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THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1980 Page 11 wrld Jueen ends reign wssfully a Jat his 'Reville, "-hai i lie died nation of Rim for comaker Ik Good t intact, f scaring arances, lemused iich cap- dlywood ry of his it Com- aeth II, ;’s finest as lost a a the art ^ondon, ’ 'Life- Train," orth by "Fren- r'cho,”a yofmy liliar to ck Pre- a cool- ontaine United Press International AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — own Princess Beatrix, 42, became etherland’s 14th monarch in 399 ars Wednesday on the official idication of her mother, Queen liana. Juliana, who turned 71 Wednes- iy, officially ended her 32-year ign in an emotional ceremony in iich both the new and old queens jied the abdication documents in s Moses Hall of the Royal palace, ornate room decorated with bib- sd scenes. The two, surrounded by other embers of the royal family and embers of the Cabinet, clasped ich other by both hands, and liana said emotionally that at her mghter’s birth, “We chose the me Beatrix as one who brings hap- ness.” Juliana, who announced Jan. 31 e would resign on her 71st birth- iy in favor of Beatrix and now re- rts to being a princess, said she iped the new queen would now ing happiness to the nation. Tam pleased with my successor, ” liana said. “She will do her job Beatrix stood by, regal in a black and white dress with a lace collar reminiscent of old master Dutch por traits. A 101-gun salute boomed and ev ery church bell in the capital rang out to celebrate Beatrix’s taking the throne of the European nation that is about twice size of New Jersey. In the investiture ceremony, Beatrix will walk 70 yards from the palace to the main entrance of the 600-year-old Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), whose entrance was lined by an honor guard, to be sworn in as monarch in the Netherlands’ royal dynasty that traces back to 1581. The short walk to and from the church are the only times that she will step out of the palace. Beatrix, the mother of three sons and a sculptress in her free time, will not wear a crown at any time during the ceremony, making it an investi ture not a coronation. The relatively modest crown will remain on a red velvet cushion to one side. Representatives from 10 other royal families, including Britain’s Prince Charles, were on hand for the ceremony. The day will end with a fireworks display and dancing in the streets. Almost 5,000 police, with perhaps that many again in reserve, braced for battles with youths who have occupied more than 6,000 emotv buildings in Amsterdam to protest real estate speculation and shortage of housing. The squatters have vowed there will be “no coronation” if they do not get homes. But police have turned much of central Amsterdam into a “no go” area to counter the threats. Beatrix will be the sixth modern Dutch sovereign in the relatively short history of the Dutch monarchy of Orange-Nassau. Willem I was in vested in the same church in 1814 and the two Willems who followed him began their reigns under the same high roof. Juliana became queen in 1948 and was invested in the Nieuwe Kerk as Beatrix will be. Beatrix and her husband Prince Claus, 54, have three children, the eldest of whom, Willem Alexander, 13, automatically becomes prince of Orange and heir to the throne. ran says spying OK United Press International ■TEHRAN — In a surprisingly con- iatory statement, Iran’s defense nister said spying by embassies u an “internationally accepted actice” and called for the release of perican hostages once U.S. “mis- :ecls were exposed to the world. related development, the dies of the eight American service- killed in the failed mission to scue the hostages are expected to taken shortly to a neutral country, abably Switzerland, for return to eir families. n another twist to the hand- igofthe bodies, an aide to Presi- nt Abolhassan Bani-Sadr display- two charred body parts to repor- s at a news conference attended by Archbishop Hilarion Capucci, who is to take custody of the bodies. Iran’s military remained in a heightened state of alert and Tehran Radio warned the armed forces to anticipate “extensive action by the U.S. Armed Forces.” The warning came one day after U.S. Navy fighter jets intercepted an Iranian C-130 patrol plane 50 miles from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and escorted it back to Iranian airs pace. Iran charged the American jets fired on its plane, but the Pentagon denied the charges. The Iranian militants have main tained some of the hostages were spies, but Defense Minister Mostafa Ali Chamran said embassy spying was an “internationally accepted practice,” and added, “you cannot arrest and try a person whose mis sion is politically acceptable to the world and is doing only what every one is doing.” He then said the hostages should be released when the United States’ misdeeds are exposed. 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