Show Olympic Torch On Its Way I i Muhammad Ali we welcomes welcomes wel wel- comes the Olympic Flame back to the US u.s. By Dan Staff Writer The Olympic Flame a symbol of international unity through sports returned to US U.S. soil last month as it returned to the city of Atlanta host of the 1996 Summer Games From a burning cauldron cauldron cauldron caul caul- dron in Centennial Olympic Park former heavyweight champion champion champion cham cham- pion and sports icon Muhammad Ali received the flame in front of a frenzied crowd of thousands Showing the effects of Parkinson's Disease a malady that has afflicted him for over 17 years Ali All lit the torch and held it high embodying the nature of the human spirit to fight adversity Ali himself a 1960 Olympic Go Gold d Medal wJ winner r then passed the flame to three- three time figure skating world champion champion champion cham cham- pion and gold Peggy Fleming Fleming Fleming- along with her former coach Robert Paul took the flame through Centennial Olympic Park and andon andon andon on its day 65 journey to Salt Lake City The torch will travel miles through cities in 46 states and will visit every US U.S. city to have hosted the Olympics It will be transported by such means as airplane train ship dog sled snowmobile s skier ie r horse drawn n sleigh lice ice skater prairie schooner and- and believe it or not- not runners Each see TORCH on page 7 t The Olympic torch L E f. f continues its way towards home I. I t TORCH continued runner shall carry the flame two-tenths two of a mile then pass it on The Olympic Flame was lit n November 19 t 2001 in I Olympia Greece Prior Ii to the lighting t of the flame an invocation by the Chief Priestess was offered to the ancient Greek god of light and music Apollo Oh Apollo divine sun idea of light you have sent your rays and the sacred torch was lit Now you God Zeus bless all the peoples of Monday however and a flame ignited during an earlier practice session was used instead The up back-up flame had been kept burning in lamps The torch was then lit from the cauldron and ran to Athens where it boarded a jumbo jet to Georgia bound for Salt Lake City Upon entering Utah from Grand Junction Colorado the flame will head to St. St George From there it will pass f Oh Apollo divine sun idea of light you have sent your rays and the sacred torch was lit Now you God Zeus bless all th the e peoples of the world with peace and crown those who have mastered mastered mastered mas mas- the sacred contest the world with peace and crown those who have mastered the sacred contest Traditionally the Olympic Flame itself is lit by reflecting the suns sun's rays on a concave mir- mir S Overcast skies would I not allow that to happen on through the state visiting visiting visiting visit visit- ing dozens of cities on its way to Salt Lake City Finally Salt Lake City will bethe be bethe bethe the final destination I of the most elaborate US U.S. torch run ever At Ata a cost 25 million to tobe tobe tobe be paid almost entirely by Olympic sponsors Cola Coca-Cola d an Chevrolet the relay promises to tobe tobe tobe be the most spectacular evertrue evertrue evertrue evera ever- a true sign that the world with all of its hostilities and problems can come together and dwell in peace- peace if only for a |