European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday february 28,1986 year ago mighty Dollar was Riding he hover a year ago the . Of popular support . Everybody loved the Dollar. It was a time of euphoria for Ameri cans living overseas. Many loaded up with foreign merchandise at bargain prices. Elegant european cars and furniture led a list of expensive purchases made possible by the Strong Dollar. Now the wheel of Fortune has  just one year the Dollar lost 70 percent of the gains it racked up against the Ger Man Mark during the previous five years. In 1980, the Dollar was at a Post Warlow of 1.71 Marks Simitar losses were recorded against the British Pound the French and Swiss francs the italian and the japanese yen. The Dollar soared to a l2-Uucttgh of3.47 Marks 3.45 a go military Banks feb. 26, pm inc then income of  trading in for eign Exchange history it dropped 1.26marks, or 36.5 percent to the current 2.19 Mark rate at the military Banks. The . Government has helped Cozloff the Dollar arguing that a weaker Dol " will reduce America s lagging Trade As Nimri gathers momentum .sem  Europe anxiously watch the Dollar s s some express Digap Ponfil Gocr . Others say they 1 the Dollar would Tumble. I be seen the Good h  bedtimes with the Dolfl Vehid spec. 4 James Davis 22ra�kmical co Frank Furt. Liar is not so Good forgiving Over Here but it s Good Ica because it will help us sell ire of our products overseas. I m just Happy the High Dollar lasted As Long As it sgt. John Ismay 232nd signal co bad or Cugnach is not surprised by the Dollar s plunge. It was Nice while it lasted but it had to come Down. It was definitely inflated. I just did t expect it to come Down softer so fast Ismay said. In the Spring and summer with the Dollar  nine francs Ismay and a remade monthly trips to Stem Jurf France. Stranc Dollar made really ind wine inexpensive Ismay but with the Dollar now exchanging less than seven francs we Haven t France since  stays at current Levels Ismay Sajbel Faaiu vacation in Yugoslavia where  attractive. Staff sgt. Anti Jomall or he co div support come  has watched the Cost of his apartment in bad Homburg inert with the fall of the  3.27 Marks the Exchange rate when he moved into the apartment i Cost $336 a month. At the current 2.19 Mark rate it costs $502 a month. Hall s a Jig Pool which averages res a month Cost $107 at a Exchange rate but rises to$160he 2.19 rate. If the Dollar continues to fall More and More people living on the Economy will be requesting government housing Hall said invariably service members want to know How far the Dollar will fall. Few experts Are willing to Hazard guess. But the trend of the Dollar has been steadily Down since the unite states Japan Britain France and Ger Many announced a concerted plan Las september to bring the Dollar s value into line with world economic conditions. A Frankfurt banker who has watched Exchange rates for More than 20 Yean i expects the Market to Buffet the Dollar in a trading throughout the year. 5 Dollar strictly on its Bay ing Powch a mated to other currencies i think it shou1l m6jlli Settle at be tween a 2 and a 2.20m3wwift" he said. Soviet satellite apparently Burns up in atmosphere Cote a soviet satellite Thi nuclear Power Plant aboard re entered the Earth s atmosphere and burned out Over North Central Australia Early thursday officials of the North american aerospace defense come  re entry was tracked on radar and there were no initial reports of anyone sighting debris Norad spokesman Del  said the closest Cir entry Point is  spojm0iai3 All indications were  satellite which Wasir we dec. 28, burned out in the atmosphere. It was not known whether the iad a nuclear Plant aboard to. Tom Toifl Loffl husky detection  the military Agency to Man made objects in Spac Cosmos 1714 or " flit fell _ Inge object and it s entirely pieces could survive re entry Rad spokeswoman Kay Cormier , pieces that have survived re entry Burn up before they touch the Earth  Norad s space surveillance Center uses worldwide radar tracking system to col Lect data on All space object monitoring station in autust said 500  none reached Earth. Norad did not know thepuipc3e"wfmmaf Kkt a in soviets like the United Stales liars my " gathering satellites in space. Kindschi said there seemed to be More interest in the Cosmos 1714 satellite be cause of its size and questions about whether it was powered by a nuclear reactor. On Jan. 24, 1978, Cosmos 954, a soviet nuclear powered reconnaissance satellite fell from orbit and crashed in the icy wilderness of Northwestern Canada. Some a tents were recovered but there were no reports of casualties or dam age in the sparsely inhabited area where the fragments landed. This is the second known satellite Inci Dent involving Australia. July 11, 1979, the United states 77-Mfvtdace station skylab broke up whilc7wwhte�jirnosphere an came Down in a  Indian Ocean and Western a were no r age but Ogies to australian prime Minster Malcolm Fraser. Reports of injuries or property to then president Carter sent apol army troops Battle in Cairo streets 9jis crushed Cairo Egypt a mutinous Secu Rity forces clashed with army troops Early thursday but Cairo remained generally quiet in the second Day of a curfew imposed after rioting sparked by the dissident forces Western diplomats said. Authorities suspended the curfew or dered wednesday after a night and a Day of riots for three hours thursday to allo Cairo s 12 million people to buy food and essential supplies. Spokesmen for the defense and Interior ministries said they had not yet compiled a list of casualties from the rioting. Unofficial sources close to the government who re fused to be named said authorities feared the death toll could run into scores with hundreds injured. President Hosni Mubarak in a nationally broadcast speech wednesday blamed the unrest on deviation St  he said an undisclosed number of guards at hotels nightclubs and shops in the riot area had been slain by mobs. Mohammed Elguindi stale prosecutor general said 2,000 members of the Central Security Force had been arrested after thousands of them mutinied tuesday night at a Garrison in suburban Giza near thereat pyramids triggering the rioting. The largely conscript Security Force which numbers 120,000, is responsible for guarding embassies and key government and military installations and curbing Street demonstrations. Army soldiers in Battle dress called inmate tuesday to curb the rioting patrolled Cairo s largely deserted streets in tanks armoured personnel carriers and armoured can and whee helmeted military potty manned roadblocks at key intersections in the heart of the City. The government ordered All universities in the capital closed indefinitely and said where Many american and other foreign diplomats live reported hearing sporadic gunfire through the night to the East of torah prison which mutinous Security troops stormed wednesday to release prisoners including islamic fundamentalists. Elementary and High schools would remain shut thursday. Despite the relaxation of the curfew Many shops remained closed and traffic was parse in the downtown area. Western diplomats speaking on Condi Tion they not be identified said gangs of rioting broke out tuesday night when dissidents from the Security Force sex thousands of Security Force conscripts changed gunfire before Dawn thursday " with army troops in the Shubra District of Northern Cairo. A police station is located in the area where the shooting occurred. Armoured personnel carriers blocked roads leading into parts of Shubra Early thursday and troops prevented reporter from entering the worst hit areas. 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