European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday october 31, 19b6 the stars and stripes Page 5 Ibert Einstein peace prize palme honoured Appolo Lysbet palme widow of slain swedish prime minister Olof palme accepts the 1986 Albert Einstein peace prize in her husband s name. Speaking wednesday in Washington appealed for nuclear disarmament and an end to apartheid in South Africa and donated the$50,000 prize Money to Public service foundation a up by palme s family. Minting of new Buck begins with cry of Hiyo Silver san Francisco a with a Hearty cry of Hiyo Silver away . Treasury Secretary Jamesa. Baker 111 on wednesday Slick the first american Eagle Silver Dollar. It was the firs of a million one ounce american hade Silver dollars to be struck at the san Francisco mint by nov. 24, when they will be distributed first to 27 bulk dealer nationwide then to retail outlets tar Public Sale. Serenaded by he 6th . Army band hundreds of guests looked on As Baker struck the Silver Blank twice As is done with special coins to Sharpen the impressions. Copying the departing cry of the Lone Ranger Baker called Hiyo Silver away the coins .999 pure Silver have a face value of illegal tender but will sell at a Price lied to the Market plus a j2 Premium said director of the mint Donna Pope. Wednesday s new York Silver quote was j5.58 an ounce. Dealer commissions and sales taxes May also be charged. The coins will be sold through Coin shops precious Metal dealers participating Banks brokerages and other financial institutions. On the face of the Coin is Adolph Weinman s walk ing Liberty the design that originally appeared on the half Dollar from 1916 through 1947. On the reverse is the american Eagle Wilh Thield by mint engraver John Mercanti. Mass production of the Silver dollars began immediately after Baker s ceremonial strike at the Forress Tik mint the Only american mint where the Large coins in inches in diameter will be manufactured. Today we inaugurate the the production of a Silver Bullion com in the Hopes of sparking a Silver fever on nov. 24, when the mint will Lake its first orders adding the second half of our Entrance into the Multi billion Dollar Bullion Coin Market Baker said before stepping to a Hydraulic press. Abo present was Idaho sen James a. Mcclure who championed the coins in Congress. Pope raid the nation is already in the grip of Gold fever having purchased 800,000 Gold coins last week on the first two Days of Sale and 134,000 ounces of the coins this week. Like the minting of american Eagle Gold coins he Silver coins Are being produced through an act of con Gress. The United Stales has a Silver stockpile of about137.5 million ounces which Pope pointed out has been the subject of debate by lawmakers. Pope said the options were to sell the Silver As bul lion on the Market or mint it into coins adding to them the value of the backing of the government. Had the Silver been simply dumped on the Market the Price would certainly have fallen she said. Agents confiscate drugs valued at $46 million Miami a . Customs agent inspecting a furniture shipment discovered 4.620 pounds of cocaine the largest amount Ever seized in this country fed eral officials said wednesday. The cocaine seized earlier this month had a wholesale value of More than $46 million and would be Worth at least 10limes that on the Street said drag enforcement administration spokesman Jack Hook. Customs agents were checking two 40-foot-Long containers thai held sofas and chairs when they spotted empty false compartments inside the merchandise said George Heavey commissioner of the Southeast Region of the customs service. Their suspicions aroused agents the closely examined the containers them selves and found a false floor in one con Tainer that covered up hundreds of Bun s of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago toe a. Oct 31 1946 the soviet Union s foreign min ister speaking before the . Assembly in new York called for worldwide disarmament and the outlawing of atomic warfare. 30 years ago foday. Oct 3 i95
