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Nobel Peace Prize Site Shifted

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Security considerations have prompted the Norwegian Nobel Committee to shift the site of this year’s Peace Prize presentations from the Oslo University concert hall to a 13th Century fortress, according to reports received here today. The recipients, Premier Menachem Begin of Israel and President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, will accept their awards in ceremonies at Akerhus Castle, built in 1219, which overlooks Oslo’s inner harbor. The medieval stronghold is virtually impregnable to gate crashers.

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