European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday november 28,1987 portrait of a first family the Reagan family gathered together for a thanksgiving group portrait at Rancho Del Cielo near Santa Barbara Calif. From left Dennis Revell Mau Reen Reagan Nancy Reagan with Cam Eron Reagan the president. Colleen appt Iolo Reagan holding Ashley Marie Reagan and Michael Reagan. Rate cuts in Europe help u.s., fed official says Washington up the cuts in Bank interest Rales in West Ger Many France and the Netherlands ear Lier this week also will help the United states Robert Heller one of the fed eral Reserve Board governors said Friday. Heller took pains however to stress that the european countries were not acting in concert with the United states. He also said he hoped the Dollar s value against other currencies would remain stable but even As he spoke the Green Back was falling in european Exchange markets. Heller s Agency controls the underly ing conditions that largely determine How much interest Banks charge for Loans and pay in accounts. American officials such As Treasury Secretary James Baker have encouraged Heller counterparts in other countries to keep their base interest rates lower than they Are in the United states thus encouraging investors around the world to Send their Money to America. On tuesday the Central Banks of West Germany France and the Netherlands Cut a variety of rates affecting Loans among private Banks. It s an action that they had to take in their own self interest Heller said in an interview on Abc s today program. They took what was appropriate to maintain Price stability and to keep eco nomic growth in the various european  As for its effect on the United slates obviously it gives us some More room to Man Euver he said but basically it was an action that was taken in  asked if the Dollar s value is stable now he replied at the present time yes. Nobody wants the Dollar to  Heller also defended the fed from criticism thai it made a mistake when it decided earlier this fall to raise the discount rate which is the interest it charges private Bankers who need Short term Loans from the fed. Baker said in a newspaper interview late i october that he now believes the fed should not have hiked the discount rate. I would t say there was a mis take Heller said. At that time there was an inflationary psychology. You re talking about the Days before the Stock Market crash and to counteract those tendencies the fed had to take that  brochure gives advice about mixing drugs foods Washington a the old line take three aspirin before you go to bed and you won t Wake up with a hangover is not Good advice a new Consumers brochure says. In fact says the pamphlet tilled food & drug interactions aspirin should not be taken along with alcohol or fruit juice because they arc All hard on the stomach. The brochure published by the National Consumers league the american pharmaceutical association the food and drug administration and the food marketing Institute offers All sorts of advice on which drugs and foods should and should not be combined. For instance it says thai aspirin is nol the Only painkiller that should not be used in combination with alcohol. It warns that stomach Upsel can occur if alcohol is used in combination with ibuprofen drugs such As advil halt ran me Ditren motrin and Suprin As Well As other types of painkillers. The brochure is organized by disease rather than by drugs to make it easier for Consumers to use said Jane King Deputy director of the National Consumers league. It focuses on the interactions Between drugs and alcohol or caffeine. The effects Range from stomach upset to ones thai can be extremely serious. The brochure warns for example that with drugs sold under the Brand names mar plan Nardin and Par Nate which Are used primarily to treat depression a very dangerous potentially fatal interaction can occur with foods containing by Ramine a chemical in alcoholic Bever Ages particularly wine and in Many foods such As hard cheeses chocolate beef or Chicken  King noted that some of the interactions can be extremely dangerous even if the words potentially fatal Are nol included. The use of antihistamines generally Laken for colds and allergies in combi nation with alcohol is one such Case she Sud. Because people can kill themselves while driving due to drowsiness and slowed reactions. The brochure s creators tried to focus on fairly common diseases and the medi cations generally taken for them and deliberately removed from the list some of the More serious diseases. King said. We look the diseases out that we Fig ured would be under closer physician supervision such As Parkinson a she said referring to a chronic progressive Ner Vous disease marked by tremors. We tried to include Over the counter drugs for the obvious reason that these people would nol he seeking guidance from  covered in the pamphlet Are such medical troubles As allergies asthma colds and coughs arthritis and gout heart and circulatory diseases infections pain  or emotional problems sleep disturbances and stomach and intestinal problems. 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