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PAGE 10,WEIJNESDAY 0DECEMB ER 7, 1983,WHITBY FR EE PRESS Big welcome for Santa Over 4,000 gregariaus aficionados came ouitot view this year's Santa Claus Parade. There were many bright, smiling faces, from both the young and the aid, as the parade, put on by the Whitby Jaycees, marched by without a flaw. There were 60 entries in the parade, including seven bands, floats, baton groups, clowns, and cars, which made their way through the central core of tien. Ail wenh very smoothly - even the weaherman co-operated by boasting clear, blue skis ai the nearfreezing mark. The parade, which began at 10:15, lasted precisely one hour. Wnners from this years six calegories in the Whitby Santa Claus Parade are: Beat Overali Entry, Oshawa Folk Council; Best Commercial Entry, Becker's Milk Co.; Best Private Fntry, Braoklin Spring Fair, Best Service Clu~b, Kiwanis Club for its Star Wars Float; Best Band, The Oshawa RebeLs; and Best Majorette Group, The Kinsmen Camaros. a-- F resta Preos Staff Photosi