Word: denmark
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...VIEW FROM EUROPE (NBC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.). NBC's London Bureau Chief Elie Abel reports on the sharp change in European attitudes toward the U.S. and Americans. He covers Germany, Denmark, France and Switzerland, as he talks with educators and politicians about Viet Nam, NATO, U.S. businesses abroad...
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY SPECIAL (CBS, 8:30-9:30 p.m.). Captain and Mrs. Irving Johnson con their 50-ft. ketch through the inland waterways of France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium in "Yankee Sails Across Europe...
...Americans have Kaiser Wilhelm to thank for the Virgin Islands. Though U.S. Presidents had tried for 52 years to acquire the strategic Caribbean vantage points, it was not until Denmark-which controlled them for over two centuries-was threatened by the Germans in World War I that the Danes agreed to transfer the islands to U.S. custody. On March 31, 1917, the U.S. took title to its new possession for the fire-sale price of $25 million, paid in nearly 48 tons of gold bullion...
That windfall of war was 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...
Only Frustration. Pasarell needed all the mental muscle he could muster last week. To get into the finals, he had to beat France's Daniel Contet, Britain's Graham Stilwell, Denmark's Torben Ulrich, California's Stan Smith and Graebner. He got by them all. Against Ashe, Pasarell had to use his brain instead of his bomb when he hit a wild streak and could not find the court with his first serve. He switched tactics by easing up, angling his serves wide into the corners, and rushing the net consistently. Time after time, he caught...