Lögberg-Heimskringla - 30.01.1981, Blaðsíða 8

8-WINNIPEG, FÖSTUDAGUR 30. JANÚAR 1981
New subscribers welcomed
Mr. & Mrs. Herman Arnason
Winnipeg, Man.
Mr. & Mrs. Elert Stevens
Gimli, Man.
Mr. & Mrs. H.K. Halldorson
Selkirk, Man.
Mr. & Mrs. John Thordarson
Willowdale, Ont.
Icelandic Content
Anniversaries
Three important anniversaries
were celebrated in Iceland in late
December, 1980. Prime Minister
Gunnar Thoroddsen's 70th birthday
and the 50th anniversaries of the
Icelandic State Broadcasting Ser-
vices and the Icelandic State
Hospital in Reykjavík.
Weather Reports
Weather in Iceland in 1980 was
unseasonably mild.
Icelandic music
The musical links between
Iceland and North America are
briefly considered in the editorial.
A presidential address
President Vigdís Finnbogadóttírs
New Year's address to her nation
has been reproduced unabridged.
Arthur K. Swainson and
John Forrest
This issue has memorial articles in
Icelandic on Col. Arthur K. Swain-
son of Ottawa and John Forrest of
Florida.
Guinnes' Book of Records
A new and splendidly produced
Icelandic translation, with its appro-
priate Icelandic appendices, is
highly recommended.
A new tourist bureau
Haraldur Jóhannsson, a well-
known spokesman for Iceland and
her cultural amenities, founded a
tourist bureau in Reykjavík last
year. Mr. Jóhannsson's new firm
bears the descriptive name Farandi
(Wayfarer) and offers visitors to
Iceland the entire range from first
class to deluxe services.
Úr fréttaskeytum frá Islandi
framhald af bls. 4
31. janúar fer fram aðahJanntal á
landinu öllu og er það hið fyrst síðan
1960.
* * *
íslendingar hafa fengið 15 milljón
sterlingspunda lán í Bretlandi, sem
greiðist upp í einu lagi árið 2016.
Vextir eru 14.5 prósent á ári.
* * *
Erlendum ferðamönnum, sem
heimsækja landið fækkaði um
11.000 á s.l. ári miðað 1979.
* * *
Orator, Félag laganema, hefur
tekið upp endurgjaldslausa
lögfræðiaðstoð.
* * *
Beiðni Marc Frederiksen, leiðtoga
Franskra Nýnasista, sem óskaði eftir
hæli hér á landi sem pólitískur
flóttamaður, hefur verið synjað.
* * *
Kaldasti dagur vetrarins var í
Reykjavík þann 15. janúar. Mest
varð frostið 15,7 stig. Þá var 22 stiga
frost á Þingvöllum.
* * *
Iðnaðarráðherra hefur ítrekað
með bréfi til Alusuisse ósk um skýr-
ingar þess á hækkun súráls. Iðn-
aðarráðuneytið hefur jafnframt
óskað eftir því við Alusuisse að for-
ráðamenn fyrirtækisins komi til
samningaviðræðna við íslensk
stjórnvöld um endurskoðun allra
samninga milli Alusuisse og íslensk-
ra aðila.
ICELANDIC CANADIAN FRÓN
ÞORRABLÓT
Þorrablót will be held on February 21, 1981 at
Vasalund in Winnipeg at 6:30.
Tickets 12.00 dollars each.
Please phone Pat Björnson 632-0444
or Bill Perlmutter 774-4720
KNIT YOUR OWN ICELANDIC LOPI
SWEATER FOR ONLY $27.50
Kit includes Lopi yarn for one sweater and
patterns for any size pullover or cardigan,
men’s or ladies’ — as shown.
□ White □ Lt. Grey Q Grey Q Dark Grey
□ Charcoal Q Brown □ Dark Beige □ Beige
□ Dark Brown □ Yellow □ Orange □ Rust Red
□ Burgundy □ Blue □ Light Blue □ Dark Green
□ Green □ Red Circle main colour, check others.
□ Colour card only S1.00.
To order send chequeor money order (add $1 .OOfor
postage) to;
lcelandic Imports and Bxports Canada Ltd..
2094 Gottingen Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 3B3 Tel. 422-5937
Name_______________________________________
Address_____________,______________________£
T own________Province__________Code _____
Dealers Inquires invited
David Pritchard
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Florence Jackson
Agincourt, Ontario
Mrs. Thelma Martin
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stefan Helgason
Selkirk, Man.
Lois Olafson
Selkirk, Man.
Red River Dental Clinic
Selkirk, Man.
Selkirk Medical Centre
Selkirk, Man.
Icelandic Trading Co.
Winnipeg, Man.
Mrs. Systa Montgomery
Port Hardy, B.C.
Miss Brenda Garner
Saskatoon, Sask.
Rodney Byron
Mountain, N.D.
Michael Danielson
Winnipeg, Man.
Harvey J. Johnson
Winnipeg, Man.
Mrs. Gudrun S. Tait
Winnipeg, Man.
Ronald H. Eyolfson
Winnipeg, Man.
Peter (Jean) Thompson
Winnipeg, Man.
Joe V. Arnason
Furniture Store
Gimli, Manitoba
Mrs. Betty Scovel
Fredericton,
New Brunswick
Mrs. Flora Mitchell
Winnipeg, Man.
Hjortur Hjartarson
Calgary, Alta.
O.J. Peterson
Arborg, Man.
G. Marvin Eyolfson
Winnipeg, Man.
Herman Sveinson
Victoria, B.C.
E. Einarson
Winnipeg, Man.
T.E. Thorsteinson
Winnipeg, Man.
Mr. S. Stefanson
Winnipeg, Man.
Mr. N.L. Thorarinsson
Saskatoon, Sask.
Freda Johnson
Selkirk, Man.
Fred Erickson
Selkirk, Man.
Wanda Helgason
Selkirk, Man.
Clara Henrikson
Selkirk, Man.
Lily Mckeag
Selkirk, Man.
J.R. Heath
Selkirk, Man.
Mr. W. Heid
Rossburn, Man.
Walter O. Goodman
Grafton, N.D.
Haldor Eastman
Winnipeg, Man.
Mrs. R.K. Siddal
Winnipeg, Man.
Mrs. Oddny Craner
Ft. McMurray, Alta.
Ingvar Karvelson
Gimli, Man.
Marvin Shenkarow
Winnipeg, Man.
Gisli Kristjansson
Reykjavik, Icéland
Tom Stefanson
Winnipeg, Man.
Mr. Larry Stene
Winnipeg, Man. 1
F. Henrickson
Winnipeg, Man.
Mr. Steve Stefanson
Winnipeg, Man.
Mrs. Lois Hansen
Winnipeg, Man.
Mr. Don Shaw
Edmonton, Alta.
Employment wanted
An Icelandic couple with their 17 year old daughter wish
to obtain employment on a North American farm or com-
parable outdoor work for 3-4 months, June - Sept. 1981.
Salaries not very important — the main interest is in doing
outdoor work.
Please write to:
Sigurður Jónsson
Hraunbæ 1
110 Reykjavík
Iceland
Atvinna óskast
Islensk hjón með sautján ára dóttur sína óska eftir vinnu
við sveitastörf, eða aðra útivinnu í 3-4 mánuði, júní-
september n.k. Launakröfur eru ekki aðalatriði, en við
leggjum aðaláherslu á útivinnu.
Upplýsingar sendist sem fyrst til —
Sigurðar Jónssonar
Hraunbæ 1
llOReykjavík
ICELAND