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BRIGHTEST star among the bright young architects of the 1930s was a dour-looking, dynamic Finn named Alvar Aalto. His TB sanatorium at Paimio, Finland, with its cantilevered decks, was a landmark in the new international style. Almost singlehanded he had made wood a "modern material," used it in a dazzling variety of ways-an undulating ceiling for a library in Viipuri, an undulating wall for the Finnish Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair-and the tastemakers of the era all sat in Aalto's curved plywood chairs. But as the glass-and-steel revolution...
...inviting is the prospect of a Europe economically united that still another nation was anxious to join the Outer Seven. But little Finland has to be mindful of what Big Neighbor Russia thinks. Predictably, Pravda grumbled last week that 'Finland should watch out for entangling political alliances. Wise in the ways of Soviet nuance and tone, the Finns decided that the Russians were only growling, not really mad. Accordingly > the Finns promised the Soviets to wait until the final wording of the agreement before joining, but meantime agreed to join the Outer Seven in drawing up the final draft...
...roughly as "the grievance man.'' Founded in Sweden 150 years ago in frank imitation of the ancient Roman 'tribunes of the people," whose job it was to watch the administration of justice and give assistance to citizens who were treated harshly, it has since spread to Finland and Denmark, is likely to be adopted this fall by Norway...
Port & Cigars. Denmark has but one ombudsman, Finland two, while Sweden has three, who respectively 1) guarantee Parliament against abuse by government officials, 2) guarantee Parliament against abuse by the military, 3) guarantee the King against abuse by officials. All three are obliged by law to investigate every complaint of every citizen, to ensure freedom of the press, and to begin prosecution of any official who acts wrongly or neglects his duty...
Among the worst offenders, said Dr. Finland, is Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or the "blue-pus organism," which nowadays crops up more often and with greater virulence. Surprisingly, another problem microbe is Aerobacter aerogenes, found naturally on many food plants and in water and milk, as well as in man's digestive tract. Once rated almost harmless, it is now a killer. In sum, optimists who think it is old-fashioned nonsense to talk about fatal "blood poisoning" are wrong. There are now more deaths from septicemia than there were before the antibiotic age, said Dr. Finland...