, Wil– April 28 that Soviet bureaucracy disconnected. liam J. Hamilton and Joseph Merlino thwarted his attempts to telephone impri– Eventually, he called the Soviet joined Sen. Caufield as co-sponsors. soned Ukrainian political activist My– introduced shortly after the Ukrai– kola Rudenko, who is currently serving Embassy in Washington, where an unidentified official, commenting on nian independence Day proclamation the fourth year of a 12-year sentence in a in the Senate, SR 3002 quickly cleared Soviet labor camp. the congressman's frustration, said: "As Walter Cronkite says—that's the way it the committee process, but a vote was Mr. Rudenko, a poet and founding delayed because the Legislature recess– member of the Ukrainian Helsinki is." Rep. Coughlin said the entire episode ed for the appropriations process. Group, was sentenced in 1977 to seven Although unanimous approval was years in a strict-regimen camp to be "was most frustrating especially in light of the lack of cooperation from phone expected, Sen. Caufield was additionally followed by five years' internal exile for pleased by the overwhelming outpour– "anti-Soviet agitation and propagan– operators in the USSR and theembassy official." ing of support for the resolution offered da." by his colleagues. All of them, he Rep. Coughlin, along with several Rep. Coughlin, who has written Soviet authorities asking for Mr. Ru– claimed, backed the idea "more than members of the Philadelphia-based wholeheartedly." Human Rights for Ukraine Committee denko's release and has circulated a and an interpreter, spent two and one- "Dear Colleague" letter to fellpw con– Sen. Caufield, who took part in a half frustrating hours on April 24 trying gressmen calling on them to intervene rally on Mr. Shukhevych's behalf last to reach the Barashevo prison camp in on the dissident's behalf, urged the October in irvington's Civic Square, Mordovia, where Mr. Rudenko is being Philadelphia activists to continue their said: "The case of Yuriy Shukhevych best epitomizes the extent of Soviet held. efforts to contact Soviet officials. NJ. State Sen. John P. Caufield Despite booking the phone call in The calls were placed from the offices cruelty and utter disregard for moral TRENTON, N.J. - The New Jersey advance, Soviet operators refused to of the Providence Association of Ukrai– principles, as well as the determination State Senate unanimously passed a connect Rep. Coughlin with the 60- nian Catholics, and joining Rep. Cou– of Ukrainian and other Soviet dissi– resolution on Monday, April 27, seek– year-old human-rights activist. Another ghlin were three executive members of dents for human and national rights." ing the release of Ukrainian political call to the Ministry of interior in the organization, as well as Human He added: "This resolution'is to prisoner Yuriy Shukhevych, who has Moscow went unanswered. Rep. Cou– Rights for Ukraine Committee execu– remind the White House that the State already spent 29 years in prison. Spon– ghlin attempted to reach the duty tive members Ulana Mazurkevich, Уега Senate and the people of New Jersey are sored by Sen. John P. Caufield of officer, but was told that no phone Andreyczyk, Orysia Hewka and Chry– still very interested in the cause of Newark, Senate Resolution No. 3002 numbers were available. stia Senyk. human rights and will not tolerate the asks the president of the United States relegation of this noble cause to the to intercede on Mr. Shukhevych's State Department's wastebasket." Piznak visits Lviv to question behalf during future discussions with Copies of the resolution will now be the Soviets. forwarded to the members of Congress witnesses for Derkacz trial it also describes the unusual length of from New Jersey, as well as to President the political prisoner's sentences, and Ronald Reagan. by Dr. Walter Dushnyck the American court. Mr. Piznak is NEW YORK - Michael Piznak, the defense attorney for Michael Der– well-known Ukrainian American attor– kacz, an American citizen of Ukrainian Reagan names ethnic liaison officer ney and veteran Ukrainian American descent, is being tried for not revealing community leader, spent a week — at the time he was receiving his Ame– WASH1NGTON - Jack Burgess, Asked why his position as ethnic March 23 - 30 - in Lviv, Ukraine, on the rican visa in Gemany that he was a former ethnic media liaison of the liaison was not mentioned in the official case of a client whom he represents in member of the Ukrainian police during Reagan; Bush Committee's Nationa– press release announcing his appoint– the German occupation of Ukraine. lities Division and a Lithuanian Ameri– ment, Mr. Burgess called it an "over- inasmuch as Mr. Piznak visited can. has been named special assistant to sight." Lubachivsky assumes Ukraine in defense of his client, an the president, office of public liaison, Outlining the goals for his ethnic American citizen, Mr. Piznak interro– according fo The Novak Report. Al– outreach work, Mr. Burgess said: duties in Rome gated witnesses in Lviv in the presence though his main responsibilities will be "First, 1 want to make sure that the of representatives of the U.S. govern– in the area of labor, agriculture and interests of America's ethnic communi– PHILADELPHIA - Archbishop ment. Likewise, an official of the U.S. business. Mr. Burgess will also serve as ties are amply represented — in Myroslav Lubachivsky, coadjutor with Embassy in Moscow met Mr. Piznak at a liaison to the ethnic and Catholic personnel decisions, in policy matters. the right of succession to Patriarch the Moscow airport after his arrival communities. Secondly, it will be my job to get the Josyf Slipyj, left the United States on from London; and the U.S. Embassy in an exclusive interview with The Reagan message across to the ethnic April 28 to take up permanent residence arranged hotel accommodations for Novak Report, Mr. Burgess, speaking community. So 1 will.have both input in Rome, reported America, a Ukrai– Mr. Piznak in Lviv. about the Reagan administration's and output responsibilities." nian Catholic daily. mechanisms for interaction with the in addressing the growingdissatisfac– On April 23, clergymen, nuns and During the interrogation of four ethnic community said: "The Reagan witnesses, all depositions were taped, tion among some ethnic groups with the monks from the Philadelphia Arche– White House won't be as structured in number of ethnic appointments to parchy said farewell to Archbishop and the appearances of witnesses were its relationships with ethnics. Blacks. government posts. Mr. Burgess noted Lubachivsky at a private party in the videotaped. Although the chief pro- Hispanics. Jews and women." that there were several, including assis– curator, a woman from Moscow, spoke school hall of the immaculate Concep– Unlike the Carter administration, tants to the secretaries of defense and tion Cathedral. , Russian, all other court officials as well labor. He admitted, however, that "the as witnesses, spoke Ukrainian. Mr. which had a special presidential assis– Prior to the farewell gathering, tant strictly for ethnic affairs. Mr. appointments haven't been at the high– Archbishop Lubachivsky celebrated a Piznak's questions were asked in En– Burgess explained that there "wont be est level." moleben in the cathedral. glish and were translated into Ukrai– spccilic program offices" for various "We don't have a cabinet secretary or nian. Archbishop Lubachivsky will be in ethnic groups, but added that "people an ambassador." said Mr. Burgess. Rome to fulfill his duties as coadjutor All these proceedings sometimes who have other responsibilities will . Turning to the issue of the Reagan and to assist Patriarch Josyf in leading lasted long into the evening, inasmuch bring sensitivity to these groups in 1 heir administration's cutbacks in ethnic the Ukrainian Catholic Church. (Continued on page 4) work." (Continued о-, page 11) :-'? No. 18 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY З, І98І Chicago yOUthS honor lvasiuk Demjanjuk files for mistrial CLEvELAND - Attorneys for John German training camp in Trawniki, by Alex Poszewanyk siuk, his life, work and tragic end. Demjanjuk, the 60-year-old Ukrainian Poland, was shown to five Soviet CH1CAGO - Ukrainian youth of His humorous and informative com– charged with lying to immigration citizens who were at the camp,one of Chicago honored the late Ukrainian mentaries between numbers entertained authorities about his alleged service in a whom said he remembered Mr. Dem– composer volodymyr lvasiuk on the the audience. (He noted that the per– concentration camp, have asked that a janjuk and correctly identified the occasion of what would have been his formers would definitely not stage this mistrial be declared, according to The photograph, according to the Press. 32nd birthday with a memorial concert concert in Philadelphia because they Cleveland Press. The card and its photo were provided they themselves had planned, pre– wanted to avoid another "congress.") in a motion filed in federal court on to the Justice Department by the Soviet sented and performed. This was a concert of Ukrainian April 14, attorneys John W.
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