Word: norwegians
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...crew then announced that they would occupy the ship until the government guaranteed jobs for the 3,000 or so employees who would be affected by the liner's demise. After a last nostalgic night, the ship's 1,264 passengers were taken ashore on a Norwegian ferry...
...mark, in fact, is no longer an ordinary currency; it has become the de facto leader of a whole block of currencies issued by countries that make up an unofficial "Deutsche Mark zone." Include the Dutch guilder, the Belgian franc, the Luxembourg franc, the Danish, Swedish and Norwegian kroner, the Swiss franc and the Austrian schilling. They tend to rise and fall with the mark, so the mark's strength has pushed the value of the dollar down against all of them...
Most of the pilgrims share a vague spiritual hunger. "What struck me most here was the experience of finding so many people of my own age who were searching," explained Magdalene, 21, a Norwegian at the camp. Alois, a 19-year-old German, suggested that "it's not even Christianity we're searching for, since many of us are not believers. What we all share is a search for meaning." Stefano, a 15-year-old from Milan on his third visit to Taizé, said that "we all push to love God." Taizé's pilgrims...
After 72 hours adrift, the Q.E. 2 family was eventually transferred to the Norwegian cruise ship Sea Venture, which had only 150 cabins available. Most of the Elizabethans had to sleep on chairs or the deck. Again, free drinks -this time with ice-and hot food helped soothe rising tempers. Landed after 15 hours in Hamilton, Bermuda, the Q.E. 2 passengers were given hotel rooms where they could shower for the first time in three days. Then, after being ceremoniously presented with complete refunds for their fares (up to $1,000), they were bundled aboard chartered jets...
Kissinger chose well: among the graduates of his seminars are Belgium's prospective Prime Minister Leo Tinde-mans, West German Minister for Economic Cooperation Erhard Eppler, Israeli Deputy Premier Yigal Allon, South Korean former Prime Minister Chung II Kwon, Japanese Minister of Trade and Industry Yasuhiro Nakasone, Norwegian Foreign Minister Knut Frydenlund, and such prominent nongovernment figures as West German Editor Theo Sommer and British Historian Michael Foot...