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...little Greek village of Pelopi (pop. 800), everyone knows "Michalis" Dukakis, son of a local boy who made good in America. "For the son of an emigrant from our little village to be President of the United States would be a great honor," beams Villager Maria Stephanou...
...famous for its hospitality as for what the Greeks call sovaros, or seriousness. In American politics that may translate into dull and dogged, but on Lesbos, sovaros is high tribute indeed, and the people of Pelopi have it by the barrelful. For just that reason, Pelopi's President Constantinos Stephanou says he foresaw a bright future for Dukakis even back in 1976 when the Massachusetts Governor paid the village a visit: "I knew he was going somewhere, because he's very serious. America hasn't had a serious President since Kennedy...
...matter what Dukakis does, the home folks are rooting for their favorite son. "We would like to have two Michaels running the world: Michalis of the United States and Mikhail of the Soviet Union," says Stephanou. "And, of course, if he becomes President, I will go as president of the village to America for a summit of the Presidents...
...ARTEMIS STEPHANOU SCALLERIS Arlington, Mass...
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