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CONTENTS
ARTICOLO 01 FONDO: Cristiani
DUE PAROLE "'ar 'Padre: Russo
GIORNATADELLi..'FAIE
THE BEST,WAY'TOFLY
L'ITALIA GALLEGGIA SULL'ECONOMIA SOMMERSA
WHITE HORSE WHISKY AND THE ITALIANRESTAURATEIiRS
THE. BOLLA AWARO" ":' PREMIO ,BOLLA 1979
LA CASAS.O.M.S., 01 SEQUALS: Servizio speciale di Sergio Fossaluzza
LUCCHESI "NEL MONDO SOCIAL ,EVENING
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LETTERS "':;LETTERE from"Mrs. N;Neil;, Dott. v; Pettitt
THE HILL:, the con"clusi,on" of 'Pip Servini' s, articlE!
COASIT',- Premi di lncoraggiamento' 1979
FOTOCRONACA "7: Messa degU: Alpini; :Assoc. Casanova Valceno
NEWS FROM ITALY YOU MAY "HAVE, MISSED
REGION I D'ITALIA- REGIONS OF ITALY: umbria
CAR TEST: Volvo" ,244 GLE
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O.G.I. U.K. 1980: informazioni
NOTIZIE DELLA CHIESA 01 SAN PIETRO
ILMI<hpAESE (Contlnuazlone)
ENTERTAIN1-lENT: Cinema ,.The Bitch; The 'China Syndrome
Theatre
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Music 'Scene "- Whatever Happened to Slade?
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HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?"
SPORT & SPORTLIGHT:Tennis;" London Italians rugby; soccer
,CHILDREN'S PAGE - PAGINA DEI PICCOLI
PRIZE CROSSWORD
WARDROBE ", ""
RICETTA ~ RECIPE: Pheasant - Fagiano
PROSSIMI AVVENIMENTI- "FORTHCOMING EVENTS
ARTICOLO 01 FONDO
CRISTl:ANI
Ci vantiamo di essere cristiani, cattolici: facciamo parte della
stessa congregazione della piu grande personal itA internazionale
degli ultimi anni, Papa Giovanni Paolo 'II," e forse delia piu
simpatica donna del s",c010, "Madre There,~~ deUaCaritii.
Q)-lesta ha vinto ilPremio"Nobei per la pace del 1979 (quanto J.o
meritav",! )", per" i l suo continuo Infatlcabile" lavoro',tra la povera
~ miserab~le gente,di Calcutta dove 1 diSgraziati 'muoiono' per la
strada.
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Papa Giova.nni" Paolo' ha dimostrato "un amore profondo ed" una dedi.,
cazione senza limite durante le sue vi site in Irlanda e negli
Stati Uniti. 11 suomessaggio si riferiva non soltanto all'amore
rna anche alla responsabilitA cristiana:no all'aborto (ricor'diamole centinaia 'di miglia:La di Innocenti uccisi" "in questo
modo ogni anno); no aHa violenza (:t'icordiamo il massacro" in
Uganda negli ultimi giorni di Idi Amin di missionari" comboniani,
i nostri Padric" di Verona: ricordiamo anche 1,' assassinio, di Earl
Moun tba t ten, of Burma, uomo cris"tiano che, ha ",cercato 'sempre ' di, "
compiere i1 suo ,dovere); no al,materialismo che" ci fa" tra:s~urare
i nostd propri impegnicris,tiani.' Il calera, la gene~qsitir a la
personalitll del "Papa ha vinto anche il cuore di tanta gente che
non e cattolica - giornalisti, commentatori, ascoltatori. Questo
uomo, prima come cattolico in Polonia sotto la domlnazione:nazzista, poi' come sacerdote in un paese comurilsta, ha iinparato che
cosa vuol'dire la sofferenza umana, la repressione politica:
pero, sa anche sorridere e raccontare una barzallet~a.
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Cos1 e anche J.a bravissima Madre Theresa, donna che ha fatto
tanti sacrifici in un mondo '''he se n' infischia, donna che ha
soffer to , che ha visto soffrire ed ha tentato di aiutare, sempre
con" compassione.. "
I1P"apa e la Madre cercano semplicemente di imitare "Gesu Cristo:
,~~~\:~~~~!at~r~~gUire ,11 loroesem~io: Dopo tutto,.:ono esseri
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DUE PAROLEa.
La nostra chiacchierata, questa volta, tocca due solennita religiose che ci sono molto a,cuore: tutti iSanti
del 1 novembre e i Oefunti del 2 novembre. Noi passiamo
queste due-giornate pensando e soffrendci. Pensiamo ai nostri- cari che non son'o ,piil. con noLo IL loro' ricordo ci fa
soffrire: li vediamo ancora in mezzo a noi' e' ,capiamc> tante
cose in ,pi,u della vita che hanno,pass'<ito lOra 'noi. Alcuni'deinostri. cari sono morti in una eta avanzata: " la legge,della
vita; altri sono morti giovani, hanno lasciato una' famiglia: sono
morti per malatia oppure pet; un i.ncidente "che' 'talvolta poteva esser evitato.
Quanti ricordi, quanti pensieri'e spes!>Q molte lacrime.
Chiusi nel nostro dolore" noi ci apriamo con Oio, con GC!sil., con la Madonna,
con i- Santi. Noi- parliamo con loro e con i nostri cari nel ricordo e nella
preghiera. Parl'iamo con loro come sappiamo, come ci suggeriscono le nostre
lacrime. Sono i pochi momenti della vLta in cui siano sinceri:, sono i pochi
giorni deli' anno in cui sappiamo che ci 'in'conti:'iamo per la strada, ognuno CQn
un dolore riel cuore. Sono'';i giorni' in',cui"noi·,meditiamo sulla vLta e ci accorgiamo veramente, che tutto passa, che non por,t~amo appresso ,pt;oprio, niente 4i
tutte le cose materiali. che sono state sempre con nOi-, che sono' "mie".
Noi entriamo in Chiesa,da bambini; peril batte'sino'; senza 'niente: abbiamo
solo '1.1 vestiti.no bel:'lo e, nuovo e abbiamo una catenina al collo: noifiniamo
la nostra vita i.ri Chiesa, per 11 funerale, senza niente: abbiamo solo il vestito nuovo nelJ.a bara e, la corona, del 'Rosario rielle mani. Noi- siamo entt;'ati
in Chiesa da bambini con tutta la vita davanti a rioi; noi entriamo in Chiesa
per i-l nostro funerale, resti.tuiamo a Oio la vita che' ci ha dato sulla terra.
La restituiamo e Oio l'a trasforma'in una v,ita eterna: diventiamo Santi con i
Santi del Paradiso.,
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Il, 1 novembre e i:1 2novembre, sono i nostri giorni: i giorni del passato
in cui ricordiam6 '1 nostri cari morti, i giot'ni del tempo presente in cui
meditiamo sulla nostra vi.ta, i giorni del riostro futuro e della nostra speranza, quando .La misericordia ,di Oio ci accogliera nel suo amore e nella s,:,a pace .
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St.Peter's Italian Church
4 Back Hill,
London E.C,1
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"It was a beautiful day
Not, a-cloud was in the sky
Not a negative, word was .heard ....• "
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words 'had
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on m~ way
thought. ,
Simon, and' indeed i t was a
day,' however' the negatLve
already been spoken, and
wa,s too late, I was already
to meet my doom, or so I
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-tended going on a sporting holiday,therewere cries of anguish and incredulity
"Haven't you got any thing 'else to do", "You must be: mad!" "Do you want to die";
indeed one young lady' even pleaded with me not, to do it "for',.her sake!,!!n But
I was steadfast in my determination:
nothing was going to stop me save my
nerves - and I was terrified!
But I am .overreaching myself; let me start from the beginning. Hy holidays were
coming up and I did not have anything planned. A friend of mine (with friends
like that •.... ;) suggested
gliding., So we enquired about a cour'se, but it
proved to be OUt of the question.
I then saw an advert in a magazine offering
hang-gliding courses, so I tentatively phoned my friend and spoke to him about
it' (hoping he would say no!). He .on the .other' hand was delighted by the suggestion, as this was what he had really wanted to do, ever since he had seen
people, hang"gliding, from 1,1 Dosso in Parma - an arilbition he wishes to achieve
himself.
The stage ,was set. On the Saturday, I phcned tc confirm the booking for twc
people at
Biggin Hill Skyriders British Hang-Gliding (details at the end
of the article).
It, is a British' Hang-Gliding' Association ·approvedschool (nc
not that kind of approved schcol - well maybe not!)', and it is ,situated ·on a
farm set in ,a beautiful valley on' the South Downs, approximately 15 minutes by
car frcm crcydon.
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arrived bright and early, not, quite sure what tc expect.
Fortunately, there
were twelve other £:!.yers in the same boat,' (hang-glider) ncne having been up .on
a hang-glider although some having read a let, 'about it.
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out two instructors Derrick Bond and Phi"! Cutling, bcth initiators .of.
hang-gliding in England and dedicated to the sport.
Indeed Derrick :took part
in the first, ~lorld Championships at, Grencble.
The ccurse is divided into days with a goal of obtaining a P.1 pilc~s licence
at the end. This enables one to buy a hang-glider from a bona-fida supplier,
and most club-run sites require, it.
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Day 1 - The morning is spent in the classroom'learning abcut, aerc-dynamics, the
.effect of hills .on, the wind, the basic techniques .of flying (dc's-and don'ts)
etc. etc. They do a great jcb and by the time one comes, cut, one is a budding
Daedalus!
The afternoon starts on a simulatcr, on which one puts intc practice the morning lessons (i.e. take .off, landing, left, and right turns etc.).
I was the
first up and so made a complete' fool c'f myself not having had the experience of
watching the others. Then one is taken tc the flying slopes and .one isshcwn
how tc assemble the glider (very simple) and carry cut pre-flight checks.
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Then the flying starts, well not, really flying, the idea is tc get used tc the
taking .off and landing.
Two people hang ont? the glider and run with the person
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• flying ,holding the. glider down. The. person flying goes th.rough the take-off
and landing 'procedure. One r~eaches a flying height of about -4/5 'feet, with
instr.uC:ti{m~s~,b,eing shouted t,o you' by the inst~uctor. 0.0 not worl;yabout hard
landings as the many co~s in the field provide plenty of cushioning, in the
form of roundish brown patches with a certain odour.
It is ac this point one learns what hang,.gliding is all about - really hard
work" ,The reason "is that "whilst ,it. 'takes a short, time' to fly down the hill
(with the glider carrying you) it. takes a lot longer walking up the hill with
you carrying 40lb. of glider flapping ,about 'on your back.
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muscles scream ~'.We !.re meant to be on holiday" and eventually one "feels that:
they ,are going to_,giv,e "up cOI!ipl,etely. What 1!\,!~e~,~a,tteE~ wor_se~s'otllatone,
feels one is not getting an-ywhere; but. take it from me; one must give it at.
least, three' ,days before one can "really b~gin to tell ,how one is doing.
The gliders are then" at the end of the day, dismantled,
,st;aggers ,back, to the trailer ,in which they are 'kept~
up and one
Day 2 - The morning starts out with the same
orocedure as 'the.afternoon of'day one. The
only' difference, being th'at ~ one 'is '~cit as fresh
as one is still 'feeling the effects of the day,
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will be radio controlled". Immediately the
vision of little aircraft buzzing arouna jumps
to mind - nothi~g like it.' What this means is
that one, receives instructions from the ins·tructor through earphones in the helmet one
wears all, the time~Great I thought. "Now
take, a run and' jump" says the instructor (well
not, quite) ~Wh<:it by myself?" one answered'in
horrified dismay. "Well, I'll bewith,you on
the radio" t." ~al,!,ly answers the in-structor.
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At, this pOint I would like to praise our t!"o fnstructors, especiap;':":oerrick,
who, gave the~i;X' all. and really inspire one with confidence, in them and in one
self. Indeed afteX' a' couple of,nasty take-offs, ~ still believed Derrick
when he told me it was quite safe. Oh well! 'As the 'proverbial gentleman
said "you can fool some of the people all the, time".
The day progresses ,like, this on radio fli9.hts going higher and' higher up the
slope' and flying even further 'and further'~ great except one. has to c~rry
·the glider back further as well -knew there ,was a 'catch somewhere.
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Again a brief interlude: ~it· may be noted that, hang-gliding ls-not a sport of
male preserve :(is nothing sacred?). In o~r group, there were tw~ young ladiefj
do not go into the same group as ladies' because' as most of us are perfect gen-,
tlemen, we would not dream of letting a young lady carry her glider up that
terrible slope - yes, you have guessed it, one ends upwith more ,work than
the other groups who are helping each other out. Actually one eventually
gets the knack and one' can even get the wind to fly the glider up the hill.
Day 3 -, We started out where day two left off. However two pOints should be
borne in mind. Firstly, it was no longer a beautiful day, the rain clouds had
shown their ugly faces and the_re was a strong ,wind; indeed the two young laqles
and one of the gentlemen spent ,all morning ,unsucc,essfully waiting for the chance
to fly but they 'were not allowed to, do so as the wind was too strong.
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Secondly we also had, some troubie with the radios, so one would take 'off and all
of a sudde,n - nothiiig~'One was by ()ne,self 60ft. off the ground. It is surprising how much one can, remember in an, emergency and by then we all knew enough
to fly '6urcelves safely to the ground.
Through, Day Three, Four and Five II missed these last two days) one is gradually
weaned off the' radio and asked "to 'perform ma'noeuvres in flight. \'/hen one is
e""enut~lly competert in han<Uing,the,gUder (in completing 15 fUghts to the
instructors satisfactiori) and ore, passe", a small written test, ,the Llcence is
yours.
Some pOints to note:- ,Whi.lst, 'it normally takes five days to ge't a licence, thi,.s
obviously depends 'on one's capabillties. Also in hang-gliding the weather plays
an important part. As one knows, in England the weather can not always be' re~
lied upon.lnfact, one does' riot 'kn'ow until the morning if one can fly or not.,
So do not expect to c'omplete ,a' course in a week .
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Qualifications, well there ar~ none apartefrom being in' a reasonable sta.te of
body - the,mind is a -;lifferent matter. I am 23, reasonably fi.t and terrified
of heights(1 gete dizzy 'going up stairs) and all r knew of hang.,.gUding before
I we'nt, was' that one broke at, lea~t cine' Done or got kUled at least once whilst
participating. ~,My «ompanion 1s 48also 'fit and if you think that, is old, whilst
we were learning ,to fly we ~aw a man of 66 fly:
he had orly learnt last year
when he retired, although he did'admi.t that he only gets two flights in a day
as the' walk up the hill is rather tiring. Quite honestly, anybody can do it,
I promi,seyouthat 'and I intend to continue ,(time permitting). M~ybe I ' l l get
to 11 Dosso and, ,fly 0".01 the Cen,o as wel1.
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To con",lude" however, despite all the !lard work and the 'heavy falls, it was
wel'l worth it. It is very difficult, \:0 descrlbe the, experience of sj:anding
on top of ,a hill ,adjusting one's gtider' to get it into the wind, ',waiting for
the right moment, n~nning with' all the force' one has and then 'finding one's
fe,~t ?ire no 'lollger toucbing the ground.
One i'sdangling there, the ground getting further and further away as it slopes away beneath one, nothing but the
wind blowing in one's face and wnistling in one's' ears, making adjustments to
'keep pre on course, looking around to savour the flight, the' sudden, uplift, as
one ,hits a thermal and the glider is carried up and finally coming smoothly in
to, land (on one's feet) with a feeling of euphoria at having completed a successf,)llflight" 'l~,m,enting, bec,ause, the flight, was not, long, enough ih,d wanting tc L'un
up the hill and fly again. Speaking for myself" it was not unHl Day Three that
I really had "any' sensation of .flying (prior to that- one is petrified) and not
until Day Fou'r does one: !=eally thinks about what one is doing.
_1'}.1 I have left, to say, is good luck ::0 ,anybody starting' and I refuse to accept
-any reponsibility for them, but 'it really must be "The Best Way To Fly" •
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Skyrid~rs ~ritish
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Bigg,in Hill '(095 94) 73996
Day 1 'Monday or Saturday
Price:E15 plus VAT per day.
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please do not hesitate' to contact
me c/o BACKHILL.
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L'I15a.lia galleggia
Peche settimane' fa sene r.iternate
daB'Italia ed ~ vere'a dire clie
nen c'era niente di nuevo. in cenfrente con 9li altrianni, a parte' il ,tempe' (nen sene abituato
andarvi in settembre). 'La gente
~ generalmente contenta ~;sta
bene,i"l cemmercie nen,'seffre tutte nermale insemma'. Pare in,fatti, che gli 'a£fari vadan.e mel- ,
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.·te bene; Panne' scerso" 'per -esempie, l'Italia ha: importatoipill
'nl'
Zlute Rells Reyce, e pill pelliccie
Sterll
rare che,alcun altre paese della
,C.,E.E.' (mercate comune) , 'e sela..,
la,Gran Bretagna ha impertate pill Champagne che l'Italiil'
Co.,!,' ~ allera che si sente sempre dire dell' Italia che ~ un paese che st,a
.pe):' fallire, e che in cenfronte cen gil 'altri paesi' ~ sempre inferiere? (He
netato che quando. danne le notizie che riguardano l'ecenemia,qu1 in Inghilterra
si usa melte dire " •.• i dati statistici' di queste' paese 'sene quasi- peggie di
quelli ,~ell.' Ital.ia ... ) Secende vari esperti di ecenemia, queste fenemene si
pu/) attr ibuire 'al.la' eceneIriia semmersa'.
Ha che cesa significa la 'ecenemia semmersa'? In breve, significa tutce 11 va
e viene cemmerciale che esiste quando., c'~ della gente che ,nen dichiara' 'il
preprie la'v'6re alle auteritA fiscali. IL-,pretagqnista dell'ecenemia s,?mmersa
si treva in varie "s'i tuazieni: uno., puel se1l\plicemente essere impiegato. a fare
un certe lavere e nen mai dichiarare il reddite, per esempiq, unelettricista
0. un idraulice; pu/) essere uno. che lavera e,dichiara uri certe reddite,ma nen
tutte i'l reddite ,del lavere, 'per esempie un padrene di un osteria 0. un,macellaie; ~ppure pu/),!es'sere uno. che ha: due impieghi'ma che dichiara ilreddite
di' selamente uno.. ;In certi viHagi. cisene, addirittura, delle intere indu~tri"
clandestine ,:- 1 'esempie migliere di queste e l' industria tessile nella 'quale
si pensa vengene rimpiegate 300,000 per sene che nen dichiarano i1 lavere; I
medi sene vari, per/) xli ,ragierie ~ sempre uguale: sur re<!-dite nen dichi,a;-ate
nen si "paga, tasse. ;In .piU nen ~ necessarie esservare le leggi e le nermi che
centrellane un'attivitA particelare - il cemrnercio diventa piu buen mercate.
Per/) que.ste mede di vivere ha certi svantaggi :.. a 'parte il fatta "che i1 diritte
,penale preibisce certe di queste attivitil., la gente ces1 impiegata nen puel
cercare l'assistenza della previdenz~ seciale per tali laveri, e neilnche l'indennitA di diseccupaziene se ,bisegna terminare il lavere. Oltre queste, tali
impiegati nen pes serio. fermare' un siridacate per preteggere i 10.1'0. interessi,
perci/) spesse la 'paga ~ pece.'
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Pensaride J.egicamente, se c'~ melta gente cen due laveri ( 0., delle velte anche
tre) v'iene negate a' tant'altra gentel'eppertunita di averne uno.. Quelli che
vengene celpiti pill che gli altri sene i gievanL Ufficialmente ci sene
1.800.000 diseccupati in Italia, di cui Ia.maggieranza hanne mene di ventineve ~nni, e pill della metA sene laureati. Riternande al fatte, che meita gente
laver a sehza dichiararle, ~ pessibile che 11 nuinere di diseccupati sia mene.
Ha ~ strano. che ci siane'tanti diseccupati quanti'pestivacanti, che certamente
esistene. Trevare in un risterante unlavore da cuece 0. da lavapiatti, eppure
in ,certe miniere e fabbriche, nen ~ affatte difficile, nonestante siano. laveri pagatibene. Questa perch~ dev'essere? La ragiene '~ che questi gievani
nen hanne veglia di Iaverare, a mene che nen sia in un ufficie facende un impiege pulite e nen'faticose.
Certe che il geverne sta, perdende del reddito, e melte. Le perde sia da quelli
che nen dichiarane .il lavere (i pretagenist! dell'ecenemia' semmersa) sia da '
quelli che nen n'c fanne(i diseccupati). Quante all'e~enemia sommersa, ci sene
degli ispetteri che tentane di sceprire Ie evasieni, ma gl'ispetteri sene in
pechi ed il lavere e melte difficile, perch1l anche se riescene a.' trevare uno.
cen un sacco. 'di seldi, non gli pesseno ·tegliere niente anche, se nen ha una'
genuina spiegaziene per la lere esistenza. pure anche quando. vengene passate
nueve leggi, la gente riesce sempre a trevare un mede di evaderle.
(cent ... )
L'ItaLia Galleggia sull'economia soromersa (cont .•.• ),
verit~ ~ che
sarebbe dannoso per il commercio italiano che tutti gli evasori fossero scoperti e, puniti, ''tlonostant:e sia la direzione piu giusta, perch'"
senza questa gente, l-'economia dell'Italia sarebbe proprio nella posizione
che apparentemente s1 trova, secondo i calcori ufficiali. Invece, si crede
che la si tuazione sia molto mig1:!~re, ~ddir.i:t:.'!!f~ migl.~ore de,l' :30~_, _<::~ia.ramE!lnte
,1' Ital:ia sta ga lJ.eggiapd9."S.U.ll '.economia somm,~1;'1<!~ - ,e ,perf~,n~ ;J;,l;,:C}l!lc,el,l1ere
della .Germania , Helmuc Schmidt, ha recentemente detto che entro due ann!
,V,economia Itla1ano sorpie-ncier~ molt!. Quelli che sono stati in Italia' e che
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·'In ·.'June; ,White 'Horse ,Distiiiers sponsored the London rtarian Restaurateurs
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THE BOLLA AWARD EXHIBITION
L' assegnazione del Pi:emio Bolla fu istitu'i\:a, tre anni fl. dalla Casa Vinicola
Bolla, rinomati produttori di vini della zona del Ven'eto.· 11 premiq I! asseg-:
nato annualmente al cittadino Britaimico, che ha maggiormente contribu"ito alla
conservazione di Venezia durante l'anno. 11 Premio'sta a simboleggiare un atto
di gratitudine per il considerevolecontributo che il popolo della Gran Bretagna
ha svolto a favore di una causa cosl' importante nel mondo civile.
In aggiunta al Premio, ,la Casa Bolla, un'itamente alla Hedges & Butler, agenti di
Bolla e i pi\), antichi distributori' di vino in Gran Bretagna hanno sponsorizzato
una esibizione di dipinti e litografie. su Venezia di Charles l1ozley.
L'esibizione I! 'terrata a Somerset House Londra dall'8 al 13 di Ottobre e .il
giorno 11 Ottobre.c' <! stata una v'endita all' asta di 'quadri del Sig. Hozley' a
favore' del· Venice in '-Peril Fund che :<! ;'1 Comitato Britannico per' la preservazione
di Venezia. Ques,ta, esibizione I! stata ·successivame'nte trasferita a Venezia ed
<! venuta esposta al Pala'zzo delle'Pri:gioni vecchie.'
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L'esibizione.a Venezia quest'anno I! venutaa coincidere con l'assegnazione del . ,
Premio, arinuale da parte delVIng. Bolla a Lady Thorneycroft la quale'l! la VicePresid~nte' del Venice in Peril Fund~ 11 premio e consistito di ,un dipintC!, di
o:harles Mozley raffigurante, la Porta dEllla Carta, uno dei tesori Veneziani che
il Comitato "Venice in Perit Fund" 'ha fat'to restaurare. 'Sir Ashley Clark, il
precedente Ambasciatore Britannico aRoma, e anche Vice-Presidente del Fund,
<! stato laprimapersc,na a'r'icevere il: Premio,quello,dell'anno scorso and~ al
Visconte NorWich, d:l qual~ e Presiderite del Fund., Tutti I! tre di queste persone
han no lavorato incessantemente per far st che ,il contributo Britannico per la
conservazione di: V!Cn~zia abbia un valore veramente'significativo.
Sotto:
Ol,io GONDOLA di Charles Mozley.
Prezzo atteso:
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INAUGURAZIONE SALA S.O.H.S. DI SEQUALS
Il 30 giugIJo del c.a. a Sequals (Pordenone)
e stata riaperta al pubblico
la sede della Societll Operaia di Mutuo soccor,~.6 S.O.~l.S.
Detto locale aveva subito gravi danni dal :terremoto del maggio e setteinbre
del 1976.
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In quel tragico momento, L'Associazione Friulana "Il Fogolar di G.B." riunito il direttivo, ha deliberato .di aprire su!?j.tci una sottoscrizione in banca.
denominata 'Friuli Earthquake Relief Fund' .per aiutare i sinistrati del
FriulL
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L'j.niziativa ha trovato· immediato.appoggio di S.E. L'Ambasciatore Roberto
Ducci, della sua gentile Signora ''Donna Wanda, del·Console Generale Dott •.
Manca, di 'industriali, commercianti, cittadini di ogni ceto,' ·Italiani, Ingles!;
dalla ~ederazione·delle Associazioni (FAIE), da altre associazioni di Londra
Birmingham ed altre cittll.
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Il primo luglio die detto anno un .. apposito comitato denominato "The Italian
Community" e patrocinato da S.E. l'Ambasc'iatore tenne nella Great Hall·del
Grosvenor House Hotel un "Solidarity Dinner .and Dance": molte numerose.le
presenze di connazionali e Inglesi.
Quella serata ha dato un beneficio d:!. 17,019.00 sterline. Il' totale completo'
achiusura della so:ttoscrizione era di 32,753.00 sterline pari a Lire It.
47.908.000.
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Era stata data autorisazzione al'Fogolar G.B.' di destinare In somma a qualche
paese duramente colpito per aiutare ~a rinascita di un'opera pubblica. Fu
scelto il paese di.Sequals per la S.O.M.S. e i paesi di Cavasso Nuovo e Fanna
per la casa di riposo per imziani. (I lavori di quest.'ultima saranno finiti
entro il mese di dicembre.
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Nel magg~o 1977 'i sindaci de:!. sudetti comuni sono venuti a Londrae al caf6
Royal fu tenuta la festa di ringraziamento. Per l'occasione i ·sindaci consegnarono'alle varie associazioni e a coloro che avevano tanto aiutato,una
bella pergamena -gesto-chefu veramente molto aprezzato.
Alla bella cerimonia a Sequals del 30 giugno erano pure presenti due delegati
del 'Fogolar G.B.', e stato un peccato che il gill segretario del sodalizio,
Gianni Tosini che tanto 5i era prestato, per ragioni di lavoro non abbia potuto essere presente. Intervento pure di autoritll regionali e provinciali:
Avv. Tome, Assessore Regionale Lavoro e Emigrazione; Dott. Aneonionl,Assessore Regionale Sanitll; Dott. Angeli; Rag. Persello, Consiglieri Regionali;
Dott. Gonano, Presidente Provincia di Pordenone; Comandante della Legione
Carabiniere Pappalardo; Vice Prefetto - Vice Questore; prof. Valerio, President~ Ente Friuli nel Mondo; Poeti Renato Appi e Alberto Piccotti Vice presidente e Consigliere Ente Friuli nel Mondo.
La cittadinanza di Sequals al completo con Sindaco, Vice Sindaco, Assessori,
Consiglieri. ConsigliO della S.O.M.S. - 'Pro Loco e donatori di .Sangue di
Sequals,. una del~gazione di Casale Monferrat~ (Alessandria).
Nel corso dell'inaugurazione si sono esebiti 'con grande successo: La Corale
FAF di Udine e la Corale di Feagne - dirette entrambi (circa. 100 elementi)
dal maestro Prof. Don Oreste ROSSO.
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A chiusura della bella cerimonia il Sindaco di Sequals Sig.Bortuzzo ha voluto
ricordare che la spinta per iniziare i lavori di un locale che sta tanto a
cuore ai Sequalsesi e proprio partita dagli Italiani residenti in Inghilte~a.
La sede ha ripreso le sue regolari funzioni j.l martedl successivo. Nella sala
gremita in ogni ordine di posti il TEATRO STABILE DI TRIESTE ha presentato'
"LA DONNA DI GARBO" di GOLDONI, che ha avuto come interpreti tra gli altri i
famosi Gianni cavalotti e Edda Negroni.
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Per la prima volta la popolazion~ di .Sequals dopo i tragici eventi si riuniva
an cora nel suo locale preferito.
sergio Fossaluzza
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,di un grupP9' ,ai, ,em.ig:rant:., ,,~~CI1:laJ,se~J.. ,Prime «~I era, ex-campiene del mendo
di ,pugil,ato, prima ,della costruzione della 'sua villa cenuri ring,' si alle,nava in,' questo :toeal'" , , " ,,' ",
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,Social Evening and Dance at, the Fin,sbury T9wn Hall en Saturday 6th Octeber.
The event featured thefive~ piece band, "Platinum", led by Teny Nelsen, plus
Italian disco entertainment. Other attractiens included a generous bar and
a raffle \t!-,th,trempting ,'!?:rize~ (see: photo. ,1 fc:r two. lucky Pl?izewinners).,
,Rev. ,Father Russo"was, guest, of henourand kept ,an eagle eye en the dancing
couples '(s~e:p~ot'? 2).' ,Th"h'e,was~seitieth1ng, fot all at this successflildance,
(1) WINNUtG'SMILES ,FROM MRS.
(2) SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
SAR,TINI '&"l1Rl?'': ' G I ' ( j l i l T O L I H I T S FINSBU~Y TOWN HALL
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Dear Editor,
EncloSing ,a ,poem, hoping it will be, suitable for publication i,n
'Back Hill'.
We enjoy your Back Hill tremendously, and hop~, the, tradition now'made, :t'~ll
go on for years and years, a,s the Feast of La Madonna del Carmine' has.,
Yours Sincerely
Mrs. M. Neil
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I a:mbetter known am6ng,mychiidhooa friends as
Good luck to you, and'God Bless,
NettaQu~ttromini.
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Non sono una lettrice puntuale di BACK HILL , rna 10 leggo quando posse, e S( pre
vole~l;;i.~r~,. ,~ cos1" p~op:rio per v,ia ~~lla' m~~ difficolt.~ a,s!: e!!se,I;,e .:'~,p"uXI.tya ~)..'i " .-.Ii
soltanto ora mi. sono accorta di un errore, probab1lmente ,soltanto ,tipograf )0",
che puo"tuttavia ,pres'tarsi a div-enire •• : .confusione geograf{"a:: M1:, iHe'? :co'
all pagina del nuinero di setterni>rc (No.29) dedicata 'alle Marche: ',sot'to"la::Cbe
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porta ad' aggiungere' un'altra'considerazione 'di carattere' g'eneraiet BACkilILL::~,
una rivi'sta' clle, proprio perch~ "senza pretese, va direttamente al' c'uore :de1' .
suoi let tori , cos1 :come indubt'tamentc nacque dill cuore dei suoi: ideatori,'
Tuttavia essa ~ ,pure; inevitabiiniente, "composta di parole'; idee, .pe'nsier.1.,
grammatica eSintass'i..E perch~ allora, la parte inglese' deiia:"rivl'sta:' ~'per
10 pill ineccpibile, 'mentre la parte italiana soffre (mi si perdoni' l' irnrnagine
medica)' di "rachitismi"?'
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Irnrnagino, che, per certuni degli ltaliani, BACKHILL rappresenta l'imica oppor.,.
tunitll, "0 certo la pill a portata di mano di leggere in 'lingua italiana;,' tanto,
pill importante che l'italiano di BACKHILL sia corretto, se non forbito.'
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Sarebbe. un gran peccato se mai accadesse' che i 'nostri dialetti; 'cos1 '''Perso!.
nali", riccht', ..rig-orosl, andasseJ;~ perdu,ti: assai pill se la nostra lingua;'
altretti.nto, ricca e vigorosa, dovesse inavvertitamente essere. ,impoverita e,
indebo11ta 'oa incuria,
certarnente non premeditata,'
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Insieme a queste mie considerazioni, .accetti, caro, Editore, le mle congratulazioni e i mie'i aiiguri per 10 splendidC? lavoro di ~coinunitll 'che"BACKHILL '
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A lot 'of us boys, made ,it, ,as Altar Boys (this was cherfsl1ed by our parents) •
~Ie enjoyed, it, the priest,s used 'tp ,give us a b~g of sweets every Easter "as:
an appreciation and we would sometime's 'be treated out somewhere for 'a .. trip"
In my time, the ,Barbieri brothers were the chief servers and if you did your
part well with them"everybody, wa"happy,. Some of 'us then graduated to Choir
Boys. \,Ie didn',t all make it, but, those tliat did were a credit,"'to'the Church
and the ,Choirmaster '(Ithink it, was Mr. Gould). Father Haynes was the parish
priest, very k.ind' and gentle, ably aSSisted 'by Father Antonio (everybody's
friend) and ,Father Crescitelli, also '£:t'iendly and 'mild unless he happened
to hear someone confess that they had missed Mass for a number of years,and'
accumulated plenty' of Sins; then the' mildness disappeared and all the church
could heat:: the' teJ,.ling off of the unf?rtu~ate c~nfess6r:: EV?ry Mass in
those days was, practically a full house, ,especially the 11 o'clock, standing
in every aisle: always three priests and, at least ,30 Altar BOYS, and a good"
chOir. It, ,was good to watch and.,g09d to be in it.
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I also remelnber ,clearly the 6 a.m. trips to Epping Forrest ,to collect the,
early mushrooms': :', and sometimes eadi'er depending on the, weather,: the wetter ~he,wea\:her the earlier we: went,' and we were' not, always, successful.
Most of us left school. at ',the age of 14 (but a few of the brainier boys
were sent to a higher "grade 'school). Jobs were fairly plentiful in those
days, ,and ,for: most of us of Italian parents it, )'las either one of the following trades; asphal te, woodblock ahd/or parquet flooring, ,t~rrazzo and mosaic, ahd".hotel work either as 'a comi-waiter or in the 'kitchen learning to
cook e,tc.;.' I was fortunate i'n' getting ,apprenticed to the mosaic trade with
Car1;e,rs of,Al.bet::t Embank~ent~ (this meant "getting the 'low-decker, tx;am .in
Theobalds' Road, which then went down the'''Kingsway Subway and terminated at
\,Iestminstet::' Bridge); A long time later the subway was altered to take a
,double decket:: tram. At that time, ,around 1926, Carters employed a large number' of terr'azzQ and mosaic cr'aftsmen who came irto the' country on a special
work: permit,.' They, had to report, to 'a' police, 'station and leave their address
wherever' they were staying.,
It's true to say, that the majority of these tradesmen 'were from around Udine
and Spilimbergo districts of Italy, with a few from around Parma way. Very
few could speak English and ,I was able", to keep up,'my little ,knowledge of
the Italian language by acting as an unofficial interpreter ,on' some of the
jobs we were sent, to in' and around London. ,At that time it ,was almost a
closed'shop for Ital'ians only in the terrazzo and ,mosaic trade and there
was some, beatitifulwork turned out; but times have now changed and possibly
the trade has deteriorat"ed somewhat,.
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Now most ,of us were working and earning, we, still kept together as a crowd
but ~e ,.,ould be out mo~e of an evening. We started mixing, with English
girls (all teenagers) and began going to cinemas and dances and the like.
In short we began t,aking the British way of- teenagers. Most of us were London, born and, !lad never se(,ln Italy. 0llr parents instead had only been here
a few 'years" and for, lTlost of them ,the English Language, was out: I remembElr
my own dad, even after 28 years in London, had difficulty in completing a
sentence in English, and'moreover he had"never had more than two cups 'of
tea in all the time he was il'l'London,.(he called it 'veleno') and stuck to
his home made wine::, Nevertheless our parents accepted that this was a new
kind C?f l~fe for ,their "children and went along with us, that is until it
came to ,the d,ay when 'we wanted to Dring an English girl horne to, introduce
her to th(,l: family. Poere we had to tread very softl~, get neio:;hbours to help
and even ask the pr'iest to oreak ,the ice with our paren,t~: However after
the initial shock, had· worn off, (in my own case) my parents and Whole family
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treated my girlfriend like a long lost relative and she was treated as
family (some of us married the girls we first net as a crowd). My own particular crowd included Duilio (Dovey) Terroni, Georgie Santella, Chick Lombardi, Baby Allocca, Pip Rivaldi, Gino Amigoni, Freddy Coletta, Lui Assirati
Johnny and Romeo Sq,rrent:1.and an Irish boy Hartley \~e visited each other's
houses, (J> leaJ::'nt all the Neapolitan songs at, Baby Allocca's house in Wilmington Square, ;-lhere we' ,really did have a sing song).,
Our Javourit~ ,cineIlla,s as teenagers were The Blue Hall, The' Angel and the
Victory in,Theobalds Road (although if possible we kept away from the Victory as, most of ,our f,amilies ,:!Ould go there' and as very early teenagers, we
were afraid ,to be caught, there with our girlfriends). Mustn"t, forget the
Cacciarol '(~qrlq's fair) where'we first learnt to roller skate and enjoyed
the circus.,
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One of the, enjoyab~~ pasti~es w!'l did, was to take up dancing. This first,
started, in the open air' a't, Lincoln Inn Fields to a gramophone everywednesday night,. I' think we ~16re a' couple of pairs of shoes out the ·first few
weeks! But we did manage to learn a.few basics here and there the hard
way. We ',then plucked up courage and began visiting decent dance halls. A
spec;:ial one was.~n Lisson Grove, dancing to Hernan Darewsky and his band,
,soft musi:c, and 'soft, lights. As a contrast we also danced: at, a, dive called
'The Mousetrap' somewhere at the back ofYoJ::'k Way; here i t was ~tr;ctly
Charleston, Heebie Jeebies and, Black Bottom and we dressed for the occasion
depending 'which dance we went to. (We had a good mod tailer, S.' Berg in
Caled.onian Road just by the bridge over the .::anal: it's.gone now).
Sunday night exc1u'si ve, .it: "was' Magnani's Club 'in Duncan Terrace. This was
strictly Xtalian night, accordion band (somebody we knew well, I forgetc
the'name) a lot of the older'Italians also came here of a Sunday and very
oftep,borrowed our, girlfriends for a dance or two. The strongest, drink 'we
parfook h"'re wa~ a 'Tramway" (Lemonade and, Port mixed)- nice atmosphere and
good crowd,.
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There were also dahces' run by the Church held in the schOOl hall, down in
the basement; this was in 'the early days of leaving school, Father Kelly
or other priests were always there with a couple of the Sisters, (stri'?tly
tempo, no cheek to cheek, or jiving), ! !
Just 'before or just after 1926 the Hill had a visit from the heavyweight
boxing champion o£ the world, none other than Jack Dempse'y. He was made 'very
welcome by all, and after seeing Bert Marsh fight , he waneed to sign Bert
up and, take him back to the USA with him with a view to training him for
championship fights; but 'THE HILL' proved too strong and Bert refused. It
was a pity 'because at the time Bert, ~as, really good. We had a boxing club
a big room over the Bakery at 55 Mount Pleasant and we had some good nights
here watching some of the novices learning the hard way!!
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It was a close' knit community in those early days: I remember most of the
familiesi old Peppina Zanetti (often used to see her at the high up window
acknowledging everyone·), Carlotta and her daughters (the eldest one always
getting' in late and getting told off by her mother), Maria Rosa with her
very large family of girls, (lovely 'neighbour', she was actually present at
my birth), Santina Bettan! (one of her girls was the first to emigrate to
to America)" not forgetting the Molinari family, The Sorrentis, the Assiratis
the Grand:is, the Togneris, the Rabaiottis, the costas and many more. ' '
A loto£ the ones I have mentioned above have passed away together with a
lot of 'my 'schoolday friends, but they will never be forgotten. I' have
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not~ing but adiniration for the way the 'BACKHILL' staff are keeping up the
valued .traditions of ,the older generations and wish thel1\ every success in
their 'efforts.
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AL.LO STUDIO ~ 1979
Lo: scopo di questi premi, offerti dal COASIT (Comitato Assitenza Italiani),
Londra, e di incoraggiare i nostri giovani ad aver successo nei loro studi
qulin Inghllterra. Nell'offrire quest! premi, il COASIT riconosce questa
inceriti",a comeaiuto. ·ai nQstri ragazzi.
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I sandidat1 sono stat.isuddi"isi n<olle ~eguenti categorie:(a)
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In ~eguito ai· risultati delle operazioni, 'basate. su precis1 criteri che
hanno tenutoconto - come illustrato nel verbale della Commissione esaminatrice - deJ.riinnero .dei 'candidati, dei requisiti diammissione noncM di
valutazione ,de;irispettivi titoli, sone risultati vincenti per ciascuna
categoria considerata; i seguenti nominativi:
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Davide, Semeraro, Francesco: Giacon·
Heraldo Biasi, Ch)::,is!,:ina Berruti·, Celina Bertax;elli
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Silvia,BeUini, Angel"a Laporta, John Moruzzi, Emanuele
l?ignatel1.1, Susan Santilli; Giovanni. Banoroi, Giovanni
persichillo,. Linda Antiri,Fulvio Contini, ~~ssimo
Liguori, carmelimi Riz,zo, Maria St·ella sciascia
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Antonio Cocozza, Emilio Ruggeri , AmaridaReynolds
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·La presentazione dei premi ha avuto :luogo presso l'Istituto Italiano di
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'Ii' anno prossimo, e BACKHILL tenteril di '.p,?itarVi.1nformazioni al :rigu'rado.
Nella' fotografia:
Ii premiati di quest'anno .insieme al Console Gel).erale,
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Sopra: Messadegl~ Alpini celebrata da Padre Silvano dei Padri Scalabriniani
alla Chiesa di S. Pietro, domenica 21 ottobre. Ha partecipato,. naturalmente il bravo Coro degli Alpini sotto la direzione di P. Gaetano.
Sotto: Un gruppo di pensionati casanovesi ospiti del~'Assoc. Amici di
'Casanova Valceno al Ristorante Fornello, il 23/6/79.
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'YOU .MAY HAVE MISSED
A family vendetta ·claimc>d i::s- l:lth victim in Palmi, when masked men shet
dead Ro.cco. Gal,lico. iro.m· a passing car. Pelice believe the'kill~ng; XI'!'
theto.wn square, was' bY'members cif the Cendelle family, which is .
fighting the G,allico.s-"
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Actress Claudia Cardinale test furs .and jewellery worth mere than 10300,000
when thievesraided:'her villa near Reme. The 40-year-eld. film ..st~r' .,,!as
no.t: at ho.me at the time.
Italian co.nducto.r .Riccarde Muti has 'strengthened his ·ties with Lenden' s
Philarmo.nia Orchestra-:' Muti, who. has been prinicpal conducter: ef .the·
Orchestra since .19)'3,···1,s to. assume the additional title ef MuS.ig:pi¥e~ter .
.Italian racing driver ·'Riccardo. Patrese was fermally charged in Milan
With culpable ho.micide ever the death efSwedish driver Rennie Peterso.n
in last year's Mo.nza Grand Prix.. Gianni Restelli, fermex: directo.r ef
the circuit-" .wasa:ls9chargea:·
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Sig. Filippo. Pando.ifi, Italian Treasury Minister, has succeeded Dennis
Healey as' Chairman o.f the Interim Cemmittee ef the Internatio.nal Menetary
Fund.
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Fo.ur men armed w.i:th"pisteis and a submachinegun kidnapped wealthy
Sardinian l~mdo.wner Benigno. Brai. This was .Italy' s 50th repo.rted
abductio.no.f the year.
Hundreds o.f .peo.ple cheered 'as. two. eight to.n circus elephants pio.dded into.
the ancient Alpine 't-own ef Susa cin Nerth West. Italy after .retracing a
march made '2,197 years age by Hannibal, his army and .57 elephants.
Italy has dro.pped the co.upo.n scheme which allo.wed to.urists to.' buy cut
price petro.l.
Gio. Po.nti, aged 87, o.ne o.f the pieneers ef modern arctii't'ectuJ:~ died at
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(after HoJ.:iand); ',whilst'italy' imports 88.4% o.f her energy, the, highest
in EUro.p',?,.~· , . . .... ,,~ . . -~
A marble statue o.f an Alpine, seldier was destreyed nT,explesives near
B0.1zario. ina new o.utbre'ak· o'f pelitical vielence in the region. The
Tyro.lean Defence League have claimed respensibili~Y.
Train f~res. in Italy have been increased by 19% 'in erder to.· re,'duqe the
indust':i':r .':s·.;aefici b
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A Yugo~J:av-rtalj!ari"co.'-e·peratien agreement nas"been Signed call:ing fo.r
an exCliange' 6f ...pro.ducts
.in' the meter industry 'to,·the value o.f H20 mil lien
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Mo.re than 90 priso.ners teek ever a maximum securitY',p~j:sen in Termini
Imerese. The priponers attacked· guards, teek their weapens and unifo.rms,
des.tro.yed furniture atld· cut. pewer lines.
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795,246
POPOLAZIONE
Population
D.C.
P.C.I.
P.S.I.
Others
POLITICA
Politics.
27.6%
46.2%
13.9%
12.3%
CAPITALE REGIONALE
Regional Capital
Perugia
ALTRE CITTA'
Other Cities
As s':i:s i
Orvieto
Spoleto
Terni
arte - arts
All the cities above have
interests for the art lover.
TURISMO
Tourism
GASTRONOMIA
Food & Drink
piatti- food.
porchetta
vini - wines
orvieto
Perugia
In questa regione serena,
ci si lamenta 10 stesso
della mancanza di progetti
di sviluppo, e si sente
che la regione soffre
dalla sua posizione tra
l'Italia settentrionale e
meridionale.
Its serenity is broken by
the dissatisfaction with
lack of development and a
feeling that it is caught
between the north and the
south.
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VOlvo 244 OLE
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Volvo cars' are. not designed· for the average motorist. V()lvos are not 'average'
cars.' Volvos are gesigned for individuals who 'want 'something more from· their
car 'in every respect - comfort, safety ,driving pleasure', reliability -to
.prc>vide an environment that is 'more prest.igious and pleasurable whilst still
being functional"
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Well, that's how ti.le Volvo sales pitch reads. They are of course referring fo
the 1979 240 series. The subject. of· this month's ,test,. t,he' 244 GLE, is th~ .tol'
of the' range costing'£ 7791'. ·:tt has the price (if not. J;he shape) of a prestigious car ,but does it. compete?
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The car certain1.yhas a Jel<.yl and Hyde, problem ..Under the. armour plated skin
:t fc>undthere lurked a few surprises. Read on.
MECHI'-NICS
The 2127cc 'four-cylinder overhead cam engine with aluminium cross flow cylinder
head lies in the bonnet. canted to the: right. On the test. car, the fuel is fed
'by injection and this' increasesP9wer output from 107bhp to a healthy 123bhp
(D:tN) G 5500 rpm. Mounted in the traditional north/south manner, the unit·
drives the rear wheels through a four speed manual gearbox with Laycock overdrive on top. Automatic trarismissi()n ;s 'an option at· extra cost.
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Under bonnet layout is clean and tidy with all.major· service items readily
accessible. I particularly liked the neatness of the fuel injection system.
In line with thelr crusade for' safety, the. braking system is far from conventional- disc brakes all round with power assistance. The, circuit is a trian-
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split dual-circuit type. Each circuit acts simultaneously on both front
and one rear wheel.
In the automotive industry, car safety is divided into two sectors; 'active'
and 'passive". Features designed to help a driver avoid mishaps (brakes,
steering, roadholdirig and layout of controls) are ! active , • "Passive' safety
is made up of features which lessen the extent of injuries if an accid~nt
occurs., Items such as, design of body and interior fittings are prime example.
Volvo have always pushed the 'passive' area of their automobiles (this doesn't
mean Volvos are not strong in, the 'active' field) with advertising campaig?s
in the national press which extol the virtues of ,their safety cage, front and
rear' crumple zones, tubular bars in the doors to protect against side impacts'
collapsible,steeringcolumn and 5 mph impact bumpers. It's strange to note
that the majority of today's cars are built to similar specifications as
Volvos, but, ,these manu'facturers choose not: to make such a "song and' dance over
it: Good marketing, on Volvos part - ask any 'consumer' what the vi;-tues of '
owning a Vo~vo are, and the odds are that safety will be top of the list.
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SI"YLiNG
A difficult one this. The 244 is an utterly conservative car in its design.
In this age of low waistline/large glass area cars, the 244 is narrow, tall
and far from stylish. The latest styling changes have helped to soften
initial reactions to the, car; but those' bumpers real'ly do make the ,car look
so formidable. No wonder Volvo claim"theirs to be, the safest car on the roadwho would de~e venture near a car that so openly warns other drivers to keep
a wide berth?
Let us not dwell ,on the styling exercise of the Volvo, but on to,the interior
which is quite beautifully executed. It, is' perhaps the best I've seen to date,
and the quality ,of fitments is excellent in this day of moulded plas,tic.
Set into the wide dash, ahead of the driver, are the 'major' instruments. The
display is a little untid~ with different size dials and, scattered warning
lights, but certainly not offensive.
Heating and ventilation controls are housed in the centre console along 'with
a buzzing "fasten seat belts" reminder (bloody annoying), rheostat, cigar
lighter, ashtray, and quartz analogue clock. Rocker switches for hazard warning, rear demist ahd rear fog lights are also set into the console with
ample provision for more 'switches if required - a good point this. On the
steering column are the usual stalks for indicators, wipers etc. All lights
are operated through a dash mounted rotary switch. Finishing off,the facia
are four face level air vents.
The seats are thickly padded and trimmed in a ribbed velour. The two front
seats are reclinable, have strange ladder type headrestraints, and a lumber
support adjuster which is a great boon on long journeys. Seat,belts are ,fitted front, and rear. The door panels too are trimmed in the same seat velour
and the"coinplete interior colour ~oordinated with exterior paintwork,.
Oddment space is good with door pockets in the doors, magazine racks on the
backs of the front seats and a glove box which holds a damri sight more than
gloves! Boot space is a useful, 13.1 cubic ft.
Granted that the GLE is the top of the 244 range, the finish on my test car
was' superb - a 'prime example ,of how a car should be built. The competit'ion
%uld do well following suit
To parody the song title '~Nice trim, shape about the shape".
ON lfIE RO)jD
Fuel injection me,ans no choke and easy starting from cold. The 244 GLE certainly did this and performed well without the usual
coughings associated
with cold starts.
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If driven, in a calm manner - never taking the engine over 3500 rpm -then the
car is really quite nice. I t is
comfortabfe and extremely qUiet-- in fact
the driver is removed from the' ,outside smog-ridden atmosphere and coc'ooned
in a double-glazed environment. Volvo have done a marvellous job at sound deadening. At: all speeds ,'there 1's' 'a lack of engine' and wind noise, even with
the' sun :r;,oo!', open: • An: ,<llarm~ng, absence of squeaks ancl ratt;les is'further
testimony'to'the car's' pedigree!,
As one wC;uldexpect from .a' vehicle that' ,is laden, with extra-thick body ',paneis,
safety -cages, impact buinp~is'-:-and' !issort:ed bits lor' public saf~ty; the Volvo is
a very heavy vehicle weighing in at 3925 Ibs. This also means that it is no
racing car. The 2.1 litre fuel injected ,engine takes, 13 seconds to reach
60 'mph and at the top- speed 'is 'around' ,the. 100 mph mark: On the plus side is
its 30 inpg figure, achievable on':3 star petrol.
The manual gearbox is sil'ck and easy to use, the overdrive.switch located on
the gear-knob A la Triumph. Unfortunately this car is not at- all suited,to
manual transmission'. If pushed"hard, the engine makes quite unreasonable, noises and the car just refuses to rev over 4000 rpm. In fact I found it painful driving this car with any sort' of brio. I have driven Volvos with automatic transmission and found-these versions perfectly acceptable. My recomendation - pay the extra and get automatic~, I'd hate to have to, say. "Told you
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By todays standards" roadholding is average. I must say that the Volvo is not
the sort of car' to be' "chucked about'; 'It 'is more,'at home ·when ,driven s'edately and this I feel is how Volvo owners tend to drive their cars. If this method is adhered to, then the Volvo is beyond reproach. However, when '"throWn
round a corner, there is surprisingly little body roll, but itundersteers;
This is_easily corrected without having to resort to drastic measuresalthough '·the' sight of a, Volvo with its .taiLhanging out will certainly sound
'panic st;a tio,ns' ,to fellow road users! .
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19,79 Volvos have undergone· quite a >few styling changes with restyled grille
and, 'head'l<mlp, unit,S w:!,tl'! "wash/wipe" new rear light' clusters imd 'the odd 'body'
moulding tacked' on for goOd measure: 'These changes, have improve.d the look of
the car making' it appear a little lower ,and sleeker.
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After driving Rover V8's, Ford Granadas, :Citroen
s and the ,like, the Volvo
is a disappointment in terms of handling and performance. I do, feel that it
competes in the 7000 plus inarket, for it is aimed at a specific class of,
'executive'. Not, everyone requires speed, handling and five, speed gearboxes.
·What really stunned me was the quality of finish, inaterialsused (the doors
actually close with a clunk) and lElvelof equ,ipment.
There is no doubting the fact the" car w'ill last and last. Maybe that,' s the
reason for having such a staid design - apparently the life expectancy of ,a'
Volvo is 16.7 years.
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RI9CARDO GADESELLI
Quotazione: Chi non ha piaghe, se ne fa'.
Quotation : He who has no worries makes ,himself some.
Italian proverb.
Qlimpiade Gioventu 'Italiana
ST. PETER'S ITALIAN CATHOLIC YOUTH CLUB
c/o ITALIAN ·CHURCH.
<4. BACK HILL. LONDON. E.C.I.
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,ottobre
1979
Caro iettore,
Comegia sapete un grande avvenimento sportiv~ O.G.I.
'uk 1980, si: terra durante il Bank jloliday W~ekend 24, 25, 26,
maggio 1980~
Dato che molti deipartecipanti verranno da fuori
Londra, e che noi non abbiamo i mezzi per pagare 11 lore sog~iorno, dobbiamo come al solito riferirci alla vostra generosita
e .chiedervi di darei un:a mano. C'i"! la P9Ssibilita che voi possiate
6spitare qualcuno durnate il weekend? Se .pensate, di poterci aiutare
vi preghiamo di riempire il modulo accluso, ed 1nviarlq a:
G. M. MAGGI
ST • PETER "S YOUTH CLUB
4 BACK HILL
E.C.1
Vi ringraziamo in anticipo,
Distinti saluti,
G. M. MAGGI
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c/o ITALIAN CHURCH.
~. BACK HILL. LONDON. E.C.I.
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As rilariy of' tne 'participants' will: 'be- 'from· Qutslde;,of:
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Con l"avvento del fas,cismo: al potere sembrava cia
prima che le cose in Italia 'cambiassero in,tutte le
condizioni,della'vi.ta; in ,breve si. sperava in giorni
migliori. Cessati gli sCioperi, calmate le masse
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operaie con nuove promesse, e ristabilito l'ordine
nella nazione' con una manei di. ferro, Hussolini, cost
dicevan'o e speravano, avrebbe da to all'Italia un
'lungo,. periodo di pace e di tranquillitA
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. Mussolini. perO aveva altre idee ambiziose, piu bel~
licose che sagge, e, sostenuto dai suoi seguaci, ancora
meno saggi di lui, si preparava ad una nuova guerra che
infatti.non tardO a venire;' negli ultimi mesi del 1935
dopo.'aver sf~dato con notevole successo l'allora potente
Lega delle Nazionii l'Italia invase l'Abissini.a. La
guerra:fu'vinta inpochi mesima costO all'Italia
parecchi ,miliardi di. lire, 'che, ,se usate in un .'modo piu saggio, __ avrebbero'
portato 'la: prospe:dtA allanazione. Invece di curarsi dei problemi della na'"
zione, specialmente dei luoghi meno sviluppati, 'il: 'Fascismo' concentra~a 1.
suoi sf~rz~ sopra una nuovaguerra con la sua alle~~a,Germania •
,Nel giVognodei .'1940 l'Italia' era d:!. nuovo in guerra a J;ianco della Germaili,a.
Con questa ,guerra che pochi volevano, il Fascismo condusse la patria' alla
completa rovina ,con la perdita'cU; tutti i nostri' possedimenti d'oltre, mare
e'di 'cimtinaia'di,migliaia di vite umane: vecchii ,donne, bambini'ed ilfiore
dell'a nostra gioventu che fu mandata a'combattere in Russia"Yugoslavia,
Grecia, ungheriai Africa, sui mari e nell' aria, insieme ai soldati e aero,plani tedeschi.
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Noi in Inghiiterra non possiamo dimenticare che a causa di qUesta guerra
piu di ~inquemila'~taliani furono tratti in arresto e condott~ in ~ari, campi
di concentramentoi nell'Isola di Mann .. in Australia e in Canada e completa';.;.
mente rovirrati, e che 470 di que'sti nostri sfortunati connazioJlali perdettero
la vita nell'affondamento dell'Arandora star.
Cessata la lotta contro le nazioni alleate ,eperdutotutto, e avendo avuto
i cost detti partigiani un certosopravvento cOicomunisti ed altri contro
le forze dell' ordine, l'Italia'" specialmente nelle patti del, nord fu ridotta
ad un state di semi-anarchia. I partigiani, una gran parte dei qualinon
erano altro che ~omunisti e banditi, ciechi do vemdetta, ~assalirono (in molti
casi) quell:!. che erano stati fascisti 0 simpatizzanti; sottoponendoli ad
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ogni sorte'di umiliazione" e torhira. Alcuni furono poi barbar<;>mente, uC,cisi. ,
Nel nostro piccolo paesesoltanto,due di questi furono sottopost:!.ad orribili
torture e un fu barbaramente ucciso. Durante quel periodo di disordine quelro
che non fecero certi partigiani, 10 f~cero i fascisti aiutati dalle odiose
pattugle tedesche. Bande armate di,partigiani, e d1 fasc1sti e tedesch1 s1
aVv1cende:vano nel rapinare"i nostr1 pover1 p'aes1 di tutto quello che avevano.
Ad un m10 parente per esemp10,fu tolto tutto'1l suo best1ame (se1 mucche): '
fu costretto a condurle almacello d1 par.ma per satoxlare la guarn1giop,e
tedesca. D' al tra parte, le" var1e bande di partigiani che ,terrorizzavano e rubavano 1 poveri ab1tant1 dellamontagna d1cevano che lottavano per la l1bertA.
Nel nome d1 ch1? Non certo,nel nome d'Ita11a, rna del comun1smo e'della
scniav£tu; Cost, ,neg11 ult1mi ,mes1 d1 questa seconda guerra mond1ale, in,
nostr1 pacific1 montanari che di partiti 0 'di po11tica non se·,ne curarano ma1
furono soggetti ad atti di violenza, di rapine a mane armata e a minacce di
ogn1 sorta. '
Tale era la situaz10ne ne1 nostri paes1 ~ontan1 ed in molte altre part1
d'Ita11a nel triste periodo dell'1mmed1ato dopo-guerra; e se la r1voluz10ne
comunista fosse riuscita ad avere 11 sopravvento sopra tutt1 gli altr1 d1
d1fferent1 1dee po11tiche, alcun1 uom1n1 della valle Cedra avrebbero perduto
la testa nel medes1mo modo 1n cu1 mi110n1d1 uom1n1 perdettero la vita nella
rivoluz10Jl~ russa del 1917.
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E' un fatto ben noto che in tale evenienza anche nel nostro',p'f'ccolo p'aese
• di Lugagnano alcuni dei comunisti pill accesi, che si erimo costituiti in una
specie di tribunale, avrebbero giustiziato alcuni mer.,bri della parrocchia
che 9onsideravano arc! n""m~yi d~l,coml;lnismo.~
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disse con tutta serietl!. : 'Wedete,' in quella capanna vi E) ancora il ceppo,
e la mannaia che dovevano servire a tagliare la testa ad alcuni uominLdelle
nostre parti, uno dei quali era C. C. uno dei pill intransigenti oppositori
del comunismo della montagna."
Era la prima "volta che Ie popolazioni di queste parti remote dell'Appenino
furono sogget;te·:ad atti di brigantaggio, di intimidazioni e rapine a mano
armata, di uccision£'barbariche, e di seguestro e ~eportazione ,in. Germania,
dove furonoccostretti 'a lavorare per 11 Nazismo di Hitler.
Mai prima d.i, questo tragi'co periodo di transizione del, dopo-guerra'.i nostri
villaggi avevano sperirnentato cosa volesse dire vivere sotto un regno di terrore. . di bande Cirmate. di Auec.fazioni che si arrogavano '.1,1, diritto. 4i ~gire
nel' nome della patria e della libertl!.. Dato che in quel-. tempo non vi·, era nes,:
suno capace di far osservare la legge, queste bande di partigiani, e, tedescofascisti dettavano la loro legge a chi volevano, depredando al medesimo
tempo i nostri poveri' paesi e minacciando a morte quelli che· osavano .opp.orsi
aIle loro domande. Se si fossero avverati i disegni di questi sinistri 'indi~
vidui, la valle del Cedra sarebbe.diventata la roccaforte del comunismo del
Appenino Parmense.
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Perci~ non tutti que IIi che 'amavano chiamarsi partigiani combatterono per la
vera: libex:tl!. ·e ·liberazione· della nostra IFalia ·.dalle forze, ·armate tedesghe.
E' stato abbondantemente provato che in detto tempo nelle file dei cosl detti
partigiani opex:avano 'apertamente i propagatori del comunismo russo che non E!
·al tro ,che: la negazione della, .vera libertl!. dell'.individuo. Se, s1 puC) dire che
combatterono i veri nemicidella patria e per la 'causa della libertl!.,' molti
altx:i invece si macchiarono di infamia, commettendo ogni sorta di' estorsione,
soprusi e delitti.
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"Il mondo onora ed ammira tutti quelli che combattono per la vera libertl!.
e per la causa della giustizia".
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Vi consigliamodi telefonare,sempre se volete parlare conqualche sacerdote,
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elettrico vecchissimo e logoro e il tetto della Chiesa nella sua parte~esterna.
Sono ~avori che non si vedono rna che si devono fare e giA si stanno,facendo.
Ce ne sono tante di queste buste-offerta. Prendetene quante ne vOlete t' portatele ai vostri amici, mettetele nei vostri negozil quando la gente~;avrl voglia
di fare una o~ferta, una opera buona, ricordare una persona cara,~ci manderl
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MESSA PER I CADUTI DELL' ARANDORA STAR
Domenica 11 novembrealle ore 11, vi sarli la messa solenne 1n cu1 r1corderemo
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e alcune domenlche, del prossimo anno sono orma1·g1l1 piene. R1cordatev1 che
nello f!te~so' giorno, dovete trova'r~ ch1esa e.r1si:o~ante 'l1ber1 - Qu1nd1
SPICCIA'I:EV:U
Anybody who would like to getmarrie,d 1n 0u.;:, church in 1980 •.should: book the
date and time as soon as possible. Many marriages have already, been planned
and a number of Sundays of next:.year~'a'~~ ai~~~dY' fully booked. - Remember that
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Anyene trying to' averd. the wife in curlers. and face uack will be familiar ,with
the Midnight, mevie en Friday and Saturday- nights." After a spate ef herrer ,
movies (tee much like what's waiting upstairs?) the BBC reverted last weekend
to' !:he reliable ,Jack Warner starring: J.n a geed old black and white' British, '
drama "The Square Rin'g" ,made in 1953; who shOUld be playing the villain's moll;'
but a yeung attractive actress by the name of ,Joan, Collins.
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Twenty six 'years later and ~Iiss Collins is showing off far more in "The' Bitch" (Xl
(RialtO' ,Leicester Square and allover London) than she ever did to 'Dixon of
Dock Green. For anyone who has .reaq'the book by sister, Jackie, the ~ilm mus,t
come' as .some,thing of a surpr,i.se. The book depicts' weal thy divorcee', Fontaine
,Khaled (the part played by Joan Collins) becoming increasingly disenchanted
with her way of life and'mee,ting up ,,!itl,lplayboy Nico Constantine (played by
NichaeL 'coby) ,who >is going through a similar -transformation. The' end of the
'story shews Nice foresaking all.to t1:Y: ~I)d save Fontaine's wealth. He, falls
but then 'finds l1e ~a.~ not s<,:prificed,every),h,ing aft,er all and the two go off.
together POOl; but 'i:lappy. Pure Mills <\(ld Boon you may say but not if yeu knew
of the things Miss Collins "!ets up !:o'en route.
Anyway, one would at least expect the film to relay this poignant, finale to the
,cinema.,.geer,' But far from it, instead the wi::iter of the, screenplay has dreamt
up his own little ending 'Which I shall not disclese, just in case you are going
!:o !:be f:llmf:er the nail-biting edge ,of the seat, climax!
This all leads me to think that, the only reason this film was made in the first
place was, t~,;· ~hof' off' to,maximu!!' advantage the considerable attractions of Miss
Collins, His,s, Lloyd et, ,al, .. Hence' the picture: of the leading lady in the adVertising billboards ~iearing chauffeur'S hat and not a greatc deal else.
Now may!:>e: you think that,. it: is a good enough reason to vi'sit your local cinema
(and who could. ,blame you?) 'but if it'.is high drall!a you 'are looking for, ,I, suggest, youtx:y "The China Syndrome'" (A) (Celumbia, ShaftesburyAvenl!e and various
pa:rts, of London),
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One reviewer of this :film argued that it was, spoiled fer him by the melodramatic' ending. On my way out of the' cinema, however, I heard two people say they
only enjoyed the last half hour when the story livened up. Perhaps the real
answer is tbat there 'is something fOr' ,everybody .in this production starring
Jane Fonda, Michae~ Douglas and Jack Lemmon.
For my, ,part, I found the climax very slightly "over-the-top'\ with the almost
compulsory car-chase bub made exciting, nevertheless,by my' ability to understand what .,as act.ually happening .in the :-luclear Power s"tation. For this, one
has to thank the painstaking greundwork laid during the first section of the
film when Hiss, Fonda visits the station to do a short 10 minute news item and
an official explains: the' basic working of Nuclear Power in layman's terms.
Later 91\" a"physicist explains whatc is,meantby "The China Syndrome" and this
was easy to follow even for those (like me) who experience great difficulty in
mending a 'fuse, The fact that a reai - life nuclear accident had only been
averted in Pennsylvania made Hiss ,Fonda's message, all the more disturbing and
compelling.
Perhaps the, ,finest; comp,liment I can pay this 'film, is to say that I did 1I0t
hear a murmur' 01: ,see anyone: move from their seat until aU the credIts had
left the screen. The 'pro's and cons 'of nuclear power were hotly debated in the
car for the entire' journey home.
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Olivier Theatre
'Richard III'
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nicely feigned reticence precedes my muscling into other people,'s conversations. Strangers fo'r whom ignorance, if not, bliss, is. an' agreeable entremets
to interval drinks (doubles bars only at the AldWych, while'I think of it)
have the titillating, mystery, devastated 'when, in a discreet aside spiced with
apology, I supply information uninvited. I would like to oWn that these
bons mots are of the', grea,test moment,but must, regretfully admit ,to their being
notable only for theirtriviliality relating as they do to theatrical consanguinity, spiritual relationships and dyna,stic claims a"s represented in Shakespeare's histories. ,If you think this is of profound interest but not really
pertinent to the circumstance,I assure you the nebulous ,array at this ~orkist
court, needs some explaining, presuming of course that they 'excite the thirst
for knowledge in the first place devoid as they are of any individuality. As
the man said "Nothing in their,lives became them like the leaving it" o:t; words
to, that effec:t. Those passing from this 'vale of tears at Richard',s behest
exit twitching via a public scaffold.
Richard's singularit;y is not a prerequisite of every interpretation ,but the
fact of· his being so' should not preclude opposition. For instance Jeremy Kemp's
Buckingham has ,little of the authority that, distinguishes Richard's powerful
contemporary. His most spirited adversaries are the ladies who in the depth
of rather.clamorous grief are definitely not in, the market for Richard's funny
business,even while succumbing to his ,diablerie. One of the best scenes of
the evening is between Queen Elizabeth (Anna Carteret) and Richard as he solicits for her daughter'., He appears amused by his success with women and holds,
in contempt their frailty. Yet it is because of his abnormal malfeasance that
they yield in a manner inexplicable to themselves.
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pace and reveal his villainy in as quick a succession of character changes 1
in the second having ,reaped his harvest he searches his soul at a more leasurely rate to find "in, the lowest, depths a lower depth ,still, threatening
to devour him" as another man once said "or words to that effect.
Our first sight of Richard is a'mis-shapen shadow on the grey wall of Ralph.
Koltai's cold,leaden set, the .last a pathetic bundle trussed on the same wall
abandoned not by the hazard of war but his 'own determined machinations.
It is fashionable to comment on a Richard owing all or nothing to Olivier,
as the case may bel though perhaps it is too much to say that this one owes
a lot to Groucho Marx:there is plenty of his grim humour in John Wood's excellent performance.
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You!' • (Actual:ly, i t was· October but: that doesn't rhyme with remember.
rt rhymesw,it:h sobre, though) .• ' Ariyway, »l;!lis ..waJ! their first really
successful.single, their previous 'one, "Get"'Down and Get With It'"
reach:).ng, No.i6 'the same year.' This was the,·first step on their road
to super stardom which '~hey enjoyed 'from late '71 to mid '74.
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rt's hard to believe that a band who has had six No. 1 singles: :;- (a.
record ,beaten only by the; Beatles ,and the Rolling Stones) - could be
forgot ten to such an exterit that most IiJds ·under 14 haven't even heard
of them. The mark they left on historY"was ob":r'!ously niitindelible.
Maybe tt:~cominercial:success of their singles alienated them from their
older fans; 'who wanted the hard rock band that the "Slade Alive" LP
showed' tiley' could be.' 'Arid, of .course, when their hit single formula ran
dry they became too predictable even ,to their yo.unger fans.
(Note, the
same' thing happened,to T. Rex, Sweet, Mud, Smokie an'd Suzi Quatro-etc.,
and 'is ~6w happenin,g, to Shc>wa:ddY~laddy; Darts and Boney M.).. It:" s funny
.though, ',,!hen, Slade' were at' their peak" I remember r,e3ldi:ng an interview
with them,iri' which they- said that they would change their style if
ever tne fans got bored.' Can a leopard change his spots? or a hippy'
cut his I'lair? or a Jew eat bacon?
Oh dear! Now it, sounds like I don' t.Hke Slade. I- do. Even ,now
three years. after 'their last Mt they remain one of my, favourite· bands
partly because they' 'were' reallY;' good arid partly through sentimentality.
Okay, so sentimentality, may be a: weakness, but wh,e'n your an old man like
me (18 years, four months and three hours ,old), all you've got left are
your memories. And if any of you-";think they're boring old fartsbear
in mind ·that· Slade's singles are not unrelated, musically, to those of
Shal\! 69, 999, the Angelic Upstarts 'and <l lot of other punk combos. In
fact, r'd go as far ,as' saying they. ,were' one of the first punk band,..
(Anyone who disagrees with me see me' later) •
Slade had valuable assets
in the. form of Noddy Holder's
original arid powerful voice,
one minute it could be loud
and raucous, the next it
could be velvety and
convincing in a moving
ballad. Jim Lea provided
a drivlng .. bass-l:).ne and a
tasty electric violin. Don
Po~S.ll pulverised his
drUffikit, while Dave Hill
played a simple but adequate
lead guitar. These elements
combined provided singles
which sounded as if they had
·been recorded live, so full
,of' energy were they.
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Wimbledon went to Borg much as anticipated.
McEnroe found the pressure all too much,
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-1:~ was the ,ser,ve and volley 'masteJ:;."Roscoe"Tanner;who found;,much
t,o ,his,;dismay/ even at 'his -very best he was not, able to overcome
his Swedish, ,rival,. who",played welL below',hisnormaLh!9h.. peak ..
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,Tanner got his revenge, against Borg;
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final' ,and'Tanner,'fel'l to Gerulaitis in S sets in the semi-final.
McEnroe meanwhile, fought his way through an easy, draw, and dUmped Connors in,
the other semi-final. 'The final was one-sided with McEnroe seemingly a yard
'faster than his 'more than agile opponent Gerulaitis. The manner of his victorywas, tosugges't that it will not,'be the last, time' we see McEnroe contesting; a 'ma::!9r fin<!1..
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grand final.
Italy saw off Great Britain and then a most promising Czech
Side, Whilst the USA displayed enough heavy artillery to ensure victory ,
againstfirs,t,jU'gentinaand then, Australia. The Americans 'are certain to be
formidable opponents with their team of McEnroe, Gerulaitis, Lutz ,and Smith
and one can only' hope, that Connors, Tanner, Dibbsor Solomon do not 'become
available to boost an already excellent team against the' Italians.
Brltain lost, aga:!:nst Italy riot because the 'Italians played well but because
only Mottram proved himse!t to be in the same league as his opponents. The
Italians resisted the temptation to 'blood Ocleppo in this conflict; a decision which could prove costly in the final if Panatta or Barazzutti are
injured. Against the Czechs, things were much tougher. The respective
no. l' s, Baraziutti for Italy arid Smid for Czechoslovakia, slogged out a
hard five setter which saw Smid put the Czechs 1-0 up. Enter
the hero of the piece, Adriano Panatta who had not, distinguished
himself against Britain. He was pitched against Lerdl who is, improving so much so quickly, that it looked to be,a'closely fought
match. Lerdl and Panatta'shared the first ,two sets and then
P,anatta showed the type of form that 'even Borg would have problems
,coping with "The 18 year-old, Lerdl conceded the remainder of the
match without winning a 'game: The Italians decided to revert to
their normal doubles pairing'of Bertolucci and Panattafor the
doubles and they did not d'isappoint, in overcoming the, experienced
pair.ing of Jan Kodes and Smid to give Italy the lead: Barazzutti
in' the final day sewed up the 'tie by beating L~rdl in, S sets.
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The Americans had surprisingly little trouble in Argentina. McEnroe and
Gerula1:tis, the world's no.' 3, arid 4 justified their poSitions in their indiVidual matches by beating Vilas and Clerc, world rated Sand 10 respectively.
Against the Australians in Sydney ,the same team came, up against a relatively
,new boy' in Mark Edmondson' who replaced Kim Warwick, as the Australian second
string. He took Gerulaitis to'S sets and even won a set from, McEnroe, but
all the home team could rescue in the He was the doubles rubber 'in which
Alexander and Dent, battered the veteran'duo
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ItaiYi 'tI1ey"bolirice'ci' back- to record two.successive·~hctoriesby,:
,.' ., . large margins., The first was a mixture of brilliant play and it
was ·';,ir._
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the Italian mach'liie',iirln'g';oii:' all cylinders:; The~is'core.,of;47-4,was~;not"a",.
true" 'r,ef,lection::of,the' game
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RICHARD EVANS WRITES:
As the, foo~ball season has. been in progress for two months, no~ .
would appear to'l?e an appropi'iate time to take stock of developments to date.,
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The most refreshing aspect,-is that the First Division Championship appears to
be a far more open contest than has been the case" in previous seasons~ '50 far,
Norwich, -Manchester ,United, ~o!:tingham Forest an4 Crystal Palace have all been
leaders of the pack with ,Wolves and50uthampton ,!lso riding hi!jh in the table.
Let us begin, however, at home, with a look at the London clubs. Undoubtedly,
the ,side 'of the'momen,l:. are, ,Crystal Palace, although their bubble has, recently
burst with their' £irst, league defeat of the season coming 'at 'The 'Dell, swiftly
fo110wed ,by a, 3'~, 1 reverse at Goodison Park. "Ne'i,ertheless, there can be no
doo.btingthe ,potentia1of ,the side ,nor' the 'wfsdorn' of' Manager Terry Venables in
bringing' fcirme~ 'Eng1and captain Gerry ,FranCis aciossLoiidon ,from Shepherd's
'B~sh,. ,I am r~serving, opiniqn':op' other,signir:g, tli~e Fla!!'agim, until after .I
have' seen him play ,in the ;fle!!h(of which, I undertand there is a lot! I, For
my part, I think he must be the luckie'st player ,in the league to be given the
chance to prove himself in t'heFirst, Division after his quite, astonlshing
behaviour 'towards old, club", Charlton who, ,'as a result only, avoided relegation
bya hairsbread~hl:ast, s e a s o n . '
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oftne river, 'Spurs, found: the'mselves at the bottom o'f the table beginning the
campaign with a3 -, 1 home defeat at the hands'of' a rejuvenated,Middlesborough
side. 'A,'win in the first leg oft!!'; League, Cup-"tieagainst Manchester United
seemed to restore ,pride, and 'a' volJeyed goal by Glenn aoddle will be remembered
for a long time to corne,
To depart, j'us t ,for ,a 'moJ:lent, from my ):hecie - the Football L~ague' have introduced this two-leg: concept, for the second round of the Cup, presumably to try
and ensure little clubs have a big gate and tllEiir supporters are'given the '
chance' to, see the big',name s~de,s and stars: Where' precisely that leaves ties
such as- Arsenal v.' Leeds and Tottenham v. tlanchester United when they are
drawn out of the hat, I "do not really know other than it, means yet another'
fixture in an already overcrowded season; I am back 'on a pet hobby, horse of
mine' again' and' rather' than repeat myself woulds1mply refer you to the comments
in March's BACKHILL wi.th sU<;Jge,sted, reforms to the footba1l1ng calendar.
Anyway, back to Tottenham,t cannot help but think that with palyers of the
calibre of Villa, Ardiles and Roddle and the sheer 'professionalism of '{orath
a'nd Perryman, ,this' side should be a ,great deal further advanced than half-way
up, the table ,.' 'To' ,an: .outsider,: i t.-: se~~s' they' are. lacking in' d1.rect'ion an'd ,the·
full: 'p,otentia10fthe, :squa,d, is not; !:>eil\g, realised.
Meanwhi1e, iacross North ,London, ,no;-one can accuse Arsenal of lackfngorganisation' with ·Don .Howe handling'the ,re'ins with' Terry Neil. The team do lack consistency of performance, hO\~ever, as their 'home record ,in the League on,ly,too
clearly testifies. Close season purchase, John !lollins, has fought and won a
first team p1ace and his arrival puts, the whole transfer ,scene into proper perspective. Spare a thought though, for David Price'c,whose place he has taken and
who in my opinion was the most, underrated player in the side. I have a feeling
that, the Gunne'rs' best, performances this year may well ,corne in Europe.
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Moving North, the men from Anfield are still smarting from that first round
exit in the European Cup at the hands of Dynamo Tkilisi. As last year, however, this early setback may provide all the incentive they require to add
another domestic trophy 'to their already ,overcrowded sideboard.' With David
Johnson returning up front and a se£tled"back 'fourYit will' ,not, be long, before
the',;Merseysiders are back to that remorseless consistency which ahs b'een'the
hal~mark of th~i'r :suc,c~ss for' s'C? long '.for niy 'own part, I cannot help ~but
think that at l",ast part of this "mirii-crisis'" ,would have 'been averted ,of, Bob
Paisley had been able to calIon the services, of fo~r captain, Emlyn H:Lg~~,s,.
It,sj:lems,:y~u e~:t;1'!er l:!,k~ ?,l,d, "c;,azy Horse" or you hate him, but I could never
unge:.;sta,:!p.the. whisperings anel c,rit!gism of €~is;~ne professional during ,the
pas~ year.
:I am, sure, i t is no coincidence that the arrival of Hughes at
l:101yn~ux,,has:conie, at a'time wlieri the Midlands cluo/are undergoing, a startling
resurgence. With Mdy Gray ,and 'Dave Thomas, -'Wolves look a gooc;l bet to win ,a
place "in.,
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Merseyside; pejic,Dobsoh and, Thomas' have' all gone, 'and 'Latchford has only
just retu~~eC:1to: :t:h.~,fir~t t;,ea,m 'after ,being in adispilte with the club ,which
ultimatj:lly cost, i1~m !:lis pl~c,e iri,tpe: Englan51 sq'uad. The ardval of Asa,
Hart.ford after a, brief £lir'eation with Brian Clough and Peter Taylor will con:siderably"strengthen the 'nirdfle'ld, a'nd 'with BrianK'idd up front, the side, hav~
too I:\a;"'y,goPc1pl,?yer~ to' be in, ~any iie~riou~ trouble.
Regrettably, the s'ame canhot, be said down on 'the south c'oast, about Alan
Mullery's Brighton, After getting off to a catastrophic start to their firs~
division life ,(a ,4 - 0 home defeat by Arsenal) the side have struggled and are
presently'sharing bob,tom plac:e, with'"of aU clubs, Ipswich. I" for one, hope
MuU,er\y will be abl~ to rally his troops and steer them clear 'of the last 3.,
If ,t;hey C;:,an 9,i,l1-yacl;lieve a little breathirig space, Brighton will have th,e
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oppor,tunity to ,consolidate, ,tneir Fir'st Division status next year in much the
same' way 'as Bristol City have done "", but frankly I' have my doubts.
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Meanwhile, along the coast, Southampton are rapidly developing into the team
to w~t;ch, "Amiable I!lan~ger, Lawrie NC11enemy has bought shrewdly and well.
Now that Daye Watson iS'at, the, back and Chan nOn is linking 'up with Charlie
George in' the striking roles, 'tne' Saints are formidable opposition especially,
,,!i th Al~n Bag and, !3teve 'Wi,Uiams (surely an England player of ,the future) ,
prompting from midfiel,d. It wouldi'ndeed be a marvellous sight if "Bally"
could"round: off ,his ,career with the one honour ·.4hich has,'so £ar eluded him raising'the jf"A. cup alof'£ at Werobley. Will it be next May?
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Finally" on the ,domestic scene, it was sad to see Malcolm Macdonald forced
out of the game by injur'y: "'supermac" like '''Crazy Horse" has had his crit'ics
but there has'never, been any el.oub,ting, his whole-hearted enthusiasm and love'
for the 'game, BACKHfLL" wif!hes' him well. ,
'On th~ international fr9.nt;' the dr~w' has £a!,en place for the qualifying, roun,d
of the 1982 World Cup. Xtaly have, been drawn in 'the group,with Yogoslavia,
Greece, Denmark and Luxemnourg.' 'England have to play Hungary, Switzerland,
Rumania and' Norway. ,With two sides going through from each group, it is' to
be ,hoped both England' and, Italy will niake 'the competition in Spain without
too mu'ch
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SAN FRANCESCO
A short. biography and' i?r'1-yer of' 'San Francesco; whose Feast. Day was,
on 4th October.
Naque in Assisi, nell' Umbria, da Pietro Bernardone, ricco mercante. di
stoffe e da Picp. i nobildonna provenziale. Trascor'se la prima.·gioveI!~zza
lieto e spensierato: era ricco ,benvoluto dagli amici;. amava ;Ie fest:e,
le cose gentil.i; 'era gEmerose e buonocon. tutt~.
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Una grave malatia segno per lui l'inizio di una'nuova vit?-" . tutta dedicata
ad opere di pieta e di amore;
Alla presenza del Vescovo di Assisi £ece pubblica e soiemle rimincia ad:
ogni riccli.,ezza PC!terna dic~ndo - "Fino ad ,ora ho chiam~t9 padre. Pi~tro di
Bernardone e Ora 'invece' diro :' .Padre Nostro che sei nei cieli",
Ben presto ).'esempio delle sue virtu, ia sua parola dol?~ epersua~iva"
che predicA,va la pieta, I' amore e' la pace, gli. procurarono molti discepoli
che diedero· ·inizio all' ord.lne minore· dei. ,Francescani.
Una notte .mentre .in ,fervida' preghiera stava ritirato sui monte della Ve,rna
e pensav~alla pas~ione di Gesu, senti.. intensamente it desideriodi .
provare i ,dolori. del:'l:a 'Croce., ,Edec:;cQ ch!egli ~porse un ,ang~lo che gli
piago le'mani, ·iI pieai, ,il .costato de,lle ,fer.ite djilla PasS:ion~ 'di .Gesu.
Dopo dueanni. 'di. sqfferenze, 'Francesco ,volle. tornare a San Damiano dove
compose i1 meravig1ios6 cantico'deile creature.
Nella sua"campana, alla, porziuncola,.-serenamente e santamentemorl.,
salutato; cos1 ·comEi;narra la' le~genda.; dli: un volodi allodole; trillanti.
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Lodato sii."mio Signbre",persorella. acqua,
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Lodato s~i ,-Iliio Si"gnbl:e, . per fratEi1:lo 'fuoco ...
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THE REAL PRINCESS
There was once a Prince
who wished to marry a ,Princess, but then
she must, be a real. Princess'. He travelled allover the world in
hope of finding ,such a one, but, there, was" al,w<iy!? something wrong.
Princesses I].e' found in plenty,' .but, he could not, make up his mind if
they were real ,Pr+ncesses, there was ,something not quite right about,
them. Finally he went back home, for he 'had not, been ·able to .find a
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One evening a fea'rful tempest arose. ,It, thundered and lightened
and'rain callle down in torrent~. Besides, it was as dark as pitch.
All at, once there was ,a violent ,knocking at the door, and the old
king, the Prince's father, went out himself to open it.
It was a 'Princess who was standing outSide. What with the rain an,d
the wind, she was in a sad state; the water trickled from her hair
and her cloth_es cJ.ung to her body. ' She 'said she was a real Princess.
"Ah, we shall soon see about that!" thought, the old Queen. ,She
qUietly went to,thebedroomi wiothout anyone knowing, took all the
bedclothes off the bed and put
little .peas on the bedstead.
Then
she' laid twenty matresses one upon the other over the three peas and'
put twe'ntyfeather-beds over the matresses.
Upon this bed the Princess was to sleep the night.,
The next, morning she was asked how she slept. "Oh, very badly ind,eed !,"
she replied.
"I have scarcely closed"my eyes all night. I do not know
what, was in my bed, but I had something'hard under me and am black and
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So the Prince made her his wife, being convinced, he had found a real
Princess.
The three peas were howevex, put into a royal, museum, where
they can !itill be seen today, if they.have not been stolen.
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"Now is the Winter of our discontElnt ••• " who said,that? Never
mind, it's time, to get your knitting needles out'anyway. Knitwear
has steadily ,become"m~re and mo,;',~ import:.<!nt:i!l~,:i.~~~F ..fa!3h.!'?1'!
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collections over the"·past few·years arid the home'knitting marKet
has never ,bee:n bigger: or bett~r; 1'/001; un~ike I£abric, ~son:e of
the few mater.1a'lstwhich' can' 'be 'knitted 'into--something' ,and"and·,
~~t:;s~;.made; i~t9 an9the·~ totally n~w c;;ar:ment with th~ min:tmu;
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The range!of yarns,whi~h are a~aii~ble
us is;en6Fmou~, fi;oin
fine cottons .to chunky knits. Dicken and Jones in Regent. Street,
has a wonderful: "wool· department, there's so "much in. fact ,»that,'
,it's very di~fic\{+t to decide on what, to ~uy so it's a:goD4.idEja
to choose a pattern first'.
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Many of tlie~wo01 companies are 'now, promoting, their yarns, with
excellent se~som{1pa~tern boo1!:s.,Pingou:i.rj. is :one and ~heir b09k
costs 7Sp and"ha"," 'photographs and- instructions', for' over' 'fifty',
outfits. Inc:luded is a below the 'kneel; wrap-overc6at~ with a ,
shawl-collar.i ')\'lso, there's .a sweater dress, a, ',two-piece suit with'
a straight sJ<irt; 'some, lovely new styles for 'mEin 'and lots,'!ilorei'''' "~
One of the nice's,t new, looks; ,for this Autumn',' is the short, , . ,
waisted; shao!l"cO:l-lared'j~ck!,,~ With\i~<'Ie, padq~d sh?uld~rs.;.; \Jaeger'
pattern 4749• "is
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lovely. 'bObb1 yal~.an? looks like a b9~c:::l~d fabric wiler knt!:t;e~
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Ricetta
PHEASANT
FAGIANO
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1 large pheasant,
or 2 small pheasants
20z butter
1 chopped onion
2 sticks of chopped celery
1 chopped carrot,
l:i chopped leek '
handful of chopped parsley
2 basil leaves
2 sage leaves
l:i cup of Marsala or wine
1 x 140z tin canned'tomatoes (sieved)
or 1lb ripe tomatoes ,(sieved)
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salt, pepper, mixed spice,
1 fagiano 0 a,,~ piccoli
fagiani
20z burro
1 cipolla'tritata
2 coste di sedano tritato
,1 carota tritata
ii porro tr ita to'
manata di prezzemolo tritato
2 fog lie d1 basilico
2 foglie ai,salvia
~"tazza di ,Harsala" 0 vino
1 x 140z pelati (al'setaccio)
o 1lb pomodori mature (al setaccio'
sale, pepe, spezie,
METHOD
METODO
Gently fry the ,onion in the bu'tter, add
celery; leeks, parsley ana carrots;
Then add pelati (or fresh tomatoes),
seasoning, basil and sage.
Mix the ingredients and continue frying
for a few minutes.'
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Add Marsala and· raise the heat to allow
the Marsala to evaporate.
Add a",tablespoon, of flour diluted in a
little water to thicken the sauce.
Add the mushrooms.
Pluck, 'clean and thoroughly ,wash the
pheasant.
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Cut into 4 piece's and place in an
ovenproof dish.
Pour sauce over pheasant.
Place i.n oven for just,' over 1 hour
Gas Mark,No. 6.
Fate friggere la cipolla nel burro.
Aggiungete sedano, porro, carote,
prezzemolo
Poi aggiungete i pelati (0 pomodori)
la salvia; il basilico, sale, '''eoe e
spezie.
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Continuate a, cucinare per solo
qualche minuto, mescolando bene con
un ~ucchiaio di legno.
Aggiungeteil, Harsala e cucinate a
fuoco vivo finch~ il Marsala sia
evaporata.
Mescolate un cucchiaio di farina in
mezza tazza di acqua>fredda.
Aggiungete alla salsa e cucinate
f1nch~ 'la salsa sia delisa.
Aggiungete'i funghi.
Spennate, pulite e lavate bene il
,faggiano.
Tagliatelo in 4 pezzi e mettetelo in
una casseruola.
Uniteci la salsa.
coprite con carta d'argento.
Cucinate nel forno No. 6 per circa
1 ora.
Serve with polenta;or rice.
You canals? use this recipe for
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serata Sociale, alla Blessed, Sacrament' School,
Boadicea St. N.1.
Ore 20.00
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~~SSA PER I' CADUTI DELL'ARANDORA STAR,' Chiesa
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Venerdl 16, Sabato 17 e Domenica 18 THE ARLECCHINO PLAYERS,
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Georges Feydeau (translated by 'John, Mortim'er) ",at
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As~6~ZIONE PEDINA VAL D;ARDA, Cena e serata ,
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