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Show &j 3 Vol. 207, No. 49 Salt Lake City, L'tah Saturday Morning June 2. iihmt Price Ten Cents 1972 Monarchy Abolished Greece Establishes By Philip Dopoulos Associated Press Wnier ATHENS man George s abolished the Greek monarchy Friday, proclaimed a republic and named himself president of the ancient country. The premier told the nation that King Constantine fell from the throne by himself because of his "monstrous acts after he left the country. e The king went into in December 11167 after an abortive counter-couagainst the ruling military junta. Papadopoulos, a former colonel who became head of the government and then crown regent in March 1972, proclaimed himself head of the new republic. He had masterminded the April 1967 military takeover that ended parliamentary rule. ng self-exile- d self-exil- p The decision to abolish the monarchy was made at a special cabinet meeting in Alliens, after Cuiislaiitiiie 'failed In condemn an abortive coup against the regime by two retired admirals and navy officers last week. Papadopoulos did not say what would happen if the results of the plebiscite this summer run contrary to iiis decision. Greek Move The Greek royal family was not particularly popular prior to the 1967 army coup following political turmoil hi which the king was said to have had a major role. But his popularity lias grown as the regime remained, and it was widely believed that the king would win a free and open plebiscite as a negative reaction to the authoritarian government. . The action was expected to strengthen the prestige of Papadopoulos and his junta, shaken by the unrest in the military ranks and by prolonged student agitation earlier in the year. Papadopoulos, in a nationwide radio address, said Greeks w ill hav e the opportunity to approve his government s decision at a plebiscite within two months. Surprises Constantine New York Times Service The decision to make Greece a repub-tha- t he followed a crisis began with stu Sec Page 6, Column o in 1924 ' ftAy I - ffiy4? a u ft 1 trA! - 1 i day. With the king were his Danish-borand their three chilqueen. dren, Princess Alexia, 7; Crown Prince Paul, 6. and Prince Nicholas. 3. King Constantines mother, former Queen Frederika, joined them here Friday afternoon. She smiled and waved at newsmen as she was driven into the kings residence. The kings older sister, Princess Sophia, arrived from Spain hei e Friday night. She is the wife of Prince Juna Carlos of Bourbon, whom Generalissimo Francisco Franco has designated as his successor as head of the Spanish n V s Ju - Anne-Mari- - y J a - c. e, state. i fwVtl , ,4-Ss- .' v h it I Associated Press Wireohoo Residents of Athens, Greece, crowd around vendor Friday to buy newspapers repprting abolish ment of countrys monarchy. Premier George Paphimseif first president. adopoulos proclaimed The kings younger sister, Princess Irene, arrived later Friday night from Geneva, Switzerland, where she lives. As soon as the Athens announcement of the proclamation of the republic became known here late Friday morning the Italian police reinforced the security stationed detail that is permanently around King Constantines viCa on Rome's southeastern outskirts. ; A fSt o I zth Lm' Hijacked Plane Down Flies Again wts President Nixon and President Pompidou of France shake hands RESISTENCIA. ARGENTINA (AP) A hijacked Colombian airliner made a surprise landing here early Saturday and then lifted off again presumably bound for Asuncion, Paraguay as the two hijackers searched for a place of asylum. Electra turboprop reThe mained on the ground for only a few minutes at this airport 500 miles north of Buenos Aires. Its pilot has not made radio contact with the ground since lifting off from Mendoza in western Argentina two hours earlier. four-engin- e Leave Aircraft The gunmen permitted nine passengers and crew to leave the aircraft just before departing Mendoza and authorities said it appeared that only three or four hostages remained on the plane. . The plane carried 89 persons when it was commandeered Wednesday during a domestic flight but the hijackers allowed most of the passengers to leave the plane during stops in Aruba, Ecuador, Lima and Mendoza. Eleven others escaped at Aruba. An oil pressure problem in one engine and other mechanical failures made the flight over the towering Andes mountains from Lima to Mendoza Friday a hazardous one, but authorities said the mechanical problems were solved during the Mendoza stopover. Surpass Record The planes time under terrorist control approached 65 hours surpassing the record hijack of a Brazilian airliner to Cuba in 1970. physician in Bogota, Colombia, where SAM airlines was keeping track of the plane, expressed fear that it might meet a tragic fate if the hijackers were going without sleep and were under A strain. The original crew was replaced Friday after the airliner stopped for the third time or, the Dutch island of Aruba off Venezuelas Caribbean coast. The nation's gasoline shortage slipped into the summer months Friday, kicking up threats of Senate action and forcing bulk buyers to pay higher prices. A report of from Detroit of zooming small car sales indicated to some that Americans are looking for niore miles per gallon but they still were insisting on such conve- Sen. Jackson niences as air conditioning and automatic transmissions. engaging in a conspiracy to seize total control of the gasoline market. At the same time, Jackson introduced an amendment to his own mandatory fuels allocation bill calling for tough controls and a FTC study on the structure of the American petroleum industry. t long-rang- Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers, Page A-- 2 n the Senate Friday voted to require major gasoline and oil companies to give independent operators an even break in buying gas. Under an amendment approved 44 to would be charged the 12. independents same amount as the oil companies own outlets and would be assured of a proportionate share of the supply. proposal, sponsored by Sen. fuel. The full bill is scheduled on Tuesday. for a vote - WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon returned Friday from talks with French President Georges Pompidou with his two chief foreign policy advisers hailing the summit as a success. We achieved what we set out to do." presidential assistant Henry A. Kissinger told newsmen aboard the plane that brought Nixon and his aides across the North Atlantic from Iceland. It wen.' very well, Secretary of State William P Rogers said in a separate session with reporters, ft lived up , . to our expectations. White House press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler added that Nixon felt his two days of talks with Pompidou were very successful. The optimistic assessments contrasted with the fact that no agreements on issues such as trade or monetary reor even substantial progress form tovvaid eventual agreements emerged from the conference on the fringes of the Arctic. tspe-cif- two-da- y Procedural Goat There was no attempt at any time to get into substantive resolution of issues such as trade and monetary reform, he added. When the President stepped from his blue, white and silver jetliner. The Spirit of 76 after the flight he was greeted with kisses from his wife, Pat. and daughter, Mrs. Julie Nixon Eisenhower. and a handshake from David Eisenhower. Then the first family boarded a heli- copter to fly to the Camp David retreat in the Maryland mountains, where they planned to spend the weekend. Also accompanying the President to Camp David was his close friend from Florida. C. G. Bebe Rebozo. Seek Revitalization Kissinger said the procedures agreed upon at the summit essentially continued bilateral and multilateral negotiations and a July meeting of Atlantic-communit- Moss, who conducted a series of hearings in several cities, said Guaranteeing a source of supply for independents is useless unless the price is reasonable. Saturdays Forecast Clouds Salt Lake City and vicinity will decrease from northwest, bringing mostly fair weather and lessening shower activity. Cool. Weather data Page C-- In another development, Sen. Russell B. Long, said in an interview Friday that an additional tax on gasoline, which would tend to reduce consumption, might be a partial solution to the shortage. deputy foreign ministers means that now we know how to go about efforts to revitalize the transatlantic alliance. That doesnt mean we will agree'' on ways to resolve specific issues, he said, but at least we know' where we're going." Kissinger sought to dispel a belief that Nixon went to the Iceland talks hoping First Holiday for Men in Space Giggling Skylab Astronauts Cut Cute Capers SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON (AP) -Giggling like children at play, the Skylab 1 astronauts romped wilh abandon in weightlessness Friday, turning flips, twisting in midair and flying from place to place inside their space station. show beamed to Mission Control, astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz frolicked about the domes of station, gliding smoothly and gracefully from wall to wall and from ceiling to Jloor. &C In a television then-spac- The weightless playground is better than Disneyland. said Conrad. The kids of the world could really have a ball up here. We have a blast just moving around. The television show was a highlight of a day off for the men of Skylab. the first lime ever for astronauts to have a day of leisure in space. They slept for nearly three hours longer than usual and then spent the morning tidying up their space cabin. Latei they prepared for showers, their at. Jfc. 4 .' first since launch a week ago. The shower will be very welcome.' said Kerwin. adapted to the weightlessness quickly and with no hint of motion sickness. Conrad, Kerwin and Weitz happily showed off their skills in moving and cabin. flying inside their gravity-fre- e Kerw in suspended himself motionlesswide dome ly in the middle of the compartment and then twisted and flipped in mid-ai- r merely by turning his w boidy. Tlfy astronaut added that they had upon conclusion of their talks Friday in Reykjavik, Iceland. Nixon Advisers Hail Summit as Success six-ho- And The Jackson, In a letter to Lewis A. Engman. Federal Trade Commission chairman, Jack-soasked for a report within 30 days on whether the nation's oil giants were face. was attached to a Frank Moss. bill to require the President to implement a national scheme for distributing g In Washington Friday. Sen. Henry M. called for an investito determine whether the gasoline gation shortage was a deliberate effort by big to destroy independent oil companies refiners, drive up fuel prices, and repeal environmental protection law's. Jackson said at a news conference the administrations program of voluntary-gasolinallocation had fallen "flat on its Associated Mress Wireohoto 'Lived. Up to Expectations Nixon's advisers 3aid specific agreements were not sought The goal was to agree upon procedures to follow in future negotiations intended to reshape and modernize the Atlantic alliance. Kissinger said. Gasoline Shortage Across U.S. Brings Bulk Price Hike, Solon Action Threat By Donald E. Mullen United Press International .u But (Copyright) ftMI o long-rang- 'X Q 4 jr long-distan- t ' A ' jk :f' 4 ROME King Constantine 11 sent word late Friday night that his deposition by tile Greek military regime had come as a painful surprise to him. The king didn't expect w hat has happened and he is very sorry about it, said a spokesman, Leonidas Papagos. King Constantine remained in seclusion with members of his family and a few aides all day. His spokesman declared early Friday afternoon that a statement may be issued in the king's but said behalf tonight or tomorrow, later that no such formal communication would be made available Friday night. It was not clear whether the king would issue a formal comment Saturday on the proclamation of the Greek republic. The king, a solitary and somewhat remote figure in Rome since he arrived here as an exile in December, 1967, was reported Friday night to be consulting with his family and advisers, in person and by telephone. These tense consultations on what to say and to do in the next few hours and e on prospects for the deposed monarch and the royal family marked ihe eve of King Constantine's 33rd birth- Economic stability and growing prosperity have given a boost to Papadopuu-lo- s prestige among industrialists and the middle class. He said general elections in 1974 would restore parliamentary rule. It would give the Greeks their first opportunity to vole since 1964. The monarchy was abolished and reestablished by plebiscite in vc-- But probably the first tiling we do hen we get back. he said, is dive out of bed and crack up. Weve had offers from Ringling Brothers if you can bring that show back to earth, kidded capsule communicator William Thornton. Wish we could, said Weitz. Bet you never thought that you See Page 2, Column 3 for Pompidou's agreement for a super of leaders of 16 Atlantic allisummit ance countries. "We never proposed it. he said. The procedures agreed upon by Nixon See Page 2, Column 1 Dual Probe Aired on Watergate - WASHINGTON (AP) The heads of : two major investigations into Watergate and other political espionage will meet -soon to iron out problems arising out of the Senate probe. A preliminary meeting Wednesday be-- : tween special prosecutor Archibald Cox and committee counsel Samuel Dash gave rise to published reports of pressure by Cox to delay the Senate hearings, which are due to resume Tuesday. Cox and Dash, in separate statements Friday, did not discuss that aspect of the report. But Cox denied he had threatened to go to court to stop the committee from continuing. He said that among topics discussed were the risk of serious damage to and any resulting prosecutions. and the various possible ways of reducing the harm. . The three assistant U.S. attorneys who have guided the Watergate grand jury, since February have complained privately that the Senate's public hearings may . prejudice some prosecutions. A number of witnesses before the committee have received limited immunity for their testimony. Exploratory Meet Dash tailed the Wednesday meeting-"aexploratory discussion concerning the relationship between the special prosecutor and our select committee. He said it w as prepai atory to a meeting Cox ' plans to have with Sen. Sam J. Ervin, the chairman. Ervin has said the Justice Department has had nearly a year to bring forth indictments and trials and that the Sen-at- e cannot wait. He told a reporter he knew of the of their content. i,n Cox-Das- h North Carolina talks but not The committee has the same powers under the Constitution to conduct hearings that the courts have to initiate prosecution. he said. The courts cannot force the U.S. Senate to halt the hearings. Said Cox: Questions of immunity were discussed. but there was no mention whatsoever and I have never considered for a moment-co- urt action to make the hearings stop. Studies Court Action Toe Washington Post quoted two Senate sources as saying Cox is said to have told Dash that if the committee dia not agree to drop the hearings, Cox See Page 2, Column 1 Todays Chuckle Bores are no trouble if you monopolize thc$nversation yourself. j i. |
