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Show r Australia is Building World's Biggest Stadium for Olympics .Australia is preparing for the 1956 Olympiad with many new construction projects, including the erection of a stadium to seat 120,000 people. A $5 million international village for visiting athletes and team officials is also part of the 'project. In what is expected to be the biggest Olympiad since .the war, the people from "down under" are demonstrating a kncnitalitv nf UllCnU ailed dimensions. They're building a WJ)'IU1I - 1 complete village of 788 brick -or concrete houses in 2, 3, 4 F or 6 dwelling groups. The vil- , lage will have its own bank, post office, medical centers and other facilities for foreign ath-letes ath-letes and their staffs. j The organizing committee, backed by the Government of Australia and local municipalities, municipal-ities, are backing the project with typical Australian enthusiasm. enthu-siasm. Visitors can expect a roaring welcome from the home folks here. Nearly 5,000 athletes and ffncials will take part in the games. The traditional Olympic Olym-pic flame will be flown from Olympia to Cairns. Then, runners run-ners will carry the torch 2,750 miles to Melbourne. Queen Eli-tabeth Eli-tabeth is Patron-in-Chief of |