Thursday, September 18, 2008

Bronze statue

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Palakkad (Kerala), Sep 16 (IANS) A statue in front of a church in Sholayoor area of Kerala's Palakkad district was found smashed, police said Tuesday.

The statue in front of St. Antony's Church was destroyed and its glass encasement broken. The incident came to the notice of the church caretakers Monday evening.
Sholayoor is a tribal area about 75 km from the Palakkad town, the district headquarters


THE Ballarat nephew of former Australian track star Peter Norman has launched a campaign to have a statue erected in his uncle's honour in Melbourne.
At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, Peter stood alongside American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos as they did the now famous black power salute on the medal dais.
Forty years later, Matt Norman has started the Peter Norman Foundation in a bid to have a statue depicting the historic moment erected at the MCG.
'Even though Peter Norman is regarded as Australia's best sprinter in our history and he still holds the Australian and Commonwealth 200m record nearly 40 years later, there is nothing celebrating his achievements in sport and also his courage for standing up for civil and human rights with his friends Tommie Smith and John Carlos,' Matt said.
While America's San Jose State University is currently home to a six-metre high statue commemorating the event, it only features two people - Mr Smith and Mr Carlos.
'The spot where Peter should be standing is left empty for people to take that position to get photos taken with Tommie and John,' Matt said




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