Amerikai Magyar Szó, 1982. július-december (36. évfolyam, 26-49. szám)

1982-10-21 / 39. szám

Thursday, Oct. 21. 1982. AMERIKAI MAGYAR SZO 11. UNDER THE BRIDGES WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 - Millions of unemployed are sleeping under bridges and going hungry as the de­pression worsens and President Reagan’s human needs cutbacks hit home, city officials meeting here warned today. William T. Donahue, president of the U.S. Conference of City Human Services Officials (USCCHSO), told a news conference at the Capital Hilton that the nation’s cities are incapable of meeting the demand for life-support services because Reagan and the 97th Congress slashed “over $30 billion . . . from the programs that can help them. We are in the midst of a recession which in many of our cities can surely be termed a depression,” Donahue said. He spoke at the opening of a three- day conference of the USCCHSO with several hundred city human services officials from across the nation. Said Donahue, “Even before the cuts and the serious economic problems, we were unable to meet one-half the need . . . City officials estimate on average that only 43 percent of the demand for emergency services is being met. People are homeless and hungry.” In light of the deep crisis, several proposals have been offered. Among them is one offered by Chicago Rep­resentative Harold Washington. Scheduled to come up during the Con­gress’ lamed duck session, it calls for benefits to laid off workers to run the length of unemployment. The bill, ac­cording to an aid, will also provide government jobless benefits to first- time job seekers. Donahue said that President Reagan’s State Block Grants "are clearly not serving the needs of the cities — at a time when the people in the cities need help the most.” The nation’s cities, he said, are struggling with millions of what he cal­led the “new poor.“ people who have lost their jobs, exhausted their savings and jobless benefits, and are now homeless. They are. he said, turning in desperation to human service agen­cies. Millions of “working poor” who have lost benefits are being forced to quit their low-wage jobs and go back on welfare, he said. Families are breaking up, suicides, alcoholism and mental breakdown are on the in­crease. He warned that with winter coming on, the conditions will become more desperate. “Human services officials enter FY83 (Fiscal Year 1983) with the belief that the gap between the service needs of city residents and service capabilities of local programs will surely widen . . .” He called on Reagan and the Congress to “halt further domestic budget cuts . ..” Donahue released a 19-page survey prepared by the U.S. Conference of Mayors. "Human Services in FY82: Shrinking Resources in Troubled Times” based on reports from 55 cities: "In Arvada (Colorado).“ the sur­vey stated, "skilled workers are tak­ing any menial jobs that they can find. Even so, large numbers of people are being evicted from their homes. “InGary (Indiana).officialsreport that unemployed persons are unable to hang onto their homes... in Rockville (Maryland), family separation has occured because there is no housing available for out-of-work families with no income. Springfield (Mas­sachusetts) officials report that un­employed men are abandoning their families so that the families can re­ceive AFDC payments. They report that whole families are now living in rescue missions and that more chil­dren are being placed in foster care situations. “In Madison (Wisconsin), up to 80 percent of the income of poor families isjoing to meet energy costs,” the re­port said. Several months ago, Reagan ad­vised jobless workers in the Midwest and Northeast to “vote with your feet,” moving to so-called “boom towns” in the sunbelt. Today’s survey revealed what has happened to the thousands who heeded Reagan’s advice: “Cities in the Southwest and the West cited special problems that have been created by the influx of workers from other parts of the country. . . Austin (Texas) offi­cials cope daily with transients living in cars, looking through garbage cans, hanging around in office buildings. In Denver, a young woman who had been sleeping under a bridge was found murdered ... In Houston (Texas) transients are living in their cars on freeways and in the parks. . .” Live in cars in a reversal of the “dust bowl” days of the 1930s, Tulsa (Oklahoma) officials reported that over 1,000 families have migrated to their city with all their possessions jammed in their cars looking for non-existent “sunbelt” jobs. Now they are “living in their cars, trailers and tents, in camping grounds or in the woods, in the warm months and the cold months,” the survey stated. ‘ ‘There are now between 200-and 300 people living under bridges in the city,” the report continued. “There has been a significant increase in domestic violence and in cases of murder involving the transients.” Jobless parents are bringing their children to hospital emergency rooms for medical care and are attempting to enroll their youngsters in Tulsa schools and “in order to meet resi­dency requirements for enrollment of the children (the schools) are accept­ing any location (for example, an abandoned barn) as the family’s legal residence. Tulsa officials also de­scribe an increase in suicide attempts among persons, once gainfully employed, who now face desperate fi­nancial situations.” 24844 Ravine Court Farmington Hills, Michigan 48018 October 11, 1982. Dear Brother Lusztig: I send my congratulations to the Ameri­kai Magyar Szó on the celebration of its 80th anniversary. I regret that I cannot be there in person * due to my heavy schedule in my trade union work. I wish you further success in your publish­ing efforts. Enclosed is my check to you. Fraternally yours, Paul Domeny General Secretary of Local Union 1064. RWDSU, AFL- CIO. . September 25. 1982. To the Editor, Amerikai Magyar Szo Dear Mr. Deak, I would like to express my appreciation to you and your staff for the positive chan­ges that you have made in the Amerikai Magyar Szó. The broader coverage of inter­national news is very necessary, in my opinion. In particular, news about progressi­ve movements in Third World countries requires your objective coverage, because of the continuing racist and paternalistic coverage of such activities by the U.S. Press. In connection with Hungary, I believe that a series of articles about the rights of Hungarian citizens today, compared with their rights under the government before World War II, would be very infor­mative to your readers. The rights of preg­nant women workers, sick benefits, pensi­on benefits, vacation rights, salaries, educa­tion of children and adults, etc. could all make for a set of articles that could also clarify the difference between human rights as defined by socialism and so-called human rights under capitalism; such as the freedom to travel (if you have money), the right to vote, (for one stooge or another), the right to starve, or to die for lack of funds for proper medical care, etc. In peace, Stiller Bertalan Let us learn Hungarian 1 led sick. I'm not feeling at all well. I /eel rather unwell. I led very weak. Have you got a temperature ? I haue got a temperature. I've got a slight temperature. I'm nervous. I feel (sharp) pains here I have a sharp pain here. I'm aching all over. I have a stabbing pain in my back. I have a heartburn. I have a (splilting) headache. I have a (bad) cough. I've got a cold coming on. I can't get rid of my cold. I have a sore throat. .My stomach is out ol order. I'm oil my food. I have great di/ficulty in breathing. Rosszul vagyok. (Kava­rog a gyomrom) Egyáltalán nem érzem jól magam. Nem érzem jól magam. Nagyon gyengének érzem magamat Van láza? Lázam van. Csak hőemelkcdésem van. Ideges vagyok. (Éles) fájdalmat érzek itt. Éles fájdalmat érzek itt. Minden tagom fáj. Szúró fájdalmat érzek a hátamban. Ég a gyomrom. (Szaggató) fejfájásom van. (Csúnyán) köhögök. Nátha bujkál bennem. Nem tudok megszaba­dulni a náthámtól. Fáj a torkom. Rossz a gyomrom. Nincs étvágyam. Nagyon nehezen lélegzőm. Seasons/Évszakok What Season ? spring tavasz summer nyár autumn Asz winter tél Dui What is the date to Jay? Today is the /irst o/ March (1st March). What date will it be tomorrow? What date was yesterday? When ? tu spring tuva.vizal tu summer nyúroa io autumn ősszel lu winter télen /Hutum Mi a mai dátum? Március elseje (március 1.) van. Mi lesz a holnapi dátum? Mi volt a tegnapi dátum? NEW YORK DEBUT RECITAL ALICE TULLY HALL AT LINCOLN CENTER Saturday, November 6, 1982 at 2:00 p.m. _ ZOLTÁN KODÁLY CENTENNIAL CONCERT Ticketsf$12.50, $10.50, $8.50 STUDENTS & SENIOR CITIZENS half price, available at the box office. Alice Tully Hall Box Office: (21 2) 362-11 91 Center Charge (21 2) 874-6770 Mail orders: AHFC, P.O. Box 262, Bogota, NJ 07603 or call (201) 836-4869 (201) 473-0013 I Csoóri Sándor: Nomádnapló $4.60 Faludy György: Összegyűjtött versei 22.— ' II.Rákóczi Faranc: Vallomások, I emlékiratok i Emlékiratai $ 16.90 Kiáltványa 3.30 Nyírt) József: Székelyek " 8.— Zöld csillag $ 10.— Kopjafák 6.— I Űz Bence $ 10.— íme az emberek 12.-» | Halhatatlan élet 12.— | Szalay Lajos: Hatvan rajza ' 4.— Cs. 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