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...Helsinki, Composer Jean Sibelius celebrated his 88th birthday at a quiet family party at home...
Solid Evidence. In Helsinki, Finland, after Burglar Olavi Veikko Horppu complained that his stomach hurt, police doctors operated, found: broken bits of a dinner plate, two salad forks, a table knife, several razor blades and a handful of nails...
...Deal. Kekkonen let it be known that he had been secretly conferring with the Soviet ambassador to Helsinki, and that he was actually on the point of signing a big new trade agreement when his government was voted down. The agreement would have 1) granted Finland credit with no strings attached; 2) paid for 10% or even 15% of Finnish exports to Russia in sterling or dollars; 3) reopened the question of Finnish territory captured by the Red army in World War II. Moscow, said Kekkonen, was preparing to let Finnish lumbermen float log rafts down the Saimaa Canal, which...
Just after intermission, the men's choir of Helsinki University sang four selections. This Finnish group is composed of much older men than Harvard or Princeton's clubs, and for sheer weight of tone it surpassed them both. The loud passages rang out with amplitude pushed to the point of stridency. This was a marked contrast to the sensuous Harvard sound and certainly far removed from Princeton's pale efforts. But the Finns' precise phrasing, virtuoso soloists, and energetic sound roused the audience to the heartiest applause of the evening...
This concert will have an international note as the Chorus of the University of Helsinki will sing several selections of their native music. The Helsinki Chorus is also to appear in a series of concerts with the Boston Symphony under Charles Munch...