European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 the stars and stripes february Dollar hits Best Levels in years continued from Page i the Dollar was last this High on when it was Worth italian up from another Al time an almost daily occurrence against the lira in recent the British Pound fell More than 2 to from since the Pound has lost 17 cents against the although it remains Strong against other major thanks to North sea in the Dollar closed at after touching a seven week High of up from last in european the Dollar advanced to the South african Rand suffered its largest daily fall in More than two years against the hitting from one reason for the Rands weak Ness is the falling Price of Gold peaked at an ounce in Europe at one in trading in new York on then consolidated in the but has been sinking in the new Gold finished in London monday at airman picked fhe wrong nose on fhe runway atoll is a a greek airman pull tips Henl tie nose tips of Lour i Tench Buill Mirage jets destined for Iraq and almost created a diplomatic press reports said defense ministry sources declined to bul newspapers gave this account the Jet flown by two French and two iraqi landed at kalamatas air Southern last week to refuel for i he last leg of their flight to Cyprus where they were officially handed Over to the iraqi air while they were on the a greek airman jumped up and grabbed the nose lip of one of them to do pull As he pulled himself inc tip of the nose failing in his attempt to straighten it the airman deliberately Bent the nose tips of the other three planes so they would All look the press reports the Bent nose tips were spotted by another airman who called in the base commander and other ranking the damage was repaired and the jets continued to their destination later the same blast hits Karachi stadium just before Pope arrives continued from Page i know if John Paul knew about the explosion before he started the during which he appealed for Christian after a four hour Stopover at the Popes dc10 jetliner left Pakistan for in a meeting with Pakistan moslem president Mohammad Zia the whose plane deliberately avoided iranian airspace in the flight from Rome to called for closer ties Between islam and the where he will spend five by Means of we have come to Days in Manila on his self proclaimed mis see More clearly the Many prac Sion for peace before going to Japan times and teachings that both our religious and traditions John Paul for police did not identify the Man killed in our belief in the one almighty the but said the explosives he was carrying blew up As police were about to Stop him in a stairway behind the vip one person reportedly was arrested in connection with the but police gave no and merciful the creator of heaven and and the importance that we give to alms giving and i Pray that Mutual understanding and respect Between christians and and indeed Between All will continue and grow and that we will the consulate in said that the grandstand was about 30 feet from the platform where the Pope said the he said the explosion sparked some panic among the More than people who had gathered at the stadium for the but authorities calmed them by calling the blast a technical Rappaport said the grandstand was not full because Many of the diplomats who were to sit there had met the Pope at the Airport and were still in route to the stadium at the time of the army asks of be exempt from Federal Hirina freeze continued from Page i 30 at a Cost of for next the request was for an additional 000 workers at a Cost of the chief of staff of the said in a  that hiring More civilians to free soldiers for Mil itary tasks would have an immediate effect on the readiness of what he has called a hollow that would immediately Send sergeants and soldiers Back to he and it would be a cheap Way to do in my he said that from to soldiers were doing jobs that could be done by other officers said 87 percent of the civil ians in the army labor Force were Blue Collar workers who repaired Lehi and equipment in depots or who maintained the army if the administration the army would actually put to work More than 000 people Over the next 18 under reagans executive order against Federal the army is Able to replace Only 000 of the civilians who leave each by approving what the army Calls end strength the administration would permit the army to replace those people and to hire new officials said the administration would probably have to Issue a specific exemption from the hiring prohibition for Legal among the other items for which the army has asked additional funds were the into Wood under As do new Xii which officers said was not which Are Worms in Paul Public affairs officer of find still better ways of cooperation and to collaboration for the Good of just cannot Stop eating continued from Page 1 her plight last year and started the wedding is planned for some time when her medical condition Brown eats four times what a Normal person eats her parents modest Home is constantly stocked with food to satisfy her there is nearly always something cooking on the a typical breakfast for Amy consists of a dozen Fried Fried potatoes and two glasses of chocolate Flavoured lunch might include two vegetables and three glasses of she usually Downs an afternoon snack of cookies and milk before the family and before she makes a Sandwich or after several hours she usually awakens to a growling stomach and her never ending quest for sustenance she must avoid alcohol and spicy but despite All the she is too weak to work or go to school and receives a month in welfare and a month in food since the welfare is not enough to cover her food benefactors and local civic groups help the family get Browns is a Public works but Brown usually has a Happy disposition despite the especially now that doctors Are growing optimistic about her condition and Seeger has entered her Seeger read about the woman condition last year while attending Lehigh College in we wrote to each other for a Long time and then he decided to come Amy now were engaged to be she said the wedding will have to wait until she gets probably in several when Don comes he spends at least just to feed me for the Amy we dont go to the we cant afford he understands and it Doest bother him at fully financed in the budget for the fiscal year 1981 left by the Carter the current budget Calls for producing 569 tanks at a Cost of million the army plan also seeks funds to Speed up the procurement of a smaller a Mored personnel Carrier to be called the infantry fighting each of which costs Pentagon officials said the army wanted to restore development of a new antiaircraft gun for infantry funds for the weapon were Cut from the budget last the army also proposed an increase in the procurement of its new attack helicopter from six to each costing the aircraft would be Able to carry a new hellfire antitank rocket that can be fired and the rocket has a sensing device to Home in on its ship Worms out for Munch in Wales Wales a Grib Bles and ship Worms eating into 114yearold Barmouth Railroad viaduct will Cost state owned British rail million for investigation and the half Lelong viaduct spans the a Wodach Estuary in Gribble Are Small crustaceans that bore a Troy Down from Law in Gold closed at a med Down from Silver finished in London at an up from the dollars surge brought different re actions from different american tourists were Happy because their Money was going a lot further when changed into francs or but exporters May run into Price resistance As their goods become More expensive to foreign and the dollars showing touched off International worries about the effect on the Price of Oil and raw usually traded in europeans were particularly worried about the slide in the mainstay of the european monetary sys tem and Long one of the worlds strongest the Dollar has zoomed 15 percent since the end of going from Marks to nearly the West German Central which sold More than million on Friday highest amount in recent memory intervened Little on dealers looked to a Bank Council meeting on thursday for a possible increase in interest rates to help Stem the that will follow reagans announce ment of his budget plans wednesday including anticipated cuts in government reagans tight credit approach is expected to keep interest rates High for the foreseeable the Factor above All has been responsible for the dollars International investors Are earning up to 4 percent More by put Ting their Money into eurodollar the Dollar closed in Brussels at belgian its Best rate since january and up from the close Friday of european dealers have said High interest rates have helped Ameri can a Swiss banker noted three reasons for the dollars strength there Are now huge amounts of investors funds invested in the which provides an enormous Sec the Genera economic Outlook in Europe is none too there is continuing worry about the polish Situa the Rise of the Dollar against foreign currencies has improved the spending Power of the Dollar at least in Dollar a double room at the Ritz in Paris today costs com pared with last an average 450franc dinner at maxims Means a Tab of versus a 3pound ticket for a movie in London translates to about com pared with in a year when the Dollar was at an Al time Low in a shoulder of veal Cost a and today it is and a Pound of Coffee was compared with the Dollar was Worth about francs in Switzerland six months compared with the difference Means a hotel room for two plus breakfast is per night instead of and a three course meal with wine and Coffee can be bought for about 19 against Central Europe forecast for tuesday fair to partly Cloudy skies in Central and Southern with mostly Cloudy Skles in Northern occasional ral showers in Northern Germany elsewhere fog and winds Light and High temperatures 3743 in Central and Northern 3036 in the South lows will be 2026 in Central and Northern 1016 in the Sunset tues Day Sunrise wednesday Outlook for wednesday Little change with increased cloudiness in the North and temperatures will be about the temperatures recorded monday 4am 4pm clog p Fig p Fig 47 27 38 36 45 32 38 32 48 25 36 23 39 p Fig p p Fig p 4pm 23 39 27 47 34 so 16 34 27 39 32 47 30 36 cd Clouds Pearlly Cloudy of fog 7th weather so