Szittyakürt, 1979 (18. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)

1979-12-01 / 12. szám

Page 4 TIGHT f* FEBRUARY, 1979 SPORT Hungarian Sensation The 1978 chess Olympics which was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina South America, last fall, produced a Hungarian Sensation! The Hun­garian male chess team placed first by scoring 37 points, forcing the Soviet team to second place with 36 points and the American team to third place, who earned 35 points. Previously in the past eight years, the Hungarian chess champions were at least second place winners and now they are the proud possessors of the Hamilton-Russel Gold Cup for the next two years. The Hungarian Chess Associa­tion’s secretary chief is Tibor Flórián, the president is Dr. Sándor Szerényi, vice president Zoltán Gábor who was also the team’s captain. The four man team was led by the incredible Lajos Portisch, a true Olympic champion who had a 71.4% winning streak in Buenos Aires. The Chess Olympics began in 1926 in London, England, with the historical first place win by the Hun­garians. Géza Maróczy led the Hun­garian team in that year and also in 1928 in Hague when they once again captured first place! In 1926 only 20 teams competed but in 1978 64 countries entered. The Russian team had been the first place winner in all the chess Olympics from 1952 to 1974 and in 1978 they were favored to win again but the Hungarian team winning the last match against Yugoslavia shot ahead of the Russians! The Hungarian Chess Olympic history is as follows: 1926, London, First, 1928, Hague, First, 1930, Hamburg, Second, 1935, Warsaw, Fourth, 1956, Moscow, Third (Russia First, Yugoslavia Second), 1964, Telaviv, Fourth, 1966, Habanna, Third, 1968, Lucano, Second, 1970, Saigon, Fourth, 1972, Skopje, Second, 1974, Nice, Second, 1978, Buenos Aires, First, for the third time Olympic World Cham­pions. On the first board Lajos Portisch won eight games and tied four. On the second board Zoltán Ribli won five games, tied eight. He was for the third Olympics unbeaten! Gyula Sax won five and tied seven on the third board and on the fourth board István Csorna won two and tied eight. Altogether, the Hungarian Portisch Lajos Ribli Zoltán Sax Gyula Csőm István team played 56 matches and lost only three. To top off the sensational per­formance of the Hungarian men’s team, the Hungarian women’s team also did an outstanding job by placing second after the Russians. Mrs. Zsuzsa (Verőczi) Petronics led the Hungarian women and with Maria Ivánka, they became Inter­national Grand Masters. The other two players were Zsuzsa Makai and Rita Kas. The Hungarian chess teams were warmly received and supported by the local emigrant Hungarians in Buenos Aires. When they returned to Budapest, the native chess fans and government dignitaries gave them a great welcome. The HFM congratulates the genius Hungarian chess champs. ^ There is a new twist to the old English ball game of soccer. The Americans are Americanizing it by promoting “indoor soccer”. Already thousands are willing to buy tickets and view the “new sport” played indoor in sport arenas. The hormone Estrogen, is used by women to ease the pain of meno­pause. But now it is reported from New England that Estrogen causes cancer of the uterus. So keep off and find relief otherwise! Polish-Hungarian Cooperation Fourteen years ago the Polish and Hungarian Americans met in Chicago and formed an organiza­tion known today as the Polish-Hun­garian Federation. They did it be­cause for a thousand years Poles and Hungarians have lived together as brothers, working for national in­dependence and freedom. They have always helped each other in times of danger and calamity. Today the Federation is a world­­organization with over a thousand members and many more political friends, has 71 delegates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil, Eng­land, France, West Germany, Italy, Holland, Sweden, Norway, Aust­ralia and South Africa. The president of the Federation is Dr. Karol Ripa, the former Consul General of Poland, who deserves the admiration and support by all exiled Hungarians for his gallant stand on every Hungarian issue. Recently Dr. Ripa has taken the plight of the Hungarian Minority in Romania to the Congress of the United States, which are documented in the Congressional Record September 26 and 15, 1978. In January 1979, members of the Executive Council of the Hungária Freedomfighter Movement have joined the Polish-Hungarian World Federation to help the organization in their future work and to bring about even better cooperation be­tween Poles and Hungarians world­wide. Dr. Karol Ripa has invited Mr. Louis F. Molnár Chairman of our Foreign Affairs Committee to be­come a Vice-Delegate of the Federa­tion. Consequently Mr. Molnár received an affidavit of Credentials from the Federation. The Hun­gária Freedomfighter Movement will make special efforts for close cooperation between the two orga­nization. Tibor Major WHO’S CULTURE IS CULTURED? Children’s fairy tales in the West are violent!—3 times more violent then in India and 4 times more violent then in Japan as reported by CBS News on 2/13/77. According to ancient folk customs in Hungary the “fairy tales” were often not told in front of children. Even the women had to leave the premises when certain tales were told that contained violence. The modern Western “civilized” attitude has long changed that in Hungary as Hun­gary joined the ranks of the West­erners. (Dr. Ferenc Veress, Magyar Ta­lálkozó, Cleveland, OH 11/25/78) SCIENCE In 1928, fifty years ago, for the first time a pilot driven helicopter rose into the air. Its designer and builder was Oscar Asbóth in Budapest, Hungary. Last fall a commemorative exhibit opened by the Museum of Transportation in Budapest. * * * Scientists now believe that certain chemicals will cause mental diseases that maybe inherited. The damaged genes will carry the seeds of mental disorders in the following genera­tions that may lead to alcoholism for example. (ABC News, 1/4/79) ECONOMY There is a twenty-six and three­­quarter billion deficit in the U.S., the greatest in U.S. history. In 1978 the U.S. spent about 2 billion dollars more than a year before, mostly on oil. This points to an economic slowdown in the U.S.A. Hospital costs are also going up in the U.S. . . . understandably . . . * * * In 1970 the scale tipped in the U.S. labor force. For the first time more women worked outside of the home. By 1978 41% of labor force in U.S.A. was made up of women. TURANIAN HAPPENINGS There are hundreds of varieties of peppers and the smallest ones are usually the hottest. The best varieties are grown in Hungary. * * * At Tynbas, Kirghiz, in the U.S.S.R., scientists from the Kirghiz Academy of Sciences’ Lan­guage and Literature discovered a stone with an inscription in ancient Turkic. The stone dates back to the 6th-8th centuries A.D. * * * Movable type was first em­ployed around 1000 A.D. in China. Twenty-three centuries ago the Greek Acropolis was a center of Western Culture. The builder Pericles promises eternal fame and splendour. But the pragmatic needs of the modern Greeks of today seem to be more important. Pollution gases turn hard marble into gypsum and that washes away in the rain. 1000 industries produce pollutants. The U.N. is helping to find ways to clean up the air and pay more atten­tion to the cause of the deterioation of ancient artifacts. George Donter, the Director of the Acropolis, says that we may need to take protective measures such as transparent plastic coating of the ruins, the use of gas instead of gasoline for fuel in industry. The housing of the arti­facts in museums—or to stop the progress of modern civilization! * * * Hungary suffered from strong winds and some aircrafts were turned over and damaged. Northern Europe has experienced the worst winter of the century in early January. Hundreds of people have died in battling the cold or from being stranded in the snow and ice without power or water. TiGHTTH English language publication of the HUNGÁRIA FREEDOM FIGHTER MOVEMENT ___________Edited by the Revolutionary Council Please remit all correspondence to: P. 0, Box 534, Edgewater Branch, Cleveland, Ohio 44107 Copies may be obtained for $1.00 g Corp.. 9527 Madison Avo

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