Speaker at this years Fourth of July celebration in Sandefjord. Norway. was Polar Explorer Capt. Finn Ronne. U.S. Naval Reserve. retired. Captain Ronne. who immigrated to this country from Norway as a young man. has covered more terrain in the Antarctic by dogteam and airplane travels than any other Antarctic explorer and has claimed vast and valuable territories in the Antarctic for America. He was recently given the certificate of merit. by the Explorers Club of New York in recognition of his geographic and scientific contributions to polar knowledge over 30 years of exploration. Under unanimous consent I insert Captain Ronnes speech n todays RECORD.
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