during a banquet held here o n S u n d a y , S e p te m b e r 3 0 , to c e le b ra te th e 9 0 th

H u m a n ita ria n A w ard w as presented by U N A S uprem e President John

p o litic a l p ris o n e r V a le riy M a r c h e n k o is s o g ra v e ly ill th a t h e w a s re c e n tly m o v e d to a labor cam p infirm ary

w h e r e h e is receiving blood transfusions, according to several sources.

th a t a t th e tim e h e w a s a d m itte d to th e c a m p c lin ic in

its S e p te m b e r 22 issue that M r. M archenko, w ho w as s e n te n c e d

" a n ti-S o v ie t a g ita tio n a n d p r o p a g a n d a ." H e is b e in g h e ld in la b o r c a m p N o . 3 6 -1 in th e U ra l M o u n ta in s n e a r P e rm .

C o m m itte e 's S u b c o m m itte e o n In te rn a tio n a l O p e ra \u00ad tio n s

W ednesday, O c to b e r3 , ju s t o n e d a y p rio r to th e c lo se of the 98th Congress.

R ep. J a m e s F lo r io ( D - N .J .) , th e b ill's s p o n \u00ad s o r ,

the State D epartm ent's view that the bill is too narrow , that such a s tu d y

o th e r e th n ic g ro u p s to fo llo w , th e re b y c o s tin g th e ta x p a y e r e x o rb ita n t a m o u n ts of m oney.

T h e b ill, w h ic h h a d b e e n p a s s e d b y th e fu ll S e n a te , w a s a tta c h e d b y S e n . B ill B ra d le y to th e c o n tin u in g re s o lu \u00ad tio n , th a t is, to th e o m n ib u s fu n d in g b ill

spending authority. The H ouse had passed its ow n version of the funding b ill o n

th e s e r e a s o n s if t h e c o m m i s s i o n w e r e d e a l i n g w ith th e J e w is h p e o p le .

K ul- tu ra c o n firm s th a t th e b ro th e r o f U k ra i\u00ad n ia n re lig io u s a c tiv is t Y o sy f T e re lia w a s in v o lv e d in a s h o o to u t w ith th e p o lic e in w estern

U kraine. Previously, sam izdat sources had reported that B orys T erelia w a s k ille d

In th e c o n te x t o f a n a rtic le w a rn in g a g a in s t W e s te rn " b o u rg e o is id e a s ." th e first secretary of the Zakarpattia O blast Party C om m ittee, H enrikh Yosypovych B a n d ro v s k y , w rite s th a t B o ry s T e re lia r e s is te d

that he was killed in the ensuing exchange of fire. A ccording t o

crim inal p ro c e e d in g s h a d b e e n in s titu te d a g a in s t T e re lia fo r c o n c e a lin g f ir e a r m s a n d fo r ro b b e ry a n d

of the fact th at M r. T e re lia 's b ro th e r, Y osyf, is a p ro m in e n t a c tiv is t in th e u n d e rg ro u n d

In fo rm a tio n has recently reached the W est about the s e n te n c in g la s t y e a r o f U k ra in ia n \u0406\u0439 \u042c \u043e \u0433 a c tiv is t V ik to r Y a n e n k o , a m e m b e r o f th e

F re e Trade U nions of W orkers in the Soviet U n io n , b e tte r k n o w n

M unich-based p u b lic a tio n d e a lin g w ith p e rs e c u tio n in th e

c h a rg e s o f " a n ti-S o v ie t a g ita tio n a n d p r o p a g a n d a " u n d e r A rtic le 6 2 o f th e U k ra in ia n C rim in a l C o d e fo r a lle g e d ly d is trib u tin g th e S M O T

M r. Y anenko w as sentenced to seven years in a strict-regim en cam p and five y e a r s 'in te rn a l

in the late 1970s b y V la d im ir K le b a n o v , a m in in g fo re \u00ad m an

p s y c h ia tric h o s p ita l. In 1 9 7 8 , th e g ro u p gave W estern correspondents a copy of th e

1 1 0 candidate m em bers. T he union has been s e v e re ly

s e n io r S o v ie t o ffic ia ls o n th e ir 7 0 th a n d 75th birthdays, and M r. C hernenko w as a p p a re n tly d e c o ra te d o n a n o d d b irth d a y b e c a u s e

But the announcem ent of the aw ard d id little t o stifle th e c o n tin u in g ru m o rs a b o u t

h e a lth , th e T im e s s a id . S in c e s p e c u la tio n b e g a n in August that M r. Chernenko

h o s p ita liz e d , h e h a s m a d e th re e te le v i\u00ad sion appearances, tw o to m ake aw ards a n d

s tillin g , th e g o s s ip , th e appearances have contributed to ques\u00ad tio n s a b o u t th e S o v ie t le a d e r's h e a lth . H e h a s a p p e a r e d th in a n d fra il, a n d h a s

cam eras h a v e d w e lt o n h is fe a tu re s o n ly b rie fly , a n d

leased studies on the state of research a n d d e v e lo p m e n ti n th e S o v ie t U n io n re v e a l

S o v ie t s c ie n tis ts a n d e n g in e e rs w h oh a v e e m ig ra te d to th e

m a in ta in s th e la rg e s t s c ie n tific e s ta b lis h m e n t in th e w o rld

U .S. re\u00ad searchers. The em igres cited several fa c to rs

Forem ost is the lack of econom ic m o tiv a tio n . A c c o rd in g toth e s tu d ie s , w eighty reports frequently supersede p ra c tic a l

b e c a u s e th e re is little fin a n c ia l incentive for researchers to turn ideas in to

re s u lts . C o n s e q u e n tly th e S o v ie ts , w h o a re g e n e ra lly c o n \u00ad sidered strong in theoretical research a re a s

b o o k s a n d c h a lk , la g b e h in d in a p p lie d a r e a s , o r w h e re s o p h is tic a te d in s tru m e n ts

W e s te rn s c ie n ti\u00ad fic d e v e lo p m e n ts b e c a u s e th e ir jo u r \u00ad n a ls

the use of w hich seem s to flourish best in a culture ol cn(rc- prcneurship. private ownership and free in fo rm a tio n

- fo r o b v io u s p o litic a l re a s o n s , th c y c a n n o l p e rm it u n re s tra in e d

to o l. A s a result, a Soviet scientist m ay not be a w a re o f a c o u n try m a n d o in g s im ila r

s c ie n tific instrum ents as well as shortages of s im p le s u p p lie s lik e n u ts , b o lts a n d p h o to g ra p h ic

w as one of "the m o s t s ig n ific a n t d r a w b a c k s in S o v ie t .s c ie n c e a n d

K uch- m e n t, a S o v ie t e m ig re a n d c o -d ire c \u00ad to r o f b o th s tu d ie s , th e rei s n o th in g to stir such enthusiasm

now . "They (the S o v ie t s c ie n tis ts ) s till ta k e h ig h p rid e in

p ro je c ts a r e n 't lik e ly to b e s h u t dow n. "It is easier to discover a new chem ical elem ent than to close dow n a chem ical laboratory

in th e S o v ie t U nion," says H arley Balzer,a G eorge\u00ad to w n

th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il fo r S o v ie t a n d E a s t E u r o p e a n S tu d ie s in

fin a n c ia l s u p p o rt a n d m a n p o w e r in to th e m , a s w ell as a " m is s io n -o rie n te d " p a th th a t can lead to the necessary increm ental a d v a n c e s

tion because U .S. researchers tend to pursue areas that are "hot" and m ay b e fin a n c ia lly re w a rd in g .

o f Congress" concerning infringements of re lig io u s fre e d o m

The m easure asks the governm ent to " ra is e p u b lic ly a n d p riv a te ly " th e fa ilu re of the W arsaw Pact countries "to

fre e \u00ad dom s,especially in the area of religion." T he

W olf (R -V a.), w as w ritten o n b e h a lf o f V la d im ir K h a ilo , a 5 4 -y e a r- old reform ed

o f K ra sn y L u k h in th e e x tre m e e a s te rn tip of U kraine.

fo rc e d , c o n v ic t, o r " s la v e " la b o r. T h e S m o o t- H aw ley

v io la tio n o f h u m a n rig h tsb y S o v ie t U n io ni n u sin g over 4

of its people as forced la b o re rs to m in e o r m a n u fa c tu re g o o d s fo r e x p o r t to th e U n ite d

S ta te s . A m e \u00ad rican consum ers are thus forced to sub\u00ad s id iz e

M . W a lk e r J r ., h a s c o n tin u o u s ly b lo c k e d C u s to m s ' e ffo rts to e n fo rc e th e la w

U k ra in ia n , J e w is h , B a ltic a n d la b o r g ro u p s in fa v o r o f th e la w 's e n fo rc e m e n t.

c o n fe re n c e h e ld in th eU .S . C a p ito l, a s ta te m e n t w as r e le a s e d

Treasury D epartm ent hesitates to carry o u t th e m a n d a te o f th e A m e ric a n p e o p le e m b o d ie d

rig h ts w a s n o t o n th e agenda of the disarm am ent talks here, th e

A m erican J e w is h C o m m itte e , in a le tte r a d d re s s e d t o

Rep. Dante B. Fascell, chairm an of th e H o u s e F o re ig n A ffa irs C o m m itte e , has expressed its support for the U krai\u00ad n ian fam in e co m m issio n b ill.

that it is "the duty of a fre e a n d c o m p a s s io n a te p e o p le , th r o u g h its g o v e rn m e n t, to in v e s tig a te th e c a u s e s a n d

g r o u p s in s u p p o r t i n g a n in v e s tig a tio n b y th e fa m in e c o m m is s io n th a t is e q u a l in s c o p e to th e m a g n itu d e o f th e c rim e ."

p o r t H o u s e B ill 4 4 5 9 w h ic h w o u ld e s ta \u00ad blish a com m ission to study the 1932-33 fa m in e in S o v ie t U k ra in e . T h e w o rk o f th e

It m ay indeed be true that the U krai\u00ad n ia n A m e ric a n c o m m u n ity h a s th e p ri\u00ad m a ry o b lig a tio n to re c o u n t th e s to ry o f th e

is e s p e \u00ad c ia lly b in d in g w h e re , a s h e re , th e S o v ie t governm ent refuses tob e accountable for its b e h a v io r in U k ra in e a n d c o n tin u e s to act today, w herever it

a u th o rita ria n ru le ,in m u c h th e s a m e m a n n e r a s it d id in 1 9 3 2 -3 3 .

Nazi H olocaust is n o t b e in g to ld b y a fe d e ra l c o m m is s io n p re c is e ly b e c a u s e o th e r s w e re w illin g to jo in w ith th e Jew ish A m erican co m m u \u00ad nity in constructing a consensus around the need

T he A m erican Jew ish C om m ittee stands ready to participate w ith the U krainian A m erican

re lig io u s g ro u p s in s u p p o rtin g a n in v e s tig a tio n b y th e fa m in e c o m m is s io n th a t is e q u a l in s c o p e to th e m a g n itu d e o f th e c rim e . In d e e d th e fa ilu re o f C o n \u00ad gress to pass HR

ru th le s s c a m p a ig n a g a in s t U k ra in e a n d o f th e a tte n d a n t c o v e r-u p o f th is c rim e , is lo n g o v e r d u e .

N a tio n a l C o m m itte e o f U k ra in ia n A rn e ric a n s fo r R eagan-B ush '84, convened in W ashing\u00ad to n

T h e m e e tin g w a s c h a ire db y B o h d a nA . F u te y , th e n a tio n a l c h a irm a n o f U k ra i\u00ad n ia n

m em bers, repre\u00ad s e n tin g 16 s ta te s , a tte n d e d th e m e e tin g . A m o n g th e mw ere s ta tec o o rd in a to rs , th e a d v is o ry