Lögberg-Heimskringla - 12.05.1978, Blaðsíða 5

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Lögberg-Heimskringla, föstudagur 12 maí 1978
STUDENT TOUR
Plans are being made for a
student tour to Iceland in
the summer of 1979.
Viking Travel Ltd., has
announced that the company
is currently investigating
the possibilities of such a
tour.
There will be reduced
fares for students taking the
tour. Arrangements will be
made this summer for in-
expensive lodging accom-
modations in Iceland.___
Eddi er kominn
Ed Gíslason er fluttur aftur
til Árborgar. Hann er kom-
inn aftur á gamlar heima-
slóðir, en síðustu 14 árin hef
ur hann verið búsettur í
Vancouver.
í>ar fyrir vestan hefur
þeim ekki tekist að kæfa í
honum kimnina, þvi hann
sagði okkur, er við hittum
hann fyrir nokkrum dögum,
að sér þætti eðlilegast að
flytja aftur í heimahagana,
„því þegar maður er kominn
á sveitina, þá er eins gott að
vera í síniim eigin hreppi”,
sagði hann og hló við. já
Séra Bragri FriSriksson
Kostnaðarhlutdeild nefnd
arinnar vegna komu dr.
Valdimars Eylands til Is-
lands sumarið 1977 til að
taka við heiðursdoktors-
nafnbót við Háskóla Is-
lands, og jafnframt að af
henda Héraðsskólanum
að Reykjum bókasaf n
sitt.
Styrkur vegna kostnaðar
við komu söngkórs Mani-
toba-háskóla í Winnipeg
síðla sumars 1977, —
greiddur Þjóðræknisfélag
inu í Reykjavík.
6) Styrkur vegna 'kostnaðar
við komu 6 vestur-ís-
lenskra ungmenna til Is-
lands á vegum Þjóðrækn-
isfélaganna á Akureyri
og í Reykjavík.
Ýmislegt fleira kemur
fram í skýrslu nefndarinnar,
og verður sagt frá því helsta
í blaðinu síðar. já
Arni Bjarnarsoit
Personal names in the
telephone directory of Ice-
land are hsted alphabetic-
ally under the first or
Christian name.
Alowfareand
a stopover in Iceland?
PufHns think fliat Is
amightygooddeal.
Now you can take advantage of our $12 a day stopover tours of Iceland while you’re
taking advantage of our low APEX fare from Chicago or New York to Great Britain or Scandi-
navia. And $12 is a small price to pay to visit one of the most interesting countries in the world.
Iceland is a land of volcanoes, Viking museums, glaciers, geysers, concerts, art shows,
duty-free shopping and hot-spring pools. And it’s all yours for 1 to 3 days for just $12 a day.
That pnce includes room with bath/shower at the first class Hotel Loftleidir, transfers
between hotel and airport, sightseeing trips and two meals daily.
So on your next trip to Norway, Sweden,
Denmark or Great Britain, why not stop over in
Iceland for a few days? Puffins highly recommend
that you do so. And Puffins are never wrong. «
For further information see your travel
agent or contact Icelandic Airlines,
P.O. Box 105, West Hempstead, NY11552.
Phone 212-757-8585 (New York City only)
or call 800-555-1212 for the toll-free
Icelandic
Low jet fares to Scandinavia and the United Kingdom.
Latesf News^P
biefLy«
. .. A federal election will be held in Iceland on Sun-
day, June 25, as reported in this paper last week. Ac-
cording to recent reports from Iceland, the main issue
so far during the election campaign has been the nati-
onal economy. Mathias A. Mathiason, minister of fin-
ance, has recently announced a new taxation bill.
... Last week it was reported in this paper that new
political party had been formed in Iceland. Now it looks
as if yet another new party is in the offing. The new
party would be a representative of the Labour move-
ment in the country.
... According to reports received from Iceland, more
people took part in the May 1 celebrations in Reykja-
vik this year than ever before.
... Gudmundur J. Gudmundsson, president of the Ice-
landic General and Transport Federation, wamed in a
speech given on May 1 that a general strike in Iceland
is possible in the near future. Mr. Gudmundsson at
the same time said that his union would inform the
govemment within two days of the feasibility of an
import embargo on oil, following a study of the prob-
able effectiveness of such a move.
... Olafur Johannesson, minister of justice and com-
merce, said recently in a radio program that new eco-
nomic policies were drastically needed to save the Ice-
landic economy.
... Sunna Travel has announced that two chartei
flights to Canada will leave Iceland this summer. De-
parture dates are June 30 and July 21. According to the
announcements, passengers will land in Winnipeg.
... It is now legal for Icelanders to have foreign cur-
rencies in their bank accounts in Iceland. However, no
one is allowed to cash more than $200 at a time. Any-
thing over $200 must be in the form of travellers
cheques or some other kind of cheque.. The service
charge for such a transaction is $2.50 for each $200
cashed. Icelanders are not allowed to cash more than
$5,000 in one year. Exceptions may be given in cases
where statements are completed by the customer and
approval given by a special bank committee.
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