www.ukrweekly.com - ENGLISH-LANGUAGE WEEKLY EDITION VOL. LXXXV No. 200 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1978 25 CENTS UNA Supreme Assembly meets in extraordinary session Plans reorganization, approves retirement of Mr. Dragan, creates editorial board KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The Su– Secretary; Mrs. Ulana Diachuk, Su– preme Assembly, of the Ukrainian Na– preme Treasurer; Wasyl Orichowsky, tional Association met in an extraor– Supreme Organizer; Supreme Audi- dinary session here at Soyuzivka Fri– tors: Dr. Bohdan Futey, Prof. John day and Saturday, September 8-9, in Teluk, the Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter order to discuss .the activity of the Stephen Bilak, Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk UNA in the near future. John Hewryk; Supreme Advisors: Among the topics discussed and Anatole Doroshenko, Mrs. Tekla approved were: the upcoming member- Moroz, Andrew Jula, Dr. Askold ship drive and a reorganization of the Lozynskyj, Taras Szmagala, Mrs. existing membership drives, the retlre– Anna Haras, Mrs. Helen Olek, Wasyl ment of Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Didiuk, John Odezynskyj, Myroslaw Anthony Dragan, and the creation of a Kalba, Mykola Chomanczuk, Roman temporary editorial board. Kuropas and Eugene Repeta; and Svo– The meeting was called to order by boda Editor-in-Chief Mr. Dragan. Dr. John O.Flis, Supreme President. Sen. Paul Yuzyk, Supreme Director Present at the session were: Dr. Myron for Canada, was unable to attend due Kuropas, Supreme vice-President; to previous commitments. Mrs. Mary Dushnyck, Supreme vice- Dr. Flis, who conducted the meeting Photos by ihor Dbboha President; Walter Sochan, Supreme (ConUnaed on page 2) The UNA Supreme Assembly elected at the 29th Regular Convention - first row, left to right, are: Supreme Auditors John Hewryk and Dr. Bohdan Futey, the Rev. Anthony Pawluk, pastor of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kerhonkson, Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, Supreme vice-President Mrs. Appeal Mary Dushnyck, Supreme President Dr. John O. Flis, Supreme vice-President Dr. Myron Kuropas, Supreme Treasurer Mrs. Ulana Diachuk, Supreme Organi– of the Supreme Assembly of the zer Wasyl Orichowsky, Svoboda editor Anthony Dragan, and Supreme Auditors the Rt. Rev. Stephen Bilak, Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk and Dr. John Teluk; second Ukrainian National Association row, left to right, are: Supreme Advisors Taras Szmagala, Michael Soroka, Mykola Chomanczuk, Mrs. Anna Haras, John Odczynsky, Mrs. Helen Olek, UNA'ers: Wasyl Didiuk, Anatole Doroshenko, Roman Kuropas, Myroslaw Kalba, Eugene At this time, preparations are being finalized for the convocation of the Repeta, Dr. Askold Lozynskyj, Andrew Jula and Mrs. Tekla Moroz. Third World Congress of Free Ukrainians, an event of major significance for Ukrainians in the free world, as well as our brothers and sisters in cap– tive Ukraine, which will take place in New York November 23-26,1978. The World Congress of Free Ukrainians, this highest representative body Announce plans for a second of Ukrainians in the free world, has two prime objectives: to marshal all of our resources to help our captive yet unconquefed people in their native country in their uneven struggle not only for their freedom, independence human rights program in D.C and the most basic of human and national rights, but for their very exis– tence in the face of the enemy's deviously devised and methodically imp!e– Sens. Dole and Moynihan to co-host mented onslaught; preserve our breed in the free countries of our settlement for the purpose of persevering in the former task. DlJTf 3P in preparing for this presently most important event in the life of our community in the free world, the Presidium of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and the Ukrai– nian Canadian Committee have issued separate appeals for financial assis– tance in the appropriate staging of the Third World Congress of Free Uk– rainins. The fund drive has already commenced and will continue through the end of October. We, the Supreme Assembly of the Ukrainian National Association, assembled at our special meeting at Soyuzivka September 8-9, appeal most earnestly to all our members in the U.S. and Canada to re– spond immediately and generously to the appeals of WCFU's Presidium, the UCCA and the UCC. Our brothers and sisters in their native country, living in the harshest of conditions, are sacrificing their liberty and their very lives to ensure the survival of Ukrainianism. No one expects nor demands such sacrifices from us here, but we would not be worthy to call ourselves Ukrainians if we failed to at least contribute generously to the worthy causes espoused by the World Congress of Free Ukrainians. Sen. Bob Dole (R-Кап.), center, discusses with UNA leaders and community in the nearly 85-year history of our Association, our members have given representatives plans for the October 5 human rights actions in Washington. Left many an outstanding example of generosity in support of our national to right are Eugene lwanciw. Dr. Myron Kuropas, Sen. Dole, Andrew Kedynskyj causes. Let us repeat those examples now by contributing generously to the and Taras Szmagala. needs and causes of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians. WASHINGTON, D.C - Sens. Bob Washington, D.C, this fall. Doie'(R-Kan,) and Daniel P. Moyni– The daylong human rights action, Supreme Assembly of the Ukrainian National Association han (D-N.Y.) have announced their in– which will be co-sponsored by the Uk– Soyuzivka, September 9, 1978. tentions to co-host the second national rainian Congress Committee of Ame– Ukrainian human rights program in (Continued on page 13) ТНЬ LKRA1M-4N MvEEkLY SL ND,W. SEPTEMBER 17, 1978 No. 200 UNA Supreme Assembly... ot the UNA. long-time Supreme Trea– pate in the rotational chairmanship, iC unlmucJ irum раде l) ^urer Roman Slobodian, former long- then the length of time of heading the time Supreme vice–President Stephan editorial board will be increased for the Kuropas and the late Supreme Advisor remaining persons. Dmytro Szmagala. and "the tens of The Supreme Executive Committee thousands of UNA members who and each member of the Supreme As– treated Svoboda and other UNA publi– sembly will have the opportuniu to cauons with piety, to the thousands of weigh the value and quality of Svoboda contributors to Svoboda. and, in parti– as it appears during each person's chair– cular. to present and past members of manship of the editorial board. On the the Svoboda editorial staff." basis of this, the Supreme AssembK, at The Supreme Assembly accepted its annual meeting in May 1979, will Mr. Dragan4 decision to retire and select the editor-in-chief. unanimously appointed him editor The Supreme Executive Committee emeritus with advisory privileges. has the authority to suspend the chair- Following Mr. Dragan's statement. man of the editorial board, with the Dr. Flis, in behalf of the Supreme Ex– approval of the Supreme Assembly, if ecutive Committee, made the following the circumstances warrant such a proposal: move. , . in order to edit the Svoboda daily. The Supreme Executive Committee the Supreme Executive Committee re– reserves for itself the right to determine comrr.ends the establishment of an edi– the system of work of the editorial torial board, which would be respon– board. sible for the daily publication of the After a brief discussion, the propo– newspaper. The editorial board will sal was adopted unanimously. Sefwne President Dr. Joan O. His opens the extraordinary meeting of the ІЛЛ consist of Basil Tershakovec, Towards the end of the meeting, the Supreme Assembly. Wolodymyr Lewenetz, Zenon Snylyk. Supreme Auditing Committee Eugene Fedorenko, Lubov Kolensky announced that Dr. Futey has been together with Dr. K,uropas, in his open– modern organizing methods. He said and another person who is expected to elected chairman of that committee on ing remarks paid tribute to long-time that the Ukrainian community life has be hired. The editorial board will be the basis of the number of votes receiv– UNA activists who died since the 29th changed, its needs have changed, and headed by a chairman, the function of ed at the last Convention, vice-chair- Regular Convention, Dr. Walter Gal– the UNA should adapt to that fact. which will be undertaken on a rota– man is Mr. Hewryk from Canada. lan, former Supreme Auditor, and tional basis by editors Tershakovec, The Supreme Advisors also William Hussar, former Supreme After additional remarks by. Mr. Lewenetz. Snytyk, Fedorenko and announced that Mr. Doroshenko was Advisor. Orichowsky and other participants, the proposal of the Executive Committee another person who expected to be selected chairman of thai body on the The recently elected Supreme Presi– was adopted. The members of the Spe– hired. Mrs. Kolensky did not express same basis. Mr. Didiuk of Canada was deut also greeted the 11. new members cial Organizing Commission are: Dr. any desire to be considered for the post selected vice-chairman. of the Supreme Assembly, who were M, Kuropas, Dr. B. Futey, Prof. J. of editor-in-chief. Each chairman of Dr. Flis concluded the meeting by elected at the last UNA Convention in Teluk, A. Doroshenko, Mrs. T. the editorial board will serve in that thanking all the participants for at– Philadelphia, Pa., in May. Moroz. T. Szmagala and E. Repeta. capacity some 50 days, during which tending and for displaying a fraternal Ex officio representatives to the special rime that person would be the acting edi– spirit in the deliberations. Following brief reports by members commission are Dr. Flis and Mr. Ori– tor-in-chief responsible for the daily The meeting eaded with an invoca– of the Executive Committee, the chowsky. publishing of the newspaper, if one of tion by the Rt. Rev. Bilak and the sing– Supreme Assembly directed its atten– the proposed editors declines to partici– ing of the Ukrainian narinnal anthem.