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1978 saw the arrival to the United States of yet another Ukrainian human rights activist. Madia Svitlychna and her two sons, Yarema, 9, and lvan, 8 months old, landed at New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday, November 8, Her arrival raised the number of former Ukrainian political prisoners now residing in the West to three. Leonid Piyushch was the first to leave the USSR in 1976. in 1977 Gen, Petro Grigorenko was given permission to come to the United States for medical treatment, in early 1978 the Soviet government announced that Gen. Grigorenko has been stripped of his Soviet citizenship and has been barred from reentering the Soviet Union. Since their arrivals, Mr. Piyushch, Gen. Grigorenko and Ms. Svitiychna have continuously spoken out in defense of human and national rights in Ukraine.

Probably the single most important commrjity event this past convening of the Third World Congress of Fr ee Ukrainians in New 1 the Thanksgiving Day weekend. Some 5'J delegates from the l Canada, South America, Europe and Amr ,ralia met to plot the futun Ukrainian community in the free worlrT. Despite Soviet hopes am subvert the congress, the Third WCFU e included successfully in a spir tolerance and brotherhood. Mykola Plawiuk of Canada and lvan

oHowing up on similar event held in May of 1977, the Ukrainian National Association, wl cooperation of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of A?;nerieiU again htM s Human : Day on Capitol Hill OR October 5, Hosted by 8, Robert Dole ;-R-ltan) and Daniel P Moynihan (D-N.Y.), some 50 U.S. se^'-uts ;?nd congr^i;^meii spoke on in defense of human right? in Ukraine and ?,-;^ ftH? So-yk; government for violating iliose rights. Photo right, shows, left to rk::-v:^ Dr. Myroix Kuro^as, UNA Supreme Ykre-Pressdent; Gen, Petro Grigorenko, wrm was ilie keynote speaker, and his wife, Ziraayida, Sen. Dole, and Dr. John O. FHs, UNA Supreme President.

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T H E UKRAINIAN WEEKLY

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1978

ed States were elected to the presidency of the WCFU on a rotational basis, in tion to the plenary sessions, the delegates and guests had the opportunity to nd a large concert in Carnegie Hall, a congressional banquet and a onstration in defense of the rights of Ukraine. Photo above shows the opening nony at which Msgr. Basil Kushnir, outgoing president, is seen at the podium delivering the opening address.

The year 1978 brought major changes in the life of the Ukrainian National Association. At the 29th Regular Convention in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 22-27, anew Supreme Assembly, headed by Dr. John O. Flis, was elected, in addition to Dr. Flis, 10 other persons were elected for the first time to new posts. Photo above shows the Supreme Assembly posing for a group picture at Soyuzivka prior to their first joint meeting on September 8. First row, left to right, are: John Hewryk and Dr. Bohdan Futey, Supreme Auditors; the Rev. Anthony Pawluk, pastor of the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church; Walter Sochan, Supreme Secretary; Mrs. Mary Dushnyck, Supreme vice-President; Dr. Flis, Supreme President; Dr. Myron Kuropas, Supreme vice-President; Mrs. Ulana Diachuk, Supreme Treasurer; Wasyl Orichowsky, Supreme Organizer; Anthony Dragan, Svoboda editor emeritus; the Rev. Protopresbyter Stephan Bilak, Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk and Prof. John Teluk, Supreme Auditors. Second row, left to right, are: Supreme Advisors Taras Szmagala, Michael Soroka, Mykola Chomanczuk, Mrs. Anna Haras, Mrs. Helen Olek, Wasyl Didiuk, Anatole Doroshenko, Roman Kuropas, Myroslaw Kalba, Eugene Repeta, Dr. Askold Lozynskyj, Andrew Jula and Mrs. Tekla Moroz. Missing from the photo is Sen. Paul Yuzyk, Supreme Director for Canada.