Minneapolis community meeting focuses on "60 Minutes" report (04/30/95)

Minneapolis community meeting focuses on "60 Minutes" report

MINNEAPOLIS - For the second time in a week, "60 Minutes" correspondent Morley Safer was cited as the winner of the "Walter Duranty Award for Journalistic Dissimulation." An April 12 ceremony here at the Ukrainian American Community Center was organized on behalf of the Ukrainian American Justice Committee (UAJC) by Dr. Walter Anastas and Katia Breslawec.

Some 200 members of the Minneapolis St. Paul community were on hand to view the October 23, 1994, "60 Minutes" broadcast and to hear Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, co-chair of the Ukrainian American Justice Committee, review what the Ukrainian American community has done thus far to combat defamation of Ukraine.

"When Ukraine became independent, we won a battle," Dr. Kuropas emphasized. "The war, however, goes on. The Russian KGB and various collaborators and fellow travelers are setting Ukraine up for a fall. The October 23 CBS broadcast is just one in a series of outrages that we can expect in the months ahead."

Dr. Kuropas concluded his remarks by urging the community to establish a local UAJC group and to maintain ongoing contact with other such groups. "Only a united effort will win the war," he emphasized.

Also addressing the Minneapolis conclave was Bishop Paisiy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church who urged those present to become emboldened in their efforts to fight defamation. "We must rid ourselves of our apathy, complacency and irresolution. We must stand up and be heard," he said.

Meanwhile, the UAJC continues its presentations on the topic of CBS's defamation of Ukrainians. Ukrainian American communities that are interested in having the "Safer Search" come to their area should contact Walter Tun, UAJC Executive Director, c/o Selfreliance, 2351 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622.

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