Word: danish
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Royal Refusal. When morning came, the soldiers also came to call on the man in whose name they had seized power: young King Constantine II, who was at his home in Tatoi Palace 16 miles north of Athens, where he lives with his beautiful Danish-born wife Anne-Marie and a baby daughter. When the officers told the King what they had done, he protested angrily, refused to sign a proclamation praising the coup and calling for the public's cooperation. He also refused to agree to the formation of a new government. Later that morning, Constantine drove...
...celebrated last week in the tranquil islands with the tintinnabulation of steel bands and church bells. A commemorative 6? airmail postcard-the first in U.S. history-was issued for the fortnight-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of Transfer Day. Denmark sent officials and exhibits, and the Danish flag was hoisted again beside the old Government House. The islanders cavorted and caroused at horse races, baseball games, parades, masquerade parties and firework shows...
...islands are a myriad of forms and sizes ranging from a barren cay to agricultural St. Croix, which is 26 miles long and up to six miles wide. St. Thomas offers the bustle of Charlotte Amalie, the islands' capital city, as well as ancient forts and quaint Danish architecture. St. Croix, quieter and less populated, boasts a rain forest and an arid, cactus-studded bluff, wildlife (deer, quail), a profusion of tropical fruit from papaya to pineapples, a golf course, and old plantations with such calypso names as "Slob," "Humbug" and "Jealousy." St. John remains mostly unsettled, its rugged...
...Elsie's is uncomfortable. When there are more than about nine people, you have to eat standing up. But Elsie's has good food at low prices. Spectacular food. Creme cheese and caviar sandwiches. Chopped liver. Beer Wurst. Knackwurst, Bratwurst. Wurst Salad. Just plain Wurst. Knackwurst, Bavarian oxtail soup. Danish Cakes. Cheese cake. The fast, efficient members of the counter gang have the dedicated air of European innkeepers. People who patronize Elsie's are serious about eating and only the uncouth order hamburgers. They like Cossack hats, don't laugh very much, and are of an intellectual bent. They actually...
...DENMARK. Demand for Danish goods abroad has fallen, with agricultural exports especially hard hit by the country's continued exclusion from the Common Market. But consumption at home remains high. To curb inflationary spending and level out incomes, Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag's socialist government has proposed higher taxes...