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Page 10B THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1981 U. S. dollar goes farther in Europe Peking cheapest for tourists By MURRAY J. BROWN United Press International Would you believe that Bridge town, the capital of the resort is land of Barbados in the Caribbean, is the most expensive city in the world for the business traveler? Or that Peking is the cheapest? So says an annual survey listing 100 business centers worldwide by the Financial Times of London’s World Business Weekly released in early August. While aimed pri marily at the people traveling mainly for business and not plea sure, the report could prove help ful to tourists planning their vaca tions. The survey noted that the in creased strength of the U.S. dollar in the past year has made Euro pean destinations cheaper for sive than in recent years. For instance, London, which topped the 1980 list, dropped to 26th place in 1981. Chicago, in 23rd place last year, jumped to 4th while New York went from 15th to 5th. Other U.S. cities making the list included Los Angeles 14th, Houston 19th and Atlanta 28th. Peking kept its ranking as No. 100, indicating “that the Chinese have not raised prices despite the influx of foreign visitors, ’’ accord ing to a release. The survey, compiled with the help of Financial Times correspon dents around the world, is based on three nights, bed and breakfast, in a first class hotel, three snack Bermuda, at $132.33. These com pared with $122.33 in Chicago, $120.39 in New York, $116.10 in Paris, $91.02 in London, $94.87 in Tokyo and $29.88 in Peking. It said expensive individual items pushed some cities up into the higher rankings. It cited high food costs in Africa, which boosted Kinshasa into 6th place and Accra into 8th. A meal in a restaurant in The report said bed and breakfast cost a whop ping $155.36 in Bridge town. Second most ex pensive in this category was Hamilton, Bermu da, at $132.33. Americans — about 25 percent. At the same time, it said, Europeans with pounds, marks and francs will find the United States more expen- meals, two set menu dinners in a hotel, one dinner in a first class restaurant, three bottles of house wine, three beers, six whiskeys and six 3-mile taxi rides. It listed the 10 most expensive cities as: Bridgetown, Barbados Abu Dhabi Paris Chicago New York Kinshasa, Zaire Hamilton, Bermuda Accra, Ghana Nassau, Bahamas Monte Carlo. The report said bed and break fast cost a whopping $155.36 in Bridgetown. Second most expen sive in this category was Hamilton, The survey noted that the increased strength of the U.S. dollar in the past year has made European destinations cheaper for Americans — about 25 percent. the traveler back $18.53 in Man- amah, capital of Bahrein, but only $2.33 in Paris, $2.29 in Rome, and $1.86 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Accra also won the dubious title of most expensive when it comes to whiskey ($8.61), beer ($5.16) and 3-mile taxi ride ($10.92). At the other extreme, whiskey in St. Helier in the Channel Islands sells for 68 cents a glass, beer in Peking is 50 cents and a taxi ride in Dacca is 54 cents. Curiously, a 3-mile taxi ride in Benghazi, in oil-rich Libya, costs $10.20. NOW OPEN We LOADING ZONE of Aggieiand Family Restaurant ALL YOU CAN EAT Tender fresh fish fillets with all your favor- ite trimmings ONLY $C25 ALL OUR FILLETS ARE HAND-BATTERED We LOADING ZONE of Aggieiand Family Restaurant AGGIE OWNED & OPERATED 404 University Drive in University Center OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 693-8869 Kinshasa, the capital of Zaire, cost $53.64 (second only to $63.86 in Paris) while a hotel dinner in Gha na’s capital of Accra cost $49.39 (or $1.14 more than hotel and break fast at $48.25). On the other hand, dinner in Dacca, Bangladesh, could be had for $4.27, in Rangoon, Burma, for $5.51 and for about $6 in New De lhi, India; Ankara, Turkey, and La Paz, Bolivia. A snack in Accra cost $21.71 compared with 70 cents in Warsaw — presumably when the East European country is not suffering food shortages. House wine will set The first 10 in the 1980 survey were: London Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Paris Frankfurt Brussels Abu Dhabi Dubai Manamah Tokyo Moscow Tokyo ranked 13th on the 1981 list, Frankfurt dropped to 37th, Brussels to 30th, Manamah to 25th and Moscow to 67th. Jeddah and Dubai did not make the 1981 list. Other popular foreign destina tions included Geneva 27th, Am sterdam 35th, Madrid 42nd, Dub lin 51st, Copenhagen 58th, and Rome 85th. The release emphasized that the survey was based on the demands of the business traveler and does not include low-cost packages often available to tourists. Doctor says men, women react the same to assualt United Press International NEW YORK — Contrary to conventional wisdom, the psycho logical reaction of an assault victim is no different for a woman or a man, says a Michigan psychiatrist. Dr. Elissa P. Benedek says no thing in the psychiatric literature ties post-crime reactions to the victim’s gender. “Women give in to a mugger more easily in some cases,” the doctor says. “But all crime vic tims, male and female alike, blame themselves equally.” The psychiatrist and former head of the American Psychiatric- Association’s task force on the psychiatric aspects of terrorism expressed her views in an article in the September issue of Gla mour magazine. United betwei NE and ir more nts of tl have oldc ist of geoj at clouds Both side tails to i :ing the o “1 don’t 1 with tha 'dest. It ji Malone, pu e’s new: . “Our m •st in 1717 r mission hey don’te ission was United SAN FRA brown ird that hi aur credit i ther secrel Drexler lountain 1 loped a s ree inche: on bits o uivalent i That’s a “There at Ions,” said le compan financk pes. 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United Press International OKLAHOMA CITY—“A great idea can go down the drain be cause you couldn’t get a loan to get the idea going,” said David Henault, vice president of Control Data’s Business Center Network. And that is something the only full-service business center in Oklahoma City was opened to pre vent. “The products and services are not new; they have been offered to large businesses and governments for years,” Henault said. “What is new is that we are offering these services to small businesses.” And why is Control Data Corp. interested in helping the small businessman? “Large corporations have got to have small businesses to survive, ” Henault said. “The new and in novative ideas come from small businesses. ” The vice president was in Okla homa City to launch Control Data’s 43rd business center since the idea was first implementedii , 1980. Grand Opening of WUSICIflllS lA/ORLD Guitar Lessons and Service Band Instruments Sales, Service and Accessories Electronic Repairs Many Specials ■mvicifims ia/uelii 907 Woodstone Center Open 10-8 Mon.-Sat. 693-8898 The concept of a small business center is to incorporate underoot \ roof many of the services availablt to large corporations, Henail said. This includes financial plan ning, microcomputers, small busi ness computer systems, training seminars, and tax and insurancf assistance. Located beside the Control Data Center is the Cornmercisl Credit Co., a financial servfe \ subsidiary, which provides : cial assistance to small businesseij If a small business needs to trait! an employee, or if a person warrtj to go into business for himself, tk training center at Control Data: the place to go. Here a terminal linked w,.... _. main computer in Minneapolis gives the employee or potenfe business person access to edutt tional courses ranging “Accounts Receivable Collects Techniques” to “Building Yp* Own Business.” The student communicate with the computer using a simplt ' keyboard, and the machine rf spends with the student’s naitf incorporated in the program. American Airlines in Dal uses the Control Data system * train pilots, Henault said. The student can scheduled ing, which ranges from the co# puterized courses to audiovidf* demonstrations, to fit his ownfe* time. Besides business training, tk Control Data center also offo basic skills courses for third grad through high school students* brush up on academics. The cost of the training ranges on the average, from $80 to S5® Henault said. And the average cost of a bus ness computer system is aroiu 11 $5,000. They discourage anyo^ from spending less for a syste® because a cheaper system won* not be able to accommodate® entire business, Henault ® plained. The Minneapolis-based MU' pany chose Oklahoma City as lb site for their 43rd business ce# ! because of “growth of the Okl# ma City small business commuf ity,” Henault said.