The Brussels Post, 1960-07-28, Page 4allery Of Weekly News
Olymqic Fever Hits Italy
With the 1960 Olympic games just around the corner—In time and distance--
the people of Italy are rising to the event, To commemorate the games to be
held in Rome, the folks of Genzano spread millions of flower petals on their
streets, left, In the Eternal City enterprising restaurant owner "Caesar" covers
his wall with flags of the competing nations, bottom. Signatures of patrons
are added regularly.
THE HOLLOW MEN — Here's a double-take on an ancient
Greek epic being filmed in Rome. Facing an attack by cata-
pults, the "army" manning the ramparts at top is exposed as
just helmets and capes mounted on wooden crosses, They're
"extras" in "Sappho, Venus of 'Lesbos."
TURKEY
SYRIA
EGYPT
MILES
INDEPENDENCE — Agreement is
being reached between Cyprus
and Britain on "oil major is-
sues" affecting the Mediterran-
ean island's independence. Dis-
cussed have been Britain's fi-
nancial aid to the scheduled
republic and the future of its
military bases.
SHORT OF THE MARK — Some 3,000 Japanese demonstrators ore holed In front of the Am-
erican Embassy in Tokyo by a cordon of police.
STRICTLY INSTRUMENTAL — The bond Is disbanded, but their Instruments do not break
ranks. The band, playing In Istanbul, Turkey took a break, leaving the Instruments In place.
RUNWAY VACUUM CLEANER — Strange bug-eyed vehicle •Is ci giant vacuum cleaner that
snuffs up. gravel end small objects from airport runways that would damage jet etig,lneto
Two gasOlinit engines powCr the unit — brie far the wheels and one for the Veituumlng.
CRUB TEAM •-a, It's rub-a-dub-dub at Cleo the sea cow gets cleaned up in Miami, ilaciney
add; left, and Jahn Donahue Clean the occurnulated algae and cater nidririe growth froth*
the 500 pouiider, let done every six
JUST TIPPING THEM Bantam-
Weight' champion Jose klacerra
tightly tilts the Saciles at on un-
tidal weighing-tigi for th0
Out with Japatiesa,chalhinger
Kenji YortekUra lr1 tokyci.