Ranik Halle (né Andronik Saradscheff; 24 August 1905 – 20 May 1987) was a Russian-born Norwegian newspaper editor and

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player. He was born in

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. As a student in

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, he participated in politics and chaired the

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in 1928. He was active in

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and edited the weekly newspaper ''ABC''. From 1946 he started working for ''Høyres Pressekontor'', eventually as editor and CEO. He was

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of the

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from 1954 to 1964.

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1905 births 1987 deaths Norwegian newspaper editors Fatherland League (Norway) Emigrants from the Russian Empire to Norway Norwegian contract bridge players Deaths from cancer in Norway 20th-century Norwegian writers {{norway-bio-stub