1NS1DE: ^ Black Sea Fleet tensions escalate - page 3. ^ Austrian Air inaugurates vienna-Odessa connection - page 4. - Parliamentary election results - pages 10-11. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal non-profit association vol. LXII No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17,1994 50 cents U.S. presses for total shutdown Communists form largest bloc of Chornobyl nuclear station in new Ukrainian Parliament by Marta Kolomayets On Saturday, April 9, an assistant to merely 38 deputies vote against a law on a Kyyiv Press Bureau Mr. Shmarov, Serhiy Hayduk, acknowl– 338 deputies elected; constitutional issue, the bill cannot pass. edged that a joint statement had been Because the Ukrainian Parliament faces KYYiv - A senior U.S. official, con- signed by the U.S. official and the deadlock is feared many such issues, its task will be difficult. eluding a three-day visit to Ukraine on Ukrainian deputy prime minister in which More than 83 members of Ukraine's Friday, April 8, has called for the imme– by Roman Woronowycz the Ukrainians recognize the need to shut Kyyiv Press Bureau Communist Party will be in the new diate shut-down of the Chornobyl down Chornobyl, which has only two of Parliament. They, along with the nuclear power plant, site of the world's its four reactors supplying Ukraine with KYYiv - Communists have won the Socialist Party and the Agrarian party, worst nuclear accident in 1986. seven percent of its energy needs. (Reactor single largest bloc of seats in Ukraine's will form the largest bloc, 118 seats, or William White, energy deputy secretary, No. 4 exploded in 1986 and is encased in a Parliament after the completion of the sec– more than one-fourth of the 450-seat claimed that Ukrainians have agreed to do concrete sarcophagus, while Reactor No. 2 ond round of elections on April 10. Supreme Council. so as soon as substitute energy sources are was damaged by fire in 1991 and was However, with barely a quorum elected to The democratic bloc Ukraina took 50 available. scheduled to come back on line by the end the new Parliament, how much power any seats, or about 15 percent, far less than the "Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister of the month, it seems that those plans one party can wield is questionable at best. 20 to 25 percent the coalition was counting valeriy Shmarov has agreed that have now been scrapped.) on. Rukh led the way, obtaining 20 seats. Chornobyl units should cease operating as With approximately 60 percent of the "This, 1 think, is the first time we have populace voting, an additional 248 can– The interregional Bloc for Reforms, led soon as Ukraine's energy system is in bal– gotten a written agreement from the ance," Mr. White said late Friday evening, didates won election the weekend of by Dnipropetrovske industrialist and presi– Ukrainian government on the shut-down April 9-10 as some electoral districts dential hopeful Leonid Kuchma, could upon returning from a daylong tour of of Chornobyl," said Mr. White. Chornobyl, some 70 miles north of Kyyiv. held runoffs on Saturday and others on muster only four seats. However, many of But Mr. Shmarov's office was not as Sunday. According to the Central Mr. Kuchma's cohorts ran as independents "We would like to see it closed down optimistic as the American delegation. immediately, today," said Mr. White. Electoral Commission, this brings the - at 170 the largest elected group. "Yes, we discussed this issue," said Mr. total of elected deputies to 338. in 20 Ukrainian officials have said it would Hayduk, "but how can we afford to shut take years to close down Chornobyl, but electoral districts the elections were not (Continued on page 11) down our energy sources when the coun– valid because 50 percent of the electorate now say they are committed to shutting the try is in economic despair?" plant down at "the earliest possible date." did not vote, in 92 additional districts no Ukrainian officials have said it would However, some Ukrainian officials single candidate received 25 percent of cost over S34 million to bring other reac– the vote of those eligible to cast ballots. Bishop is named have said that Chornobyl will not be able tors at other plants on line so that to shut down earlier than 1998, when more Chornobyl could be closed down. With 338 deputies in the Parliament modern reactors at other Ukrainian power for new eparchy in They have agreed to work with the and a quorum that requires 300 plus one to plants come on line. These include units at act on Constitutional questions, the the Khmelnytsky and Rivne plants. (Continued on page 21) Parliament may already be paralyzed, if Sambir-Drohobych Lviv - The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, under UNA executives focus on upcoming UNA convention the leadership of the head of the Church, Cardinal Myroslav ivan Lubachivsky, JERSEY C1TY, NJ. - Final prepara– April 6 and in The Weekly on April 10.) Cash surrenders increased by S51,000 during its February 20-27 session named tions for the Ukrainian National The Supreme Executive Committee and death benefits paid increased by Bishop Julian voronovsky as ordinary of Association's 33rd Convention, which meeting was chaired by Supreme President S99,000, however, endowments paid the recently created Eparchy of Sambir- begins in Pittsburgh on May 6, were the Ulana Diachuk. Present were: Supreme decreased by S 145,000. Drohobych. principal topic of the Supreme Executive vice-President Nestor Olesnycky, Mr. Blahitka said he was happy to say in accordance with Canon 85 g2.2, Committee meeting held here at the UNA Supreme vice-Presidentess Gloria that the UNA has only one S50,000 bond Code of Canon Law of the Eastern Home Office on Thursday, March 31. Paschen, Supreme Secretary Walter that is in default as to interest and princi– Churches, this decision was presented to During their meeting, the UNA officers Sochan, Supreme Treasurer Alexander pal. That bond, Columbia Gas Systems, the Holy See and was officially analyzed all aspects of the activity of this Blahitka and Stefan Hawrysz, member of matured during 1993 and is expected to announced on April 7 simultaneously in 100-year-old fraternal benefit life insur– the Supreme Auditing Committee. pay full principal shortly. Rome and Lviv. ance society, taking a look also at some As is customary, the supreme treasurer The UNA continues to subsidize its The creation of the Eparchy of difficult decisions that may have to be was first to deliver his report to the publications, Svoboda, veselka and The Sambir-Drohobych had been formally made in the near future. Among these are Executive Committee. Ukrainian Weekly, to the tune of announced July 12, 1993, and Bishop the possibilities that the Ukrainian-lan– Report of supreme treasurer Si, 148,593. During 1993 postage costs voronovsky has served as interim guage daily newspaper, Svoboda, which alone increased by 150 percent from the administrator of the eparchy since that last year marked its centennial, may be As of December 31, 1993, UNA ledger price four years prior and, to add injury to time. He will be enthroned as ordinary published as a weekly, and that the UNA's assets reached 873,591,367, resulting in insult, most members do not receive these on April 17 by Cardinal Lubachivsky in 15-story headquarters building in Jersey an increase of S4,621,061 for the one- periodicals on time. Mr. Blahitka com– Drohobych. City, N.J., may be put up for sale. year period, reported Mr. Blahitka. mented, "We might as well issue a weekly Bishop voronovsky was born May 5, in addition, the Supreme Executive As was previously reported, the UNA's edition of Svoboda since many of our 1936, in the village of Humnysko. in Committee approved the program of the annuity business has exceeded sales goals, members receive four or five daily issues 1961, he completed the Lviv Poly graphic 33rd Convention (which subsequently was and the UNA received S4,787,212 in at one time. The savings in postage, paper institute. Since 1958 he had studied to published in both SWkoda and The annuity premiums during 1993. This corn- and labor would be tremendous and almost become a priest in the underground sem– Ukrainian Weekly), approved the list of pares with 33,300,993 for 1992 . no difference to our membership." inary in Lviv. On May 16, 1964, Bishop delegates to the convention, and named Dues from members' life insurance Soyuzivka operations also continue to voronovsky took temporary vows as a members^to three convention committees certificates increased for the year by run in red ink. Although the UNA was Studite monk. On October 27, 1968, he that must begin functioning prior to that 315,000. This is a very positive sign, able to cut the payroll at 10 percent dur– was ordained to the priesthood by conclave's official opening: the noted the supreme treasurer, investment ing 1993, operating expenses of the Bishop vasyl velychkovsky. verifications, By-Laws and Financial income decreased only slightly. resort exceeded income by S486, 236. in 1982, Bishop voronovsky was committees. (The members of these com– However, we must take into considera– The treasurer went on to note that the named provincial of the Studite mfttees were announced in UNA newspa– tion the decline in interest rates for both UNA also had a deficit from the building Monastery in Univ and in 1985 was arch– pers at the same time as the convention bonds and mortgages during the last few program was published, i.e.