Abruzzo News: 1 October 2000

1 October/ottobre 2000
MESSAGGERO - - Casoli - Emigrant gets off the train and dies / Emigrato torna per la festa, arriva e muore
Domenico Celio, 63, a Swiss resident from Palena, was coming back for the patron feast of Santa Reparata. A sudden heart attack took him away in a matter of seconds.
1 October/ottobre 2000
IL CENTRO - - Castelvecchio Subequo - A lamp for St Francis / Lampada votiva per San Francesco
The mayors of L'Aquila, Pescara, Chieti and Teramo will be in Castelvecchio Subequo this Tuesday to light a lamp for San Francesco, the patron of Italy. Also a chorus and a parade with the colors of the municipalities, and at 21 the musical band of Cittą di Manduria.
1 October/ottobre 2000
IL CENTRO - - Casoli - 12 days' festival for emigrants / 12 giorni di festa in onore degli emigranti, by Alberto Savelli
Today the festival dedicated to the many emigrants begins. The patron feast of Santa Reparata will take place from 7 to 9 october. The municipality sent the invitations all over the world a long time ago and many are expected to come.

1 October/ottobre 2000
IL CENTRO - - Penne - Junior chess champion aims at the Olypics / La baby campionessa di Penne punta alle olimpiadi
Aurora Bianchini, number 2 in Italy, unbeaten since 1996 is the rising star of European chess. She is due to Barcelona for the European Championships.