Heard from Pete Bayuga, after a loooong while! Nice going, Pete. Hope you can do this for our next reunion in Baguio, probably five or ten years from now! Here is a transcription of the yellowing newspaper clipping:
OLYMPIC FIRE NEARING JOURNEY
The sacred Olympic Flame left Manila yesterday, flown to Hong Kong on the penultimate stage of its historic journey from Mt. Olympus to Tokyo for the 1964 Olympic Games.
A new set of nine runners ferried the symbolic fire to the Manila International Airport from the Rizal Football Stadium where it was enshrined early Thursday evening.
Antonio de las Alas, PAAF president, returned the last torch to Fumio Takashima, chief of the 12-member Japanese relay, and thanked him on behalf of the Filipino people for including the Philippines in the flame’s route….
Photo caption:
Escorted by a motorcycled honor guard, Pedro Bayuga carries the Olympic Flame towards the Manila International Airport yesterday for its departure from Hongkong on its penultimate stage from Mt. Olympus in Greece to the Tokyo Olympics…
1 comment:
Hi Pete- so very good of you to send the newspaper clipping. Hope you will send some more, about your milestones, fave photos, etc!! We missed you during the Class 61 reunion.
Cheers, Evelyn.
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