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10 A - THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1982 Medlord's Sister City Described As Picturesque Town Edilor'i note: Inlereit has beeen evoke about Med ford's litter city. Alba, Italy, dut to the hiilorie telephone converialion July 26 between the mayors of the two ciliei. This release lellt something of what the city is like. Alba, home of Rogue val ley visitor Pino Dutto, is a picturesque small town in Piedmont, in the northwest ern province o Cuneo, Italy. It lies in the hilly country Immediately beyond the Tan ro river, and boasts a popula tion of over 20,000 persons. To the visitor the old Alba Pompe ja presents a medieval profile, with its square tow ers rising above the rooftops of its clustered houses. Even today, through its monuments, one can get idea of what the free com mune of Alba was like until the year 1179. with its trade and agricultural and artisan activities. The narrow and winding streets of the city offer at every turn a continually changing and interesting scene. The Via Maestra, which cuts across the town, is succession of elegant shop windows, modern buildings, and ancient houses in char acteristic Gothic style. The climate of the Italian town is mild. Because of its geographical location, Alba is the commercial center of the surrounding area. Many Vineyards There are many vineyards In the area, and the town has developed extensive trade in all kinds of wines, such as Dolcetto, Barbcra, Zomscato, Zbarbarcsco, and the most Jamous of all, Barolo which is considered to be the king of wines. The youlh of Alba are ac tively engaged in all kinds of sDort. but the greatest local attraction is the game of "pallone clastico" (clastic ball). Games are played In cessantly afternoons and eve nings and the attending fans are numerous. On the field, towering above the various advertising signboards, the audience can see in large let ters the tribute which Gio- sucbj Cnrducci, an Italian, poet, paid to this sport: "The game of Pallone Elastlco is the most classical of all games." The town of Alba is fa mous not only In Italy but also abroad for Us character istic while truffles. According to a popular legend this tuber grows only at the foot of oak, chestnut, or beech trees that have been struck by lightning. Even though it might seem absurd in our day, the best truffles are invariably to be found at the foot of trees that bear clear signs of the passage of lightning. Praised in the old days by Pliny for its exceptional taste and fragrance, modern sci ence confines itself to includ ing (he trufflcsiof Alba in the family of tubers in view of the fact that Its seed is un known. Birth Defects Pose Medical Problem For Notional Foundation New York -lUI'li- Crippling and death due to birlh defects are now the most pressing medical problems of infancy, reports the publication "Sta tistical Review," published by the National foundation March of Dimes. The publication said that the proportion of malformed children receiving medical care under the federal stale crippled children's program has increased dramatically. In the past decade (1050-1 9 6 0), the number of such children rose by 125 per cent as com pared with a SO per cent in crease in the remainder of the case load. GET A $ HANDY HUNDRED $ on signature only Loam h $1500 Homt Owned 4 Opt rated MONEY PROM CRATER FINANCE Is like MONEY FROM HOME CRATER FINANCE Text of Mayor Cagnasso's Telstar Talk Received; Broadcast Noted Editor's nolei The full text of the message spoken by Mayor Osvaldo Cag naito. Alba, Italy, via the Telstar communications satellite telephone conver sation with Medford Mayor John Snider has been re ceived. The conversation look place Thursday, July 26. In addition, copy of a radio broadcast about the event, aired over a northern Italy radio program, was re ceived. Medford and Alba are sister cities. I have heard with great emotion your kind words with which you have renewed the history of our affiliation "Kind words that pleased so much the citizens of Alba And it is with the same emotion that in' this historical moment, I exchange your greetings and send to you Mr. Mayor and to your and our dear twin city Medford, the most enthusiastic and warm salute from Alba. My city is happy and proud to have been chosen for that wonderful experiment, which is the result and accomplish ment of the studies started 60 years ago by my great compatriot Gugliclmo Mar coni, perfected and fulfilled by the wonderful scientists of your great country. And, thanks to these stud ics, our two sister cities are united at this moment by that wonderful a c c o m plishment which will open new roads in the history of human rela lions, will cut all the barriers and will make the earth a single great country! At that moment, Mr. snider, I would like to tell you many tilings. I have here, on my desk, a great number of telegrams and letters, which were sent to me from all over Italy, giving me many suggestions, first of all the one to thank the great American people for all the help given to us, with so much kindness and gen erosity, to help us to come out from the depth where we were cast by 20 years of dictatorship and a disastrous war. Surroundings My fellow citizens would like too that I tell you about the beaulv of our surround ings, our hills, or unmatched products, our truffles, our ex cellent wines, the Borolo and the Dolcotlo, they would like that I tell you about our schools, beginning from the one of "Enologia" (grape cul ture and wine production), one of the most famous in Italy, about our flourishing industries, among them, al low me lo .remind you only those which had the pleasure to entertain the group of Med ford citizens, last year, name ly the Ferrero Chocolate com pany, the Cinzano company, the Miroglio Textile company, the Cento Torrl Spaghetti fac tory, the San Paolo Paper mill. They even would like that I tell you about the "gioco del pallone elastlco" (rubber ball game) of which Alba claims to be the cradle and Ihe cap ital. Administration Problems As, for myself, I would like to discuss with you, Mr. May or, about the problems which our Administrations have in common. But I cannot do that in the short time available lo me, and I am sorry 1 am unable to slow down the very fast pace of the satellite Tel star. Visitors Noted Our young Ambassador Pino Dulto will have more lime to do thai. To him, please, give the best wishes of his mother, his relatives, and of all the citizens of Alba. Also of the Dr. Donald Wott -founder of Ihe International Experiment - well deserving organization which made pos sible his trip to the United States. Dr. Wott is here, in my office, together with many authorities, among them our Bishop Monsieur Stappa, the r" . 4 , I S W;UJ ' 1 Honorable Falco, President of the Province, the U.S. Consul from Turin, the science ex pert from the U.S. Embassy in Rome. Meanwhile, Mr. Mayor, al low me that, taking advantage of this experiment, which ful fills one of the boldest con It W I : 1 SKILL RECALLED Libby Allen won the admiration of six-year-old Janice Joyner as she tried to recall her skill in finger painting at the Guardian Angel Settlement in St. Louis, Mo. Miss Allen, as a child, attended the Guardian Angel's day care program in 1945. She revisited the center on a tour, sponsored by the United Fund, of health and wel fare agencies in St. Louis. (UPI) Polio Reduced As Major Health Menace New York -IUPII- Polio no longer ranks as a major health problem in the United States, reports "Statistical Review," a publication of the National foundation-March of Dimes. The publication states that the six years following intro duction of the Salk vaccine in 1955 have "witnessed the vir tual eradication of poliomyeli tis ps a major public health problem. . ." By 1961, the case total had declined to 1,327, or seven cases per million pop-ulation-the lowest annual in cidence of the crippler ever recorded in (he U. S. A. LAST TWO DAYS! SAVE UP TO 90; BOX r r s f " " 773-7484 j I 7 U l I Style WITHOUT SEAMS AGILON STRETCH DEMI-TOE HEEL AND TOE REINFORCED HEEL AND TOE MESH SERVICE SHEER WITH SEAMS EVENING SHEER WALKING CHIFFON quest of science, which short en the distance that divide us, and almost join us in a cordial embrace, I send again the salute of Alba and our warmest greetings for Med ford and its first citizen. The following radio broad- Florists Give Tips On Keeping Plants New York-lUPIl-Here's a tip on how to keep house plants in good condition while you're in a quickie vacation. The Society of American Florists said plants will re main healthy for four or five days if they're placed on thor oughly soaked bath towels in the bath, kitchen sink or laundry tub exposed to some light but not to direct sun light. Then, set the water fau cet so that one drop of water will fall every few seconds on the towels. The towels will carry the moisture to the soil. 1.65 1.39 1.40 1.20 r II! X i 1 Reg. Sale Sale You Ii Pair Pair Box Save MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON cast was made in Italy July 27. "I was in the office of the Mayor of Alba during the phone call to Medford and I was deeply impressed. Telstar has used only one of its 600 channels. Maybe this is not too exceptional, thinking of the time in which we live, but it was the first private phone call through outer space. "This is the matter that makes the experience of to night more than extraordi nary and will make us look forward to a future of un believable realizations. All of us, around an emerald green telephone, have lived on of the mam event of the world history of communications. "And now the Honorable Cagnasso has on exhibition in his office the historical in strument which has made pos sible for him to send his greet ings from the Capital of the "Laughe (Alba) to its Ameri can sister City of Medford. The Communal Secretaries have been called in extra ordinary session for next Au gust, to ratify the decision to name a street and a square after the City of Medford and Telstar. Next October, bronze plaque with the em blems of the two sister cities will be mounted in the lobby of the City Hall. "According of which has declared the Honorable Cag nasso, it is probable that a I delegation from Medford, headed by the Mayor, Mr. Snider, will take part at the ceremony. This will conclude the beautiful adventure of the twin sisters, united by an imaginary wire 10,000 kil ometers long. And each one of us who have had the for tune to attend the event, will remember it forever. 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