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U K R A IN IA N
D A
IL \
V O L .
L X X X III
N o.
2 4 4
T H E U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SU N D A Y ,
DECEM BER
12, 1976
25 C E N T S
U C C A
E x e c u tiv e
B o a rd
H o ld s
H a rv a rd
S y m p o s iu m
T a k e s
In w a rd
F irs t P o s t-C o n v e n tio n
M e e tin g
L o o ka t U k r a in ia n s
i n
U .S .
N EW
Y O R K ,N .Y . (U C C A
S p e c ia l).
-
O n
S a tu rd a y ,
D ecem ber
4, the
U C C A
E x e c u tiv e B o a rd h e ld si t s first p o s t- c o n v e n \u00ad
tio n
m e e tin g
a t th e
U C C A
o ffic e
h e re ,i n
w h ic h
1 7 m em bers
to o k
p a r t .T he s e s s io n
w as
c h a ire d
a lte rn a te ly
b y
W alter
M asur
a n d
M sg r. M y ro sla v C h a ry n a , b o th U C C A
v ic e -p re s id e n ts .
O fficers' R eports
Inh is re p o rt U C C A

P re s id e n tP ro f. L ev E. D obriansky dw elton a num ber of m atters re la te d to the o v e ra ll p r o g r a m sa n d p o lic ie s of th e U CCA .H e sent over6 0 congratula\u00ad to ry

m essagest o
U .S .S e n a to rs
a n d
C on\u00ad
gressm en
o nth e ir re e le c tio n
o r e le c tio n ; he
a tte n d e d
ac o n fe re n c e
o n
U .S .-C h in a
re la \u00ad
tio n s ,a n d
h e lp e d
ine d itin g a n d
p re p a rin g
tw o
o ffic ia l
docum ents:
o n e
o n
re lig io u s
p e rs e c u tio n
in th eU SSR , a n d th eo th e r o n -
th e
B ic e n te n n ia l
s a lu te
t o
th e
c a p tiv e
n a tio n s .
L o o k in g
to w ard
th e
fu tu re ,
th e
U C C A
President said
th a ta lia is o n
isb e in g e s ta \u00ad
b lish e d w ithth e in c o m in g a d m in is tra tio no f
P re s id e n t-e le c t J im m y
C arter.
H e
fu rth e r
s tr e s s e d
th eim p o rta n c e a n d
n e c e s s ity
fo r
a
U k ra in ia n
In fo rm a tio n
C e n te r
i n
W a s h in g to n
a n d
a s k e d
th a t
p rio rity
b eg iv e n
b y th e
U C C A
t o
th is
p ro je c t.
Such m attersa s th e observanceo f U kra\u00ad
ine's independence anniversary,
fu rth e r
a tte m p tst o h a v ea C o n g re s s io n a l re s o lu tio n
o nth e re su rre c tio n
o f th eU k ra in ia n
C h u r\u00ad
c h e s
i n
U kraine, defense
o f
U k ra in ia n
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs
a n d
hum an
rig h ts ,a n d
w a tc h in g
a n d
m o n ito rin g
th eim p le m e n ta \u00ad

tio no f th e H e ls in k i a g re e m e n tb y th e U S S R w ere stressed by the President. H e also urged th a t th e U C C A

h e lp in th e c a s eo fP ro f. O le h P id h a in y , in his fig h t a g a in s t d is c rim in a tio n le v e le d

a t h im
by as o u t h e r n
u n iv e rs ity .
A d m in istrativ e
D irecto r
Iv a n
B azarko
re p o rte d
o n
th e
X H th
U C C A
C o n g re ss,
u n d e r s c o r in g
th e
f a c t
th a t
so m e
o f th e
o p p o s itio n
c ritic s
s e eo n ly
th en e g a tiv e

features,b u t forgetth e fact thatth e Con\u00ad g re s s w as a tte n d e d b y o v e r8 0 0 d e le g a te sa n d g u e s ts ,b y th e V ic e -P re s id e n to f th e U n ite d States,a Senator, several C ongressm en,a n d

(C o n tin u e d
o np a g e 2)
U N A O ffe r s A H o lid a y
S p e c ia l F o r Y o u th
JE R S E Y
C IT Y ,
N .J.\u2014 In
a n
e ffo rt
t o
fu rth e r
s tre n g th e n
th efa b ric
o f
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
lif e
o n
th e
N o rth

A m erican c o n tin e n t and to in c lu d e m o re y o u n g p e o p le in to

th e
c o m m u n ity 's
m ainstream ,
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n
h a sd e s i g \u00ad
n a te d
D ecem ber
a s
th e
m o n th
o f
y o u th
enrollm ent in its ranks.
Ina le tte r, sig n e db y S u p re m e O rg a n iz e r
S te fa n
H a w ry sza n d m a ile d to all S v o b o d a
a n d
W eekly subscribers, m osto f w ho m
a re
p a re n tso r g ra n d p a re n ts , th e U N A
o f f e r e d
fo u r
of itsl i f e
p ro te c tio n
p la n sfo r y o u th s
a g e d
6 w eeks t o
15y e a r s o ne x c e p tio n a lly
b e n e fic ia l c o n d itio n s .
T h e te x to f th e le tte r, e x p la in in g th e o ffe r,
in English translation
is asfo llo w s :
T h is y e a r w e are o b s e rv in gth e B ic e n te n \u00ad
n ia l
o f th e
A m erican
R e v o lu tio n
a n d th e
C e n te n n ia l
o fU k ra in ia n
s e ttle m e n t
in the
U .S .
O nth e occasiono f these observances,th e
U N A , as the oldest U krainian

o rg a n iz a tio n inth e fre e w o r ld , d e s ig n a te s D e c e m b e r1 9 7 6 a s

th em o n th
o f y o u th

e n ro llm e n t in toi t s ranksfo r th e purposeo f Soyuz's continued g ro w th .

A ll U krainian youths, aged6 w eeks to 15 y e a r s ,w ho during D ecem ber acquire one of fo u r

c la s s e s
o fl i f e
in s u ra n d
(P -2 0 ,P -6 5 ,E -
65,T-16) fo r S3,000 w ortho f insurance, will
re c e iv e
a n
a d d itio n a l
S3,000 w orth
o fl i f e
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e1 6 )
C A M B R ID G E ,
M ass.-M o re
th a n
a
d o z e n
s c h o la r s ,
b o th
U k ra in ia n
and non-
U k ra in ia n , to o ka n in tro s p e c tiv e lo o ka t th e
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
lif e
in
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
in
th e
c o u rs e
o f
a
fo u r-d a y
sym \u00ad
p o s iu m
s ta g e d
h e r e
T h u r s d a y
th ro u g h

S u n d a y , D e c e m b e r2 -5 , in w h a tw as a first c o n fe re n c e o f its k in da t H a r v a r d U n iv e rs ity , A m erica's

o ld e s t
in s titu tio n
o f
h ig h e r
le a rn in g
a n d th es i t e o f a n ever expanding
p ro g ra m
o fU k ra in ia n
s tu d ie s .
E le v e n
s c h o la rly
p a p e rs
com prised
th e
sym posium ,
w hose
d iv e rs ifie d
fram ew o rk
a l s o
in c lu d e d
a
c u ltu ra l-e n te rta in m e n t
p ro g ra m
starring Jack
P a la n c e -P a la h n iu k ,

tw o e x h itib tso f U c ra in ic aa t H o u g h to na n d W id e n e r lib ra rie s ,a b a n q u e ti n h o n o ro f th e c o n trib u to rs

t o
th e
c o m m u n ity
fu n d e d
p ro g ra m
o f
U k ra in ia n
s tu d ie s
h e re , and a
v io lin
re c ita l
a t
th e
c o n c lu s io n
o f th e
c o n fe re n c e .
I n
a d d itio n
t o
p ro b in g
in to
th ev a rio u s
p h a s e so f U k ra in ia n im m ig ra tio nt o th e U .S .
a n d
th ee a rly b e g in n in g s o f organized com \u00ad
m u n ity life ,th e s y m p o s iu m
exam ined som e
in d iv id u a l a s p e c ts
o f th eU k ra in ia n
e th n ic
g ro u p ,
i t ss tru c tu ra l
fo rm s
a n d
i t s
fu tu re
d ire c tio n in the lig h to f d e v e lo p m e n ts in the
co ntem po rary m ilieuo f A m ericaa n d U kra\u00ad
in e ,
a n d
s o u g h t
t o
d e v is e
a
th e o re tic a l
fram ew o rk
fo r
e m p iric a l
s tu d y
o f
e th n ic
c o m m u n ity
lifei n th is c o u n tr y .

The sym posium , whose them e w as "T he U k ra in ia n E x p e rie n c e in th e U n ite d S ta te s " , w as

o rg a n iz e d
b y
th e
H arvard
U k ra in ia n
R esearch
ln s titu e
in
c o o p e ra tio n
w ith
th e
U k ra in ia n
F e s tiv a l
B o s to n ia n
C o m m itte e
a n dth e M a y o r's O fficefo r C u ltu ra l A ffa irs.

It a ttra c te d ,i n a d d itio nt o a c a d e m e so f n o te a n d s tu d e n ts , n u m e ro u s a c tiv is tso f U k ra in \u00ad ia n

c o m m u n ity
lif e
a n d
m em bers
o f th e

U k ra in ia n S tu d ie s F u n d , th e la tte r h o ld in ga m e e tin go f th e ir ow n on S u n d a yt o p la nth e fin a l

s ta g e
o f th e
In s titu te 's
fu n d in g .T he
sym posium
w as c o n c e iv e d ando r g a n i z e d by
E dw ard
K asinec,
lib ra ria n
a n d
H U R I
re s e a rc h
b ib lio g ra p h e r.
T he
p r e c e d in g
W ednesday,
th e
lo c a l
c o m m u n ity
o f
B o sto n
la u n c h e d
a
m o n th -
lo n g
o b s e rv a n c e
o f A m erica's

B ic e n te n n ia l a n dth e C e n te n n ia lo f U k ra in ia n s e ttle m e n t in

th e
U .S . w ith
a n

e x h ib ita t th e B o s to n P u b lic L ib ra ry . A ls o ,a h a lf-h o u r d o c u m e n \u00ad tary film

w asshow n over channel5 (W C VB)
S a tu rd a y
a t 7 :0 0 p .m . a n dS u n d a y a t !2 :3 0
p .m . O ne of th e p e rs o n s in te rv ie w e d w a s D r.
A nna
C h o p e k ,
U N A
Suprem e
A d v iso r.
M is s C h o p e kw as one of m a n y a re a a c tiv is ts
w ho
to o k
part in the sym posium
a n d w ith
o th e r la d ie s h o s te dth e o u t-o f-to w n g u e s tsa t
th e In s titu te 's b u ild in g
Friday evening.
A m ong
s e v e ra l
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
le a d e rs
p re s e n t
w as
U N A
P re s id e n t
a n d
E x e c u tiv e
V ice-P resident
o f th e
U C C A
J o s e p h

Lesawyer, w ho arrived here withh is wife M ary Thursdaya n d rem ained through F rid a y

e v e n in g .
Launchingth e serieso f papers Thursday
a fte rn o o n
w as D r. Paul M agocsi w hos p o k e
o n
"Problem s
in theH is to ry
o fU k ra in ia n
Im m ig ratio n
to theU n ite d
S ta te s ."
F rid a y

m orning's session, organizeda n d chaired by Prof. W sew olod Isajiw , professor o f s o c io lo g y

a t th e
U n iv ersity
o fT o ro n to ,
(C o n tin u e d
o np a g e 10)
U k r a in ia n s
U n v e il S h e v c h e n k o
M o n u m e n ti n P a ra g u a y
C e re m o n ie s R o u n d -o u t
" U k r a in ia n
W e e k " F e s tiv itie s
P a ra g u a y a n
P re s id e n t, A r g e n tin ia n
O ffic ia ls , O th e rs
A tte n d
U n v e ilin g
U C C A
N a tio n a l
F u n d D riv e
(The figuresa re based
o nc o lle c tio n s
U C C A
B ranches
a n d
c o n trib u tio n s
o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d
in d iv id u a l d o n o rs
aso f D ecem ber9 , 1976).
1 9 7 6
G o a l-S 1 5 0 ,0 0 0
T h u s fa r
r a is e d -S 8 3 ,3 4 2
S till
n e e d e d -S 6 6 ,6 5 8
E N C A R N A C IO N ,
P a r a g u a y .- T h e
f r e e
w o rld
h a s
w itnessed
th e
u n v e ilin g
of yet
a n o th e r
m onum ent
i n
h o n o r
o f
T aras
S h e v c h e n k o .
S itu a te d
h e re in the c e n te ro f th e S o u th
A m erican
c o n tin e n t,th e so m e7 0 0 U k ra in \u00ad
ia n
fam ilies
ra is e d
th en e c e s s a r y
fu n d s
t o
erect such
as ta tu e
to th ep o e t-la u re a te o f
U k ra in e
in
th e
G en.
A lfred o
S tr o e s s n e r
S q u a re ,
nam ed
in
h o n o r
o f th e
c o u n try 's
p re s id e n t.
T h e ir
dream s
w ere
re a liz e d
o n

F rid a y , N ovem ber 19,when G en. Stroessner and R . Pylynsky, chairm an

of the T.S h e v c h e n k o
M onum ent
C o m m itte e ,
to g e th e r

u n v e ile d the m onum ent in th e presenceo f som e1 ,5 0 0 p e o p le .

T he
S h e v c h e n k o
M onum ent
h e re
ra is e s
th e to ta l n u m b e ro f s ta tu e so f th e U k ra in ia n
p o e t in the fre e w o rld
to six, w ith three of
th e m
lo c a te di n S o u th
A m erica.
W eek-Long
P ro g ra m
T h e u n v e ilin g c e re m o n ie s w e reth e c u lm i\u00ad
n a tio n
of a
w e e k -lo n g
serieso f U k rain ian
e v e n ts
h e re
w h ic h
b e g a n
w ith
th e
o ffic ia l
p ro c la m a tio n
o f" U k ra in ia n
W eek"b y
M ayor Jose Caballero.
T he
S h e v c h e n k o
b u s t
is the
w o rk
o f
L e o n a rd
R o d rig u e z , p ro fe sso r of art at the
U n iv ersity
o f Buenos A ires. I t m easures 7 5
c e n tim e te rs h ig ha n d sits a to pa m e te r-a n d -
a -h a lf
p e d e s ta l.
T he
G en. Stroessner Square
w asd e c o r \u00ad
a te d
w ith
P a ra g a y a n
a n d
U k ra in ia n
fla g s ,
a n d
th eA rm y
B and
p la y e d
b o th
n a tio n a l
anthem s a t -the starto f th e cerem onies.
A lso
ina tte n d a n c e w e re th eg o v e r n o r o f
th e
A rg e n tin ia n
p ro v in c e
o f M issiones,
C a p t. R e n eG . B u tfe lle ro f th e P a r a g u a y a n
navy, D r. R am o n
R e b e z io n , le a d e ro f th e
" C o lo r a d o " p a rty , and M r. C a b a lle ro .
M r. Caballero called Shevchenkoa "torch
o f
freedom ."
w h ic h
w as
b ro u g h t
t o
th is
c o u n tr y" to fillh is c o u n try m e n w ith o p tim \u00ad
is m
a n dp rid e in th ep ro p e r p a th inl i f e , to
w h ic hh e d e d ic a te d
h im self."
A lso
s p e a k in g
at theu n v e ilin g w as M r.
R e b e z io n .
G re e tin g
th e
assem blage
o n
b e h a lf
o f
P a r a g u a y a n
U k ra in ia n sw as S e rh iy
P y ly k .
T h e u n v e ilin ga n d o th e r e v e n ts c o n n e c te d
w ith "U k ra in ia n

W eek" w ere sponsoredb y th e " P r o s v ita " S o c ie ty h e rea n d th e U k ra in \u00ad ia n C e n tra l R e p re s e n ta tio n

o fA rg e n tin a .
M any
fro m
F ree W o rld
A tte n d
A m ong
th e
m any
U k ra in ia n s
fro m
th e
f r e e
w o rld
t o
a tte n d
th ecerem onies
w ere
A rchbishop
M e tro p o lita n
M styslav Skryp-
nyk, head
o f th eU k ra in ia n
A u to c e p h a lo u s
O rth o d o x

C h u r c h , and D r. B o h d a n S te b e l- s k y , m e m b e ro f th e S e c re ta ria to f th e W o rld Congresso f Free Ukrainians.

M e tro p o lita n
M styslav,
a s s is te d
by Bi\u00ad
s h o p Y la d im iroo f th e U k ra in ia n O r th o d o x
C hurch
in B razil, B ishop E fraim
B .K revey
o fth e U k ra in ia n C a th o lic C h u rc hi n B ra z il,
a n d
other clergy blessed
th em onum em .
A t th e
c lo s e
o f th e cerem onies, G e n .
Stroessner shook hands witha ll th e SUM A
a n d
P la s t
y o u th s
w ho
fo rm ed
th e
h o n o r
g u a rd .
U k ra in ia n s fro m
A rg e n tin a , B ra z il, C a n a \u00ad
d a ,
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
a n d
E u ro p e
w ere
presenta t th e program .

A b a n q u e tw as h e ld a fte rth e u n v e ilin gi n th e " P r o s v ita " H a ll w ith s o m e1 ,0 0 0 p e o p le a tte n d in g .

W asyl
K o s iu k ,
h e a d
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C e n tra l
R e p re s e n ta tio n
ofA rg e n tin a , w as
m a s te ro f c e re m o n ie so f th e b a n q u e t, w h ic h
in c lu d e d
s ta te m e n ts
b y
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
th e W C F U ,th e W o rld F e d e ra tio no f U k ra \u00ad
in ia n
W o m e n 's
O rg a n iz a tio n ,
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C o m m itte e ,
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a\u00ad
tio n a l F r o n t,a n d p u b lic
o f f ic ia ls .
O n
M onday, N ovem ber
1 5 , in th ep r e \u00ad
s e n c e
o f th e
C ity
C o u n c il, M r. C a b a lle ro
o f f ic ia lly
p ro c la im e d
" U k ra in ia n

W e e k ." R e p re s e n tin gth e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity w a s M y k h a y lo

K hudyk, head
o f "P ro s v ita ."
T h ro u g h o u t
th e
w eek,a
U k ra in ia n
a rt
e x h ib it w as h e ld in th e R e g io n a l H a ll.I t w a s
(C o n tin u e do n p a g e4 )
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, DECEM BER
12, 1976
N o .2 4 4
S e n a to r Y u z y k W in s
S u p p o rtI n N A T O
A s s e m b ly
W IL L IA M S B U R G ,
V a .-A ll
co m m it\u00ad
te e s
o f
th e
N o rth
A tlan tic
A ssem bly
o f
N A TO
to o k
a
stro n g
s ta n c e
a g a in s t
th e
S o v ie t
in c r e a s e
o f
m ilitary
fo rc e s
a n d
arm am ents, against Soviet aggressive poli\u00ad
c ie s
in
A frica
a n d
elsewhere, and

a g a in s t S o v ie t v io la tio n s o f th e H e ls in k i A g re e m e n t a n d th e U n ite d

N ations charter and coven\u00ad
a n ts .

The 22nd session of the N A TO Assem bly w a s h e ld N o v e m b e r 1 5 -1 9 in W illia m s b u rg , V a ., th e c o lo n ia l c a p ita l o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , a tte n d e d

by som e 200 parliam entarians re\u00ad
p re s e n tin g
15 d e m o c ra tic c o u n trie s . S tro n g
re s o lu tio n s
w ere
p r e s e n te d
b y
th e
fiv e
co m m ittees:
p o litic a l,
m ilitary ,

e d u c a tio n , c u ltu ra l a ffa irs a n d in fo rm a tio n , e c o n o m ic , a n d

scientific and
te c h n ic a l.
C a n a d a s e n t h e r la rg e s t d e le g a tio n in th e
h i s t o r y
of the A ssem bly. The five Senators
a n d
2 1
M .P .'s
w ere
h e a d e d
b y
T o m
H .
Lefebre, M .P., Jam es A. Jerom e, Speaker,
o f
th e
H ouse
o f
C o m m o n s , a tte n d e d
th e
p relim in ary
m e e tin g s , o n N o v e m b e r
1 4 th .
In fo r m a tio n
U pdated
Sen. Paul
Y uzyk, w ho
was a
C a n a d ia n
delegate to the annual session of the A ssem \u00ad
b ly
fo r
th e
fo u rth
tim e , w a s a c tiv e
in
th e
c o m m itte e o n e d u c a tio n , c u ltu ra l a ffa irs a n d
in fo rm a tio n .
W hen
L o rd
Lyel (G reat
B ritain), the
G eneral Rapporteur, presented
the general
re p o rt
o n
"T he
S ta te
o f
R e lig io n
in
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
a n d
E astern
E u ro p e " ,
S e n .
Y uzyk
p ro v id e d
m o re u p -to -d a te
in fo rm a\u00ad
tio n ,
r e f e r r in g
in
p a rtic u la r
t o
th e
re c e n t

b r o c h u r e " S o v ie t P e r s e c u tio n o f R e lig io n in U k ra in e ," p u b lis h e d b y th e W o rld C o n g re s s of Free

U k ra in ia n s .
A fte r a d is c u s s io n , th e c o m m itte e u n a n i\u00ad
m ously
a c c e p te d
th is
docum ent
a s
a n
a p p e n d ix
to th e g e n e ra l re p o rt.
T h is c o m m itte e , w h ic h

for the first tim e w a s c h a ire d b y a C a n a d ia n , R a lp h S te w a rt, M .P .,

fo llo w e d
u p
th e
re s o lu tio n
o f
la s t
y e a r 's
s e s s io n
a n d
e s ta b lis h e d
a
s ta n d in g
s u b -c o m m itte e o n th e fre e flo w
o f in fo rm a \u00ad
tio n a n d
p e o p le .
Its p u rp o s e is to m o n ito r th e im p le m e n ta \u00ad
tio n
o f
th e
T h ird
B a s k e t, d e a lin g
w ith
hum an
rig h ts , o f th e H e lsin k i D e c la ra tio n ,
n o tin g
th e
v io la tio n s
o f th e
S o v ie t
U n io n

a n d th e W a rs a w P a c t s a te llite c o u n trie s . T h e re p o rt o f th is s u b c o m m itte e w ill b e p re s e n \u00ad te d to th e fo llo w -u p C o n fe re n c e o n S e c u rity a n d C o o p e ra tio n in E u ro p e (C S C E ), w h ich w ill b e h e ld

in
B e lg ra d e , Y u g o s la v ia , n e x t
y e a r.
T he
s u b c o m m itte e ,
w h ic h
w ill m e e t
s e v e ra l
tim es
d u rin g
th e
n e x t
y e a r,
w as
e x p a n d e d fro m
10t o
11 m em bers in o rder to
in c lu d e S e n . Y u z y k , b y a u n a n im o u s v o te .
T he
co m m itte
o n
e d u c a tio n ,
c u ltu ra l
a f f a i r s
a n d
in fo rm a tio n
a ls o
a d o p te d
a
P u b lis h
P a m p h le t O n
P s y c h ia tric
A b u s e s In
U S S R
N EW
Y O R K , N .Y .\u2014 T h e C o m m itte e fo r
th e
D efense
o f
S o v ie t
P o litic a l
P riso n e rs
a n n o u n c e s
th e
p u b lic a tio n
o f
a
3 2 -p a g e

p a m p h le t e n title d " T h e A b u s e o f P s y c h ia try in th e U S S R ; S o v ie t D is s e n te rs in P s y c h ia \u00ad tric H ospitals."

T h e p a m p h le t w h ic h in c lu d e s th e te s tim o \u00ad
n ie s
o f
fo rm er
p o litic a l
p riso n e rs
P e tro
H ry h o re n k o
a n d
L e o n id
P liu s h c h
a b o u t
th e ir
in c a rc e ra tio n
i n
S o v ie t
p s y c h ia tric
p riso n s
is
m eant
t o
s e rv e
a s
a
g u id e
t o
d e fe n s e
a c tio n s
in
b e h a lf
o f
p riso n e rs
o f
c o n s c ie n c e .
A ls o in c lu d e d in th e p a m p h le t a re B u k o v -
sk y
a n d
G lu z m a n 's
D issid en t's
G u id e
t o
P s y c h ia try , b io g ra p h ie s o f U k ra in ia n p o liti\u00ad
cal prisoners Lupynis and
P la k h o tn iu k , a n
e x te n s iv e lis t o f o v e r 6 0 p o litic a l d is s e n te rs
R e p o rt \u041d \u0435 \u0457 is E n te rin g
S e v e n th
M o n th
w ith o u t F o o d
S e n .
Paul Yuzyk
re s o lu tio n
u rg in g
th e
N A TO
c o u n trie s
t o
in c lu d e
p a rlia m e n ta ria n s in th e d e le g a tio n s
t o
th e C S C E
in
B e lg ra d e , w h ic h w a s th e n
a d o p te d
by the A ssem bly.
Sen. Yuzyk, vice-chairm an

o f th e C a n a \u00ad d ia n N A T O P a rlia m e n ta ry A s s o c ia tio n , w a s a s k e d

b y
th e
co m m ittee
t o
a d d r e s s
th e
plenary session.
His speech em phasized that N A TO
in its
27 years
o f e x is te n c e
has been
d e v e lo p in g
fro m
th e o rig in a l m ilita ry a llia n c e in to th e
A tla n tic c o m m u n ity , w h ic h
is resolving
m any
com m on
p ro b le m s
in
th e
p o litic a l,
econom ic, social and
cultural fields.
.
B u lw a r k o f F r e e d o m
N A T O , he said is the bulw ark of freedom
a n d
dem ocracy,
p itte d
a g a in s t
th e
S o v ie t
R u ssian
im perialist, totalitarian,
C om \u00ad
m u n is t, p o lic e re g im e .
S u c h
S o v ie t
d is s id e n ts
a s

S o lz h e n its y n S a k h a ro v , L itv in o v , M o ro z , A m a lrik , a n d others, are

p re d ic tin g
th e
d o w n fa ll
o f th e
S o v ie t
e m p ire .
T hey
a re
a p p e a lin g
t o
th e
d e m o c ra tic
c o u n trie s
t o
s tre n g th e n
th e ir
fo rc e s
a n d
su p p o rt
th e
d is s id e n ts
in

th e ir s tru g g le fo r th e a c h ie v e m e n t o f h u m a n rig h ts a n d th e s e lf-d e te rm in a tio n o f th e s u b ju g a te d p e o p le s

i n
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n ,
s a id
th e
S e n a to r.

O n the occasion of the 60th anniversary of th e B o lsh e v ik re v o lu tio n , th e S o v ie t re g im e w ill la u n c h n e x t y e a r a m a s s iv e p r o p a g a n d a c a m p a ig n

t o
e x to l
th e
v irtu e s
o f
R u ssian
com m unism .
T he
N A TO
c o u n trie s
m ust
c o u n te ra c t
th ro u g h
e d u c a tio n
w h ic h
w ill
s tre n g th e n
th e ir
p o litic a l
w ill
a n d
th e
d e m o c ra tic s p irit o f th e ir p e o p le s .
The speech received w arm applause in the
A ssem bly.
N EW

Y O R K ,N . Y .\u2014 Iv an \u041d \u0435 \u0457, a U k ra in \u00ad ia n p o litic a l p ris o n e r in c a rc e ra te d in o n e o f th e

M o rd o v ia n
c o n c e n tra tio n
c a m p s , is
e n te rin g
h is s e v e n th
m o n th
w ith o u t
fo o d ,
re p o rte d
the C om m ittee for the D efense of
Soviet Political Prisoners.
\u041d \u0435 \u0457,
3 9 ,
a p p a re n tly
b e g a n
h is
h u n g e r
strike last M ay in pro test against the cam p
officials' refusal to desginate him
a p o litic a l
prisoner. He also dem anded
that represen\u00ad
ta tiv e s o f th e
In te rn a tio n a l R ed

C ross, the U .N . H u m a n R ig h ts C o m m is s io n a n d o th e r in te rn a tio n a l

o rg a n iz a tio n s
b e
a llo w e d
t o
inspect the prison cam p.
T he
C o m m itte e
a ls o
re p o rts
th a t
H e l's
w ife,
M aria, and
b ro th e r,
Bohdan, are
fre q u e n tly
in te rro g a te d
b y th e

KGB. As a re s u lt o f th e q u e s tio n in g H e l's b r o th e r h a d a h e a rt o c c lu s io n a n d w a s ta k e n to a h o s p ita l.

T h e re th e se c re t p o lic e th re a te n e d to ta k e
aw ay
his university
d ip lo m a
if he did
n o t
c o o p e r a te w ith th e m .
\u041d \u0435\u0457,a technician, was arrested on January
1 3 ,
1972, and
s e n te n c e d
th e

fo llo w in g A ugust to five years im prisonm ent and five y e a rs e x ile o n c h a rg e s o f a n ti-S o v ie t a g ita \u00ad tio n a n d

p ro p a g a n d a .
H e
p re v io u s ly
s e rv e d
a
th re e
y e a r-te rm
fro m
1 9 6 6 -6 9 .
in c a rc e ra te d
in
S o v ie t
p s y c h ia tric

in s titu \u00ad tio n s , d e ta ils o n c o n d itio n s o f in c a rc e ra tio n , a n d re p o rts o f to rtu re , a list o f o rg a n iz a tio n s d e fe n d in g

S o v ie t p o litic a l p ris o n e rs , a n d
a
b ib lio g ra p h y

of literature in E nglish on the in s id io u s p ra c tic e o f in te rn in g d is s id e n ts in p s y c h ia tric p ris o n s .

T h e p u b lic a tio n
re ta ils fo r S .7 5 , a n d
c a n
be ordered
fro m :
C o m m itte e
fo r
th e
D efense
o f
S o v ie t
Political Prisoners, P.O . Box
142, C ooper
Station, N .Y .C ., 10003.
T h e C o m m itte e a ls o re p o rts th a t a 6 -p a g e
b ro c h u re
o n
U k ra in ia n
p h y s ic ia n
Dr. M y-
k o la P la k h o tn iu k , w h o is c u rre n tly in te rn e d
in the
in fa m o u s
D n ip ro p e tro v s k e

P s y c h ia \u00ad t r i c H o s p i t a l , \u0456\u044c a v a i l a b l e a t t h e p r i c e o fS . 1 0 per brochure

Ivan \u041d \u0435\u0457
T he
C o m m itte e
r e q u e s ts
th a t
le tte rs ,
a s k in g
a b o u t
H e l's
h e a lth
a n d
h is
rig h ts
under the Helsinki A ccords, should be sent
t o
th e c o m m a n d a n t o f th e S o s n o v k a c a m p
at: C o m m andant, h. Sosnovka, uchr. zh. kh.
3 8 5 -1 , M o rd o rv ia n
ASSR, USSR.
U C C A
E x e c u tiv e
B o a r d ...
(C o n tin u e d fr o m
page 1)
re p re s e n ta tiv e s
o f
o th e r
e th n ic
o rg a n iz a \u00ad
tio n s ,a n d th a t it w a s w id e ly c o v e re d b y th e
A m e ric a n a n d fo re ig n
m e d ia .
M r.
B azarko
a ls o
re a d
a
report by
th e
n o m in a tin g c o m m itte e w h ic h h a d e x te n d e d
its activities for
tw o
weeks after
th e
C on\u00ad
g r e s s ,a n d
su b m itted
th e
nam es
o f
th re e
c a n d id a te s
p ro p o s e d
b y th a t c o m m itte e
t o
th e U C C A
E x e c u tiv e B o a r d , n a m e ly , D m y -
t r o
H ryhorchuk
(U k ra in ia n
C o o p e ra tiv e s ),
E u g e n e
Iw ashkiw
(U k ra in ia n
E n g in e e rs ,
S o c ie ty o f A m e ric a ) a n d A s k o ld
L o z y n s k y j

(U k ra in ia n y o u th o rg a n iz a tio n s ), w h o w e re a c c e p te d b y th e E x e c u tiv e B o a r d , a n d w h ic h in tu r n w o u ld p re s e n t th e m fo r fin a l a p p r o v \u00ad al by the U C C A

N a tio n a l C o u n c il.
T h e A d m in is tra tiv e
D irector also
re p o r\u00ad
te d o n p re p a ra tio n s fo r th e o b s e rv a n c e o f th e
J a n u a r y
22nd anniversary in
1 9 7 7 .
B udget
M rs.
U la n a
D ia c h u k , U C C A
T r e a s u r e r ,
p re s e n te d
a
fin a n c ia l
re p o rt o n
th e
X llth
U C C A
C ongress, stating that the expenses
a m o u n te d
t o
o v e r 5 2 2 ,0 0 0 w h ic h
su m
w as
c o v e re d
fro m
r e g i s t r a t i o n

fees of the dele\u00ad g a te s , a n d a d v e rtis e m e n ts in th e c o n v e n tio n b o o k .

M rs.
D ia c h u k
a ls o
p re s e n te d
a prelim i\u00ad
n a ry
b u d g e t fo r
1977 a m o u n tin g
t o
5 1 7 2 ,-
5 0 0 ,w h ic h w o u ld in c lu d eS 1 4 8 ,5 0 0 fro m
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
F u n d
(5 1 3 5 ,0 0 0
fro m
individual donations, 512,000 m em bership
d u e s fro m

organizations and 51,500 m iscel\u00ad laneous donations); the balance of 524,000 c o n s is ts

o f
5 5 ,0 0 0
(s u b s c rip tio n s
t o
"T he
U k ra in ia n
Q u a rte rly ,"
a n d
th e
s a le
o f
b o o k s),
5 1 0 ,0 0 0
c o lle c tio n
fo r
th e
W o rld
Congress of Free U krainians; 55,000 for the
U C C A
b u ild in g
fu n d ,
a n d
5 4 ,0 0 0
fro m
in te re s t o n b a n k
a c c o u n ts .
In turn D r. W alter D ushnyck reported on
th e s ta tu s o f th e
U C C A
p u b lic a tio n s .
H e
s a id
th a t
th e
sym posium
m aterial
re le v a n t
t o
th e
3 0 th
a n n iv e rs a ry
o f
"T he
U krainian Q uarterly" is already set in galley
proofs, and
w ill go
t o

the printer in a few w e e k s. H e fu rth e r s ta te d th a t th e tra n s la tio n o f

th e
"A cts
o f
U k ra in ia n
S ta te h o o d "
m anuscript
is
so m ew hat
d e la y e d

b e c a u s e som e texts are either in Latin or in Church S la v o n ic , a n d

h a v e
t o
b e tra n s la te d
b y
e x p e rts
i n
th e s e
la n g u a g e s .
B ut
th e
fin a l
m a n u s c rip t w ill b e re a d y in a m a tte r o f th re e
m o n th s .
T he
th ird
m anuscript
d e a lin g
w ith
th e
p h y s ic a l
a n d
c u ltu ra l
d e s tru c tio n
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
n a tio n
b y
C o m m u n is t
R u ssia
in c lu d e s
o n ly
tw o
parts, the
m an-m ade
fam in e
i n
Ukraine, by
D m y tro
L ew chuk,
a n d th e d e s tru c tio n o f th e U k ra in ia n

C h u r\u00ad ches and religion, by P ro f. Greogry Luznyc- k y . A s to th e w o rk b e g u n b y th e la te B o h d a n K raw ciw

o n th e c u ltu ra l g e n o c id e in U k ra \u00ad
in e ,a n e w a u th o r h a s to b e fo u n d to w o rk o n
p a rt o f th e b o o k .
H e r ita g e B o o k
D r. D ushnyck
said further that the m ost
im p o rta n t
p u b lic a tio n
is
"T he
U k ra in ia n
H e rita g e
i n
A m erica,"
w h ic h
has been
i n
p re p a ra tio n
fo r
over a year. Thus far, he
s a id , o n ly
so m e
eight authors
have yet to
s u b m it
th e ir
prom ised
s c r ip ts .
R eady
fo r
p rin tin g
a re
so m e
30 feature
a rtic le s
a n d
a b o u t th e s a m e n u m b e r o f th e h is to rie s o f
U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie s . H e c o n c lu d e d
th a t
as soon as all m anuscripts are delivered, the
U C C A
E x e c u tiv e
B o a rd
m ust
c o n ta c t
a
p u b lis h e r so th a t th e b o o k c o u ld a p p e a r b y
. the end of 1977.
O th e r
m atters
o n
th e
a g e n d a
in c lu d e d
o rg a n iz a tio n a l p la n s fo r1 9 7 7 , th e m e e tin g o f
the W CFU

S e c re ta ria t in W in n ip e g , a n d so fo rth . T h e m in u te s a t th e m e e tin g w e re ta k e n b y Ig n a tiu s M . B illin s k y , a U C C A s e c re ta ry .

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U C C A N a tio n a l C o u n c il H o ld s
F irs t P o s t-C o n g re s s io n a l M e e tin g
N a tio n a l F u n d D riv e C o n tin u e s
N EW
Y O R K ,
N .Y .\u2014 T h e
n e a rly
1 0 0 -
m em ber
U C C A
N a tio n a l
C o u n c il, a new
body form ed asa result of structural changes
atth e last congress, held
i t sf i r s t
m e e tin g
here a t th e U C C A -U N W L A
B u ild in g S a tu r -
^d a y ,D ecem ber 4
T he
m e e tin g , c h a ire d
b yJ o s e p h
L esaw -
y e r, E x e c u tiv e V ic e -P re s id e n t w h o u n d e r th e
n e w

s tru c tu re a u to m a tic a lly a ssu m e s c h a ir\u00ad m a n s h ipo f th e N a tio n a l C o u n c il fo r th e first y e a r,

fo c u s e d
i t s
a tte n tio n
o n
re p o rts
b y
m em bers
o f th e
U C C A
E x e c u tiv e
B oard,
e le c tin g
ap re s id iu m
a n d
s e le c tin g
fo u r
w orking com m ittees.
P ro f. L e v D obriansky, re-elected
U C C A
P re s id e n t, u n d e rlin e d
in h isre p o rt th a t h e

se n to u t m a n y le tte rso f c o n g ra tu la tio n st o v a rio u s e le c te d p u b lic o ffic ia ls.H e e x p la in \u00ad ed this m ove as an effortt o establish good re la tio n s w ith the new A d m in is tra tio na n d C ongressi n W ashington, D ..C .

T he
U C C A
P re s id e n t
u n d e rlin e d
th re e
a r e a so f c o n c e rn w h ic h s h o u ldb e d e a lt w ith
b y
th e
C o u n c il:
m o n ito rin g
th e
H e ls in k i

A ccords, searchingo u t religious persecution in U k r a in e ,a n d a s s is tin g w ithth e C o n g r e s \u00ad s io n a l

p u b lic a tio n
e n title d
" B ic e n te n n ia l
S a lu tet o C a p tiv e N a tio n s ."
I v a n
Bazarko, U CCA

A d m in istrativ e D ire c to r, o u tlin e d d a te s o f v a rio u s fu n c tio n s and affairs attendedb y U C C A officers since the O ctober congress.

H e also reportedo n th e selectiono f three
a d d itio n a l m e m b e rs to the E x e c u tiv e
fro m
a m o n g c a n d id a te so f n in e o rg a n iz a tio n s .
T he
s e le c tio n
o f
D m y tro
H ryhorchuk
(U k ra in ia n
C o o p e ra tiv e s ),
E u g e n e

Iw ash- k iw (U k ra in ia n E n g in e e rs S o c ie tyo f A m e ri\u00ad ca)a n d A skold Lozynskyj (U krainian youth o rg a n iz a tio n s ) w as a p p ro v e dby the C o u n c il o n

th e
b a s is
o fp r e c e d e n t
n o t by-law s, a s
re q u e s te d
b yA tty . B o h d a n
F u te y .
I n
re g a rd s
t o
th e
re p re s e n ta tiv e
fro m
U k ra in ia n

y o u th o rg a n iz a tio n s , M r. B a z a r\u00ad k o in fo rm e dth e C o u n c il th a t at a m e e tin g o f U k ra in ia n s tu d e n ta n d y o u th o rg a n iz a tio n s , th e le a d e rs o f th e y o u n g e r U k ra in ia n g e n e ra \u00ad tio n d e c id e d th a t th e p o s itio no f Y o u th V ic e - P re s id e n t

in
th e
p re s id iu m ,
o c c u p ie d
b y
Jaro slaw a
R u b e l,a n d
M r.
L o z y n s k y j's
p o s itio n in the C o u n c il w o u ldb e o n a tw o -
year rotational basis.
M r.
B azarko
re p o rte d
th a t
th e
U C C A
b ra n c h
i nW a s h in g to n
isc u rre n tly

lo o k in g fo r s u ita b le q u a rte rs fo r a U C C A o ffice th e re in

th er a n g e o f S300-S400. G eorge
N ester-
c h u ki s c o n d u c tin gth e s e a rc h .
He also
to ld
th ec o m m u n ity
r e p r e s e n ta \u00ad
tiv e s a b o u tth e u p c o m in g
U k ra in ia n
In d e \u00ad
p e n d e n c e D ay p la n s .
M r
B azarko
in fo rm ed
that officialo b \u00ad
s e r v a n c e s w illb e h e ld
in the U .S .C o n g re s s
W ednesday,
J a n u a r y
26, and
i n
the N ew
Y o rk
S ta te C a p ito l M o n d a y , J a n u a r y1 7 .
Also reporting were M rs. Ulana D iachuk,
U C C A
T r e a s u r e r ,
a n d
D r. W alter
D ush-
n y k ,
e d ito r
o f
T he
U k ra in ia n
Q u a rte rly .
(F o r
d e ta ils
o f
th e ir
re p o rts
s e esto ry
o f
E x e c u tiv e B o ra d m e e tin g , p rin te d e ls e w h e re
in this issue.)
F o u r w o rk in g c o m m itte e s w e re e le c te di n
th e
c o u r s e
o f th e
fo u r-a n d -a -h a lf-h o u r
s e s s io n .
T he
B y-L aw s
C o m m itte e
c o n s is ts
o f:
A tty .
J o h n
O . Flis, A tty.

L o z y n s k y j, D r. W o lo d y m y r N e s te rc h u k , D r. P e te r S te rc h o , D r. A lexander

B ily k , M rs. I v a n n a
R o zan-
k o w s k ya n d E u g e n e
K o ty k .
T h e E x te rn a l A ffa irs C o m m itte e in c lu d e s :
B ohdan
F e d o ra k ,
A n th o n y
D ragan, M rs.
U la n a
C e le w y c h ,
M rs.
M ary
D ushnyck,
O rest
S z c z u d lu k , A tty .

F u te y ,D r. M y ro n K uropas, P ro f. I. Sam iylenko,M r. U trysko, A tty . M ic h a e l P iz n a k , U la n a M a z u rk e v ic h , O lh a S ta w n y c h a , B o ry s P o ta p e n k o , A n d rij C h o rn o d o ls k y ,

W asyl Sharvan, D r. Antin
Z h u k o w s k y .
T he
Internal A ffairs
C o m m itte e
c o n s is ts
o f: P ro f. S . W oshakiw sky,
W o lo d y m y r
M azur,
D r.M ic h a e l
S n ih u ro v y c h ,
D r.
A le x a n d e r
B ernadyn,
M yroslaw
S h m ig e l,
M .
P a n a s iu k ,
Ih o r
D la b o h a ,
M r.S o lty s ,

M rs.K u d e la ,M . S h ra m e n k o ,L ev F u ta la , D r.O . T esliuk, K vitka Sem anyshyn, O ksa- n a

G e n g a lo ,
J u lia n
R evay,
a n d
M ic h a e l
S h a s h k e v y c h .
T h e F in a n c ia l C o m m itte ei s c o m p o s e do f:
M rs.
U . D ia c h u k ,
P .B o h d a n s k y , B . S ta -
r u c h ,
P ro f.
J o h n
T e lu k ,
E d
P o p il,
M .
B aranecky,
Iw an
W ynnyk,
I .B azarko ,
A n a n iy
N ykonchuk,
R .
D a n y liu k ,
A n d rij
L astow ecky,
R o m an
K rupka,
M r.S u c h o -
w ersky,
M y k o la
H ry c k o w ia n ,D . H ry h o r\u00ad
c h u k ,
B o h d a n n a
C z a r to r y s k a ,a n d
M r.
S a le n k o .

M r. L esaw yer rem inded that a ll m em bers o fth e N a tio n a l C o u n c il s h o u ldb e m e m b e rs o f a w o rk in g c o m m itte e ,a n d th e C o u n c il h a s th e rig h tt o c re a te m o re .

A ctingon a proposal discussed during the
E x e c u tiv e
B o a rd
m e e tin g
i n
r e g a r d s
t o
d e fa m a to ry
statem ents m ade against U kra\u00ad
in ia n s ,th e C o u n c il a p p o in te d
as p e c ia l
co m m ittee
c o n s is tin go f U k ra in ia n

la w y e rs to reviewa n d respo ndt o such statem ents.I t is c o m p o s e do f A tty s. J o h n F lis , L o z y n s k y j, G . W o ly n e tz , P iz n a k ,G . W o lo s h y n ,S . Jarem a, M aksym iuk, D arm o pray,J . K ulas, G .

O ryohkevych,
W .
B azarko ,
a n d
A .
B o ro w sk y .
T he
m e e tin g
w asc o n d u c te d
by ap r e s i \u00ad
d iu m ,
e le c te d
at the

o n s e to f th e s e s s io n , consisting of J. Lesaw yer,R ev. W olodym yr B azylew sky

and Dr. B ohdan
S h e b u n c h a k ,
a s s is ta n t
chairm en,
a n d
S e v e ry n
P a ly d o -
wycha n d I. D laboha, secretaries.
D o n a te sS I0 0 0
T oU C C A
I nM em ory
O fH erF a th e r, U k r a in ia n S c h o la r
D E L R A Y
B E A C H ,
F la .(U C C A
S p e c i\u00ad
als\u2014 M rs.
V era
S te tk e w ic z -S ta n g l
o fth is
re so rt c ity d o n a te d S I,0 0 0 to the U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l F u n di n m e m o ryo f h e r la te fa th e r,
P ro f,
J o s e p h
S te tk e w ic z ,
w ho
d ie d
o n
J a n u a r y
28 , 1942, in N ew
Y o rk
C ity .
" S v o b o d a " u n tilh is d e a th .
D u rin g
th e
a c a d e m ic
y e a rs
o f
1 9 3 5 -3 7
P ro f.S te tk e w ic z w a sin s tru c to r o fU k ra in \u00ad
ia na t C o lu m b ia
U n iv e rs ity , c o n s id e re dth e
f i r s t
U k ra in ia n
la n g u a g e
c o u r s e
at an
A m erican
u n iv e rs ity .
O ne
o f
h is
c h ie f
A
g ra d u a te
o f
a
teachers' sem inary
i n
c o n trib u tio n s
in thef i e l d
o f
U k ra in ia n
w estern
U kraine,h e cam e
t o
th is c o u n try
la n g u a g e
w as
h is
le n g th y
re p o rt
o n
th e
e a rly in th is c e n tu ry . U p o n h is a rriv a l h e re h e
U k ra in ia n
s c h o o ls
i n
A m erica
w h ic h
h e
ta u g h ti n
U k ra in ia n
s c h o o lsi n
S h a m o k in ,
p re p a re d
i n
1 9 2 6 -2 7
fo r
"O byednannia"
P a .,a n d in o th e r lo c a litie s , in c lu d in gN ew
p r e d e c e s s o r
o f th e
U k ra in ia n
C o n g r e s s
Y o rk C ity .
C o m m itte eo f A m erica.
N EW
Y O R K ,N .Y . (U C C A
S p e c ia l).-
T he
am ount
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l
F u n d ,
c o lle c te d
b y
D ecem ber
I, 1976,
re a c h e d
th efig u re
of5 7 2 ,4 9 2 . O f th a t sum
S I0 ,6 1 6
w asc o lle c te d
b e tw e e n
N ovem ber
1 6 tha n d 3 0 th .
T h is fig u re in c lu d e s c o n trib u tio n sb y th e
U C C A
b r a n c h e s
a s
w e ll
a s
in d iv id u a l
d o n o rs.
I n
th eg ro u p
o fU C C A
branches which
rem itted
S I,0 0 0o r m o re
a re
fo llo w in g :
N e w a rk -Irv in g to n ,
N .J.;R o chester, N .Y .;
B u ffa lo ,N .Y .; P h ila d e lp h ia ,P a .; H a rtfo rd ,
C o n n .;
P a s s a ic -C lifto n ,
N .J.; N ew

H aven, C o n n .; C le v e la n d , O h io ; J e rs e y C ity , N .J.; Y o u n g s to w n , O h io ; B o s to n , M a s s .; C h ic a \u00ad g o ,1 1 1 .; L o r a i n ,O .

B ranch
C o n tr ib u tio n s
T o w a rdth e e n d o f N o v e m b e rth e fo llo w \u00ad
in g
U C C A

b ra n c h e s se n ti n th e ir c o n trib u \u00ad tio n s :Y oungstow n, O .\u2014 S 1 ,2 6 5 , (chairm an A tty .

M .Y urchison, collectors-M . Bolo-
te n n y
a n d
I .
L is c h a k );
E liz a b e th , N .J.\u2014

S1,020 (chairm an M yron Pinkow sky, collec\u00ad to rM . C h y tra ).I t s h o u ldb e n o te d th a tth e E liz a b e th

U C C A
b r a n c h
rem its
all th e
p ro c e e d s fro m
th e N ovem ber 1st observance
toth e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l F u n d ,a tra d itio n
w h ic h
w asin itia te d
by thee a rly
U k ra in ia n
s e ttle rsi n th a t c ity .
O th e r U C C A
b ra n c h e s : P h ila d e lp h ia ,
P a .-S 7 5 5 .(c h a irm a n
P ro f.P e te r G .S te rc \u00ad
h o ,c o lle c to rs \u2014 I. S k o c h y la s , M . N y c h a n dI .
S h a r a n ; N ew
H a v e n , C o n n .\u2014 S 6 1 5 . (c h a ir\u00ad
m an
D r.
M .
S n ih u ro v y c h ,
c o lle c to r
I .
S tratychuk); R o chester, N .Y .\u2014 S772. (chair\u00ad
m an
R .
K u c il, c o lle c to r
M . G u d z o w a ty );
W a te rv lie t, N .Y .-S 5 7 5 (c h a irm a n
R .M asel-
k o , c o lle c to r
H .Iln y ts k y ); W illim a n tic ,
C o n n .-S 5 5 0
(c h a irm a n
I .H o lo w a ty , c o l\u00ad
le c to rM . P le s h ); E lm ira , N .Y .\u2014 S 3 6 5 (c h a ir\u00ad
m an
W . D o lz y c k y , c o lle c to r
W .K o s tiw );
P a s s a ic -C lifto n ,
N .J .\u2014 S 2 8 5
(c h a irm a n
s !
P a ly d o w y c h , c o lle c to rS . P o k o r a ) ; M in n e \u00ad
a p o lis , M in n .\u2014 S 2 0 5 (c h a irm a n
M rs.L u b a
M e n z h e h a , c o lle c to r
S . M ychalonka);
C hester,
P a .-S 1 4 0
(c h a irm a n
J .
F e d a k ,
c o lle c to rs
W .P a s tu s c h a k
a n d
D .K ucher-
g a ); D enver, C 0 I0 .\u2014 SI25 (chairm an D r. \u0412
W y n a r, c o lle c to r
Y a. S te c iu k ); B o s to n ,

M ass.\u2014 S215 (chairm anK . H usak, collector S. K ajko); O zone Park, N .Y .\u2014 S240 (chair\u00ad m an

W .B o s a k , c o lle c to r A.O p a ry k ).
I n d iv id u a l D o n o r s
A m ong
thein d iv id u a l d o n o rs are: S100:
D r.B . C ym bala (H enderso n, K y.); Y aroslav
W o lo s h y n
(A rlin g to n ,
V a.); D r.
M aria
S n ih u ro w y c h -M c C h u k e o n ;M . G u lij(D e c a -
t u r , 1 1 1 .); N a d i a
H a ftk o v y c h

(H a rtfo rd , C o n n .);S 5 0 :D r.Iv an S m al (D etro it, M ich.); M ic h a e l

S p o n ta k ,
(N ew
Y o rk ,N .Y .) a n d
A n th o n y
D ragan
(Jersey City, N .J.).
M any
o rg a n iz a tio n s
a n d
in d iv id u a l
c itiz e n s
s e n t th e ir
c o n trib u tio n s
t o
th e
U k ra in ia n
N a tio n a l F u n d in the a m o u n to f
S 5 0 .0 0
o r
less.A ll d o n o rs
w ill h a v e
th e ir
nam es
p rin te d
i n
"K ongresovi
V isti" at a
ia te r d a te .
H e w a s e d ito r-in -c h ie fo f " S v o b o d a " fro m
N ovem ber
3, 1910, to
N ovem ber3 0 ,
1 9 1 1 ,
a n d th e n a g a in fro m
S eptem ber 26, 1912,t o
A u g u s t14, 1919. F o llo w in g th a t, he w as an
a s s o c ia te
e d ito ra n d la n g u a g e -e d ito ro f
H ew as a s c h o la r, jo u rn a lis ta n d p io n e e r
le a d e r
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
i n

A m e ric a . H is w ife , B ro n is la v a ,i s liv in g w ith h e r w id o w e d d a u g h te r , M rs. S ta n g l,a n o te d U k ra in ia n

A m erican
p ia n is t.
U C C A
F u n d - R a is in g
D riv e
N EW

Y O R K , N .Y . (U C C A S pecial).-B eginning N ovem ber 15,1976 the E xecutive B o a rdo f th e U C C A o p e n e d its tra d itio n a l a n n u a l fu n d -ra isin g d riv e fo r th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l F u n d .

A lth o u g h c o lle c tio n sfo r th e U N F u n d h a v e b e e n g o in go n d u r in gth e y e a r,i t is o n ly
inth e la s tfe w
weeks beforeth e year'se n d thatth e drivei s being
in te n s ifie d .
T he U C C A
ise n te rin g its3 7 th y e a r o fe x is te n c e a t a nim p o rta n t ju n c tio n o f th e

history botho f the U C C A itself andth e countryi n w hich we liv e .The X llth C ongress of U krainiansi n A m erica brought som e im portant structural changes in th e U C C A , a n d

so m e
personnel changesa s well. T he Presidential elections broughtb a c kth e
D em o cratic
P a rty
t o
th e W hite
House, with
u n d o u b te d ly , a new
p o lic y
b o th
i n
d o m e s tica n d fo re ig n
a f f a ir s .
Y etth e
U C C A
m ust
m ove
fo rw ard
a n d
im p le m e n ti t s v a rio u s
p ro g ra m sa n d
o b je c tiv e s .I n o rd e rt o a tta ini t s p u rp o s e s ,th e U C C A
m ust have peoplea n d funds,t o
g u a ra n te eth e su c c e ss of its o p e r a tio n s .
B u d g e tO f S I 5 0 ,0 0 0
The Board
o fD irecto rs a t itsla st p re -C o n v e n tio n
m e e tin g th is fa ll d e s ig n a te da
m in im a lo f S I5 0 ,0 0 0fo r th e fo rth c o m in g
year. This budget w as approveda n d is in
e ffe c t now .
C o m pared
to th es i z e o f th eU k ra in ia n
c o m m u n itya n d o th e r p ro je c ts w h ic ho u r
c o m m u n ity
u n d e r ta k e s , th issu m
is n o to v e rw h e lm in g o r im p o ssib le toa tta in .
T h e re is n o d o u b t th a tth e U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
in theU n ite d S ta te s isa fflu e n t
e n o u g h
t o
m a in ta in
i t s
n a tio n a l re p re s e n ta tio n
in a
re a s o n a b ly
s o u n d
fin a n c ia l
c o n d itio n
s oth a t it c a no p e ra te a n dre a liz e itsv a rio u s p ro g ra m s a n do b je c tiv e s .
Inth e lastfe w w eeks we have heard som e startling pronouncem entso n U kraineb y
im po rtant A m erican
statem en, sucha s "there is n o
S o v ie t d o m in a tio n
o fE astern
E u ro p e " (P re s id e n t F o rd ), o r " th e U n ite d S ta te s w ill n o t jo in th e U k ra in ia n lib e ra tio n
m o v e m e n t"
(A .H arrim an
t o
B rezhnev),a n d
s o
fo rth .A ll th is in d ic a te s th a to u r
p o litic a la n d e d u c a tio n a l w o rk m u s t c o n tin u e v ig o ro u s lya n d re le n tle s s ly .
I n
th efo rth c o m in g
year,th e U C C A
w ill p u b lis h
at least three m ajor w orks o n
U k ra in e
in
E n g lis h , n a m e ly ,th e m o n u m e n ta l w o rk ,"T he U k ra in ia n
H e rita g ei n
A m erica," "A ctso f U krainian

S ta te h o o d "a n d " U k ra in e in a C h a n g in g W o rld ,"i n a d d itio n to The U k ra in ia n Q u a rte rly w h ic h s o o n w ill e n te ri t s 3 3 rd y e a ro f e x is te n c e . A ll th e s e p u b lic a tio n s w o u ld re q u ire s u b s ta n tia l s u m so f m o n e y .

F urtherm o re, ano ther projecto f the U C C A , w hichh a s been going fo r several years
isth e d e fe n s e
o fU k ra in ia n
p o litic a l p ris o n e rsa n d h u m a n
rig h tsi n U k ra in e . T he
U C C A
w ill c o n tin u et o d e fe n d
U k ra in ia n p o litic a l p ris o n e rs th ro u g h

in te rv e n tio n s w ith o ffic ia l in s titu tio n s and by in fo rm in g w o rld p u b lic o p in io n a b o u tth e re le n tle s s p e rs e c u tio n

o f th eU k ra in ia n p e o p le b y Com m unist Russia.
F in a lly ,
th e re
a re
o th e r
o rg a n iz a tio n a l
a n d
e d u c a tio n a l
p ro je c ts ,
c o n fe re n c e s ,
establishm ento f new
U C C A
b ra n c h e s , a n d th e a d m in is tra tio no f th e U C C A
c e n tra l
o ffic e -a ll
th is re q u ire s s te a d ya n d a d e q u a te
fu n d s.
D u rin g
h is
v is it
t o
th e
U C C A
O ffice
o n
S e p te m b e r
2 4 , 1 9 7 6 , H is
B e a titu d e
Patriarch Josyf C ardinal Slipyj praisedth eU C C A
fo r itsa c tiv itie so n b e h a lf o f th e
U krainian peoplea n d said that "evenU k r a in ia n si n th e ir n a tiv e la n d lo o k u pto y o u
fo r g u id a n c e ."
T h e re fo re ,
th e
U C C A
E x e c u tiv e
B oard
c a lls
o n
th eU k r a in ia n
com m unity
t o

re s p o n d g e n e ro u sly to its a p p e a lsfo r c o n trib u tio n s to the U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l F u n d . T h e rea re th o u s a n d so f p a trio ts w ho d o n a te selflessly ;b u t th e rea re still th o u s a n d so f o th e rs w ho shy a w a y fro m

fu lfillin g th e ir p a tr io tic d u ty . T h is s h o u ld n o t c o n tin u e if w e
a ret o m a in ta inth e U k ra in ia n issu e a liv ea n d
im p o rta n t.
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