Show F Former Fortner Russian Loves America Katharyn Iwanowski now an American citizen was born in the Ukraine SHE LIVED there during the brutal Communist st takeover of her homeland she was even imprisoned in a German war camp But she finally managed to escape the nightmare which had been her beloved country She will speak before a public audience in Centerville on June 11 8 pm p.m. at Centerville Centerville Centerville Cen Cen- terville Junior High School South Main Iain AMERICA is wonderful says Mrs Iwanowski and being an American is is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me Just to be here to enjoy freedom under God and to know that no secret police will come to take me away in the middle of the night is like a dream come true MRS IWANOWSKI survived survived survived sur sur- the terrible Communist subjugation of the Ukraine during which millions of people people peaple peo pea including children per per- The Ukraine she explains was a rich farming country But the Communists took our food away AFTER BEING imprisoned for two years by the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans and spending another five years in a displaced persons persons persons per per- sons camp Mrs Iwanowski came to the United States in 1952 and earned her American Ameri Ameri- can citizenship in 1958 Though she had only a sec sec- ond-grade ond education she soon taught herself English with the help of an English Bi Bi- ble SHE WANTED to describe be beher her experiences under Com Corn Communist Communist monist rule to others and sh she immediately began speak- speak I ij 1 t 1 Ij j I I J-j J s u I a I 1 1 U i ri I. I r 1 I I J If rt KATHRYN IWANOWSKI ing before high school audiences audiences audiences audi audi- near her home in Iowa Mrs Iwanowski felt compelled compelled compelled com com- to speak out she explains explains explains ex ex- plains because Americans do not seem to the wonderful gift of freedom they inherited nor are they being told that Communism is their enemy AS AN uniquely qualified American citizen she is now on an extensive tour of the Rocky Mountain States hoping hoping hop hop- ing to reawaken her fellow c citizens to the fact that America is wonderful |