Magyar News, 2001. szeptember-2002. augusztus (12. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2002-04-01 / 8. szám
/l/ldU=l/Sian September 19, 2001 on board of MA-91 BUDAPEST-NEWYORKCITY - - -To all our brothers and sisters at A.A. (American Airlines) We all feel your pains and sorrow!!! But the important thing is; what follows The basterds killed our sisters and brothers. But they do not conquer our hearts and that’s what matters We want you to feel, that there is not a single day that our thoughts are not with you and we constantly pray. Don’t give up brothers! what’s done is done. But you should feel forever, that we are one of a family and a family of one!!! Keep up the spirit! We are with you always! The skies are still ours! LOVE from the crew of MA-91, and of our whole airline and its people! Turn page. . . . "Please drink this wine for the memory of (y)our fallen comrades and for the better future for all of usl! ” A week after the terrorists hijacked and crashed three American airplanes, the crew of a MALÉV flight hastily scribled and signed a note on their way to New York City, and with it sent a bottle of Hungarian wine to the crew of an American Airline. For easier reading we typed out the note, but kept the original ending of it with the signatures. We are thankful to Col. Richard Nemeth’s son Gregory, who is also a pilot, for passing a copy of this note to the Magyar News. We are also proud of the Hungarian crew for such a spontanious, warm hearted act at a very disturbing time. (Editor) AT THE HUNGARIAN BORDER (MTI) It was reported that last year the border authority uncovered 26,321 offences, 63.2% of which were connected with illegal migration. Last year 87,562,207 persons and 30,757,059 vehicles crossed Hungary's borders, while 30,115 people were turned back for lack ofproper entry and residence conditions. Border guards picked out 136 stolen vehicles. Of the 9,554 asylum-seekers, the biggest group - nearly 4,800 people - arrived from Afghanistan. The proportion of those entering the territory of Hungary illegally was 84, just as in 2000. We read the heart wrenching stories during this time when terrorists attacked us in many ways. Among those more severely affected were the postal workers. Some of them died as they were doing their work serving the population. In places the whole building of the Postal Service was contaminated with the deadly disease. The workers were kept away from work, worrying about their own and their family’s health. We know that rain or shine the mail will be delivered by the devoted postal workers. Here I want to display one little example to show that they didn’t give up at the Stratford, Connecticut Post Office and delivered a letter, the least to say, that the addressing was very confusing. It is evident that an elderly person sent it. I could go further. It was written by a Hungarian. In that language the last name is the first one. Besides the address is spelled according to the Hungarian phonetics. Also wrong names were used. But I still received it. Thanks to all those who tried to figure it out and also to our own letter carrier, “our mailgirl”, Mrs. Kovács who put the final touch on delivering it. My heart stops when I think of some lunatic causing deadly harm to any of the postal workers, and specially to those at my local post office. J.F.B. Congratulations are due to a Hungarian insurance agent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Christopher Gombos, a known Financial Services Representative in our area, who received a “Certified Long Term Care” designation. One of his responsibilities is to help solve clients' long term care needs. Medicare and Medicaid may not pay for the care a person will need should a catastrophic illness occur. The cost of about $18 -$35 an hour, adds up quickly. Nursing home is around approximately $80,000 -$100,000 per year. Long Term Care insurance may be the solution. The Connecticut agency has made the commitment to provide the information clients need to make the right decisions. We wish Mr. Gombos the best for his new responsibilities. Page 3
