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ABOUT WOMEN Helen Slywynsky Petrauskas has been named as one of the U.S. representatives to the Eastern Regional Environment Center in Budapest. Three individuals will speak for our country. Ms. Petrauskas was born in Lviv, Ukraine. Her fam ily emigrated to the U.S. after World War II. She has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a doctorate in law from Wayne State University in Detroit. Since 1971 Ms. Petrauskas has been with the Ford Motor Company, first in the Office of the General Counsel as a staff attorney on emissions and safety. From 1977 to 1979 she was assistant director, Automotive Emissions and Fuel Economy Certification. In 1980 Ms. Petrauskas became the director of that office. In 1982 she was named executive director, Environmental and Safety Engineering and elected vice-president in 1983, a posi tion she held until her recent appointment by the White House. The Center is a new entity to which the United States is contributing $5 million. Other countries such as Hungary, the Netherlands, as well as the Eastern European community have also contributed to its de velopment. The objective of the Center is to collect and disseminate environmental data, match resources with needs in the region, educate the public and develop institutional capabilities. Ms. Petrauskas was honored by UNWLA at its XX Convention for extraordinary achievements in her career. • • • “A women’s place is the House — and the Senate.” A popular bumper sticker rightly denotes the political climate of this year’s upcoming general elections through out the country, where women are viable and strong candidates for various high political offices. 10 women The Executive Board of UNWLA, the editorial staff of “Our Life” and the Administration extend heartfelt sympathy and condolences to president of UNWLA Mrs. Maria Savchak and family on the loss of her husband JULIAN SAVCHAK, who died October 4,1990. will seek governorships, 7 will run for the United States Senate and 54 for the House of Representatives. At the National Organization for Women (NOW) Convention in June, president Molly Yard expressed the outrage of her group over the recent Supreme Court rul ings limiting abortions by giving the states new powers or restriction. She said that women are thereby loosing their fundamental rights and “that is a tremendous cata lyst for pulling people into the political process.” NOW is the nation’s largest feminist organization with 270,000 members. Its donations stand at $10.6 mil lion, which, according to Ms. Yarn will be channelled into the various primary and general election campaigns. Present at the convention was Diane Feinstein, former Mayor of San Francisco, who is the Democratic candidate for governor of California. This race is very important because California will gain six, perhaps more Congressional seats with the 1990 census, and the gov ernor’s voice is very significant in the reappointment of the districts. said, was made of bamboo and palm. There is no elec tricity and she sleeps on a mat on the floor, but the neighbors are great, warm and friendly. They are also very poor. The regional industry is farming and fishing, mainly prawn harvesting. The farmers are very much left to the whimsies of the weather, known for long droughts. The fishermen sell the best part of prawns for export and are left with the heads which they utilize in their diets. Life is hard here, Christina said, but uncompli cated. There is a very positive reciprocal benefit in the Peace Corp. concept which ultimately reaches us all. The volunteer works with different people in foreign countries, in diverse situations, helping them while learning and honoring his or her skills. But more impor tant than that, the volunteer acquires humanity, worldli ness and wisdom. Upon his or her return home, these qualities are brought into our communities. And that is priceless! Note: In July of this year the U.S. government sus pended its Peace Corps operation in the Phillipines in view of intelligence reports that insurgents of the com munist New People’s Army had targeted the Corps volunteers for attack. Concerned for the safety of U.S. personnel, the government flew all 261 current volun teers home. According to sources, it is believed that the N.P.A. has murdered eight Americans since April 1989. The Phillipines hosted more Peace Corp volunteers than any other country, about 7,500, in the organization’s 29 year history. Perhaps a Peace Corps program for Ukraine could be organized. There is one being formulated for Hun gary and Poland. The volunteers will teach English and small business skills. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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