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The European Union’s ex - invasion in 1974 will resume at By Constantine S. Sirigos pression of “serious concern” some point in history. TNH Staff Writer that Turkish warships and a re - The statement issued by search vessel invaded Cypriot leaders of the EU in a meeting WASHINGTON , DC – The 4th waters is good enough for in Brussels stopped short of annual gala of the Washington Cypriot President Nicos Anas - “grave concern,” its higher level OXI Day foundation filled the tasiades and Greek Prime Min - of anxiety over developments magnificent Great Hall of the ister Antonis Samaras, although and was ignored by Turkey. U.S. Institute for Peace with the ships remain in violation of United Nations leader Ban Greek-Americans and philhel - international law. Ki-moon also failed to condemn lenes celebrating past and con - Turkey sent the ships into the Turkish invasion of Cypriot temporary heroes of the fight Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic waters, instead calling on both for freedom and democracy Zone (EEZ) in waters where countries to resume unification around the world. Nicosia had already licensed talks broken off by Anastasiades OXI Day recognizes October drilling rights to international after the incursion. He was hos - 28, 1940, when John Metaxas, companies, including a Texas pitalized in Brussels with nose - the Prime Minister of Greece, firm. bleeds from high pressure and told a representative the Mus - Despite that, the United represented at the European solini government, Nazi Ger - States – which is seeking Council meeting by Samaras. many’s ally, that Greece would Turkey’s help in going after the Both Turkey – which wants not surrender. Subsequently, Islamic State in Iraq and Syria – to join the EU – and Cyprus are Greece inspired the world as the has said almost nothing to de - members of NATO, which has first country to stop the Axis fend the sovereign rights of remained silent. The EU also did horror, inflicting a wound that Cyprus, a member of the EU, not threaten any action about was instrumental to Hitler’s ul - other than to say it hopes reuni - Turkey’s EU hopes, preferring to AP Photo/GriGoris siAmidis timate defeat. fication talks on the island di - issue a press release showing its Very Tight Security Again Undermines OXI Day Joy in Greece Among the recipients of vided since an unlawful Turkish concern, leaving Cyprus essen - awards were Shimon Perez, the tially helpless and defenseless A spectator holds a Greek flag as a Greek Navy vessel is moored at Thermaikos Gulf during the former president of Israel, John against Turkey. annual military parade in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. and Diane Foley in honor of The reference from the EU The parade is held to celebrate Greece's refusal to align itself with a belligerent fascist Italy in their son, the late journalist calling on Turkey to respect 1940 and instead fight a much stronger opponent, a decision which dragged it into World War Cyprus’ sovereign rights left II and eventually led to a brutal occupation by Nazi Germany. Continued on page 4 Athens and Nicosia content with the outcome, but left the situa - tion unchanged and Turkey in control of the waters it had in - vaded. Rossides’ Book Tour was Rewarding Book: Onassis In their joint statement, the EU leaders expressed “serious concern” at rising tension in the By Constantine S. Sirigos Among the highlights was re - Most of the questions that Cheated on Eastern Mediterranean after TNH Staff Writer ceiving an award from. Yian - followed Rossides’ presentations Turkey sent a seismic research nakis Omirou. the president of were focused on the book and vessel into Cyprus’s exclusive NEW YORK – Budding authors Cyprus’ House of Representa - Kissinger’s responsibility for Jackie O economic zone (EEZ). take note: The work of produc - tives. what happened in Cyprus, but They called on Turkey to “to ing a book does not end with “It was a very moving cere - some asked what the U.S. can TNH Staff show restraint, and to respect the writing. “You need to be part mony for me because it was pre - do now to right its wrongs. Cyprus’ sovereignty over its ter - of the promotion of the book, sented by all the political par - Rossides responded that the New York Times bestselling AP Photo/thAnAssis stAvrAkis ritorial sea and Cyprus’s sover - too,” Eugene T. Rossides, the ties,” in appreciation of his work Greek-American community author Christopher Andersen in Members of Greek Navy spe - eign rights in its exclusive eco - founder of the American Hel - on behalf of Cyprus through the “just has to keep pushing and his upcoming book, The Good cial forces operate during a nomic zone.” The leaders added lenic Institute (AHI) told The decades. pressing the U.S. government – Son: JFK Jr. and the Mother He Greek joint military exercise that it is “more important than National Herald. He also met with President in its own interests – to do this. Loved, writes how Greek tycoon “Pyrpolitis” at the Saronic Gulf ever to ensure a positive cli - Rossides said of his recent Nicos Anastasiades. “We spoke It is clearly in the interests of Aristotle Onassis, who married on Thursday, Oct. 30. NATO mate” for reunification talks on tour in Greece and Cyprus for specifically and in detail about the U.S. to get rid of the illegal President John F. Kennedy’s Secretary General Jens the island. Turkish President Re - his book Kissinger and Cyprus: the Turkish incursion into troops and settlers in Cyprus widow, Jackie, in 1968, rou - Stoltenberg attended the drill A Study in Lawlessness, “It was Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic tinely cheated on her with the as he is in Athens. Continued on page 11 tiring but rewarding.” Zone (EEZ),” he said. Continued on page 9 woman he really loved, Maria Callas. Andersen writes that after Kennedy’s assassination, Jackie was much sought-after by nu - Catsimatidis Archbishop Demetrios Visits Occupied Cyprus merous suitors, most promi - nently the president’s brother Robert (Bobby) and Onassis, the donates $50K TNH Staff News reported. When Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in NICOSIA – With politicians sit - 1968, Andersen writes, Onassis To Assist ting out reunification talks in a gloated to his closest friend, dispute over who should have Costa Gratsos, that finally “she’s access to oil and gas reserves off free of the Kennedys.” Rumors Democrats the island's coast, Archbishop circulated over the years, and Demetrios paid a critical visit to were captured in the 2005 book NEW YORK – Billionaire Greek- the northern territory occupied Nemesis: Aristotle Onassis, American businessman John by Turkey, his first there. Jackie O, and the Love Triangle Catsimatidis, who unsuccessfully The trek came during a that Brought Down the sought the Republican nomina - week-long visit to Cyprus at the Kennedys, by Peter Evans. Much tion to run for Mayor, said he invitation of President Nicos was made about Onassis “fi - donated $50,000 to help De - Anastasiades and gave the Arch - nancing Robert Kennedy’s mocrats try to take control of the bishop a chance to talk about death,” but it was less an insin - State Senate – at the request of the importance of the Greek lan - uation that Onassis orchestrated Democratic Mayor Bill de Bla - guage and the touchy issue of sio. missing persons from the unlaw - Continued on page 9 The New York Daily News re - ful Turkish invasion in 1974. ported that was part of a scheme The highlight was the his - developed by Democratic orga - toric visit to the lands which nizations to funnel money to key used to house Greek-Cypriots Senatorial candidates through driven from their homes by the H.M. Petrakis: their groups to circumvent laws Turkish army 40 years before. putting a $10,300 cap on how The properties were taken over much could be sent individually by Turks who still occupy them, Restaurants to those running for the office. backed by a standing Turkish While Catsimatidis last year army and the backing of sought to win the New York Ankara, which refuses to recog - Greek to Me Mayor’s office – and would have nize Cyprus. faced de Blasio had he won the Turkey also refuses to allow dimitris PAnAGos GOP nomination – he told the Archbishop Demetrios visited the historic villages of Rizokarpaso, where he received flowers By Harry Mark Petrakis News he felt compelled to do - Continued on page 6 from children, above, Hagia Triada and Yialousa and the monastery of Hagios Andreas. nate to his ideological rival be - As a youth I recall hearing cause of his key business inter - the reassuring aphorism that "all ests in the city. a Greek had to do to make “I just wanted to show an in - money in a restaurant was stand dication I was willing to work N.G. Montos: Kazan Panel at B&N in Manhattan by the cash register and smile." with” de Blasio, said Catsima - There was also the frequent tidis, who has been known to question, "How did so many cross party lines before and is Most Wanted By Penelope Karageorge wanted to know everything Greeks end up in that business?" friends with former President about people. The truth comes One of the most tenable ex - Bill Clinton and his wife, emerg - The Selected Letters of Elia out in the letters.” planations is that the early part ing Democratic Presidential can - Mysteries Kazan provided the focus for a In one letter, he confesses to of the 20th century brought an didate and former Secretary of fascinating panel at an October his wife about his affair with influx of young Greek immi - State Hillary Rodham Clinton. 23 discussion hosted by Barnes Marilyn Monroe, characterizing grants into the coal fields and Catsimatidis, who made his By Steve Frangos & Noble on Manhattan’s West her as a “touching, pathetic railroad camps of Utah and Col - fortune in the grocery and real TNH Staff Writer Side. Characterizing Kazan as waif.” Kazan wrote “If you di - orado. They were conscripted estate businesses as a self-made “America’s greatest film and the - vorce me, I’ll tell you plainly I by a padrone or labor boss, who man, has a penchant for doing CHICAGO- Sometime around ater director,” film professor will in time get married again signed them into bondage in re - the unorthodox in politics. It 1930, Nicholas George Montos Foster Hirsh introduced three and have more children. I feel turn for providing them passage wasn't reported further why he was the victim of an incredibly people who knew and loved I’m a family man and I want a to and a job in the United donated money, even at de Bla - violent and traumatic crime. It him: legendary Alfred A Knopf family, and am a damned good States. sio's request, to help defeat took place in Tampa, FL. All doc - book editor Katherine Hourigan, one. I don’t care what your judg - These young men lived in members of his own party for uments and reference sources Avram Ludwig of the Actors Stu - ment is on that. I think I see the railroad cars and shanties. The control of the State Senate. I’ve managed to locate report dio; and actor Stathis Gialellis, world around me (us) a hell of cooking chores were rotated. only these two facts. Given star of America, America, a lot more clearly than you do Men who proved more skilled Continued on page 4 Montos’ life of continuous anti - Kazan’s favorite and most per - or anyone else does for that at their rudimentary cuisine social behavior, one would have sonal film. matter.” probably decided that cooking thought someone at some point “I was immediately captured Director Elia Kazan, brilliant Regardless of his personal in - was less hazardous than mining would have sought out this mo - by his voice, his energy, his abil - but controversial, left perma - volvements, Hourigan said his or laying track. The first Greek For subscription: tivating event. Yet for reasons, ity to seize the moment. He had nent marks on American the - Kazan’s thrust was his art. lunchroom was born. 718.784.5255 lost to history, the singular event a magnetism, everyone was ater and film making. “Work was his drug, in theater, My experience in restaurants [email protected] that sent Nicholas George Mon - drawn to him,” Hourigan re - in movies and in writing. Writ - came in the late 1940s. I had tos on a 72-year long crime called. “The letters are amazing. a Yale Drama School graduate. ing was so important to him. He been married in 1945 and for spree remains unknown. There was that difficult relation - They loved each other very was always looking for the exact the first few years had an erratic From 1934, until his death, ship with his first wife, Molly much, but Kazan was incapable right word, the surprising word. work record. A year in U.S. Steel Thacher, a wealthy society per - of being faithful. He felt it was Continued on page 7 son who was also leftwing and part of his education. 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n THRU NOV 1 interface with contemporary Pennsylvania’s Greeks Like to Party in the Fall TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Night theories and practices of care. in the Islands returns to the Registration fees are as follows, world-famous Sponge Docks of which include all meals except By Constantinos E. Scaros Tarpon Springs for 2014! Satur - the Friday dinner with speaker, days, 6-11PM, May 3, Jun. 7, which is an additional $25 READING, PA – Greek Festival Jul. 12, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, (complementary for Clergy): Season, at least in the New York and Nov. 1. A free event of Professional Members/Non - Metropolitan Area, is in the Greek music, dancing, and din - members - $50, Students/Clergy springtime. Usually, churches ing! And we will offer an hour - $25. Until we are able to get hold their annual feasts some - of free Greek dance lessons by set up on our website to register time between mid-May and the Levendia Dance Troupe via PayPal, you may send a mid-June. One would think from 6-7 PM. The festival is sup - check with your registration in - then, that any church named af - ported in part by a grant from formation and email address to ter Saints Constantine and He - the National Endowment for the our Treasurer at PO Box len – whose Feast Day is cele - Arts. Come join us for authentic 206125, Louisville, KY 40250- brated on May 21 – would island fun in the warm Florida 6125. Abstracts for 20 minute surely hold its yearly festival on sun and mark your calendar and paper presentations and case the closest weekend to that make this a regular destination! studies on topics related to Or - date. And if you’re just in town for a thodoxy and healing are due by But if the Greeks of Reading, week or two, make sure to mark September 15 to Michael Chris - PA did that, then the food, wine, your calendar as you will not takis at [email protected]. Sub - and music would have been a want to miss this! Tarpon mittals traditionally include cur - distant memory, instead of an Springs is a unique Greek expe - rent work on theories and enjoyable reality this past week - rience in the United States, one practices of Orthodox care by end. unlike any other Greek commu - clergy, physicians, mental health Having just celebrated its nity. Come be part of this one- professionals and other health - 100th anniversary, the Sts. Con - The Greek Food and Pastry of-a-kind American experience care workers. Please support our stantine and Helen parish in Bazaar of Sts. Constantine and that will make you feel as if, mission by joining OCAMPR. Reading held its 44th annual Helen Greek Orthodox Church truly, you are back in the home - You will see from our website, festival – which it calls the in Reading, PA remained well- land! www.ocampr.org, that recom - Greek Food and Pastry Bazaar – attended even up until the mended dues for professionals October 17-19. Sure, the fall end on Sunday afternoon, Oc - n NOVEMBER 1 are $100, but that voluntary weather is a bit too blustery for tober 19. FLUSHING – Hellenic Public Ra - dues of any amount are wel - ouzo, and the outdoor tent has Sts. Constantine and Helen dio COSMOS FM 91.5 invites comed for professionals, clergy to include portable heaters, but Church’s warm and tranquil the community to the Phidippi - and students. We also encour - having a glendi this late in the setting befits the kindness and des Award Gala Dinner on Sat - age interested members to at - year – during the lull between generosity of its parish, for urday, Nov. 1 at 7PM at Terrace tend the Open Executive Board Labor Day and Thanksgiving which head priest Father Tom on the Park, 52-11 111th St. in Meeting on Thursday from 1- Day – is like receiving a belated Pappalas and the Bazaar Flushing. The Award for Pas - 4PM. Those who wish to be - Christmas gift sometime in mid- Chairs are very grateful. sionate Advocacy of Hellenism come more involved in February, just when you need it will be bestowed upon Mario OCAMPR, and/or are willing to the most. without a whole lot of waiting. Frangoulis, the world renowned serve on the Executive Board “We did a few things differ - Dialectos and Dikos ex - tenor. Television Journalist An - (new officers will be elected at ently this year” said Mark Di - tended their thanks to the entire drea Stassou will serve as Gala our Annual Business Meeting on alectos who, along with his community, who made all of it Chairperson. For tickets and Saturday) would benefit from cousin Athan Dialectos, Chris door tent. “We had a live band and pick up steam through Sat - possible, and Dialectos added sponsorship packages call 718- coming to this meeting. Dikos, Dean Kraras, and An - this year,” Dialectos said: “it urday night, usually fizzle by “my uncle [Gust Kraras] is 92 204-8900 or visit thony and Stav Koumaras made a big difference.” Sunday afternoon, with only a years old, and he’s working in [email protected] n NOVEMBER 7 served as the Bazaar Chairman. There was still some dancing scarce crowd present in the final the kitchen.” Kraras organized MANHATTAN – The Archdioce - “We decided to make it a team and live music going on Sunday hour. Not so at this Bazaar. The the very first bazaar, to mark n NOVEMBER 2 san Cathedral Philoptochos So - effort,” Dikos added. afternoon as the Bazaar pro - live music continued, as did the the Church’s new building, in MANHATTAN –The community ciety will host its annual One of this year’s particularly ceeded to wind down, but the dancing, and the food lines were 1970. is invited to a concert to benefit Chrysanthemum Ball on Friday, notable added attractions, Di - peak time was Saturday night. pleasantly shorter, making it The welcome letter by the HPR –Cosmos FM 91.5 by the Nov. 7 at the Metropolitan Club, alectos pointed out, was the live Even so, many Greek festivals, easy for the hungry attendees Church’s head priest, Father internationally acclaimed tenor 8 1 East 60th St. in Manhattan, music and dancing in the out - which get started on a Friday to get their food and find a seat Tom Pappalas, which appeared Mario Frangoulis on Sunday, honoring Aphrodite Skeadas in the Bazaar’s commemorative Nov. 2 at the Tribeca Performing and supporting National Philop - program, noted that “the suc - Arts Center, 199 Chambers St. tochos Department of Social cess of our Bazaar is strongly in Manhattan at 5PM. Fran - Services. Black Tie Dinner. connected to our faith as Ortho - goulis, who was also trained as Cocktails: 7:30PM; Dinner: dox Christians where we find an actor, will recite and perform 8:30. Young Professionals great inspiration to work in the music set to the poetry of Nikos Event: Buffet with open bar and name of Our Lord Jesus, and on Gatsos. Tickets: VIP, $150, $100, dancing, 8 PM. Ball Reserva - behalf of our Sts. Constantine $75, $40. Call 718-204-8900 tions: Pauline Kotsilimbas 718- and Helen Greek Orthodox (Cosmos FM) or 212-220-1460 263-4961 [email protected]; Church. Although some of the (box office). Email: cos - Carol Contos 917-817-0306 monies raised at the Bazaar go [email protected]. Online [email protected]. to the Church’s operating bud - www.cosmosfm.org (PayPal) or Young Professionals reserva - get, a lot goes into the various tickets.tribecapac.org. tions: Justin Bozonelis jbo - philanthropic ministries that we [email protected]; Stephanie support, both locally and n NOVEMBER 5 Pantelidis around the world.” MANHATTAN – The Association [email protected]. Father Pappalas’ message is of Greek American Professional emblematic of the philosophy at Women (A.G.A.P.W.), Under the n NOVEMBER 9 Sts. Constantine and Helen. auspices of the Press and Com - MANHATTAN – St. Michael’s There is no set amount of munication Office Permanent Home is pleased to announce church membership. It is a stew - Mission of Greece to the UN, is that our 2014 Annual Name Day ardship and parishioners give pleased to invite you to join us Gala will be held on Sunday, what is commensurate with at our upcoming Conversation Nov. 9 at the Metropolitan Club, what they believe is reasonable with Women Leaders Series fea - 1 East 60th Street in Manhattan. within their capability. Also, turing Judge Harriet Pavles In conjunction with the Gala, St. when a second collection tray is George (emerita). Wednesday, Michael’s honors a distinguished passed during Sunday Service, Nov. 5 6-8PM at the Press and member of the Greek Orthodox Cypriot Young Professionals Network High Above Manhattan Pappalas usually announces the Communication Office Perma - Community who embodies and specific purpose of the second nent Mission of Greece to the promotes the finer qualities and Cypriot Young Professionals (CYP) of the Cyprus-US Chamber of Commerce and their friends tray. In that spirit, the Church UN 305 East 47th Street, 2nd traditions of our Faith and her - at a Happy Hour Networking Event at “The RoofBar” in Manhattan.Seen in the photo are CYP’s indeed feels like a church, and Floor, in Manhattan. Master of itage. This year’s recipient of the president, Laura Neroulias, 5th from right, in front of the proprietor Stathis Antonakopoulos, not a business – and yet it is Ceremonies Constantina 2014 Archangel Michael Award Christina Shailas, Maria Fillas, Eleni Eracleous, Renos Savvides, Stathis Theodoropoulos, able to meet its financial oblig - Koulosousas Spatola, Esq. We is Mr. Stephen Cherpelis. Mr. Jovanna Tannousis, Demetrios Comodromos, Petroula Lambrou and Christos Athanasiou. ations. will be honoring Judge George Cherpelis has given tirelessly to and presenting her with a Dis - the Greek Orthodox Community tinguished Life Achievement as an Archon of the Ecumenical Award. Judge George will share Patriarchate, 1st Vice President her insights and experiences as of the Archdiocesan Cathedral an attorney in private practice of Holy Trinity, devoted member and as a Judge of the Housing of St. Nicholas Church of Flush - Part of the Civil Court of the City ing where he was instrumental Welcome Fall with The National Herald! of New York during some of the in the building of the expanded city’s most stressful decades, community center and school, while rearing six children along Vice Chair of the New York with her husband Judge Nor - Diocesan Council, member of SUBSCRIBE TO OUR ON-LINE EDITION AND STAY INFORMED! man George. This is a compli - Leadership 100, and a major mentary event, but RSVP is re - contributor and fundraising quired as space is limited. For chairman of the Ronald McDon - further information, please con - ald House. For more informa - tact Dr. Olga Alexakos at oalex - tion please contact us by phone [email protected]. We look for - at (914)-476-3374, by email at ward to welcoming you! development@stmichaelshome. org or visit our website at n NOVEMBER 6-8 http://www.stmichaelshome.or BROOKLINE, MA – The Execu - g/what-our-residents-do/gala/. tive Board of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medi - n NOVEMBER 14-15 cine, Psychology and Religion is BROOKLINE, MA – The Mary Ja - pleased to announce that our haris Center for Byzantine Art Annual Conference will begin and Culture is proud to partner on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7:30PM, with The New York Life Center and continue until Saturday, for the Study of Pontus & Asia Nov. 8 at 6PM. We are honored Minor at Hellenic College Holy to have as our Keynote Speaker Cross to present the Boston Thursday evening His Emi - Byzantine Music Festival. The nence, Archbishop Demetrios of Festival presents a dynamic and America. The Conference is co- engaging collection of perfor - sponsored by and will be held mances that explore the musical at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox tradition of the Byzantine Empire School of Theology, 50 Goddard and its points of contact with the Avenue in Brookline. It is titled, music of Western Europe and the "Exploring the Mind-Body-Soul Ottoman Empire. Friday, Nov. Connection: Spirituality in Ill - 14, 7:30PM and Saturday, Nov. ness and Healing." An extensive 15, 7:30PM (at Hellenic College Program with numerous distin - Holy Cross, Maliotis Cultural guished speakers is attached. Center, 50 Goddard Avenue in Hotel information will follow Brookline. Tickets: $25 per con - soon. We invite you to join us cert • $40 for both concerts Stu - for this exciting Conference, a dents: $12 per concert with valid unique opportunity for Ortho - ID. For further information, press dox clergy, theologians, and tickets, and to arrange inter - healthcare professionals to views, please contact Brandie come together to discuss how Ratliff at 617.850.1242 or the Orthodox healing traditions [email protected].

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TNH Staff derful friend, and someone who because of the restaurant. I hope first Greek and Cypriot elected fights with you and follows you are enjoying you dinners.” to the City Council, he declared, ASTORIA – New York State As - through.” Gianaris then warmly “I can’t say enough good things semblywoman Aravella Simotas And he is committed to open - thanked the guests, his staff about Mike Gianaris.” was very happy to introduce a ing doors for fellow Greek- “who work hard, day in and day Retired City Council Speaker man who needs no introduction Americans to get into public of - out,” his parents, Magdalene Peter F. Vallone Sr. told TNH in Astoria, State Senator fice “He pushed me to run for and Prof. Nicholas Gianaris, and “Mike has been my protégé. I Michael Gianaris. The occasion his Assembly seat when he was his brother Bill. “He doubles as have been with him his whole was a fundraiser for his re-elec - elected to the Senate. He has in - the treasurer of my committee political life. I love him and I tion campaign at Trattoria L’in - spired many people to support so he thanks you for all the only hope that he could run the contro restaurant on Ditmars Greek-American and get them checks.” Senate. He would be terrific for Boulevard. into places where they can have He summarized his team’s the state. He is a good guy, very Gianaris is the second-high - a say,” Simotas said. achievements, such as cleaner intelligent – a Harvard graduate, est Democrat in the Senate, and Simotas declared to the air in Astoria. Citing the enor - but I taught him everything he as chair of the NY State Democ - crowd “we will see a lot more mous growth in nearby Long Is - knows.” ratic Senate Campaign Commit - great things from him,” but Gi - land City and Astoria, Gianaris Asked when she began to feel tee he is working hard to gain a anaris shifted into modesty and said he also works with devel - that her son was going to make Democratic majority. He will humorous mode when he opers “to make sure the build - an impact in politics, Gianaris’ then be in a position to do even thanked the friends who filled ings go up responsibly” and with mother said it was when he be - more for his constituents and the room “and come out year adequate infrastructure and came active with Michael the community, “but I have to after year, but I know it’s really making sure that as the commu - Dukakis’ presidential campaign make sure I am reelected,” he nity prospers longtime resident when he was 17. “He helped reg - said with a smile. Michael Gianaris, the second can still afford to live there. ister 10,000 voters. That’s when Simotas told TNH Gianaris is highest Democrat in the Senate, He closed his remarks saying politics entered his blood” – al - not only “a fierce advocate for and chair of the New York State “we have done a lot; we have a though she noted one of Gianaris’ the working class and very com - Democratic Senate Campaign lot more to do.” grandparents was elected mayor mitted to his Orthodox and Hel - Committee, addresses guests at When Simotas introduced of his village near Kalavrita. lenic Roots, he is also a won - his fundraiser in Astoria. Constantinides of Astoria as the Greek Singing Star Giannis Ploutarchos Helps Florida Church Rebuild

By Constantinos E. Scaros there from Greece. Saints seemed moved by what he en - Raphael, Nicholas and Irene countered. He took time to rev - PALM HARBOR, FL – Greek were Christian martyrs from the erence the liturgical space with singing superstar Giannis village of Thermi on the island dignity, and toured the entire Ploutarchos took time out of his of Lesvos. According to the premises examining the source U.S. tour to help some fellow Church’s website, straphael - of the fire. I spent time answer - Greeks in need: the community hoc.org, the three, who were fa - ing his questions about the of Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, and tally tortured by the Ottoman foundation of the community Irene in Palm Harbor, FL whose Empire in 1463, began appear - and told him about the miracles church was severely damaged ing to Thermi villagers in I saw firsthand over the last few by a fire in late September. dreams and visions in 1959, re - weeks,” not least of which how As TNH reported (“Fire Dam - vealing their cruel torture and the relics of the Saints were ages Palm Harbor Church, but providing clues that led to im - spared from the flames. Remains of 3 Saints are Saved,” portant excavations. They were “I know that this is only the Oct. 4), a fire in the early morn - canonized as saints on Septem - beginning of his stewardship to ing hours of September 23 – an ber 11, 1970. our community,” Diamanakis investigation of which con - STAR SUPPORTER continued. “He literally gave of cluded it was electrical in nature Then, Parish Council Presi - time, talent and treasure to in - – would have caused the entire dent Elias Diamanakis heard sure the church be resurrected church to burn to the ground, that world-renowned Greek from the ashes. I cannot over were it not for the quick re - singer Giannis Ploutarchos was emphasize the genuineness of sponse of Carol Dyer, who no - coming to town. “I reached out this man.” ticed the smoke as she pro - to him as well as the production Diamanakis was especially ceeded on her newspaper route, ABOVE: Parish Council President Elias Dia - team at shortly after the fire, moved by Ploutarchos’ genuine delivering the Tampa Bay manakis (L) gives Greek singer/superstar when I learned he was coming quality: “He was extremely Times. Dyer called the fire de - Giannis Ploutarchos a gift made by the chil - to the area to perform. Almost thoughtful and measured in his partment immediately, and the dren of the Sts. Raphael, Nicholas, and immediately, they responded in visit, I never once felt rushed or firefighters were able to extin - Irene parish in Palm Harbor, FL. the affirmative. When he was in dismissed or as if this were be - guish the flames before they en - LEFT: World-famous singer Giannis town, we touched base and ing done as some public rela - gulfed the entire structure, sav - Ploutarchos (R) graciously signs a guitar arranged a time for him to see tions act. He was sincere and ing among other things the presented by Parish Council President Elias the property,” he told TNH. devoted to this faith, I really ap - critical ancient remnants of the Diamanakis, which will be used to raise Diamanakis was very appre - preciated this 'superstar' in a three saints for which the funds to rebuild the fire-ravaged Sts. ciative of Ploutarchos’ support real brotherly way. Mr. Ploutar - Church is named – which were Raphael, Nicholas and Irene Church in as well as his genuine desire to chos – Giannis – and his family given to the Church, brought Palm Harbor, FL. help. “He was engaged and are in our daily prayers.” Vlachos Accepts HANAC Man of Year Award with Warmth and Humor

By Constantine S. Sirigos The honoree and dignitaries TNH Staff Writer pose for commemorative photo at the HANAC gala. (L- NEW YORK – Philanthropic pas - R) Amb. George Iliopoulos, sion, gratitude and kefi once Stavros Plangetis, George again dominated the annual Mihaltses, Demetria Tsagaris, HANAC gala, guaranteeing the Evangeline Douras, Peter event the Mandarin Oriental Vlachos, Nikitas Drakotos, Hotel on October 24 would be John Kaiteris, Dennis Yuelys both fun and inspiring. and Nick Tjartjalis. The hotel’s Grand Ballroom, with its spectacular views of Manhattan, was filled with sup - cated person and he gives his porters of the multi-faceted so - all.” cial services organization with Among the dignitaries who Greek-American roots, and the attended were Congresswoman friends and admirers of Carolyn Maloney, State Senator HANAC’s 2014 man of the year, Michael Gianaris, Assembly - noted investor and philan - woman Aravella Simotas, and thropist Peter A. Vlachos. George Iliopoulos, the Consul The guest were welcomed by General of Greece. the comedian Basile, who was The guests were taken by the as gracious an Emcee as he was magnificent flower arrange - a hilarious and outrageous fea - fundraisers in light of cutbacks cation. Director of Leadership 100, told of the endowment’s investment ments that graced each table. tured entertainer performing in government aid. The gifted and hardworking TNH “Peter never ceases to committee. “He always dealt Mrs. Douris thanked Gus and the Greek-American version of She praised the honoree for young man overcame his early amaze me, as a friend as a pro - with every account as if it were Louis Vellios of Brooklyn’s Av - his stand-up routine later on. his achievement and his 21 trials and errors, and expressed fessional.” Vlachos is chairman his own. He is a humble, dedi - enue J Florist. The moving invocation of Fr. years of service on HANAC’s his deep appreciation to those Nicholas Anctil set the tone for Board, saying “Peter Vlachos’ who guided him and encour - the speaking program just as the name is synonymous with in - aged him in his difficult mo - music of Alpha fueled the danc - tegrity, respect and compas - ments – and the classmates who ing that followed. sion.” helped him survive some dan - He said to those gathered “I Nikitas Drakotos, HANAC’s gerous moments in tough public want to salute you and thank president, added praise for the schools. you for all that you do for dedication and energy of Mrs. He emphasized the impor - HANAC. You don’t realize the Douris when it was his turn to tance of mentors in the lives of amount of services that its of - speak. successful people, telling TNH Nikitas Moustakas, Esq. fers… but HANAC is more than George Tsandikos, the presi - “all it takes is interest and follow a program, it is people – people dent of the Leadership 100 en - through.” Attorney at Law assisting God’s people and any dowment that funds endeavors He told the gathering “No prayer I offer tonight, must also in support of the Orthodox Faith one becomes successful in life be a thanksgiving…for all you and Hellenism, introduced Vla - without the help of others, from do...Your time and your talents chos. small courtesies, to a few words Greek-American Attorney and your treasures go a long After thanking HANAC for imparting knowledge, or per - My practice encompasses way.” the honor and the guests for sonal guidance. I have received businesses, restaurant/hospitality industry, Evangeline Douris, HANAC’ their presence, Vlachos began them all, for which I express my chairman, welcomed the guests with the story of his father Em - gratitude.” physicians, hospitals, and estate & trust planning. Nikitas Moustakas, Esq. “to our 46th birthday celebra - manuel, who emigrated from In 1989 he founded Austin M.B.A., LL.M. in Taxation tion of the organization that is the island of Hydra in 1910. His Investment Management, Inc. It Chair, Health Care and Dental Group; Co-Chair, Business & Tax Group the fulfilment of the dream of mother, Mary Ellen Austin, was was bought in 2009 by Beck, [email protected] its founder, her late husband a Southern Baptist descendant Mack & Oliver, LLC, and Vlachos George Douris, for an agency of early English and Scottish became its managing director. WE SPEAK GREEK that would support “the most Settlers Vlahos spoke warmly of his vulnerable citizens of New York” He proceeded to tell the dear friends, including George and immigrants from Greece moving story of his life, begin - Douris, and Michael and Mary and Cyprus who came in pursuit ning with his childhood in Jaharis, who were instrumental of the American dream. Washington Heights, with in his finally joining the Ortho - Mt. Laurel, NJ • Trenton, NJ • Holmdel, NJ ESL classes “that helped warmth and humor, beginning dox Church. Pennsylvania • New York • Delaware them get jobs” were among its by noting that since his parents His daughter Zoe told THN first programs, but the jewels in could not decide where he and she was moved “to have my fa - 856.813.4146 • www.capehart.com HANAC’s crown are the senior his sister Josephine should be ther honored in this way. He is citizens centers and residences baptized, we “began life as hea - a humble man. He works ex - for the people whose sacrifices thens.” tremely hard for numerous or - enabled their children to realize “I frequently found myself in ganizations, but he is not one • Apellate • Banking and Financial Services • Bankruptcy/Creditor’s Rights • Business and Tax that dreams in ways few could troubling situations, I fought in to boast about it.” • Commercial • Construction • Condominium & Homeowner Associations • Elder Low have imagined. school and outside school,” but She works with her father in • Environmental/OSHA • Family Law • Franchising • Health Care • Hospitality Law Mrs. Douris was the first of although he called himself a tru - investment and money manage - • Intelectuall Property • Insurance • Labor and Employment • Litigation • Public Finance the speakers to thank everyone ant, he said he was an enter - ment and her brother Dimitri is • Real Estate and Land Use • Regulatory and Governmental Affairs • School Law – its committees, board, and prising one, foreshadowing both an engineer and marketing spe - staffers, and especially John Kai - his success as an investment ad - cialist. Their mother Susan is a and Special Education • Transportation • Wills, Estates & Trusts • Workers’ Compensation teris, its Executive Director – visor, and his decision to give psychiatrist affiliated with New who make possible the work of back to society – he became a York Presbyterian-Columbia Capehart Scatchard is a regional business and litigation law firm HANAC and the success of its lifelong supporter of the arts, Medical Center. galas, which are very important humanitarian causes and edu - Paulette Poulos, Executive 4 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014 Hero Journalist Foley Honored by Washington OXI Day Foundation

1) Mobile Medical Units of Greece: (L-R) Dr. Michalis Bobotis, Angeliki Vlassi, Nikoletta Beltsiou, Andreas Dracopoulos, SNF Co- President, and Dr. Panagiotis Koulouvaris. 2) Judge B. Theodore Bozonelis receives the award on behalf of the Nicholas Bouras Foundation from Andy Manatos. 3) At Arlington National Cemetery for a wreath laying ceremony: Front row (L-R) Maria Kafarakis, Arguiro Eleftheriu, Andy Manatos, Amb. George Chacalli, Col. Evangelos Papadopoulos and Michael Psaros. 4) The Great Hall of the U.S. Institute for Peace in Washington, DC.

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Remarks by SNF Co-President A. Dracopoulos

Following is an excerpt from the speech Andreas C. Dracopoulos delivered presenting the Philotimo Award :

Everyone knows that Greece is basically an island nation. Its thousands of is - lands are an essential part of Greece's identity. Every Greek recognizes their importance –strategic, economic, geo - graphic –while every Greek also knows that most of the islands remain isolated, ne - glected, abandoned by the Greek State, and left to their 3 4 own devices however insuf - ficient these may be. To be an inhabitant on most of these places means living a Continued from page 1 able us to always stand with in his family. sense of mission, and the hu - troduced Lyzhychko, who com - lonely, and dangerous life. In those who courageously say no The ideological connection manitarian light that shined municated live via skype. The talking about the situation James Foley, whose life was – OXI – against evil forces…that was though his mentor, David throughout his captivity, sus - Ukrainian pop star, who received one could easily say that taken by the forces of ISIS in threaten our freedoms.” Ben Gurion, Israel’s first presi - tained by the prayers of others, death threats when she refused Greeks have no sense of Syria, Ruslana Lyzhychko of Ambassador Christos dent. Ben Gurion decided to and his own faith and praying, to stop participating in demon - philotimo when it comes to Ukraine, and Dr. Takis Koulou - Panagopoulos of Greece offered learn to read Greek “because he which fueled the comfort he of - strations in her homeland, has addressing the needs of these varis on behalf of the Mobile greetings and declared that after thought something was missing fered his fellow captives. been called “The Soul of islands and taking care of Medical Units of Greece, win - October 28, Greek philotimo our history” of great kings and Andreas Dracopoulos, Stavros Ukraine’s Revolution.” their inhabitants. ners of the first annual Stavros “made the difference and gave prophets – the story of states - Niarchos Foundation Director B. Theodore Bozonelis, a That is why the Mobile Niarchos Foundation Philotimo the world confidence that the men. He studied Greek philotimo and co-President, introduced Dr. trustee of the Nicholas J. and Medical Units are the recipi - Award. darkness could be defeated.” to learn what it was like to be Koulouvaris, who presented a Anna K. Bouras Foundation an - ents of the First Annual A trailer of the Foundation’s The video message of Presi - the head of a state,” Perez said. video and spoke about the vital nounced the winners of the new Stavros Niarchos Foundation film Philotimo, The Greek Se - dent Peres, who was presented President Bill Clinton also ad - work of bringing medical care to Philotimo Scholarship Award. Philotimo Award. Under the cret, which has gone viral, was the Chysostomos Award, named dressed the gathering – by video. the remote parts of Greece. Among the dignitaries were guidance and leadership of shown with excerpts showing for the Archbishop of Greece It was he who nominated this George Logothetis, Chairman retired U.S. Senator Paul Sar - Dr. Takis Koulouvaris, and leading Greek-Americans ex - who risked his life by standing year’s recipient of the OXI Day and CEO of the Libra Group, banes, Congressman John Sar - with the support of the pressing what that untranslat - up to the nazi terror and saved Award. “As a journalist, he took who gave the Keynote Speech, banes, David D. Pearce, U.S. Am - Stavros Niarchos Foundation, able word – the usual English the lives of Greek Jews, was the on the important job of shining declared that philotimo is what bassador to Greece, and Greece’s an extraordinary team of vol - phrase “love of honor” does not first of many highlights. a light on some of the darkest binds together 20 million Greeks former Ambassador to the U.S. unteers (doctors and assis - do it justice– means to them. He said “I am very touched,” parts of the world…he fought in a world of 7 billion people. Vassilis Kaskarellis. tants) have been providing The guests were welcomed and proceeded to reveal strong always to bring us the truth… He offered as prime example of Sophia Pelekakis opened the free comprehensive and by Andy Manatos, the founder personal and ideological connec - .Just as the Greek Prime Minster philotimo two of this year’s re - program with a thrilling rendi - state-of-the-art health care and president of the Foundation tions with the spirit of OXI Day. in1941 answered the Axis forces’ cipients of the Libra Group’s Hel - tion of the national anthems and services to thousands of resi - and of the National Coordinated Perez’ father joined the request for surrender with one lenic Entrepreneurship Award, the evening concluded with a dents of some of Greece's Effort of Hellenes, who shared British Army and fought the fas - word – OXI - James Foley said who said they were honored to moving benediction by R. Steven most isolated, remote and ne - Emcee duties with his son, Mike. cists in Greece, and when his life NO to the forces of destruction, be named, but returned the Zorzos, Dean of St. Sophia glected islands. Their act con - The invocation was offered was in danger he was given shel - division and domination.” monetary prize so that others Cathedral. stitutes a true manifestation by Fr. Alexander Karloutsos, Pro - ter for two years by monks. The crowd’s loud applause might be helped. Michael Psaros, co-founder of of philotimo for the common topresbyter of the Ecumenical Perez said his father was very carried over into their welcome Ambassador Melanne a major private equity firm, who good, which becomes even Patriarchate, who asked God to taken by the support of the for Foley’s parents, John and Di - Verveer, the Director of the traveled from New York, told more important during the endow those present with the Greek people and would often ane Foley. They thanked every - Georgetown Institute for TNH “it is a privilege and an current critical times for power of philotimo, and to “en - sing Greek songs to the children one and spoke of their son’s Women, Peace and Security, in - honor to be here, first because Greek society. I am delighted it’s for OXI Day and everything and honored to present Dr. that it symbolizes to the world Koulouvaris and all his col - and Hellenes worldwide, but leagues at the Mobile Med - also to honor the parents of a ical Units team with the First ! man killed by true evil – Greeks Annual Stavros Niarchos T R have a words for that: barbari. Foundation Philotimo Award, E May his memory be eternal God and to congratulate them for S N bless him and his family.” their efforts and hard work, I religion & spirituality Nick Larigakis, the president which sends an important L of AHI, emphasized the impor - message about social cohe - IA tance of bringing the story and siveness and responsibility to C E meaning of OXI Day to the one’s fellow citizens. We look P American mainstream and the forward to continuing choos - S public policy community. “I con - ing our Award winners on an gratulate the OXI Day founda - annual basis for other extra - tion for the work that it does, ordinary acts of philotimo. and I commend them for making One of the favorite sayings the event contemporary by iden - of Emmanuel Kriaras, a mod - tifying individuals around the ern Greek philosopher, who world, not just of Greek decent, was born in 1906 and passed who are fighting against tyranny away this summer at the and barbarism,” he said. young age of 108, was that Basil Mossaides, Executive true love can only be Director of AHEPA, said he is achieved by being able to pleased they are sponsors of the constantly seek your ideals. event, which is “a wonderful op - In closing, I urge all of you portunity to acknowledge the to seek your ideals, to do heroes of October 28. The Foun - your best to help the ones dation does a wonderful job of less fortunate, and in doing bringing Greek-Americans to - so, stay in love. gether,” for that purpose. Catsimatidis donates $50K To Assist State Democrats

NOVEMBER 15-16, 2014 Continued from page 1 per. “While he likes the mayor, he doesn’t feel the Senate De - De Blasio is leading a coali - mocrats are friendly to the real tion of unions and activists in estate industry.” The National Herald , proudly announces its special insert dedicated the political campaign to give It was not immediately clear the Democrats more power over if the developer, who did not wish to RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY. Catsimatidis’ party. to be identified, made the dona - The News reported that as tion. His name is not listed among This insert will appear in our English edition ONCE-A-MONTH and will feature part of de Blasio’s drive to help the donors whose contributions articles on spirituality, theology, religion and much more. Democrats retake the Senate, a already have been reported to the key aide to the Mayor hit up a state Board of Elections. city developer for a suggested Sam Nagourney, Finance Di - contribution of $50,000. rector of de Blasio’s 2013 may - The solicitation made the de - oral campaign, asked the un - The National Herald veloper “feel uncomfortable” in named developer for a donation part because he deals with the in an email, which was obtained T H D E L N A www.thenationalherald.com AT ER IONAL H city on permitting and other by The News. land-use issues, a person who “We are focusing on the four spoke with him said. most winnable races at this For more information contact: [email protected] or call: 718-784-5255, ext. 101 “He wasn’t sure how to play point,” the email said, listing it because he has business with four Democrats battling for Sen - the city,” the source told the pa - ate seats upstate. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014 COMMUNITY 5 HuffPost Greece Launch is a Homecoming for Arianna Huffington

By Constantine Sirigos Diaspora Greeks know that tell their stories themselves, in addition to The Huffington Post’s TNH Staff Writer the Greek media deserve a share words, in pictures and in video. integrated global newsroom, of the blame for their homeland’s For me, launching HuffPost in which has hundreds of editors NEW YORK – When Arianna current malaise and suffering, so Greece is a once-in-a-lifetime op - who collaborate in real-time to Huffington, President and Edi - they are pleased that the Huffin - portunity to work with a country create content in eight languages tor-in-Chief of the Huffington gton Post, a Pulitzer Prize-win - that has given so much to me,” using a custom unified tech plat - Post Media Group, announced in ning source of breaking news, Huffington added in a news re - form and will cover 14 markets September her plans to launch features, and entertainment, will lease. by the end of January 2015… a Greek language edition of The become part of the media mix Recruiting the right people is Nearly 50 percent of HuffPost’s Huffington Post in collaboration there. critical. Huffington told TNH Traffic Now Comes from Outside with 24MEDIA, the largest digi - The venture, which is backed they are assembling “a team that the United States…its growing tal media publisher in Greece, by a number of prominent Greek will bring the HuffPost DNA to international presence…covers many Greek-Americans were financial partners, may prove a Greece. Our content strategy is more than half of the world’s happy both for Greece and the game changer for Greece, joining local - with topics and coverage GDP,” according to the release. media mogul. The National Herald as a credible for Greek audiences - across gen - HuffPost India will also debut The National Herald asked source of news and commentary eral news, lifestyle, and enter - in November 2014 and HuffPost Huffington how she feels about run by a Diaspora Hellene. tainment.” Arabic in January. the venture. “Launching HuffPost Told HuffPost Greece could Among her partners are “Pet - The timing could be very in Greece is, in many ways, be revolutionary for the country, ros Pappas, the Latsis family, good from a business standpoint. about coming full circle. My fa - Huffington said to TNH, “I’m so Dimitris Maris and Evgenia Jimmy Maymann, Chief Execu - ther was a serial journalism en - grateful to be able to bring The Chandri. “We've assembled a tive Officer of the Huffington trepreneur who launched a suc - Huffington Post to Greece at this consortium of partners in Post, said “With the Greek econ - cession of small newspaper moment. As both a journalistic Greece, all of whom believe in omy seeming to have turned a ventures – all of which failed. outlet and a blogging platform, creating a new venture in corner in 2014 and with real (It’s no accident HuffPost is not we will be telling the most im - Greece's growing digital econ - GDP forecast to grow more than in print!) He often quoted to me portant stories in Greece, and -- omy,” she said. 6% over the next two years, this his favorite story of the Greek just as important – helping peo - “When we began our interna - is an exciting time to be launch - philosopher Diogenes, who was ple throughout Greece tell their tional expansion more than three ing our Greek edition.” asked why he kept begging from stories themselves.” years ago,” she said, “I knew that The possibility of early elec - statues. ‘I'm practicing disap - “We’ll be bringing our hybrid one day HuffPost’s own odyssey tions raises questions about that pointment,’ he replied. So you approach of original reporting – to borrow from one of my com - forecast, but renewed political might say that HuffPost Greece and an inclusive blog platform patriots – would lead us to and economic turmoil would is following in my paternal foot - Arianna Huffington talks about her book Thrive: The Third to tell the stories that matter Greece. And I couldn’t be happier only serve to heighten the new steps – only without Diogenes! I Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, most and – just as important – that that day has finally come.” venture’s importance to Huffin - hope he would be proud.” Wisdom, and Wonder at a Philoptochos luncheon in NY. help people throughout Greece “HuffPost Greece is the latest gton’s homeland. AG Candidate John Cahill will Focus on the Climate of Corruption in Albany

TNH Staff where more than 1000 more economy of upstate New York. with court decisions and in a were punished. Making the “I travelled the southern tier manner that does not send the NEW YORK – New York resi - shareholders pay instead of of New York and those commu - wrong message.” dents have been waiting for holding wrongdoers personally nities are really struggling, and Cahill believes it is vital for progress in the fight against cor - accountable is unjust and inef - I see that natural gas is critically officials to communicate with ruption in the state capital for a fective he said. important, bringing economic citizens about such matters and long time. One of the forces cit - Told that small businesses benefits statewide, like a revival one of his criticisms of Schnei - izens count on is the office of are the backbone of the Greek- of manufacturing and lower en - derman is that he has not trav - the New York State attorney American community, Cahill ergy costs for the poor. elled extensively across the general. noted that his father owned a He said recent studies have State. “You have to meet with The incumbent, Democrat bar in the Bronx and acknowl - clarified some issues and believe the people that you serve.” Eric Schneiderman said attack - edged that owners feel ha - citizens will be protected by his He will also focus on domes - ing corruption was a priority rassed, not helped by govern - proposals to ban fracking from tic violence. when he was elected, but his ment. watersheds and state parks, and Cahill played a major role in challenger, Republican John He believes inspectors should to force oil companies to reveal coordinating the New York Cahill, told The National Herald, be more reasonable when what they are injecting into the State’s response to 9/11 and in “Schneiderman said he was go - health is not the issue, issuing ground. “And you let the pro - the redevelopment of the World ing to do that four years ago, warnings rather than charging fessionals at DEC, properly Trade Center. He said that prior but he absolutely failed.” fines, which should not be seen funded, to oversee the activity.” to the formal master plan, he After eight years in private as a revenue source by munici - Neighborhood safety is an - and his colleagues and Gover - practice, Cahill, an attorney, palities. other priority, and he weighed nor Pataki agreed that “the crit - told TNH “The reason I am run - Cahill also believes how new in on the “stop and frisk” con - ical elements would be the ning is reassert the indepen - industries are regulated must be troversy. memorial, office space for the dence and integrity of the office re-examined “because New York “The active policing that has critical financial industry but of the Attorney General. I am wants to be at the forefront of been happening in the last 20 John Cahill is challenging incumbent New York Attorney Gen - also a place of worship – and concerned about the politiciza - developing new technologies something years has dramati - eral Eric Schneiderman on Nov. 4. He played major roles on that was the Greek Church – be - tion of the office of Attorney and services. cally changed the city for the Governor Pataki’s team for Lower Manhattan after 9/11. cause all of that was attacked General,” which he believes un - Cahill looks at the issue of better,” especially the poor and destroyed on 9/11.” dermines efforts to fight corrup - natural gas drilling from the neighborhoods, but he listens to sioner Bratton says police are and frisk” policies is one way to He said, “We are thrilled to tion. perspective of a career devoted minority communities and ac - still using it, just not to the same limit abuse. see that the Church is on the Born in the Bronx to parents to environmental protection, but knowledges the abuses. extent, and that the modifica - “But we need to make sure right path after a lot of effort of Irish immigrants, and grow - he is also concerned about the Cahill noted that Commis - tion which he called “stop ask we are suing it in accordance from a lot of people.” ing up in Yonkers, Cahill has the street and book smarts the fight requires. He received a BA in Economics from Fordham Uni - versity and a J.D. and L.L.M. in Kazan Panel in Manhattan Environmental Law from Pace University. After practicing law and serv - Continued from page 1 called six out of the eight people ing as Commissioner of the De - he named in advance and got partment of Environmental Con - He didn’t want anything pedes - their permission. “Kazan’s action servation, Cahill became trian or commonplace. In the received such enormous notice secretary and later Chief of Staff same way, he was always want - because he took out a full-page to Governor George Pataki. ing his actors to do something ad in the New York Times the The crisis in government in surprising.” next day saying ‘I did it volun - Albany and the power of the AG “Kazan was provocative,” tarily, and I believe in what I dominated the discussion at commented Ludwig. “I think he did.’ That brought everyone TNH headquarters, saying that liked to shock you. Most contact down on him. It made him the Schneiderman has “failed to you have with people is so bor - lightning rod for compliance stand up to the politicians in Al - ing. But he broke the rules. My with the Committee. He did it bany,” on a number of issues, parents said he was the best di - because he did not want to be such as the Moreland Commis - rector ever. He never said ‘no’ squashed.” Kazan never backed sion,” which was created to in - to an actor. He didn’t limit the down in public, or apologized. vestigate corruption but was dis - actor’s imagination, and that Gialellis had a different take. banded by Governor Andrew was his brilliance.” “Many times, from what he told Cuomo. “Schneiderman sat idly Gialellis, who became a close me and from what I understood by when his assistant district at - friend of Kazan, said “he would by his behavior, he was very torneys were being interfered allow every actor to do what the hurt and hated for what he had with by the Executive’s office… actor thought was right for the done. Knowing him, he would He should have stood up to the part. But in the end you did take the ad in the paper because interference but he failed to do what he wanted you to do. To - he was showing he was not de - (L-R) Book editor Katherine Hourigan director Avram Ludwig, film professor Foster Hirsh, and that.” gether, you discovered so many feated. McCarthy was trying to Stathis Gialellis, star of America, America shared memories of the director at a Barnes & Noble Among Cahill’s other priori - things.” Gialellis beat out hun - squash those people down, panel on The Selected Letters of Elia Kazan. ties is fighting the heroin epi - dreds of actors for the role of squash their spirits. Kazan said demic. “It’s the number one is - Stavros in America, America, in - he was not squashed, but of to him. I never judged him, and Selected Letters of Elia Kazan side look at a unique personality sue in every community I go cluding Warren Beatty. Kazan course he was because all his he spoke about it for many presents 300 letters culled from who left an indelible mark on to…there are more people in wrote Beatty that he was not life he would be trying to find years.” the 1,300 letters that Kazan film, theatre and people. At 629 substance abuse programs for right for the role, “because I am the answer to what happened Highly recommended, The wrote. It offers a fascinating in - pages, it is a great read. heroin than alcohol.” going to look for a Latin boy, a Although he supported the Greek, or Italian that under - rollback of the draconian Rock - stands this part, because he ab - efeller drug laws, he feels the sorbed it with his mother’s state went too far. While sup - milk.” port treatment programs and Gialellis recalled: “Publicity education, be believes prosecu - at the time said that Kazan tors must be given more discre - chose me after spotting me in tion in order to go after the traf - an office because I looked right. fickers. But I was in drama school in He is opposed to the legal - Athens, in a school that prac - ization of recreational mari - ticed the Stanislavsky method, juana, but supported the legal - like the Actors Studio. And I was ization of medical marijuana the assistant to Greece’s leading www.GreekKitchennyc.com because it helps the sick and the film director.” Kazan inter - law included funding for appro - viewed many young actors in priate oversight by police. Athens but did not select one. That is an indication that al - Gialellis flew to New York and though he hates government knocked on Kazan’s door. He got waste and inefficiency, Cahill’s the part. experience has taught him the “Kazan was great. He was importance of proper funding very tender with his actors. He in the church hAll for critical functions. never yelled. He talked with FollowinG the divine liturGy Balance and justice are con - you. And he never rehearsed. cept that comes up often in con - He believed that in an emo - versations with Cahill, especially tional scene you don’t rehearse. SUNDAY, November 9, 2014 in the context of regulation. As It had to happen during the first an aspiring governor, Elliot two or three takes. Every time I Spitzer when he was AG, used saw him over the years, it was donation $10 his Wall Street investigations “as always a lesson to me. One a platform to get headlines as night he said ‘What are you do - & opposed to getting justice. “ ing tonight? Let’s go and see a Cahill asked rhetorically friend.’ The friend was Clifford “when you see the 160 billion Odets. We talked for six hours that have been imposed on Wall and it was the greatest experi - Street so far in fines and penal - ence of my life.” Follow us on Facebook: ties…how many have actually Kazan’s “naming names” for 143 east 17th street, new york, new york 10003 gone to jail?” He compared that the House Un-American Com - Eθνικός Κήρυξ / The National Herald (212) 473-0648 to the S&L scandals – which did mittee continues to provoke less damage in the 1980s – controversy. Ludwig says Kazan 6 COMMUNITY THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014 Abraham Lincoln Threatened, Then Killed, by a “Greek”

By Constantinos E. Scaros Theatre. Suppose, further, that of Lincoln’s guests seated with in one appearance, DiCaprio, in him said: “Mr. Lincoln, he looks The fascinating quality of his - character as Vallon, uttered as if he meant that for you,” to tory is that its true stories are of - highly-threatening language, us - which the president replied: ten more compelling than ones ing Obama as a prop, standing “well, he does look pretty sharp that are pure fiction. Such is the only inches away from him. Soon at me, doesn’t he?” case regarding the “Greek” who enough, one of Obama’s invited Five months later, on April 14, shot and killed President Abra - guests seated next to him says: 1865, Booth shot Lincoln in the ham Lincoln. “Mr. President, it would seem as back of the head at that same Before we delve into Lincoln’s if those threats are really meant theater, while the president was assassination, consider this: sup - for you.” With a chuckle, Obama enjoying another play there, “My pose that Leonardo DiCaprio, responds: “yeah, it looks that American Cousin.” one of the most popular actors way, doesn’t it.” We know the rest – Booth es - in America today and the star of Finally, suppose that five caped, but was killed while the numerous hit films, turned to the months later, DiCaprio shoots authorities tried to apprehend live stage – reprising his role as Obama from behind, killing him, him. Lincoln, of course, died a Amsterdam Vallon in Gangs of while Obama is sitting in that day after the shooting. The next day was Easter Sunday, and the devastated nation, mired in mourning, called it Black Easter. PRESIDENTIAL ASSASSINATIONS As if Lincoln’s assassination wasn’t tragic enough, three other presidents would be fatally ABOVE: An illustration of President Lincoln’s assassination. From L to R: Major Henry Rathbone, felled by assassins’ bullets in the his fiancée Clara Harris, First Lady Mary Todd, the president, and the assassin John Wilkes ensuing years: besides the best- Booth. FAR LEFT: A statue of the Ancient Greek sculptor Phidias, whom President Lincoln’s known among those, the killing killer, John Wilkes booth, portrayed in the play “Marble Heart,” which Lincoln attended a few of John F. Kennedy in 1963, months before the assassination. LEFT: President Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was there were the assassinations of not actually Greek, but when he first met Lincoln face-to-face, he threatened him while James A. Garfield and William portraying a villainous version of the Ancient Greek sculptor Phidias. McKinley in 1881 and 1901, re - spectively. story might seem, a strikingly Heart,” starring John Wilkes adapted into English in 1854 by The main difference is that similar version really happened Booth. Besides being an avid fan Charles Selby, from the original none of those three other presi - about 150 years ago. of theater in general, Lincoln was French version “Les Filles de dents even knew his assassin, let KILLING LINCOLN specifically a fan of Booth, and Marbre,” written a year earlier alone was ever in his presence From the time we were in requested to meet him on nu - by Theodore Barriere. Booth and ever sought to be intro - grade school we learned that Lin - merous occasions, both at Ford’s starred as the Ancient Greek duced to him. coln was assassinated by John Theatre and at the White House. sculptor Phidias, who traveled in As for the play “Marble Wilkes Booth. That much is cor - Booth always seemed to have an time and reemerged with the Heart” itself, it was performed rect. Also correct is that Booth excuse to avoid the meeting. A alias Raphael Duchatlet, a 19th in English, and there is no con - New York, at the historic Na - same theater watching a differ - was not Greek. He was born in staunch racist, Booth intensely century sculptor. On more than clusive evidence that Booth, as tional Theatre in Washington, ent play. Maryland to parents who were despised Lincoln because the one occasion while uttering con - Phidias, uttered his threats to DC. Suppose that DiCaprio was Imagine that scenario: a na - immigrants from England. But president had abolished slavery. tentious language, Booth in the Lincoln in Greek. Nonetheless, one of Barack Obama’s favorite tional manhunt to track down on November 9, 1964, President In response to the invitations, mode of a villainous Phidias got as part of preparation for his dis - actors, and that the president and capture Leonardo DiCaprio, Lincoln was sitting with his en - Booth privately told friends “I very close to Lincoln, pointing tinguished acting career, Booth would often attend DiCaprio’s for assassinating President tourage in Ford’s Theatre in DC, would rather meet a Negro.” his finger just inches from the had studied and learned the live performances at the National Obama. As outrageous as that watching the play “Marble “Marble Heart” is a play president’s face. Reportedly, one Greek language. Moosed Opportunity: Bumgarner too Much for Moustakas and the Royals

KANSAS CITY, MO – It was a legs, they flew back to Kansas answered back with two runs of runner on third with two outs, City – George Brett. Cinderella year for the Kansas City, determined not to lose the its own in the bottom half of the and Moustakas on deck. What Now the team’s Vice Presi - City Royals. An improbable 8-0 championship on their home inning, and that’s the way it a showdown that would have dent of Baseball Operations, postseason start, much of it on turf. stayed until the Giants scored been: Bumgarner v. Moustakas. Brett has been supportive of the clutch power-hitting heroics A resounding 10-0 blowout again in the fourth to jump But it was not to be – as Bum - Moustakas during the latter’s of Greek-American Mike Mous - – clearly the most decisive game ahead 3-2. The rest was pitch - garner got Salvador Perez to hitting slumps, often recalling takas, thrust them into the of the Series – was highlighted ing. More specifically, Madison pop up in foul territory and the his early days before he blos - World Series against the by Moustakas bat: he drove in Bumgarner. Amazingly, he ballgame was over. Needless to somed into one of the game’s vaunted veteran San Francisco the game’s first, and last runs. pitched five scoreless innings on say, Bumgarner was named Se - greatest hitters. Graciously, he Giants. First, with a double, then with just two days’ rest to keep the ries MVP. said “Moustakas isn’t the first Losing the first game at a home run. The moose antlers, Royals at bay. Things almost got The Giants added to their young, struggling, Royals third home, the Royals evened things a hometown prop in Moustakas’ out of hand in the bottom of the glory, winning their third World baseman.” up in Game 2 as the Series honor – his nickname is “Moose” ninth, as an fielding flop saw a Series championship in five But Moustakas has a great headed West. Now with home – could be spotted throughout years, and eighth overall. The deal to be proud of this season, field advantage, the Giants Kauffman Stadium. It all boiled first five came when the team including four home runs and could have wrapped things up down to Game 7. Six games, Kansas City Royals third base - played in New York City at the five RBIs against the California in Frisco by Sunday night, but three wins apiece, 25 total runs man Mike Moustakas reacts Polo Grounds. Angels and Baltimore Orioles, it was not to be. for the Royals, 27 for the Giants. after left fielder Alex Gordon m The Royals, meanwhile, will helping his team get to the u c

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Clockwise from upper left: President Nicos Anastasiades greets Archbishop Demetrios; an elderly woman in the “en - claved” village of Rizokarpaso in north Cyprus seems to bear the pain and sorrow of the 40 years of the illegal Turkish oc - cupation; His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios presides over a service with local clergy and residents of occupied Cyprus; an historic church that has been illegally converted to a mosque; At the historic monastery of St. Andrew the Apostle in the occupied zone, Archbishop Demetrios lights a candle. Archbishop Demetrios Visits Turkish Occupied Cypriot Territory

Continued from page 1 The few hundred Greek- Demetrios crossed over Nicosia and said “the United States will he was given a tour of the ex - would not be pressured into re - Cypriots remaining in the north - into the occupied portion, and do everything it can for the hibits, the Cyprus Mail said. turning to reunification talks Cypriot ships and planes to en - ernmost points of the island was joyfully welcomed. Greek Cypriots. You are a kernel He had lunch with Vasilis Pa - and negotiate under threat or ter its territory although Cyprus welcomed the Archbishop, who The church in Agia Triada, of hope for a reunited Cyprus.” paioannou and met with Com - intimidation only to have a is a member of the European visited the villages of Agia Tri - named after the village, rang the Before that, he visited Edu - missioner for Humanitarian and forced solution dictated by mil - Union and Turkey wants to join. ada Yialousa, Rizokarpaso, and bell at his arrival. Demetrios cation Minister Costas Kadis, Overseas Affairs Fotis Fotiou and itary might. Despite that ban – and with also the historic monastery of joined the congregation, which with whom he discussed the Koening. He was hosted at a pri - The President broke off the Turkey placing warships and a St. Andrew. sang the Pentecost hymn and strengthening of relations be - vate dinner in Limassol by Anas - reunification talks he had initi - research vessel in sovereign Demetrios also visited Fama - also Ti Ypermaho. tween the Ministry and the tasiades’ wife, Andry Anastasi - ated after Turkey violated Cypriot waters – the EU is con - gusta – he went to the tomb of Demetrios also memorialized Archbishopric in the United ades, at their home. Cyprus' Exclusive Economic tinuing negotiations with Turkey the Apostle Barnabas, the pa - Giannakis, the son of Sava Lias, States, as well as promoting the His agenda included, Zone (EEZ) and kept warships that could allow admission one tron of the Church of Cyprus. who in 1974 at age 21 died on Greek language in schools. amongst other issues, the there in violation of interna - day. “It is a special blessing,” the battlefield. The bones were In addition, the Archbishop Cyprus problem, charity foun - tional law. Ankara ignored calls For the Archbishop though, Demetrios said, of his opportu - found by the Commission for visited the Anthropology Lab of dations in Cyprus and educa - by the EU, the US and the UN that was all politics and he was nity to extend his visit to the oc - Missing Persons in a mass grave the Committee on Missing Per - tional issues. to return to negotiations, al - all humanitarian, particularly in cupied region. in occupied Kyrenia and buried sons (CMP) at the old Nicosia While he was there, at an of - though none in the international the touching visit to the Turkish Accompanied by U.S. Ambas - in the village. airport, followed by a visit to ficial lunch in the Archbishop's community asked Turkey to re - occupied area. sador to Cyprus John Koenig, Koenig thanked Demetrios the Leventis Art Gallery, where honor, Anastasiades said he move its warships. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014 COMMUNITY 7

ALL HISTORY Nicholas George Montos: Among America’s Most Wanted Mysteries

Continued from page 1 After being released from Paine if she didn't cooperate. As prison in May 1973, Montos he attempted to tie up Paine, she Montos spent his entire life do - joined the payroll of Chicago managed to escape and attacked ing only three things: commit - Teamsters Local 714 while Montos with an aluminum base - ting a crime, sitting in a court - moonlighting as a burglar in ball bat. Montos was 78, at the room, or living in jail. No Youngstown, OH. In the late time of this attempted robbery common run-of-the-mill street 1970s, he was living in the and Paine, 73. “I don't take any thug, Montos is the first individ - Chicago suburb of Forest Park crap from anybody,” Paine said. ual in history to the FBI’s Most and working for Chicago Outfit “I beat the hell out of him.” This Wanted list twice. “Little Nicky” members John Monteleone and was Montos' last crime. Given a Montos was a violent and ob - James Torello. He was a prime sentence of 33 to 40 years for sessed man. What follows is a suspect in the attempted murder armed robbery Montos was sent brief account of a wasted, fruit - of Milwaukee organized crime to the Massachusetts Correc - less life. member Vincent Maniaci in tional Institution at Norfolk. Montos was born on Novem - 1977. Montos, who suffered from ber 8, 1916 in Tampa. No public In 1985, Montos and his heart problems, had a triple by - document, including prison re - three partners were caught rob - pass in 2000. Later into his sen - ports, that I have managed to bing Woodmar Jewelers in Ham - tence he became weaker and locate identifies his family of mond, IN. The Woodmar Mall started to experience additional birth. At 14, Montos stole a sax - was nestled on the south shore health problems. Montos applied ophone, thus beginning his life of Lake Michigan, within a for parole after the surgery but of crime. In 1933, Montos stone’s throw from Chicago. it was rejected. A few weeks be - dropped out of Lakeland, High Given Indiana’s habitual crimi - fore his death Montos suffered School in the 11th grade. What nal act, Montos and company a heart attack and once again followed was nothing short of faced a possible 30 years in applied for parole. Montos died quite literally an endless stream prison besides whatever sen - on November 30, 2008 at 92, of crimes. In time, he became tence they might receive for jew - while his parole plea was still to one of nation’s top safecrackers elry store robbery. Rather than be evaluated. At the time of his and jewel thieves. Montos’ face such extended prison sen - death, Montos was the oldest in - crimes quickly became the stuff tencing Montos jumped bail and mate in the country. The most of front page headlines. spent the next few years in senior American outlaw was A rough outline of Montos’ Greece. dead. first ten years of crime include In a series of articles on this It is plain fact of history that the following: in August 1934, The reasons for the 72-year long crime spree of Tampas’ Nicholas George Montos are un - $100,000+ jewelry store rob - Greeks in the United States can Montos was arrested in Tampa known. bery, reporter John O’Brien cov - count criminals among their for breaking and entering, but ered Montos’ role in this crime. number from the day the mass released. That November, 1934, ter was convicted on charges of Times, September 8, 1952).” of the Mississippi River. At the time of this robbery Mon - migrations began in the 1880s. he was arrested in Raleigh, NC burglary and postal larceny. It The FBI first placed Montos On March 2, 1956, the FBI tos and his second wife, Nancy All manner of career criminals for auto theft and served 18 was January 1945, when Mon - on their Most Wanted list on listed Montos for the second lived at 212 Lathrop Avenue in were and continue to be a small months, first in Ohio and then tos hoping for a life as a gentle - September 8, 1952. Front page time on the Most Wanted list. River Forest an upscale suburb element of our overall popula - at a prison camp in Petersburg, man criminal, married Kathryn news stories from around the On January 10, 1956, while of Chicago (15; 22 October 1985 tion. Ignoring these individuals VA. Sometime before he was 19, De Galleford. country listed his many and var - serving time at the Parchman, Chicago Tribune). Nancy Montos will not make them go away. Montos made his first successful Sometime in the 1950s, Mon - ied crimes. The tipping point for MS prison farm Montos, along turned over to the police an au - How non-Greeks see and under - prison break when he escaped tos became affiliated with the FBI was Little Nick’s pistol- with fellow inmate Robert Jones, dio recording she had just re - stand us has been influenced by from the Dade County Stockade Chicago crime boss Sam Gian - whipping on August 11, 1951, escaped by sawing through a ceived from her fugitive husband the criminal element among us. in Miami. In July 1936, he was cana. Never taking a moment’s in Georgia of a 74 year-old man door latch with a hacksaw and with a Greek post mark on the We must collectively come to not arrested for possessing burglary rest, Montos opened and oper - and his 65 year-old sister to loot tossing blankets over the barbed mailing envelope. The enclosed simply understand this funda - tools but escaped from the Mi - ated a Chicago night club, as a them of $1,000. According to wire fence to make good their audio-recording carried Montos’ mental point but come to terms ami County Jail before being re - front, while he continued to Georgia state law, the crime car - escape. Determined to catch verbal message where he apolo - with its long-term ramifications. captured and serving time in commit one crime after another. ried the death penalty. Yet noth - Montos and Jones, the FBI made gized to his wife and son saying All this is compounded by the Florida State Prison in Raiford. Obsessed with committing the ing could stop Montos. After the special efforts to track the two in part: “I am old and weak and recent twist in popular culture He was picked up yet again in “perfect crime,” it was during pistol-whipping burglary Montos escaped convicts down. Twenty- can hardly stand on my legs. I where Greeks are said to be 1938 for burglaries in Alabama this period Montos came into his engaged in a long string of six days later, cornered in a probably have only a few years criminals operating behind the and Georgia, and escaped twice maturity as a criminal. As FBI crimes in Alabama and Missis - Memphis, TN motel, after much left. I don’t want to die in scenes all across America. This from Alabama chain gangs in reports stated, he was now es - sippi from 1951 until 1954. gunplay and plenty of tear gas, prison.” ungrounded fantasy can only be 1942 and 1944. pecially focused, hardworking Montos remained loose for two the men surrendered. From Montos returned to the combated by having a sure un - Around that time, Montos be - and always heavy armed. As for years until he was apprehended 1957-1962, Montos was impris - United States sometime in the derstanding of our documented gan breaking into Post Office the Chicago Outfit, it was the by two FBI agents, on August oned at Alcatraz. After his re - 1900s and resumed his life of historical experience. It is a fairly safes. In 1945, Montos climbed FBI that openly admitted that 23, 1954. At the time, Montos lease, only a Supreme Court ver - crime under an assumed name. straightforward problem, who over the wall at Kilby State Montos “developed an astonish - was credited in the national dict saved Montos from the In 1995, Montos attempted to will be in control of our histori - Prison in Montgomery, AL. By ing facility as a safe-cracker, press as having served prison electric chair, for the 1951 pis - rob an antiques store. He walked cal past, ourselves or others? 1945, Montos had situated him - which brought him high renown time in most of the major and tol-whipping of the brother and into the shop with a gun and self in Chicago and not long af - in the underworld (Evening many of the minor prisons east sister in Georgia. threatened to kill owner Sonia [email protected]

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What separates a healthy per - which were miscon - gratification. things are often portrayed as “ei - the contrary, if the decision-mak - and other officials were reduced son from an extremist, a fascist, strued into individ - Orthodoxy has ther-or” or “black and white.” The ing at our parishes and organized to petty extortionists, bartering a sick individual willing to com - ual claims that one never compared it - crucial question facing Hellenism communities begins to operate funding of vital community ser - mit crimes or even murder for the could “stake” for a self to a legalistic in America, where the local parish according to the individualistic, vices in exchange for mandatory sake of his or her ideology – be it place in Paradise. system. It never is set at the center of organized rationalistic world the Church is attendance at events or even political or religious? The hoaxes of pur - sought to codify its community life, is what happens trying to transform, then the church services! (thus negating In light of the troubling events gatory, limbo, and canon law as the when this ethos becomes adulter - whole undertaking is threatened. God’s gift of free will)! taking place all over the world writs of indulgence Franks did, nor did ated? Just as doctors are subject to In that nightmare scenario, through fundamentalism and ex - are all examples of it ever issue an “In - As Metropolitan John of Perg - malpractice suits for exhibiting they might go as far as to threaten tremism, the need to spread the the side-effects of dex Librorum Pro - amon has stated, “the best testi - negligence, similarly, priests and to shut down a Greek Saturday ecumenical message of Hel - this neurobiological hibitorum” – an of - mony to Orthodoxy is the Church other parish administrators are School because the quota for stu - lenism, which, served to cultivate sickness that ficial list of banned itself, when it is organized and capable of causing great harm dent attendance at an event or and civilize – and among other plagued humanity. by Christopher books deemed dan - functions properly; i.e. when a when they do not adhere to Or - activity staged to stoke their “re - things, pave the way for the wide - The formation of TRIPOULAS gerous to its ideol - Parish exists and operates prop - thodox practices. Imagine the ef - ligiousness” or “self-gratification” spread acceptance of Christianity these hoaxes within Special to ogy. Rather, Ortho - erly in our individualistic Western fect that the spiritual malpractice wasn’t met…if they haven’t gone – becomes increasingly more im - the religious frame - The National Herald doxy has culture.” Its mere paradigm is far of instituting a “quid pro quo” that far already! portant. Inasmuch as the histori - work of Catholicism traditionally made more effective than any sermons, philosophy into parish commu - cal duty of Hellenes and philhel - or the witch-hunts and pietism of frequent reference to itself as a articles, or paraphernalia with nity life might have. Consider Follow me on Twitter lenes all over the world foresees Protestantism created a breach of hospital, where the ill come to be which our “religious profession - how disparaging it would be to @CTripoulas that they act as ambassadors of trust between those religions and healed (physically and spiritually, als” preoccupy themselves. On the Orthodox Church if its priests the legacy they bear, it becomes society, where the concept of as Hellenism view the process crucial to ensure that we adhere faith, implicit to which is the em - holistically). The foremost role of to its principles, as embodied in pirical existence of trust, was mar - its clergy is to act as doctors and empirical traditions that have ginalized by ideology. The rela - healers, helping the faithful to been passed on for centuries, to tion between faith and trust is transcend from individuals to per - Germany-Greece: the Similarity Ends at “G” avoid falling victim to the neuro - indivisible, as illustrated by the sons, and enter into communion biological sickness or diabolical fact that the Greek word for trust, with God. self-serving individualism that “empistosyni” ( μπιστοσύνη ) is As Romanides writes, “This By Alekos E. Rizou Greek anger is not constrained. effort of the Greek Government threatens the very fabric of our rooted in the word for faith, “pis - cure begins by the purification of In Germany, people respect the in a time of need is “Greek” in society, and in fact, the stability tis,” ( πίστις ). the heart, it arrives at the restora - Germany and Greece: two authorities because the authori - its nature. A ghastly public ex - of the cosmos. When viewed from this prism, tion of the heart to its natural countries, each great, and each ties exercise enlightened leader - hibition of indifference to the According to the ever-memo - it is not difficult to see how a ji - state of illumination and the with a character vastly different ship, beneficial to the people, National benefit, something that rable Rev. John S. Romanides, hadist suffering from the same whole person begins to be per - from the other. not a defining characteristic of could never happen in Germany, one of the most prominent Or - neurological sickness (just in a fected beyond one's natural ca - Germany is unison, disci - Greek authorities who very often where National prevails over thodox Christian theologians of more severe condition) could be pacities by the glorification of pline, goal, achievement. Which fail to deliver. No wonder why Sectarian benefit. Unison is not the 20th century, “religion is a diabolically deceived into believ - body and soul by God's uncreated of these distinctly German qual - Greeks abhor authority, which “Greek.” Will the Greek politi - neurobiological sickness, Ortho - ing that he will “earn” a place in glory. The result of this cure and ities of character can one relate most of the time is but a pain in cos, finally, adhere to the doc - doxy is its cure.” Romanides’ sem - paradise with plenty of pilaf and perfection was not only the to Greece? Unison? (does Greek the neck, unlike Germany, where trine of the separation powers inal texts and treatises make evi - virgins if he beheads an “infidel.” proper preparation for life after history substantiate this?). Dis - it is always a helping hand. and separate the legislative from dent the fact that Orthodoxy is Just like the concept of democ - the death of one's body, but also cipline? (where does one notice What will the political plat - the executive? Today’s chal - not intended to be a “religion,” racy can become corrupted and the transformation of society here this in Greece?) Goal? (has any forms of the Greek parties pre - lenges require expertise that but rather a “faith.” In making turn into a “kleptocracy” of parti - and now from a collection of self - one ever set a national goal sent? An attractive story of Eco - politicians, let alone the political this distinction, religion is defined sanship, clientelism, and unfet - ish and self-centered individuals other than the good conduct of nomic development? Based on operatives who constitute the as nothing more than a nervous tered bureaucracy, so too can the to a society of persons with self - the 2004 Olympics?) Achieve - what? New tenets? A New so - parties’ nomenclature, do not condition or a self-deceit aimed genuine interpersonal and divine less love ‘which does not seek its ment? (What achievements, cioeconomic contract? Will they possess. Accomplished individu - at creating psychological illusions interaction of the “ecclesiastical own.’” other than the very successful borrow something from the Ger - als should undertake the execu - or assurances. Due to the preva - event” that transforms our mode This is the ethos that Greek 2004 Olympics can Modern man book of success? tive function with the politicos lence of legalism in the West, this of existence to emulate the divine Orthodox Christians are called to Greece display?). Will they want to reduce gov - legislating in accordance with psychological false assurance took become corrupted and turned embody in a world that is inun - The world knows how the ernment by passing to private the requirements of the execu - the form of “indulgences,” “mer - into an ideological process that is dated in rationalism and individ - Greek “situation” has come to enterprise a number of activities tive. Of course, in Germany the its,” and good works in general, devoid of any purpose save self- ualism, and a society where be, the Greeks do not. No re - which the public sector is en - public sector has all the required sponsible political party has gaged in, as is the case with Ger - expertise and so the politicians, bothered to explain to the peo - many? Such a move will result devoted to the good of the coun - ple what went wrong and why. in investments without any cost try, can also be in charge of the The radical “left” stepped in to to the government. These invest - executive branch of government. tell the nation its version of what ments will have a multiplying Will they accept that the tax - THE HERALD SQUARE happened and what the nation effect, any economist can attest payers should not finance the should do, moving the national to that, which translates to cap - political parties, which, any way, TNH's Crossword Challenge “mood” to the left of center. No ital inflows, as Greeks will begin cater to the interests of the responsible political party has to bring back the capital de - “pressure groups”? Voluntary fi - presented an objective explana - posited “abroad” for safety rea - nancial support, in full view of tion of the situation with an ob - sons. the country should replace the 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 jective allocation of responsibil - Will the two parties promise current stipends and no public ity for the situation. No (and materialize the promise) to employee, paid by the tax pay - 11 12 13 14 responsible political party has do away with the development- ers, should be engaged in the presented a plan, complete with killer bureaucracy? German pub - service of the political parties. 15 16 17 figures allocation of sources and lic sector executives will be in - Will they accept this? specific objectives for each seg - stalled in the Greek public sector Will they accept that the 18 19 20 21 22 ment of the Greek society, with to help reduce the “killer” bu - unions be financed solely by which the country can climb out reaucracy. Will, after they are their members’ contributions, so 23 24 25 26 27 28 of the pit with the help of its Eu - gone, the Greek public sector re - that the taxpayers do not finance rozone partners. vert to its old poisonous ways, what, in effect, is a political ap - 29 30 31 32 33 34 Germany is different. People with the help of the political par - paratus in the service of political know what their role is within ties? parties? 35 36 37 38 the context of a National Devel - Will they bind themselves to opment plan and so they coop - Can a Greek government reducing deficits to near zero, 39 40 41 42 43 erate for the National Benefit. indeed since from June 2012 They have a road map, a sense do all that should Greece must stand on its own 44 45 46 of purpose. be done, in the way feet? Will they reduce public ex - Why was the conduct of the that it should? penditures by eliminating the 47 48 49 50 Athens 2004 Olympics so suc - thousands of public organiza - cessful? Obviously because an A government of tions, useless schools of every 51 52 53 54 “iron lady” was in charge and technocrats? level (with only a handful of stu - she left nothing to chance, de - dents), will they go over the out - 55 56 57 spite the delaying tactics of the Will they push for the ex - flows side of the Budget assess - present Minister of Finance, who ploitation of the national re - ing every item, a zero-base 58 59 60 61 62 was then the Minister under sources under the ground and budget procedure in effect? whose authority was the prepa - under the sea bed? Greece has Will they restart the economy 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 ration of the stadiums and other interesting mineral wealth and by wiping out all the disincen - venues and he wanted to have the discovery of commercially vi - tives to investments and provide 70 71 his way, for his own reasons. The able oil and gas deposits is a pos - meaningful incentives to in - very successful conduct of the sibility. vestors?

www.CrosswordWeaver.com Games was an achievement for If Germany was sitting on the Will they collaborate with pri - Greece. It reflected well on the mineral wealth of Greece, with vate enterprise to plan economic country, thanks to an individual’s the National interest as the guid - growth and prepare plans for ACROSS 1 5 P l ayed Hym an Roth in G odfa ther Pt. 2 drive, talents and determination, ing star, German Governments specific projects to be presented 1 "__ apple a day keeps the doctor away" (init.) not thanks to a capable govern - would have planned and started, to foreign investors? 4 ____ Valley - wine region 1 6 N ews org. (a bbrev.) ment. long ago, the exploitation of this If Germany were asked to 8 Epo ch s 1 9 W here hurt NFL p layers may be placed If Germany were to conduct potential, but then German Gov - govern Greece for six months, 11 Baseball card company (abbrev.) the Olympics, the government ernments are there for the peo - recovery would be certain. 1 3 Earvin Johnso n's nickn ame 2 0 A l exander's ad jective would organize everything, bril - ple. Can a Greek government do 14 _ _ Blues - Elvis film 2 2 G r eat listener? liantly, no “iron lady” would be Will they push for a close co - all what should be done, in the 15 NJ Shore destination (abbrev.) 25 Reaction to a funny IM (abbrev.) necessary. Germany has a state operation between farmers’ co - way that it should? A govern - 17 O n the o ther hand 2 6 mechanism that functions well, operatives and private sector ment of technocrats? Yes, defi - 18 Former Base ball Commis sioner Bud 2 7 T h ird Gree k letter in stark contrast to Greece. knowhow, to thus enable the nitely. A government from and 21 A Fonda 28 The lesson of experience with farmers to gain more by process - of the parties who brought the 23 M od e of T ransp . from Manhattan to 2 9 O n the othe r hand the 2004 Olympics is that when ing (where advisable) and mar - country to its knees? Very doubt - Nassa u 3 1 M otpelier i s it s cap ital (abbrev .) given a goal the Greeks can dis - keting, in partnership with pri - ful. 24 E=MC2 genius (init.) 32 Electrical Eng. and Comp. Science play German-like efficiency and vate sector expertise, their Germany is purposeful ac - 25 Greek suffix m eaning the study of ( abb rev.) achievement, which leads to the output? Germany is a leader in tion. The Germans love order 30 Brothers wh o sang "Bye Bye L ove" 3 3 question: why are the Greeks left Agri-Exports. The German and do what their leaders tell 34 Actor Sharif 40 Whichever to wallow in misery instead of knowhow will be valuable, if the them. The Eurozone is de facto 35 R ailway Express Agcy. (abbrev.) 4 2 H ellenic Ame rican Repub lican Assn. being presented with realistic so - Greeks decide to ask for German under the German leadership, 3 6 C onsumed ( abb r ev.) lut ions to their problems? The help in this economic sector. which wants austerity for all. Yes 37 Plyd. guitar in rock band Cream (init.) 43 Saint honored on December 5 obvious answer is lack of lead - Will they wage war on this is the way to start reducing 38 L ibrary Admin. and Mgmt. Assn. 4 6 A r thur of th e White House ership and that neither of the waste? Forty customs houses are the deficit (by reducing expen - (ab brev.) 50 Ex pert two leading parties has a well to cease operating. Will their in - ditures), but it should be cou - 39 Kit ___ chocolate bar 5 1 S liced Greek cheese? documented solution to the stallations be put to other uses, pled to growth, which will gen - 41 Island of Mastich a 5 2 H ayworth and Mo reno problem and with elections ex - to save the public sector money, erate the additional income to 44 Precipitation 53 Fourth Greek letter pected in the near future all will they be abandoned and save reduce the deficit. The German 45 M alone of Che ers 5 5 T s ipouro those with a “plan” want to pre - the country rental payments for government believes austerity is 4 6 Autom obile 5 7 sent it as an electoral platform. unused installations, or will the the cure for all the ills, recession 47 Famous 49ers QB (init.) 60 Conservation Info. Network (abbrev.) Germany is different. The government keep paying the be damned. Only recently has it 48 " Pretty Wom an" sng r. (init.) 62 Ro ck band Speedwagon government communicates with rents, for no, obvious, reason? started realizing that growth 49 Victo ria General Hosp. (abbrev.) 6 4 B e fore, and a fter, AM t he people and is close to them. Will they diligently yield the should, also, be encouraged, to 53 Marino of the Dolphins 65 The Keystone St. (abbrev.) unlike Greece, where political axe on the expenses of local gov - prevent an accentuation of the 5 4 67 Ca nada's Con tinent (abbrev.) parties “communicate” only with ernment? Persistent talk and recession plaguing Greece in 55 The Cryin g Ga me's Ste phen 6 8 A l leged to have fixed 191 9 Wo rld Series specific groups. facts known point to the possi - particular, where unemployment 56 Listening devices? (init.) The anger displayed at every bility of great opportunities for has climbed above 20%. 58 Pl yd. Tony Soprano's sister Janice (init.) occasion, with people exhibiting savings there. The American solution to re - 59 Powder Solution to last week’s puzzle disdain, even aggression, when In Germany, it could never cession has, successfully, been 61 Gamma _____ they see politicians is an exam - happen that the mayors of two expansion instead of austerity. 63 Tenth Greek letter ple of despair. People are suffer - neighboring municipalities hire This seems to have been, finally, 66 Sultry singer Turner ing the repercussions of the as - the one the relatives of the other, understood by the Germans who 69 Sound made upon encountering a tronomical national debt and so that they would not be ac - now heed to the suggestion of mouse they see no light at the end of cused of nepotism. the EU leadership, which, until 70 "No ___" Duran's famous comment vs. the tunnel; suffering with no ex - In Greece this has happened recently, they have ignored, that Leonard piration date. (press reports). growth is urgently required to 71 Saints honored on July 1 Germany is different. No Ger - In Greece, there are Pension pull Europe and the Eurozone man government would have Funds that refuse to participate up. DOWN acted as selfishly and irrespon - in the voluntary reduction of the Germany has many of the 2 Acclaimed international prize sibly as Greek governments value of the Greek Bonds they qualities Greece lacks. The result 3 Oliver on TV's Green Acres (abbrev.) have, loading on the back of the hold, when foreign pension attests to the fact that Greece 5 Before, or after, PM (abbrev.) nation a colossal debt which, funds participate. This is not should become a little “German” 6 Saint honored on July 27 ironically, did not finance wealth only the Greek idea of patrio - in some ways. Yes, the German 7 BC's VP (init.) producing investments, which tism, but also makes it difficult character has its shortcomings, 8 Europ. Clearing House (abbrev.) could pay off the debt, but the for the Greek Government to but then the Greek character has 9 A long, long time --- parties’ shenanigans with the persuade Greek Bond holders many (too many) shortcomings 10 Knight's title unions and the public sector. around the world to voluntarily as well. 12 Greek Congressman from Florida When the Germans are angry participate. Such, totally unjus - they display anger with civility. tified attitude that inhibits the Alekos E. Rizou lives in Athens THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014 COMMUNITY 9 New Philoptochos President Maria Logus, Active Since 18, Talks to TNH

By Theodore Kalmoukos doesn’t have the luxury of any the perpetuation of the faith.” administrative authority of the single priority. We live in an in - Logus is particularly well-ed - functioning of the Academy. We NEW YORK – The National creasingly complex world and ucated and with good social and have members who serve on Philoptochos Society of the we have to be prepared to re - professional standing, but that that board and I would like to Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of spond to multiple challenges secular world does not keep her see us work in collaboration America has a new president, both anticipated and unex - far from the church. “I am un - with Fr. [Constantine] Sitaras to attorney Maria (Logothetis) Lo - pected in vibrant meaningful able to separate myself from make sure that the effectiveness gus; her grandfather abbrevi - ways, but we also have to com - who I am. Just because I am of this extraordinary resource ated the surname in 1903. bine with the readiness to an - professional woman doesn’t cab be maximized. Today, it is a Logus has been involved in swer the unknown with an un - mean that I am not also a part different institution than it was the Philoptochos since age 18, wavering commitment to the of this community. It’s in my I when was president there 20 following the steps of her institutions of the Archdiocese. soul and therefore it is part of years ago, and we would all love mother who was president of “The first goal is to increase me.” to see it restored to a time when their local parish Philoptochos and to expand membership.” But not everyone thinks that there were hundreds of children in Brooklyn, and later the dis - Today Philoptochos has 27,000 way, apparently, and Logus can attending. Today, we see a dif - trict president. members. Could it have more? only speak for herself specifi - ferent type of mission that is still Logus has provided valuable “I believe we can, there are cally, “but I think that American supportive of children in need.” services to the Philoptochos and certainly untapped segments of life today is complex and we are There are less than 20 students to the Archdiocese all these our population and we want to pulled in many different direc - there now, she said. years and she is ready and eager welcome them into Philopto - tions. We are certainly more as - Logus told TNH that through to offer even more in her new chos so they can experience the similated into the American its annual Vasilopita, Philopto - capacity. She spoke with TNH Archbishop Demetrios of America presents the new Philopto - same joy we feel when we give. fiber that we were in genera - chos donates about $350,000 about her vision for Philopto - chos President Maria Logus to the Archdiocesan Council. I like to see Philoptochos as a tions past, and our challenge to - every year to the Academy, chos, which is the Archdiocese’s reflection, as hope of Orthodox day is to try to intergrade both though “there are probably philanthropic arm. sooner? Not necessarily, she re - Kimisis tis Theotokou and I women in the United States. We that assimilation and to never - many-many more dollars are “I am overwhelmingly hum - sponds. learned early on from my child - need to bring in young adult, theless with a commitment to provided to the Academy bled,” Logus said, of the ap - “I think whatever gratifica - hood priest Fr. Titus Tseligar - working women, mothers with our heritage and to our commu - through the individual dona - pointment. tion I received for all these years dakis that service to the church small children, retired women. nity. I think we have to work tions.” The Archdiocese, she “I am eager and challenged, of service far awaited any ex - and to the community is a gift We need to inclusive, excited, harder. says, does not provide financial but concerned there will not be pectation I had, and I welcome that we give. It was a natural eager, and prepare for the fu - Regarding St. Basil’s Acad - support, only spiritual support. enough time to do as much as I this invitation to continue in progression for me.” In addition ture.” emy, Logus says that “the “That is a decision the Archdio - love to do and as much as the that service.” to her mother’s Philoptochos The literal meaning of Philoptochos and the Academy cese made. I was not privy to team would like to do. But I am “The ability to give back,” is service, “my father was parish “philoptochos” is friend of the have a special relationship. It is that.” optimistic to continue the what attracted Logus to join council president and chairman poor. Why, then, does Philopto - clearly the institution which is As for the Greek-American Philoptochos’ extraordinary Philoptochos in the first place. of the school board,” Logus said. chos support Archdiocesan in - most closely associated with community as a whole, Logus work.” “I am a lucky person, I was “Our lives circulated around the stitutions, which are not poor? Philoptochos. We purchased the says “we have extraordinary re - With all the work Logus has given a wonderful childhood, I church.” Because “our mission is not property many, many years ago. sources. We can do much more, done for Philoptochos, should was embraced by the commu - As for her vision as president, solely to assist the poor, but also Today there is an independent and I am confident that we the presidency have come nity of my church. I grew up in Logus says “Philoptochos to assist the preservation and board of trustees that has the will.” Eugene Rossides’ Book Tour in Greece and Cyprus Filled with Memories and Honors

Continued from page 1 Yiannakis Omirou, the ing General for Macedonia and tricity to the village!” president of Cyprus’ House of Ioannina. Rossides explained that and to support Greece regarding Representatives, presents One trip highlight was not when his uncle Peter wrote to Turkey’s aggressive actions and Eugene T. Rossides with a connected with the book. Ros - him that the village had been threats in the Aegean Sea.” medal and thanks him for his sides drove his daughter Eleni bypassed when electricity came He emphasized, however, decades of championing the and his son Michael to his their to its environs, he contacted the both in Cyprus and in Greece, cause of Cyprus. grandmother’s village of Se - Greek Ambassador in Washing - that they must do “what other lagoudi high in the Taygetos ton – it was during his 1969-73 countries do, namely, hire Cyprus to come to the island na - Mountains in Mani. tenure as Assistant Secretary of proper public relations counsel tion where his father, Dr. At its peak, 150 people lived the Treasury – “and very shortly in the U.S. Neither one does it.” Telemachos Rossides, was born, there. Now there are 10. “We thereafter our village got elec - “We must continue to “attack for a book presentation at the met two ladies dressed in black, tricity.” Turkey’s actions and its unrelia - press club in Nicosia. but I could not get across who He is now working on two bility as an ally,” he said, includ - Nick Larigakis, the President we were…until I told them I new books, one, a collection of ing suspending it from NATO of AHI who accompanied Ros - made a few trips here, once in his op-ed writing through the until their illegal troops and set - sides, also arranged presenta - a friends helicopter.” years is almost done, and an - tlers are out of Cyprus. tions at the University of They then exclaimed, “You other, a memoir of his tenure at When Rossides met with Nicosia, the the Greek Foreign are the one who brought elec - the Department of the Treasury. John Koenig, the U.S. Ambas - Ministry auditorium, sponsored sador to Cyprus, “we had a spir - by the think tank ELIAMEP , and ited exchange because we were the American College of Greece- pressing him to speak out about Deree College. Turkey’s illegality in the EEZ… There was a meeting with He was conciliatory, because we President Karolos Papoulias, and were aggressive regarding that, George Economou, the presi - and said he was waiting for fur - dent of AHI’s Athens chapter, ther instructions from the State and his wife Eleni, hosted a din - Department.” ner for Rossides at the Athens WEAK U.S. RESPONSE Club. TO TURKISH INCURSION should have been much Biden. Another book presentation Rossides called the Depart - tougher.” The trip, which lasted from and a dinner in Rossides’ honor ment’s official response “weak… He said that when Larigakis October 7-16, was prompted by took place at the Officer’s Club They just said Cyprus has a right returned to the U.S. he send let - an invitation from Public Infor - Thessaloniki arranged by Gen - to explore in its EEZ…They ters to President Obama and VP mation Office of the Republic of eral Ilias Leontaris, Command - Petrakis: Restaurant Business Was Greek to Me

Continued from page 1 Anticipating a multitude of considerable quantity of unused couldn't pay our bills. patrons, we overlooked the fact meat and produce. Desperate times required South Works and another year that the stove was a huge coal- The trickle of business con - desperate measures. We had working a triad of jobs that in - burning behemoth that had to tinued through January and into been approached in the past by cluded a package liquor store, be loaded and stoked in the February. A major problem was a scurrilous meat salesman we pressing clothes for a cleaner middle of the night so it would that we lacked knowledge and knew only as Sam. His rock-bot - The photos and the background of the wedding of Jackie and and delivering prescriptions for be ready for breakfast. The ice - experience in how to reduce our tom prices and the wretched ap - Aristotle Onassis have a fairytale feel, but the details of the re - a pharmacist. box was a three-tiered, six-com - purchases to match the dwin - pearance of his products sug - ality that have trickled out are nightmarish. A good friend had just been partment monster that looked dling number of customers. We gested a slippery slope to food discharged from service in the as if it might have seen service also lacked the ability to utilize poisoning. (Once when we Air Force and we spoke of be - in the Civil War. leftovers for soups and stews. asked Sam why his chickens Book: Onassis Cheated on coming partners in some busi - The sinks were two great We let go of our cook and looked so dark, he reassured us ness. Each of us had about iron tubs that were the domain one waitress. After trimming our they had been raised on a farm $1,000 (my $1,000 comprising of an older black man named menu to meet my unexceptional in Florida.) Our own somber as - Jackie with Maria Callas my wife's dowry), which wasn't George who had served as a bu - skills as a chef, I retreated to the sumption was that his creatures enough for a coffee dealership gler in the Spanish-American kitchen to handle the cooking. had died a natural death. Continued from page 1 As for Onassis, Andersen or a jukebox franchise. We kept War. He was wiry with alert In this time, coming to real - Frantic as I was, for the first continues, he understood, and returning to restaurants. eyes, strong arms, and shoulders ize that the restaurant could not time I bought a crate of turkeys the plot – or even knew about it accepted that he was not wel - One of the places we visited stooped from years of bending sustain two of us, my partner from Sam at 15 cents a pound. directly – and more that the as - come by Jackie’s world – “they was a small lunchroom owned over the tubs. and I flipped a coin. I lost and I boiled those turkeys for hours sassination was financed by hate my Greek guts,” he said – by an older Greek man. The "George has served here became sole owner of ART'S and when customers com - money that Onassis had paid to but that didn’t stop him from place had 10 stools at the since Art opened the lunch - LUNCH. plained about the smell I told Arab groups. making his move. counter and four tables. A dingy them a gas main had broken. Days after Bobby’s death, After the marriage, though, weathered sign reading ART'S I served the turkeys all that Onassis began his charm offen - Andersen writes, Onassis re - LUNCH hung over the door. Art week, varying the menu slightly sive wooing Jackie with jewels, turned to “the love of his life,” was the lunchroom's first owner, each day. Monday: Roast young other lavish gifts, and his over- Maria Callas. The two women and none of the four successive tom turkey. Tuesday: turkey and the-top personality. had an icy relationship through - owners had been motivated noodles. Wednesday: hot turkey But all the money in the out the marriage years, which enough nor had the money to sandwich. Thursday: turkey cro - world couldn’t convince the ended in 1975 upon Onassis’ change the sign. quettes. Friday: turkey hash. Kennedys, as well as Jackie’s so - death. The lunchroom was located Saturday: chicken a la king. cial circle, that Onassis was This is a link to an excerpt from at 13th and Indiana in a shabby Despite showing a profit that good enough to marry the pres - Andersen’s book, in the Oct. 26 but bustling commercial area week for the first time in ident’s widow. Truman Capote edition of the New York Daily that contained a potato ware - months, it could not stave off said, as Andersen describes that news, appears here: house and an armature factory. my collapse. In the early spring, “the term Eurotrash hadn’t been http://www.nydailynews.com/n It was in proximity to the busy after a futile effort to sell the invented yet, but that’s defi - ews/politics/jackie-o-aristotle- railroad yards at 12th Street and lunchroom came to naught, I nitely what they thought Ari onassis-rocky-marriage-recount - truck traffic also flowed through tore out fixtures and furnishings was.” ed-book-article-1.1987195. the neighborhood. that I then sold to a restaurant The owner, who had spent supply house. The sum I re - almost 50 years in the business ceived was just enough to cover and wished to retire, adjusted Beloved Greek-American author Harry Mark Petrakis the hospital bill my wife and I his price to fit the cash we had incurred with the birth of our available and we bought ART'S room," the owner had told us. I geared myself for a final of - first son. LUNCH. "He sleeps in the storeroom back fensive against impending cata - In the decades that have The first few times we visited of the kitchen and gets up at strophe. I kept the waitress, a passed since then, whenever I the lunchroom in early Novem - four to put coal in the stove. All sturdy Norwegian lady named enter a restaurant owned by a ber, the stools and tables were day long he washes dishes, cuts Maude, and relied on George in Greek, I watch closely to see if full. Two waitresses worked the the meat, scrapes vegetables, the kitchen. He worked double the owner exhibits any of the front, while a cook and a dish - scours pots and pans. He is shifts that began at 4 a.m., when anguish my own experience pro - washer handled the kitchen. worth three men in the kitchen." he first stoked the coal-burning duced. They all seem untrou - Every time the cash register bell At the end of our first week, stove. For the following 16 bled while spending an uncom - rang, it sounded to my partner after all expenses were paid, hours he managed the kitchen. mon amount of time at the cash and I like a Christmas carol. Be - there remained $300 profit for I survived only as long as I did register. fore turning over the keys, the each of us, a huge sum in those because of his Herculean labors. The forlorn conclusion I fi - honest owner issued us a warn - days. My partner and I were Predating McDonald's and nally came to was that Greeks ing. "We're busy now because elated that we'd have our down Burger King, I devised a meal and restaurants belonged to - the factories and railroad are payment back in a few weeks. called "Burger in a Basket," gether. I was simply the wrong jammed with holiday help," his The first intimation of trou - which consisted of a burger, a Greek. voice turned somber. "After ble came right after the first of few fries and a slice of pickle. Christmas, business will fall January. Except for a modest To add an aesthetic flourish, I Harry Mark Petrakis’ new book, abruptly. Then you must take surge at lunch, the stools and added a sprig of parsley. Our Cavafy's Stone and Other Village care in what you buy and in tables remained empty. At customers responded with en - Tales, will be published by Jackie Onassis stands by her son John Kennedy in New York how you use leftovers." week's end, we threw away a thusiasm, but burgers alone Wicker Park Press in November. as Aristotle Onassis, who was a dutiful stepfather, looks on. 10 OBITUARIES CLASSIFIEDS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014

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LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE n BARGAS, CHRIS members of the Holy Trinity Glenn Bauman of Delaware, n PRIBAS, JOHN GEORGE TRUMBULL, CT (From the Con - Greek Orthodox and St. Nektar - OH.; a granddaughter, Avery CHARLOTTE, NC (From the Notice of formation of ABUNDANCE YOGA, Notice of Formation of OVER THE EIGHT LLC LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY necticut Post, published on Oct. ios Greek Orthodox communities Bauman of Delaware, OH.; a sis - Charlotte Observer, published on Organization filed with the Secretary of (SSNY) on 02/13/13. Office location: Kings 21) – Chris Bargas, age 94, of of Charlotte. John owned and ter, Chrysanthi Lefas-Tetene of Oct. 6) – John George Pribas 81, State of New York (SSNY) on 07/31/2014. County. SSNY designated as agent of llc upon Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - whom process against it may be served. SSNY Trumbull, passed away peace - operated the Little Italy with his Athens, Greece; a niece, Mariani of Charlotte, passed away on Sat - nated as agent upon whom process against shall mail process to: c/o U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc., fully Sunday, October 19, 2014, wife Georgia for 49 years. The Lefas-Tetene (Jason) Patch of urday, October 4th, 2014. He the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail 7014 13th Ave., Ste. 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228, at his home with his loving fam - Little Italy, a Charlotte landmark, Providence, RI.; a nephew, Vasil - was surrounded by his loving process to: c/o United States Corporation regd. agent upon whom and at which process ily by his side. He was the finally closed in March 2008, ios Lefas-Tetene of Athens; a wife and family. John was born Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, may be served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful 274024/17976 beloved husband of 76 years of leaving behind many devoted pa - niece, Cara Dafoe of Athens; on July 25th, 1933, to the late Purpose. Rose (Cordone) Bargas. Chris trons. Known for Italian and brother-in-law, Michael D. Covell George and Maria Pribas in Agios 274082/19254 LEGAL NOTICE was born in Lowell, MA on De - Greek cuisine, the Little Italy was of Alto Pass, IL.; a sister-in-law, Nikolaos, Evrytania, Greece. LEGAL NOTICE Notice of Application for Authority of cember 22, 1919, son of the late a family restaurant, and became April (Jim) Pemberton of New John immigrated to this country ROCKSTEADY GAMBIT LLC , a foreign Athanasios and Lemonia a traditional spot for holiday and Jersey.; and numerous family in 1954 and was sponsored and Notice of formation of 20 DEGREES, LLC. (Kiourkas) Bargas, and three personal celebrations. The regu - and friends. The family will re - warmly welcomed by the family AMERICAN CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE Application for Authority filed with Secy. of State ROASTERS, LLC a (DOM. LLC). Ar ticles of of NY (SSNY) on 9/10/2014. LLC organized in years later he returned with his lar customers became a second ceive friends from 10:30 a.m. un - of his late Uncle Nick and Aunt Organization filed with the Secretary of DE on 8/29/2014. NY office locations: Kings mother and brother to their na - family for John and Georgia, til 12:30 p.m., on Monday, Oc - Demetra Dross. John was a long- State of New York (SSNY) on 09/03/2014. County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon Office location: Kings County. SSNY is desig - whom process against it may be served. SSNY tive Greece where he spent his even starting up a Facebook page tober 20, 2014 at Chiles-Laman time member of Holy Trinity nated as agent upon whom process against shall mail copy of process to: 250 N.10th St., formative years. Chris came back devoted to keeping in touch with Funeral Homes, Shawnee Greek Orthodox Cathedral and the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail Apt.#640, Bklyn, NY 11211. Office address in ju - to Bridgeport in 1929, where he one another and the Caltis family Chapel. A private family grave - an active member of the Evry - process to: c/o United States Corporation risdiction of organization: ROCKSTEADY Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, GAMBIT LLC copy of articles of organization on left school to work during the after the ultimate closing of the side will be held at Woodlawn tanian Association. Many in the Brooklyn, NY 11228 . Purpose: Any Lawful file with Secy. of State of DE, 401 Federal St. great depression. He married restaurant. John is survived by Cemetery with Father Larry La - Charlotte area knew him as the Purpose. Ste.#4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose of LLC: Web Rose and as a young adult his wife of fifty-one years, Geor - gakis officiating. In lieu of flow - owner of the Ole Smokehouse 274081/19253 site consulting . worked as a hammer operator gia Caltis and their two beloved ers memorial contributions may restaurant for over 35 years. He 274020/19219 for Heppenstall Steel in Bridge - daughters, Lilly Caltis Huffman be made to Holy Trinity Greek enjoyed serving great barbecue, LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE port before he enlisted in the US (Brad) and Kate Caltis. The Orthodox Church building fund, taking care of his customers and PLG-VYNE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed Notice of Formation of DCAP Of ALBANY AVE Navy and served in WWII. Chris Caltis family would like to thank 750 N. Superior St., Toledo, OH greeting each of them with his with the SSNY on 6/24/14. Office LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization location: Kings County. SSNY is filed with the Secretary of State of New York, served with distinction as a Drs. Terry Benson, Kenneth 43604; The Salvation Army or genuine smile. After retiring in designated as agent upon whom process (SSNY) on 08/06/2014. Office location: Kings 40mm anti-aircraft gunner on Compton, John Pasquini and KD The Humane Society of Allen 2001, he was able to further his against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom the Aircraft Carrier USS Franklin Weeks. Their counsel and sup - County, attention Lisa Harding entrepreneurial spirit by market - mail process to: The LLC, 296 New York process against the LLC may be served. SSNY Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216. General Pur - shall mail process to: State of United States in the South Pacific. He returned port was invaluable. A special 3606 Elida Rd., Elida, OH. ing his famous barbecue sauce. poses. Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th with honor in 1945 with 7 battle thank you to Dr. Michael Metcalf 45807. He was also able to spend more 274072/10709 Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 . stars and a purple heart. Upon for his care at Presbyterian Hos - of his time on his lifelong enthu - Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. LEGAL NOTICE his return he opened Midway pital. Hospice and Palliative Care n KATRIS, THOMAS siasm for financial investing. He 274049/19176 Luncheonette with his wife in Charlotte Region was a great MUNSTER, IN (From the Post- enjoyed learning and much of Notice of formation of MICH-MASH PRODUCTION S LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization LEGAL NOTICE Bridgeport. In 1954 he opened support in the final days. Funeral Tribune, published on Oct. 8) – his knowledge was self-taught. filed with the Secretary of State of New York, Capitol Realty Co. and worked services will be held at 12 noon, Katris, Thomas C. 87, of Munster, John was the eternal optimist (SSNY) on 08/12/2014. Office location: Kings Notice of Formation of JUSTIFIED JIMMY LLC a (DOM LLC). Articles of Organization filed as a real estate broker. He began Saturday, October 18th, at St. IN passed away on Monday, Oc - and always chose to look for the County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. with the Secretary of State of New York, a construction and development Nektarios Greek Orthodox tober 6, 2014 after a courageous good in other people and situa - SSNY shall mail process to: Micheline Heal, (SSNY) on 02/18/2014. Office location: company that grew beyond Fair - Church with Fr. Steve Dalber of - battle with cancer, with his lov - tions around him. His dealings 218 S 3rd St., #12, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Pur - Nassau County. SSNY is designated as agent pose: Any Lawful Purpose. upon whom process against the LLC may be field county to include New ficiating. Interment will follow ing wife of 55 years, Kathryn by with others were always charac - served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Haven county, Broward and at Evergreen Cemetery on Cen - his side. Born to Chris and The - terized by his strong work ethic 274066/19249 335 Nassau Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530. Palm Beach counties, Florida, tral Avenue. In lieu of flowers, ofania Katris on June 21, 1927 and character, integrity and kind - Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. LEGAL NOTICE 274047/19240 and real estate holdings in donations may be sent to Holy in the village of Nestani, Greece, ness. John was most proud of his Puerto Rico. He was an original Trinity Greek Orthodox Founda - just outside of Tripoli, Thomas family and the life he built with Notice of Formation of MANHATTAN EATS LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of FUNERAL HOMES investor in the Claridge Casino tion of Charlotte, 600 East Blvd., was the third youngest of nine his loving wife of 50 years, Vasi - Organization filed with the Secretary of Hotel in Atlantic City, and the Charlotte NC 28203 and to St. siblings. As Thomas experienced liki (Koula) Pribas. He was a con - State of New York, (SSNY) on LITRAS 08/11/2014. Office location: Nassau producer of the 1961 feature Nektarios Greek Orthodox the many hardships, dangers and stant source of inspiration to his County. SSNY is designated as agent upon VASILIOS LITRAS film, Antigone. Over the years, Church Building Fund, 5108 struggles before, during and after children and grandchildren. He whom process against the LLC may be OF THE ORIGINAL Chris developed miles of roads, Kuykendall Rd., Charlotte, NC World War II in Greece, he de - was their role model and hero. served. SSNY shall mail process to: Laura Araujo, 2160 Jerusalem Avenue, North FAMILY OF thousands of homes and condo - 28270. Arrangements are in the veloped the strong determina - He championed the message that Merrick, NY 11566. Purpose: Any Lawful miniums, as well as building care of Hankins & Whittington tion, hard work ethic, entrepre - the "sky is the limit." John is sur - Purpose. FUNERAL DIRECTORS three golf courses, including Hil - Funeral Service; please share neurial spirit and the love of and vived by his adoring wife, Vasiliki 274065/19248 Basil Litras Funeral Home landale Country Club in Trum - condolences online at www.han - faith in God and family that (Koula) Pribas; children, Maria LEGAL NOTICE bull, Oronoque Village in Strat - kinswhittington.com. would shape the rest of his life. Pribas Diamantis and and her 117 Washington Ave., ford, and Whitney Farms Golf After immigrating to the United husband Michael of Charlotte, EMC 2 Bushwick LLC Arts of Org filed Pleasantville, NY 10570 with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 7/23/14. Course in Monroe. He loved the n GOLFIS, JAMES States in 1951, Thomas worked NC, Ann Pribas Papastrat and her Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as Nationwide Toll Free creative process of developing DYER, IN (From the Times, pub - at a factory on a production line husband Jon of Atlanta, GA and agent of LLC upon whom process may be 866-725-4872 served. SSNY shall mail process to: 12-01 land from scratch, and working lished on Oct. 14) – James Golfis, where he developed a very cost George Pribas and his wife Car - Estates Ln, Bayside, NY 11360. General Chapel Facilities Available with everyone involved to realize 93, of Dyer, IN passed away on saving and efficient method of rie, also of Atlanta, GA. His sur - Purposes . in the Metro Area his vision. He was also a devoted Sunday, October 12, 2014. He is production that earned him high viving grandchildren, Dean, 274064/18351 for your convenience. family man who loved to spend survived by his sons and daugh - praise and a hefty bonus. He Jonathan, Matthew, Christina Not affiliated with time with his children, grandchil - ters: George (Penny) Golfis, Tom later formed Katris Brothers Pribas, Christina Diamantis and LEGAL NOTICE any other Funeral Home dren, great-grandchildren, ex - Golfis, Charles (Denise) Golfis, Builders Inc. with his younger John, who were blessed to have 1871 86TH ST., LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with tended family and close friends. Pauline (Tim) Cleland, Anthony brother Danny in the 1950's. To - the most loving and wonderful the SSNY on 09/12/2014. Office loc: Kings County. SSNY has been designated as agent He is the beloved father of (Mariellen) Golfis, Vivian Golfis, gether they built many new Pappou. Survivors also include upon whom process against the LLC may be LITRAS FUNERAL HOME Thomas Bargas and his wife John Golfis; grand children: homes in northwest Indiana. Nick and Demetra Sitaras and served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1873 ARLINGTON Pamela George and James Bar - Dimitri-George, Dimitri-, Charles They purchased the old Knights family, Demetra Sitaras and fam - 86th St., Brooklyn, NY 11214. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose . BENSON DOWD, INC gas and his wife Gertrud Leuwer. (Kristen), Sam, Jenna, Anthony- of Columbus Hall in East ily, John and Fran Dross and 274046/16818 He is the cherished grandfather James, Jennifer, Ruben; great Chicago, IN and converted it into family, Nick and Stella Matalas FUNERAL HOME of Lisa Bargas, Jamie Bargas, and grand children: Imani, Alex, the Wishing Well Restaurant and and family and Koula Litchos as LEGAL NOTICE 83-15 Parsons Blvd., Jill Bargas-Gold and her husband Abel-Dimitrios; brothers: Bill added several apartments above well as many godchildren, nieces Notice of Qualification of SHIFT Jamaica, NY 11432 Bruce, Chris B. Bargas and his (Maria) Golfis, Kostas (Ritsa) it. They then purchased the and nephews in Charlotte and CAMPANARIO LLC wife Jennifer Condren, Golfis; brothers and sister-in-law: Vogue Movie Theater also in East Greece. Funeral service for John Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SS - (718) 858-4434 NY) on 10/01/14. Office location: Kings Stephanie Bargas, and Elke Bar - Athena Golfis, Andreas (Mary) Chicago, IN. Thomas briefly re - will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on • (800) 245-4872 gas, and great-grandfather of Cappos, John (Zina) Cappos, turned to Greece to find and October 7th, 2014, at Holy Trin - 09/24/14. Princ. office of LLC: 362 Pacific Jack and William Fitzmaurice, Asimo (Pantelis) Moiras; nieces marry Kathryn on February 15, ity Greek Orthodox Cathedral. St., Ste. 2, Brooklyn, NY 11217. SSNY desig - nated as agent of LLC upon whom process APOSTOLOPOULOS Eleni Alexandra Gold, Amelia and nephews: Jim (Peggy) 1959, which he referred to us 600 East Blvd. , Charlotte, NC, against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Rose and James William Bargas. Strouzas, Kosta (Jan) Strouzas; "the greatest moment of his life." 28203. Interment will follow at process to Law Offices of M.W. McCarthy at Apostle Family - He also leaves a sister-in-law, An - and numerous others in Greece He always considered himself Evergreen Cemetery. The Trisa - the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, Gregory, Nicholas, Andrew - toinette Caselli, several nieces and in the U.S. He was preceded lucky to have found such a loving gion service will be held on Mon - DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with The DE Funeral Directors of and nephews, and his closest of in death by his parents Georgios wife and mother to their chil - day, October 6th , at 7:00pm at Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, friends, James Cormier. Chris and Efrosini Golfis; wife, Froso dren. In 1968, Thomas became the Cathedral. Pallbearers for the DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. RIVERDALE was predeceased by his brother (Frances); brothers: Ioannis (He - a pipefitter and a proud Local service will be Chris Burlos, Nick 274037/17976 FUNERAL HOME Inc. John Bargas. Friends may greet len), Antonis; sisters: Tasoula 597 Union member until his re - Dross, George Evagoras, Jimmy LEGAL NOTICE 5044 Broadway the family at the Riverview Fu - (Georgios) Strouzas, Asimo tirement. In 1984 he and his wife Holevas, Dennis Kastriches, Sam New York, NY 10034 neral Home, 390 River Road, (George) Golfis; brothers-in law: purchased and operated what Kastriches, Dimitri Nickols and Notice of Formation of SOL IMPORTS LLC a (DOM. LLC). Articles of Organization filed (212) 942-4000 Shelton, on Wednesday from 4 Kostas Cappos and Dimitrios was later named Kathy's Kitchen John Sitaras. Memorials may be with the Secretary of State of New York, to 8 PM. On Thursday, friends Cappos. James was born in Egi - Restaurant. Together they made to Holy Trinity Greek Or - (SSNY) on 09/19/2014. Office location: Toll Free 1-888-GAPOSTLE Kings County. SSNY is designated as agent are invited directly to Holy Trin - tio, Fokida Greece. He came to worked seven days a week, thodox Cathedral, 600 East upon whom process against the LLC CONSTANTINIDES ity Greek Orthodox Church, the United States in 1951 after morning and night to provide for Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203 or may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: FUNERAL PARLOR Co. 4070 Park Ave, Bridgeport for a serving in the Greek Army. He their family. While a resident of Panagia Proussiotisa Elatos, c/o SOL IMPORT LLC., 936 51 ST ST STE 1, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purpoce: Any Lawful (718) 745-1010 Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM. Bur - met Froso Cappos and was mar - Munster, IN from the 1950's to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Purpose . ial will follow at Nichols Farm ried for 56 years. They raised a the 1970's,Thomas was a mem - Cathedral. Arrangements are in 274026/19225 Services in all localities - Burial Ground in Trumbull. family in Hammond before fi - ber of St. Demetrios Greek Or - the care of Hankins & Whitting - Low cost shipping to Greece Memorial contributions can be nally settling in Dyer, IN. James thodox Church in Hammond, IN. ton Funeral Service; please share LEGAL NOTICE made to Folds of Honor, 5800 N. was employed for over thirty From the 1980's to 2004 he lived condolences online at www.han - Blazer Capital Fund II LP filed an App. for ANTONOPOULOS Patriot Drive, Owasso, OK 74055 years and retired from Blaw- in Crown Point, IN and attended kinswhittington.com. Authority with the Department of State of NY on 9/10/2014. Jurisdiction: DE, and the date FUNERAL HOME, INC. or through the funeral director. Knox Co. where he worked as a the St. Constantine and Helen of its formation is 9/9/14. Office location in painter, bricklayer and pipe-fit - Greek Orthodox Church in Mer - n TOKOS, MARY NYS: Kings. The Secretary of State of NY ("SS - Konstantinos Antonopoulos - CALTIS, JOHN ter. James also owned and main - rillville, IN. He was also a mem - WYCKOFF, NJ (From the NY") is designated as agent upon whom Funeral Director n process against it may be served. The address CHARLOTTE, NC (From the tained several apartment build - ber of Sts. Peter and Paul Greek Record/Herald News published to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of such 38-08 Ditmars Blvd., Charlotte Observer, published on ings. James was member of St. Orthodox Church in Boulder, CO on Oct. 15) – Dr. Mary B., PHD process is: c/o Harvey R. Hirschfeld, 26 Court Oct. 17) – John Demosthenis Demetrios and St. George Greek from 2009 to 2014. Thomas be - (nee Barkas), 91 years old, fell St., Ste. 1104, Brooklyn, NY 11242. The Astoria, New York 11105 address in DE is 615 S. Dupont Hwy., Dover, (718) 728-8500 Caltis passed on Wednesday, Oc - Orthodox Churches for over 50 came a Freemason in the early asleep in the Lord on Sunday, DE 19901. A copy of the Articles of tober 15th, 2014, at home, sur - years and also a member of the 1970's and was a member of October 12, 2014. Mary was Organization may be obtained from DE Secre - Not affiliated with any tary of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE rounded by his loving family fol - Federation of Sterea Hellas AHEPA since the 1950's. Thomas born in New York City and 19903. The list of names and addresses of all other funeral home. lowing a short illness. He was (MakrygiannisLidorikioton Soci - has a variety of hobbies. He raised in Astoria, Queens along general partners is available from the born on December 26, 1928 in ety). James was a loving and made his own wine from grapes with her younger sisters Diana Secretary of State. The purpose of the LP is any Kapsia, Arkadia, Greece, the dedicated father, who also spon - he pressed himself. His life-long and Helen. A graduate of Julia lawful act. youngest of four children of sored and assisted many immi - enjoyment and passion for gar - Richmond High School, she be - 274025/11629 Demosthenis and Hariklea grating to the U.S. He loved to dening provided loved ones and gan work as a bookkeeper for Kalteziotis. He attended high garden, make wine and roast friends a never ending array of her father's fur manufacturing school in Tripolis, Greece during lambs. Funeral service will be delicious vegetables. He donated business while taking courses at to PlAce your clAssiFied Ad, cAll: (718) 784-5255, the German occupation but left Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at his tremendous surplus to his Hunter College. Mary's parent's ext. 106, e-mAil: classifieds@ thenationalherald.com before graduating to enlist in the 10:00 a.m. at St. George Greek church and a food bank. He com - William and Agnes Barkas emi - newly reconstituted Greek Air Orthodox Church, 528 W. 77th posed poetry and many songs grated from Kastoria, Greece. In Force. John was an accomplished Ave. Schererville, IN. Interment and was complemented for his 1943, Mary, along with her athlete, winning many awards in will be at Ridgelawn Cemetery, great singing voice. He also loved friends in the Kastorian Girl's received her Doctorate from they moved to The Cupola, an the decathalon, in which the dis - Gary, IN. In lieu of flowers, do - to chant in church from the time Society (as she wrote 50 years New York University. It was a assisted living facility in Para - cus was his best event. He was nations to St. George Greek Or - he was a child. Thomas will al - later) "…had to do something proud moment for her family! mus. After his death, Mary con - an avid outdoorsman and loved thodox Church, in his memory ways be deeply loved by his fam - for the war effort…and decided Following her retirement, Mary tinued to live there, receiving nature and wildlife. Well known would be appreciated. ily for his warmth, kindness and that they would "write and pub - remained active in Church and the loving care she required as an expert marksman, he was generosity and very proud of all lish a newspaper to send to our professional activities. She and later in life. Mary is preceded in a fervent hunter his whole life. n IOANNIDIS, CHRISTOS of his accomplishments and boys overseas." Twenty seven is - "Pas" enjoyed traveling around death by her husband Pasquale. John came to Charlotte in 1955 LIMA, OH (From the Lima News, achievements. He lived life on sues later, they celebrated peace the world with friends. Mary She is survived by her son, Hon - to attend the wedding of his sis - published on Oct. 17) – Christos his terms and truly lived life to leaving a legacy of life in Amer - was a gourmet cook and baker. orable Menelaos W. Toskos, and ter, the late Connie Caltis Ko - B. Ioannidis M.D., 75 passed the fullest. Thomas is survived ica during the war. Mary be - She entertained a houseful of his wife, Chrissie, her daughter, kenes. During his visit he decided away at 9:15 a.m., October 14, by is wife, Kathryn (Eliopoulos) came engaged to her beloved family and friends each year in Dr. Karen Toskos Robertson and to make the United States his 2014, at his residence. Christos Katris; sons, Chris Katris of Mun - husband of 60 years, Pasquale celebration of Greek Easter, at her husband, Dr. W. Scott home. He first worked at the was born on June 14, 1939 in ster, IN, John (Georgia) Katris of M. Toskos, while he was over - which time everyone looked for - Robertson, grandchildren, Picadilly Grill on Morehead Koritsa, Albania to Basilios Ioan - Munster, IN and Frank Katris of seas. Upon his return and dis - ward to her specialties such as Stephanie (and Tommy) Stavri - Street and then at the Open nidis, originally of Premeti, Al - Plainfield, IN; his daughter, charge from the Army they wed sauerkraut peta and her famous anos, Gregory Toskos (and Kitchen Restaurant for his bania and Sophia Pollatou, orig - Frances (Louis) Gonis of in April of 1946. Their union kourabiedes. In 2003, Mary and Chrisoula) Toskos and Christo - brother-in-law, Speros G. Ko - inally of Cephalonia, Greece who Louisville, CO; his grandchildren, produced two children, five Pas moved to Washington Twp., pher Toskos, Andrew Robertson, kenes. In 1961, he opened the preceded him in death. On De - Marianna Gonis, George Gonis grandchildren and eight great- NJ and became parishioners of and Audrey (and Richard) Kins - KC Drive-in with his uncle Costa cember 16, 1976 he married and Katherine Katris; his brother, grandchildren. Mary continued St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox man and her great grandchil - Kontos at 2221 Central Ave. Deborah N. Covell who survives Danny Katris of Chico, CA. Visi - to work while raising her family Church where they joined Kali dren, Kyra, Dean, Andrew, An - which later became The Little in Lima. From 1957 to 1965, he tation will be on Thursday, Oc - and attending Hunter College at Parea, a senior adult organiza - geliki, Manny, Demetra, Will Italy Restaurant. John returned attended medical school at the tober 9, 2014 from 3:00-8:00 night. In 1965 she received her tion. Following Paquale's stroke, and Wyatt, and her sister-in-law to Greece in 1963 to marry Geor - University of Athens, Faculty of p.m. with a prayer service at Bachelor of Arts degree and be - Katherine Papazoglou, nieces gia Rempas in Agios Konstanti - Medicine, School of Health Ser - 6:30 p.m. at Kish Funeral Home, gan teaching high school. Even - this is a service and nephews, Eve, Nancy and nos, Arkadia, Greece. They re - vices, National and Kapodistrian 10000 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN. tually, she became an Assistant to the community. Christine Costopoulos, Paul and turned to Charlotte to raise their University. He practiced medi - Funeral service and interment Principal at Bryant High School Announcements of deaths Bill Petkanas, Cathy Toskos, two daughters. They are active cine in both England and Wales, will be at St. Anthony Greek Or - in Queens and later on at Boys may be telephoned to the Manny and Steve Papazoglou. before completing his training thodox Monastery in Florence, and Girls High School in Brook - classified department of A funeral service will be held at with a Neurology residency at AZ In lieu of flowers, donations lyn. During her teaching career, the national herald at 9:30 AM on Friday, October days and dates of funerals, The Ohio State University. He may be made to St. Athony's she touched the lives of many (718) 784-5255, 17th at St. Nicholas Greek Or - memorials, and other events di - was a neurologist in Lima for Greek Orthodox Monastery, teachers and students, stressing monday through Friday, thodox Church, 467 Grandview rectly correspond to the original many years until his retirement. 4784 N. St. Joseph's Way, Flo - the importance of education. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. est Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. She will publication date, which appears He was a member of Holy Trinity rence, AZ. 85132. www.kishfu - Continuing her education, Mary or e-mailed to: be laid to rest in Flushing Ceme - at the beginning of each notice. Greek Orthodox Church in neralhome.net. obtained a Master's Degree from [email protected] tery, Flushing, NY. May her Toledo. Survivors include a son, Hunter College and in 1993 she memory be eternal! THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014 GREECE CYPRUS 11 Troika Squeezes Greece Over Reforms, Pension Cuts Pushed

ATHENS – Prime Minister An - life implement more austerity commitments. Greece’s lenders call “structural out giving any more details ment by the Dec. 8 meeting of tonis Samaras’ uneasy coalition measures on beleaguered “The IMF officials cannot go benchmarks.” about his talks on the sidelines Eurozone leaders that would government is being choked by Greeks. to the Fund’s executive board These benchmarks include of the European Council. create the path to an early exit international lenders to stop Reuters reported that the and recommend the disburse - further changes to the pension “Our aim is to return to nor - from what remains of two dragging its feet and finish some government has sent a letter to ment of the loan installment if system, making mass dismissals mality and for Greece to become bailouts. 700 undone reforms, including the EU and IMF making its case the Greek government has not easier, measures to close a fiscal a normal country,” added the Greece has been surviving another pension cut, before the to take the demand for merging done anything to fulfill some of gap the Troika estimates at premier, who admitted that the since 2010 on two rescue pack - envoys return to check the of supplementary pension funds the memorandum pledges,” said some 2 billion euros and over - lack of economic growth in the ages of 240 billion euros ($306 books and progress. to be taken off the table. Big pay the official, who spoke on the hauling the wage structure in Eurozone as well as geopolitical billion) from the Troika, but Technical teams from the cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions condition of anonymity. the civil service. dangers in other parts of the Samaras wants to break away Troika of the European Union- and worker firings have deci - According to Troika sources, Greek pensioners have been world are creating concern as soon as possible because the International Monetary Fund- mated support for Samaras’ Greece has so far completed protesting benefit cuts for more about how Greece might cope attached austerity measures European Central Bank (EU- New Democracy Conservatives only around half of the bailout than 4 1/2 years to no avail as if it leaves its bailout. have decimated support for the IMF-ECB) were to return on and his partner, the PASOK So - commitments that remain, with the government has continued Reuters reported the govern - ruling parties. Nov. 4 but they want an answer cialists. little progress having been made to slash payments for the most ment has sent a letter to the EU “The country has a frame - why there hasn’t been more A source with knowledge of since the summer. vulnerable in society while ex - and the International Monetary work for exiting the memoran - work done, particularly on the the Troika’s positions told The government is hoping to empting Parliament workers Fund outlining its case for de - dum and moving to the next pension reform Samaras wants Kathimerini that it is unlikely improve on this but the key for and the politically protected. mands for further pension re - stage that has been thoroughly to avoid, having vowed he Greece’s lenders will allow concluding the current program A SYRIZA Member of Parlia - form to be removed from the worked through and planned,” would never, ever again in his Athens to ignore some of its review is agreement on what ment Alexis Mitropoulos de - ongoing review of the Greek Venizelos said in a vague state - manded the immediate revoca - program. An official told the ment that gave no details. tion of the appointment of the news agency that Athens argues “What is necessary now is for EU’s new Pensions Commis - in the letter that the current us to rally behind this effort and sioner Peter Ratcliffe and pension system is viable until to have the stability, unity, con - charged Greece was working 2060. sensus and responsibility re - with him to cut pensions again The Troika had asked the quired,” he added. on Jan. 1. government to merge several Venizelos also underlined NO MORE BAILOUTS supplementary pension funds by that with the Presidential elec - Samaras came away from a next month but this would lead tions coming up in February, for meeting of European Union to a further cut to pensions, which the government has not leaders here without a consen - which the coalition wants to yet found the 180 votes it needs sus on an early exit from bailout avoid as Samaras said he would to elect a successor to Karolos leaders with international never, ever again impose any Papoulias, the government had lenders. more of the austerity measures to be “very careful and very re - Nothing was agreed despite that have created record unem - sponsible.” a series of meetings with EU of - ployment, deep poverty and Hinting at the possibility of ficials, including European Cen - decimated support for his coali - early elections, if a new Presi - tral Bank President Mario tion government. dent is not elected, the PASOK Draghi as well as French Presi - LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE leader said that voters might dent Francois Hollande, Italian Greece’s Deputy Premier/For - even have the final say on an Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, eign Minister Evangelos Venize - agreement between the govern - Dutch President Mark Rutte, los, leader of the PASOK Social - ment and the Troika, making it Spanish Prime Minister Mariano ists, hinted that the country’s clear “if they accept and support Rajoy and Irish leader Enda voters may be able to decide the the completed and agreed safe Kenny. course of an uncompleted deal solution or if they will accept an “Nothing has been decided with international lenders, the adventure and a journey into yet,” said Samaras at a news kind of referendum that brought the unknown,” Kathimerini said. AP Photo/Petros GiAnnAkouris conference, during which he down the previous government Venizelos said any deal with Storms in Athens Cause Disasters added that discussions about headed by the party’s then- the Troika would have to in - Greece exiting its bailout at the leader and previous Premier, clude some kind of credit line Cars are piled up after a storm in Athens, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. As stormy weather hit Greece, end of the year with a precau - George Papandreou. as a buffer, repeating statements torrents of rain swamped Athens, flooding basements and underpasses and, in a low-lying part of tionary credit line are continu - Speaking after he met with Samaras made reluctantly after the capital, sweeping away and piling up parked cars. More than 130 firemen, assisted by dozens ing. Samaras, the Socialist chief said his talk of an early exit roiled of water-pumping vehicles, rushed to answer about 500 calls for help with flooding in the greater “They are all sympathetic to the two had decided to try to the Greek stock market and rat - Athens area late Friday, but authorities said there were no reports of deaths or injuries. our cause,” said Samaras, with - build up some kind of agree - tled investors and analysts. SYRIZA Keeps Grip On Lead Over ND

ATHENS – It wasn’t much, but Democracy 71, although 151 is already succeeded in getting In - the ruling New Democracy Con - needed to control Parliament, dependent Greeks (ANEL) leader servatives of Prime Minister An - showing the likelihood of an - Panos Kammenos to pledge his tonis Samaras have managed to other coalition. The proportion party’s 14 votes to the Leftists’ 71. cut into the lead in polls of the of Greeks who think there will With the Democratic Left (DI - major opposition Coalition of the be early elections rose from 54 MAR), a former member of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) party. to 63 percent over the last coalition already indicating it The survey in the Efimerida month. would also not vote for the ruling ton Syntakon paper showed that SYRIZA began to surge after parties nominee, that gives the the Leftist are still up by a big its leader, Alexis Tsipras, SYRIZA alliance another 10 votes 8.5 percent but that they had lost promised to reverse the course for a total of 95. That means 0.5 percent and New Democracy of austerity that the government Samaras and Tsipras will be had gained two percent among imposed if he comes to power. wrestling over the remaining 50 voters after Samaras promised WILL THERE BE and the coalition needs 25 of big giveways and tax cuts, even A MR. PRESIDENT? them. though he doesn’t have the okay The polls are critical because Speaking at a meeting of yet from international lenders. Samaras and PASOK want to SYRIZA’s central committee, The poll put SYRIZA at 35.5 thwart SYRIZA from blocking Tsipras claimed that by maintain - percent and New Democracy election of a Greek President in ing an “equivocal stance” on with 27. To Potami is in third February, 2015. Naming some - whether they would back the place at 10.5 percent, followed one to replace Karolos Papoulias coalition’s candidate to succeed by the Communist Party (KKE) requires 180 votes in the 300- President Papoulias, MPs are fu - at 6.5, while Samaras’ coalition member Parliament but the eling fears of last-minute back- AP Photo/Petros kArAdjiAs partner the PASOK Socialists are coalition has only 155. room deals to ensure that the FM’s of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt Meet Amidst Regional Tension tied with the extremist Golden Failure to elect a President nominee is elected and early Dawn Party at 6 percent. could force snap elections before elections are avoided. Cyprus' Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, centre, shakes hands with his counterparts of The Independent Greeks have the government’s term runs out “For us the issue is not nu - Egypt Sameh Shoukry, right, and Greek Evangelos Venizelos after their meeting at the foreign 3 percent and former coalition in 2016 and Samaras is trying to merical, it is political,” he said. ministry in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. Venizelos, Kasoulides and partner the Democratic Left (DI - close the gap with SYRIZA before “It does not have to do with who Shoukry, told reporters after his meeting with President Anastasiades that Greece will be MAR) with only 1 percent, far then. is president, it has to do with the making its presence more felt in the seas off Cyprus but that it was due to its NATO and U.N. below the 3 percent threshold Tsipras is trying to pressure government no longer having obligations and not because of Turkey’s recent activities in the area. needed to enter Parliament in lawmakers outside the ruling the democratic legitimacy to con - the next elections. parties to make their intentions tinue destroying the country.” If this was the result of the known on how they will vote. Tsipras’ comments came as a next general elections, SYRIZA Tsipras is moving to squeeze survey by the University of Mace - Warships Undercut Cyprus Unification Talks would gain 144 seats and New Members of Parliament and has donia showed the Leftists are now 7.5 percentage points ahead of New Democracy after another Continued from page 1 Ankara paid no attention to the garding Turkey should be toned poll last week gave them a 6.5 missive. down, sparking disagreement This Week in Greek History: percent lead, and one earlier put cep Tayyip Erdogan ignored The Cyprus government with Samaras. German Chancel - it as high as 11 percent. them. spokesman said he was “very lor Angela Merkel backed The shift toward SYRIZA Despite that, Samaras said he satisfied” with the EU leaders’ Cyprus’s right to have its own King George Restored came after Tsipras promised to was okay with the EU’s stance. statement. The final version of EEZ. reverse the course of austerity “There is an important decision the conclusions came after three In Athens, Foreign Minister and after a number of previous in which Europe calls on Turkey drafts, with Athens and Nicosia Evangelos Venizelos also issued to the Monarchy polls over the previous year had to respect Cyprus, its territorial only being satisfied with the fi - a message to Turkey, saying “a shown the two parties changing waters and its sovereign right in nal version. country cannot have ambitions positions in the number one spot the EEZ,” Samaras said during British Prime Minister David to become an EU member if it TNH Staff but with a negligible margin of a news conference after the Cameron was the only leader to does not recognize one of the error. meeting. He didn’t mention suggest that the language re - other members.” “Have suitcase, will travel” could very well have been an appropriate motto for King George II of Greece, who on No - vember 3, 1935 returned to In Greece, Patronage and Bribery Prevail Greece and became king, after having followed his father, King Constantine I, into exile in TNH Staff ago to seek what turned into two ident for a symbolic office that matter. It is about national dig - 1917. bailouts of 240 billion euros largely consists of whomever is nity and, as is to be expected in George’s younger brother, ATHENS – Greece’s crushing ($317 billion) from the Troika. holding the position sitting for a democracy, political calcula - Alexander, became king during economic crisis has largely seen They also ignored runaway photo opportunities and smiling. tion.” the Venizelos years, and due to politicians, the rich and privi - corruption that still persists – Samaras is in a rush, the Underpinning the whole bat - his young age (24) and limited leged escape sacrifice while along with patronage during a piece said, because he hopes that tle over a President though is powers was referred to as a hammering workers, elderly and time when thousands of workers gaining an early exit from the the backdrop of patronage and “puppet king,” even though un - the poor with punishing auster - without political protection are Troika will give his government bribery in Greece, which has the der this direction Greek forces ity measures – and it seems like being fired. a position of strength to deal worst record for corruption in made territorial gains in Bul - George II, King of the Hellenes that will always be the case. In an analysis, Tony Barber with the Presidential election Europe, despite constant garia. While the country’s interna - of the Financial Times (FT) in - and try to thwart the poll-lead - promises of reform that haven’t Following Alexander’s death argued over policy, and George tional lenders, the European dicated that nothing much will ing SYRIZA, which said it will been delivered, apart from a few in 1920 under bizarre circum - removed the general, which Union-International Monetary change in those arenas because try block the ruling parties can - high-level political prosecutions stances, from a bite by a palace prompted shifts in government Fund-European Central Bank the plutocrats of Greece have al - didate and force an early elec - – which were followed in some gardener’s monkey, which the until the rise of another dicta - Troika have insisted on big pay most always had their way and tion before the next scheduled cases by drastically reduced sen - king was trying to separate from torial general, Ioannis Metaxas. cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions probably will, even after the polls in 2016. tences. a scuffle with his dog, Fritz, Under the King and worker firings, it has been Troika leaves. That’s why, as puzzling as it “The crisis dealt a blow to the there was concern about the fu - George/Metaxas reign, there less adamant about breaking the Samaras wants the lenders seems, Samaras is content to time-hallowed system of clien - ture of Greece’s monarchy. was a wave of censorship system of patronage and bribery out fast now, and is seeking an push Greece back into the mar - telism, bribery and self-enrich - After being installed as king throughout Greece, including that have dominated Greek pol - early exit from the deals Greece kets and pay 7-9 percent for bor - ment that gained fresh life in from 1922-1924, George was the banning of the classical itics for four decades. made with them, because the rowing money, almost twice as Greece from the early 1980s un - sent into exile, but returned works of Plato and Thucydides. Alternating administrations austerity measures have deci - much as the Troika charges. der PASOK, the Socialist party, eleven years later, in 1935, to During World War II while of the now-ruling New Democ - mated support for the govern - Most of the bailout monies run and New Democracy,” FT said, be elected king – albeit under under German attack, the king racy Conservatives of Prime Min - ment and he has responded with out this year but IMF funds are but added “it is pointless to deny suspect conditions. Reportedly, fled to Crete, later to Egypt, and ister Antonis Samaras and his promises of tax cuts and give - scheduled to be disbursed for that public sector corruption and voters were intimidated – at the behest of Egypt’s King coalition partner, the PASOK So - aways – without consulting two more years, but Samaras is patronage networks persist. In threatened with and subjected Farouk, who had strong ties to cialists, have taken turns plun - them. fearful the lenders will push for the private sector, meanwhile, to physical violence if they did Italy, was exiled to Great Britain. dering Greece in a different way: That’s because the govern - more reforms, including pension rich Greeks made no sacrifices not vote for the king. George never abdicated the packing public payrolls with ment, with only 154 votes in the cuts, he want to avoid at all to help their nation in its mo - The volatile general Giorgios throne, and returned once again hundreds of thousands of need - 300-member Parliament, needs costs. ment of need, ensuring the crisis Kondylis orchestrated George’s to Greece after the war, in 1946, less workers in return for votes, 180 votes in February to elect For Samaras, the report said, hammered the middle classes return, but the king and he later as king, but died a year later. leading the country four years its choice of the next Greek Pres - “This is not primarily a financial and poor instead.” 12 EDITORIALS LETTERS THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014

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Finally, Washington clarified its position on the crisis in Cyprus. And the declaration comes from the State Department, evidencing that the issue remains distant from the White House’s purview. AGORA – THE ORIGINAL MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS In a well-crafted statement, the State Department said that “we continue to believe that the island’s oil and gas resources should be equitably shared between both communities in the By Dan Georgakas and the Agora, the original marketplace of ideas, Rest assured, anything we write here are context of an overall settlement.” Constantinos E. Scaros and we, their modern-day descendants, aspire our sincere, heartfelt thoughts. In principle, we agree that an “equitable” sharing implies that to continue that tradition. We will share them with you every two Turkish Cypriots are entitled to a percentage of the hydrocarbons. From time to time, an issue emerges and We respect one another’s opinion very much, weeks. We hope you enjoy them, and we look After all, they are residents of Cyprus, too. Any position to the inspires various minds to converge, often at but often times we will disagree on particular forward to your taking part in the discussion contrary would be devoid of logic, and unsupportable by objective odds with one another, to discuss it. Hopefully, issues. We would never fabricate a difference as well – by contributing letters to the editor in criteria. collective enlightenment will result from such of opinion for the sake of writing an interesting response, and/or commenting on our website: But Washington’s position is overly vague. For example, what conversations. The Ancient Greeks did that in column. www.thenationalherald.com would an equitable sharing amount to? To us – and surely not only us – equity should be based on conditions that existed prior to the invasion. Any conquests through military force surely can - not be considered part of a fair distribution. America’s Eating Habits: Taking it with a Grain of Salt The focal point of Washington’s involvement – and the hope for an overall resolution to the Cyprus problem – is the existence of the oil reserves themselves, which should serve as a motivator GEORGAKAS PRESENTS consume 5,000+. Many Ameri - SCAROS REPONDS One of my favorite desserts of to both sides for a fresh perspective in negotiations. For instance, HIS POINT OF VIEW cans respond to such data by Dan, on this issue, the Greeks all time is Pillsbury Turnovers any economic hardships a solution might bring can be replenished Dino, I’d be interested in your saying they just don’t have time have the rest of the world beat – (apple or cherry) which contain via a share of the ample hydrocarbon reserves. reaction to how mass media re - to study the sodium content and I don’t mean just by the now- two horrible ingredients: high Then, it would be matter of negotiating the “difficult” issues. ports on health issues. I am par - listed in packaged products. universally-regarded “Mediter - fructose corn syrup, and partially- But how can one negotiate with a gun to the head? How can you ticularly appalled by the way Identifying low salt and no salt ranean Diet.” I mean the Ancient hydrogenated vegetable oil. As if sit at the table with someone who comes into your house without news about the American diet is products can indeed be time- Greeks, and their timeless saying: one wasn’t bad enough, two to - your permission and behaves like your landlord? presented. A new study or book consuming, but spending more Pan Metron Ariston – Everything gether are a toxic double The State Department, of course, did not provide an answer. that attacks current medical ad - time reading labels in supermar - in Moderation. We are all going whammy. That’s why I usually Its interest is in the defusing of conditions that may increase vice usually gets considerable kets is certainly preferable to to die of something: whether don’t have them more than twice “tension in the region.” But isn’t such tension already increased coverage. People who do not spending more time in a hospital heart disease or being hit by a a year. with the presence of the Turkish ships in the territorial waters of want to change their eating bed. bus. So, on the one hand, we Then there’s a masterpiece of the Republic? habits are left believing science No-salt and low-salt foods are can’t sit around worrying about a sandwich: prosciutto, hot capi - What would have counted would have been Washington’s re - is on their side or that there is available in all major supermar - it. But on the other hand, we colla, fresh mozzarella, sweet quiring Ankara to withdraw its ships immediately. As we recently no scientific consensus. If they kets. Careful shoppers will dis - shouldn’t shrug our shoulders roasted peppers, and oil and noted: "this crisis can act as a catalyst for a meaningful solution read the full study or book, they cover that salt in many common and not take care of our health, vinegar, all on a freshly-baked to the Cyprus problem." Surely there are conditions. But they would find it mainly confirms foods is 0-50 mgs in some brands either. My wife and I – who try loaf of sesame seed semolina shouldn’t be limited solely to what Turkey wants. existing science and only sug - and in the hundreds in others. In to eat organic as much as possi - bread. Talk about high salt con - gests moderate modifications. taste tests, unsalted and low salt ble, at least in terms of the gro - tent! I figure three or four of The mass media sensational - those a year can’t be all that bad. Failing Truth Stress Test ist syndrome is evident in the My point is, if we delude our - extensive coverage given to a re - selves into thinking we’re better cent study published in the pres - off consuming the aspartame Greece is putting itself in an unnecessarily difficult position: tigious New England Journal of found in Diet Coke instead of the it is wrong to present the recent Eurozone bank stress test Medicine. Among numerous sugar in regular Coke, we are de - results as a victory for Greek banks. conclusions, the study reported luding ourselves. Let’s have the The truth is, there is no victory. Only one out of four – Alpha that not having enough salt in sugar – but less of it. Much less. Bank – passed the tests. The other three, Eurobank, Piraeus, one’s diet was as bad as those As for the media, who knows and the National Bank of Greece, all failed. (Unfortunately, the having too much. what drives them and in whose same thing happened in Cyprus, where three banks there did During a recent broadcast of pocket they sit? After all, the not meet the difficult criteria of the auditors given its economic the McLaughlin Group, a politi - biggest food conglomerates – crisis – more on that, below.) cal roundtable, the host gleefully which most people couldn’t even These realities were also manifest in the best indicators re - informed viewers that the New identify by name –are bigger than garding these issues: the stock exchange. The General Index of England Journal of Medicine Walmart, General Motors, and the Athens Exchange closed at 958.69 points – down 3.29 per - had shown that people could use peanut butter, ketchup, pickles, ceries we bring home – had a Disney combined. That rightwing cent. The banking index fell 3.77 percent. At one point it was as much salt as they wanted. He mustard, and other tasty condi - houseguest a year or so ago, a pundits mock healthy eating is down 6 percent. ridiculed ex-NYC Mayor ments are usually indistinguish - classic junk food eater. “Don’t only because it is First Lady So, why not tell the truth? Can’t the people understand, or Bloomberg for his efforts to curb able from their heavily-salted people who eat organic die, too?” Michelle Obama’s pet project. If handle the truth? And if the Greek media is hiding the truth, the excessive use of salt in fast brethren. he asked. “Sure they do,” I her message was to promote bet - will the people not learn it by osmosis from outside the country, food outlets, saying Bloomberg Hundreds of studies of heart replied, “but I think they have a ter cell phone reception, these especially from the Internet and foreign newspapers? had been misinformed. disease, the nation’s number one better chance of living longer, same pundits would say: “leave The issue is not that most banks failed the stress tests. That But it is John McLaughlin killer, have proven that excessive and not spending the last 10 reception alone. We like it when was relatively well-known. The question is how realistic are who is misinformed. Critics of consumption of fat leads to years of their lives in and out of we can’t get signal!” the plans the banks will submit in two weeks to strengthen the Journal article have pointed clogged arteries. Moreover, x-ray the hospital.” Thankfully, the great equalizer their capital base, so they can finally get out of this situation? out that the people in the study photos of already clogged arter - The really scary thing about of our times is social media. What the government actually achieved by misrepresenting who had high death rates and ies have shown that clogging can poor eating habits in the United Through Facebook, Twitter, and the facts was that it damaged or called into question its credi - low salt intake were often cancer be reduced by an extremely low States is that the Coca Cola and the like, the people – who are not bility, faith in the banks, and the media’s reliability. This is not patients and other terminally ill fat diet. Nonetheless, books such Doritos of, say, 30 years ago were beholden to special interests – how to improve a nation’s psyche climate. On the contrary, it persons who were eating little of as The Big Fat Surprise: Why less harmful than the ones today. can get the word out. Grass-roots makes it worse. anything. Not adjusting the find - Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong Sure, children’s toys were colored efforts have finally awakened the The Greek banks are relatively small and as such, do not ings to take out such data is a in a Healthy Diet are granted with toxic lead paint back then, sleeping giant – the American gain the attention of the international media, which were fo - grave disservice to all Americans lengthy coverage. In this case, and contained metal parts that people – who now rail against cused on Italy – a nation in worse shape than Greece. Eleven and life-threatening to the mil - the title is very misleading. The could take an eye out, but the big business’ efforts to keep con - Italian banks failed – a larger and therefore greater threat to lions of Americans who have book largely endorses the exist - morning bowl of Captain Crunch sumers in the dark about foods Europe’s banking system. heart disease, high blood pres - ing scientific guidelines. and the Three Musketeers choco - containing Genetically Modified But even relatively small banks cannot hide. Consider the sure, or kidney problems. Detailed reporting on the fat late bar at snack time were Organisms (GMOs). situation misinformation that prevails in Cyprus, a situation Excessive salt intake causes and salt content in fast food out - healthier then than they are to - At least we can rejoice in that much worse than has been presented. At least they put their the body to retain water. One lets is rare. Americans might be day. not all news media is suspect. former Central Bank Governor, Christodoulos Christodoulou, consequence is a gain in weight. surprised to learn that many The point you raise about low- Even if we do say so ourselves, in prison. That sends a powerful message. We wish something More menacing is that excessive products advertised as low-fat fat foods overcompensating with Dan, our publication takes its similar would happen in Athens. fluid in the lungs can lead to are loaded with salt as a taste high-salt content to replace the obligation to its readers seriously. Rather, as Tony Barber wrote this week in the Financial pneumonia, a major killer of peo - substitute. Less surprising is the taste is a prime example. It’s like And you and I can write about Times, “it cannot be denied that corruption and favoritism con - ple with heart disease. Excessive strikingly high fat and sugar con - those “health salads” at fast food whatever we please, because The tinue to exist. In the private sector, meanwhile, rich Greeks salt also raises blood pressure tent in most of Starbucks’ coffee chains – that contain nutritious National Herald is no one’s pup - made no sacrifices to help their nation…ensuring the crisis and strains the kidneys and the combos. Mass media would per - vegetables, drizzled with poiso - pet on a string. hammered the middle classes and poor instead.” heart in various ways. form a great public service by re - nous salad dressing. Whew! That was all quite a That is a great shame, and a topic in much need of discus - Medical authorities have de - porting on such health monsters. Simply put: foods that taste mouthful. I think I’ll go have sion. termined that a healthy diet That, of course, would not ap - great, to some extent, will harm some pretzels – but not too many. should average 1,500-2,500 mgs peal to wishful thinkers or major you if you consume too much of Press-Polemic Presidency? of salt a day. Most Americans advertisers. them. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION? Observations By Antonis H. Diamataris Two highly-regarded journalists called the Obama Adminis - tration “the most secretive I have ever been involved in covering,” and “more dangerous to the press than any other in history.” We A Historic Visit to Cyprus guard. eyes, clenched lips, and uncompromising are not one for hyperbole, and we avoid making or endorsing The historic journey of Archbishop posture say much. extreme statements like that. Yet, we cannot ignore that these It can be described as something analo - Demetrios to the occupied areas in Cyprus It seems the old woman is bearing all remarks were made not by members of Obama-bashing media gous to Archbishop Iakovos’ march in is different from Iakovos’ act, yet there are the sorrow and misfortune that struck outlets. The second quote is from Susan Page, Washington Bureau Selma, Alabama in 1965, which was im - similarities. Cyprus 40 years ago. Chief of the apolitical USA Today, and the first is from Jill Abram - mortalized on that iconic cover of Life mag - The trip highlights the human right of But the compassionate expression of son, until recently Executive Editor of the New York Times, azine. Greek Cypriots to live freely in their ances - Archbishop Demetrios also speaks volumes, which has not endorsed a Republican for president since 1956. It was in Selma, as you will recall, where tral homes. Scenes from the archbishop’s conveying the message that the Greek- and Hyperbole aside, then, there must be at least a kernel of truth Iakovos met Martin Luther King and accom - trip deep into the occupied lands – a visit Cypriot-American community will never for - to these journalists’ complaints. panied him on a protest march to the state was made possible thanks to the mediation get their plight. Although we, too, are members of the press, we recognize capitol in Montgomery during the difficult of the U.S. Ambassador in Nicosia John The visit to the Greeks who stayed be - the need for confidentiality in the interest of national security. years when African-Americans were fighting Koenig, who accompanied him for reasons hind in the occupied North is further proof Nonetheless, we hope that in closing years of his administration, for their human rights. of security – are very touching and memo - that the power of love towards the under - President Obama will set the tone so that his team will operate It was then, as Iakovos later confided in rable. privileged and those afflicted for any reason in the spirit of the American people’s right to be informed. me, that he received so many threatening Like the photo in which he embraces a is more valuable than all the gold in the messages that he had to hire an armed proud elderly woman, a woman whose sad world. THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014 VIEWPOINTS 13 Technological Advances Terror in Canada: A Country Loses its Innocence

Lead to Pathological Results On October 22, as one jour - the Allies against a jihadist, ISIS is - at one time had, links to terror - nalist put it: “Canada lost its in - the Central Powers sued a tweet iden - ist networks. Only through this nocence.” On that day, 30 year- in 1918, which in - tifying Zehaf- process can they begin to iden - We have stum - A Defense Depart - old Michael Zehaf-Bibeau shot cluded the Ot - Bibeau as one of tify potential ISIS recruiters and bled badly in the ment software pro - and killed Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, toman Empire. As their own. their victims. Middle East. Clearly, gram named Carni - one of the two soldiers standing a result of the de - A few days after It would be much easier, someone screwed vore scoops up guard at the First World War feat, the new Turk - the terrorist attack, however, if Muslim communities up. billions of emails Monument in Ottawa. Cirillo ish Republic in ISIS released a in the West actively participated Was it George W. messages every was a much-beloved man and a 1924 abolished the statement advising in condemning terrorism and Bush for the debacle minute and another man of honor, while his killer caliphate. their followers in the abuse of Islam by fanatics of invading Iraq in software program was nothing more than a wasted It is doubtful the West to use a such as those in ISIS and in - 2003? Or was it his sorts them for key - life. Zehaf-Bibeau was a drug that Zehaf-Bibeau, gun and kill some - cluded their voices in denounc - father, Bush 41, for words such as “ter - addict, thief, and all-around in his drug-addled by DR. ANDRE one, anyone, and if ing the torment and death in - “not finishing the rorist” “jihad” and small-time criminal who con - state and penury GEROLYMATOS they did not have a flicted upon Christians and job” after driving “falafel.” verted to Islam and tried to join had become a stu - gun, to use a knife, other religious minorities in the Saddam out of by AMB. PATRICK N. As in private ISIS in Syria, but could not get dent of history, so Special to and if they did not Middle East. When one religious Kuwait by not THEROS business, we con - a passport. undoubtedly some - The National Herald have a knife, to pick group is singled out for punish - marching to Bagh - cluded that the Zehaf-Bibeau’s background is one guided him to - up a rock and ment because of that group’s be - dad in 1991? Or Special to technology “im - key in understanding why men wards the monument. Further - smash the heads of the ‘infidels.’ liefs, it opens the door to hatred perhaps we should The National Herald proved productiv - like these are attracted to ISIS more, someone had to buy for According to Canadian and against all religious denomina - blame his successor, ity” because a single and have a desire to kill. Until this homeless man without U.S. authorities, these lone tions. Through no fault of the Barrack Obama, for clutching satellite collected thousands of more information becomes means a rifle and bullets as well wolves are not in direct commu - Muslim communities in Canada when confronted by the revolu - photos in the time that it took a available, we can only speculate as give him funds to travel to nication, meaning electronic or the US, troubled and de - tions that swept the Arab World spy on the ground to write a sin - what demons drove this young Ottawa from Vancouver. Equally communication, with ISIS. ranged young men and women four years ago and the rise of the gle report. The advances in intel - man, and similar young men, to relevant is that someone also However, it is quite possible that are attracted to the pornography Islamic State, seemingly out of ligence collection technology led such destruction. had to have directed him to go ISIS has representatives in of violence represented by the nowhere? The blame game our leadership (both parties) over Although Zehaf-Bibeau was after members of Parliament fol - North America and Europe actions of ISIS. serves domestic political pur - the last three decades to system - born and raised in Canada, in lowing the shooting of the sol - whose task is to make contact Indeed, the terrorist organi - poses marvelously; unfortunately, atically get rid of the human in - the latter part of his life he dier. these lone wolves. In other zation tries to secure legitimacy it diverts our attention from our telligence collector to reduce the seems to have identified more There is a real possibility that words, when disaffected, dis - by linking itself to Islam. To real failing: the collapse of the relative size of the American with his father’s Libyan back - Zehaf-Bibeau, and others like turbed young men and women counter the siren call of ISIS to American ability to gather infor - diplomatic establishment. ground than the English-Cana - him, including the other Muslim reach out in response to the become part of the jihad, Mus - mation on our adversaries. And guess what? The Arab dian heritage of his mother. convert who ran over a soldier messages ISIS sends through so - lims must openly and actively We completely failed to antic - Awakening, the Islamic State, the Among other factors, his parents in Montreal, are not acting en - cial media, someone must find demonstrate their tolerance of ipate the Arab Awakening, the collapse of the Iraqi Army, and had an uneasy relationship, his tirely alone. There is a strong these hapless individuals and other religions, clearly indicat - most momentous event in the even Putin’s deadly reaction to mother is a senior civil servant inclination on the part of the au - guide them to an appropriate ing that there is no room in Is - troubled region in half a century the Ukrainian crisis caught us all employed by Immigration thorities to label the terrorist at - target. lam for hatred and violence. and, just as dramatically, the Is - flatfooted and flailing for a re - Canada and his father ran a cof - tack in Ottawa an act by a so- The challenge for the Cana - lamic State. The Arab World fes - sponse. Information, unfortu - feehouse. In a dramatic gesture, called lone wolf, but other dian and American security ser - André Gerolymatos is Director tered under corrupt and oppres - nately, is not tangible; we just his mother said that she did not circumstantial evidence points vices is to go through the thou - of the Stavros Niarchos Founda - sive regimes for two generations. think it is. grieve for her son but rather for to the contrary. It is significant sands of immigration applicants tion Centre for Hellenic Studies Israel drove hundreds of thou - That technology-based intel - the people he harmed. One can that before the Canadian au - from the Middle East and exam - at Simon Fraser University in sands of Palestinians from their ligence collection failed us dra - only wonder why she had given thorities knew he was acting as ine which of them may have, or Vancouver. homes and humiliated those matically should not surprise us. up on her son and, more signif - same terrible Arab regimes. Mil - The satellite, the drones, and the icantly, if she did so before he lions of young Arabs graduated software programs collect infor - became a human mess. from University and, if not un - mation on “tangible things,” Zehaf-Bibeau descended employed, are doing menial jobs. which includes what people say from being a party-going Western political ideologies or write. Unfortunately, the tech - teenager to a homeless drug-ad - whether communism, socialism, nology doesn’t have a personal dict drifting from city to city, un - secularism, or capitalism have relationship with the targeted til he returned home to Ottawa failed to deliver any relief. And person. (Don’t believe the SciFi and decided to strike a blow for movie Her!) We can see where his brand of Islam and kill a sol - his tanks are, where his money dier and attempting a murder is going and listen to what he is spree in the Canadian Parlia - telling his mistress (until, of ment. What drove him to con - course, he discovers we are lis - vert to the Islamic faith is not tening). But technology does not known, but there are disturbing give us the ability to “look into questions regarding his transi - his eyes” (to quote our most tech- tion to becoming a jihadist. savvy President), have coffee or Initially wanting to travel to drinks with him, or get to know Syria and join ISIS, only when the kids. Because only then do that failed did Zehaf-Bibeau we have a chance of discovering turn to attacking the soldier at his (or her) ambitions, dreams, the First World War Monument and dark thoughts so we can and then Parliament. His choice have a chance at guessing his of targets is significant. The First plans. Gathering data unsup - World War Monument symbol - Canadian police scramble to protect Parliament from an ISIS wannabee on October 22, called ported by human contact re - izes the victory of Canada and "the day Canada lost its innocence." minds me of Mark Twain’s com - ment about the characterization of lies: “Lies, damned lies and statistics.” Data tells us a lot LETTER FROM ATHENS about consumer choices in gro - ceries, it does not tell us a damned thing about the new Caliph. Some Questions for Greece’s Reluctant Prime Minister A member of the Organization No need to go abroad to see for Security and Co-operation this fallacy in action. Watch TV in Europe (OSCE) mission to crime programs and you soon Invariably in journalism, re - should take his en - have no tolerance of energy, why did you leave it Ukraine gestures near a drone conclude that a cute computer porters seeking an interview will tourage if he really for wrongdoing by to your coalition partner, PASOK after a test flight near the geek has solved every crime. We be asked to provide questions wants to know what ministers. Why Socialist leader Evangelos town of Mariupol, eastern did not notice that moving po - in advance for subjects afraid of Greek-Americans don’t you? Venizelos to make a weak state - Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 23. licemen from the beat on foot to impromptu peppering they can’t think (along with • Why didn’t ment instead of demanding the cruisers and putting a camera on answer. It’s just so embarrassing reading The Na - you keep your ships be pulled out? yet we were surprised when the every street corner effectively to be asked what is the capital tional Herald). promise to hold • Why do you want to take region boiled over. The West’s separated the police from the of Uzbekistan and look like Don - His press office harmless those in an early exit from the country’s failure to anticipate Russia’s re - public. Now we have police de - ald Duck trying to come up with wouldn't even give the Diaspora who deal with international lenders action to Europe’s attempt to pull partments that look like Delta the answer. the courtesy of a put their money and pay nearly double in the the Ukraine out of Moscow’s orbit Force or an armored cavalry reg - Usually, the bigger the Muck - “no,” or fake some and faith into buy - markets what they charge? falls into the same category. iment that can only react to crime ety-Muck is, the more certain it sincerity that he ing Greek bonds • Why don’t you get out of If we should blame anyone for but not anticipate it. It so isolates will be they want to know ahead couldn't do it be - by ANDY but got stiffed with your limo and take a ride on the getting it wrong, we should police from the public that they of time what’s going to be asked cause blah blah DABILIS 74 percent losses, Metro and talk to people? It was blame ourselves and, specifically, shoot anyone looking suspicious. of them so their staff can pro - blah, some phony nearly wiping out good enough for Michael our obsession with technology. Finally, if you talk to most police - vide canned, sterile answers, the reason why he does - Special to some of them? Dukakis when he was Governor The United States and the West, men and prosecutors, they will lifeblood of politicians and peo - n't want to take The National Herald • Why did you of Massachusetts. generally, embraced technology tell you that an ordinary human ple without a clue or an original tough questions in - oppose austerity • Do you think, as a rich and as the solution for all its prob - snitch produces 90 percent of thought. stead of softballs he prefers. while out of office but embrace privileged person, you can really lems. America’s economy grew convictions. Doesn’t that sound Prime Minister and New Since Samaras won’t talk to it the moment you took office? relate to people eating dog food dramatically in the last four a little bit like the ISIL conun - Democracy Capitalist leader An - us, we’ve broken our Cardinal • Why did you have an advi - because you’ve cut their pen - decades because we replaced drum? tonis Samaras, who went to col - Rule about not preparing ques - sor who was close to the neo- sions so much to satisfy workers with machines. Econo - Americans believe a techno - lege at Amherst and knows tions in advance so that he can Nazis of Golden Dawn and had bankers? mists and businessmen call this logical solution can be found for something about the Diaspora, have time to scrutinize them your ear? • Why is it in an economic an increase in productivity. And, every problem. Big businesses now has forgotten it. and have his staff tell him what • Why did you tolerate crisis the first reaction is always in fact, if you are producing hype the message because they So did fellow alumni of the to say. Golden Dawn until one of its to cut people’s pay? “things” such as cars, clothes, make money from selling satel - school and his predecessor, We’ll even take the answers members killed a Greek citizen? • Why is your government electronics or anything else tan - lites and drones; spies and diplo - then-PASOK Anti-Socialist in writing so that you can see • Why did you cave in to Par - interfering in the operation of gible, it has enormously in - mats don’t generate much money leader George Papandreou, the platitudes, non-answers, liament workers exempted from the new public broadcaster creased the return to investment. for the hedge funds. Worse, we hounded out of office in 2011 self-aggrandizement and weak more austerity measures who NERIT after promising to butt (Technology’s effect on workers have no monopoly on human after relentless protests, strikes rationale for yourselves. threatened to strike if they out when it was formed? remains beyond the scope of this tech skills and any bright for - and riots against austerity mea - If you really want him to talk weren’t? If they did strike, • Have you personally, or week’s essay.) eigner with a computer can learn sures he imposed on orders of to the Diaspora, email his office would you issue a civil mobi - through an emissary of any Since the Reagan Administra - to be just as good as we are. In international lenders. and let him know what you lization order to force them to kind, asked for people to be tion, the United States has fact, the last time I looked, the Both don’t mind giving inter - want to know. Write to pressof - return as you did with Metro hired, promoted or otherwise to steadily invested billions in tech - Islamic State has been beating views to big media but are [email protected] and ask workers, unpaid dock workers benefit from your friendship nology to gather information. We the pants off us in the social me - afraid to talk to Diaspora news - for Mr. Mouroutis. He won’t an - and teachers? with them? have so many spy satellites in the dia war. papers at the same time they swer. • When you were Foreign • Have you been to a movie air that we will soon need a traf - profess their love for their fellow You can send us some ques - Minister two decades ago you or summer cinema since taking fic cop to keep them from run - The Hon. Ambassador Theros is Greeks around the world. Pa - tions to add to this list so that took a stand and quit when the office in 2012? ning into each other. Drones have president of the U.S.-Qatar Busi - pandreou would talk only to Big we can keep his minions busy government allowed the use of • Why are you preparing leg - proliferated so fast that they will ness Council. He served in the Shots and Samaras is just the and add to the questions he the word “Macedonia,” to be islation to let big debtors go free need their own traffic cops. The U.S. Foreign Service for 36 years, same. won’t answer. taken by the Former Yugoslav and for lesser sentences for cor - NSA and its related agencies can mostly in the Middle East, and Nothing personal for us, but Mr. Prime Minister: Republic of Macedonia (FY - ruption? now listen apparently, to virtually was American Ambassador to it should be for you because • Why wasn’t Interior Minis - ROM). Every offer on the table • Will New Democracy and every telephone call in the world. Qatar from 1995 to 1998. He you're the ones being dissed ter Argyris Dinopoulos fired for would keep that word. Why PASOK pay the 250 million eu - We hacked Mrs. Merkel’s cell also directed the State Depart - here. When Samaras comes to not paying his health insurance don’t you reject it out of hand? ros it owes banks? phones calls when she told the ment’s Counter-Terrorism the United States, its for power while being covered and asking • When Turkey invaded • Do you sleep well at night? “troika” to deep six Greece as Office, and holds numerous U.S. lunches with the rich, not for a for the rate for unemployed Cypriot waters with warships well as order her carryout pizza. Government decorations. souvlaki in Astoria, where he journalists? You said you would and a research vessel in search [email protected] 14 THE NATIONAL HERALD, NOVEMBER 1-7, 2014