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CARI AMICI desidero ancora tornare a parIare della FAIE.

Proprio oggi, giorno in cui esce il nostro giornale, e la giornata della FAIE. Comin­ ciamo, come ho gia spiegato nel numero passato, il nuovo Anno Sociale della Coinunita "' Italiana proprio con la Messa e con la preghiera. Anzi e un giorno dedicato anche alIa Madonna perche nelle Chiese si recita la Supplica alIa Vergine di Pompei. Con questa preghiera noi affidiamo a Dio tutti noi stessi; il nostro lavoro e it nostro

riposo, la nostra gioia e il no.st:r? dqlore.ktntti JnostrLcarL•..E' .tutta._una-,preghiera -- -~ che sale verso -a-nia,che c.i trasforma e che, purificata dal dolore, ci aiuta· a incon­ trare gliuomini nell'amore di Dio.

Non cred6checisianopensieri che valgono di piu nella vita. La ricerca affettuosa di una via comune che ci guida verso Dio attraverso il lavoro sociale, matura nella preghiera e nel dolore. I nostri occhi, la nostra mente, la nostra bocca ci devono servire per scoprire il bene che e nel nostro prossimo, per scoprire che quello che Dio fa, e fatto bene. 11 desiderio profondo di vedere il bene ovunque nasce dal nostro 1 umile desi~erio di avere la fede. Fede in Dio, fede negli uomini, fede in me stesso • perche sono fig1io di Dio. Per questo dobbiamo cercare di superare 10 scoglio del nostro egoismo; questa barriera che si pone tra noi e Dio e che ci spinge non a vedere ma addirittura a creare il male nel nostro prossimo.

Tante volte io ci penso ed alcune volte e una cosa veramente desolante. Viviamo pochi anni, che passano pure in fretta e male; ma perche non ci aiutiamo, non allarghiamo il modo di vedere, di capire, di vivere. Quando saremO morti,.dopo un poco di tempo, a nessuno piu interessera se S1amo vissuti; quanto e molto piu importante quindi, in • certo senso, combattere per il bene, perche il bene da una spinta ~l mondo in avanti, mentre il male frena il cammino del mondo verso Dio. Quindi uno degli atteggiamenti, e forse il principale, che dobbiamo eliminare, e quello rappresentato dalla frase che spesso diciamo - "Con quello 11: non si PUQ lavorare", il che PUQ essere vero inizial­ mente, ma ci porta ad una maturita reciproca di accettazione e poi ·addiritura almeno di sostegno reciproco morale; perche e molto meglio trovare prima un comune desiderio di pace e poi passare all'azione.

• • Sono questi i pensieri che mi sono venuti in testa per l~ Messa della FAIE e che 10 V1 done con tanto affetto, sperando che possono fare del bene .a~tu~t~.

DEAR YOUNG FRIENDS in the last edition I chose the subject of the FAIE, created by your parents. This 1I'0nth I have·chosell to return to· that subject again. The birth of the FAIE. came about to help us older ones 'to get together and keep alive not only our traditions but alsq our culture. You youngsters have been' invited many times to .the various events staged by the FAIE, so that you can bring to these events and to us your culture and english education •. This would enable both the Italian traditions instilled in you through your parents, and your English culture which is also a part of you to mix. Together thruogh the rAIE, and even on a spiritual level, they will enrich us, making us thus able 'to discover the true values of life, and help us to understand the true meaning -ana' signif'icance of -fraternity·. 4 utosto • : Alfa 90

.' -. . ". The Alfa 90 is a new model developed on leaf have been chosen so that maximum the basic. Alfetta platform and in which speed (over 124 mph) is reached in fourth, Alfa Romeo sets out to combine the best while fifth is high enough, giving 25.4 features of that model, in particular, mph per 1000rpm, to allow relaxed and its standard of road behaviour - but economical cruising (70mph in fifth gear with many ehanges to broaden its appeal corresponds to only 2,750rpm). The lower and overcome certain points of criticism gears are well spaced for sporting driving, - such as the driving position and the allowing 36, 64, and 99 mph to be reached gearchange. at the red line. ,! l'. The Alfa 90 has therefore been designed The car is equipped with an on-board to SLt••Ln the market between the Alfetta computer which is simple in appearance and the Alfa 60 However, as part of its but extremely versatile in operation, I design, the car has been made to accept showing such things as average speed • a wider variety of power units, including and fuel consumption, it also serves as a the very powerful 2.5-1itre V6 which digital clock and stopwatch, and even shows equips the top-line Alfa 90 Gold Clover­ the outside air temperature. leaf. This is the only version which will be imported for the British market, Standard equipment on the Alfa 90 Gold "I The Alfa 90 Gold Cloverleaf is intended Cloverleaf includes the power-assisted i to offer drivers a compact saloon car steering already referred to, and other whose very high performance is matched items such as centralised locking, not only by its excellent road behaviour, electric. windows, tinted glass, front but also by its excepiional standard of foglights, alloy wheels, headlamp wash, ,II equipment and finish 0' . front arid rear headrests, leather steering ! l •• wheel and interior boot release by drivers ,• seat. I In Italy,. the Alfa 90 ,is being sold with I, a wLde range of engines, from a 1.8 litre , carburettor, unit, through a 2-litre with It is expected that this new model, which fully electronic fuel injection, and a will be shown at the British Motor Show 204-litre turbodiesel, to the much-admired will go on sale in the United Kingdom 2. 5-litre V6 which also powers the GTV6 in January 1985 and the price will be and the Alfa 6 executive saloon. announced closer to the sale date. , The gear ratios ~EXT MONTH: Fiat Panda 4x4 I 1 • r ,• • ,, '

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(Considerazioni e diversi commenti suI Quindi per coloro'~he, hanno deciso di grande progetto "Villa Scalabrini'". acquistare la Villa, la loro via e' continuazione) lapirr ~datta a risolvere il problema della cosidetta "terza eta'" • Per quanto riguarda i lavori di rifacimento e rinnovamento a cui Come sempre vi s~no altri che segui­ abbiamo riferito nell'ultimo rebbero vie diverse: una spesa minore numero si spera che avranno inizio per una qualche cosa di pirr modesto; con alIa fine di questo mese e che i la stessa somma e gli stessi sforzi ( primi anziani verranno ammessi nella l'acquisto e gestione di diverse primavera del 1985. (A questo (due 0 tre?) case nei vari settori punto vogliamo correggere dei dati della comunita' a Londra e altrove,·· pubblicati nell'ultimo numero: si cosi' coinvolgendo la comunita' e ' p~rlato di una cinquantina di locale, non tanto nel1'amministrazione letti pronti alIa fine della prima giornaliera ma con appoggio morale ·fase'··di· lavori", ,saranno. ·invece· e'-sociale--(visite;piccoli' 'servizi:) • trel1tacinque ed e' per' questa prima fase, che oltre all'acquisto e agli Altri ancora si lamentano per la mancata interessi, sono necessarie le £750,000. consultazione sparsa,. prima dell' acquisto, nei circoli, nelle associazioni Son6 state trovate tre suore per e ne1la comunit~ in generale aiutare nella gestione della Villa ,alla quale' ora viene eni:esto di contri­ e che vi abiteranno. buire in gran parte al pagamento.

La Villa sara' tenuta"in trtlst" Viene anch~ espressa lapremura che dalla Pious Society of St. Charles, la Villa sia soltanto per gli anziani ente caritatcvole.• (Non siamo a i quali hanno i mezzi di pagare• conoscenza dei dettagli di questo A questo riguardo, c'e' una risposta "trust"; se e quando ci saranno definitiva: i mezzi finanziari non communicati sara" il nostro piacere • c'entrano, non costituiscono una t. informare i nostri lettori).• condizione d' entrata' Naturalmente, The Pious Society of St. Charles e' quelli che ·hanno mezzi sufficienti." comunemerite conosciuta in Inghilterra pagheranno il loro posto; comunquc, come i Padri Scalabrini. Lo scopo quelli che non li hanno, contribuiranno principale dei Padi'i e' di curare il in parte dalla, loro pensione. benessere spirituale e sociale degli emigrati. Di fatti, i Padri hanno C'e' anche la preoccupazione che questo sparse in tutto il mondo circa tredici progetto sia troppo vasto, pesante e che "Ville", alle'quali va aggiunta quest' i circoli, le associazioni ed anche i ultima. singoli'individui della comunita' , gia' impegnati in modi diversi per tante opere Nel nostro numero.,dJ Settembre, si c' caritatevoli, non riescano a sostenerlo gia' accennato che 'secondo Padre Vico, pienamente. Dall'altra parte, resta di direttore della Villa, questa.casa'di fatto che la Villa ha i suoi propri comi­ riposo sara'la nUDva istituzione . tati e che i fondi arrivano non soltanto della comunita~ italiana. Egti e ovvia- dalla comunit~ ma da altri enti. ., . ' mente tante altre persone· cons~derano che.questo problema' degli: anziani ~ia Tra le varie discussioni e i diversi punti quello .pirr pressante di fronte alIa di vista, e' importante non dimenticare 10

'comuni. ta'-, .'' scopo umano di fondo: quello di dare i1 meglio ai nostri anziani di oggi. Ei ,e.v.ia~nte che it problema esiste e deve essere giustamente affrontato e saggiamen~e , risolto; purtroppo.-',<."e' anche ver6 che vi sono per ·le strade. (Villa Scalabrini si trova a: . .' altri problemi grp,vi e compli'cati" la • • • • • cui'via di ;soluzione appare moltodif- 'Green, Street, • - .• ' • '4~ , .. ficile, per esempio, la tragica Shenley, . sieuazione dei 'giovani drogati 0 dis- !Ierts• • occupat~. 6 -• Cronaea, , attivita della nostra comunita

GINO COPPEDE' - architetto del "Quartiere C02Pede'" aRoma

Al Royal Institute of British Architects, 66 Portland Place, London WIN 4AD, C1• sono 1n• I mostra fotografie e piante del lavoro di questo notevole architetto. Gino Coppede' nacque a Firenze nel 1866 e mori' aRoma nel 1927. Tra gli anni 1919 e .,I 1923 disegno' per un'azienda privata un gruppo di palazzi che vennero conosc1ut1•• come il "Il Quartiere Coppede'''. Il Quartiere si concentra su Piazza Mincio (vic. a Piazza Buenos Ayres) e si estende lungo Via Arno e Via Dora.

Lo stile di Coppede' e' decorativo ed elaborato, caratteristico della prima parte del secolo: a Roma si cercava di accentuare i1 ruolo della citta I come capitale del nuovo Regno d'Italia.

La mostra e' aperta al pubblico dalle ore 10.00 alle ore 18.00 al Royal Institute of British Architects ed e' stata offerta dall'Istituto di Cultura ,di Londra.

MATRIMONIO D'ORO A SAN MICHELE " ., .. :,: ,".', ..~'::; . . ,~ . Il 19 agosto 198~ a San Michele • di Morfasso i coniugi RENATO e BRIGIDA BOLZONI hanno festeg­ giato il loro 500 anniversario di rnatrimonio in mezzo ai loro I figli e nipoti (vedete la foto ( a destra). , , ! La famiglia si e' riunita a \ ricordare insieme qu~sto avvenimento, e Don EMILIO RIGOLLI ha celebrato una messa , speciale per la coppia. ,• f , • • i

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Dear Sir,

Whilst looking through my old photos, snaps etc. at the weekend, I came across· something that might interest you, regarding your appeal for data, for "BACKHILL". I have enclosed' herewith a menu I wrote',; for a small get together party; for the release of my , old pal Biagio Bencivenga, from 'the Palace Camp', -Isle of Man in 1941. Poor Beri is not . ~ , with us any mor~, God rest his soul, but it might be interesting to any of the old party who are fortunately still around,

When I wrote- an essay a couple of -years ago about memoirs of the "Hill", I apologised for the poor handwriting which you brushed off as rubbish, but. you will see the difference in compar.ison to. ,the. "ax:tificial" menu. I .wrote. in.19AL. .(The.menu"writteri. J.n.,exce.llent. handwriting,is reproduced below - Ed) •

On the back of the menu are all signatures, of partakers at the party. Underneath "Ben's" signature is his brother Mick, who like Ben was a very good friend of mine. At the bottom of the list is Fi1ippi's signature, who alas has 'also departed from this world, but I do hope all the others ,are still around. You will notice that each item

on the menu ,bore one of the gang's name; we tried to make it as happy an·event as if · • it were really a big'nosh up! "Chi vivesperando, muore ••••• ,.1.. l i Ciao, PETER AMANDINI • ,

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Joe inherited his father's vocal Before the 1914/18 war, Mr. F.W. talent and at the tender age of Assirati was ~ Temp Sorter at the ten was helping to entertain the Mount prior to being appointed troops in World War 1 as a member Postman in the E.C. Like the rest of a Nigger Minstrel Troupe. of the family, he was a talented Needless to say, he wasn't a bass­ linguist, speaking Italian, German, baritone in those days. and French. This ability brought • him to the notice of Sir Robert With his father's expert tuition Bruce (Controller at the POSt Office and his own determination, still lIeadquarters) and he' was transferred' undersized, Joe won a number of to the Courier Service, becoming boxing and gymnastic contests in the first Mail Courier. the Wolf Cubs, Scouts and later the Church Lad's Brigade. cont' d... 9 I •

THE HILL - cont'd Joe was called up in 1941, gained full ":':':':~===---"'- marks for every P.T. test during >. H,c' ,',.. , his, preliminary ,training and was ,asked '. '. ~" to'helpin the Gym. H'; passed the 'With the first . ~ . , , ~~. - . the Dutch . style was sent on a l'.:T:, course, of many trips to Holland: in 1915 qualified and became a full-time with despatches to our Ambassador p,.T.!. in the Hague. His' trips were made ,in the Mail Boat Princess, Juliana , . A year later, he was specially recom­ \ until she was mined and he was mended for the elite Army Phyical • , .. • rescued by a British patrol Boat Training Corps. After an,exam~nat~on , after several hours in the water. by 5 doctors who in their report men­ 1 tioned that aged 37 he had the body On a number of occasions he was trans~ , ' . of a man of 27, he was offered a st!>pped and questioned"by German fer to 'the Corp.' JuSt prior to this, officers but managed to escape Joe had been auditioned by George detection. Later, he was on'an­ Black for"E.N.S.A. and an· offer to other ship which was torpedoed join the Forces Entertainment Section and he suffered another long spell coincided with the one·for the A.P.T.C. in the sea before being rescued. His choice of the latter w~s typical The ,combined.,e£fects,.of -these­ of J"oe' s outlOOK on Trfe. " " shipwrecks gave him a kidney complaint which never left him. Just about this time Joe suffered, Among the many decorations for another sad loss when his Uncle his war services he was presented George was killed when H.M.S. Hood with the Order of Leopold, by was blown up. A Naval Officer from the King of the Belgians, and World War 1, retiring after 21 years O.B.E. by King George V. service, he volunteered again in 1939. Returning from the Forces he be­ th~ Back in CivvyStreet in 1946, Joe, came first official interpreter with other enthusiasts re-started the I at K.E.B. and I have to thank an Mount P.C. Section. A bomb hit Mount , unknown writer, "A.W.P." for the Pleasant during the war and destroyed I, , information from his really sincere the Section's equipment, so it meant , farewell to Joe's uncle Fred in the starting from scratch again. I met , E.C. Post of 1927. Joe in those early post-w~r days when all of us who had been connected with Joe Assirati joined N.A.pulh,allJ' ~ Postal sport pre-war were struggling famous Weightlifting Club in the late to pick up the traces. 20's and a few years later the Ash­ down Wrestling Club with another of our Postal "Greats" "Tiny" Sanguine For him, the,years were full of i 'who spent most of his life at the activity, building up the sections, ! ,organising "Assaults at Arms", 'Mount, represented England in the f 1928 Olympics (Putting the Weight) staging Civil Service Championships, 'retired as Postal Supt. at·E.C. in grooming Mount lifters for record attem~ts. 1962 and so regrettably, di~d n~t There are, I think, 44 many months later. standard iifts, and over the years many a successful record attempt owed its being to Joe's all-round With the knowledge gained in these knOWledge and uncanny knack ,of clubs, Joe was able ,to pass on to j udging_ c:apabilities. ,the Mount members, the very latest • developments;in.physical Training In 1956, when r was scratching when they attended the classes.,held around to find entertainment for in a Territorial Hall and St. Jude's the Opening Day at Swakeleys, Jo~ 'Hall'; Exmouth Street, E.C. I. came to my rescue with a 3-hour programme of wrestling, weight­ In 1931, Joe's continual requests for lifting, hand balancing and a a room in the Mount were rewarded "strong man act", arranged his own .and he set about producing the first transport for the team and equipment gymnasium. From then on, progress there and back. A typical gesture, was rapid until. the war scares of 1938 and subsequently the call-up seemed • to occupy most oui thoughts. continued on p13 10 • , . .' -. -.- ~-~~---~--- ~~-

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12 • _,-I THE HILL - cont'd Coggins who was"working at the Mount when he won the first "Mr. Britain" Contest in 1931, repeating his success, the followiI)g .'" just another reason' why I, and I'm . . . . ' year - l!record .that· still stands.• sure everyone who has come ~n con~ tact with him, considers he's just Back to Joe again. Several years _abou t 11 t~ps It • ago the late Mr. V.J. Roques, who was Chairman of the L.P.R. Sports May I deviate again to mention two Club, in the courseof conversation, more of the famous Assirati family, gave' me news of a promising weight , Joe's cousin Bert, and brother Charles. lifter named Goring, a Postman in Bert Assirati, one of the greatest his office (S.W.D.O.). I passed personalities of "All-in .Wrestling" the information to Joe and it wasn't ~ - . .. , won the World Heavyweight Champion­ long before Mr. Gor~ng was tra1n1~g ship for 25 years, retiring undefeated with the Mount Lifters. Carl Gor1ng I when a leg accident outside the ring, as you well know, brought fame to put an end to his career a few years himself and prestige to the Mount ago. At 17 Bert was a stage acrobat, when he won a Gold medal in the turning professional wrestler at 21. Empire Games at Perth. I attended He had several World tours during his the "Welcome Home" to Carl at the long career. Mount and he freely acknowledged how much he owed to Joe's instruction Charles, a wonderful musician, talented and encouragement. artist, and physica'l culturist, .was chosen some years ago to model for Although Joe is essentially a Charles Wheeler, the famous sculptor, physical culturist he has competed who had been connnissioned to produce in most sports. In August 1962, statues for the fountains in Trafal­ in the forerunner of this Journal, gar Square. These were subsequently Mount Pleasant News appeared - named Merman and ·Mermaid. Charles "Joe Assirati streaked away with the needless to say lent h~s torso to Veteran's Handicap; now aged 57 the Merman. The sculptor was knighted Joe had a 17 yard start and turned for his work. which was "destined to in the fantastic time of 8 seconds last for a 1,000 years." Charles for his 83 yard sprint." also posed for the .two statues of Mercury outside Electra House. by H.A.H. Clarke Quite a family these Assirati's ­ (from the Mount Pleasant . Joe's sister is married to Bill Post Office V~gazine 1965)

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Risultato: in ,quindici anni l'onere finanziario per il bilancio comunitaro e aumentato di Eurofocus ,quasi--dieci 'volte-,- ,- Tratto da " Eurofoc'us" ,un bollettino , . settimana1e pubb1icato dalla Direzione Primo obiettivo delle proposte avanzata Genera1e dell' Informazione de11a Commis­ della Commissione europea : rimediare sione de11eComunita europee. alle imperfezioni del sistema in vigore dal 1982. Si tratta, in particolare, di 'PRODUTTORI 01 ZINCO MULTATI escludere dal beneficio delle distillaz­ • ioni i frodatori che non dichiarano esa­ Sei grandi societa'~uropee produttrici ttamente il' volume della' raccolta, della, di zinco sono state condannate a pagare produzione e delle scorte disponibili. una multa per avere infranto le regole Nella stessa ottica, la Commissione pro­ di concorrenza comunitarie : dovranno pone che la sforzo di risanamentopesi, pagare circa 4,8 miliardi di lire per in 'via prioritaria, sui produt~ori ,re~~ "fissaiioIle d'ei prezzi,' ripartizione 'del ponsabill dell'aumento delle eccedenze. me'rcato 'e limitazione della' produzione"; , ... 11 secondo pacchetto d~ m~sure m~ra a Le imprese accusate di comportamento ristabilire, a lungo termine, un dura.., anticoncorrenziale sono: l'Union turo equilibrio delmercato. Per assi­ Miniere -qhe dovra pagar~' la multa piu curare il controll0 della produzione, la salata-, 'la, Penarroya; la Preusag, la Commissione propone di vietare le nuove , , :Rio Tinto Zinc, la Metallgesellschaft, e ,piantagioni e di ridurre le superfici la Billiton. Dal '1964 al 1976,queste coltivate a vigneto, erogando ince~tivi 'aziende hanno- fatto parte del "Zinc per l'abbandono-della viticoltura. Ma 'Producer Group" (Z.P.G.), un cartello non basta limitare le superfici vitivi­ che riuniva praticamente tutte le fon­ nicole, ,bisogna dcrie di zinco e tutti• produttori di anche frenare la ,minerale del mondo occid~ntale. corsa alIa resa. Perquesto, Brux­ ellesvorrebbe " '", proibir~ I'ag­ VINO : -CANTINE STRACOLME giunta di sac­ caros:io (zuqch­ Provate a immaginare 1,140 piscine-olim­ eraggio) e di pioniche piene divino : potrete farvi mosto d'uva. un'idea, del volume dell eccedenze comuri- itarie. Per riassorbire il surplus, la Commissione europea propo~e di risanare il mercato mig1iorandone la gestione e Infine, per incoraggiare il consumo di adattando giadualmente l'offerta alIa vino nella Comunita, la Commissione europea chiede di ridurre le accise piu domada. elevate e si ripropone di lanciare cam­ pagne di promozione per i vini tavola. Nel corso delle ultime cinque campagne" Nel contempo, pero', Bruxelles ,intende la produzione di vino dell'Europa dei anche cercare nuovi 'sbocchi per i prod.., Dieci -esbitcidi: Cfrca'165' milioni. di otti della vigna. ' 16 _A_C..:.QU...;,.A_:_Q::.:U~E;::;LL:;.A:.....:..:FO;:..N:..:.T.::.E~E:..' _'~'D:.::;O~.~C~." • 181 MEDAGLIE EUROPEE Un marehio europeo di qualita per le Vittoria del Vecchio continente ai Giochi minerali naturali vendute suI territorio Olimpici di Los Angeles : mettendo ins­ eomunitario. La lista delle aeque con­ ieme l'oro, l'argento e il bronzo, ,gli formi all~ esigenze della legislazione europei hano portato a casa 181. medagli~, europea sara presto pubblieata sulla Al secondo posto, gli Stati Uniti Gazzetta Uffieiale delle Conunita euro­ d'Ameriea con un totale di 174 medaglie. pee. Morale: se l'Europa sportiva esistesse, non avrebbe problemi nel fronteggiare il Entrata in vigore il 17 luglio 1984, la gigante'americano avido di trofei. direttiva eomunitaria del 1980 da la def­ inizione delle aeque minerali narurali, Presi uno per uno, i dieei mem~ri della ne fissa le carateristiche e le propri- Comunita si sono inclinati dinanzi alIa • I eta.- .Inoltre, essa stabilisce"le condi- supremilzia degli atleti americani. E' j zioni di utilizzazione delle sorgenti, logico. Ma se si mettono a confronto nonehe le norme per il commercio delle entita confrontabili, cioe la Comunita e acque estratte dal suolo comunitario 0 gli Stati Uniti d'America, i Dieci acqui­ importate da paesi terzi. siscono un'altra statura e possono mis­ urarsi senza complessi con la forte La denominazione "acqua minerale" si ap­ America. E il dlseorso non vale soltan­ plica soltanto a un'acqua batteriologic­ to sugli stadi. amente sana, che ha per origine una falda 0 un giacimento sotterraneo e ehe proviene da una· sorgente con una 0 piu emer~enze naturali 0 perforate, precisa la direttiva. L'acqu~.minerale naturale si distingue • nettamente dall'acqua potabile ordinaria • per il suo tenore in sostanze minerali, oligoelementi 0 altri eostituenti, non­ che per la sua purezza originaria. D~ E'una questione di mentalit~, senza dub­ qui la neeessita"di proteggere la Sor­ bio : mentre gli dei amerieani dello gente da ogni risehio di inqui~amento. stadio si sono lanciati in una nuova corsa all'oro raccogliendo il doppio di Gli stessi requisiti di purezza sono medaglie d'oro degli eurpei i nostri neeessari per le aeque minerali efferv­ atleti puntavano suI bronzo. Solida. escenti, che siano 0 no addizionate di sulle sue basi, la vecchia Europa manca anidride carbonica. I soli trattamenti forse di combattivita. Animata dalla permessi sono la separazione dei eostit­ smania di vincere che.aveva la delega­ uenti instabili (come i composti del zione americana, la Comunita poteva forro e dello zolfo), nonehe l'elimina­ sperare in una ripartizione piu equil­ zione 0 l'ineorporazione di anidride ibrata delle medaglie d'oro. carboniea nei modi previsti dalla dir- ettl.va." Cio' non toglie che i risultati europei a Los Angeles potrebbero accelerare la • Per evitare il perieolo di falsificaz­ nascita dell Europa sportiva. Ma i ione 0 di contaminazione, il testo com~ cittadini della Comunita non sembrano unitario preserive l'utilizzazione di ancora pronti a condividere i trofei recipienti forniti di un dispositivo di conquistati dagli atleti del loro paese. ehiusura, per il eondizionamento delle Da un sondaggio condotto prima delle acque minerali naturali. Per quanto elezioni per il Parlamento europeo, riguarda l'etichettatura, gli Stati mem­ risulta che solo il 25% degli europei sono favorevoli alIa ereazione di una bri possono limitarsi all'indicazione• del paese d'origine; ma possono anche sola squadra olimpica per i Dieci. permettore l'impiego di nomi di localita Nell'euforia del Vertice di Fontaine­ o frazioni 0 luoghi bleau, i capi di Stato e di governo del­ determinati, se la Comunita hanno, dal canto loro, deci­ l'aequa mineralo so di fare un sforzo per formare delle naturale proviene squadre sportive di dimensione comuni­ da una sorgente· taria. Un'idea che potrebbe fare strada ubieata nel luogo di qui a1 1988, quando si terranno le indicato.. _ Olimpiadidi Seul. 17 "-, ,"

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• SIX GUNMEN robbed the Hilton Hotel • THE CREW of an Italian container ship went on strike rather than face the mines in Rome making off with more than £1 . - . million in cash and jewellery. Five in the Gulf of Suez. 'The Apulia' docked employees of the hotel 'were surprised in Bari, when 30 crew members refused to by armed men wearing balaclavas. They sail the 7,000 ton ship to Middle East were tied up and the thieves then rifled ports via the Suez Canal. 46 safe deposit boxes ~utting.the haul into plastic bags. • PRINCESS MARGARET on a recent visit to Parma is quoted as saying, "the. city and • HANG-GLIDER, Fabio Valentini was the surrounding country are marvellous. sailing over the Dolomites when he Next year I must spend a week on holiday spotted an ea~ ~ circling above him. here", But before he c~uld dodge it, the bird came for the glider slashing its wings • DRUG RELATED deaths in Italy in with its beak and claws. The eagle the first six months of 1984 increased attacked four or five times as Signor by more than 50% over the same period Valentini struggled to escape. in 1983. • GIULIO ANDREOTTI is to join the • THE ANCIENT TOWER of Guinigi at list. of politicians who have. succumbed Lucca has reopened for the first time to the lure of the cinema world. The in 50 years. Visitors can once again foreign minister has a role in Alberto admire the two oak trees which grow on Sordi's "Cab' Driver" the roof. The tower is 165 feet high and restoration of the stone steps to •A SHARK scare spread along the Rome the top has just been completed. coastline, crowded with holiday swimmers,

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Cari giovani, quando volete parIare di Dear young people, when you feel that you Di~o". -to~talk-'about·God-.-~or"perhaps'feel-·~­ .,. - ,quando_ .vo lete_.conoscere..Dio" ·ve,­ ·,·want nite qui da noi, parlate con noi, state that you would like,to'get to know God nella nostra casa. Non vi vergognate; better, feel free to come to us, speak to ci possiamo aiutare gli uni con gli us, stay with us. Don't be shy.We can altri. eoraggio vi aspettiamo. help ea~h other. Be brave. We await you. . - , OGNI VENERDI' SERA ALLE 8. EVERY FRIDAY EVENING AT 8 Tutti quelli che vogliono, possono' ve­ Anyone who may be interested~ can come nire all'ufficio parrocchiale, 4 Back along to the parich office, 4 Back Hill. Together,~we Hill. Leggeremo e preparemo insieme la can read, ,and prepare, the predica della domenica per i nostri Sunday Sermon,for all our fellow fedeli . parishioners. , UN INVITO AN INVITATION Quando volete, potete sempr.e venire ad If you wish, you are always free and .' . . esaminare tutta l'organizzazione econo- welcome to come ,and examin~ the economical mica, sociale, materiale e spirituale social, material and spiritual organisatfon della nostra Chiesa. Viviamo insieme, of our Church. We live together, so accor-, quind~, aiutiamoci a raggiungere, Dio in dingly we should help one another to reach tutti i modi • God in every way. •

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Me Toca Andar "11 tuo volto 10 conoscevo gia' a memori~ d~ 'Piciola,Mama dai cavei d'arzento visto in un dipihto pia'donna ' me C1apa. an ,grop •.•ai pie' del Golgota. nel dirte in te"n momento: • Un visa dolce lt , solcato d'anni e dal dolore "me toca andar • ove solo gli occhi, son giovani Fis'cia al treno ..• occhi lucenti di fede che me riportera' lontan e d'infinito amore. -••,."se-.spaca, in.cor, -calcossa,-" "Schivad'onori-:-e- -dipar6le"'-­ e a Ti, Mama, sente tremar le man: all'ombra e silenzio " doni cuore e 'tempo (Settembre 1976) I e usi 5'010 il verba: -"Amare": Vorrei baciare quelIe Tue mani gentili I che~.accarezzano un'b1mbo,.' curan le'piaghe d' un vec'chio o 'd'un ammalato con tale carita' ,da lasciare, nel mio animo, un'assetato bisogno d'imitarti ••• •••ma sono solo una povera, •••povera infelice madre che umile, oggi, s'i~china aTe,

"Mamma Teresa di Calcutta"• per ottenere forza a vivere ed a imparare che, solo accanto' a11a Croce " una..vita ~~ comp~e:"

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Our waiter was efficient, hard working and jovial. We had a fine evening at the MONTE BELLO and it didn't ·break the bank~ ,When Kate joined us, her hair was blonde with. a pink fringe • • THIS MONTH • The BCstof East and. that week. She's a real character West. and kept us all in stitches, relating • her recent antics. It was like having The two establishments which I am an unofficial cabaret! reviewing this month were both introduced to me by colleagues at work. Both • offer '" goo,r valuefoi~-money as~wen" - -~-=-", £--~--~ ~~------

as good food. Both have a ,pleasant" , , ambience and the service' is of a high Next on to the "GOLDEN ORIENT TANDOORI" standard. Strangely enough both Restaurant. 392 Green Lanes. Palmers restaurants were already known to two Green. N.13. or three of my, colleagues; proof that a restaurant's good reputation is very This establishment similarly was known I ' important. . to three of my coll~agues. It is situated near "The Fox'! public house. The restaurant is very tastefully Christine, and Michae1. 'both suggested. . , going to the "MONTE BELLO" Restaurant. decorated with muted wallpaper and Great Titchfield Street. W.l. ornately patterned screens used as Christine often goes there with her dividers between sections of the room sister Kate who works as a secretary giving the feeling of individual privacy. for a law firm around the corner from A sprinkling of greenery in collections the· restaurant. Micha'e1 uses it .as of tall plants also gave a touch of ,, a weekly retreat from his mother-.in­ sophistication. ,I law with whom he is currently ,staying , , until his house "comes through". Six T~e menu gives a comprehensive choice • • • • , . :I of us used the MONTE 'BELLO as .our retreat of tandoori and other favourites in I one day last June when ,industrial action the Korma, Bhuna, Vindaloo and Madras ,i was making life very difficult at our style. Most meat dishes are in the , ·work place. (No; ,r'm not a miner! !). ,1 £2.10 to £2.50 range. l Anyway, this restaurant proved ,to be On my next visit t shall try a Chicken the tonic we all needed! The menu Salee (off the bone with potatoes)

.consists of standard Italian dishes. or Chicken Darjeeling (with onion rings) •1 ; Half of us chose cold starters, e.g. both of which are new• to• me. melon, prawn cocktail. The rest chose pasta, dishes. My Lasagne Verde was Specialities of the house include Moglai excellent: very tomatoey and extremely Chicken (£4.75), Chicken Rezalla (£3.75), tasty. ,Chicken and Prawn (£2.70) and the • • Barigoalore Pal Chicken (£2. 60) , which For my main course I had the Saltimbocca I understand is very very hot. a 'la Romana (£3.30); this too was delicious. My only complaint was that Whatever dish you try I am sure you • besides saute potatoes the other won't. be disappointed! The GOLDEN vegetable was cabbage - (I cannot stand ORIENT is a must for all curry lovers. cabbage). Years of soggy cabbage "school You 'u be sorry ·if 'you don't give it dinner style" now mean that I cannot a try!! bear' even the smell of. it. Next time I'll order one of the others on the' menu rather than the vegetable of the La Signorina day! The menu also featur~d Escalope 28 J The debut album from Frankie Goes To • Hollywood, "Welcome To The Pleasure' Zone", is due for release at the end of October J and will almost certainly do well in the album charts. Although rumoured to be a triple album, it is now 'likely to be "only" a double - doubtless with a 38 minute megamix version of 'Relax', 'Two' Tribes' and 'War'. Nonetheless a good stocking filler. Sophisticated smoochers will be pleased to learn that ace hat-man Paul Young ~ ~ ....l. will be touring very soon, apparently to promote his second LP which is expected in November. A new single, "I'm Gonna usic Scene Tear Your Playhouse Dowri~ should be charting soon. Ever heard a number called "Hey, Jude"? Yup, the one released by some obscure If its concerts you want then how better ~and from Liverpool•••well, apparently to see Christmas in with those beautiful • Lt has been revealed that it was written boys;' Wham, who are playing a series of by the great Paul Macartney to cheer up gigs across the country in December will young Julian Lennon (then a mere 5 years be at Wembley Arena on 23rd and 24th. of age) on the occasion of the break up Strangely they seem to have a new album of the marriage of his mother Cynthia and to promote:"Make It Big" is released at his father, His Royal Holiness John Len­ the end of October. non. It seems that Macca was going to call the song "Hey, Julian" but John wouldn't agree. All this is leading up to **************** the startling news that young Julian (now Can you imagine'a band which included an in his twenties) is to release an album accordion player? Can you imagine an acc~ of his own material, coinciding with a , ordion player who looks like Stan Laurel? No? In that case go for a drink at The , tour (not, fo course, to promote the record) and possibly a video. Wonders Pegasus, Stoke Newington where most Fri­ will never cease. day nights you will be entertained by a rhythm n' blues band called Juice On The Never, indeed, it would seem because,hot Loose complete with two saxes, guitars, harmonica ••• and, of course, the squeeze on the heels of Julian Lennon's forrays , . into the music business, comes his step box. The line-up has been, known to vary , brother, Sean. Yes, I know Sean is only somewhat but the one thing which is con­ a child, but when did that ever make any sistentis the music : gutsy, sa'ssy and always exuberant. , difference (if ther's money tp be made). Yoko Ono's so-called artistic output has quite unfortunately increased since the I was persuaded (nay, cajoled) into going death of her late 'great husband. The to check them out judt the other week. latest strange offering from her is: The band played a well balanced set of "Every Man Has A Woman" (although perhaps old Motown and R'n'B numbers, and things she should have inserted 'at least' after really took off in the second half of the 'has') and !s a collection of her songs set, especially at the end with almost performed by an international selection all the audience dancing and bopping of ~ega stars like Roberta Flack, Nilsson, along. I wondered if this is what it must EddLe Money and, oddly, Elvis Costello. have been like during the sixties when The best cut of the bunch? Must be young music clubs with live bands were on Sean bellowing "It's Alright". File under every street corner and the music was G , for gruesome. played into the night, every night. I dare say there may be some of you who remember the heady days of pop, but I **************** can truthfully say I don't - although By the time this edition of BACKHILL is this must be the next best thing. Perhaps pUblished (7th October) ther will only be 67 shopping days to Christmas (is I ought to take up the accordion. this really necessary? - Ed) and it would be as well for you to know what to buy your friends and relatives in the way of Ludi Strambe11 a records and music. • • • 29 l .~_._.~.~ •• -II~.' •• ~Il" 1I._"lIL ___ ~.o -- ~ , • • 11-_- • .,'.-~-- . . . . •.• • ... . • -"'--- _.-0. • • , • 1,'__ -_d- .--- • , , . , - -~- , • , , , I .~. _.. Cine'ma'" ••••• •••••• •• •• •••••• • •••• • , ., , . • . In 'all ',its hist".ryth~l?e".can:b~,,f,,~: of .TAXI)., and the sadistic deputy.head, , • • > .... r • ...-".. ", • people"wh§have Jie\m ;;0 !!oUywo94 and of secret',police (Manuela Ogeda), , never dreamed of s'tardom or fantasIsed' whereupon she meets an American (Michael ,, about film'immortality, of being part Douglas) in the jungle. He traps wild of the glitter and tinsle, Many have birds to fulfill his own abmitionof trodden the unsuccesful boards of •• owning a yatch and' 'sailing bnyond the audition after screenplay after musi- blue ,horizon. She hires him to get her cal· .scores, yet have kept their to the nearest town•. Although matters castles in the air al~ft.whilst shoe­ develop' further, my commentary doesn't ­ shining, .cashiering .and ,washing up. no need to spoil everything., One ,lady' s"dream':was .to write',a' .screen..,. The film travelled at a reasonable

play and send it to'a famous actor 'tempo, (unltke INDIANA• v' ,jONES' which: was•• whilst waitressing 'for a living. too fast), and had.smlle amusing ,moments, Suddenly a letter would arrive with an particularly when tongue-in-cheek. offer to make a film and'before she had Michael Douglas, 'as equally well known time to down her apron she woulA nave, for STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO and CHINA , ~~ri,1:t_en a box ,office"hit:,and',be.. snap~, ~ ,SYNDROME ,(which"he"also"produced)"as' ,~ • • • ped up by Steven Spielberg. The. sort, for his ·famous father, would not have , . of thing aspiratipns and films aTe'made been my natural choice as our swash­ of t suppose, but for this young 'lady~ buckling rugged hero, lacking the - a dream come true. The writer - D'iane expe~ted physic and looks, but I can­ , ~ ~, " Turner, the ,actor - Michael Douglas,' not complain on his performance which he the film - ROMANCING THE STONE. acted out well, Kathleen Turner was exactly what I would imagine a modern Michael Douglas took a: big gamble in day scatty "Mills -arid Boon'~' writer to agreeing to make the fil~. I~ was orily be like. An enjoyable- film, recommended. his belief in the script and-the'we;ight for laughs and some fun. Particularly- . . of his name that allowed,,\him '.to raise . suited ·for my sister• Edera (makes a change ,. ' the necessary money as producer. What from THE SOUND OF MUSIC'on the. video) and . , -- "". resulted was thrill-a-couple-of-minutes La Signorina who has a Gonst~ntlyupdated stuff somewhere along the'lines of selection of Barbara Cartlandsfor,easy INDIANA JONES and the consequent dollars reading in the bathroom! are rolling in. • . , . I will limit this month's films in pro­ duction to remakes' only, With the recent stage: version starring Wendy,Hiller,Chris Reeve and Vanessa,Redgrave- over" f~lming is 'to begin on THE ASPERN 'PAPERS starring Bette Davis. There are rumours (and let us hope they stay that'way) that Burt. Reynolds is, to star in the legendary ~est­ ern GUNFIGHT AT'THE'O.K. CORRAL. Another western f6i re~roling is DODSWORTH statring one'·of America's greatest actors': Gregory Peck. ,La'stly, Michael Caine hardly seems a natural successor to David Niven but he has nevertheless been offered the role of • Phineas Fogg in AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS. Getting to grips with

The story introduces us-to Joan Wilder Let us hope we meet, again in half that (Kathleen Turner) a romantic authoress tl-me.• Ciao for now, who cries at her· own stories and pours her heart out to Romeo - the cat. She • soon ends up in Colombia with a treasure map ~ithwhich to ransome her sister's Agrifogli6 Bosco, freedom. She is chased by the baddies, ~ncluding the kidnappers (Danny DeVito 30 ___~!I .-' .. , ..' , . r-- --'--~'-4'--~.~Musicale,--,--=, ••

Never believe it ·is too late to do any­ monster he is. His 'Credo' or 'Era la thing: so Boito convinced Verdi. The notte' focuses his hatred and cruelty on result was a 74 year old's version of Otello (JON VICKERS) who in turn manages Shakespeare's tragedy OTELLO. The to sound heroic, but little else (R.C.A. librettist and composer .worked in unison VLS OI969),LEONIE RYSANEKS' Desdemona and much expertise to condense the play might have improved if she sounded like a into four acts, yet without forfeiting young lady instead of a 'sixty year old•. any of the drama. or heart of it. Each TULIO SERAFIN conducts·.a sensitive score •. mood was createdseparately from Otello's ., entrance 'Esultate , 1ago's evil 'Credo' I to Desdomo~a's moving 'Willow Song'. I The only problem in producing such an operatic work is that, as with the spoken wor~, th~ challenge is laid for the performers to be as equally master­ ful. Placido W~ll on disc, there. are only five attempts Domingo on general release. The most recent is in English with. CHARLES CRAIG as·Otello. Even though the original may have been in English, Giuseppe Verdi's wo~k hinges on the melodic Italian language; therefore much of the .phrasing is lost, and MR. CRAIG ~s unfortunately past his prime. The recording should not be a serious choice for your collection. .

In 1979 R.C.A. (RL0295l) gave us PLACIDO My choice recording I leave until last. DOMINGO in the title role. I am still The pick of the bunch must be ~ERBE~T not convinced that his voice is suited .­ VON KARAJAN conducting MARIO DEL MONACO to Otello ~nd greet, with even more as the. Moor (Decca D55 D3). He 'managed- • doubt, the news that he is to tackle to transfer his greatest role on stage . .' Wagner's Lohengrin. The recording gives into the recording·stud~o. Every note us a rather light Otello, totally in is clear and his portrayal leaves one, character but missing the darker moods. at the end', in the company of'a tort­ RENATA SCOTTO is his ill fated Desdemona, ured man. His Desdemona is a perfect a perform~nce marred only by her top per~~rmance by RENATA TEBALDI, Beau­ notes. SHERILL MILNES is a young toned tifullY'sung with a fine sense of .drama. Iago who tends to rant and rave on Listen out for her moving " Ave'Maria' • • occasions. The score is handled well by and 'willow Song'. The only party JAMES LEVINE. pauper if PROTTI's Iago. It is weakly sung, but we are dealing with a sly CARLO COSSUTTA'S Otello (Decca Dl02 D3) wiley character. VON KARAJAN conducts comes mid way between DOMINGO and MARIO a taut performance and there is some DEL MONACO. A ringing Moor, troubled superb playing from the VIENNA PHILHAR­ only by his top-most, notes he lacks the MONIC. The recording is excellent with penetration of the role. MARGARET PRICE'S better quality on cassette and is the . Desdemona leavP~ me rather cold, that last only one that reaches the standards touch of drama missing. Iago, in the voice imposed by Verdi and Boito. of GABRIEL BACQUIER is old and woolly sounding. This is unfortunate considering the sort of part Iago could be for the Mario Renzullo right singer. Hence it is no surprise that one of the best ~ecordings of the role is by the late TITO GOBBI. His voice mani­ pulates the melodies and makes the man the 31

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• Richard. " Evans writes••• The team for the ,cricket tour of India perform well in this end of season final and Australia has now been announced then ,get selected for a tour but certain and observant followers of this column, names that spring to mind, ego Rowland will already have noticed that 13 of the Butcher, do not support the wisdom be­ party chosen were named in last month's hind such a selectorial policy, if it • article. mlereas Backhill chose Tavare ex~sts. as, Vice-Captain, Bairstow and Agnew for the remaining 3 places, the selectors For my, part, Ellison must be the number have opted for Robinson, French and 1 medium pace all-rounder. On the basis Cowdrey. that Indian'wickets are more, receptive to spin, any additional places for My article was written before the in­ bowlers who can also bat a bit are much augural Test Matc9 against Sri Lanka more likely to be filled by Marks and! and I must confess that, I had the mis­ or Edmonds. Even if Ellison is injured fortune to be present at Lords on the - :=-=-- -~~~- .. ------~-- --, .~~------'.. '----_:--,._--, -~.------. there. is .plenty. of cover in. the. medium Saturday to witness Tavare' s fnnings, pace department as Allott and Foster of 14 runs between lunch and tea. As are both going on tour. On the other a keen advocate of the Kent player's hand, if Cowans gets• injured there is abilities, this performance was parti­ no-one to replace him as a genuinely cularly distressing. It was so' totally quick strike bowler. out of keeping with the demands of the situation that the ultimate selection of the Notts opener, Robinson, to go on

tour is understandable. The absence of ,, , • • Tavare must also guarantee Gatt~ng a place in the Test side and so his ele­ I " .~ vation to Vice-Captain is fully just­ ifiable.

It is most regrettable, however, that Kent should decide to desert the sink­ ing ship and sack Tavare as Captain and replace him with Cowdrey. Hopefully a Winter away from the game will mean,a • rejuvenated Tavare, ready to do battle against the Australians·next ~ummer. ( < With, Downton, hopefully filling the )fil; number 1 role as wicket keeper for Phil Edmonds- His batting capabilities seasons to come, there is unlikely to may be just as important as his bowling be an opportunity for another young talent. wicket keeper to break in to, the Test • ,side for the foreseeable, future. , It is for this reason that I still feel Furthermore, next Summer the Austral­

Bairstow is the better choice as num­ • ians will be with us and Ian Botham ber 2 because his enthusiasm and ex­ -will be back and so there is even less perience, even in a non-playing cap­ chance for Cowdrey to establish him­

acity, would have given to the side self in the side. What we will be, pride and professionalism which has, wanting next year, howe~cr, are bowl~ on occassion, been sadly missing from ers of genuine pace and how marvellous England and teaMS abro?d. it would be if both Agnew and Cowans could have developed this Winter into My major disagreement with the sel­ high 'calibre Test players. Even if ectors, however, comes over the sel­ Agnew found the Indian wickets unre­ ection of Cowdrey. There is no doubt ceptive, regular bowling in the nets that he has had a fine season and per­ and the confidence gained from close formed well for Kent in that marvellous proximity to the national side, is Nat West Final against Middlesex. It an investment for the future which I has often been thought that players who think should have been made. 32 Nevertheless, 13 out of 16 demonstra~s ·Italspor.t "84 ••• a broad agreement with the.se1ectors for once and I also find myself in . , the position of agreeing with Bobby • NAPOLI intend to build a new stadium Certain1~, to'reflect their ambition to be the Robson! 10 of the,p1ayers '" who took the field against East best football' club in 'Italy. The Germany have formed part of the team projected new ground, wQich will be canvassed, in this column in recent moved from the city centre to the months. 'Personally, I would not have suburbs, w111• seat• 120,000 and the £11 reverted, to Mariner because he has million it will cost will be'contri­ not been successful in the past. I buted by 400 rich Neapolitan families, apprec1ate• the Manager's dilemma that who will be rewarded with private boxes in order to obtain a properly balanced for the next 99 years. side, he·needs a target centre-forward • but as Regis looks unlikely ever to be' • WORLD VISION PARMA won for the . I picked, Hate1ey is undoubted1y'the fourth year running the European most promising prospect. This does Baseball Championships 'defeating Ric­ mean,. however, that one of our few, cadonna Rimini in the all Italian truly world class, player, Trevor final. Francis, must languish on the'sub- . - , ." st1tutesbench. on balance r must • FRANCE, under new man?ger lIenri • • say .that rather than pic~ Mariner, I Michel, were beaten 1-0 by Inter Milan would g~mb1e on no target man and play in a pre-season match at Parc des Francis alongside Woodcock and Barnes. Princes Stadium in Paris. Collovati Over 'the past 12 months Wilkins has scored the only goal, heading home a • also been a reve'lation and playing in Liam Brady free kick• ~ta1y along with Hate1ey will do"both , • LIAM BRADY's flat on Lake Como was ,of them nothing but good. I would • still pr~fer a fully fit Hoddle in broken into whilst the Inter Milan , • Eng~?nd's mid-field but the' gap be- player.was on World Cup duty with the tween the two player is reducing• all Republic of Ireland in Dublin. Thi~ves the time. stole £10,000 worth of jewellery and other valuables. 'For my part" I gained, a lot of en­ couragement from. England's' 1-0 home • TilE MOST POPULAR participation win and' only hope that the Manager sports among Italian businessmen are sticks by this team. There, are ob- swimming, skiing and tennis. The most v10us1y.' one or. two weaknesses and a popular in Britain are swimming, squash very cl~se watch, must be kept on and golf. Duxbury at right-back who has sadly been slack defensively at crucial • RENATO MOLINARI, who had already won moments in recent internationals. the World Powerboat Championship, won viv Anderson apart, however, there the Milan Grand Prix ahead of compat­ is no obvious competition for this riot E. Vidoli. Dario Grassini !inished pos1t10n.• • in overall second position in the For­ mula Three Championships. Next, some advanced notice. Your correspondent has been-elected to the .AFTER TWO MATCHES in the Italian Committee organising next year~s Football Championships, Verona head Italian Hospital Golf Tournament. the f~rst division for the first time The venue and date are still to be in t~eir history. This is after arranged but we are pleased to victories against Napoli and Ascoli. announce, " that a new sponsor has been found and we must thank the generosity • TilE OLYMPIC villages served nearly of Pilgrim Air. Watch this space for 1 million meals, consisting of: 200 ~11 future details for the tournament. tons of meat; 2 million portions of ; 103,000 loaves of bread; 137,600 Finally, I had hoped to report this eggs; 185,000 grapefruits; 42,500 month on the recent Italian Cricket gallons of milk; 2 million cans of Coca Tour' of this country bue a promised Cola. report from the Team secretary has not been received at the time of • ITALY won twelve medals, including going to press. .Hopefu11y something' three gold, in the European karate will arrive before,next month.', • • • Championships held in'Graz. • -=- • • 33 =:-:----,-----:------,------,------

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