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...trading partners. Sweden, which long seemed immune to recession, has started on a slide that is expected to result in zero growth this year. By contrast, Denmark achieved modest expansion during 1975, and Norway is being buoyed by prospects of soon becoming a sizable oil producer. The Norwegian economy grew a respectable 5.1% this year, and unemployment amounts to only an insignificant 1.4% of the labor force...
...narrowest ski--the racing ski--is closer to a pair of ice skates than to the downhill skis of your youth. A good deal of work for your ankles, these skis are recommended for people with Norwegian (preferably Swedish) last names who foresee skiing only on packed and grooved racing tracks...
...near the Kremlin. "I hope this will help political prisoners," he said. The phone rang constantly with calls from friends and well-wishers in Russia and abroad. His wife, Pediatrician Yelena Bonner, telephoned congratulations from Italy, where she is recovering from an operation for glaucoma. Connected by phone with Norwegian radio, he broadcast a message, in broken German, saying he was extremely pleased and proud. He added that he hoped to come to Oslo to receive the medal and the $140,000 prize money at the ceremony to be held Dec. 10, the 79th anniversary of the death of Swedish...
...genuine coexistence, as the only way to save mankind ... As a nuclear physicist," the citation continued, "he has, with his special insight and responsibility, been able to speak out against the dangers inherent in the armaments race between states." The five-member Nobel committee, appointed by the Norwegian Parliament, reportedly rejected 50 other candidates under consideration, including Finnish President Urho Kekkonen, for whom Soviet officials have been campaigning...
...year; it now stands at 150,000. Wages are high-for some skills twice those in the U.S.-but so are prices. Scotch costs $3.50 a shot, discouraging noisy sprees by roustabouts and divers and keeping Stavanger almost as quiet and staid as ever. Because of Norwegian taxes, a Toyota shipped from Japan costs $9,500, as much as a fully equipped Cadillac in the U.S. Cigarettes are $1.50 a pack, and groceries are double U.S. prices. Don Greenlee, 47, a Texan production superintendent for Phillips at Ekofisk, takes the prices in stride. Says he: "It costs more to live...