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Please accept the sincere thanks of four Scandinavian converts for the splendid article on Bishop Sheen [TIME, April 14] . . . Would that he could preach in Sweden, Norway and Denmark; what a harvest is there! Though we are few, others are gradually returning to "Their Father's House"-and perhaps one day there will again be a flourishing Catholic life in the Scandinavian countries. Thank you, and God bless...
Universal's final bow to human interest was a seven minute feature entitled Bear Facts. Set in Denmark, it photographed the visit of two bears to a young girl in a hospital. Some clever commentary and the expert performance of the bears were highly amusing...
Other allies have also voiced their concern over the revival of U.S. protectionist policies. London is worried about possible hikes in U.S. tariff rates on motorcycles, bicycles, chinaware, tobacco pipes and wood screws. The Netherlands is worried about the prospects of selling its Edam cheese; Denmark has similar fears for its exports of Blue cheese, which add up to only a minuscule percentage of U.S. consumption but could pay for one-third of the coal Denmark must import from the U.S. each year. Peru, encouraged by Point Four officials to develop tuna fishing, feels threatened by the demand...
...world; second place, Britain, with 1,350,000; third, Canada, with 90,000 (though it has no TV transmitters operating yet and must eavesdrop on U.S. telecasts). Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, France and the Soviet Union follow, with 30,000 to 50,000 sets each, with Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Switzerland and Argentina far behind. By this fall, Canada and seven Latin American nations expect to be televising their own shows...
After World War II, the people of Denmark, cooped up by the Nazi occupation for four years, felt an urge to explore the world, even if only vicariously. A Danish Expedition Fund was set up, but it had no funds. Then Oceanographer Anton F. Bruun had a bright idea. He persuaded the government to waive import taxes on scarce luxury goods sent to the Expedition Fund by overseas Danes. A hint to overseas Danes was enough. Back came a flood of canned pineapple, coconuts, cigarettes, honey. The gifts sold for $600,000 and paid for equipping the Galathea, an oceanographic...