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Crossing Norway, Sweden and Finland, mostly covered with clouds, the shadow entered Russia, where more than 30 ground observatories, Russian and satellite, were waiting for it. Northern Russia was cloudy, but the weather improved in the south, and stations in the Caucasus had excellent observing. In Iran a U.S. expedition was clouded over, but Father Francis J. Heyden of Georgetown University made up for it partially by winning a $400 rug from Iranian astronomers. They had bet him that the eclipse would not happen...
...British Medical Student Roger Bannister went the distance in an astonishing 3:59.4 (TIME, May 17). Undismayed, Landy set out to prove that he was at least as good as the world's best. This week Long John surprised even himself, and proved that he was better. At Finland's Turku Stadium, he ran the fastest mile ever: 3:58 flat. Just for good measure, he set a new 1,500-meter record...
...Finland, $36 million, to build up agriculture and industry. Finland will soon be back to borrow more-this time 40 million German marks...
...date, the only ones who oppose the World Bank, notably in such countries as Finland, are the Communists...
...Boston, Finland's Veikko Karvonen, runner-up a year ago, won the annual (since 1897) Boston Marathon. Time: 2:20:39, one minute and 48 seconds off the record...