PORT ON UKRAINE All flood damage repaired | Anti-Soviet elements among | "ehtwing Ukrainians in Canada fad false stories about the ds in Western Ukraine last ig. The Tribune carried an itness account by staff er John Weir (October 8th €) refuting many of these ders. The Tribune’s Moscow *spondent, Bert Whyte, has Obtained from the Soviet ‘ign Ministry a statement by icials in the Ukraine, giving Ore detailed picture of what *Ppened. Here is the essence of ians, water levels rose 12 to feet in the Dniester, Prut, tritsya Solotvinska, Bistritsya advoryanska, Lomnitsya, Tis- -Seret, Dereluj, Striy and any other rivers. The rushing aters overflowed banks and Oded the valleys. It was the- rst flood experienced in the 4rpathians in more than a cen- ny. Over a considerable area crops, dows and pastures were sub- etged, along with scores of 1 ttlements and industrial enter- ‘ses. In some places roads, ways, bridges and power Nes were destroyed or dam- frevious anti-flood construc- work mitigated the damage ertain districts. About 150 On roubles had been spent years — strengthening river ‘S-and improving drainage ems in the Transcarpathian, ano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsy and Weathermen had given warn- B of coming cyclones and tor- Ntieal rains. These timely ings were heeded and local ithorities evacuated people and ir belongings from settle- nts in the danger areas. One result of this: was that there was almost no loss of life when disaster struck. The evacuees were given food and shelter, children were placed in Young Pioneer camps, kindergartens, and creches in safe areas. Adults were organ- ized into brigades to fight the floods. Workers, farmers, office employees, housewives and stu- ‘dents worked tirelessly and he- roically. Communist Party and YCL members were in the thick of the struggle. Rehabilitation work began without delay. The Ukrainian Government rushed construction materials (cement, lumber, tiles, window glass, etc.) and equip- ment, along with food supplies, to the devastated area. More than three million roubles were allotted from state funds as free grants to those whose homes and property had been destroyed or damaged. Some 4,500,000 roubles were paid by insurance offices for damaged property and 12 million roubles paid by the State Insurance Company to collective farms and cooperative - organizations. Railway service was resumed in two or three days, motor transport within five days and power lines were working with- in two weeks. In general rehabilitation work, including repairs to _ private houses, was completed in the Transcarpathian Region within a month, in Lvivs Region by Aug- ust, in Chernivtsy by September and in Ivano-Frankivsk before the end of October. At many meetings the work- ing people of Western Ukraine expressed their gratitude:to the Communist Party and Govern- ment for the help they had re- Leipzig Festival ceived during their time of trial and tribulation. Many said that only under Soviet power, where the main principle of society is “everything for man, everything in the name of man,’ could such generous state aid have been forthcoming. “What would have happened to me if such a natural disaster had occurred in the old Poland of the landlords?” said pensicn- er F. V. Pishcha from the Mayak Farm in Bohorodchan’s District, Ivano-Frankivsk Region. (He had received one hundred rou- bles as a free grant, 318 roubles from State Insurance and con- struction materials to repair his damaged house.) Other typical cluded: Farmer M. P. Zaharko, Ivano- Frankivsk Region: 200 roubles free grant, cement lime and other materials to repair his home. Villager I. Kalenyuk of Lopu- hove, Tetichiv District: 865 rou- bles free grant and necessary construction materials. Factory worker I. Sheresh, Vinogradivs District: 1,540 rou- bles from State Insurance to re- pair his house and 670 roubles free grant from his shoe factory and the Soviet District Execu- tive. Measures taken by the Gov- ernment, plus the selfless work of the people, have overcome in general the consequences of the June floods. Work on flood con- trol measures to prevent future disasters is proceeding apace. Industrial plants in the stricken area not only overcame the in- terruption in their work, but in the first 10 months of the year surpassed production plans to the tune of 118 million roubles. recipients in- FILMS FOR PEACE By BEATRICE JOHNSON The Leipzig festival of docu- mentary and short films ended last week with “Films of the World for Peace of the World,” 300 films from 40 socialist and capitalist countries, including four Latin American, three Ara- bic, three African and five Asian countries. First prize, the Golden Dove, went to the Italian film teams; second prize, Silves Doves, to Kazuo Yamada, Japanese team, and to Santiago Alvarez of Cuba, the German Democratic Republic and the U.S.S.R. Other prizes went to Hungary, Rumania and India. As part of the world-wide demonstrations to end the war in Vietnam, a Leipzig protest meeting against the war was joined by the festival’s guests and film makers. Peter Ulbricht, G.D.R. docu- mentarist, appealed to the world’s film workers to use their art to aid the Vietnam free- dom struggle, citing in this con- nection the films of Joris Ivens, Alvarez, Christ Marker and others. Among the films in aid of the Vietnamese was a_ particularly sensitive one from Japan, made by a team working in the prov- ince of Vinh Linh on the 17th parallel in the Democratic Re- public of Vietnam in 1968, dur- ing the time of the heaviest bombing. An unforgettable scene was the reunion of mothers with their evacuated children when world protest forced the bomb- ing halt. Alvarez’ film is called ‘The 79 Springs,” and brings to life the personality of Ho Chi Minh. “Youth and Art,” a product of studio “Liberation,” of the na- tional liberation forces of South Vietnam, shows a_ children’s puppet play in the jungles. Three. films were shown from the young African industry. “Working for Freedom” show- ed the arts and crafts industry _in Tanzania. From Uganda came two films: “Uganda Technical College” and “Climbing Ruvenzori.” A film on women’s emancipa- tion in Africa by Senegalese di- rector Mahama Traore was ex- hibited. From Syria came the film, “Far from Home,” a moving and accusing report seen through the eyes of children.in a Pales- tinian refugee camp. “Sherif Hussein” from Jordan tells the history of the Arabic independence movement and the present Arab-Israeli conflict. “Interrogation,” from Iraq shows the sufferings of napalm victims and the fight against im- perialism. 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