Word: norwegians
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When Sweden and Norway separated in 1905. Nansen's diplomacy was useful in keeping the separation peaceful. He became Norway's first Minister to the Court of St. James's. During the War he served on the Norwegian Trade Commission to the U. S., helped keep his country, pinched between belligerents, from starving. After the War, as High Commissioner of the League of Nations, he soon became recognized as one of Europe's rare internationalists, helped refugees and starving populations wherever he could, regardless of political boundaries. The League credited him with repatriating nearly half...
...fundamental principle is that League states should pay their share of the running expense. Last week Norwegian Chairman Carl Hambro of the League Budget reported that only nine states have paid their dues in full this year; that there is $1,440,000 owing for the years 1930-32; that the League will apparently have to declare itself bankrupt or obtain a loan...
...York, dignified officials of the Holland America Line piled into a launch, chugged out to the Narrows, and yelled themselves hoarse cheering for the life boat crew of the Statendam racing for the international trophy of the Neptune Association which a Norwegian America liner (the Bergensfjord) won for the third time, thereby making it the permanent possession of Norway. However, the Statendam crew, gratified by the attention of the Line's officials, promised loyalty and their boat sailed on schedule for Rotterdam...
...Gosh painted on its fuselage, nonstop to Oslo, Norway. The scheme fell through. Pilot Lee flew east, got natives of Montpelier and Barre, Vt., to pay to have Oshkosh B'Gosh erased and Green Mountain Boy painted instead. He picked up a mechanic named John Bochkon, a towheaded Norwegian who used to be known as "The Swede" when he was a night watchman at Curtiss-Wright Airport, L. I. On the day The Flying Family left New York, Green Mountain Boy took off from Barre. It was refueled at Harbor Grace, N. F., roared out over the Atlantic with fuel...
...born Tax. Can customs be collected on articles produced on the high seas? Last week the Supreme Court was asked to consider a case in which this question was the chief issue. Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co. bought whale oil from several Norwegian whaling firms. It protested the tax of 6¢ a gallon levied in New York, sued to recover the money. The U. S. Court of Customs Appeals held that ships at sea and the property in them belong to the land of registry, that the whale oil was taxable as coming from Norway. P. & G. appealed...