Word: haakon
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Died. Prince Harald of Denmark, 72, brother of Norway's King Haakon VII and uncle of Denmark's King Frederik IX, husband of Princess Helena (expelled, after Denmark's liberation, for her pro-Nazi activities); of a heart attack; in Copenhagen...
...others: King George, Queen Mary, the dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, Lady Brabourne (Philip's first cousin and daughter of Earl Mountbatten), David Bowes-Lyon (the Queen's brother), King Haakon of Norway and Prince George of Greece...
...Quakers share the 1947 award with the British Committee, whose representative, Miss Vagret Backhouse, will also be present at the ceremonies on Friday, when the award will be made in the presence of King Haakon, of Norway...
Flint's performance was noteworthy in that he nosed out highly-regarded Haakon Lidman, of Sweden, and Bill Mitchell, a topflight entry from Indiana. Dillard set a new meet record in the 45-yard high hurdles at 5.6 trailed by a yard by Ted Sparrow, the Tufts athlete with whom Flint has been engaging in personal duels ever since prep school. Flint edged Sparrow in the Tufts-Northeastern- Harvard informal meet two weeks ago, but the Jumbo timber-topper reversed the process Saturday night...
Whether he can do as well Saturday night is something else again. Sparrow will be on hand. So will Sweden's Haakon Lidnan, Dillard (Baldwin Wallace), Nelson (NYU), Mitchell (Indiana), Alberghini (Northeastern), and a flock of lesser timber toppers. The 45-yard distance is short for Flint, who needs a lot of room in which to get rolling. He will have Dave Read as a running-mate...