European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1981 the stars and stripes Page 27 Ford joining Price War with cuts on some models Detroit a general motors and Ford motor have joined the Price War started by the struggling Chrysler and some analysts say Chrysler could get caught in the pm said tuesday it would give either or to buyers of selected models which account for about half the company sales the offer is Good until March an hour Ford announced it would give buyers a rebate of 10 percent of the base Price on certain models until March the models for which rebates will be offered account for 56 percent of Fords Ford also said it would give rebates of to on some leftover 1980 mod its All open said a Detroit area Chrysler dealer who asked not to be i dont know if it is a Price if it the consumer said Gordon head of Fords Lincoln Mer Cury Chrysler has been giving its credit buyers rebates tied to interest those begun Early in december and now amount ing to 7 percent of the total sticker have gained desperately needed ground for they Are scheduled to expire but officials said Chrysler May extend Blu Chip rally in the final hour gives Mart a gain new York up the Stock mar paced by Blu Chip issues for the second rallied wednesday in moderately Active trading while Wall Street waited hopefully for president Reagan to give con Gress his economic investors were encouraged that the Bank of new York and Irving Trust Cut the rate they charge brokers for Loans to 18 percent from that led to Hopes the prime lending rate would decline the Dow Jones Industrial which gained Points rallied in the final hour to gain Points to it had fluctuated most of the the new York Stock Exchange Index added to and the Price of an average share increased 17 advances topped among the issues the company share of the Market for Domestic makes Rose from less than 10 per cent for the month of november to percent for 1981 so far and percent for the Early february the Cash from the extra volume has helped Chrysler to operate while it tries to Nail Down another million in government loan Gua which captured 62 per cent of the Market in took 58 per cent in Early Ricardo Dobson of the consulting firm Chase an affiliate of Chase Manhattan said the pm and Ford actions will nullify a Jarge part of Chrys lers share but it could happen the total Market would pm Aims to trigger the pent up demand for new cars across the Robert vice president in charge of Gas marketing said spokesman Harold Jackson acknowledged that the slippage in Market share prompted the a rare move by the dominant Ford acted because we and our dealers intend to remain fully competitive in the said Harold executive vice president in charge of North american automotive american motors anticipating Gas said monday it would extend 10 percent Price cuts past their scheduled ending Friday to March unlike both pm and Ford Are requiring dealers to share part of the pm dealers have to kick in or Ford dealers a Little less than a according to Dollar again declines As Gold closes higher London up the Dollar closed lower on european Money markets wednes Day prior to president reagans address to Congress on his proposed budget cuts and tax Gold closed higher an ounce in Zurich at in Gold closed at an ounce against the dollars recent fast Rise against the major european currencies slowed Britain discloses Rise in exports to Mideast London up provisional Trade figures for 1980 showed that British exports to the Middle East continue to show an increase Well above that for exports to other the committee for Middle East Comet said exports to the Oil exporting countries in 1980 Rose by 31 while exports to the Middle East As a whole including non Oil exports Rose by an an average of 19 percent to stand at billion pounds compared with billion pounds billion in by Comet the value of British visible exports worldwide Rose by 16 percent in compared with and it moved lower the Dollar closed in Zurich at Swiss francs compared with tues in Paris at French francs against in Frankfurt at Marks against and in Brussels at Bel Gian Down from in the Dollar closed 10 lire Down at the Pound closed in London at up from although rallying from an earlier Sharp the Dollar still ended the session widely a dealer for Barclays Bank International another markdown in eurodollar de posit rates set the pattern for More profit taking in front of reagans economic the dealer a dealer for Chase Manhattan said in the Dollar eased at but was coming Back up later at the everyone was wondering what Dagans economic package would and this caused a fair amount of profit Dow Jones new York a Dow Jones closing Range of averages wednesday 30 industrials 20 transport 15 utilities 65 Stock High Board volume totalled compared with traded stocks Courtesy of Dean Witter Reynolds Frankfurt Dusseldorf 3 prices n0uiivc7r9iuii iviic9 London up wednesdays closing rates for 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Fri when the exp resident of a latin american country disappears from an american the Fri enters the Case and uncovers a nest of Castro affiliated revolutionists wreaking Mutiny and piracy on the High 0010 movie bad mans River of nov Berlin 1200 chopper squad Barry saves the life of a deaf girl believed to be a witness to a murder and the squad rescues people in the path of a dangerous Brush 1250 Donahue adult Richard who has recently performed in comments on his life As an actor and sings songs from along with Christine 1340 ryans Hope adult Faith lands in accused of running into she asks Frank to rep resent her in 1400 general Hospital adult Rose is furious because Joe invited Frank Smith to Paddy memorial everyone strange actions have Frank Smith 1450 country roads 1515 wild kingdom Dan one of North Ameri Cas most gifted wildlife proves by spectacular use of slow motion and regular photography for a wildlife All seasons have a and that there is a never ending Supply of exciting 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