Vesely Guest Conductor Leads Band Tonight at Ellis Park
Stanley Vesely longtime Coe College band director directs the municipal band at 8 p.m. in Ellis Park with 11 selections. Vesely known for guiding four bands to presidential inaugurals and for a long career with Iowa regiments and theater orchestras.
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Stanley Vesely
Coe College
Municipal
Ellis Park
Vesely
Iowa
Hoover
Roosevelt
Truman
53Rd Regiment
1St Regiment
National Guard
Cedar Rapids
Bohumir Kryl
Coe
Great Lakes Formed by Ice Sheet Melting
The Great Lakes were created when the last great North American ice sheet melted, according to the National Geographic Society. As temperatures rose, glacial waters were trapped between the ice front and highlands now hosting the headwaters of the Mississippi Ohio Susquehanna and Hudson rivers.
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Washington
Great Lakes
North America
National Geographic Society
Mississippi
Ohio
Susquehanna
Hudson
Soldier Plays Moonlight Sonata in Beethoven Birthplace
In Bonn a U S soldier wandered into a shell damaged house and played Moonlight Sonata on Beethoven's birthplace piano. He later learned the piano had belonged to Beethoven. Vesely earned an honorary doctor of music degree from the composer’s piano, acknowledging the unlikely coincidence.
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Washington
Bonn
Germany
Ludwig van Beethoven
Vesely
Beethoven
Secret Service reports drop in counterfeiting in 1951
Secret Service chief A. E. Baughman announced a downward trend in U S counterfeiting for the fiscal year ending. The Chicago roundup in February boosted arrests to 279 and nearly 400000 dollars seized in fake currency. The year also saw a 2000000 dollar forgery racket and 2144 check-case arrests.
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United States
Secret Service
A. E. Baughman
Baughman
Chicago
Treasury secret service guard force cited for duty
Report notes that 9 952 currency units remained on the books as of July 1. The treasury guard force, a secret service unit, protected 500 billion dollars in currency bonds and stamps in production transit and storage. Members of the guard force won third place in revolver matches sponsored by the National Rifle and Pistol club.
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Treasury Guard Force
Secret Service
National Rifle and Pistol Club
Halloween origins Linked to ancient Druid rites
The article suggests Halloween celebrations may derive from Druid practices. It notes historical conjecture about seasonal rituals and the evolution of modern festivities.
Glass bandage to mend ship pipes in 29 minutes
New glass and plastic bandages cut repair time for broken ship pipes to 29 minutes. U S Navy ships will use the kits to fix water mains, gasoline lines and hydraulic lines serving gun turrets. The process combines fibrous glass cloth, resin coated tape, a fiberglass mat and a plastic sheet to seal and set.
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New York
U. S. Navy
U. S. Naval Damage Control Training Center
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Pacific
Cordo
Sun Cooker Lets Brit Scientists Fry Food With Light
British researchers unveil a sun powered cooker using mirrors and lenses to focus heat into a cooking chamber. The device aims to replace charcoal for backyard barbecues and similar cooking tasks. Further tests and details are provided by British Information Services.
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New York
Britlish Information Services
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