German trainees study American democracy in Duke led program
Young Germans participate in a study program sponsored by the Department of State and Duke University to observe U S government in action. Trainees visit Supreme Court and Congress, work in federal agencies, and view civic life from Washington to Oak Ridge.
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Department of State
Duke University
Washington
Earl T. Hanson
Duke
America
Roland
Mac) Seitz
Hersbruck
Bavaria
United States
Seitz
Supreme Court
Depe
Oak Ridge
Raleigh
Board of Education
Citylanners
Durham
Congress
Germany
Friedrich Mueller
Frankfurt
Washington Star
Library of Congress
United Nations At
Hanson
John Hallowell
Taylor Cole
Hesse
Wurtenberg
U. S
Western Europe
British Artists Make Strong Effort for Festival of Britain
The Arts Council receives 400 000 pounds to fund exhibitions in London and across 25 other venues as painters, composers, and sculptors create works for the Festival. London houses major events at Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert Hall with Beecham Sargent and Boult guesting alongside Koussevitsky and Stokowski.
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London
Arts Council of Great Britain
Arts Council
Royal Festival Hall
Royal Albert Hall
Thomas Beecham
Malcolm Sargent
Adrian Boult
Serge Koussevitksy
Leopold Stokowski
Victoria de Los Angeles
Claudio Arrau
Kathleen Ferrier
Myra Hess
Peter Pears
William Primrose
Jennie Toure
Royal Opera House
Convent Garden
Vaughan Williams
Opera
Covent Garden
Sadler's Wells Ballet
Daph‘ne
Chloe
Ravel
Frederick Ashton
Tiresias
Fhaenengyier Ag
Gymbert
Craphy Ashton
Margot Fonteyn
Moira Shearer
Michel Somes
Pamela May
Beryl Grey
Violette Elvin
Richard Arnell
John Cranko
Festival Ballet
Alicia Markova
Anton Dolin
Tatiana Riabouchinska
Nathalie Krassovska
Alexandra Danilova
Tamara Toumanova
Leonide Massine
Frederic Franklin
Ferde Grofe
Henry Moore
Barbara Hepworth
Jacob Epstien
Frank Dobson
Battersea Park
Britain
Matthew Smith
Ben Nicholson
William Roberts
Ivan Hitchens
Duncan Grant
Victor Pasmore
Edward Burra
Prunella Clough
John Minton
Carel Weight
British Museum
Tate Gallery
Victoria and Albert Museum
Graham Sutherland
John James Fitton
Tristram Hiller
Kenneth Rountree
Felix Topolski
Forced feeding of geese to enlarge the liver origin
Historical note explains that Romans practiced force feeding geese to enlarge their livers. The method involves feeding the birds every few hours, causing the liver to grow to several pounds within weeks.
Izaak Walton League Promotes Johnny Grass Seed Plan
Cincinnati report on the Izaak Walton League led by J W Penfold of Denver launching a Johnny Grass Seed campaign to curb soil erosion. The program aims to give seed packets to hunters fishers scouts and youths to plant bare spots and protect hillsides nationwide.
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Cincinnati
Johnny Grass
Izaak Walton
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Johnny Ee
Frontier
America
Penfold
Grand Junction
Colo
Colorado
No Burial Practice of Zoroastrians in Persia
The Zoroastrians, an ancient fire worshipping sect in Persia, do not bury or burn their dead. They inter the deceased in the Tower of Silence where vultures feed on the bodies.
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Persia
Tower of Silence
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Eerl T. Hanson
Gunter Strahl
Marburg
Hans Gengnagel
Ludwigsburg
Gengnagel
Carl Sandburg
Edward S. Montgomery
San Francisco Examiner
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Nevada
Clyde Baxter, Jr
E. Commerce
Izaak Walton League
Charles J the Bit
Wonder Girl
Jantzen
Rose Marie Reid
Ilar Oe
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