S O C V st ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ W ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ E 101 ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald anniversa ry N www.thenationalherald.com A WEEkly gREEk-AmERiCAN PuBliCATiON 1915-2016 VOL. 20, ISSUE 993 October 22-28 , 2016 c v $1.50 Greek Film White House Wanted Music Bill Clinton to Squeeze Thrills at Tsipras over Bailout Concert WikiLeaks reports showed Clinton – was asked by the that the United States was anx - White House whether the for - ious to have former President mer president would be willing By Penelope Karageorge Bill Clinton pressure Greek Pre - to squeeze Tsipras to take the mier Alexis Tsipras in 2015 to deal. A soulful, vibrant concert, agree on a third bailout. In an alleged email sent to a Screen to Stage, closed out the Tsipras, the radical left Clinton staffer, Podesta report - most successful New York City SYRIZA leader, was elected first edly asked whether the former Greek Film Festival ever with a in January last year on a president “had enough of a re - flourish of bouzouki and amaz - promise to reverse anti-austerity lationship with PM Tsipras to ing performances by Dimitris but after some initial resistance, call him and counsel him to Basis and Aphrodite Daniel. An agreed to the country’s third res - make a deal,” the Breitbart news enthusiastic audience at the cue package, this one for 86 bil - agency said. Cutting Room in Midtown Man - lion euros ($94.6 billion) that According to WikiLeaks, the hattan chose to reach for their came with more of the harsh initial response from Clinton’s kefi on Wednesday night rather conditions he vowed to reverse. office seemed positive but that than take in the Trump/Clinton By July of 2015 he had called the former president wanted final debate on TV, and nobody a referendum asking Greeks to more information and asked regretted the decision as they support his plan to reject more whether similar requests would tuned in to beloved songs of the austerity but after they did he be made of German Chancellor Greek cinema. reneged on that as well, closed Angela Merkel, whose country Reminding us what a crucial the banks for three weeks and has put up the bulk of three res - part music plays in film, multi - imposed capital controls that cue packages of 326 billion eu - talented Dr. Apostolos Pappas are still in place. ros ($358.62 billion) and who and Stelios Taketzis of Cosmos But with markets worried demanded Draconian measures FM provided narration that about Greece being pushed out in return to protect her country’s added immeasurably to our de - TNH/COSTAS BEJ of the Eurozone and returning banks. light and appreciation of the The Final Presidential Debate of 2016 to its ancient drachma, emails Other WikiLeaks documents music. Achilleas Wastor directed released now by WikiLeaks show that Podesta made other the Syn-Phonia Band with Yian - A viewing party for the final presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump showed Clinton’s former Chief calls to get pressure on Tsipras, nis Sinanis on the bouzouki. was held on Oct. 19 at the Nisyrian Spiti. The politically-inclined viewers, members of the of Staff John Podesta – now Starting with Daniels’ render - Nisyrian society and their friends were riveted to the television screen. campaign Chairman for Hillary Continued on page 5 ing of Never on Sunday by Manos Hadjidakis, winner of the 1960 Oscar, the show continued with Daniels singing the inter - national hit Don’t Ask the Sky. An Interview with New Archdiocesan Vice Chairman G. Tsandikos The musicians presented film compositions from Greece’s bril - liant and timeless composers in - By Theodore Kalmoukos TNH: How do you feel in be - ing decisions. Of course, it was nity to meet with His Eminence, cluding Mikis Theodorakis and ing successor to the late Michael at the Council meeting that he then I will be able to formulate Mimis Plessas. Composer BOSTON, MA – Recently ap - Jaharis? announced his decision as we our priorities because, of course, Plessas created music for more pointed by His Eminence Arch - GT: Mr. Jaharis cannot be re - had talked about the various op - I need to understand what his than a hundred films and TV bishop Demetrios as Archdioce - placed; he was a giant in many tions, so I cannot say that it was priorities are and work together programs, and is considered the san Council Vice Chairman, respects and certainly it is hum - a total surprise, it was up to His with the other members of the father of the Greek musical. Al - economist and attorney George bling to think that I will follow Eminence to make the final de - Archdiocese to really formulate though O Dromos, his best-sell - Tsandikos expressed his thoughts in his footsteps. But I think Mr. cision. what is reasonably actionable for ing album was not written for a and ideas to TNH about the Jaharis would want the Church TNH: Would you share with both the near and the longer film, the musicians performed a Archdiocese. The interview fol - to continue and my hope is that us a bit of your discussion about term. We are going to meet and lows: in a small way I can make a small the Church? talk and list the priorities. Continued on page 6 TNH: How do you feel about contribution for the further good GT: Well, our discussions TNH: May we assume that your appointment to the vice of the Archdiocese and the were very general and very pos - you will ask to be informed presidency of the Archdiocesan Church as a whole then I think itive and looking forward to the about the finances of the Arch - Council? Mr. Jaharis would approve as continuation of the work that has diocese, specifically, how its sys - GT: I am both honored and well. already started. In truth, I have tem works, who makes the deci - George humbled by the confidence of TNH: Was your appointment not yet had a chance to sit with sions, and who is the person or His Eminence has in me to serve somehow expected or a com - His Eminence and prioritize the the persons dealing with the fi - in such an important position. I plete surprise? needs for both the immediate fu - nances? Coumantaros am also excited and look forward GT: His Eminence Archbishop ture and the long term, but we GT: Absolutely, and I think in to working with His Eminence Demetrios and I talk frequently will do that very soon. my role as vice-chairman it is im - and the metropolitans and the about my role as Chairman of TNH: Do you have some pri - perative that I be informed of Passes at 94 various members of the Execu - Leadership 100, so for a few orities in mind that you would that and certainly that is one as - tive Committee and Council to months we talked about the fu - like to discuss with Archbishop Mr. George Tsandikos Vice pect that we will be talking further the good work of the ture of the Church and I knew Demetrios? Chairman Archdiocesan TNH Staff Church. that he was at the point of mak - GT: Once I have the opportu - Council. Continued on page 6 George S. Coumantaros, in - ternationally renowned business - man and veteran ocean racer, passed away peacefully in Trump’s Latest Assault Accuser is Gr.-American A Safe Athens, Greece on October 17, overlooking his beloved Mediter - ranean sea. He was 94 years of LOS ANGELES, CA – Attorney went to New York the following House in age. He is survived by Sophie, his Gloria Allred called a press con - year and asked to have lunch wife of 63 years, his children ference on October 14 at which with Trump. He was too busy Flora and Yannis, Christina, John she introduced Summer Zervos, for lunch, she explained, but Athens and Elena, and Eugenie, as well a Greek-American woman who asked her to stop by his office. as fourteen grandchildren and had been a contestant on The Zervos continued, that great-grandchildren. Apprentice television show, Trump greeted her with an By Aliz Koletas Coumantaros was born on whose host was Donald Trump. open-mouth kiss, and after their July 23, 1922 in London and Allred began by admonishing meeting also said goodbye, Agape (not her real name) spent his early years in Greece. Trump, alleging numerous acts again kissing her on the mouth. came to Athens for a summer va - In 1940, with his parents, Flora of sexual assault on his part, and She said she was taken aback cation at the urging of a child - and John, he and his sister stating that “the White House is by this behavior, but after speak - hood friend. “You’ll have a blast! moved from Greece to Argentina, not a locker room,” a reference ing with friends and family, they Food! Beach! Fun!” She where they lived until 1947. to Trump’s response to a video concluded that simply must be promised all this to Agape and In Buenos Aires, he worked released by NBC News on Octo - his bizarre way of greeting peo - kept her promise for three days. for a major grain trading com - ber 7 on which Trump is heard ple. But on the fourth day, Agape’s making lewd and profane re - Sometime shortly thereafter, life changed. She was drugged Continued on page 8 marks, for which he apologized Trump let her know that he was while at dinner with her “friend” and deemed them as “locker heading to California and in - and woke up in a brothel still in room talk.” vited her to dinner at a Beverly a haze about what happened and Allred then introduced Zer - Hills hotel.