European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday february 13, 1991 the stars and stripes a a Page 21money matters Deserf theme greeting cards taking Gulf troops by Storrs troops serving in operation do Sert storm can now make deposits to a special savings program set Jap by the department of defense. The program pays 10 percent interest on deposits up to $,10,000 from military pay and allowances earned by service members who receive imminent danger pay Pentagon officials said. / funds deposited or interest earned in the savings program cannot be withdrawn by account holders until they return from the Middle East. Troops can Contact the nearest finance office regardless of service for More information or to sign up. Conversion rates London up tuesdays closing rates for the . Dollar to other a currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies in Dollar Gold was quoted at $365.90 an ounce Silver at $3 69. A. Feb 11 feb. 12 British Pound. 1.9975 1.9915 German Mark 1.4485 1.451. French franc. .4.9540 4.954 dutch Guilder 1.6385 1.6397. Belgian franc. ,29.960 29.96 italian lira. 1,094.90 1,094,50, Swiss franc. .1.2385 1.2433 greek drachma. 155.72 155.97 turkish lira. .,3.045.50 .3,058.10 a saudi arabian riyal.,.3.7505. 3.7505 Spanish peseta. .91.68 91.50. Portuguese escudoi.128.50 128.53, Canadian dollar1.1572 1.1544 austrian Schilling ,-10.230 10.2370 norwegian Krone.,5.697 5.70 danish Krone-,.,. .5.6035 .5.6050. These Are unofficial rates As reported by wire service and banking sources and they Are listed to give some idea of daily currency  Only official rate concerns the Sale of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use and this will be 1.42 wednesday based on tuesdays noontime Price fixing. New York Exchange new York up a the 15 most Active stocks in new York Stock Exchange composite trading on tuesday. Stock Boeing co Philip Morris Citicorp. Pepsico inc Westinghouse Al Uniss corp Mcdonalds corp genl electric Wal Mart stores ism corp Chase Manhattan. At amp to company Fedl Natl Mage Exxon corp Ford motor co Salei 5.860.100 3.335.100 2.985.600 2.825,800 2.600.400 2.527.300 2,525,700 2,414900 2.378.400 2.372.400 2.192.600 2.007.100 1.980,500 1.867.300 1.771.300 last 48 i. 60 % 15 %. 30 % 29%. 3% a 31% 66% 35% 132% 14% 33% 46% 53% 31 % net chg. Off 3 i. Off .1 % off % off % up % off % up 1 % unch off 1 up % off % off off off 1 % off 1 % american Exchange new York up a the 10 most Active stocks in american Stock Exchange composite trading tuesday. Stock Sale last net chg. Western digital 1.083,500 4 %. Off % Jan Bell mtg 882 100 8%r�? off Amdahl Coro 624.900 _15% off %. Salomon it 93apr 618,400 3% off % Wang labs inc b 584,200 3% off % Nabors Industry. 484,300 a 6% up % Hasbro inc 459.500 24 %. Off % fruit of loom 424.200 .11 % a up % Dow chemical it 365,200 4%. Off % Americus get so 362,100 10% unch Dow Jones new York up a Dow Jones closing Range of averages tuesday. / a. A a / High Low close change 30 industrials 2923 02 2848 27 2874.75 off 27 48 20 transport 1132.58 1101 90 1111.42 off 15.70 15 utilities 219,94 216 49 217.18 of 0 44 65 stocks 1045.16 1019 62 1027 90 off 9 95 by Deedee Arrington Doke staff writer Laurel pupa wanted to create greeting cards that Well wishing americans in the United states could Send to tire troops in saudi Arabia. But a military Exchange system buyer saw a slightly different target for her lighthearted desert humor. He suggested that the woman from Lakewood colo., rewrite the greetings so that troops in the Middle East could Send the cards to pen pals in the outside world. The result her cards now line the shelves of army and air Force Exchange service stores in saudi Arabia. A a my initial thoughts were a that a not really what i had in mind a said pupa 32. A but then i prayed about it and i thought a what am 1 doing in be got my first order Here a a pupa who Calls herself a housewife is one of a Small group of card makers who aim their wares at military forces on persian Gulf duty. That Market Niche has been growing in importance and creativity since the first . Troops were sent to the Region last fall. One recently crafted Valentine with a desert theme features camels wearing heart shaped backpacks. A 12-card line of merchandise marketed for Christmas by another company reworked a the twelve Days of Christmas a to include veiled women military tents and sheep Heads. Pupa a operation mail Call cards offer desert one liners about living conditions in the Middle East a Sand to Sand combat and freeze dried military food. All her cards feature simple drawings on rough Gray paper and come with Olive drab envelopes. At . Allegiance inc. In Eugene ore., operation desert Shields whirlwind transformation into desert storm caught company a incr Steve Crawford off guard. A a in a picturing All this stuff with desert shield on it and called the suppliers and said a Stop Stop Stop a very thing a within a week we had switched Over and had desert storm stuff under Way a Crawford said. Ninety five percent of Crawford a business comes from the military. Before the persian Gulf crisis he specialized in what he Calls a love you miss you greetings and cards that reflected military training experiences. Crawford the son of a retired army officer expanded his military line recently to include seasonal desert shield storm items such As Christmas cards and Valentines As Well As desert posters and postcards. His less specialized cards Are shipped to exchanges in the Middle East but he has culled out merchandise with visuals that could offend the sensitive saudis. Among the Art work to fall by the Wayside were drawings of Bikini Clad women and couples touching. Crawford said his profits have a quadrupled since the desert Campaign began. But he would not reveal the figures. A he anticipated losing business in the United states because of major deploy by Dave Schad Middle East Bureau an air base in Eastern saudi Arabia a pfc. Lydell Brown put the War on bold for a Short time sunday to choose a Valentines Day card for his Fiancee in the United states. A a it la probably take me 10 minutes to pick one out a the any Mechanic said while shopping in the base Quot Exchange. A the trick is to read As Many As i have to until i find one that sounds like some thing id say  _ Brown 23, from Flint mich., said the fact that his card will arrive several weeks late wont bother his wife to be. A a she a a very understanding lady a said Brown a Soldier assigned to the 598th maintenance co who still Hopes to be Home for his wedding in june. Browne a card wont be the Only one to arrive late from the Middle East. 1 Pat Cleveland a saudi bound manager with the army and air Force Exchange service said Valentines Day card sales began in Earnest less than two weeks ago even though the cards had been on store. A amps l Emmott Lewis or ments to the Middle East but reservists Are buying up his Cauls at the same rate As Active duty troops lie  the Only place we be seen a Large ale crease is a a Germany. So Many troops Nave deployed and Security a so tight that people Arentt shopping on Imp by no Tyvi Crawford said. A pupa s first time foray into the greeting card business Cost her $3,51 0 upfront and has netted her about $1,400 so far. The University of Nevada Las vegas graduate donates half her profits to charities including the Uso. But the Job Hasni to always been easy. A live had a hard Lime getting through Quot she said of the military Market. A a there a so much red  it s Decem shelves since her. A we ordered around 600,000 cards and we distributed them to our 14 direct sales stores and to the 120 smaller unit exchanges we have in saudi Arabia a Cleveland said. A it looks like people Here a Are the same As they Are anywhere  they procrastinate. A army sgt. Simone Sampson spent 15 minutes flipping a amps a spec. Gilbert Francis shops for a Valentine. Through cards before she dropped a single Valentine into her shopping Basket. A this is for my Fiance. We. Were High school sweethearts a said Sampson a member of the 13th corps support Conid of fort Hood Texas. Quot he a a Marine combat Engineer assigned to one of the amphibious ships out in othe persian  although Only a few Hundred Miles separate Sampson and her Marine they last saw each other in july. Their letters take More than a month to get to each other a a it a Tough a said Sampson 24, of Baltimore. A i try not to think about the things that could happen to us but its hard not to when you see scud missiles flying Over your head. I have wondered of this w ill be the last Valentine i Ever get to Send to him.�?�. Spec. Gilbert Francis was a Little More upbeat As he went about his card shopping. The 27-year-old Mechanic from fort Hood s 57th signal in had selected seven cards and was looking for More. A a a i m sending one to everybody i pan. Think of and i know a lot of people Quot said Francis w to hails from Houston. A a in be already received two cards from my wife and i know Shell Send More. In a buying several for her. If i see the words a love and a wife on a card 1 grab