European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 6, 1967 the stars and strikes Page f Safe s musical ambassadors wow the finns Wiesbaden special Athirst the finns stared in amaze ment As 21 tall Young Ameri cans stepped from the bus Wear ing distinctive Gray dinner Jack ets with Satin lapels and striped trousers. Then somebody recognized them and said Katso tulle or loosely translated look the Ambas people were Quick to identify them As the real Cool group from the Safe band advertised All Over town on posters As starring in the 22nd annual Celebration of finnish american Days at Provoo near Helsinki. For three Days the . Air Force musicians exposed their finnish friends to a healthy die of american music almost with in shouting distance of Lenin Grad Russia just across the finnish to 3,000 fun Loving fans cheered and stomped their feet to everything from monday monday to the saints go marching some of them did t dig the lyrics All the time but they sure liked the beat said 1st it. Johnd. Mccord Leader of the group. But the Best kicks say ambassador s. Sgt. John Wright was when we started playing Glen Miller s music. The finns hold a special warm spot for in the mood and Little Brown Jug since the Safe band actually began As Miller s wartime musical group in Europe the tunes took on added of the people in Provoo the Little finnish City where the Celebration was held never saw a real live american band be fore and the playing of Rock n Roll really Shook them up. True to their name the ambassadors spread three Days of Good will among their scan Dana Vian neighbors. The band Mem Bers Felt like big name perform ers when they were besieged by lond haired finnish teen agers who wanted autographs and to find out if they Ever recorded with Elvis Presley. Perhaps their most critical an appreciative audience during the trip was the crowd which packed Story and photo by Bob Szarvas the City s Central Park twice to listen to open air concerts Over the labor Day weekend. Opposite the soviet Union on the tiny resort Island of tans Sisari the band played Rock n Roll for a record crowd of Young people who turned out forthe biggest saturday night dance of the summer. The band s four piece dance combo the diplomats provided music for a dinner dance at tended by . Ambassador to Finland Tyler Thompson Seitz president of the National Academy of science Sand keynote speaker at the affair and members of the Diplo Matic corps and guests. In his address Seitz emphasized the Long standing close scientific cooperation Between the United states and Finland and pointed out that effective communication at All Levels u still the key to future understanding. Band members were invited Toa typical Sauna by the finnish american society which sponsored the annual Celebration. Some members of the group visited the Home of Rudolf hell Berg managing director of Fin land s huge Wisuri concern where they saw and fed Reindeer and Elk from Lapland. Finnish touch a. Sgt. John Wright above signs autographs at a youth dance on the Isle of tans Sisari. Below from left a1c Ernie Thomas a2c Don Cardoza and s. Sgt. David Yeager with Reindeer from Lapland while visiting the Hellberg estate near Provoo. One two three first it. John d. 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