European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday. November 24.1986 fast Takeoff forecast for Silver Eagle Washington a the Ameri can Eagle Gold Coin which has been soar ing since in was introduced last month is being joined by a companion Silver com and officials at Hie . Mint Are predict ing the new Silver dollars will be High flyers As Well. The new i ounce Silver Bullion coins were to go on Sale for the first time Mon Day to Hulk dealers. The coins should be available to the general Public by he end Folh Cwerk. \ total of  million sift or coins will be off Rcd for Sale monday. Donna Pope director of the mint predicted the coins a ii sell out with supplies probably hav ing to be apportioned among inc 26 a ihitrr7i.il bulk dealers. Dealers figure if the american pub Lic loved the Gold Eagle so much then they arc going to love the Silver Eagle because it is at a Price thai almost every body can afford she said. The Silver Coin will carry a face value of is but. Like the Gold Bullion coins its actual Price will he determined by the Market Price for the ounce of Silver that it contain plus markups added by the government and dealers handling charges. On Friday Silver was Selling in new Yov for $5,21 an ounce. With the Var ious markups the mail Price of the Silver Eagle is Likely to be around $6.50 to $7 per Coin dealers said. By comparison the cheapest Gold Coin is the on tenth ounce piece which is Selling for around $70. The Gold coins Are also offered in i ounce i ounce and i ounce sizes the Silver dollars will Only be sold in the i ounce size. The Silver coins which arc slightly larger than the old Silver dollars feature a walking Liberty design on one Side that was used from 191 i to 1946 on .half-Dollar coins. They contain 99.9 per cent Silver compared with 90 percent Silver in the old Silver dollars. It s a big Coin and inc most Silver Silver Dollar Ever issued by the mint Pope said. Dealers have reported heavy interest in the new coins. The demand for the Silver Coin i just As Strong As it was for the Gold  More so said Donald Tierney a Metal analyst with Stanley Bell & co. Of new York. Coming out when they Are a lot of people will probably buy them As Christmas  Bill Keegan a spokesman for Dak International a precious metals dealer. Said Advance orders have been heavy at Deak offices around the country. The orders arc coming not just from grandmothers buying Christmas presents bul from investors who Are placing or Ders in quantities of 100 or More he said. Pc can said Dak one of the 26 bulk dealer of the coins would place an order for 250,000 Silver Dollar on Mon Day. The Silver coins like the Gold coins Are not being sold directly to the Public Hul Are being sold to primary dealers who Hen resell them to a network of Coin shops Banks and brokerage firms. Test mint was caught by Surprise by the heavy demand for the we coins which went on Sale oct. 20. They Wen forced to go to once a week us Ltd apportion the available supplies Amoos the primary dealers. Pope said she eur Pucis the Silver Coin will be handled the same Way. The us. Mint in san Francisco is already open ing around the clock 10 turn out the Iilva. Or coins and a second production faculty is being added Ai the . Mint in Den ver. Pope said the mint Plant to produce 5 million Silver coins by the end of us  the first five weeks that the old Coin has been offered the government sold 1.56 million coins. Those Sain have been accompanied by some report or Price gouging because demand for the coins Homlar outstripped supplies. The mint on nov. 5 issued a warning to bulk purchasers that in was concerned about reports that High premiums were being charged for resale of the Gold coins. Pope said that Consumers to prefect themselves should comparison shop on prices among various retail outlets before purchasing a Gold Coin. Miracle recovery Jacqueline and Harry Cole of Baltimore Pew Montne Donahue show in new York. Harry Cole petitioned a court to have Jacqueline life Epport sys tem reined on the 40lh Day of a stroke induce com. Hia petition was denied and she regained consciousness on the 47th Day. Customs service has hiring freeze Washington a \ labor Leader says the chief of the . Customs service is jeopardizing the nation by instituting a hiring Frecie Tor 3,000 agents who would be involved in narcotics interdiction. Customs commissioner William von Raab imposed the freeze while announcing thai the government would Appeal a Federal judge s ruling thai the customs service s drug testing program is unconstitutional. Von Raab said the Agency needs drug testing to protect the integrity of its Anli drug efforts. It is clearly illogical to expect drug users to conscientiously and effectively carry out efforts by customs against the importation of narcotics he said those who have used drugs will Noi Cany put our Mission he added in statements filed in . District court in new  Tobias president of inc National Treasury employees u Nion which filed the lawsuit leading to the court ruling said Friday that von rash s decision is outrageous. He is jeopardizing the nation by attempting to blackmail the court by requiring customs employees to surrender  rights As  Raab agrees thai there is not now nor has there Ever been a drug problem among customs work ers said Tobias whose Union represents 120,000 fed eral employees including thousands at the custom service the cd Iloma service launched the drug test ing program aug.  Haab s comments came As inc Justice department announced in is appealing the nov. 12 decision by .district judge Robert f. Collins thai the dig testing pro. Gram violate constitutional protections against unreason Able search and seizure. The Justice department in seek Inga stay of the court older pending the anneal customs has been planning to fill 1,000 new positions to increase drug enforcement efforts. To mex keeps taking a Licking to illegal Hunters Chagrin Nashville Tenn. A a stuffed Deer dubbed Timex a been blasted by shotguns and riddled by Auto Matic Rifle fire but still helps slate Wisd life agents bag dozens of illegal Roadside Hunters. Timex works like a dream said Macon county wildlife officer Darren rider people just drive right up and pop shots on Al her again and again. You d think they d wonder after a shot or two Why she in t falling Down but they keep shooting. You be got to laugh at these people sometimes on the first Day of Deer season sat urday Tennessee wildlife resources Agency officers bagged a pair of Hunter with die Deer Dummy set in Trees beside a Rural Wilson county Road Michael and Jerry Kent said they stopped when they saw what appeared to be a Buck standing in the Forest. The grabbed their rifles got out and aimed. Jerry Kent fired and wildlife officers hidden nearby charged both with Mise Meanor Hunting offences. This is embarrassing i did t know i was this stupid said Michael Kent of Alexandria. Jerry Kent of Smithville was charged with shooting from a Public Road and Michael Kent with aiding and abetting the act said wildlife officer Russ Stag Luno. Tiey could be fined $91.25 each and their rifles could be confiscated if they Are convicted. Timex has bagged about 40 people in Central Tennessee they were convicted of shooting it from a Public Road said Bob Bass a supervisor for the state wild life Agency. Wildlife officers Tell of one Man who took a gun away from his son Afie watching him shoot at Timex without apparently managing to hit the target. Since the Deer Stilt had t moved he fired himself and was charged officers said. Another Hunter blasted time with two bursts from on m16 automatic Rifle. Others have emptied entire clips of am munition and even reloaded before wildlife officers interrupted them. Decoys have been successful in discouraging Roadside Hunting a practice that results in livestock deaths and endangers nearby residents Bass said. If Hunters think that Deer out there on the Side of the Road could be a stuffed one just could be they won t shoot it Bass  Hunters Are the cause of a lot of the closed Hunting areas around Bers people have a Caff shot or something and they refuse to lot people Hunt on their land anymore he said. It Hurt everybody. 1 get great satisfaction when Timex  the decays Bucks fawns and does Are used across the state wildlife offi cers said. This is not entrapment Bass said. We follow a. Specific a Suemune tomake sure in is  the decoys Are set far enough in the Woods so they can Only be seen by Hunt ers scanning from their can. And wildlife officer Don t leapt Hunters in Rajaa ably Bass Laid. It can t be a trophy. I0-Po at Buck that any Hunter no matter Bow Foi would shoot at he said