Whitby Free Press, 23 Aug 1978, p. 10

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PAGE 10, WEDNESDAy, AUGTJST 23. 1978. WH-ITBY FR FF, PRESS 0 3» .cabl'e' »)listings Cablecast 10, Oshawa, Whitby, Bowmanvilîe and Brooklin Programs, Wednesday, Aug. 23rd to Tuesday, Aug. 29th, 1978. Wednesday, Aug. 23 2:00 Whitby Then & Now with Brian Winter & Jim Quail 2:30 Let's Discuss It with Oshawa Symphony 3:00 Middle Eastern Dance with Milly bouckley 3:30 Oshawa Energy Conservation Centre Presents: 4:00 Cotinty Town Carnival Highlights. 5:30 Evcning Reprot with Bill Jeanes Thursday, Aug. 24 2:00 Motor City Bowling Roll-Offs 3:00 Focus on Mental Health 3:30 Conception 4:00 W'hat Does the Bible Say? 4:30 Wlitby Then & Now 5:00 -Wiitario Talent showcase 6: 00 Sign Off Friday, Aug. 25 2:00 Let's Discuss It with F.L.I.P. 2:30 Middle Eastern Dance 3:00 Motor City Bowling Roll-Offs 4:00 What Does the Bible Say? 4:30 Wintario Talent Showcase 5:30 Sign Off Exercise Break Monday, Aug. 28 2:00 What Does the Bible Say? with Bob Kirkland 2:30 Focus on Mental Health... 3:00 Industrial Trade Fair Highlîghts 4:00 County Town Carnival Parade Coverage 5:00 Mdotor City Bowling Roll-Offs 6:00 Sign Off Tu esday, Aug. 29 2:00 Weicome to Durham Centre with Elizabeth Gomes 2:30 Behind the Scenes with J.O. Ruddy Hospital 3:00 Oshawa Energy conservation Centre Presenits: 3:30 Conception with Host: ilI Jeanes 4:00 Motor City bowling Roll-Offs 5:00 Peter Perry Awards Night Presentation 5:30 Sign Off NOTE ALL PROGRAMS ARE SIBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUP NOTICE DOULAR U$nS Cost goes up WitI1 drop in dollar Holidays abroad- for Canadians are costipIg more this year -- brought on by an unhealthy combination of nearly world-wide inflation and the newly devalued Cana dian dollar. Slim may be beautiful on a Riviera beach -- but don't expect any raves or woif-whistles at the sight of your skinny Canadian dollars. Worth 9 or 90 cents U.S., our currency alone will add about 10 per cent to last year's'costs. The most expensive destination for Canadians this year is probably Switz- erland, where the dollar has dropped to about 70 hav cents'in purchasing power 1 rad over last year. In Holland, dsj General financial advice by mnembers of the Institute YOU of Chartered Aceountantis it France, Britain and Ger- many, something you wouid have paid 80 oents for last year will no'w run about a dollar-- and later this year you can expect inflation to have added another nickel 'to those prices. Ilotels, by the way, are up more than other costa, 50 you can add another $10 at least for last year's 835 room. }Iere are a few tips that can help proteet you against costs boosted by our flagging dollar, when ticket Cana( ible. ouri prioei Cana fly you to Amsterdm on an excursion, and Air Canada needs an additionai $30 (approx) for a charter flight to London. The Canadian airlines blame inflation more 'than deval- uation; they say only three dollars of every extra 50 resulted from our slimmed- down dolar. Photo@ on display loy "Parker" Smith, curator of the Whitby Historical Societyes Lynde House Museum, Pks at a framed print of Sir. John A. Macdonald, on display in the rnuseum. Mr. Smith will ve the many early photographs of Whitby which he showed at the County Town CArnival de-fair, on display at the Lynde House, Sept. 1 to 4 and Sept. 6 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. The ýplay is calied "Parker's Gallery Round-up." Free Press Photo are planning your er vacation: *st, buy your airplane ts in Canada, and on a dian carrier, if poss- They stili charge in dollars, though their -s have gone up too. tdian P 'aciflo will want Decide how- much cash you intend to spend in each foreign country -- and buy traveller's cheques, in that currency, here in Canada. People in every country tend to grab an extra two or three percentage points in cha nging 'foreign money; many Canadians do it, too -- just compare the posted U.S. rate in your local store against the officiai rate. Save your souvenir shopping, especially for highiy-finished, manufac- tured goods, for another year. ~L(Rý where Canadian'dollars are worth most, and prices are lowest. Greece, Spain and Portugal are stili high on that list. The closest thing you wiil find to a holiday hargain is ikely a package deal in which transportation, food and lodging, maybe even rentai cars and tips, are ail-inclusive .. and paid for in Canada, with Canadian dollars before departure, The cheapest thing you can do, of course, is to stay at home where a Canadian dollar ie worth a dollar - more or less. CHRYSLER à I

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