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...Olympic flame, which was carried through the Boston area in May, has been stored in a miner's lamp on Beacon Hill. For the start of the Games a relay of former Olympians from the Boston area will carry-it to the Stadium for the torch lighting during the opening ceremonies...
Harvard men's hockey Coach Bill Cleary and his brother Bob, both former Harvard and Olympic hockey stars will participate in the relay, said Facey...
...Olympic flame is being carried on a serpentine 82-day, 8,700-mile journey through 33 states to the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles. The runners include more than 200 regulars (a team of experienced amateur runners sponsored by A T & T who form the core of the relay) and 3,500 local torchbearers who have raised or donated $3,000 for the privilege of carrying the flame for one kilometer (five-eighths of a mile). The money that is raised goes to athletic programs for youth clubs and the Special Olympics. "I think it's all right...
...also taken care to set up swift and secure communication links with and among the rebels. Upon receiving intelligence, intermediaries in Oman and Saudi Arabia relay messages east ward to Afghan agents in Pakistan and westward to CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. Two years ago, the six major guerrilla group within Afghanistan had to communicate by messenger; during the latest Soviet assault, Massoud was able to use radios to call for assistance from two other rebel bands...
Sadly, the Olympic relay has not been a brisk seller. Ueberroth hoped sponsors would buy 10,000 kilometers of the route, but by April, only 4,000 had been spoken for. The route was scaled down to 15,000 kilometers through only 33 states and the District of Columbia. The unsponsored miles will be run by 250 A T & T employees, who will also jog alongside sponsored runners. Runners will be accompanied by a four-vehicle security and ambulance escort, part of a fleet of 37 cars, vans and trailers offering everything from a whirlpool bath to filet mignon...