Lögberg-Heimskringla - 10.10.1963, Síða 2

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LÖGBERG-HEIMSKRINGLA, FIMMTUDAGINN 10. OKTÓBER 1963
"Krisljanson Influence"
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taken away from our chil-
dren.”
The parents themselves had
only grades three and four
education. They operated the
Lakeside trading store and
summer cottages and were
able to send their sons to uni-
versity during the depression.
Baldur was majoring in eco-
nomics at the University of
Manitoba. At that time the
dominating principle was that
supply and demand would
solve all . problems. Baldur
recalls the unemployed lining
up for soup rations on Water
St.
Asked queslions
Baldur questioned his Uni-
versity instructor about the
theories on unemployment.
“Ah, a soap box orator!”
responded the instructor.
Baldur was so furious that
he resolved to learn more
about economics than his pro-
fessors. He won a fellowship,
later too his Ph.D. in agricul-
tural economics at the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin, rated the
top school in land economics.
Then he held research posi-
tions with American universi-
ties, taught at Canadian and
American universities, return-
ed to Canada as an economist
with the federal government,
went fo Iran as an economist
with a Harvard advisory
group, returned to Canada as
special projects and planning
officer for the department of
agriculture, and finally be-
came assistant deputy federal
minister of agriculture. He
has contributed to many jour-
nals and publications.
Not static
His peripatetic career re-
flects one of his dominant
characteristics. He is not sta-
tic. He is known as an idea
man, has always been a bit of
a maverick. He tends to chal-
lenge the status quo and at
times has jarred civil serv-
ants with his radical line of
thought. Some accuse him of
overstating a case to arouse
provocative discussion.
Says an associate in Otta-
wa: “He’s a unique blend of
realism and idealism. When
you talk to him about a prob-
lem you get a new insight.”
Dr. Kristjanson has a facil-
ity for establishing confidence
in people and getting his ideas
across in crisp and concise
form. He can reduce a mass
of verbiage to its essence.
Air of respose
He is a mild looking indi-
vidual who smokes a curved
pipe and has an air of great
repose. He appears dispas-
sionate and so he is in dealing
with a situation.
While professor at the
North Dakota Agricultural
College, he was asked by an
interested citizen to assist in
settling a long and costly bus
strike. In character with his
deep sense of public responsi-
bility, he plunged in .to help.
Academic eyebrows were
raised at the spectacle of an
agricultural economist negoti-
ating in a labor dispute.
As president of the Fargo
chapter of the American As-
sociation of University Profes-
sors he fought vigorously
against the peremptory firing
of several professors, a move
which brought a request for
his resignation and his even-
tual dismissal.
For a principle
The case become an issue
in the legislature, and was
fought three times before the
courts, with funds contributed
by farmers. The fight lasted
two years but in the end the
decision was that the profes-
sors were not entitled to ten-
ure.
In this instance, Dr. Krist-
janson’s philosophy of crea-
tive bargaining failed. His
philosophy recommends that
when two parties are in
dispute, a solution may be
found by enlarging the area
under discussion.
His own mind is continually
active in exploring his favor-
ite areas. His hobby is read-
ing, mainly philosophy and
economics — especially in
underdeveloped countries. His
other hobby is what he calls
“family life.” He tries to
spend as much time in pur-
suits with his family.
Poini of view
Why did he return here to
take the job af executive di-
rector of the Manitoba Econ-
omic Consultative Board?
“It gave me the opportunity
to work on ideas on economic
development which I’ve been
working on. But most of all
it was the fact that Premier
Roblin and I see eye to eye
on the growing importance of
the work provinces have to do
toward national unity.
“You cannot successfully
plan a provincial economy
without careful co-ordination
with other provinces and the
federal government.”
Dr. Kristjanson would
rather not use the term
“problem” when questioned
about the issues to be faced
in boosting Manitoba’s econ-
omy.
Says he: “It is a matter of
looking at different points of
view and how they can be
reconciled.”
Sept. 28, 1963.
The Tribune
Fréttir frá íslandi
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versta veðri. Einnig voru
Grímsnesingar að smala
Lyngdalsheiði í versta veðri
og Gnúpverjar að komast
með sitt safn niður að afrétt-
argirðingu. Annars var fé víða
farið að sækja mjög heim
fyrir óveðrinu. Norðanlands
hættu sumir við að fara í
göngur í gær, en búast má við
að þeir sem eru í margra daga
göngum, svo sem Skagfirðing-
ar, éigi í erfiðleikum.
Mgbl. 25. sept.
☆
Slæddu lundurduflasvæði
Floti Barry Anderson, kapt-
eins, 4 tundurduflaslæðarar
og birgðarskip, héldu til Bret-
lands frá Seyðisfirði sl. sunnu-
dagskvöld. Slæddu skipin
tundurduflasvæðið á Seyðis-
firði á laugardag og sunnu-
dag, en fundu engin dufl þar.
Skipin slæddu um miðja
síðustu viku á Eyjafirði og
fundu þar 4 tundurdufl, sem
voru á um 25-faðma dýpi. Var
eitt duflið sprengt, en hinum
sökkt. Liggja þau nú á botni
og mun sjórinn með tíman-
um éta þau sundur. Engin
hætta stafar af duflunum þar
sem þau eru.
Mgbl. 25. sept.
☆
Brelar heiðra
Eirík skipherra
Eiríki Kristóferssyni skip-
herra, var veitt í gærmorgun,
samkvæmt tilskipun Elísabet-
ar II, drottningar, hæsta orða,
sem Bretar veita erlendum
mönnum. Hann var gerður að
Commander of the Civil
Division of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire.
Orðuna afhenti sendiherra
Breta í Reykjavík, Evelyn
Basil-Boothby.
Athöfnin fór fram kl. 11 við
hátíðlega athöfn í brezka
sendiherrabústaðnum v i ð
Laufásveg. Var þar margt
gesta.
Brezki sendiherrann flutti
stutta ræðu og sagði m.a., að
hann teldi sér mikinn heiður
að því að fullnægja tilskipun
drottningar og ekki sízt þar
sem viðstaddir væru tveir
háttsettir foringjar úr brezka
sjóhernum, og bað hann gesti
að lyfta glösum og drekka
heillaskál Eiríks Kristófers-
sonar.
Sagði Basil-Boothby, að
Eiríkur hefði ætíð verið stétt
sinni til mikils sóma og hefði
þar aldrei blettur fallið á.
Hann hefði ætíð talið sitt
fremsta hlutverk að bjarga
mannslífum, þar á meðal
brezkra, og það hlutverk
hefði hann rækt með svo mik-
illi mannúð, að hann hefði á-
unnið sér aðdáun og þakklæti
bæði vina og óvina.
Sendiherrann afhenti Eiríki
orðuna, sem er mjög fögur á
að líta. Bað hann menn síðan
að lyfta glösum til heilla
Eiríki Kristóferssyni.
Fjórir íslendingar hafa áð-
ur hlotið orðu þá, sem Eiríki
var veitt í gær. Þeir eru Ás-
geir Sigurðsson, fyrrum aðal-
ræðismaður, Lárus Fjeldsted,
hrl., Hallgrímur Hallgrímsson,
ræðismaður og Sigurður B.
Sigurðsson, ræðismaður.
Orðan er sú hæsta, sem
Bretar veita erlendum mönn-
um og hefur aðeins einn mað-
ur, erlendur, hlotið hærri
brezka orðu, en það er Eisen-
hower, hershöfðingi.
Skrautritað heiðursskjal
fylgir orðunni, undirritað af
Elísabetu drottningu og Philip
prins. Nöfn orðuhafa eru
geymd í sérstöku herbergi í
Westminster Abbey og sá
heiður fylgir einnig, að hafa
heimild til að heimsækja
drottningu þegar tækifæri
gefst.
Mgbl. 22. sept.
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