Thessaloniki's Jewish Community President David Saltiel speaking during the ceremony pointed out that a total of 12.898 Greek Jews, 343 of whom were officers, fought at the frontline in the 1940 war. A total of 513 Jews were killed fighting for Greece, w hile 5.743 were wounded. Also, two Greek regiments, the 50th and the 63rd, were made up almost entirely of Jews from Thessaloniki and other cities in Macedonia, northern Greece.

Of the stocks trading today, 148 recorded losses and 140 had gains, while the value of 93 stocks remained unchanged.

Mr. Karamanlis points out in his message that October 28, 1940 marked the beginning of one of the most glorious chapters of the Greek history and proved that the ideals of national independence, freedom and dignity are non negotiable and cannot be compro mised. At the same time, he underlines that Greece's contribution was not proportional to the size of the country but to the virtues and morale of the Greeks.

The exhibition is organized within the framework of the events on the occasion of the October 28th anniversary.

Among others the exhibition includes issues of the newspapers "Nea Alithia", "Athinaika Nea", "Ethnos", "Asirmatos", "Elefthero Vima", "O Tipos", "Niki", "Proinos Tipos", "Vradini", "Proia", "Akropolis", and "To Fos".

The meeting lasted for about an hour and according to information, it was held in a very good atmosphere. Mr. Pangalos is expected to assume a central role in view of the pre-election campaign.

According to information, PASOK's Secretary is expected to make statements on Thursday on the party's election program and the reactivation of senior party members.

President Stephanopoulos referred extensively to the true patriots saying that in times of peace they struggle for the country's prosperity and progress, while he characterized as bad patriots those who are responsible for delaying the country's progress .