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7 ti ta Mi, Me I Oe Le Bookworm A scholarly history Olympic games by Shirley Whittington Olympics, Olympics. They seem to be the hottest news item since the founding of Montreal. Bookstore windows bloom with books on _ the Olympics, but surely the most scholarly of any I've seen is a handsome hardcover volume by M.I Finley and (Professor of Ancient History, University of Cambridge) and H.W. Pleket (a reader in Greek and Latin at the University of Leiden). Their book, The Olympic Games: The First Thousand Years is not the sort one would tuck into a knapsack en route to Montreal, but it would be an invaluable addition to school, per- sonal. or community libraries. The historical detail is fascinating, and the illustrations (many coloured plates) are top notch. The writers found their evidence in odd places; in monuments, paintings on pottery, poetry and odes commissioned in ancient times, and in stone and metal plaques. The world's first Olympic guide book was written by Pausanias between 160 AD and 170 AD. Here's a mind boggler: The original Olympic games were founded in 776 BC and were held at Olympia every fourth year without a_ single break until 261 AD. That's more than a thousand years. Conference , at Guelph A group of 200 girls from across the province gathered at the University of Guelph last week. They attended the annual 4-H Homemaking Club Members Provincial Girls' Conference. North Simcoe County was represented by five club girls, Anne Kenney, New Flos; Connie Giffen, Edenvale; Mary Jean Crawford, Oro Station; Penny Whetham, Hillsdale; and Nancy Giffen, Edenvale. Delegates were ac- , tively involved in group discussions, interest groups, panel discussions, tours, and have the opportunity to hear a variety of speakers. Thurs. Fri. Sat. -- Jul 15, 16,17 LOVE AND DEATH also THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER Sat. matinee THE RETURN OF THE PINK PANTHER Syn. Mon. July 18, 19 LAST TANGO IN PARIS plus THE KILLER ELITE Tues, Wed July 20, 21 WHITE LINE FEVER and BITE THE BULLET ADMITTANCE * 10 Puasors V8 YEAS OF ACE OR OVER | FVVEVuy Vee Tonight at the Odeon "All the President's Men'"' starts by Terry Dupuis All The President's Men is one of the major films of 1976, and it is a definite triumph for everyone who was con- cerned with the making of it. But it is particularly a triumph for Robert Redford, who was the moving force behind it. Besides playing one of the key roles in the story, Redford was also the movie's producer, having several years ago paid a whopping $450,000 for the movie rights to the bestseller by Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Robert Woodward. Some would say that Redford was not taking much of a chance, that the Watergate story had a built-in audience appeal from the start and was bound to become a box- office hit no matter what. However, it seems to me that Redford was taking a big gamble, because All The President's Men is a project which could easily have been botched up. The Watergate break-in and coverup is now such a familiar story, that there was a clear danger that the public would have little interest in seeing a movie about it, had it been carelessly and sloppily done. However, All The President's Men emerges on the screen as a superior suspense thriller, made all the more fascinating by the fact that it all really happened. A great deal of effort obviously went into the making of this movie. of the This all seems remote perhaps, but the problems experienced in the early days have a familiar ring. There was widespread _ corruption Pine Cone Villa Gift Shoppe Main Road, Ossossane Beach WELCOMES YOU, AGAIN... Hand Quilted Patched Quilts Double, Single and Crib sizes Childrens Knitted and Crocheted Articles OPENING SPECIAL -- Until July 17th 15% Off markep prices On Ladies Vests, Toppers and Shawls, Crocheted All articles the work of one Senior Citizen and bribery . In the third century, a writer com- plained that some athletes preferred gambling to training. Facilities for athletes were almost non existent aside from a_ spartan hostel shared by athletes, trainers, officials and visitors. Spectators had a hard time of it. The few marble seats were reserved for notables. Most people stood or sat on the ground. In fact, a disobedient slave was once threatened by his owner with a visit to Olympia as punishment. Scholars and historians will want to add the Olympic games The First Thousand Years to their libraries. 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