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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
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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
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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.