Show Yes the Swedish girls are indeed the stuff that dreams are made on—tantalizing free spirits But there is another side to their well publicized sexual emancipation They are serious intent g meticulous on careers faithful These wives hixisekeepers all of a Swedish are cult part qualities of excellence that unfortunately tends to make the men a bit stuffy the women however are anything but Take KIRSTEN ASP A stunning girl of classic beauty and gracious manner she's 26 unmarried and quite relaxed about it "I don't have anything against marriage" she says "In fact a fortune teller once told me I'd have four children and can't disappoint her But I'm now engrossed in my career" right Kirsten's career is at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Last September she began a rigorous two-yetraining period as a "diplomat aspirant" one of only two women chosen There's no law in Sweden that Ays diplomats can't be beautiful In 1967 Kirsten was the Summer Queen of Stockholm winner in a contest to which a friend had sent her photo Before that she was an exchange student at the University of Oklahoma for two semesters studying social sciences economics speech ("and don't forget TV" she laughs) Kirsten hit it off well with Americans "I like them very much They're generous friendly easygoing What I liked most was the optimism the feeling that nothing was impossible Here too we place great emphasis on achievement and the opportunities are just as good only we're not so optimistic don't know why—maybe it's the dark winters or something" Kirsten speaks English perfectly except for turning j into y—as in "yust a yigolo" hard-workin- complain about We're a country of not even 8 million people nearly all Swedes and we tend to think alike about most things Maybe you could call that boring I've lived in New York and of course Stockholm couldn't be that exciting But I have a car and our countryside is beau I I continued I F1 ? 44' ' 'P 1 Mil'- 7- k s ) 1 iLoot i: ' 4' 1 i- :- I 4:: t!14: E'''''r k-- ) ' zry - r wollt"10b''"'1:1eN lip I LIM k s : - kik? i e ici :tst - 0 t 0 '' -- : :4 ' ilk ' t ar i il a en ' cr tm ch 4 or 141)111111141414141111111411kNCA1 3 CO -- Ili 4 : 44 4111- '1! a t3 0-‘ ezb- f44 9 4 New Pizza 'Is it true?' 01 It to eft oif dPe - 11( 1k : tofr oW S 4 484: 40 M 1 tizt I I She continued: "I must say that one thing annoyed me A boy would have a drink or two at a party and right away he'd say 'Come on now tell me is it true what they say about Swedish girls: How about it?' It was ironic because when I'd return to the sorority house at night it was actually embarrassing to see couples necking—real hard And dating My roommate used to sit by the phone on Saturday night slowly going crazy waiting for a ring Why is dating so important? Or going steady? Too many American girls go to college to find a husband In my experience most student marriages don't work out Here in Sweden we marry later We like to go out in groups and have fun together I think it's better" Sweden has been called the "model society" Was it so for her? Didn't she find the Welfare State rather boring? "Really there's no model society anywhere in the world We happen to like what we have I don't want to sound smug but we do enjoy a high standard of living and in general life is good The fact is we don't have too much to she explains "In a way with Bob Dylan Joan Baez and Allen Ginsberg on the walls I feel as though rd never left the US "It's interestilg how I got to San Fran go dancing sailing skiing which learned in America—downhill only" INGEGARD FINNE 23 a lissome blue-eye- d blonde runs a large book and poster shop in the center of Stockholm The outsize pop posters were her idea "I first saw them in San Francisco" tiful - t F--- b -4 I Ryagrispe Good pizza flavor in a crisp snack cracker Italians say it'sa pizza witha crunch We call it new Pizza You gonna like OM MOOMIND do"' 001‘Ap ft! e Square eau t 1 lif--- Ry-Kri- s(It'sa imported from Checkerboard t am Sainte Louis Mo) Wawa 00 44 111 ''''' Ip '- : I : IMMO 21? ::— o MM OHM 41111 alMt TM Ralston Purim Com MaY IMMO etle entel GOONS 17711T7 t1 :V 6 box of new Pizza with ttgs refund coupon 0i-:74-1- Ity-tiris- p MAIL TO: PIZZA REFUND LCUIS MO DEPT 213 CHECKERBOARD SQUARE ST 63109 I've enclosed a box top with the price marking from new Pizza Please send my cash refund to: Ii I t ellta Ono 0 41110eL 1I femme 0 1968 NAME yi117L7IA "A at t I I I ADDRESS fly 11 i CITY -- amo ams sem mai No refund delivery guaranteed 71? STATE without zip code Limit: one refund per family (Not to exceed SOC ) room NMI IMO Web 011 otos sego ewe INomp amino moo vow ow qmo iisa woo II |