Derr' new KANSAS CITY. Mo. ( Democrats concluded A convention yesterday, eon, the 11 lute House. The three-day conventi( rekindle the bitter feuds t with a fragile, newly-forge v,lll endure through the pi The 2,500 delegates and , charter -- filled with George S. McGovern and approved a resolution d controls since World War The convention also turn -upport by announced a didates, who mined deleg. er‘ed as a stage-setter to But The biggest ovations titans of the past, includizi their most disastrous def( convention that he would again The smooth-running National Chairman Robe vent ion aL determined to engineered a back-roon; a‘ cried a walkout by blr Strauss. speaking to al tart of the final sessioi National Democratic ni have united factions behsi The final day's session t ter behind-the-scenes reformers bolting the approved On a roaring .41 G vc mona ATHENS (UPI) —I esterday overwhelmit i monarchy and chose a of government, spoilii Constantine's bid for throne With 92 per cent of th the republic had 2,1 .31R,827 for the monan to 31.2 per cent Turn per cent. The final count wa even more against 1. 1 ballots not yet tabu]; Athens and suburbs wi polling only betty cent In a televised address, Premier - onstantme Caramanlis said the people uad decided "and theft` decision must be respected without any reservation by all Greeks." Cafamanlis said Greeks, must forget - .ld and recent points of difference" spread over 60 ears of coups d'etat and iolerice "In'order to put al final end to this regrettable traittioni r I created the conditions for a One and uninfluenced referendum. No One is; entitled to present the result of the referendum as his own achievement. - Caramanlis said. Jubilant crowds gathered at downtown Constitution Square And outside Athens Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle... THE COW, 110 W EVER, HAD GOOD REASON to jump over the moon in delight if he heard Vassar Clements fine fiddle play ing at last night's Unit ersity Auditorium concert. See store on page 14 for details. ocrats develo • party harmony PI) Newly united, jubilant erica's first mid-term political 'dent they are on the road back to ni which many had feared would at have savaged the pally, ended d harmony that party leaders pray re,s` idential elections of 1976. Ifernates adopted the party's first nly of the reforms advocated by his troops two years' ago and :rhandin r g the toughest ,economic IL . ed into a round-the-clock search for d, unannounced presidential can te caucuses in mini-campaignsthat the 1976 nominating convention. were reserved for some of the party g McGovern, who led Democrats to ati in 1972 and who announced at the not seek or accept the nomination convention was orchestrated by rt S. Strauss, who came to the con leave with a unified party and deal at the last moment which cl.s and their allies. In almost empty auditorium at the Fleclared "we have brought the irty back to political life and we id principles of common decency. was anti-climactic after Saturday's bickering that almost resulted in onvention before the charter was „.. oice vote. -dz Collegian reek tern jest chi University, carrying blue and white Greek flags and shouting slogans like, "Let's turn the palace into a school" and "The German dies today." The latter was a reference to Con stantine's Germaß-born mother, con troversial Queen Frederika, who became a target of the republicans in the campaign because of her autocratic behavior during Constantine's 1964-1967 reign. No violence was reported during the voting, which was favored by sunny but cold weather throughout Greece. A government source said President Gen. Phaedon Gizikis, the last survivor of the military regime which collapsed in July, would soon resign, paving the way for the appointment of a temporary president of the republic. The source said a full-term president will be elected after a new consitution is drafted, which mill, , take several months. Imq, Greek voters gly rejected the republican form ng former King a _return to the ballots counted, 99,282 votes -to hy, a lead of 68.8 ut was about 75 Constantine, 34, who has indicated that he wants to return to Cdr even as a private citizen, had ''no immediate comment from his home near London. A spokesman for him said earlier he would have nothing to say until today, win or lose. expected to go e monarchy as . ted came from benConstantine 6 en 10 and 20 per Constantine left the country in December, 1967, after an abortive counter-coup against a military regime which had seized power six months earlier. The ill-fated Greek monarchy, one of the youngest in Europe, had been junked in a 1973 referendum called by the for mer military regime. Cloudy, windy, and much colder today with i pccasional snow flurries. High 27. Clea ing and quite cold tonight. Low 16. Partly cloudy, less windy, and very cold tomorrow High 26. There were no impassioned speeches yesterday, no efforts by delegates to be recognized. The mood. was' relaxed and informal, and it was clear many of the delegates had not shaken the effects of "unity and harmony" parties the night before. Many others did not show up at all. Yesterday's session ended so quickly that Rabbi Maurice Weisenberg did not make it to the rostrum in time to give the final benediction. A series of speakers outlined Democratic programs to deal with the nation's most pressing issues ranging from the economy to foreign affairs which are expected to serve as a basis for the party platform on which , the 1976 presidential candidate will run. Highlights of the charter adopted at the' convention —Provides that states must institute affirmative action programs to open party affairs to minority groups, but specifically prohibits "mandatory" quotas. —Declares that all convention delegations and party caucus, if challenged, must provide the burden of proof that they opened their affairs to minority representation under affirmative action. —Leaves to the discretion of the na4onal committee whether future mid-term national conventions should be held, —Creates a Judicial Council to settle party disputes. —Bans unit rule vote and winner-take-all primaries in choosing delegates to national nominating conventions, and provides proportional representation to reflect the support a candidate receives in state primaries or state nominating conventions. —All party meetings must be open to the public, and secret voting is prohibited. The charter will go into effect for the 1980 national con vention. Rules for the 1976 convention were adopted two years ago. - Weather County per capita tax bills due • By STEVE SHIKOFF Collegian Staff Writer Students must- pay or file for exoneration from the $5 Centre County per capita tax bill by Dec. 31, according to Paul Bender, State College tax colleetor. Centre County commissioners voted Nov. 19 to allow persons under.6s years of age to petition for exoneration on the grounds of non-residency or financial inability. Persons petitioning for financial inability must earn less than $l,BOO annually. Bender said that since, students Commission chooses second alternative Modified term system supported By JANICE SELINGER Collegian Staff Writer The University Calendar Commission voted Saturday to recommend a 'modified' term system as: a second alternative to the present tern system. The I commission, which 'chose the early !semester system as its first alternqtive by an eight-to-two margin at a previous meeting, voted seven in favor of the early semester and five in favor of a 'modified' term system. The :modified' term system would consist of three 10-week terms, with an eith-week summer session, Commission Chair -n Asa Berlin said. United again? DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CHAIRMAN Robert Strauss and former Nem York CioN eroor ‘‘. erell Hairini an open the final - session of the Democratic Party's midterm convention. • are now• eligible to exonerate the tax, all bills received by students last Fetiruary must be accounted for by the end of the indfith. Only students that received tax bills The county tax books close Dec. 31 and ... , are liable to pay it, he added. all persons who have not paid or Centre County 'tax commissioners said petitioned the tax will be referred to the Thursday the per capita tax may be Centre County delinquent tax collector, abolished for the 1975 fiscal year. he said. However. Bender said revenues may be derived from other sources, such as real estate taxes, to meet county budget expenditures Delinquent bills will mean additional costs, Bender said, adding that minimum delinquent charges would be These charges are assessed to pay the delinquent tax collector, he said. The 'modified' term system could start after Labor Day and end before Thanksgiving with a month off for Christmas. Winter Term would start after New Year and Spring Term would end in June, Berlin Said. According to Berlin this vote is a vindication of the earlier vote for the early semester and would give University President John W. Oswald an alternative plan. Berlin said he found the vote sur prising. However, the difference in the two votes was probably because the 'modified' term system wasn't con- Mine shutdown possible WASHINGTON (UPI) Stalled contract talks between mine con struction workers and the coal industry threatened last night to Keep many of the nation's soft-coal mines shut down, despite last week's settle t tnent of a 24- day strike. • Without a contract by ;midnight, the 6,000 mine construction workers said they would start picketing work sites. Because coal miners traditionally refuse to cross other workers' picket lines, the 120,000 miners may remain idled. Negotiators Pesumed recessed talks four hours before the deadline last night, after chief federal mediator W.J. tlsery spoke with both sides separately. The United Mine Workers and Bituminous Coal Operators Association signed a new contract Thursay, and miners were to be back at work no later than today. But a separate contract agreement between the construction workers, also UMW members, and the Association of Bituminous Contractors, was never reached and talks bogged Saturday over what an industry spokesman said were "three or four major stumbling block areas." The construction workers' contract expired along with the main UMW pact Nov. 12, but there was no picketing Photo by E 0 ).alsa tINDERV V 202 P4TTE4 Ten cents per copy • Monday, December 9, 1974 Vol. 75, Noi 84 14 pages University Park, Pennsylvania Published by Students of The Pennsylvania State University Bender said students paying the bill must bring the forms they received last Feb. 1. The per capita tax money i s used for financing Centre County's borne for aged, maintaining county voting sidered the last time the commission voted. Berlin said. "The only similarity between the two is that Christmas' break does not in terrupt classes," Berlin said. The" modified system would be useful in case the University has to shut down due to a fuel emergency, Berlin said. The month off for Christmas would fit this purpose well, he said. The commission Members said they thought there should be a built-in awareness of an energy crisis in any calendar. The 'mbdified' term system could also be set up like the term system used before because the mines were shut down during the miners' strike. "We're hoping they don't picket the mines," said a UMW spokesman as negotiations resumed. Industry spokesman Francis T. Coleman said he was optimistic about a settlement by "the wee hours" of today. "We've still got a lot of 'noneconomic language we're trying to work our way through but we're hopeful that we're within, as I like to say, shouting distance of an agreement," he said. "I think there's a chance we can ,work out an agreement by the • wee hours if we're lucky." He said the main issues were wage structure classifications and seniority, which Coleman said was a •`ticklish" issue. There was a possibility the govern ment might intervene by seeking an injunction against picketing, but Coleman said the industry has "no grounds for going to court. This is an economic strike." The strike has already cost the nation $5 billion in total production losses. Hardest hit were the steel and railroad industries, which laid off a total of 25,000 men because of a lack of coal. The impact of picketing by the con struction workers would be felt 3 COPIES, records, county wills, courts and other important business, Bender said. Students can bring in or mail the $5 to the State College Tax Office, 250 East Beaver Ave., or to the Centre County Tax Commissioner's Office in Bellefonte. Students who prefer to file a petitiOn for exoneration should pick up a form available in the HUB or State College Tax Office, he said. The students that have misplaced the tax form received last Feb. can call the State College Tax Office (238-8013) or the Cehtre County Assessment Office in Bellefonte (355-5411). before 1973, starting at the end of Sep tember and going right up to Christmas, with the second term starting after New Year and classes ending in June The only difference between this set-up and the former term system is the eight week summer session, Berlin said. The commission is now stuq / ing preliminary report of the pros and cors of the early semester system. ,The commission's support of the "modified' term system will be added to the report, which will be presented to Oswald in early January, Berlin said. The commission's next meeting will be 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday in 404 Old,Main. primarily in the nation's deep mines in the East, where most of them work. Csery talked with representatives of both sides yesterday in person and by telephone. A spokesman said the Federal 'Mediation and Conciliation Service was playing an informal role in trying to get both sides back to the bargaining table. "We are in touch with the parties and are trying to 4 assist in solving the problems," the spokesman skid. The threat of picketing by the con struction workers left coal miners, who approved their own new contract by a 56 per cent margin last week, torn between the call of union loyalty and personal economic realities. After a month withotif pay and with the approach of the Christmas season, many miners were anxious to return. Tom O'Brochta, president of local 6330 near Marianna, Pa., said his men were "ready to go to work. It's Christmas and the men need money for their families." "Why couldn't they have settled this construction workers contract when they settled our contract'?" he asked. The construction workers and the miners are covered by separate ontracts which expired simultaneously but had to be . , negotiated with separate groups of in dustry representatives.
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