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Royalty from all Scandinavia gathered in Stockholm to celebrate the 70th birthday of King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden. Among the special events: a gift contributed by his subjects, a check for 5,000,000 kroner ($966,500), which the King said would be used to further Swedish culture; an all-Wagnerian concert by the Royal Court Orchestra, conducted, after shirtsleeved rehearsals, by King Frederik of Denmark...
Career: Veteran career diplomat and topflight economist; joined Foreign Office in 1928, has served since in the U.S., Scandinavia, Africa, the U.N. and as delegate to numberless international conferences as expert on economics and North American affairs; Britain's Deputy Under Secretary of State since 1948; chairman of ten-man council on British atomic policy; Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George since 1949; accompanied both Attlee and Churchill on their recent trips to Washington, where he himself has served a total of five years...
...Sounds from Sweden, Vol. I (Leonard Feather's Swingin' Swedes; Prestige LP). Some remarkably up-to-date jazz imported from Scandinavia by Jazz Expert Feather. Rain on the Roof and Moonlight Saving Time are rather stiff, but Swedish Butterfly and September Serenade are stylish bits of rhythm...
...G.O.P. Presidential Candidate Dwight Eisenhower's statement that "beyond pure Socialism lies pure dictatorship," old (67) Socialist Norman Thomas, himself a six-time presidential election loser, shot off a bristling letter to Ike. Main point: "Do you think you will get [the aid of Socialist Britain and Scandinavia] in the defense of Western Europe or of the world by the kind of blanket affirmation that you made...
...T.W.A.: A 46-day "grand tour." Stops in 21 cities of "eleven nations, including Scandinavia and the Low Countries, with three days in London, three in Rome and four in Paris. Price: $1,388.10. ¶ Pan American: A "ten-day special." Four days in England, including London, Oxford, Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick Castle; four days in Paris, including a trip to Versailles. Price: $617. ¶ Sabena: Two weeks in Belgium, Holland, England and France, including a motor trip through Holland, excursions to Windsor Castle and Versailles. Price: $642. ¶ Scandinavian: A 23-day tour taking in London, Paris, Amsterdam...