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Show AMERICAN RETURNS A DECORATION TO KING Chicago, Julv 7. Nicolay A. Grev-stand, Grev-stand, the Chicago editor recently appointed ap-pointed United States minister to'Uru-guay to'Uru-guay and Paraguay, has returned a decoration bestowed upon him several sev-eral years ago by Kin? Hakkon of Norway The decoration Is the Norwegian Nor-wegian Knighthood of St. Olaf, grant-ed grant-ed toMr. Grevstad in recognition of his service as a jncwnnjierman "I feel that It is no more than right that I return the decoration "now that I am about to enter the American diplomatic di-plomatic service," said Mr Grevstad The constitution prohibits the acceptance accep-tance by federal officials of decorations decora-tions from foreign governments "While I received the order several years ago, I feel that I ought to ask the consent of congress to retain it. and that I do not wish to do." 00 |