European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 12, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 27 Safe will judge Best Amateur pics oct. 2-8 Ramstein Germany Amateur photographers from throughout Safe will have their Best photos judged in the command s annual photography contest at Hann Germany oct. 2-6, a Safe spokesman said photos from earlier contests at each Safe base will be entered in the command Competition. Winners of the Safe judging will then have the Opportunity to compete in the 1978 air Force photography contest at boiling fab washing ton and White photos color photos and color slides will be judged As separate groups. Categories to be judged within each group Are general photography peo ple Scenic photos and experimental photography. The key to entering the Safe contest is the local base photography can get details on entering local Competition from the arts and crafts director at their nearest Safe base officials said. Court ordered busing Between Wilmington suburb schools begins Wilmington Del. A about 21,-500 Northern Delaware students began commuting Between City and suburbs Mon Day As schools opened under a Federal court order consolidating 11 districts Inone of the nation s largest Cross District busing major problems were reported with the busing which came after a 22-year be Gal Battle Over integration. Four anti bus ing demonstrators were reported at Vari Ous school Sites and 10 buses carrying 250 cafes hiking Netherlands Germany Gas Munich new gasoline Coupon prices in Germany and the Netherlands will go into effect thursday according to an cafes Europe spokesman. Germany Premium 25-liter Booklet from $4.91 to $5 50 liners from $9.83 to $10.01 100 liners from $19.65 to $20.02 200 liners from $39.30 to $40.04. Regular 25 liners from $4.41 to $4.50 50 liners from $8.82 to $9 100 liners from $17.64 to $18 200 liners from $35.28 to $36. Diesel 100 lit ers from $19.20 to 19.39. The Netherlands Premium 160 liners from $32.67 to $33.54 240 liners from $49.01 to $50.30. Diesel 120 liners from $22.14 to $22.72. Spain unchanged from last month. Campsa Premium 100 liners $18.34. To Gas sold at Exchange service stations 66.7 cents per gallon. Greece 83.6 cents per gallon unchanged from last month. According to col. Gran t. Hrncir director of the services division for cafes Europe Coupon prices reflect currency rates product costs and operational expenses. Prices to go into effect oct. 14 will be announced in Advance to allow patrons to either Purchase coupons or wait. Dow Jones averages new York up Dow Jones closing average monday High Low close change 30 industrials 917.27 904.80 907.74 20 transportation 264.95 259.20 260.62 0.87 15 utilities 108.42 107.10 107.75 0.17 65 stocks 318.50 313.52 314.88 0.38 strikes still affect 500,000 new Orleans reaches possible school Accord by the associated press negotiators in new Orleans announced a tentative agreement to end a 2-week-oldteachers strike Early monday but More than a half million pupils across the coun try were still out of school because of teacher Orleans school officials cancelled classes monday pending approval of the contract by teachers and the school Board. Several other contracts a farting 280,000pupils around the nation were approved Over the weekend but some new strike began monday. Most disputes concerned pay and class biggest Back to work movement monday was in Philadelphia where the 250, in Collinsville 111., teachers voted 289-14sunday to ratify a two year contract that gives raises of about $1,700 in the next two years ending a strike against the 7,200 Stu Dent school District that began aug. 27.the 14,500-student fall River mass., system was struck for the first time in the City s history monday. Teachers who make top pay of $15,476, asked for raises of6 percent to 8 percent this year while the District offered a three year contract wit two options of raises 2.5 percent 6 per cent and 7 percent or no raise the firs year and increases of 7 percent and 8 per 8,300 student Chelmsford mass., school system was struck after weekend000 Pupil school system opened a week late contract negotiations broke Down with the after a strike by the City s 13,000 accepted a two year contract calling for a 15 percent increase during the second year that will raise starting pay from $10,070 to $11,580 and the average salary from $19,600 to $22,540. Norwalk conn., teachers voted sunday 500 teachers Over guidelines for reducing the workforce. Cleveland schools were closed for second Day because of a strike by 10,000 school system employees including 5,000teachers, who have not had raises in two years. Teachers who make from $9,100 to heavy Rains hit Texas coast from Houston to Brownsville by United press International heavy Rains from a tropical depression caused minor Flash flooding from Houston to Brownsville on the Texas coast monday. Heavy thunderstorms associated wit the depression entered about 75 Miles Northwest of Brownsville dumped sever Al inches of rain in the Houston area Caus ing Street flooding and Flash floods i creeks and bayous. The National weather service reported2 feet of water in the streets of Baytown. Flash flood warnings and watches extended throughout coastal and Southern Texas. Most of the flooding was minor however and there were no reports of injury or major property warnings were posted the whole Way from Browns Ville to port o Conner on the coast. The depression was predicted to weaken gradually As it moves slowly northward which could place it Over the Central Texas Hill country where floods caused by the night to accept a new contract and return $18,650, Are seeking 20 percent raises to work ending a four Day strike against officials in new Orleans talked with the 14,000 Pupil system. Details of the pact striking teachers throughout the weekend were not announced. And into monday. Teachers struck the 91, in Waterloo 111., officials of the school 000 Pupil system aug. 30. Federal Media Board the teacher Union and the service tors said sunday night that there had been worker Union agreed saturday to seek fed Progress in the talks. Teachers whose Sal eral mediation in their recognition and Aries Range from $10,096 to $15,000, Origi Nally asked for 8 percent raises. The system offered 4 percent boosts. The nine City colleges in Chicago remained closed by a teacher strike that began aug. 18.negotiations resumed sunday in Seattle and Tacoma wash., where schools have been shut since wednesday. 15 most Active new York up the 15 most Active stocks in new contract disputes ending a two wee strike against the school system of 2,000 pupils. Remnants of tropical storm Ameila killed More than two dozen persons last month. The news said the tropical depression had moved Inland Over northeastern Mexico Early sunday and regained strength late sunday afternoon As it turned toward the along the coast picked up Speed and some squalls formed. The news said a few squalls with winds of 40 to 50 Mph May be expected in the area of Gale warn Ings thunderstorms were scattered Over the Eastern Seaboard and through the upper Ohio Valley and Northern great showers dampened parts of the Northern Plains and Northern Tornado was reported in an unpopulated area about 7 Miles Northeast of Wheatland Wyo sunday. Goofball sized Hail fell at Cabin Creek w. Va., and Strong winds uprooted Trees West of Jacksonville Ala. Gusty winds also struck it. Clemens mich., and Sidney neb. York Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Monday. Sales last chg. Pan Amair 1,097,200 0% % Holiday inns 704,900 27% 1% Gulfo Ilcy 376,400 25vj vib Mcderm co x358,500 29 % Dow Comici 308,400 30% vib Ramadan 303,800 11ve is Exxon corp 296,900 52 a Deere co 289,100 35v8 1% Appl digital 288,300 19va -2% Mariott corp 276,700 15% % Bank Amer 271,500 29v0 % Texaco inc 267,600 24 /8 vib Goody to 259,000 17vj vib Sears Roebke 254,100 23% Tenn eco 251,200 31 i amex 10 most Active new York up the 10 most Active stocks in american Stock Exchange composite trading at 4 . Monday. Sales last instr syst 887,600 2 Houston Oil 669,800 26 /8 Mcculloch Oil 276,600 6% United foods 173,900 3 Synte corp 171,800 36 a Tenn Acorn 113,200 s a resorts Tia 112,700 134 a Asa Mervoil 109,900 19v, a alter corp 102,600 1? e Dom petrol 98,600 8 a chg. i it /2 High school students were running up to a hour late. We re having school. No problems everything is going smoothly and i Don t want to talk about it said Jack Brandt principal of suburban Glasgow High school where a Cross had been burned sunday. Tim Bost if was on a crowded bus that made the 15-mile trip from Wilmington to Glasgow High just outside believe i la get used to it Bost a Sophomore said of the busing. I like school. I Don t want any trouble and i Don t expect . Pierre s. Dupont in predicted Sun Day that the worst problems would be Chil Dren missing buses bus Drivers missing students and confusion Over classroom assignments. William d Onofrio president of the anti busing positive action committee said "1 Don t think there will be any violence to speak but he added there May be some scattered acts by those inclined to violence any police reported four Cross burnings inthe affected area Over the weekend. There were no injuries and no 37,000 students took buses to schools last year in the 11 area estimated 47,000 were scheduled to ride buses monday including 21,500 being driven Between the City and its suburbs to pro Mote racial balance at 92 expect an enrolment of 65,000 students in the new District created by judge Murray m. Schwartz s Inte Gration Pont toured three schools sunday chatting with some of the thousands of parents students teachers and administrators who attended open houses. Little con Cern was expressed about possible trouble and most talk concerned new teachers class schedules and bus rides. School officials got extra time to pre pare for the merger and desegregation when Schwartz delayed the effective Dat for a year in August 1977. Chopper groundings lasted Only few Days Stuttgart is the temporary administrative grounding of Vii corps oh-58 Light observation helicopters was lifted a few Days after it went into effect according to a Vii corps spokesman. The temporary grounding went into effect aug. 28 after an oh-58 helicopter apparently exploded aug. 25 while in flight near Grafe Wohr Germany killing three 1st army div soldiers aboard. The Vii corps spokesman said All oh-58 aircraft underwent a checklist inspection before they were allowed to be flown again. Conversion rate London a monday s closing rates of the . Dollar to european currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies to dollars sept. 8 British Pound 1.93335 German Mark 1.9975 French franc 4.3707 dutch Guilder 2.1675 belgian franc 32.50 italian lira 835.05 Swiss franc1.6270 greek drachma 36.661 turkish lira 25.25 Spanish peseta 73.90 these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official business. Sales of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use will be at the rate of 1.99 on tuesday which is based on Price fixing at midday and allows for Standard handling charge. Sept. 11 1.9430 2.0022 4.3962 2.2035 32.63 838.35 1.6300 36.710 25.25 75.55
