S O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of E ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek- Americans N c v A wEEKly GREEK-AmERIcAN PUblIcAtION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 18, ISSUE 887 October 11-17 , 2014 $1.50 Fordham Univ. Honors THI Gala Raises More than $2 Mil for Greece Its Longtime Law Prof. Org. Honors Behrakis Papajohn & Peterson Constantine Katsoris For Accomplishments

TNH Staff that of a practitioner to acade - By Constantine S. Sirigos mia.” TNH Staff Writer NEW YORK – Professor Con - He has taught more than stantine Katsoris – Gus, as he is 15,000 students. NEW YORK – A veritable who’s known to all – was presented The event was held in the re - who of the Greek-American the George J. Mitchell Lifetime ception hall at Mutual of Amer - business community filled the Public Service Award by Ford - ica headquarters high above Anie Gund Garden Lobby of the ham University’s Feerick Center Manhattan. Guests enjoyed the Museum of Modern Art for the for Social Justice on October 6. spectacular views of the City second annual banquet of the Among the luminaries pre - though the window walls. Hellenic Initiative (THI). The sent were former U.S. Senator Several Center officials wel - gala, whose theme was “Invest - Mitchell himself, who served as comed the guests and thanked ing in the Future of Greece” was Senate Majority Leader and is donors for the contributions that also the occasion to honor the best known for taking leading helped establish and sustain the life and achievements of George roles in negotiations for peace Center and its work, which Behrakis, Pete Peterson, and in the Middle East and in North - Michael M. Martin, Dean of John Papajohn. ern Ireland. The latter process Fordham Law School said “fo - “We are very excited tonight culminated in the historic 1998 cuses on the pressing needs of to be honoring three very Good Friday Agreement which low income and marginalized friends,” Stamas said. “Their ended the three-century-old bit - New Yorkers,” though its several contribution to entrepre - ter conflict. programs. The Center works in neurism, capitalism and philan - Professor Katsoris told the partnerships with government thropy are unparalleled, George gathering, “Considering the agencies, bar associations, pro Behrakis, Pete Peterson, and prior recipients, including Sen - bono programs, advocates, and John Papajohn. Their leadership ator Mitchell, I accept this community-based service inspires us all to continue our award with great humility, but I providers. support and our quest to im - would like to thank some of Dean Martin said he was prove the future of Greece and those who made this night pos - honored pay tribute to “the four Eugene T. Rossides is Honored as Champion of Cyprus Cause the Greek people.” sible…my parents, who taught New Yorkers whose lives have $2.3 million was raised on me the difference between right inspired all of us in the legal Eugene T. Rossides, AHI’s founder, receives a medal from Yiannakis Omirou, the President of October 2 to support THI, which and wrong…my family, my wife community with their dedica - Cyprus’ House of Representatives, for his continuous dedication to Cyprus. Omirou noted “his and children, who encouraged tion and commitment to the val - numerous and diverse life achievements and momentous support to Cyprus.” Continued on page 4 me as I switched careers from ues of Fordham Law School in the service of others.” John Feerick, who served as Dean, 1982-2002 and continues to teach as a full professor at Cyprus Suspends Talks with Turkey Moustakas & Fordham, also thanked the donors and congratulated the honorees. He introduced Sena - NICOSIA – Cyprus’ President after consulting with party lead - 1974 invasion by Turkey, which The Kansas tor Mitchell, who presented the has suspended talks on reunify - ers. Christodoulides didn’t say still keeps a standing army in award named after him to Kat - ing the ethnically divided island when peace talks might resume, the northern third it occupies. soris. in response to Turkey’s plans to adding that any decision would Turkey is the only country in the City Greeks Senator Mitchell noted that search for oil and gas in waters be made according to develop - world to recognize the govern - Katsoris is The Wilkinson pro - where the Cypriot government ments. ment it supports. By Constantinos E. Scaros fessor of Law and that his more has already licensed companies Turkey had said it would Anastasiades had been hold - than 50 years of service as a full to drill. search for oil and gas off ing preliminary talks with his KANSAS CITY, MO – The name time professor is the longest in Cypriot government spokes- Cyprus’s south coast where a Turkish-Cypriot counterpart Mike Moustakas is not a house - the history of Fordham Law man Nicos Christodoulides said drilling consortium, made up of Dervis Eroglu, who has been hold word in the United States, School. the decision was the result of Italy’s Eni and South Korea’s Ko - holding to a hard-line stance of not even just in the Greek-Amer - “And during all that period, what he called Turkey’s “provo - gas, is now drilling. refusing concessions although ican community – but in the pre - and even before, when he was cative” and “aggressive” actions The decision was a blow to the Cypriot leader had made so lude to the Fall Classic – the an associate at the firm of that violate Cyprus’ sovereign Anastasiades’ trumpeted hopes many that one of the parties in nickname of major league base - Cahill, Gordon, Rekindle & OH, rights and international law. of trying to reach a settlement his coalition walked out of the ball’s championship, the World Cypriot President Nicos and reunify the island that’s Series – it certainly extends be - Professor Constanine Katsoris Continued on page 9 Anastasiades made the decision been divided since an unlawful Continued on page 11 yond Missouri’s largest city. Though he has a bit of a way to go before he reaches the ex - alted status of George Brett who, as Moustakas does now, The Greek Heaven and Earth’s Exhibit Opens in Chicago was a third baseman for the Kansas City Royals, the Greek- American ballplayer made his - Connection By Anthe Mitrakos tory of his own last week, hit - ting the first extra-inning CHICAGO, IL – One of Greece’s postseason home run in Royals Of Lyndon most rich and ornate eras span - history, lifting them to a victory ning over 1,000 years has come in Game 1 against the Los An - to life at the Art Institute of geles Angels of Anaheim to a LaRouche Chicago through the traveling Game 1 victory en route to their exhibition “Heaven and Earth: capturing the Divisional series. Art of Byzantium from Greek Moustakas (whose surname By Constantinos E. Scaros Collections.” Following the ex - in Greek means mustache- hibit’s launch attracting some bearer), is proud of his Greek LITITZ, PA – Driving home 2,700 visitors, co-organizer Be - heritage, and flies a Greek flag on a sunny, mid-October Satur - naki Museum was the center of above his dressing stall in the day afternoon, I noticed a good attention at two fundraising ef - Royals’ clubhouse – a tradition deal of commotion going on in forts hosted in support of the he shared with former team - the quaint and usually tranquil Athens-based entity. mate and fellow Greek George town of Lititz in Central Penn - Events held two days apart Kottaras, who has since left the sylvania. A sign, causing a num - by John Calamos Sr. at the ber of motorists to beep their Arista Hotel in Naperville, Ill. Continued on page 5 horns, roll down their windows on September 27th, as well as and yell supporting praises, by the Hellenic American Lead - caught the corner of my eye. It ership Council at the Willis read: “LaRouche says: DUMP Tower in downtown Chicago, on John Boehner Now! IMPEACH the 29th “raised tens of thou - Did a Femme Obama,” and it contained a sands of dollars,” for Benaki Mu - photo in the lower left corner, seum efforts, according to Peter of President Obama with a Poulos, partner at Greka Icons. Fatale Set up Hitler mustache. The dinner reception hosted I processed this information by Calamos included remarks by EUROKINISSI for the next few seconds as I Costanza Sbozou Constan - An exquisite collection of 63 painted icons, mosaics, architectural fragments, luxury glass, litur - N. Gianaclis? continued to drive: LaRouche is dakopoulos, who sits on the Be - gical textiles, and manuscripts will be on display at the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago still making noise? I thought, until February 15th. The collection, from the Benaki Museum in Athens, was previously exhibited figuring he must be well into his Continued on page 2 at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. By Steve Frangos nineties by now (he’s 92, I con - TNH Staff Writer firmed later on). And why are they after House Speaker CHICAGO- The real life events Boehner and President Obama, surrounding Madge Meredith a Republican and a Democrat, Aristotle Univ NY Life’s Mathas Addresses HABA and Nick Gianaclis reads like a respectively, simultaneously? If celebrity tabloid tale of the late this is an anti-major party rally, 1940s or early 1950s. Meredith it might be interesting to find Modern Greek By Demetris Tsakas years ago. was a young corn-fed beauty out more of what they propose TNH Staff Writer He emphasized that the re - from Iowa who wanted only one as an alternative. Finally, I won - cent Wall Street crash under - thing in life, to be a famous Hol - dered, as I almost always do Study Abroad NEW YORK – Ted (Theodore mined the public’s trust in large lywood movie star. Gianaclis, a when an incumbent president’s Alexander) Mathas, Chairman corporations and proceed to dis - Greek immigrant, promised to non-supporter throws the word and CEO of New York Life In - cuss five principles employees make her one. But the price “impeach” around as if it is a TNH Staff surance, was the Hellenic Amer - should bear in mind: each eventually had to pay to synonym for “throw him out ican Bankers Association’ s 1) Officers and staff must be win this fabled prize was noth - and put my guy (/woman) in,” NEW YORK – Aristotle Univer - (HABA) featured speaker in focused on the company’s ing either one could ever had instead, on what grounds did sity of Thessaloniki has estab - Manhattan on October 3, higher purposes and not on anticipated. they think Obama had commit - lished a summer program in el - strengthening its formidable profit margins and their per - Meredith was born Marjorie ted an impeachable offense? ementary Modern Greek track record of informative and sonal compensation. May Massow on July 15, 1921 With those thoughts simulta - tailored for Greek-Americans entertaining presentations by 2) Efforts should be devoted in Iowa Falls, IA. She had al - neously coursing through my that will begin on June 15. distinguished speakers. to growing the corporate pie, ways dreamed of being an ac - brain for a few more seconds, I Applications must be submit - Costas Kellas, HABA’s presi - not grabbing bigger slices for tress. Encouraged by Carolyn decided to pull off to the side of ted by March 1 but those inter - dent, welcomed the guests who one’s group. Gallagher, her high school dra - ested are urged to apply this fall. filled the auditorium of Marsh 3) Each must work to build matics teacher, she applied and Continued on page 6 Students will take two three- USA Inc., and acknowledged corporate trust, not by not get - received the first scholarship week sessions of four hours some special visitors. ting caught, but by not cheating ever given to a woman by the daily, comprising 60 academic After Demetri Papacostas, at all. Phidelah Rice Playhouse on hours per session, worth 3 aca - HABA’s vice president, intro - 4) Errors are always personal Martha’s Vineyard remaining in For subscription: demic credits, resulting in 120 duced Mathas, the latter’s pre - because ultimately the individ - that stock company for two 718.784.5255 academic hours for the six sentation focused on the princi - ual made the decisions and they years. At roughly the same time, [email protected] weeks, for 6 college credits. ples he said should govern the must correct the mistakes. Meredith sought work in New Over a two-year period, the work of a corporation, and 5) Company success is the re - York City receiving occasional program will satisfy the foreign touched upon the responsibili - NY Life CEO Ted Mathas sult not of luck, but the efforts small roles on Broadway. For language requirement for col - ties of leadership based on his shared his perspectives on a of all; that leaders and employ - these two years she underwent 19 years with the insurance variety of matters at a HABA Continued on page 4 company that was founded 169 event in Manhattan. Continued on page 6 Continued on page 7 2 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014

GREEKS AROUND THE US GOINGS ON...

n THRU NOV 1 ception Hall 430, Sheep Pasture Heaven and Earth Exhibit Opens in Chicago TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Night Road in Port Jefferson. Doors in the Islands returns to the open at 8PM. Showtime is at world-famous Sponge Docks of 9PM. Admission Tickets are on Continued from page 1 Tarpon Springs for 2014! Satur - sale for $80-$100. Call 631-533- days, 6-11PM, Nov. 1. A free 2560 or visit website www.go - naki Museum board, as well as event of Greek music, dancing, caevents.com. Mike Manatos, Senior Vice Pres - and dining! And we will offer ident at the Washington, DC- an hour of free Greek dance n OCTOBER 11 based government relations firm lessons by the Levendia Dance MANHATTAN – The Greek- Manatos and Manatos. Guest of Troupe from 6-7 PM. The festi - American Writers Association honor was brand strategist Peter val is supported in part by a invites you to an evening of Economides, who endorsed the grant from the National Endow - words, wine, and music featur - Benaki Museum, reflecting on ment for the Arts. Come join us ing Songwriter/singer Christos his Greek roots through a for authentic island fun in the Alexandrou, performing selec - speech and film presentation warm Florida sun and mark tions from his new album, Ston communicating the importance your calendar and make this a Idio Dromo. Poet Nicos Alexiou of preserving Hellenic memories regular destination! And if will present poems from his new and history. you’re just in town for a week book Astoria – a poetry of exile, “My father’s parents came to or two, make sure to mark your community and Greek identity. Greece with the Asia Minor cat - calendar as you will not want Author, Ph.D. Constantina astrophe. They were children at to miss this! Tarpon Springs is a Rhodes, Intuitive Consultant, the time. It is impossible to unique Greek experience in the will tell us how we can access imagine what they went United States, one unlike any intuition in everyday life. Sat - through. Despite that, my other Greek community. Come urday, Oct. 11, Cornelia Street grandmother never lost her be part of this one-of-a-kind Café, 29 Cornelia Street in Man - smile,” said Economides. “Small American experience that will hattan. 6-8PM. $8 admission little things…I really do believe make you feel as if, truly, you includes a glass of wine, beer, that it’s lots of these small little EUROKINISSI are back in the homeland! or soft drink. Information: Kara - things that are our heritage, The exhibition titled “Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections” has arrived [email protected]. that’s what it’s actually about,” in Chicago and has already attracted 2,700 visitors. The Benaki Museum, a co-organizer of the n OCTOBER 10 he added. exhibit, has benefitted from fundraisers sponsored by John Calamos and HALC. MANHATTAN – The Greek n OCTOBER 14 Laura Evans Manatos, an - American Behavioral Sciences MANHATTAN – The Consulate chor at Fox News, served as tion moving forward,” he dation under Private Law. tine Collection at the Benaki Institute (GABSI) Presents “Ex - General of the Republic of Master of Ceremonies. Among added. “Understanding the past, Museum. ploring Hellenic Heritage: The Cyprus, in Cooperation with the some 90 guests in attendance In doing so, the Benaki Mu - which allows us to inform the “Heaven and Earth” explores Orthodox Christian Studies Cen - Panpaphian Association of were representatives of the Be - seum hopes to battle the crip - present and thereby illuminate the legacy of the Byzantine Em - ter at Fordham University,” a dis - America and the Hellenic Med - naki Museum, Consul General pling effects of tough economic the future…we become con - pire through five main themes: cussion of the Center's current ical Association of New York Ioanna Efthimiadou, and promi - times in Greece, aiming to gain nected, and we share this with the transition from the Classical initiatives and focus on the ex - present the book: Magic Always nent members of Chicago’s the interest and support of the the world, which gives us shared to the Byzantine world, spiritual ploration of Hellenic and Ortho - Happens: My Daddy Loves Me! Greek-American community. Greek context and shared meaning, life, intellectual life, the plea - dox heritage within the context By: Neophytos (Neo) Papaneo - “This has been a terrific American community for up - and this to me is the remarkable sures of life, and crosscurrents of a vigorous intellectual envi - phytou, PhD, LMHC. Luminary event this evening. One of the coming exhibits and events fos - thing I found inside the Benaki,” between East and West during ronment. George Demacopou - experts will elaborate regarding things that we learn about our tering the preservation and cel - Economides said. the final days of the empire in los, Ph.D. Co-Founder, The Or - autism. October 14 at 6:30 PM Greek heritage is that it inspires ebration of Greek history and For more information about the 15th century. thodox Christian Studies Center; at the Consulate General of the us, and what the Benaki has art. the Benaki Museum, visit be - “The art is a very good re - Demetri Florakis and Michael Republic of Cyprus in New York. done here is inspire us at the “The budget has been naki.gr. For more information minder of the important his - Palamara. Friday, Oct. 10 at 7PM 13 E. 40th Street in Manhattan. National Hellenic Museum slashed dramatically because of about the National Hellenic Mu - tory,” said Calamos of his visit at the Cathedral Center, 337 A reception will follow. (NHM) because what they’ve the economic crisis in Greece seum, visit nationalhellenicmu - to the exhibit. East 74th Street (between 1st done in Greece is what we’re but the museum wants to better seum.org. “At first it was just art and it and 2nd Avenues) in Manhattan. n NOTE TO OUR READERS trying to do here in the United engage with the Greek-Ameri - ABOUT THE EXHIBIT was very nice, but when I Reception to follow. Join us for This calendar of events section States. I am very impressed with can community, create syner - Open to the public on Sep - started going through the his - our first event this season. For is a complimentary service to them,” said Calamos, who gies, and keep in touch,” Man - tember 27th, the exhibit fea - tory of the art, it became really more information (212) 726- the Greek American community. serves as Chairman of NHM. atos said, inviting the crowd to tures a collection of 63 painted much more inspiring to learn 1450 [email protected]. All parishes, organizations and Based in Greektown, make a donation. “Please join icons, mosaics, architectural because the art is really reflec - institutions are encouraged to Chicago, NHM is partnering us in the showing the world that fragments, luxury glass, liturgi - tive of the times…it’s critical. PORT JEFFERSON, NY – The e-mail their information regard - with the Benaki Museum on Greek culture is alive, it is cal textiles, and manuscripts It's not just the art, it’s why the Greek Orthodox Church of the ing the event 3-4 weeks ahead special exhibits including the strong, it is global as ever. To - that will be on display until Feb - art is there,” Calamos said of the Assumption (GOCA) invites you of time, and no later than Mon - latest Greek Monsters exhibit, gether we are the Benaki. My ruary 15th. Originally exhibited exhibit. to a concert featuring Dimitri day of the week before the which opened in late Septem - museum. Our museum,” he at the National Gallery of Art in Major funding for the Basis & Sofia Papazaglou. Fri - event, to english.edition@then - ber. added. Washington DC, and the J. Paul “Heaven and Earth” exhibit has day, Oct. 10 at the GOCA Re - ationalherald.com “It’s really important that we Founded by Antonis Benakis, Getty Museum in Los Angeles, been provided by the Jaharis continue what they [Benaki Mu - the Benaki Museum opened its the Art Institute’s exhibition in - Family Foundation, Inc. and seum] have done, and hopefully doors in 1931. Housed in a neo - cludes the debut of a 14th-cen - OPAP S.A. Additional support what we can do here with the classical building featuring a tury icon of Saint Prokopios. has been provided by the Stratis QUESTION OF THE WEEK National Hellenic Museum,” number of permanent and trav - "We did not initially plan to family, Charlotte Vern Olson, Calamos said. We’re really look - eling exhibits, the museum to - present the exhibit in Chicago and Karen and Walter Alexan - Is racism in America rampant, rare, or somewhere in be - ing forward to collaborate with day ranks among major institu - but it has been a wonderful ad - der, and the A.G. Leventis Foun - tween? them. Nobody can do this by tions that have enriched the dition and we have received a dation. Please email your response to themselves. Our missions are material assets of the Greek welcoming response," said Dr. For more information on the [email protected] similar and it’s very important state, and is also oldest museum Anastasia Drandaki, curator of Heaven and Earth exhibit, visit We may publish some responses as Letters to the Editor in that we can do this collabora - in Greece operating as a Foun - the Byzantine and Post-Byzan - artic.edu. a future issue. THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014 COMMUNITY 3 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014 THI Honors Behrakis, Papajohn, Peterson, Raises $2 Mil+ for Greece

Continued from page 1 when he declared "My name is Iowa. Yiannis Pappayianis. I'm the son Peterson was represented by was established by Diaspora of Yiorgos Pappayiannis who his granddaughter, Alexandra Hellenes as “a global, nonprofit, came from Greece to Mason Peterson Cart, and Pappajohn secular institution whose vision City, Iowa, and in a short time moved the gathering with the is to mobilize the Greek dias - managed to open his own story his father’s pursuit of the pora and philhellene commu - store.” American dream, his own rise nity to invest in the future of Papajohn announced that he to prominence and his live with Greece through programs fo - donated $500,000, which was his beloved wife Mary, and his cused on crisis relief, entrepre - matched with another $500,000 passionate faith in Greece and neurship and economic devel - by THI members, to support a its people. opment,” according to its new program which will form a Behrakis told a similar story. website. constellation with two other THI Earlier, during the reception in The spirited throng who endeavors in support of entre - MOMA’s sculpture garden, a de - came from across the country preneurs in Greece, the Hellenic lightful space of pools and foun - and around the world required Entrepreneurship Award that is tains protected by neighboring the combined efforts of Liveris, run by the Libra Group, whose skyscrapers where old friends and Board members George Sta - winners share up to $700,000 gathered and new friendship mas and Dennis Mehiel to get to fund their startup companies, were established, one guest them into their seats. and the Venture Garden, which turned to Behrakis and said Stamas greeted the almost helps people take the first steps “thank you for not giving up on 600 guests and thanked all who toward building a business. Greece.” The pharmaceutical made the special event and VENTURE GARDEN GROWS mogul, who had attempted THI’s work possible, including JOBS through the years to make ma - staff and partners, and spot - THI spoke with Kurt Heiar, jor investments in Greece only lighted Leadership 100, which who established the Venture 1 to be disappointed when proper counts the honorees among its Garden at Pappajohn’ request. conditions never materialized, members. He has been a CEO of a number responded: “Greece? You can’t Stamas also announced that noted investors John Calamos and Dean Metropoulos – also L100 members, had been elected members of the Board. Liveris read a letter from President Bill Clinton, who helped launch THI with an early trip to Greece and was the fea - tured guest at its first gala, and Mehiel introduced the night’s Toastmaster, THI Board member Ariana Huffington, who is preparing for the establishment of HuffPost Greece next month. Huffington reminisced about the lessons she and her sister Aphrodite learned in their mod - est one bedroom apartment in Athens, saying “my mother made me always feel that I am bigger than my circumstances,” a lesson she said applies to 3 Greece. 2 “The ingenuity, creativity and

The annual fundraising gala of The Hellenic Initiative was a celebration of Hellenism and an expression of the Diaspora’s commitment to Greece. 1) (L-R) John Pappajohn, Mary Pappa - john, Andrew Liveris, Chairman of THI, George Behrakis and Margo Behrakis onstage at MOMA in Manhattan for the award ceremony of the THI gala. 2) Agapi Stassinopoulos (L) and Ar - ianna Huffington. 3) (L-R) Dr. George Kofinas, Maria Marinakis, unidentified woman, John Payiavlas, Markos Marinakis, Marisa Payiavlas, Dr. Antoine Harovas, Euterpe Harovas. 4) Almost 600 people attended the THI Banquet that filled the Anie Gund Garden Lobby of the Museum of Modern Art to raise funds and demonstrate solidarity with the people of Greece.

startups and entrepreneurism in give up on Greece.” Greece…I believe that with the Omiros Sarikas, the director enthusiasm I saw face to face, of AHV Associates told TNH, from physicians, students, older “We are here to support Greek workers who want to stat sec - entrepreneurship and gather the ond careers, there is passion, power of the diaspora to sup - and if we can provide the sup - port our counterparts in 4 port … THI can make a differ - Greece.” ence there.” He agreed there are now Mark Arey, who was just signs of a very active start up elected THI’s Executive Director market in Greece and added compassion of the Greek people of Pappajohn’s entrepreneurial works. “I teach them the answer ings with officials of the govern - after serving ad interim, told that what THI is doing is being just has to be unleashed,” Huff - projects and is the lead instruc - is in teamwork because entre - ment and leading banks. From TNH that job creation sums up duplicated in places like London ington said, “and THI is helping tor for the University of Iowa’s preneurship is a networking that information he produced a all THI’s efforts in this area. He and organizations such as Re - to make that happen.” John Papajohn Entrepreneurial team sport,” and helped partic - strategic report with recommen - said the new program will lever - load Greece. Archbishop Demetrios of - Center. ipants overcame traditional re - dation about opportunities for age all of Pappajohn’s successes Financial Services lawyer fered the invocation and Greek- Heiar said Venture Garden sistance to sharing ideas. THI. and will be based on the expe - Demetri Xistris told TNH “This American singing star Kalomira uses a cutting edge approaches Heiar met individually with He was also thrilled by the rience of the network of entre - is a fantastic organization and sang the Greek and American and that during the eight-week more than 50 start-up teams to experience. “Despite what we preneurial centers the legendary wonderful event helping to sup - national anthems. program were generated cre - help them address hurdles and have heard…there is a tremen - venture capitalist had estab - port Greece's long standing en - Pappajohn thrilled guests ative teams and support net - challenges. He also had meet - dous groundswell of interest in lished through the University of trepreneurial spirit.”

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By Constantine S. Sirigos jectives, for example “the great” TNH Staff Writer it suffices for me to say: Stama - tis Kokotas. Two things charac - NEW YORK – Onto the big terize him in song and in life stage of Carnegie Hall strode and these are much more im - famed Greek singer Stamatis portant than any adjective you Kokotas, blowing kisses to ador - can put [in front of his name]: ing fans who relived their youth dignity and honor, which apply and felt a touch of happier times to his singing and his life. " in Greece. The devotees of com - About "the youngest in our poser Stavros Xarhakos also group," he said: "Miss Iro Saia, greeted the renowned composer whom I met three to four years with bursts of applause, which ago the truth is that when I first they also showered on singer Iro heard her I became very curious Saia, who was a revelation with about the timbre of her voice” her dramatic soprano that and the special unique manner evoked the depths of Asia Minor in which she interprets and ex - and the Pontos of her ancestors. presses songs which he calls both The concert, presented by Hellenic and cosmopolitan.” Ethos Performing Arts and titled Kokotas spoke briefly, ex - “Greece for a Lifetime” was pressing his appreciation for filled with traditional and pop - Xarhakos’ professional support, ular music and included selec - There were times when Stavros Xarhakos and Stamatis Koko - mutual admiration society on the stage of the renowned “The maestro entrusted me with tions from a variety of com - tas, friends and colleagues for more than 50 years, formed a Carnegie Hall in New York City. his songs,” and their long friend - posers such as Zampetas, ship. Tsitsanis, Moutsis, Kaladaras, and the citizens’ anger at the ta Tragoudia – The Songs have night warmed by the music and The ones that pour out of the Saia said she is deeply and Theodorakis, in addition to politicians who brought it on Become My Disease” and “Nin passion the artists brought with fathomless depths of the great touched by the invitation “to join Xarhakos’ own compositions. with Ta Pseftika Logia, ta Kai Aei – Now and Forever,” love from the homeland. mystery called the soul…” these two important artists…For The audience applauded the Megala/The big words, the Big with its thrilling martial opening IN THE MAESTRO’S WORDS Xarxakos continued speaking a young artist to sing for the fine musicians who accompa - Lies. on piano, bouzouki and drums. The day before the concert about the power of music, and Greek-American community at nied the singers early and often: Saia sang the middle set, in - The concert concluded with the artists gave a press confer - of memory, and of the great Carnegie Hall and next to these Neoklis Neofytides, piano, Va - cluding “Itane Mia For – It was Kokotas’ “Den To Boreis – You ence at the Greek Press and In - singers who interpret the music, artists is a rare, a priceless ex - seilios Drogaris, accordion; a Moment,” which began with Wouldn’t Dare” but the audi - formation Office of New York. especially in the case of his perience,” and added that Nikolaos Sampaziotis and bouzouki player Livanos on vo - ence’s applause brought Xarhakos was emotional when songs – which he rarely listens Xarhakos is a great teacher Siampos Dimitrios, guitar, Char - cals and was brought to a stir - Xarhakos and Kokotas back to spoke about being in New York, to, preferring instead to play the According to its Facebook ilaos Mermigkas, bass; Dimitrios ring conclusion by Zervas on the stage for “Stou Othona ta where he lived and studied for work of his fellow composers – page, New York-based “Ethos Livanos and Dimitrios Reppas, flute. Chronia – During the Time of three years at the Julliard Stamatis Kokotas. Performing Arts is a non for bouzouki and Athanasios Zervas The dramatic elements in King Otho” that delighted the School of Music. He said of the singer he has profit organization dedicated to on wind instruments. Saia’s soprano with were drawn crowd and sent them pouring He then declared "I want to worked with for more than fifty supporting excellence in the With the applause that out by Xarhakos’ “Eine Arostia out into the chilly Manhattan talk about the song, real songs. years: "Because I do not like ad - arts.” brought many smiles to his face still ringing in his ears, Kokotas began with “O Trellos – The Crazy Man,” followed by “Pires to Megalo Dromo – You Took Ballplayer Mike Moustakas and the Greeks of Kansas City the Long Road,” and “Apopse Min Argeis – Don’t be Late Tonight.” Continued from page 1 which endures 104 years later. The delighted crowd joined In 1929, the AHEPA National him in singing “Romios Agapise Royals. Congress was held in Kansas Romia – A Greek Boy Fell in Royals fans affectionately call City, with approximately 6,000 Love with a Greek Girl.” Moustakas “Moose,” and often Greeks attending from all over The first half ended on a dra - greet him with moose calls the United States. matic note with Kokotas singing when he comes to the plate to Though the city does not “Yie Mou – My Son.” bat. In fact, the Royals sell foam look, aesthetically, like a Greek Xarhakos entered the stage moose antlers in their gift shop island as does Florida’s Tarpon after the intermission and drove in honor of Moustakas. Springs, it certainly feels very the eclectic program forward The Greek community of European. Known as “the City with his vigorous baton style Kansas City extends far back, to of Fountains,” and is believed to and a physicality that belied his the turn of the twentieth cen - have more fountains than any - 75 years, at times slashing the tury. In the very early 1900s, in where else in the world – except air on the venerable Carnegie fact, as early as 1900 itself, maybe for Rome. Those foun - stage and sometimes jumping Greek immigrants settled in tains include ones of the Ancient up and down in musical excite - Kansas City and most worked Greek gods Poseidon and Diony - ment. on the railroad. Many went on sus. The second half opened with to establish businesses of their Meanwhile, if Moustakas Saia singing the stirring “Mana own elsewhere, but a good continues his hot hitting and mou Ellas – Mother Greece “ amount remained in Kansas gives the Royals their first World that was a welcome surprise ad - City, forming the first bona fide Series championship since their dition to the program with its Greek Orthodox community first and only one in 1985, per - poignant passages on accordion. there and establishing the An - haps Kansas City will build a The lyrics evoked the crisis nunciation Church in 1910, An example of Kansas City’s Greek flavor is this fountain of the Ancient god Poseidon. fountain of him, too.

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THE EIGHTH ANNUAL NEW YORK CITY GREEK FILM FESTIVAL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014

BRIDES (NYFES) 2014: ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR GREEK FILMS! In the summer of 1922, a Greek seamstress, one of 700 picture brides bound for New york and waiting husbands to be, has a shipboard romance with an American photographer. tenth www.nycgreekfilmfestival.com • E-mail: [email protected] • Tel: 212-510-8524 anniversary screening of this modern classic. COMMITTED below left to right: the winter, Dogmouth, Xenia, September, common Denominator, little England A young man with commitment issues meets a runaway bride, and together they try to forge a relationship in this bittersweet romantic comedy from cyprus. (In English) COMMON DENOMINATOR (KOINOS PARONOMASTIS) In this witty comedy, four men debating the possibility of meaningful relationships in today’s world are joined by a woman who proves all but one of the men wrong. DOGMOUTH A bitter Viet Nam vet, contemptuous of human relationships, faces his pending demise. (In English) Adults only. THE ENEMY WITHIN (O EHTHROS MOU) FILM SCHEDULE In this award-winning drama, a family man decides to take the law into his own hands and Substitution of any film may be made without notice. Films not in English will have English subtitles. seek justice for the thugs who invaded his home and raped his daughter. THE ETERNAL RETURN OF ANTONIS PARASKEVAS MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE 35 FRI Oct 24 9:00 pm cOmmIttED (I AIONIA EPIStROFI tOy ANtONI PARASKEVA) Avenue at 37 Street, Astoria, NY SAt Oct 25 7:00 pm tHE wINtER A tV talk show host stages his own kidnapping in an attempt to salvage his career but soon finds his mental state unraveling in this worldwide film festival favorite. SAt Oct 18 2:30 pm SEPtEmbER SAt Oct 25 9:00 pm XENIA KALAVRYTA: PEOPLE AND SHADOWS (KALAVRYTA: ANTHROPOI KAI SKIES) SAt Oct 18 5:30 pm cOmmIttED SUN Oct 26 3:00 pm cOmmON DENOmINAtOR this haunting documentary examines the December 1943 burning of the town of Kalavryta SAt Oct 18 8:00 pm tHE ENEmy wItHIN SUN Oct 26 5:00 mm tHE ENEmy wItHIN and the mass murder of its male population by the Germans. SUN Oct 19 2:00 pm lOSt IN tHE bEwIlDERNESS SUN Oct 26 7:30 pm tHE EtERNAl REtURN LITTLE ENGLAND (MIKRA AGGLIA) SUN Oct 19 4:30 pm cOmmON DENOmINAtOR OF ANtONIS PARASKEVAS In this enthralling shipping family saga, two sisters are united and divided by a secret: their love for the same man. SUN Oct 19 7:00 pm XENIA LOST IN THE BEWILDERNESS wED Oct 22 7:00 pm bRIDES CINEMA VILLAGE 22 this fascinating documentary traces the life of a Greek boy kidnapped by his mother and East 12 Street (just east of Fifth Avenue), NYC taken out of the country. Found eleven years later, he begins the process of being reintroduced BOW TIE CINEMA MANHASSET mON Oct 27 7:00 pm PAlIKARI to his culture and family. 430 Plandome Rd., Manhasset, NY mON Oct 27 9:00 pm DOGmOUtH PALIKARI: LOUIS TIKAS AND THE LUDLOW MASSACRE One hundred years after the ludlow massacre, this documentary investigates the role of mON Oct 20 7:00 pm cOmmIttED tUE Oct 28 7:00 pm KAlAVRytA (Free) cretan-born immigrant louis tikas in the longest and most violent strike in US history. mON Oct 20 9:00 pm cOmmON DENOmINAtOR 9:15 pm KAlAVRytA (Free) SEPTEMBER tUE Oct 21 7:00 pm tHE wINtER wED Oct 29 6:45 pm DOUblE FEAtURE A woman seeks the company of her neighbors to dispel her loneliness but quickly becomes tUE Oct 21 9:00 pm tHE ENEmy wItHIN RUNAwAy DAy increasingly involved in their lives. & lOVE IN tHE tImE OF cRISIS THE WINTER (O HEIMONAS) A failed writer seeks refuge in his long-abandoned family home but soon finds himself ZIEGFELD THEATER 141 wED Oct 29 9:30 pm AN EVENING wItH struggling to maintain his mental balance as memories of the past begin to haunt him. West 54th Street, (between Sixth and Seventh Avenues), NYC VASSIlIS lOUlES (Free) XENIA tHU Oct 23 7:30 Pm lIttlE ENGlAND tHUR Oct 30 7:00 pm lOSt IN tHE bEwIlDERNESS Following the death of their Albanian mother, two brothers search for the Greek father who tHUR Oct 30 9:15 pm clOSING NIGHt: abandoned them years earlier. Selection, cannes Film Festival, 2014. Adults only NYIT AUDITORIUM tHE VOUGIOUKlAKI PHENOmENON DOUBLE FEATURE RUNAWAY DAY Disenchanted citizens ru n away from the city that has betrayed them. 1871 Broadway (between West 61 and West 62 Streets), NYC tHE FAIRy AND tHE bRAVE LOVE IN THE TIME OF CRISIS this documentary looks at the effects of the Greek economic FRI Oct 24 7:00 pm SEPtEmbER yOUNG mAN (Free) meltdown on love, sex and family life. FREE EVENTS AT CINEMA VILLAGE tuesday Oct 28, 7 and 9:15 pm HOW TO BUY TICKETS KAlAVRytA: PEOPlE AND SHADOwS (KAlAVRytA: ANtHROPOI KAI SKIES) wednesday Oct 29, 9:30 pm • On line at: www.nycgreekfilmfestival.com • charge by phone (no service fee): 212-510-8524 AN EVENING WITH DIRECTOR VASSILIS LOULES • For screenings at the museum of the moving Image, call 718-777-6800 or visit www.movingimage.us thursday Oct 30, 9:15 pm – clOSING NIGHt • Remaining tickets will be sold at the box office at time of screening. THE VOUGIOUKLAKI PHENOMENON THE FAIRY AND THE BRAVE YOUNG MAN (I NERAIDA KAI TO PALIKARI) • For free events reserve at [email protected] 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014 The Greek Factor of Perennial Presidential Candidate Lyndon LaRouche

Continued from page 1 by the EU,” referring to the cur - theorist, LaRouche contended him down, like they did with rent economic crisis. that 9/11 was an inside job –a [President Richard] Nixon, and the road, park my car, and head LaRouche spent much of his failed coup d’état against the tell him ‘you’ve got to resign.’ over to the LaRouche contingent political life as what is known U.S. government. Most recently, Then, Joe Biden will be presi - to see what the fuss was all as a “perennial presidential can - his pamphlets suggest that Pres - dent in name, but [President] about. didate.” Major parties (Democ - ident Obama has been support - Bill Clinton really will be run - “Why impeach Obama?” I rats and Republicans) typically ing a pro-Nazi regime to assume ning the show. And he can fix asked, as I introduced myself to give their nominees one chance control in the Ukraine – hence this mess.” Replete with lan - the two men who had set up a and then turn to someone else the photo depicting Obama with guage such as “Save the United stand on the side of the road, four years later. But smaller par - a Hitler mustache. That, in fact, States from Extermination,” which included the “dump and ties and independent candidates prompted LaRouche’s clamor for found on his Political Action impeach” sign. Before they – Ralph Nader is a prominent Obama’s impeachment. “Well, Committee, larouchepac.com, would answer that, however, modern-day example – often we don’t really think he’ll be im - LaRouche also contends that the men, upon seeing my busi - run in numerous consecutive peached,” said one of the men Obama is a puppet controlled ness card – I told them I wanted elections. LaRouche is one of – both of whom wished to re - by the British government, as to write a story – recognized my those, having run for president main anonymous so as not to part of their attempt to reestab - name’s roots and said aloud: in each election from 1976 to draw attention to themselves lish their world dominance. “Greek,” immediately followed 2004. and detract from LaRouche’s LAROUCHE’S GREEK by “Greece really got screwed A quintessential conspiracy message. “Someone needs to sit CONNECTION “I’ll have him give you a call,” one of the men said about one of the Greeks deeply involved in LaRouche’s efforts, and spoke to me about LaRouche’s long - standing connection to Greece’s problems. A piece on the PAC’s Face - book page, titled “Massive Loot - ing of the Greek Population,” at - tributes numerous accidental drownings at Greek beaches to Peaceful little Lititz, PA was the unlikely site one Saturday af - be suicides in disguise, by ternoon of a political movement to oust House Speaker John Greeks who cannot bear the cur - Boehner, and impeach President Barack Obama, depicted here rent conditions but who do not with a Hitler mustache. want to be associated with the stigma of suicide. “People will go to the beach and drown themselves so it does not appear to be a suicide,” the article says. In the 1970s, much of LaRouche’s inner circle was dominated by Greeks: Most im - portant were Konstandinos (Gus) Kalimtgis ("Gus Axios" or "Costas Axios") and Criton Zoakos ("Nick Syvriotis"), and Andy Typaldos ("Andreas Reni - otis"). They were his top aides throughout that decade. PLATONIST, NOT Above: Ted Mathas, CEO of ARISTOTELIAN New York Life, who was intro - LaRouche, a student of his - duced by Demetri Papacostas, tory and philosophy, considers shared his perspectives on a himself a Platonist, i.e., “in variety of matters including search of absolute truth,” rather Perennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche, now in his the principles that should gov - than an Aristotelian, someone nineties, remains politically active. Over the years, he has cham - ern corporations, at a Hellenic guided by empirical data. Essen - pioned Greek causes and included Greeks in his top inner circle. American Bankers Association tially, LaRouche writes, statistics (HABA) event at the head - lie, and Aristotelians immerse very polite and responsive dur - portant for the United States to quarters of Marsh USA in themselves in statistics, whereas ing our talk and gave me plenty continue to be a marketplace of Manhattan. Platonists like himself are not of literature to take home. I am ideas, with many voices and so, Left: Costas Kellas, HABA’s fooled. not quite sure if that my having right or wrong, our First president, welcomed the Ideologically, LaRouche be - spent a good half hour with Amendment guarantees their guests to the organization’s gan as an unabashed leftist, em - them on the side of the road freedom of speech, if second event of the fall. After bracing Marxism and railing now renders me as one of LaRouche’s supporters convince providing an overview of against the Nazis – though his “LaRouche’s Greeks,” and I am us to change our minds, then HABA’s 2014 events to date, across-the-board conspiracy the - by no means a conspiracy theo - should we not be grateful that he said there will be at least ories have pitted him against al - rist. Moreover, though many they have opened our eyes? And one more in the new year. most every aspect of political es - will dismiss some of LaRouche’s if we dismiss their message as a tablishment, and have caused contentions as paranoia, he does whole lot of drivel, then at the alliances with strange political provide loads of descriptive in - very least, we have reinforced bedfellows. formation on other matters, our own beliefs. Should we not, NY Life Chairman Mathas Talks to HABA As we continued to discuss such as his focus on Greece’s again, be grateful insofar as they politics on the side of the road, problems. have caused us to stop and every five seconds or so a mo - To the extent that it is im - think? Continued from page 1 about the obligations of public question about whether he torist driving by would beep the and private companies, he said thinks rates will rise, he said horn, give a “thumbs up” sign, ees must examine both their New York Life’s primary respon - companies must be prepared for and shout “I hate Obama, too!” successes and failures. sibility is to guaranty that when every contingency. Little did these conservative 6) Personal responsibility a policyholder dies prematurely, He said grew up in the com - Central Pennsylvanians realize TNH Interviews Ex-Greek and collective pride must pre - the beneficiaries are provided munity of the Annunciation in that this anti-Obama rally vail. for, so that children could be ed - Norfolk, VA, where his father emerged not from Obama’s Mathas noted the difference ucated and the family be other - was president. right, but from his left. The mo - Health Minister Georgiadis between personal responsibility wise taken care of. He told the gathering that he torists, unknowingly, were align - and accountability to one’s su - Mathas was asked how the participated in GOYA and other ing themselves with a Marxist pervisor, and said no one person Ukraine and ISIS crises affected youth activities, and declared or, at least, a Franklin Roosevelt By Theodore Kalmoukos uation in Greece that gives the is the source of success in any his company, and he said inter - that his Greek and Orthodox New Dealer. impression that Greece is prepar - endeavor. est rates have a bigger impact heritage played a positiverole in MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS BOSTON, MA – New Democ - ing for a national election, Geor - When asked during the Q&A on its fortunes. In response to a his life and career. The LaRouche staffers were racy Parliament member and giadis said that “the vote of con - former Minister of Health Ado - fidence was an necessary nis Georgiadis stated that if the movement on behalf of the gov - left wing party SYRIZA wins the ernment because all the mem - elections he would withdraw all bers of the parliament will have ! T his savings from the Greek an opportunity to speak includ - R banks. His statement created a ing those who have expressed E S lot of reaction in Greece from doubts and at the end we will N many directions. Georgiadis told cast our votes.” He believes that I Religion & Spirituality TNH “you who live in America “the government will come out L would you bring your money to stronger from this process of the IA C Greece in case Adonis Geor - vote of confidence.” E giadis wins the elections. The is - He argued that the talk about P S sue is very simple.” early elections “is premature.” He also said that “bank cir - He said “by February, Greece cles say one thing that SYRIZA will be a different country be - doesn’t clarify what it plans to cause the bank crash tests will do when it comes to power.” be over and also the negotia - Georgiadis said: I didn’t make tions with troika. Probably, the an urge or a plea telling the peo - INF will depart from Greece and

Former Minister of Health Adonis Georgiadis is speaking at the Hellenic Parliament in Athens.

NOVEMBER 15-16, 2014 ple to withdraw their money, probably we could reach an but I said that this is what is go - agreement about the debt” and ing to happen.” he added “let us wait and see Georgiadis stressed that “the what is going to happen by Feb - The National Herald , proudly announces its special insert dedicated bank of America dedicated al - ruary.” to RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY. most three pages in its report Georgiadis was by all ac - analyzing the possible reaction counts a successful minister of This insert will appear in our English edition ONCE-A-MONTH and will feature if SYRIZA comes to power.” He Health, and yet Prime Minister also said that “the Markets Antonis Samaras removed him articles on spirituality, theology, religion and much more. worry because they are afraid from his post. Georgiadis said Tsipras will lead Greece in a “we are not permanent in our confrontation with Europe. I positions at the Ministries. Mr. hope that SYRIZA will evaluate Samaras didn’t remove me as a my statement positively kai failure. On the contrary, he pub - The National Herald clear its positions come out pub - licly praised my tenure as Min -

T lic and state that our choice is ister of Health and he also ap - H D E L N A www.thenationalherald.com AT ER IONAL H euro and that we wouldn’t do pointed me at the position of anything to put into endanger - Parliamentary representative. In ment our stay in euro.” politics there are many avenues For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 101 Regarding the vote of confi - and changes of personnel. I un - dence that the government is or - derstand and respect” the prime chestrating and the political sit - minister’s decision. THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Nick Gianaclis and Madge Meredith: Tale of Victim & Femme Fatale?

Continued from page 1 On June 6, 1946, Meredith and Davis; Damon W. Klinken - claimed Gianaclis, from whom berg, James Hatfield and Albert the process, all would-be actors she admitted borrowing $5,000 Tucker were all known to must – visiting the offices of tal - to purchase the Magnolia street Meredith. Over the course of the ent agents, auditioning for roles, property, tricked her into sign - trial it was revealed that Tucker passing out press packs, appear - ing not a mortgage but a deed, was one of Meredith’s various ing in the Phidelah Rice summer so that he would be part owner. boyfriends. Oddly enough, stock company – while support - This document was never Thomas L. Barclay, Gianaclis’ ing herself through a job as a recorded. As a number of pub - own ex-son-in-law was not only waitress. lished sources report, Meredith one these male friends but upon In 1940, Meredith arrived in considered the Magnolia Drive a recent trip to Texas with Hollywood. At some unknown house her own and “threatened Meredith had given her the car date, she met Nick Dan Giana - to sic the tax men, the immigra - she was driving on the day of clis, a Greek immigrant, through tion boys, the narcotics squad the assault and kidnapping. her work as a restaurant cashier. and anybody else she could The trial lasted four weeks. Gianaclis was working both as think of to put Gianaclis off and Meredith was convicted and a chef and restaurant supplier. get possession of the house sentenced to prison for five The two become friendly and (www.moviemor locks.com).” In years to life for complicity in an Meredith introduced him to her early June 1947, Meredith sued assault on Gianaclis and Davis. family. Gianaclis had wide con - Gianaclis over this matter “but Tucker was sent to San Quentin. tacts throughout the movie in - the proceedings were postponed Klinkenberg received three 60- dustry. By 1942, upon Mered - indefinitely.” day County Jail sentences to run ith’s insistence, Gianaclis On June 30, 1947, Gianaclis concurrently and James Hatfield became the would-be actress’ and Davis were driving to the was convicted of a deadly business manager and pro - much-disputed Magnolia Street weapon charge and so served moter. A key point, often omit - property. When the men reached just 30 days. Saying she was ted in published accounts, is Laurel Canyon Road they met framed, Meredith appealed the that it was through Gianaclis’ Meredith who was driving her conviction. contacts that Meredith began in, own car. Meredith signaled the Meredith was incarcerated in November 1943, working the men to follow her (presumably County Jail. In October 1948, cash register at the 20th Century to the Magnolia property) which after 11 months in jail she was Fox commissary. Madge Meredith was a rising star in Hollywood with a promising future, until RKO canceled her they did. According to Gianaclis, freed on $15,000 bond. In As the public press has it, contract. Her business manager Nick Gianaclis was severely beaten at gunpoint shortly thereafter, about 200 yards before reaching March 1949, Meredith lost her Massow was discovered by Jen - and Meredith went to jail, found guilty of conspiring with the assailants to attack Gianaclis. the property Meredith turned appeal. On April 25, 1949, nifer Jones some nine months her car such that it blocked the Meredith surrendered herself to later. After a screen test, in given name Marjorie May Mas - cal land-baron and yet another was again in the headlines but street. A third car, which had the Tehachapi Women’s Prison. which Jones insisted on being a sow)) appeared in a minor role good guy who also loves Susan not for next picture but for her been following Gianaclis and And the news coverage stopped, part of, Meredith was signed to in Kitty (1945) but then far Pritchard. All this may sound being sought by the police for Davis pulled up behind the at least for a couple of years. a Hollywood contract. more substantial roles in her hokey but the film was a hit and questioning. Greek close enough that it could Meredith had friends such as In 1944, Take it or Leave It, next two films The Falcon’s Ad - made RKO a huge profit. Madge On June 30, Gianaclis, and not back down the street. “There ZaSu Pitts, Hedda Hopper, and Meredith’s, first film she plays venture (1946) where she is, Meredith was not simply headed his bodyguard, Verne Davis they are! Go get them!” Giana - local Hollywood Hills business - the leading lady opposite fellow again, the female lead and then for the big time she was in it. were kidnapped at gunpoint, clis quoted Meredith as shout - men Herbert Schofield and newcomer Edward Ryan. The Trail Street (1947) with Ran - Then, her entire world came robbed, and savagely beaten by ing. Charles E. Wilson, who collec - film was based on Phi Baker’s dolph Scott and Robert Ryan. apart. three men. Meredith was iden - Three men got of the rear tively worked for a retrial. “In CBS radio show of the same Scott plays Bat Masterson In early 1947, RKO canceled tified by Gianaclis and Davis as car. Two carried guns and one a March 1951, the California As - name, which by 1944, was the called in by the towns-folk to her contract. I can find no public the lure to the kidnapping trap. blackjack. Gianaclis and Davis sembly Interim Committee on most popular such quiz show on help them against cruel and cor - explanation of why RKO termi - The attack was prompted, ac - were severely beaten. One of Gi - Crime and Corrections issued an radio. That same year Meredith rupt cattleman Logan Maury nated their contact with an ob - cording to Gianaclis, by a long anaclis’ many wounds consisted official report concluding that appeared, in a small role, in the (Steve Brodie). Meredith ap - viously successful actor. It is re - running dispute between of a cut to the forehead skull- Meredith had been framed. The Otto Preminger directed film, In pears as Susan Pritchard, the ported that on December 6, Meredith and him over the own - deep that resulted in a ten inch case was handled sloppily in the Meantime, Darling. Now a town’s ‘beautiful good girl’ 1946, Gianaclis was no longer ership of a Hollywood Hills scar. The two men were blind - court and inconsistent allega - stock player for RKO Pictures, whom Maury seeks to make his Meredith’s promoter/manager. home and two adjacent lots lo - folded with tape and then or - tions by the perpetrators were (who by 1946 had shed her own. Robert Ryan appears as lo - Then, on July 2, 1947, Meredith cated at 8444 Magnolia Drive. dered into the back of the third overlooked by police. In July car. For over an hour they were 1951, Governor Earl Warren driven over hilly country and in - commuted Meredith’s sentence termittently beaten. Gianaclis to time served and issued a claimed he was robbed and that statement of disgust at how her GREEK AMERICAN STORIES along the car ride told that the trial had been handled. Mr. Gi - kidnappers had been given anaclis was found to have set- $2000 to kill him. up Miss Meredith to gain own - Car Shopping Savvy After more than an hour, the ership of her home. Following car stopped and the two men her release from Tehachapi, made to crawl across stony prison, the court ordered that By Phylis (Kiki) Sembos ally stick. Only a twenty year Prunella Plumtree. “You’ve got ground. At this point two of the Miss Meredith receive back Special to The National Herald old, banjo player from the to do better than that – much, three kidnappers left. Not long ownership of her home from her Ozarks would pay the sticker much better.” I, then, asked him, afterward, Gianaclis and Davis accuser (Madge Meredith, It had to be done! I finally price. “Is this car made in the U.S.A.?” managed to overcome the re - imdb.com).” summoned the courage to ap - “Well, who have we here?” He stopped smiling and said, maining guard. They ran and Much about this case re - proach my husband, Yiorgos. “I asked a sales person, eyeing me “Some parts.” “Which ones?” when they found a ranch house mains confusing – to say the need a new car!” He looked up like he thinks I’m going to play His hands to his mouth, muf - immediately called the police. least. What happened to Albert from his newspaper, “Why?” Three Card Monty with him. fling the words, he said, “The On learning of the police Tucker? What of Damon Klink - “Because my car has more miles ”Looking for a car?” “No! I’m cloak hooks,” Then, he stood for search for her, Meredith imme - erberg’s confession and than a New York taxi, the roof here to adopt a cat.” What th’ a long while, saying nothing, as diately surrendered to local au - recorded testimony? Nothing top doesn’t close anymore. I’m hell else was I there for? “What if he was trying to remember thorities. The tale she told was exists in the public record that I the only driver on the road that kind of car are you looking for?” what his wife asked him to get far different from Gianaclis’ ac - can find, where these men attest holds an umbrella. And soon, his smile showed forty teeth. at Shop-Rite before he went count. Meredith contended that that Gianaclis hired them to it’ll need more parts than our “One that goes when I step home. At this point I wished I it was Gianaclis who threatened frame Meredith. On March 16, grandson’s Leggo set.” His on the gas and stops when I step had a gun. her over the Magnolia Street 1953, Gianaclis was denied cit - mouth formed an upside down on the brake.” “GIVE ME A PRICE OR I’LL property. According to Meredith, izenship by the U.S. Immigra - ‘U’. “Why you no get it fixed?” “Ha ha! I see I’m dealing with SHOOT!” He came out of his Gianaclis went so far as to show tion Service. As this convoluted “Because you said all the car a savvy customer,” said he, tak - trance and said, “Wait here. I’ve her a piece of pipe with which tale demonstrates, not every mechanics around here are ing me to a black car that re - got to speak to my manager.” he was going to beat her. criminal case we find involving crooks! – Excepting the guy in sembled a hearse. I went to a By now, annoyed and ex - But the trial soon turned a Greek-American has been sat - Astoria – your friend from Stem - dark blue one on the opposite hausted, I made for the exit. At Astoria to get my car fixed. I against Meredith. The three isfactorily resolved. nitsa. And, I’m NOT going to As - side.”How much?” He smiled, home, I approached Smilin’ Jack thought I saw a smile on Yior - men who had beaten, kid - toria to get it fixed, Daddy War - now showing 41 teeth. “What’s and told him I decided to go to gos’ face. Nah! Probably, gas. napped, and robbed Gianaclis [email protected] bucks!” your name?” “Phyllis” I told So, after a long, long pon - him. “Phyllis! A nice old fash - dering while (I thought he fell ioned name.” “How much?” I asleep) he looked up at me, his should have told him my real newspaper trembling, and said, name - Vasiliki. Let him chew “O.K. LOOK for a new car. Just on that! “Well, Phyllis, I’m going LOOK!” to put a smile on your face.” So, I went to a car dealer in “When?” “When you see that the neighborhood. 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FROM MY BOOKSHELF Prof. Peter Moskos Makes Controversial Case for Whipping Criminals

Peter Moskos, In Defense of The essence of Moskos’ argu - tution prohibits “cruel and un - deterrent and “lesson learner” that he can make a plausible, Flogging, New York, NY: Basic ment is choice. He writes: usual punishment,” Moskos ar - to some extent, Moskos adds, logical argument in its favor de - Books, 2011. (183 pp) “given the choice between five gues that incarceration is a more pointing out that in the old picts the massive problems of years in prison and ten brutal vivid example of that than flog - days, police officers would prac - modern-day incarceration. By Constantinos E. Scaros lashes, which would you ging. To emphasize his point, tice “beat and release” tactics Though In Defense of Flogging, choose?” he returns to the “which option on, say, husbands who hit their Moskos hopes to raise the na - A couple of months ago we Certainly, neither option is would you choose” question wives. They’d give the offender tional consciousness that the interviewed Peter Moskos, a for - pleasant, but it seems almost throughout the book. Besides, a sound beating and then re - prison system needs a major mer police officer and current unfathomable that as excruciat - as he also often repeats, it is a lease him, the punishment serv - overhaul. Professor at the nationally-ac - ing as ten lashes with a whip choice: a convicted criminal ing as a painful reminder of Like (presumably) most claimed John Jay College of might sound, it is a walk in the could choose prison and forego what might happen to him readers, I didn’t finish the book Criminal Justice, on the occa - park compared to five years in the flogging. should he attempt it again. with a feeling of satisfaction that sion of the third edition of prison. But what good will it do for Near the close of his argu - flogging is the definitive solu - Greek-Americans – Struggle and That, in fact, is Moskos’ society? Wouldn’t there be a Peter Moskos ment, Moskos asks the reader: tion. But Moskos is right: it’s not Success, a book first published rampage of killings and other do you still have a gut reaction as crazy as it sounds, precisely in 1980 by his late father, heinous crimes if all the criminal But does flogging accomplish that tells you flogging is wrong? because Randy Cohen is right, Charles C. Moskos (“New Edi - had to face was a few lashes of anything good? There is a sense To which he responds: “I do, too: Moskos compels us to tion of Greek-Ams. Book by a whip? Moskos has two an - of satisfaction for the victim, too.” think. That alone is reason to Moskos,” Jul. 19). It was shortly swers for that. First and fore - Moskos writes, addressing the Moskos concludes by restat - spend an afternoon with this before the interview that I most, he believes there are cer - retributive aspect of punish - ing that he does not think flog - clearly-written and eminently learned of an earlier book the tain types of criminals – the real, ment. And it does serve as a ging is the answer, but the fact readable book. younger Moskos had written, In real bad guys, so to speak – for Defense of Flogging. whom imprisonment should be As an attorney and former the only option, simply because dean of criminal justice myself, they should not be allowed back I found the subject matter ut - on the streets. But should a terly compelling: that someone heroin addict be thrown in jail, in this day and age – a criminal he argues. Our prisons are filled justice professor, no less – would with nonviolent criminals. Sec - make the case for flogging – i.e., ond, Moskos contends that sta - whipping – criminals. tistically, imprisonment does not Accordingly, I contacted him serve as an effective deterrent. requesting a copy, and he was In other words, prospective kind enough to send me one criminals do not stop and pon - with the following inscription: der the consequences of prison “To Dino: it’s not as crazy as it and thereby resist the tempta - sounds! All the best, Peter tion to commit a crime. Moskos.” It sure sounded crazy larger point: it is not that he is In often graphic detail, to me, but my hunch told me it a proponent of flogging. He Moskos outlines the horrors of was worth the read. The short finds it as revolting as anyone prison. He says society simply review on the book’s back cover, else does. But he points out that prefers not to think about it. The by the author of the New York the modern prison system is a physical and mental torture that Times column “The Ethicist,” systemic failure, and far crueler prisoners undergo week after Randy Cohen, confirmed it. “He – not to mention infinitely more week, month after month, year compels us to think,” wrote Co - expensive – than flogging. after year, he says, is quite bar - hen of Moskos. And indeed, he To the extent that the Eighth baric – far more so than a few does. Amendment of the U.S. Consti - lashes from the whip.

Imagine an island this beautiful in June or September, and you’re one of the few tourists there. THE HERALD SQUARE It’s not a fantasy, it’s real – it’s Thassos! TNH's Crossword Challenge Thassos: Emerald of the Aegean

By Marguerite Gallorini restaurant along the historical and on the Southwestern coast, harbor? Take a walk up into the Limenaria offers the earliest set - Forget Athens and the Cy - small and pretty pedestrian tlement to have been explored, cladic islands. Instead, go to streets and bushy hill to end up with remains from the Middle Thassos! You will find this re - on top of the city’s ancient the - and Late Neolithic. mote piece of heaven easy to ater, offering a splendid view of Back in Limenas Thassou, I fall in love with. the sea and the city below? Or was advised to go to Prinos’ Being part of the not-so- go the beach just at the end of market when going back along touristy Northeastern part of the port, where you can swim the Western side. Open on Mon - Greece, the Macedonian island in clear-blue waters beneath day mornings, it is in fact a reg - of Thassos is not very well- shadowy pine trees? The choice ular street market, but as every - known, despite being conve - is not easy, among such a great where else in Greece it is indeed niently close to the coast. array of pleasures. something worth the trip. It is accessible either by Going further South, on the Whether it be for the low prices crossing over from Keramoti, Eastern coast lies the Golden and juicy, sundrenched fruits, or near Kavala International Air - Beach, a whole kilometer of just for the ambience with peo - port, or by taking a longer boat white-sanded beach against a ple chatting and sellers barking trip from the harbor city of backdrop of mountainous forest, their deals, the Greek market is Kavala, which is worth the visit waiting for towels to be spread, never a boring experience. - and where I have tasted the sand-castles to be built and pho - Back in the capital to take best frappé ever (really! I cannot tos to be taken. There are many the last ferry – there won’t be emphasize that enough!) And hotels and camping places any seagulls following the boat you can get to Kavala via a 2 ½ hour bus ride from Thessaloniki. Thassos is the Northernmost island in Greece, making it a green spot remote from the beautiful but sun-dried South - ern landscape. Thassos offers the same clean and clear-blue sea together with dense and varied forests: al - though in recent years the is - land’s woodland has suffered ACROSS 9 Oliver on TV's Green Acres (abbrev.) some forest fires, it is still 1 Negative 10 United States Aviary Lge. (abbrev.) known for its pine trees – what 3 Roman Antony 13 Chester Tate's wife on Soap a wonderful scent permeating 6 1140, to Nero 15 Morning talk show host Philbin the island – and shrubberies 9 Continental grp. (abbrev.) 17 Greek marketplace near rivers and lakes. 11 On the other hand 19 Nat'l Assn. of College Broadcasters Spring is the best time to visit 12 Inventor of consumer lght. bulb (init.) (abbrev.) the nature then reveals its magic 13 Tonight Show's Leno 20 Greek cheer at its full potential. Moreover, 14 Epochs 22 Defunct Greek TV Station (abbrev.) summer is also replete with 16 Railway Express Agcy. (abbrev.) 25 Slippery character? heavy tourism from East Eu - 18 Sold Oliver Douglas his farm in Hooterville 27 Company VIP (abbrev.) rope, Russia and England 20 The loneliest number? 29 Rat Pack Member throughout the more touristy is - 21 Golly 30 "In __:" about lands, but in underrated Thas - 23 Fit ___ as fiddle 33 Canadian Auto. Assn. (abbrev.) sos, it is easy to enjoy the warm 24 Hair goop 35 Group of islands containing Corfu climate of June or September 26 Oak nut 36 French city while being the only stranger on 28 "Wild World" Sngr-Songwriter (init.) 38 Pa's wife the island: I know firsthand – I 29 The Osmond Brothers' sister 39 Group of islands containing Skopelos was the hotel’s only resident! 31 Econ. Recovery Tax Act (abbrev.) 40 A Karamanlis Once I landed in the island 32 Bldg. Industry Credit Assn. (abbrev.) 41 Environmental Chemical Lab. (abbrev.) capital also named Thassos, or The Golden Beach of Thassos, where you can swim in crystal 34 Eng. as a Second Lang. Institute (abbrev.) 42 Zimbabwe's former name Limenas Thassou (“harbor of clear water and see your toes, along with splendid rocks at the 36 Mauna ___ volcano 46 Negative Thassos”), I took the time to go sea’s floor, all the while surrounded by lush green pine trees. 37 Automobile 47 Taxi's Henner to its little and very well- 38 Biloxi's st. (abbrev.) 49 Goal arranged museum. nearby – both denaturing and at that time, too bad – I enjoy a 40 Pitcher Jim "Kitty" ____ 53 Amphitheater It depicts how Thassos was convenient. It is the most famous last walk along the harbor. Even 41 Happy Days' Moran 54 Bro's counterpart known for its fine products such beach of the island, but Thassos at night the water is warm, and 43 Greek diphthong 55 Poson ivy symptom as nuts and white marble – a is surrounded by beautiful spots so clear that I can see the rocks 44 News org. (abbrev.) 58 Ocean Data Inoperability Pltfrm. (abbrev.) great stone and marble wall had and walks anyway, thus offering on the bottom with my own 45 Foot subdivision 59 Students of Eng. Studies Assn. (abbrev.) been encircling the harbor plenty of alternatives. shadow projected by the distant 48 Org. of American States (abbrev.) 60 Trgt. Nomination List (abbrev.) against intruders. But most of There are other historical city lights. 50 ____ Contendere - Agnew's plea 65 From's destination all, Thassos was famous for its sites spread 51 Actress Moreno 67 "I Will Survive" sngr. (init.) fruity wine so particular that the throughout 52 Marino of the Dolphins wine god Dionysus’ head was the island as 54 Knight's title engraved on Thassian coins. well: on the 56 Doctors' org. (init.) Solution to last week’s puzzle The island was also a major Southeastern 57 Big Red Machine's George commercial and political center portion, the 61 Information Tech. Institute (abbrev.) because of its vast gold and sil - Monastery of 62 Thick ver mines. It naturally attracted Archangel 63 Supported Commun. Living (abbrev.) the interest of colonizers: Michael sits 64 Spielberg Alien Phoenicians, Greeks – from the on the road 66 Type of white wine Cycladic island Paros or Athens’ between the 68 River above which the George Washington central power – Romans, Byzan - villages of Bridge spans tines, Ottomans... Not that Thas - Astrida and 69 The Keystone St. (abbrev.) sos complied easily. It some - Alyki, with a 70 Asst. Attorney General (abbrev.) times even fought quite beautiful honorably for its independence; view of the DOWN but as often times with islands, sea; nearby is 1 Neither's partner rebellions were crushed by the the worth - 2 Rock containing metal main power of the day. while archeo - 4 Wise goddess Emerging from the museum logical site of 5 The Crying Game's Stephen back to the sunny outdoors, the Alyki, on the 6 Merry, merry month? options are plentiful. Go into the coast also 7 Pitcher Young Ancient agora right next to the named the 8 Quarterback Dawson museum? Wander a little further “Holy rock of and have a nice meal in a Thassos”; THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014 COMMUNITY 9 Fordham University Honors its Longtime Law Prof. Constantine Katsoris

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NYC from 1958-64, he set a standard of public legal volun - teer service that is a high water mark of faculty pro bono activ - ity,” Senator Mitchell said. He added Katsoris’ pro bono service on numerous commis - sions and conferences and de - clared that “In these and in many other ways Gus has led as an example of what one dedi - cated, talented, determined vol - unteer can accomplish.” Within the Fordham commu - nity, Senator Mitchell said Kat - soris “has inspired students through his many decade of leadership of the Fordham stu - dent sponsored fellowship pro - gram which provided summer stipends to students for pro bono assignments…he does this to build a community of Fordham lawyers in the service of others." “It is not possible in these few minutes to capture the full ABOVE: (L-R) Nick and Roula Katsoris with their daughter breadth and scope of Professor Julia and niece Kelly and nephew Cole in front of them, and Katsoris’ lifetime of activity in their son Constantine. Gus Katsoris and his wife Ann, their so many good causes,” the Sen - grandson Christopher, and their son Louis with his wife Valerie ator conclude, adding “It is truly after the award ceremony. ABOVE RIGHT: During his accep - a great honor for me to present tance speech for the George J. Mitchell Lifetime Public Service to you an award that bears my Award, Prof. Katsoris (L), a Republican, praised George Mitchell name…and all of us here are (R) and expressed his admiration for people like Harry S. Tru - honored to share in the presen - man who put their country’s needs first above their own self- tation of this award.” interests,” and partisanship. RIGHT: Prof. Gus Katsoris chats Professor Katsoris told guests with friends during the reception. of his admiration for “people who put their country’s needs those great statesmen and I am promise you to do my very best first above their own self-inter - proud to accept the award that never to dishonor your good ests…George Mitchell “is among bears his name. Senator, I name.” Renowned Academician Katsoris Speaks With TNH about His Distinguished Career

By Constantine S. Sirigos high school there, when he was defend. 14 – he was skipped two grades It was a great experience he NEW YORK – When retired U.S. – he rode the LIRR every day to told TNH. The defendants were Senator George J. Mitchell in - Xavier High School in Manhat - convicted, but they acknowl - Law Firm troduced professor Constantine tan. edged – he said they were (Gus) Katsoris prior to present - He studied accounting and highly intelligent – that Katsoris G. Dimitriadis & Associates ing him with the Feerick Center then law at the old Fordham mounted the best defense pos - for Social Justice’s Lifetime Pub - campus at 302 Broadway in sible given the circumstances. lic Service Award named after Lower Manhattan. Turning to politics, one of his him, he said “I encourage every - After, his father left Lekas & lifelong passions (the Brooklyn one to read Professor Katsoris’ Drivas and “retired,” he started Dodgers must have broken his bio. Until tonight, I thought I his own company N. Katsoris, heart) Professor Katsoris, a Re - led a pretty busy life, but com - Inc. and hoped Professor Kat - publican, said he admired politi - pared to you Gus I know feels I soris would go into the family cians; he spotlighted Harry S. have spent the past few decades business. He chose instead to Truman, who could rise above lounging on the beach…you study law, but before he was party pettiness to get things have really had a full, produc - graduated his father died. done. tive and meaningful life.” He had a difficult decision to He is so upset with Congress Our company aims to provide high quality services, adapted to the It is a life that would be very make. The firm, in which his that he is leaning towards finally supporting term limits. “There specific needs of our clients. is no reason for someone to be the main areas of our activities include: in Congress for 40 years,” he said. • Legal services Professor Katsoris was • Financial managerial services awarded the Ellis Island Medal of Honor Award 1999, was in - • Real Estate ducted into Xavier High School Our wide network of contacts in Greece guarantees the immediate Hall of Fame in 2008 and has received numerous awards from and unified handling of our clients’ matters. Fordham. He is proud of his service as a member and as Chairman of Phone : 01130 210 3390080 • cell .: 01130 6977 469888 School Board of the St. Spyridon Fax : 01130 210 3390044 Parochial School, and is an Ar - chon of the Ecumenical Patriar - chate, among those selected for e-mail: [email protected] their Church service rather than for financial contributions. www.dimitriadislawfirm.gr

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The list of names and addresses of all SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United States Megaris of Greece and Chris general partners is available from the Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Megaris of Florida and a sister, Secretary of State. The purpose of the LP is any Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful act. Lawful Purpose. Tesvi Megaris of Greece. Helen stories of friendship throughout teer at John Winthrop Elemen - judged by how much you love; 274025/11629 273978/18900 is also survived by her sister-in- the years including stories of tary School also in Bridgeport. Of but by how much you are loved laws, Adrian Megaris of Florida, Becky performing in afternoon all her accomplishments, Deme - by others." In lieu of flowers, LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Alexandra Megaris of Long Is - Greek school plays, "she liked be - tra's greatest achievements have memorial donations may be Notice of Formation of OVER THE EIGHT LLC Notice of formation of COSMIC HEART BEET Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY DESIGNS, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of Or - land, and Olga Megaris of ing in front of audiences all of been in the lives of her family made to Saint Katherine Church. (SSNY) on 02/13/13. Office location: Kings ganization filed with the Secretary of Greece. She is also survived by her life." Becky approached life and friends. A devoted mother, In lieu of flowers, memorial do - County. SSNY designated as agent of llc upon State of New York (SSNY) on 07/28/2014. several nieces and nephews; she with confidence, a sense of hu - she had a unique gift to recognize nations may be made to Saint whom process against it may be served. SSNY Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is desig - shall mail process to c/o U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., nated as agent upon whom process against the was exceptionally close to her mor and enjoyed long lasting and appreciate the talents in all Katherine Church. 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: nieces, Foto Athanasiadis and He - friendships. She was a member children she came across and to regd. agent upon whom and at which process c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., len Allison. During Helen's life of a small group of Greek women make them feel loved and lifted n FREGOSI, FAY (SOPHIA) may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY she worked on a farm in Greece. who celebrated birthdays for 50 by her presence. She leaves her SAN FRANSISCO, CA (From the 274024/17976 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 273979/19185 When she came to the USA she years which Becky affectionately children, grandchild, and many San Francisco Chronicle, pub - LEGAL NOTICE worked at Bungalow Bar Ice called the "Birthday Girls". Not others with the knowledge that lished on Sept. 21) – Fay Notice of Application for Authority of FUNERAL HOMES Cream and she also had a hotdog only was she a physician who dis - they were truly loved. In lieu of (Sophia) L. Fregosi. June 14, ROCKSTEADY GAMBIT LLC, a foreign LLC. wagon in Jamaica Queens and in played great compassion, service flowers, donations may be made 1934 – September 6, 2014 Fay Application for Authority filed with Secy. of LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Poughkeepsie at Spratt Park and integrity, she was also a toward the Theodore and Deme - (Sophia) L. Fregosi, of San Fran - State of NY (SSNY) on 9/10/2014. LLC organized in DE on 8/29/2014. NY office ARLINGTON where she was known as Happy woman who was a great motiva - tra Bothos Scholarship Fund, Fos - cisco, California, left this world locations: Kings County. SSNY designated as Helen's Hotdogs. Helen loved to tor. By example she encouraged ter Care to Success Program, An - peacefully, in her home, sur - agent of LLC upon whom process against it may BENSON DOWD, INC be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: sing and entertain people, she those around her to pursue their nie E. Casey Foundation, rounded by her loving family on 250 N.10th St., Apt.#640, Bklyn, NY 11211. FUNERAL HOME was a permanent fixture at the dreams. She lived her life with a sponsoring education expenses September 6th, 2014. Remem - Office address in jurisdiction of organization: 83-15 Parsons Blvd., honey ball booth at the Kimisis sense of exceptional responsibil - to college-bound youth aging out bered fondly for her kindness, ROCKSTEADY GAMBIT LLC copy of articles of organization on file with Secy. of State of DE, Jamaica, NY 11432 Greek festival. Helen enjoyed gar - ity to use the gifts that she was of foster care. For online condo - thoughtfulness, laughter and un - 401 Federal St. Ste.#4, Dover, DE 19901. dening and cooking and she had given to go out and accomplish. lences, to light a virtual candle conditional love of her family, she Purpose of LLC: Web site consulting . (718) 858-4434 a real zest for life. She would also A fitting scripture for Becky's life and make a donation visit us at will be greatly missed by all who 274020/19219 • (800) 245-4872 often call Mark Bolger's radio long discipline and accomplish - commercehillfh.com knew her. Fay was a very well re - show and do zany comic skits ments is found in Ezra 10:4 spected, gracious and elegant LEGAL NOTICE APOSTOLOPOULOS with him where he affectionately "Arise, for it is your task, and we n CHOLAKIS, ATHENA lady, who always saw the good Notice of Formation of A-Z NY SERVICE, LLC a called her his "Greek grand - are with you; Be Strong and do VIENNA, VA (From the Washing - and positive in people and in life. (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed Apostle Family - with the Secretary of State of New York, (SSNY) Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - mother". In lieu of flowers, it." Throughout her life Becky ton Post, published on Sept. 21) She was honest and fair about on 03/26/2014. Office location: Nassau County. please make donations to St. was a pillar of respect and – Athena Cholakis, devoted wife her views, and you always knew SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process Funeral Directors of Michael's Home 3 Lehman Terr., strength in the medical commu - of 53 years to Louis Cholakis; where she stood on the things against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 155 Middle Neck Road, RIVERDALE Yonkers, NY. To send online con - nity and Greek community . She beloved mother of Maria and that truly mattered. Born in San Suite 125, Great Neck, NY 11021.Purpoce: Any FUNERAL HOME Inc. dolences, please visit our website was active in The Philoptochos George Cholakis; and loving Francisco to the late Gus and Lawful Purpose. at www.doylefuneral home.com organization (a Greek Church af - grandmother to Ellis and Anya Connie Bravos, Fay was an ex - 274003/19201 5044 Broadway filiated organization that helped Heijst, and to Iriana, Ilias and ceptional dancer of all styles. She New York, NY 10034 LEGAL NOTICE n BATMANIS, ELIZABETH indigent people). She spent a life - Alexander Cholakis, passed away was a gifted ballet dancer and (212) 942-4000 HOUSTON, TX (From the Hous - time caring and helping to raise peacefully on the morning of her talents were well recognized Notice of Formation of DEEP HOTELS, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE ton Chronicle, published on Sept. many of her friends' children. The September 19, 2014. May God as she studied under the Chris - with the Secretary of State of New York, CONSTANTINIDES 22) – Elizabeth Batmanis, MD, a faith her friends and family had grant eternal rest to her soul. tensen Brothers at the San Fran - (SSNY) on 05/12/2014. Office location: FUNERAL PARLOR Co. longtime Houston pediatric in trusting her to help care for Athena was born to a working cisco Ballet School. She gradu - Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be (718) 745-1010 physician and former President and raise their children is perhaps family of agricultural farmers, ated high school from Notre served. SSNY shall mail process to: Manmeet of the Houston Pediatric Society, her finest honor and is a testi - Stavros Bilidas and Stavroula Ko - Dame des Victoires and went on Singh, 134 Wheatley Road, Unit 3, Glen Head, Services in all localities - passed away on Thursday, the mony in her skills as a physician rini, in the town of Magoula, to study at UC Berkeley. Her pas - NY 11545. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Low cost shipping to Greece 18th of September 2014, at the and trusted friend. Becky was a Greece, as the third eldest of her sions included horseback riding, 273999/19198 age of 85. Elizabeth Batmanis, sister that her brothers could be three siblings, George, Loula, and spending precious time with her ANTONOPOULOS affectionately called "Becky" by proud of, a friend, an aunt, and Eugenia. She was raised in the family and grandchildren (which LEGAL NOTICE FUNERAL HOME, INC. her friends and family was born sister in law, who could be beautiful farm setting of her fam - included many sleep overs), trav - Notice of Formation of BJMK REALTY LLC a Konstantinos Antonopoulos - in Houston on the 17th of Sep - counted on for love and compas - ily's business, harvesting orange eling to Greece, staying con - (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed tember 1929. Her parents were sion and a sense of humor even and olive groves. Along with her nected to her Greek heritage, with the Secretary of State of New York, Funeral Director both from Greece, spoke Greek in times of adversity. For many early studies, Athena's interest love of fashion, reading, cross - (SSNY) on 07/22/2014. Office location: Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., fluently and reminded her that she will be remembered as a bril - and drive was notable as she took word puzzles and frequently so - upon whom process against the LLC may be Astoria, New York 11105 "they didn't come all the way to liant woman an exceptional doc - her own initiative to learn the art cializing with many life long served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o United (718) 728-8500 the United States from Greece for tor to multiple generations of of sewing from a neighbor as a friends. Fay was always gracious States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Not affiliated with any their kids not to go to school". As children, and a trailblazer with respected seamstress. Rooted and sincere in her relationships Purpoce: Any Lawful Purpose. a young girl Becky displayed a many "firsts" in the Greek & Med - deep inside her from a young and never shy to share her true 273998/19197 other funeral home. competitive spirit and a desire to ical Community. Dr. Elizabeth child, she was motivated, but was feelings. Loving wife of 40 years learn. Her passion for learning Batmanis is survived by her foremost generous, loving, sup - of Leonard A. Fregosi. Devoted began at Eastwood Elementary, brother, Michael Batmanis, M.D. portive and unselfish, and placed mother of Lydia Delis-Schlosser, tO PlAcE yOUR clASSIFIED AD, cAll: (718) 784-5255, Jackson Junior High School and and his wife, her sister-in-law, the needs of others and her fam - Dean Delis (Nancy), Gina EXt. 106, E-mAIl: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com Stephen F, Austin High School. Cynthia Morgan Batmanis, and ily above her own. Sparked by Fregosi, and the late Lenny and She was the first person to make their children; her niece, Marika curiosity of opportunity, she im - Kevin Fregosi. Treasured Yia Yia all A's since Stephen F. Austin was Elaine Batmanis; her niece, Era migrated to America in her 20s (grandmother) of Christina built. She had a thirst for knowl - Elizabeth Batmanis; and her with her elder brother and Ramos, Frankie and Mikie of Patriarch Bartholomew to St. munity activities include her edge and was decidedly modern nephew, Paul Strato Batmanis, youngest sister, and married the Schlosser, Melina Delis, Shalene George's Church. She has been a work with the Council for Inter - with a competitive spirit "She M.D.; and her sister-in-law, man she has since been insepa - Cannon, Sophia and Andrina 50 year member of the choir and national Understanding in Des thrilled at outdoing the boys in Christina Batmanis; and her rable from, on July 2, 1961. To - Delis. Great grandmother of also directed the choir for 25 Moines. She served as chair and her class". She became fluent in niece, Virginia Ann Batmanis. gether, they built a legacy that Charlotte Ramos. Dear mother- years. The Daughters of Penelope board member for ten years, and English, Greek, Spanish and Ger - She is pre-deceased by her par - will never be forgotten; from in-law of Rena Fregosi. Sister–in- has been an important part of for her dedication, she was man and as if that was not ents, Paul and Erato Batmanis; their family, to their businesses, law of Jim Fregosi and Carol her life. Elaine has been a Life - named Volunteer for the Year. enough she was an accomplished and her brother, Strato Batmanis. Amphora Restaurant and Bakery Madge, and a loyal friend to time Member of the DOP, Zeus For area hospitals she provided pianist. Becky decided early on The funeral service is to be con - and throughout their community many. In her own gracious style, Chapter #38, in Des Moines. She verbal and written Greek trans - that she wanted to become a doc - ducted at ten o'clock in the morn - in Vienna, VA. Athena was a per - Fay was the epitome of a strong was selected National Penelope lations, and for Greek foreign ex - tor. She realized her long hours ing on Friday, the 26th of Sep - son filled with light, and lived and vital woman. She was every - of the Year at the 75th Annual change students, she provided attending regular school and tember, at Annunciation Greek her life in the most positive way. thing a friend, wife, mother, National AHEPA-DOP Conven - help in obtaining housing. Her Greek school prepared her for the Orthodox Cathedral, 3511 Her grace was inspirational to all grandmother and great grand - tion held in Atlanta, Georgia in favorite activity was lecturing to long hours ahead for medical Yoakum Boulevard in Houston, who knew her. She saw the good mother should be. August 1997. This honor ranks schools about Greek culture. school. She graduated from Rice where the Cathedral Clergy are in everything, and was charitable At Fay's request there will be no second in the National DOP or - Elaine's love of music led her to University, and Baylor Medical to officiate. within the local and church com - public services. In lieu of flowers ganization behind the position join the Drake University Com - School. It was a different era in munity, considerate and kind, the family requests that dona - of Grand President. She served munity Choir for many years. medicine and few women went n BOTHOS, DEMETRA while rousing those around her tions be made to Pathways Hos - on the committee that brought She also sang with the Des to school to become doctors. BRIDGEPORT, CT (From the to do the same. Her heart was pice, by mail: 585 North Mary the first DOP sponsored HUD Moines Choral Society. In her in - Becky was one of only four girls Connecticut Post, published on boundless, and she thrived on Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, housing to District 14. She terview with the Des Moines in her class. She then went to Sept. 24) – Demetra T. Bothos, nurturing her children, her most online: pathwayshealth.org. served on the District level as Register, Elaine described her Chicago for her internship and age 75, of Bridgeport, CT, passed prized possessions, through sac - Secretary, Advisor to the Maids pride in her Hellenic heritage as returned to her Houston roots to away Sunday morning Septem - rifice and perseverance. A tireless n KOUTSOUNIS, ELAINE and Past Governor. On the Na - follows: "my culture has always complete her residency in Pedi - ber 21, 2014 at St. Joseph's Cen - homemaker, dedicated wife, and WAUKEGAN, IL (From the Des tional level, she served on many been a strong part of my life. I atrics. Dr. Elizabeth "Becky" Bat - ter after struggling valiantly with business partner, she was the Moines register, published on committees, as well as Past have always felt that way. After manis, specialized in pediatrics ovarian cancer for 5 years. She is foundation of support for her Sept. 25) – Elaine E. Koutsounis, Grand Governor of Zone III. In all, Greece is the cradle of for 42 years in the Montrose area the daughter of the late Stelios growing family as they built a 81, of Waukegan, IL, formerly of addition, Elaine served as Presi - democracy. I am proud of my and for 50 years she attended lec - and Despina Magnisalis of business from the ground up in a Des Moines, IA, passed from this dent and Secretary many times heritage". She is survived and tures at Texas Children's Hospital Athens, Greece, and wife of the foreign country. She loved to life on Wednesday, September in her chapter and also chaired lovingly remembered by her sis - each week. Becky has a long list late Theodore A. Bothos of travel, go bowling with friends, 17, 2014, at her sister's home in various committees. Elaine had ter, Anna K. (James) Poulos of of accomplishments as "first" Bridgeport, CT. She is survived garden, and spend time with her Waukegan. Funeral services will retired from LaMair-Mulock- Waukegan, IL; one nephew, Tim from straight A's, to the "first" or - by one brother, Constantinos family, and as the years passed, be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, Condon Insurance Company in J. Poulos of Lindenhurst, IL; two ganist of the Annunciation Greek Magnisalis of Athens, Greece, she was rarely seen without her September 26, at Greek Ortho - Des Moines after being employed great-nieces, Crystaline Poulos Orthodox Cathedral, and the daughter Katherine Bothos of husband Louis, only steps behind. dox Church of Saint George, lo - with their offices for over 40 and Ashley Poulos; one great- "first" female president of the Bridgeport, CT, daughter Alexan - The two of them built a family cated at 35th St. & Cottage years. Elaine served as Past Pres - nephew, James T. Poulos; one Houston Pediatric Society. To add dra Bothos McGoldrick and hus - that is a role model of the per - Grove Avenue in Des Moines, IA. ident of Insurance Women of Des Godsister, Sophie (Tom) Vlassis to her list of "firsts", she was gen - band Thomas of Trumbull and petual source of encouragement, Burial will follow at the Masonic Moines and also participated in of Des Moines; three Godsons, erally the first pediatric physician her beloved grandchild Christo - advocacy, assurance, and emo - Cemetery, in Des Moines. Elaine many committees. Other com - Michael (Chrystalla) Daly and friends and family called on for pher B. McGoldrick, as well as tional bond that empowers a was born on March 4, 1933, in Eric Frangos both of Des Moines, their children. She was an inspi - many nieces and nephews in the child to venture with confidence Des Moines, Iowa to Efthemios this is a service and George Panotopoulos of Fil - ration to all and a loyal and true United States, Greece and Aus - into the greater world and to be - "Tim" and Panagiota "Toula" to the community. iatra, Messinias, Greece; one friend. Fofo Lewis, her long time tralia. Originally from Piraeus, come all that he can be. She Koutsounis. She was a graduate Announcements of deaths Goddaughter, Karen (Mark) childhood friend, has countless Athens, Greece, Demetra's pas - opened her heart to her grand - of Roosevelt High School. A very may be telephoned to the Thompson of San Rafael, CA; sion for education and learning children in the same endless way devoted servant of the Greek Or - classified Department of and many loving cousins. Elaine led her to a number of different she had with her children. She thodox Church of St. George in the National Herald at was preceded into eternal life by Days and dates of funerals, teaching opportunities through - has touched their lives and the Des Moines; Elaine served on (718) 784-5255, her parents, Tim and Toula Kout - memorials, and other events di - out her life including scout lives of so many people in such a Parish Council and held the of - monday through Friday, sounis. In agreement with her rectly correspond to the original leader, private tutor, Greek remarkable way, that her mem - fice of Parish Secretary and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ESt wishes, memorial contributions publication date, which appears School teacher at Holy Trinity ory will live on in all of our hearts Parish President for two years. or e-mailed to: may be made in Elaine's memory at the beginning of each notice. Greek Orthodox Church in forever. Perhaps her biggest Elaine and the Parish were ab - [email protected] to the Greek Orthodox Church Bridgeport and long-time volun - legacy is love. "A heart is not sorbed in activities for the visit of Saint George. THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 11 With the Troika Talks Stalled Once Again, Greece is Turning to the IMF

By Andy Dabilis particularly hard on Greece, re - debtors. The proposal was the TNH Staff Writer fusing to consider any chance 1,000 businesses with the of a debt write-down the gov - higher debts should not be in - ATHENS – Tense talks between ernment would like so as to cluded in the arrangement in or - Greece and its international walk away from a big chunk of der to avoid a delay in the leg - lenders went into limbo without what it owes. islation. an agreement on a number of That would push the burden A Finance ministry official reforms – especially how to deal of payment on taxpayers in the said that the arrangements for with bad loans – leaving the other 17 Eurozone countries, major enterprises are more dif - government without a deal as politically unpalatable for the ficult because they must be on Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’ leaders in those countries, par - an individual basis while an coalition government heads for ticularly Germany where Chan - arrangement for smaller busi - a vote of confidence it expects cellor Angela Merkel has also nesses is easier because a ‘pack - to win as it controls the Parlia - insisted on austerity as her age solution’ may include them ment. country has put up the bulk of all, so it is possible that the cri - Inspectors from the Troika of the loan monies and is profiting teria would become broader and the European Union-Interna - off them. the number of the small and tional Monetary Fund-European There were the outlines of an medium sized enterprises that Central Bank (EU-IMF-ECB) agreement on a new payment could be included in the ended negotiations with a con - plan for individuals and busi - arrangement would increase. sensus only only a payment plan nesses with debts to the state as Development Ministry offi - for people and businesses with talks concluded, but little sign cials insist that there will be two debts to the state but not on of a deal on a range of other legislations proposed for the how to deal with 80 billion eu - key issues, including the settle - AP PHOtO/PEtROS GIANNAKOURIS overwhelming bad loans, one ros ($100.8) billion in bad loans ment of Non-Performing Loans Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, speaks during a submarine launch ceremony at Skara - for the business loans and an - caused largely by the lenders’ (NPLs) that are crippling the manga shipyards near Athens, Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. Greece launched the submarine Pipinos other for the households. demands on harsh austerity ability of banks to lend out Monday, the first of three German-designed Type 214 submarines featuring an air-independent The meetings will continue measures that created record money. propulsion system. Its construction followed years of delays due to legal and technical disputes. in the following days and ac - unemployment and deep Samaras and his Deputy Pre - cording to a top Finance Min - poverty. mier/Foreign Minister Evange - Washington to meet her face-to- their repayment. ple can’t afford it. Dendias was istry official, the Troika doesn’t The bulk of Greece’s 240 bil - los Venizelos, the PASOK Social - face. According to the blueprint, said to have been irked at the have to be in Athens to complete lion euros ($317 billion) in two ist leader who was elevated The delegation will be given those with debts up to 15,000 rejection, defending what he the negotiations although it rescue packages runs out this after supporting public worker the task of trying to persuade euros will be allowed to repay called an “excellent piece of leg - wasn’t explained how that year, monies from the EU and firings antithetical to his party’s her to agree on a formula to them in up to 100 installments islation.” would be possible. ECB, while loans from the IMF founding principles, want Greek help conclude the review before while those owing more than “We have made progress in The Finance Ministry esti - were due to go on until 2016 households to pay their debts the Troika returns to Athens 15,000 euros will be permitted the negotiations with the troika mates that there are efforts so but Samaras wants to end the but have so far exempted their again in early November, after 72 installments. but we are not close to an agree - that the overdue debts issue is memorandum by the end of the own parties from paying 250 the European Central Bank has There is a possibility of a so - ment,” said a top Development settled as soon as possible and year to avoid the possibility of million euros ($316.6 million) conducted its stress tests and the lution being submitted to Par - Ministry official after the con - there may even be changes in further pay cuts, tax hikes, they owe. new European Commission has liament in a separate bill before clusion of the meeting with the the arrangements regarding the slashed pensions, and worker THINGS GET TOUGH been sworn in. early November when the Troika, the Athens News Agency number of the installments and firings that have decimated sup - FROM HERE As the Troika talks went Troika comes back, even if the (ANA) reported. the haircut on surcharges to so - port for his New Democracy With the IMF being intransi - nowhere on the bad loans, the lenders don’t like it. A Finance Ministry official cial security funds and the Tax Conservatives and coalition gent, Greece faces a tough time government was said to have A proposal by Development noted that the negotiation was Bureau. partner the PASOK Socialists. dealing with Lagarde. Finance shifted its attention to the prob - Minister Nikos Dendias to deal positive for the arrangement of A Finance ministry official The lack of progress means Minister Gikas Hardouvelis, lem of outstanding tax and so - with the bad loans wasn’t ac - the overdue debts, however added that, “In today’s meeting that a Greek delegation will Bank of Greece Governor Yannis cial security debts and is ex - cepted as he wanted to deal some points may change. we found out what the Troika is head to Washington for talks Stournaras – his predecessor – pected to submit a draft bill in only with corporate loans and ANA said that the Troika thinking while the main princi - with IMF chief Christine La - and Samaras’ adviser Stavros Parliament over the coming the Troika wants household asked for more details for the ples of the negotiation were dis - garde on Oct. 12. She has been Papastavrou are due to go to days with a plan to facilitate debt repaid as well even if peo - part of the arrangement on big cussed”. Worried Troika Rejects Greece’s Plan to Deal only with Corporate Debt

ATHENS – Inspectors from in - agency to take advantage of the National Bank of Greece and Pi - The Bank of Greece is ex - ments, as well as payback pe - deep poverty. ternational lenders have asked Katseli’s Law to try to protect raeus Bank – have already pected to deliver its latest code riod extensions. The soaring numbers of Non- Greece’s government to come their assets if they can show the raised a combined 8 billion eu - of ethics for the sector that re - Business loans are said to be Performing Loans (NPLs) is also up with a plan to deal with bad debts are uncollectible, or try to ros of equity capital this year to portedly will include offering the most troublesome with limiting banks’ ability to offer loans for both corporate and negotiate better rates. Banks help cushion against loan losses debtors better terms for restruc - many enterprises struggling to loans to good customers be - household debt. have been reluctant to help cus - but there are concerns that they turing their loans, mortgages stay operating even as the gov - cause of a cash crunch. Samaras An unidentified Finance Min - tomers very much. may need to raise more unless and credit cards. ernment has hit them with big set aside a plan that would have istry official who attended talks The Finance Ministry had measures are introduced to fa - Kathimerini said that will in - tax hikes and increased assess - offered relief to heavily-in - in Athens on Oct. 7 told the planned to first introduce a cilitate repayment. clude lower interest rates, a ments on properties that have debted households and is allow - state-run Athens Macedonia scheme addressing corporate In August, it was reported that longer time to repay, decreased plummeted in value because of ing banks to foreclose on homes News Agency (AMNA) said that debt with household bad loans Greek banks were scrambling to interest rate margins, changes big pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed even if people can’t pay because the Troika of the European being the subject of separate come up with a plan to deal with of interest rate type without any pensions and worker firings dur - of austerity. Union-International Monetary legislation at a later date. the mountain of bad loans. penalty charges, loan replace - ing record unemployment and Fund-European Central Bank “There is still a lot of work (EU-IMF-ECB) had rejected that needs to be done,” the offi - Greece’s plan to deal with only cial told the AMNA, adding that corporate debt. it is likely the new legislation 5 dead, 23 injured With bad loans caused will be presented to Parliament in highway pileup largely by harsh austerity mea - after the Troika’s return in late sures demanded by the Troika October or early November, fol - in Northern Greece hitting 80 billion euros ($100.8 lowing the publication of EU- billion) the lenders want house - wide bank stress test results. Greek authorities say five holds to pay too although many Greek banks have the highest people have been killed and have flocked to a non-profit level of Non-Performing Loans at least 23 injured when a (NPLs) in Europe as people truck caused a pileup on the strapped by big pay cuts, tax Egnatia Highway in northern hikes, slashed pensions and Greece. Regional fire brigade This Week in Greek worker firings have been unable chief Chryssanthos to pay mortgages, credit cards Athanassopoulos said "over History: and loans. 35 vehicles" were involved in Among the biggest of the bad the crash. Repair work had loans is 250 million euros shut down Egnatia's Kondylis ($315.2 million) owed by the eastbound lanes and vehicles New Democracy Conservatives were being diverted 75

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pha Bank, Eurobank Ergasias, A On October 10, 1935 Gior - gios Kondylis, one of the most volatile and controversial rulers in Modern Greek history, set in motion a plan that ultimately Fighting over Energy Issue, Cyprus and Turkey Suspend Talks resulted in the return of King George to the throne. Becoming War Minister in 1932, Kondylis Continued from page 1 that the oil and gas resources, was an ardent populist and in - as President Anastasiades has strumental in the rise of government. repeatedly stated, is for all Greece’s Populist Party (Laiko The two had been due to Cypriots,” Eide was quoted by Komma). From his stronghold, meet on Oct. 9th to resume ne - Cyprus Mail as telling reporters Kondylis compelled Prime Min - gotiations. The United Nations after meeting with the Presi - ister Panagis Tsaldaris to resign, and United States both had said dent. and President Alexandros Za - recently that they expected a “It is a serious issue that we imis to name him the new Prime breakthrough. also see in all parts of the world Minister. The UN had appointed a new when you have maritime dis - Things became only more ex - envoy, Espen Barth Eide from putes… oil and gas can be either plosive from that point forward: Norway would make some a blessing or a curse. If it is well later that same day, new Prime progress although no one else managed it will be a source of Minister Kondylis forced the has for decades. He was due to wealth for all Cypriots; if it be - man who had just appointed be at the meeting between comes a source of tension it will him, President Tsaldaris, to re - Anastasiades and Eroglu. be a problem for everyone and sign. Kondylis then declared Greek-Cypriot negotiator An - then it will be more of a curse himself Regent, abolished the dreas Mavroyiannis was also than a solution,” Eide said, ac - Republic, and called for a due to to meet with his Turkish- cording to the report. plebiscite – a process through Cypriot counterpart Kudret Oz - On Oct. 7, Cyprus pulled out which the people could vote to ersay on Oct. 10 but that was of the latest round of UN- restore the monarchy. canceled. buffered peace talks in protest The vote was nearly unani - In recent comments reported at apparent attempts by Turkey mous (about 98 percent) in fa - in the media, Eroglu urged the to encroach on Cyprus’s exclu - vor of restoring the monarchy. Greek-Cypriot side to “set the sive economic zone (EEZ) by The one-sided result caused example for the broader region conducting seismic research off wide speculation of fraud and by reaching a settlement and Nicos Anastasiades, President of Cyprus (far L) discusses the dangerous turn in the Cyprus the island’s southern coast,, voter intimidation. Nonetheless, acting on the basis of realities conflict. Turkey has send an exploration vessels escorted by warships into its EEZ. where Cyprus has given drilling Kondylis’ plan worked, and on the island.” licenses. George II, who was in exile, He also said that despite ob - spokesman Constantinos in Cyprus hinge on Turkey’s con - gas in waters where Cyprus has Anastasiades made the deci - once again became King of stacles created by “the behavior Koutras called on Turkey to re - duct.” licensed companies to drill. sion after gaining the endorse - Greece. of Greek-Cypriot neighbors” the spect Cyprus’ rights, which Cyprus had warned that a Nicos Anastasiades, irked at ment of Cypriot political party Kondylis had hoped that breakaway state in the occupied would be difficult as Turkish new peace drive on the divided Ankara’s actions, broke off the leaders, according to George would be a puppet north of the island boasts a de - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan island could fail if Ankara con - talks he not long ago said would Christodoulides, who said monarch doing his bidding. cent political and economic has said Cyprus doesn’t exist. tinues to obstruct attempts by be fruitful and as the UN and Turkey’s behavior had left When George proved not to be record. Turkey already bars Cypriot Nicosia to explore for gas off its U.S. both said they expected a Nicosia with “no other choice.” nearly as malleable as Kondylis Greece jumped into the fray ships and plans although Turkey coast. “We consider this devel - breakthrough this time after The spokesman called on “all had hoped, the latter resigned as well, demanding that Turkey wants to join the European opment particularly serious,” decades of failed negotiations other countries, and especially in frustration, only five days af - not violate the “sovereign Union, of which Cyprus is a Kasoulides told reporters in since Turkey unlawfully invaded our European Union partners, ter George’s return to power rights” of Cyprus after an at - member. Nicosia. in 1974. as well as permanent members (November 25). tempt by Turkish authorities to Cyprus cannot bear any fur - COOL THE JETS “I think it’s very important of the [UN] Security Council to Kondylis died a few months claim access to certain blocks of ther violation of international Eide called for a ratcheting now that everybody acts respon - react to Turkey’s action.” later, ending his short but ex - Cyprus’s Exclusive Economic law,” Koutras said, adding that down of tension after Cyprus sibly and avoid further escala - plosive impact on Greek politics Zone (EEZ). “Turkey’s European course and suspended unity talks because tion and that we as soon as pos - (Material from the Associated in the early 20th century. Greek Foreign Ministry the course of the negotiations Turkey wants to hunt for oil and sible create an understanding Press was used in this report) 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014

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All Islamic terrorist Leadership and Initiative number and be addressed to: Bravo, Mr. Matsoukas, shown by some recent appoint - groups, such as, Boko Haram, the Editor, the National Her - For Striving for Change ments it has caused great chaos. Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda, ald, 37-10 30th Street, long Although our Greek Orthodoxy the Taliban, and many others, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in the heart of Manhattan Island city, Ny 11101. letters To the Editor: is not a democracy, it has almost get their jihadist marching or - gleamed from the presence of so many distinguished Greek-Ameri - can also be faxed to (718) 472- George Matsoukas’ recent ar - become a total "clerocracy." ders straight from the Quran cans from across the country and abroad. 0510 or e-mailed to ticle “Latest Clergy-Laity Conf. In this day and age of tech - and the multitudinous imams It was a summit gathering, amounting to a measuring of the [email protected] . Illustrates Need for Families to nology, and subsequent flow of who preach it. We are simply tremendous economic progress made by members of the community we reserve the right to edit Pave New Path,” (Aug. 16) information it seems our church seeing a resurgence of Islamic – mainly children and grandchildren of those immigrants who just a letters for publication and re - should be applauded. leadership is stagnant or even terrorism today because the few decades ago passed through the gates of Ellis Island or JFK Air - gret that we are unable to ac - His points regarding the poor regressing. weakness of the West. port, frightened and tired, but with their souls filled with hope in knowledge or return those left status of the trust relationship The major point seems that pursuit of a decent life and to help their families in Greece. unpublished. between the hierarchy and laity the clergy leadership does not DJames Demas They planned to stay temporarily, but by most accounts, approx - has persisted since the 2003 seem willing to accept that its Columbus, IN imately two thirds of them settled here permanently, many realizing the American Dream. Three prominent members, all philanthropists, of our Greek- American community were honored by The Hellenic Initiative (THI). George D. Behrakis, an industrialist who founded two pharmaceutical ECONOMY & POLITICS companies; John Papajohn, a pioneer in the venture capital industry; and Peter Peterson, a businessman who served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce. All three honorees started from humble homes, but with Beware Complacency and Economic Stats w/o Context principles and love, and with discipline and hard work, exceeded their dreams. Behrakis’ concise speech made a big impression. A low-key Greek- Reality Number 1: The stock portant point of ref - ket will be at once easy money dries up? The American with very high economic achievements and substantial market has had a great run over erence our elders record levels, real Verizons and the Apples will be philanthropic activity here and in Greece. the past couple of years. Reality possess: the Cold estate prices will fine: they have locked in their "My name is Yiannis Pappayianis. I'm the son of Yiorgos Pap - Number 2: The U.S. unemploy - War. My peers and go up, venture cap - low rates and immense financ - payiannis, who came from Greece to Mason City, IA, and in a short ment rate just crossed 6%, I do not – and can - ital and private eq - ing raises. It is small businesses time managed to open his own store," said the excited 86 year-old reaching the lowest level since not – tangibly grasp uity money will that will hurt the most. If you multimillionaire Pappajohn. Many applauded. Some shed tears. And the Great Recession. the nuances and abound, and corpo - are complaining about income finally, Peterson, who could not attend, was represented by his grand - These realities are objective, emotional effects of rate America will disparity and the 1% now, just daughter, who spoke with obvious love and admiration for her grand - proven, quantifiable statements symmetric warfare, get financing at wait a couple of years… father and his Greek origins. of truth. But are they really nuclear prolifera - ridiculously low And of course, it is not just It was indeed a night to celebrate Hellenism, its success and po - true? In other words, are they tion, major adver - rates (recall Veri - our own monetary policy that tential. An evening to praise Greece, despite the serious problems it dependable? sarial blocks, re - zon raised $60 bil - bears uncertainty. We are inex - is currently encountering. As always, it all comes down alpolitik, Mutually by STEFANOS lion in one go last tricably integrated with the It was an evening to commit oneself to helping those in need in to context. It is indeed true that Assured Destruc - KASSELAKIS year). Clearly global economy. You have heard the motherland. An evening that brought in more than $2 million. the U.S. economy has made sig - tion, transforma - something has got about Europe being in stagna - The critical question, of course, is: what will they do with that nificant progress since the tional personalities, Special to to give. tion as we speak (even Ger - money? That same question that applies to the Leadership 100. trough of the Great Recession. etc. In the same The National Herald Returning from many’s growth forecasts were THI has the potential to develop into an important international The automobile industry bailout way, we cannot the generational reduced to 1.5% a few days organization that can provide outstanding services in Greece and in has, despite a circa $10 billion fathom inflation levels of 15%, context back to the economic ago), but think about the infla - the United States alike. People await more concrete and impactful loss, been successful, as the U.S. such as those our parents and context, we need to recognize tion picture: France is running actions, beyond presenting great social events. car industry is alive and well grandparents experienced in the that quantitative easing is com - at 0.5%, Italy at -0.2%, i.e. de - THI Chairman Andrew Liveris referred to this directly. He spoke and millions of jobs have been early 80s. To understand that ing to an end and will thus have flation, and the Eurozone over - about the missteps of youth. That is understandable, to a degree. preserved (by some estimates, then-Fed Chairman Paul Volcker a real effect on both the econ - all at 0.4%. All of this is now And now with a new, capable, and motivated Executive Director, the economy would have taken raised fed funds rates from 10% omy and on markets, despite the the case despite a multitude of Mark Arey, we hope that THI will adequately define its mission and a $40 billion hit had GM gone – recall they are near zero now! “Efficient Market Hypothesis” liquidity injections from the Eu - do even more. under, so policymakers made – to 20% is something we can that everything is already priced ropean Central Bank. God forbid We confess that we expected to hear more on these matters from the right economic decision). barely digest intellectually and in (by the way, thanks, Finance Europe enters into a deflation - Liveris, who nonetheless gave an impressive speech. We expected The bank bailout has certainly certainly not emotionally. To my Theory, for the ghastly recession ary spiral while Mario Draghi, him to announce that Dow Chemical, the huge, international firm worked out, and taxpayers have generation, monetary policy you caused). We just have not the President of the ECB, tries he heads, would make an important beginning by opening a factory made a nice profit out of it. The seems like a piece of cake: keep dealt with a liquidity absorption to pump liquidity once again. in Greece, or a research center – something along those lines. massive post-crisis stimulus rates perennially low, then buy and withdrawal of this size ever Stock markets will rise tem - Something that could be looked upon impressively and, in turn, package was generally dis - government bonds or mortgage before. Who is to tell how many porarily, but that will do very serve the vital purpose of attracting other investments. bursed without much waste obligations, and the stock mar - businesses will stop running little for the underlying (credit goes to Vice President economies. Such circumstances Biden for successfully oversee - would truly signal the end of Chance for Cyprus Solution ing its implementation). Even monetary policy as the panacea the Affordable Care Act has met for low growth. In fact, I do not the enrollment target necessary know what solutions Europe Immediately after his inauguration as president of Turkey, to be sustainable over the long would find at that point to pay Tayyip Erdogan visited Cyprus, where he declared that a solution run. off its debt obligations absent exists, and that it amounts to the creation of two independent But here is where context some groundbreaking innova - states on the island. leads to confusion. Is the growth tion. These statements provoked indignation. It was the first time – we have experienced since 2009 We might very well be look - publicly at least – that such words were used by a Turkish head of satisfactory? Considering the ing at a major deleveraging cy - state. enormous liquidity the Federal cle, one that has been acceler - Nicos Anastasiades and Antonis Samaras, leaders of Greece Reserve has injected into the ated by Russian-provoked and Cyprus, respectively, talked about it: that statement over - economy, the answer is a re - turmoil and that may be exac - whelmed even the financial problems they both face. sounding “no!” We often forget erbated by the upcoming Greek And now, again demonstrating Turkey’s timeless strategy, the that the Fed’s balance sheet has national elections. If this sce - Foreign Ministry announced it would send a research vessel to ex - quintupled – you heard right, it nario materializes, the effects plore for oil and natural gas near Cyprus’ Southern shores, i.e., far has grown more than five times will be painful in the United from the territory illegally occupied by Turkey, in an area where – since 2008, from $850 billion States – and God forbid our own the Republic of Cyprus granted drilling rights to a consortium of to $4.4 trillion. During this time, fed fund rates are close to zero Italian and South Korean companies. Furthermore, Turkey sent the economy has grown on av - at that point. two warships to protect the exploratory vessel. erage somewhere around 2%. Did I mention reports show It is clear this situation is more serious than previous Turkish Not bad – but certainly not im - investors are as complacent as provocations. This case is an outrageous challenge to Cyprus’ sov - pressive, especially considering they have been in 25 years? ereignty and economic interests. The hydrocarbon deposits are a the Fed’s accommodative poli - treasure, albeit one for which many countries have paid, and con - cies and the low starting point AP PHOtO/EVAN VUccI Follow me on Twitter: tinue to pay, a great price. following the large correction President Obama speaking at Millennium Steel Service in @StefanosNY In response to Turkey’s actions, the Republic of Cyprus canceled incurred in 2008-2009. Princeton, IN, on Oct. 3. U.S. employers added 248,000 jobs in Stefanos Kasselakis has traded a meeting scheduled between Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot I wrote in my last column September, as the unemployment rate dropped to 5.9 percent, commodities at Goldman Sachs leader. "It is clear that the Turkish actions leaves the Republic of that my generation lacks an im - the lowest since July 2008. and founded cvfromgreece.com. Cyprus no other option,” said the government spokesman. "Turkey's actions simultaneously undermine the security, stability, and peace in the region," he added. These are serious statements not heard for a long time. And Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris the spokesman is right: those actions "undermine the security, sta - bility, and peace in the region,” indeed. The question that arises, though, is how should Cyprus react? One of Our Own That is how influential Lazaridis is. mount. Or, phrased more accurately, what kind of reaction is Cyprus ca - I did not have the opportunity to meet Perhaps because until recently the gov - pable of? Chrysanthos Lazaridis, formerly a mem - Lazaridis during his stay in New York. ernment’s standing in the polls was good, One option is the exact course of action the government un - ber of our community, is now a close asso - I heard various things about him. And I Lazarides’ misguided actions were not paid dertook: suspend the meeting between the Cypriot and Turkish ciate of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. often read – as part of my job – some of the attention to. communities’ leaders. But what does that do, punish the Turks, He knows our issues well – he was once the things he wrote. One thing is certain: his But now that things have changed, and or reward them? executive editor of the Greek-American writing was not rightwing. It was not even if additional conflicts occur, they will be Alternatively, Cyprus could send its own warships and airplanes newspaper Proini, which stopped publishing centrist. Nor was it even like the usual leftist making headlines and the criticism against into the area to expel the Turkish ships from its sovereign territory. in October, 2001. viewpoint... him will intensify. It sounds logical, except for one big problem: Cyprus has neither Lazaridis has been in the news lately. I accept and respect the right and ability What concerns me most of all, though, naval vessels nor aircraft. Last week, the Greek Ambassador to Ger - of each person to change. To “see the light." as his tenure nears its end, is why, two years What about Greece? Can it step in to defend its Cypriot many resigned due to his exclusion from Furthermore, he is neither the first nor after Samaras came to power, Lazaridis has brethren? Even if we assume that the answer is yes, what would the Greek delegation for Samaras’ meeting the last person to shift his positions. not shown the slightest interest in the Dias - the possible consequences be? with Chancellor Angela Merkel. A little later As for the recent political problems in pora. We hope at least, it is clear this crisis is perhaps more serious on they were seen arguing loudly in the which Lazaridis played a leading role, I be - It looks like he is trying to erase that pe - than any since the Turkish invasion 40 years ago. Moreover, we lobby of a hotel. lieve these are the acts of a man who is riod of his life from his memory. hope it will be addressed by realistically considering the facts: in - This week there was a new and probably overzealous in his desire to protect his boss. But maybe it is our fault, because we cluding the geopolitical situation in the region. more serious incident in which Lazaridis If there is a problem with his actions, it have not even attempted to capitalize on If this matter is handled on that basis, then it can be a catalyst sideswiped Finance Minister Gikas Hardou - concerns his judgment. the opportunity he presented to promote toward a meaningful substantive solution to the Cyprus problem. velis, causing him to refuse, as is being said, Is that important? Of course it is, because our causes through a man who knows us Finally, we wonder, how will Israel react to all of this? to participate in the meeting that he was he occupies a key position. A position in and our issues well. scheduled to have with the troika. which the issue of good judgment is para - Maybe. THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 13 As Civil Rights Att. General St. Nicholas Ground Zero: Symbol of Faith from Ashes

Exits, U.S. Needs a Sheriff Once firmly established in for our faith, and a new St. Nicholas The new church will be built on the United States, the major re - spiritual memorial Church. Calatrava a platform 25 feet above street ligious denominations in Amer - to all those who has taken his inspi - level at the end of an open space Eric Holder was ting in front of ica took action to proclaim their perished on 9/11. ration from some of that will include a non-denomi - on the hot seat ever them on line, have presence by each building a The Church of the great churches national bereavement center for since he became completely disre - great house of worship in a ma - St. Nicholas that in Constantinople rest and meditation, a shrine U.S. Attorney Gen - spected their very jor thoroughfare in the country’s will be built at the in creating his de - that will attract pilgrims of all eral at the onset of existence – as if most significant urban center – heart of Ground sign. The shallow beliefs from all over America Barack Obama’s they didn’t even New York City. Zero replacing the dome will have 40 and the world. presidency. That he count. The Episcopalians, the Amer - one destroyed on ribs as does the The church and the park area resigned only re - Second, every il - ican version of the Church of 9/11 will make the dome of the Hagia it will crown will become a na - cently, shortly after legal alien takes England, made the first imprint most stirring state - Sophia, and alter - tional destination that some 10 arguably the high away a job, a seat with the construction of St. ment that any by NICHOLAS nating bands of million people are expected to point of his career, in school, an apart - Paul’s Chapel on lower Broad - house of worship GAGE stone at the corners visit every year. That will make easing tensions in ment, a hospital way in 1766 and went on to has made in the will echo the walls St. Nicholas Church at Ground racially divided Fe - by CONSTANTINOS E. bed, a government erect the Cathedral of St. John United States in a Special to of the Church of Zero one of the most popular guson, MO after SCAROS benefit, and even a the Divine, the enormous Ro - long time. It will The National Herald the Holy Savior in sites in New York City, attracting the controversial parking space manesque edifice on Morning - tell America in bril - Chora. But the twice as many visitors as the Michael Brown Special to specifically re - side Heights, beginning in 1892. liant visual images what we are, church will also be constructed Metropolitan Museum of Art, shooting there, The National Herald served for Ameri - Not to be absent from the heart where we come from, and in such a way as to create an for example, and many times made political can citizens and le - of the city, a decade later they where we are going. ethereal effect reminiscent of more than other churches in the sense: go out on a high note. gal aliens. Third, though the built St. Bartholomew’s Church, Selecting Santiago Calatrava the more mystical scenes of area, including the most majes - Some of the rabid dogs that majority of illegal aliens want a magnificent Byzantine-in - to design the church was an in - 2001: A Space Odyssey. This tic cathedrals. pass themselves off as politi - nothing more than a chance to spired basilica, on Park Avenue spired choice, for he is able to will be achieved by fusing the A terrible tragedy has cians these days won’t leave put in a hard and honest day’s and 52nd St. capture in his designs the past exterior stone cladding with brought us the opportunity to well enough alone, and they are work, and are often willing to The Catholics chose the same and the future in such imagina - glass that in the evening hours leave our mark on our new- obsessed with digging up more work for paltry wages, our general area but on Fifth Av - tive ways as to astound both the will create a luminous aura and found land and to do it in a way dirt on him. Can’t we just agree porous borders and immigration enue between 50th and 51st eye and the mind. There is a make the whole church appear that is worthy of our faith, fit - that he wasn’t a good choice to tracking systems make it easier Street to announce their pres - small bridge in Athens that he to glow from within. ting to the memory of all those begin with, say “don’t let the for groups like ISIS to install ter - ence when they began the con - designed over a roadway Most of all, St. Nicholas who perished on 9/11, and door hit you on the way out,” rorist cells on our home soil. Fi - struction of St. Patrick’s Cathe - halfway between the city center Church will have something en - mindful of the promise of Jesus and be done with it? Why add nally, as if the threat of terrorist dral, their imposing Gothic and Aghia Paraskevi that at first tirely its own – what Laurence when he said, “My house shall insult to injury? cells wasn’t enough, perhaps the temple, in 1910 across from looks like futuristic spaceship Durrell called “spirit of place.” be called a house of prayer for More important now is who Ebola outbreak might scare what would later become Rock - ready to take off from its The original church, a neighbor - all people.” his successor is going to be. Americans into wanting to se - efeller Center. launching pad but then seems hood parish built in 1916, was Over the past six years, I’ve cure the borders to prevent The Rockefellers were Bap - to take the form of an ancient completely buried by the col - Nicholas Gage is a journalist, given Obama mixed reviews, in - Ebola-infected illegal aliens tists and were not about to let Greek trireme gliding over the lapse of the South Tower of the film producer, and author of cluding on his choice of Cabinet from entering and spreading their denomination go unrepre - Aegean. World Trade Center on 9/11, seven books including Eleni and members. Something tells me that disease here in large num - sented once they made their A fusion of the past and the the only place of worship de - Greek Fire. he won’t do the right thing and bers. vast fortune, so in 1926 they fi - future is what characterizes the stroyed in the terrorist attack. choose someone good to replace This is where a new sheriff nanced the construction of the Holder, but here’s to hoping. is needed, in the form of an at - tallest religious structure in An Attorney General, you torney general. Someone with America, Riverside Church, on see, is many things. The Bobby Kennedy’s singleminded - Morningside Heights overlook - guardian of civil rights is one of ness, to focus on zero tolerance ing the Hudson River. them. Civil rights, by the way, regarding illegal immigration. The Jews made their state - means more than the very wor - Someone who will focus not ment in 1958 with the construc - thy cause of combatting racial only on the illegal aliens them - tion of the Fifth Avenue Syna - discrimination. Eliminating the selves, but from their American gogue, 12 blocks up from St. ugly scourge of racism from the enablers: the landlord who rents Patrick’s. fiber of American culture once them an apartment; the school We Greek Orthodox have and for all, as if it were small - district that admits their chil - taken our time to make our pox, is essential to our evolution dren into its classrooms; and the presence felt in the Big Apple, as a nation. But it is not the only countless numbers of employ - content with our modest Cathe - component of civil rights and, ers, which include not only the dral of the Holy Trinity, some in turn, civil rights is not the restaurateurs who give them an distance from the city’s nerve only component about what an apron and hire them in droves centers on 74th St., between attorney general ought to be. to wash dishes in the back Second and First Avenues. Over the years, many Greek-Ameri - can leaders have talked about buying or building a cathedral on Park or Fifth Avenues, now that we have made so much progress in America and achieved the second highest per capita income of any ethnic group. But the talk never went anywhere. Now, a terrible national tragedy has given us the oppor - tunity to create a great shrine

LETTER FROM ATHENS What a Vote of No Confidence Really Means For Greece

I’m going to go out on a limb put in the can yet), came aglow with gripes against him and more of here and say that George Stein - Samaras needed the kind of power the free publicity that has given brenner will give Billy Martin a only 146 votes to that comes with a shred of credibility to the Left - vote of confidence as Yankees win the vote of con - knowing you can ists, who have almost as little manager and keep him. fidence, a perfunc - break your word as PASOK, whose leader, Deputy Okay, that didn’t work out so tory and fake oper - and not be held Premier/Foreign Minister/Resi - good, but Greek Prime Minister ation designed only accountable. dent Opportunist Evangelos and New Capitalist leader An - to give New Democ - Samaras cele - Venizelos would side with the “Liberal” Bobby Kennedy was a tough-as-nails U.S. Attorney tonis Samaras asking for a vote racy and PASOK a brated even before devil if it would keep him in the General who relentlessly fought against organized crime. We of confidence from a Parliament false sense that they the vote, which public spotlight. need the same type of tough sheriff to fight our current top his coalition government con - have the backing of was really an exer - Samaras might want to keep problem: illegal immigration. trols is as big a profile in anyone except cise to see if he an eye on the man he elevated courage – and sure bet – as themselves, a silly by ANDY could get 180 to high office in return for back - When John F. Kennedy was kitchen, but also the average Russian President/Dictator circle jerk. DABILIS votes, the magic ing austerity because Venizelos president, he chose his brother, homeowner, looking to save a Vladimir Putin asking the gov - It was one of number needed to would switch uniforms at half Bobby, to be his attorney gen - buck and hire the cheapest ernment he controls if they want those rare occasions Special to elect a new Greek time or in between periods and eral. Attorney General Kennedy, plumber, painter or roofer, pay - him to stay in power. though when jour - The National Herald President in Febru - join the other team if he thought almost singlemindedly and ing no mind to matters like im - It’s tough for Samaras, who nalists could write ary, 2015 to re - it would win and he’s already surely obsessively, made it his migration status. went to Amherst and Harvard the story before it happened and place the malleable Karolos Pa - smelling around SYRIZA and life’s work to fight against orga - Naturally, if Obama extends and has a keen mind, to be tak - toss back a few fixes and sleep poulias, who pretty much went floating an option to have PA - nized crime. Surely no one yet another olive branch to the ing a licking in the polls from through three days of debate be - along with everything the coali - SOK join a Radicalist coalition thought, the darling of post- GOP and picks a tough-as-nails, Alexis “Che” Tsipras, leader of tween New Democracy and PA - tion wanted. if Tsipras comes to power. World War II liberalism, was in - no-nonsense, kick-some-tail-and- the major opposition Coalition SOK apologist acolytes and the SYRIZA said it would oppose That was the danger of this sensitive to civil rights. Quite take-names-later kind of attorney of the Radical Leftist Loonies opposition parties, led by any candidate from the ruling vote of no confidence, which it the opposite. When Martin general, the Republicans will po - (SYRIZA) who wants to be Pre - SYRIZA. parties so it could prevent elec - really was because the only peo - Luther King was assassinated, litely applaud for a minute, and mier but couldn’t run a hot dog This is a well-worn script and tion of a President, which would ple who have confidence in the the nation turned to Bobby, a then go back to bashing Obama stand. easy to predict what words force early elections and give government are those who work white man, to calm the masses the following day. But presidents But it’s a phony ploy to seek would be spoken. New Democ - Greeks a variation on a Hob - for the parties who run the gov - of demoralized and apoplectic of the United States are unique. a vote of confidence from your racy and PASOK MPs, following son’s Choice, only in this case ernment and they sit in the non- African-Americans. But that did - The presidency is a rare, exalted own people, who otherwise will orders and acting like Stepford there is no option, not one. vertebrate section in the Parlia - n’t mean there wasn’t something status and presidents must rise be ejected from the party. Wives, defending the govern - This event is an exercise in ment so the jellyfish can be near higher up on his radar screen: above the fray. Ahead of the Oct. 10 vote, ment to the hilt only because they tedium and more boring than each other. bringing down the mob. This is no time to play poli - Samaras knew he could count want to protect their own posi - watching a Tiddlywinks cham - Ahead of the vote, PASOK’s Forty years later, high atop tics or worry about legacy. Iron - on the 126 members of New tions and not the common good, pionship, or just about any Panayiotis Rigas said, “I do not America’s radar screen ought to ically, however, by doing the Democracy to rally around their which doesn’t exist in Greece. French film ever made. Watch - think that any of the govern - be the pandemic far more lethal right thing, Obama still has a beleaguered man, as well as the SYRIZA and the New Democ - ing paint dry or grass grow is ment’s lawmakers are irrespon - than Ebola: illegal immigration. chance of going down as one of 28 lawmakers from the PASOK racy outcasts from the Indepen - more exciting. I’d rather go sible enough to bring it down,” If the knee-jerk politically America’s greatest presidents – Anti-Socialists in his coalition. dent Greeks railed against shopping with a woman than and another from the Anti-So - correct crowd would stop crying something history won’t figure With 154 votes in the 300- Samaras and the austerity mea - watch this debate, knowing cialists, Thanos Moraitis, who “racism” and “xenophobia” for out for at least another 20 years member Parliament the decision sures he imposed on orders of who’s going to win and the only had said he might not back the a minute to pay attention to the or so. was known before it happened, international lenders, calling question is the final score. coalition’s candidate for Presi - facts, the issues remain indis - How? By having the courage unless the unthinkable hap - him a sell-out and a hypocrite At the end, after all the dent, backed down faster than putable: first of all, there are to appoint an attorney general pened and one of the MPs in the because he opposed pay cuts, sound and fake fury, nothing the French Army in World War tens of thousands of individuals who will combat illegal immi - ruling parties grew a con - tax hikes, slashed pensions, and was accomplished. Samaras II and said he’d support the and families seeking to enter or gration so tenaciously, he, or science. With nine lawmakers worker firings when he was out won a pyrrhic victory and rigged coalition too. That’s how confi - remain in the United States as she, will make Bobby Kennedy from the Nazis of the Golden of power but embraced them game and pretended the people dent they were. immigrants or nonimmigrants, seem like a Girl Scout by com - Dawn Party in jail (the other the moment he sat down in the loved him again. He gave legally. The illegal aliens, by cut - parison. nine have been arrested but not Prime Minister’s office and be - SYRIZA a sounding board for [email protected] 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, OCTOBER 11-17, 2014