Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1946-01-01
Eight Danish Newspapermen Have
Arrived For Tour Through U.S..

Eight top-ranking Danish journ-
alists have arrived in u. S. by
plane for seven-week tour of
the United States as guests of
the Department of State. Mem
bers of the group, which represents
all of Denmark's newspapers and
press associations, were active
participants in the Danish resist
ance movement, serving their
country with distinction until her
liberation on May 5, 1915.
The journalists, all of whom
speak English, will study at first
hand Americas vast industrial and
agricultural structure and have
also evidenced keen interest in the
country's social and cultural ac-
Invites. The visitors itinerary has
been planned with a view to pre-
senting cross-section of Ameri-
can activities in all sections OF
the country.
In New York, the Danish news
men will visit centers of cultural
interest. Special emphasis will be
given to a tour of metropolitan
newspaper plants, the press as
sociations and radio networks.
From time to time during the
course Of their stay, members OF
the group will make broadcasts
to Denmark, describing their ex-
periences in the United States.
!. The party will meet President
Truman, Sec airy of State
Byrnes, and other leading govern
ment, military, industrial and labor
officials in Washington, where
they hope to gain some insight
into the workings of American
government.
In view of Denmark's leading
position as dairy country, her
press representatives will be shown
through the Cornell University
School of Agriculture and will also
investigate latest American farm
ing techniques in the New York
State dairy region.
Detroit, center of the nations
automotive industry, Chicago's ia
nous stockyards, and the aircraft
plants and shipyards of the west
coast cities of Seattle, San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles are major
points on the itinerary. During
their visit to San Francisco, the
journalists Will also see the Uni
versity of California, site of the
gigantic cyclotron. This should be
of special interest to the Danes,
whose distinguished countryman,
Nobel prize-winner, Niels Bohr,
played such a vital role in the
discovery Of the atomic bomb.
A tour of the Grand Canyon is
sheduled to give the visitors
taste of the scenic splendor of the
West. The neWsmen will spend
some time at San Antonio, Texas,
with trips to Randolph Field and
Kelly Field. After a brief visit to
New Orleans. the group will pro-
coed to Knoxville, Tennessee, where
they will spend several days study
ing the vast Tennessee Valley Au-
thority projects.
The Danish journalists who are
making this circuit of the coun-
try are Anton Abildtrup, editor-in-
chief of Radikale Venstres Presse-
bureau, the Radical Partys press
agency; H. Hansen, editor-in-chief
of Venstres Pressebureau, the Lib
eral Party's press agency; Borge
Houmann, editor-in-chief of the
Communist newspaper, Land og
Folk; Arid Hvidtfeldt, correspond
ent for Socialdemokratisk Provins-
presse, the Social Democratic
Party's provincial press agency;
Ebbe Munich. editor of Information,
the Resistance Movements illegal
newspaper, now a Copenhagen
daily; Gunnar L. c. Nelson, editor
of the Copenhagen conservative
daily Nationaltidende: Sven Tillge-
Rasmussen, correspondent for Po-
litiken, Denmark largest daily
newspaper; and Poul Westphall.
editor of the Conservative Berling-
ske Tidende.