30 ethnic organizations join peace through strength coalition (12/31/78)

30 ethnic organizations join peace through strength coalition

BOSTON, Va. - Thirty national ethnic organizaitons have joined the Coalition for PeaceThrough Strength, announced John M. Fisher, the coalition's national co-chairman for administration.

The groups represent a combined membership of some 10 million American ethnics in 18 states and bring to 91 the number of professional and service organizations comprising the coalition's private sector. Mr. Fisher said that at least 30 additional ethnic organizations are expected to join the coalition within the next few weeks.

One of the key objectives will be the establishment of local coalitions in key states and cities.

Mr. Fisher also announced the appointment of Laszko L. Pasztor, as the coalition's national co-chairman of ethnic affairs. Mr. Pasztor was formerly national chairman and is now honorary chairman of the Republican Heritage Groups (Nationalities) Council. He is a former Hungarian freedom fighter and chairman of the Board of Directors of the American Hungarian Federation.

At the present time, the coalition's congressional division counts 178 bipartisan members of congress, including 13 senators. More than 80 private citizens, prominent in the professions and defense-related fields, also have signed on.

The coalition was formally launched on August 8 and has as its purpose the adoption of a national strategy of peace through strength. Its objectives include the achievement of overall military superiority over the Soviet Union and a strageic and civil defense which would protect U.S. citizens.

Finally, the coalition supports a policy of helping our allies and other non-Communist countries defend themselves against internal or external Communist takeover and the use of positive non-military means to roll back the growth of communism.

The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America is a member of the coalition.

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