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S- 'А Г- C j, , - - ;. V) > m Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fraternal non-profit association! rainian Weekly Vol. llll No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3,1985 25 cents Ukrainian American Coordinating Council Reagan appoints three members schedules convention for October of Ukrainian famine commission NEW YORK —The Ukrainian Ame pone their congresses in the hope that WASHINGTON - President Ro and Human Services, Education and rican Coordinating Council will hold its the two central organizations of Ukrai nald Reagan has appointed three mem State. convention on October 11-13 in Phila nian Americans would resume negotia bers of the executive branch of the The Commission on the Ukraine delphia, the central organization an tions toward unity. The UCCA, how government to serve on the Commis Famine will also include six members of nounced following a meeting of its ever, held its 14th congress as planned sion on the Ukraine Famine, thus the Congress: four members of the executive committee here on February on November 23-25,1984, in New York. taking the first step toward the commis House of Representatives (two Re 15. The council's representatives to the sion's establishment. publicans and two Democrats) and two The convention will be held at the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, The appointments were made on senators (one Republican and one Adams Mark Hotel. The convention John Flis, John Oleksyn and Dr. Boh- February 12, after the president an Democrat), as well as six public mem program and other detailed informa dan Shebunchak, reported on the recent nounced his intentions to appoint the bers selected from the Ukrainian com tion will be released at a future date. WCFU plenary session. The meeting commission members on February 7. munity. Also discussed at the executive meet failed to resolve the dispute over the text The appointees are: The public members are to be ap ing was the UACCounril`s by-laws, the of the appeal and resolutions of the " C. Everett Koop, surgeon general pointed by the chairperson of the plenary session of the World Congress fourth conclave of the WCFU, which of the Public Health Service, Depart commission in consultation with the of Free Ukrainians, which took place in took place November 30 to December 3, ment of Health and Human Services; Congressional members of the commis Toronto on February 9-Ю, and the 1983, in Toronto. The WCFU congress ' Gary L. Bauer, deputy under sion, the executive boards of Ukrainian millennium of Christianity in Ukraine chairman had ruled that the draft of the secretary for policy planning and bud American chartered human-rights and preparations for observances of this appeal and resolutions, as presented by get. Department of Education; groups and the Ukrainian American historic anniversary. the resolutions committee, would be " Howard Eugene Douglas, U.S. community at large. Dr. Peter Stercho and Stepan Procyk given over to the Secretariat for final coordinator for refugee affairs and am- A sum of 5400,000 has been allocated reported on behalf of-the by-taws editing And approval. UasiaJor at laigc. Department of State. for the commission's work. committee. Following their presenta The UACCouncil`s finances were The appointments are in keeping with The commission's purpose is to study tion and discussion, executive commit covered in the report delivered by finan the Ukrainian famine bill, which stipu the Soviet-orchestrated Great Famine tee members decided to convene a cial secretary Roman Danyluk. He noted lates that the executive branch members in Ukraine of 1932-33 during which conference of UACCouncil branches that the organization's membership be from the U.S. departments of Health some 7 million people perished. and member-organizations in order to dues for the WCFU, a sum of 537,000, finalize the draft of the by-laws and to or 22.5 percent of the annual WCFU discuss matters pertaining totheconven- budget, are nearly paid up. He also tion. The conference will be held on stressed that Ukrainian community UNA helps Ethiopian famine victims, March 23 at the headquarters of the members have realized the importance Ukrainian National Association, 30 of the UACCouncil`s existence, which is contributes 55,000 to relief efforts Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J., reflected in donations to the Ukrainian beginning at 10 a.m American Community Fund. The The UACCouncil had postponed its UACCouncil had proclaimed January convention, which had originally been the Ukrainian American Community scheduled to take place in the fall of Fund Month, and the fund drive has 1984, in response to an appeal issued by been a success, according to Mr. the president of the World Congress of Danyluk. Free Ukrainians, Peter Savaryn. Mr. Next on the agenda was the millen Savaryn had called upon both the nium of Christianity in Ukraine, which UACCouncil and the Ukrainian Con will be celebrated in 1988 by Ukrainians gress Committee of America to post (Continued on pap,e 13) Hierarchs to convene meeting to create millennium committee 2J, lor the purpose ot establishing JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The B. Zarycky leaders of the Ukrainian Orthodox the ad hoc committee. The meeting and Catholic Churches in the United will take place at the Ukrainian Rep. Frank Guarini (center), honorary chairman of the Hudson County Ethiopian States have called upon all segments Educational and Cultural Center, Relief Fund, accepts the UNA's 55,000 donation. With him are UNA supreme of the Ukrainian community to join 700 Cedar Road in Philadelphia, at officers (from left): Stefan Hawrysz, organizer, Walter Sochan, secretary, John together in an ad hoc committee for 11 a.m. Flis, president, and Andrew Keybida, advisor. commemoration of the l,OOQth an The hierarchs appealed: "Let us be JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Ukrai Mr. Flis was referring to the esti niversary of Christianity in Ukraine. united on this holy matter (the nian National Association donated mated 7 million Ukrainians who starved In an appeal to all Ukrainian millennium) through our love of God 55,000 to the Hudson County Ethiopian to death as the result of a deliberate community leaders and heads of all and the Ukrainian nation." The Relief Fund on February 25 during a famine created by the mass confiscation Ukrainian institutions and organiza millennium will officially be ob brief ceremony in the law offices of Rep. of grain and foodstuffs from farmers by tions in the United States, Metro served in 1988. Frank Guarini (D-N.J.). Soviet authorities in 1932-33. politan Mstyslav of the Ukrainian The appeal, which is dated Feb In presenting the check to Rep. "This is a familiar trait of the Soviet Orthodox Church in the U.S.A ruary 17 and was issued from South Guarini, who is honorary chairman of Union," said Mr. Flis. "They starve a and the diaspora, and Metropolitan Bound Brook. N.J., the Ukrainian the relief fund, UNA Supreme Pre country into subjugation." Stephen of the Ukrainian Catholic Orthodox Church's center, and sident John Flis noted that Ukrainians Mr. Flis also accused Ethiopia's Church in the U.S.A., invited them Philadelphia, the Ukrainian Catholic here "feel akin to the people of Ethiopia, Soviet-backed Marxist government of to send representatives to a meeting Church's center, appears in full on because our nation suffered through a spending money on everything but food being convened on Saturday, March page 3. similar tragedy during the famine of for its people. 1932-33." (Continued on page IS) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 1985 No. 9 POW who returned to USSR Chronicle of gets 10 years in, labor camp MUNICH - A Soviet soldier who Mr. Didenko. whose parents are last year voluntarily returned to the believed to live in Tashkent, was one of the Catholic Church Soviet Union from Switzerland, where nine Soviet soldiers captured by the he was interned after being released by Afghan insurgents who were eventually in Ukraine Afghan insurgents, has been sentenced turned over to the Swiss. At least one to 10 years in a strict-regimen labor other, member of the group also re camp after being convicted of treason, turned home, but nothing is known reported USSR News Brief here. about his fate. Last November, two Red Army soldiers who deserted their units in Tfie following excerpts are from a citizen of the USSR. I will live, According to unconfirmed reports, Afghanistan and ended up in Great Issue So. 3 of the Chronicle of the working on behalf of Ukraine or die, Valery Didenko, who went back to the Britain also returned to the Soviet Catholic Church in Ukraine, an but not be a citizen, which the Soviet Union last August after two Union. The two men. Sgt. lghor Rykhov underground publication which invaders have made me by force... years of detention in Switzerland, was charged under Article 64 of the Russia^ and Pvt. Oleg Khlan. were greeted with made its appearance in January 1984 I think that I shall begin my next SFSR Criminal Code, "betrayal of the flowers on their arrival, but there has hut has only recently reached the term of imprisonment in Communist motherland." been no information about them since. West. Thus far, eight issues have labor camps as a citizen of the free made their way out of Ukraine. Vie republic of Israel. Chronicle is published in samvydav I would be deeply grateful if the form by the Initiative Group for the government of your republic will Anatoly Koryagin in poor health Defense of Believers and the Church, consider my application in a positive which was founded in 1982 to pro manner.