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U.K. Prices - subway fares excepted - have dropped in London for by 35 per cent in two years
U.K. Prices - subway fares excepted - have dropped in London for by 35 per cent in two years

U.K. Prices - subway fares excepted - have dropped in London for by 35 per cent in two years

Date3/5/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: U.K. Prices-subway fares excepted - have dropped in London for by 35 per cent in two years for those with dollars; Subway travel; however; is more expensive than Toronto's.
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Len Casey, program director of Ontario Place, says costs have escalated 50 per cent since 1971 at the $26-million waterfront entertainment showplace. Admission prices are going up 50 cents this year
Len Casey, program director of Ontario Place, says costs have escalated 50 per cent since 1971 at the $26-million waterfront entertainment showplace. Admission prices are going up 50 cents this year
5/5/1976
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
Big plans: Bob Collins-Wright, president of Inglis, says his company will invest $60 million over the next five years and hire an additional 1,000 workers. He predicts his expanded firm will capture 35-to-40 per cent of all appliance sales in Canada this year.
3/29/1982
Footloose Young Men walk the streets of downtown Buffalo, an area of the city where unemployment has hit 35 to 50 per cent. For about 20 years Buffalo(...)
Footloose Young Men walk the streets of downtown Buffalo, an area of the city where unemployment has hit 35 to 50 per cent. For about 20 years Buffalo(...)
3/14/1975
Together again, Eda Smith Drogo says she spent thousands of dollars in air fares to get her 3-year-old son, Joey, back from a sister-in-law in Sicily (...)
Together again, Eda Smith Drogo says she spent thousands of dollars in air fares to get her 3-year-old son, Joey, back from a sister-in-law in Sicily (...)
4/8/1981
Putting yourself on a Caribbean beach such as this will be more expensive this year because of greatly increased air fares. But you can do a lot to av(...)
Putting yourself on a Caribbean beach such as this will be more expensive this year because of greatly increased air fares. But you can do a lot to av(...)
7/26/1972
Fare fight: Malcolm Cairnduff, 63, is ready to take on the Toronto to Transit Commission in his battle to get free transit fares for war veterans. The commission has already turned him down once.
Fare fight: Malcolm Cairnduff, 63, is ready to take on the Toronto to Transit Commission in his battle to get free transit fares for war veterans. The commission has already turned him down once.
12/31/1982
Freddie Laker, the British king of the cutprice air fare, says Canadians are being forced to pay higher charter fares to Europe
Freddie Laker, the British king of the cutprice air fare, says Canadians are being forced to pay higher charter fares to Europe
10/26/1977
Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)
Up goes price of firewood, Firewood costs have jumped better than 10 per cent in the past year and could go higher, Metro retailers say. One of the bi(...)
11/29/1974
Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing
Fewer injuries: Workers' compensation claims dropped 13 per cent last year as the recession hit companies in construction and manufacturing
2/11/1991
Right, Richard Laxton, left, and Andy Lubyczynski cool off before heading out for more fares
Right, Richard Laxton, left, and Andy Lubyczynski cool off before heading out for more fares
8/20/1989
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Fares
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Transit Commission - Fares
3/3/1976
Marathon spirit. Metro cabby Bela Erdei of Lake Shore Blvd. was so moved by Terry Fox, death on Sunday that he donated all his fares yesterday in his (...)
Marathon spirit. Metro cabby Bela Erdei of Lake Shore Blvd. was so moved by Terry Fox, death on Sunday that he donated all his fares yesterday in his (...)
6/29/1981