Word: haakon
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...year-old city of Oslo scrubbed down its streets, hoisted flags and portraits and prepared to be the center of attention as Norwegians began a happy three-day national celebration: the 80th birthday of King Haakon VII, Europe's oldest reigning monarch...
...acquainted tour of the NATO countries, General Matthew Ridgway spoke at Elsinore, Denmark, where he won Danish hearts by his closing phrase: Held og lykke ("Good luck to you all"), delivered in faultless Danish. In Oslo, after a meeting with King Haakon, who will be 80 years old in August, 57-year-old Soldier Ridgway reported: "I could spend hours with him. But he was very thin, and I think he should eat more...
...said one of Mamie's old girl friends last week, "don't worry about Mamie rising to any occasion. I saw her in Europe. I was terribly impressed with all the royalty and officialdom, but Mamie wasn't. There was this King Haakon, and there was Mamie, talking with her hands, just as peppy as ever...
...Belgium's Baudouin, Denmark's Frederik IX, Britain's George VI, Greece's Paul, The Netherlands' Juliana, Norway's Haakon VII, Sweden's Gustaf...
...Norwegians, who ski-jump in droves of thousands on winter Sundays, the Holmenkollen is the World Series, and stars such as Hoel and Bjornstad are Norway's DiMaggios and Musials. Even the arrival of King Haakon last week produced no such resounding heias as did a formful jump. Norwegians get no more chance to practice on the famous slope than anybody else. Tradition and Norwegian sportsmanship keep the hill closed except at championship time, so that local boys will get no undue advantage. This year's event carried more weight than usual. It was the last chance jumpers...