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...Question of Courage. Arendt has a romantic notion that it was simple to stand up to Hitler, and that those who did usually made Hitler back down. As an example, she cites the heroic refusal of the Danes to deliver up Jews. Confronted with Danish obstinacy, she writes, "Nazi toughness melted like butter." But the fact is that the Danes were able to protect the Jews because they had much more autonomy than most of the Nazi satellite nations; and they had been granted this autonomy by Hitler because they had not opposed the Nazi invasion...
Nielsen: Symphony No. 5 (New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein, conductor; Columbia) is an excited reading of the seldom-heard work of the late Danish composer Carl Nielsen. Nielsen's melodious, strongly rhythmed music sounds like a primer to Shostakovich, and Bernstein makes the most of all its frenzied drama. It is, above all, a showcase for the Philharmonic's superb percussionists...
...ascetic is Denmark's Premier Jens Otto Krag, 48. A dashing Dane with a nose for opportunity and an eye for pretty women, he has been married twice: first to Swedish Actress Birgit Tengroth, currently to Danish Movie Star Helle Virkner, who has been named as one of Europe's ten most attractive women...
...Krag's loyalty to his friends abroad hardly allayed his headaches at home. Racked by severe inflation, Denmark last year saw its trade deficit dangerously increased to $486 million, while its currency reserves were cut in half. In the last four years, Danish wages have risen 40%, production less than 20%. The stringent new economic program drew anguished cries from employers and the political opposition, but Krag curtly rejected the traditional Danish compromise. Krag's coalition government can undoubtedly squeeze the bill through Parliament by its usual one-vote majority, and the Danes will have to tighten their...
Crossing up those who hoped she might wait around for Britain's Bonnie Prince Charlie, Denmark's vivacious Princess Anne-Marie, 16, got engaged to a darkly handsome older man, 22-year-old Crown Prince Constantino of Greece. At the royal announcement, Greek and Danish flags sprouted side by side on Copenhagen's public buildings; crowds cheered lustily as the betrothed appeared on the balcony of Amalienborg Castle. Even publicity-hating King Frederik IX relented and let the couple pose for a group of 42 photographers. "Take it easy," he told the pair as they began...