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...town with the gayest nightclubs in Scandinavia and an easy tolerance that leads Danish girls to say, "I'd rather have a Negro boy friend than a Swede any day." It also boasts the Berlingske Tidende, one of the great newspapers of Europe, and a Premier, Jens Otto Krag, who has not only outstanding skill but also one of Denmark's favorite actresses as a wife. Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens may be the world's finest pleasure park; there, most summer nights the fireworks splash the city with light, and a cannon booms the midnight signal...
...Entertained Denmark's lively Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag and his actress wife Helle with a state dinner and dance. Luci Johnson, 16, enjoyed her first state party so much that she stopped the dance in a shoulder-shaking demonstration of the frug with Ricky Keaton, 17, son of a Houston electrical contractor. While guests applauded, a beaming Lyndon clapped out the beat. Luci and Keaton later drove off for a spin in Keaton's red sports...
...Copenhagen last week, after only six months in office, Krag faced his supreme political test when he introduced into Parliament a complex series of measures that will 1) extend all union contracts for two years, thus limiting wage increases; 2) fix maximum prices of all consumer goods except fish and farm products; and 3) compel all taxpayers to buy up to $290 in 4% bonds that cannot be redeemed for five years...
...trained economist, Krag insisted that his Draconian measures are essential; more than any other nation in Europe, Denmark had staked its economic future on joining the Common Market along with Britain. When De Gaulle blackballed Britain's membership, France's President shrewdly promised Denmark immediate admission. Krag's reply was sharp and to the point: "We have no wish to be one of President De Gaulle's pieces in the political chess game with Britain. It is important that we keep our two major customers, Britain and West Germany, inside the same organization. It must...
...Krag's loyalty to his friends abroad hardly allayed his headaches at home. Racked by severe inflation, Denmark last year saw its trade deficit dangerously increased to $486 million, while its currency reserves were cut in half. In the last four years, Danish wages have risen 40%, production less than 20%. The stringent new economic program drew anguished cries from employers and the political opposition, but Krag curtly rejected the traditional Danish compromise. Krag's coalition government can undoubtedly squeeze the bill through Parliament by its usual one-vote majority, and the Danes will have to tighten their...