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The Ukrainian Weekly 1982, No.19 www.ukrweekly.com ТНЕ І СВ ОБОДА^SYOBODA I I І ^г-– я і at a-"n Ukrainian WeeH У Oi I PUBLISHED BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC., A FRATERNAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION і Vol. L No. 19 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 9,1982 2SfifotR Scholars focus on academia's perception Convention countdown of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe Bush appearance finalized WASHINGTON - Vice Presi­ dent George Bush will address the afternoon session of the 30th Regular UNA Convention in Rochester on Friday, May 28, his office announced on May 5. The convention opens on May 24. This will be the second UNA convention for Mr. Bush, who greet­ ed delegates at the 1974 conclave in Philadelphia when he was chairman of the Republican National Com­ mittee. Although Mr. Bush's appearance at the convention was confirmed by the UNA Supreme Executive Com­ mittee two weeks ago, the exact day and time was not finalized until May 5. U addition to bis duties as vice presitferif and" ргейЯепТ "6T the Se­ Vice President George Bush nate, Mr. Bush is chairman of the administration's Crisis Management Bush participates in virtually every Team, a part of the National Se­ presidential meeting of consequence. curity Council system. In December, when martial law Biography was declared in Poland, he was made head of the Special Situation George Herbert Walker Bush was Group to monitor the crisis and born in Milton, Mass., on June 12, coordinate information from and to 1924. He graduated from Phillips relevant government agencies. Academy in Andover, Mass., in June From March to December 1981, 1942, and immediately enlisted in the Mr. Bush logged 110,000 miles both U.S. Navy. At age 18, he was the in the United States and abroad youngest commissioned pilot in the while advancing the domestic, Navy at that time. foreign and political positions of the He served from August 1942 to B. Zarycky Reagan administration. September 1945 as a naval aviation Gov. Tom Кеші addresses the conference. A confidant of the president, Mr. (Continued on page 4) by George B. Zarycky caust," said Gov. Kean, "and I'd like to see that included in school curricula." House unanimously passes resolution PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Some 80 John Gotsch, executive director of people took part in a daylong conference the East European Coalition, said that on "The USSR and Eastern Europe as the governor should appoint an East supporting Ukrainian Helsinki Group Reflected in American Education: European member to the commission Facts and Fallacies" here on the campus and should read Dr. Wytwycky's mono­ by Walter Bodnar approved the resolution that calls upon of Rutgers University on April 29. graph, "The Holocaust: Many Circles the president of the United States to: One highlight of the conference was a of Hell." WASHINGTON - House Con­ "(1) proclaim November 9, 1982, the brief, morning visit by New Jersey Gov. Gov. Kean responded that he would current Resolution 205, dealing with the sixth anniversary of the establishment Tom Kean, who welcomed participants read the book.and announced his concern of U.S. Congress with respect of the Ukrainian Public Group to and praised their efforts to combat some intention to name an East European to to human-rights violations by the Promote the Implementation of the common misconceptions about the the commission. He then asked Zenon Soviet Union in Ukraine, was passed Helsinki Accords, as a day honoring Soviet Union often found in the mass Onufryk, head of the Media Action unanimously by a voice vote in the that group; and (2) ask the Soviet Union media and school textbooks. Coalition, co-sponsor of the confe­ House of Representatives on May 3, to release the incarcerated members of Before leaving, the governor fielded rence, to recommend a person for the reported Americans for Human Rights the Ukrainian Helsinki Monitoring questions from the audience, which post. in Ukraine. Group, and to cease the persecution and included several Ukrainian community In response to another question, the The resolution was sponsored by two the imprisonment of those citizens in activists and scholars. governor said that his office is close to New Jersey congressmen, Bernard J. Ukraine asking for the institution of Dr. Bohdan Wytwycky, author of a finalizing the composition of the Ethnic Dwyer (D) and Christopher H. Smith national, civil and individual rights in book on the non-Jewish victims of Advisory Council to serve during his (R), who were joined by 73 of their accordance with the Soviet Constitu­ Hitler's Holocaust, asked the governor administration. colleagues as co-sponsors. tion, the United Nations Charter, the if the newly established Governor's The conference itself was opened by The resolution was introduced on Universal Declaration of Human Commission on Holocaust Education Prof. Adam Scrupski of Rutgers Gra­ October 20,1981, in commemoration of Rights and the Helsinki Accords." in the Public Schools would include any duate School of Education, who intro­ the fifth anniversary of the funding of The speedy passage of this resolution East European members and whether it duced Edward J. Bloustein, president of the Ukrainian Public Group to Pro­ was the result of strong support by would address the extermination of the university. mote the Implementation of the Hel­ many organizations and constituents millions of Slavs in the proposed course Dr. Bloustein spoke briefly on the sinki Accords. In a slightly amended around the country that generated of study. need to correct the many misconcep­ text by the Subcommittee on Human action in the House of Representatives. "1 am aware that the people of tions about the Soviet Union and its Rights and International Organiza­ It was not only actively supported by all Eastern Europe had their own Holo­ (Continued on pftfe 16) tions, the House of Representatives (Continued on page 5) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 9,1982 No. 19 CSCE members ask U.S. clergy to raise Luba Vashchenko urges Graham religious rights issue at Moscow meeting to skip Soviet peace parley remained unchanged for 22 years al­ WASHINGTON - The denial of PASADENA, Calif. - Luba Vash­ the Soviet Union and Eastern chenko, one of six Siberian Pente- ready." free speech and religion in the Soviet Europe who have indicated The Soviet government has insisted Union should be raised by U.S. Church costals who have been living in the U.S. that the major hope for improvement in Embassy in Moscow since 1978, has that the six must leave the embassy leaders invited to attend a Soviet- their home countries lies in pressure before emigration proceedings can sponsored disarmament conference in written a letter to evangelist Billy from the West. The letter included a list Graham asking him not to participate in begin. Moscow, May 10 -14, say Rep. Dante. of 25 religious prisoners, representative A seventh Pentecostal — Lidia Vash­ B. Fascell (Fla.) and Sen. Robert Dole the upcoming interreligious peace of hundreds of believers imprisoned for conference to be held in the Soviet chenko - was taken from the embassy (Kansas), chairman and co-chairman, their religious activism in the USSR, by U.S. officials last January after she respectively, of the Commission on capital later this month, reported most of whom were sentenced on legal East/West News. became ill because of a monthlong Security and Cooperation in Europe. pretexts of anti-Soviet religious or The Vashchenkos and other Soviet hunger strike to publicize the families' In a letter sent to 13 U.S. Church political activities. plight. After being released from a . leaders, Rep. Fascell and Sen. Dole Christians who have been persecuted "While we favor both mutual and say that Mr. Graham's participation Moscow hospital, she returned to her charged that "the organization by the verifiable arms reduction," said Rep. hometown of Chernogorsk, Siberia. government of the Soviet Union of a could be exploited for propaganda Fascell and Sen. Dole in their letter, "it purposes by the Soviet Union. Soviet officials were expected to rule conference of religious leaders on the seems somewhat ironic that a country Representatives of many religions are in March on emigration applications dangers of nuclear war is aimed at a which has the world's fastest growing submitted by Ms. Vaschenko and other double betrayal of the' truly religious nuclear arsenal and which is waging expected to attend the peace parley, which will be convened by the Russian family members in Siberia. and pacific sentiments of the invitees." aggressive war against the people of When they refused to do so, Ms. Afghanistan and conspiring in the Orthodox Church on May 10. Ms. Vashchenko writes that Mr. Vaschenko and members of her family "It is somewhat astonishing," they suppression of the people of Poland staged a demonstration. The protest continued, "that a government which is should be organizing a conference of Graham should insist that the Siberian Christians in the embassy be allowed to was broken up by uniformed militia, officially based on atheism and which is religious leaders to press the cause of who severely beat Ms. Vashchenko and known the world over for its denial of nuclear disarmament." emigrate before the beginning of the conference. her family. free speech and religion to its own The letter also charged the Soviet According to reports, Ms. Vash­ people should have the temerity to seek sponsors of the conference with using Newsweek quoted Mr. Graham as saying that he would discuss the case chenko was pummeled and choked into the support of religious leaders from the conference for propaganda and unconsciousness. Jacob Vashchenko, a other lands in pursuit of its narrow political gains, and added: "Only a only"bn a private level with represen­ tatives of the highest Soviet officials.
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