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Behind the closed doors of an Oslo courtroom, seven judges were trying Communist Asbjoern Sunde, a wartime resistance hero, for transmitting Norwegian military secrets, passports and police cards to the Russian embassy. The prosecution built a seemingly airtight case: eyewitnesses testified that they had seen Sunde hand over papers to a Soviet attaché at obscure rendezvous; Sunde's sister-in-law and a friend acknowledged that he had asked them for their passports. But after two weeks of testimony, Sunde perked up and announced cockily: "I've been playing with the police...
Citation: "Undaunted before those who questioned his right to say what he be lieved. A preacher whose labors have taught thousands the truth of Wesley's last with us.' " words: 'The best of all is, God is Eivind J. Berggrav, retired Bishop of Oslo and Primate of Norway...
Three of the winners will study in Rome; one study will study in Rennes, France; one plans to study in Wageningen. The Netherlands; and one will pursue his field of concentration in Oslo, Norway...
Died. Crown Princess Martha of Norway, 53, wife of Crown Prince Olaf, daughter of Sweden's late Prince Carl and frequent White House guest while a refugee from Nazi-occupied Norway in World War II; of a liver ailment; in Oslo...
...best skiers had already tumbled into bone-bruising falls as they swooped down the dangerous drop, going all-out for the downhill championship of the world. Norway's Stein Eriksen might well have taken it easy. Far ahead on points after winning the slalom and giant slalom, the Oslo ski salesman could have coasted home to a safe, slow finish, still a sure bet for the championship of championships, the Alpine Combination. But Stein, as usual, drove all the way; even a spill could not keep him from finishing fast, only 5.1 seconds behind the downhill winner, Austria...