Word: denmark
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Paul van Zeeland, Belgium; Lester Pearson, Canada; Gustav Rasmussen, Denmark; Count Carlo Sforza, Italy; Joseph Bech, Luxembourg; Dirk U. Stikker, The Netherlands; Jose Caeiro da Matta, Portugal; Halvard M. Lange, Norway; Thor Thors, Iceland...
...exchanges were closed for one day; other countries declared similar holidays.) All the dominions devalued their currencies in proportion; Canada, a dollar country, devalued its dollar 10%. In the colonies the readjustment was automatic. Ireland, Egypt and Israel brought their pounds into parity with Britain's. Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, The Netherlands and Sweden made devaluation moves...
...household designers and manufacturers contributing to the show, only a score had European addresses, though some (e.g., Denmark's Jens Risom and Abel Sorenson) had learned furniture-making on the continent before setting up shop...
...Perle Mesto, promoted from Washington's reigning hostess to U.S. Minister to Luxembourg, sailed off to work with a shipboard farewell from 80 friends, including Mrs. Harry S. Truman and daughter Margaret, Chief Justice and Mrs. Fred M. Vinson and onetime Minister to Denmark Ruth Bryan Rohde. Amid the orchids, champagne and caviar, someone asked: "How does one address you, Mrs. Mesta-as Your Excellency?" Beamed the new diplomatiste: "Just call me Perle...
...Belgium 6, Denmark 4, France 18, Ireland 4, Italy 18, Luxembourg 3, The Netherlands 6, Norway 4, Sweden 6, United Kingdom 18. Greece and Turkey were invited to join this week; Western Germany may join...