Viikkosanomat, September 08, 1986

              UN Pavilion at Expo 86 with out skull which
On Oct 24 1985 the cally organized international desert d finally the EXPO among omers anci shows on
UN General Assembley proc- - meetings exhibitions semi- - logo aiongsiae tne aove or wide screen lasting 8-- 9 minutes
laimed 1 986 the year of the nars symposiums olympics Peace- - Among the very remarks
and other sports meets fairs etc Enterting the main areas of made b the commentators
This was timely act res- - as arenas for dicussion and the pavilion we are confronted were:"0ur earth 1S Planet
ponding the increasing threat competition in the spirit of revolving globe which has been graced with life" "Our univer-- ofanuclearwarwhichcouldbe tolerance friedship and peace donated by the Rand McNally se is made-u- P of 10° billion
the incumbent result of the rn™™™ Th M„rirv Hoh stars which make UP our milky
phenominalgrovvthoftheesca- - Upon entering the UN
lating arms race Pavilion one is first confronted
As the reporter for the Fin- - with "Students messages for
nish language newspaper Viik- - Peace" display of childrens
kosanomat (Weekly News - paintings The overal direct--
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beging my series of reports on urgency inherent in child- - viewed by arger and
EXPO by vvriting my impres- - like pictographs to vvorks bor-- some by one t0 three people In
sion on the UN pavilion with demng on professionahsm bear the of the pavjiion a
itsprevailingthemeofPeacein the following captions: "Su- - can write his her own
this the Year of feace iyeo perman can t stop nuciear war
This fortified resolve but we can" "Peace books for this purpose and against acid-rai- n and above-all- - later He
the indispensable necessity Communication
and fruitfulness of democrati- - the boss?" appended
SUNDAY GUESTS AND CHORES
Though on Sunday we ought to rest
That is the day work the
I then work morn tili night
From sunrise glow tili sunset light
My Sunday guests do neglect
So thus them little respect
My precious time I will not waste
To waiting chores I do make haste
— This was an ideal one
As ali these I got done:
Six litres of berries in pails filled
At raspberry plot vvhich also tilled
I hoed flower-garde- n near the wall
Fertilized spot where flovvers grew small
In vegetable garden I pulled vveeds
Got rid of them before east seeds
I also sawed a cord of
The pile near sauna then stood
Then heated sauna sizzling hot
Where Mrs and I real steaming got
To guests who come my wife plays
Of Sunday I like to boast
Must savv hoe weed mow and what not?
As hot the sauna has been fired
When wife and nl wash we get tired
So fast as we can we hit the sack
In no time flat l'm flat on my back!
Joseph U Kaksonen
Finnfacts
Finland has 49 mi 1 1 ion inhabitants (Sweden 83
Denmark 51 Norway 40) The population density
is 16 inhabitants per square kilometre 40% of
the population inhabit rural areas 60% towns and
urban districts Of the population 936% are
Finnish-speaki- ng 62% Swedish-speaki- ng and 02
other The state religions are Lutheran and Greek
Orthodox
HI STORY
1155 The first Swedish crusade to Finland Finland
becomes part of the Kingdom of Sweden
1809 Sweden surrenders Finland to Russia The Czar
makes Finland an autonomous Grand Duchy
1917 declr-atio- n of independence Dee 6th first recogmzed by Russia France Germany
and Sweden
1919 Present Constitution adopted Finland becomes
a Republic
GOVERNMENT
The President of the Republic is elected for a pe-ri- od
of 6 years In 1956-198- 2 the office was held
by Dr Urho Kekkonen In January 1982 Dr Mauno
Koivisto was elected president The Government
must enjoy the confidence of Parliament Parlia-me- nt consists fo 200 members elected by universal
suffrage The distribution according to the
results of the 1983 General Election is as follows
(in brackets the seats according to the pre- -
election situation) :
Seats % of
votes
Social Democratic Party 57 (52) 268
National Coalition Party 44 (46) 222
Centre Party 38 (37) 177
People' s Democr-tti- c Party 27 (35) 140
Rural Party 17 ( 6) 97
Swedish s Party 11 (10) 46
Christian League 3 (10) 30
Greens 2 (- --) 15
Constitutionalist Party 1 (- --) 04
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ting evokes an eerie atmosphere
which at same time is off-s- et
by a green verdant plentiful
planet-eart- h Numerous videos
are tastefully Thoroug- -
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these
group
centre
person or
neace message in numerous
almost
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a video his or her peace message
It is creditofthe BCCredit
Unions that they are risponcible
for the showing of the movie
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way" "Communication and
transportation links us closer
together"
In short my visit to the
UN pavilion was a memorable
one and I got a glipse of the
human race in full colourful
bloom vvithout a trace of chau
visit still year
best
from
host
else against nuciear war and
vvars
Thankyou UN Pavilion
for a memorable experience
vvill Cherish forever
OSMO LAHTI
Bethune Memorial House is celebrating August 30
its lOth anniversary since the official opening Canada
BETHUNE MEMORIAL HOUSE
Gravenhurst
(mwwuvtM IIII I I II Ml
A Visit to Bethune House
Structurally Bethune House has been restored to
look much as it did in the year of Bethune's birth
The principal rooms of the are furnished to
recreate their probable appearance in 890 A few
articles that belonged to the Bethunes were avail-abl- e
for use in the restoration The otherfurnishings
reflect vvhat is knovvn of the tastes and habits of the
Bethune family
On the second floor of the house an exhibit traces
the chief features of Bethune's life from his child-hoo- d
in Gravenhurst to his death in China
The Visitor Centre
Adjacent to Bethune House the Centre is
the location forvarious audio-visu- al presentations
It contains a display of gifts given to the
Memorial by the People's Republic of China
Norman Bethune
Bethune Memorial House was the birthplace of Dr
Norman Bethune It commemorates his achieve-ment- s
in the field of medicine and his self-sacrifi- ce
in the cause of his humanitarian principles
Norman Bethune is remembered for his heroic work
in China as a field surgeon and medical educator
Even before his untimely death in 939 in a remote
Chinese village he had become a hero to the
Chinese people But other aspects of his
career also are commemorated by Bethune House
He gained an international reputation for innovative
surgical techniques and the invention of many
widely-use- d surgical instruments The mobile blood
transfusion service that he developed and first used
on the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War was a
great advance in military medicine
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Bavanan Landtag deputy
Gantzer the West Berlin
newspaper Der Tagesspiegel
informs us has complained
to the Federal Miriister of
Posts about a business let- -
vinism racism or savv ter he sent from Munich to
working against de- - neighbouring Unterschleiss-seas- e
against starvation heim which was returned
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termed this "snail mail" as
it took the letter 351 days
to cover 30 kilometres a
rate of less than four metres
an hour
on
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also
remarkable
humanity
Bethune House is restored to the 1890 penod
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"Bethune and Fighters oi the 8th Route Army at the Front"
- qilt oi the People's Republic oi China