European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday february 15, 1991. The stars and stripes a b Page 17money matters i v x j  s if you need a copy of a tax return that was filed several years ago but you forgot to keep a copy of it done to give up Hope. You can get a copy by completing irs form 4506, a request for copy of tax form or individual tax account  taxpayers will be charged $4.25 for each tax form they request ask about form 4506 at the nearest military Legal affairs office or order it from the internal reve Hue service by writing irs forms distribution Center . Box 25866, Richmond a. 23289. Conversion rates London up a thursday s closing rates apr the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies in dollars Gold  a it j360 25 an ounce Silver at $3 8150. Feb 13 feb 14 British Pound ,1.994.5. A a .1.9805 German Mark 1.457&Quot -1.4635. French franc 4.9645 a 4.9880  .1-6418 1.6471 belgian franc,.,.30.02 30.13 italian lira-1,095.75 1,101.50. Swiss Ranc. -. 1.2495 a. .1.2525 greek drachma. 156.18. 156.80 turkish lira a ,.,.3.079.30 a ,3099.70 saudi arabian  3.7505 -3.7.504 Spanish peseta. 91.35 .91.65 portuguese escudo ,-,128 35 a 129.12 Canadian Dollar. �?�.1.1530 a 1,1526 austrian Schilling 10.2480. A -10.30 norwegian krone�.5.70355.7345 danish krone5.6055. 5.6370 these Are unofficial rates As re ported by wire service and banking sources and they Are listed to give some idea of daily currency fluctuations. A r the Only official rate concerns the Sale of German Marks to  personnel for personal use and this will be 1.43 Friday based on thursday s noontime Price fixing. New York Exchange u new York up a the 15 most Active stocks in new York Slock Exchange composite trading on thursday. Stock int net chg. Stock a Alcan aluminium a Boeing cd Citicorp. Pepsico inc Philip Morris Igent electric ism corp Amer express Nike inc. Laidlaw Lnch Wal Mart stores  a Exxon corp Mcdonalds corp Westinghouse i Situ 6,620,000 4,079,0002,931,000 .2,897,400 2.861.700 2.803.400 2,476.800 1,907,100 1.792.400 1.707.100 1.655.100 1,646,400. 1.627,900 1.611.700 1.574.100 22 a a 48 16 4 31 4 60 a 674 135 26 �464 18 i 36 44 4 53 4v 314 29 v. Unti up7/ off a up 4 off 4 a off i up 4 unch off 4 v. Off. Oft 1 off 1 4 Oft 1 off 4 unch american Exchange new York up a the 10 most Active stocks in american Stock Exchange composite trading thursday., Stock Cheyenne softer Wang labs inc b Amdahl corp fruit of loom Salomon it Western digital Dow chemical it pm group Sta Americus desc exsport Finan it safes a 963,200. 857,100 760,800695,500 93apr 522,300 365,900 372,100 357.400 333,600 317.400 lad 12 3 a 16 11 v. 34 44 44 34 by. 5 a it chg. Oft i off a a unch up a unch off  Unchur a. Up1/ up a Dow Jones new York up a Dow Jones dosing Range of averages thursday a High Low Cotoia Chang 30 industrials 2942.08 2852.48 2877.23 dff31.93 to transport 1117.77 1090.44 1097.85 o�14.98 15 us Solles 218.18 .214.03 214.79 off 2.26 65 stocks 1043.48 1015.44 1022.85 off 12.02 War Over by Victor f. Zonana the los Angeles times new York the United states and. Great Britain arc engaged in an increasingly testy dogfight Over the Atlantic whose outcome could determine which nation dominates air traffic Between the two countries into the 21 St Century. On its face the air War is about farms and the question of whether Britain will permit two financially Strong . Carried s a United airlines and american airlines a to replace two Strugg ing ones a fan american world airways and trans world airlines a on routes to London a Heathrow Airport. It a but what this is really about is a Battle for global supremacy in the airline Industry a said Lee Howard chief executive officer of airline economics a Washington. Consulting firm. The latest shot was fired tuesday when . Secretary of transportation Samuel Skinner disapproved a British airways proposal to slash fares across the Atlantic by one third for travel Between april 6 and oct. 31. British airways spokeswoman Margaret Vodopia said wednesday that the airline was a deeply  the Carrier s objective she added was to a stimulate travel and tourism at a time the Gulf War is putting pressure on airlines on both sides of the  a in an obvious slap at the transportation Secretary British airways planned to take. Full advantage of a loophole in fare regulations and continue Selling the deeply discounted seats until the last possible moment permitted by . Taw 11 59 . The transportation department also rejected proposals by Britain s Virgin at lactic and six "carriers, to match dry undercut the British fares. Those airlines could also sell the reduced fare seats until 11 59 , Friday. The British airways response to skin Nero a decision Only confirmed the View of Many on this Side of the Atlantic that British Aires proposed fare. Cut was a predatory attempt to finish off Haemorrhaging pan am and perhaps. Twa. Since the British government is holding up approval of the Heathrow routes thei demise of pan am Twa or both would give British airways the overwhelming adva n t age be twee n t he u n i t e d is a i e s a ill Heath Row / . Carriers would be forced to serve the less convenient and less congested Gatwick Airport. But both american and United have said they will not Complete agreements to buy the routes if they cannot land at Heathrow. International travel has tumbled since War broke out in the persian Gulf because passengers Are afraid of iraqi sponsored. Terrorists bombs. On monday Germany Slu it Hansa air lines Cut its round trip fares from Germany to the United states by up to 20 percent in a bid to stimulate ticket sales. A number of american airlines have declared that they will match the offer Wolfgang Weber a spokesman for Lufthansa in Frankfurt Germany said thursday that the airline does not need the approval of . Authorities for its offer. Officials at pan am and Northwest airlines in Frankfurt said their companies had applied to the German transport ministry for permission to match the Lufthansa offer. The pan am official said a bilateral agreement Between Germany and the United states gave Germany authority to approve fares on flights originating from Ger Many the Germany situation has none of the bitterness and controversy of the feud Over the London  said 1.lift-Hahsa has no intention of getting involved in a similar a Price War across the  a that the United states and 13 r i la i n it. Allies against Iraq i the persian Gulf Var rare at each other s throats Over airline tickets should come As no Surprise. Faced with record losses due to skyrocketing fuel costs and plummeting-1 rat Fie airlines Are looking for every advantage they can get. And As layoffs in the airline Industry proliferate governments Are increasingly willing to project what they View As their vital economic interests. In Exchange for permitting United and american airlines into Heathrow Iii Tain is demanding a Range of . Concessions that would Cost . Carriers a hundreds of millions of dollars annually for the foreseeable future Quot ibid a . Official involved in the negotiations on the route changes. 1 the concessions the British Are seeking include a. A a a the right to Fly from any City on the european Mainland to the United states without touching Down in Britain. A the right of British airways to join any . Airlines frequent flyer program. A the right for British carriers to Fly from the United states to the South pacify. In. In addition the negotiator said Quot they want a permanent Cap on american and United flights into i Lea throw while the number of British flights continues to  to Thi Rop Orl Stan and stripes travel outdoor writer Norm Zeigler Quot by j Anet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a Texas representative is seeking to delay scheduled increases in the annual deductible for the civilian health and medical program 6f the uniformed services. A military families Are bearing a tremendous Burden right now a said rep. Albert Bustamante a Texas. A it is important that we provide them with this  Bustamantes proposal is one of several Bills that would Stop changes in chalks pus benefits. Bustamantes plan would delay the deductible increases until the end of the War in the persian Gulf. On april 1, the yearly deductibles arc due to triple from $50 to $150 for individuals and from Sloo to $300 for families. Families whose sponsors hold the Grade of e-4 or below will continue to pay the old deductibles. The program is aimed at service Mem Erst families and military retirees who seek outpatient medical care from private physicians. The program also allows for inpatient medical care at private hospitals. A a a a More than 7 million people Are eligible to use champs primarily Active duty military family members and retirees under age 65. The availability of military medical care for families has been drastically reduced since the troop buildup in the Middle East began in August. Adding to the medical care headache arc the thousands of families of activated Reserve and National guard troops eligible for the benefits. A Many More families will be affected by the champs deductible increase than previously thought a he said. Legislation being considered by sen. Herbert Kohl d-wis., would Only freeze the champs deductibles for families of deployed service members. Bustamante also has introduced a Bill to delay the reduction of mental health benefits until a year after the War ends. On Friday champs will Cut inpatient psychiatric Hospital care from 90 Days a year to 30 Days. It will also limit the previously unlimited residential treatment Center coverage to 90 Days am Fally. Quot this is an extremely difficult time to reduce mental health benefits under champs a Bustamante said. A this change in benefits will limit Access to mental health care Forf Fanny of the people who need it  the proposals join about 50 other Gulf related Bills introduced in the House and. Senate this year. Members of Congress attempted to consolidate the proposals into packages for Quick approval. A however sen. John Heinz r-pa., objected to one Senate package because it excluded an amendment lie had a opposed asking the Pentagon to exempt smile parents and dual military couples with dependent children from combat duty. His objection halted action on the package until Congress reconvenes tuesday. By Stuart Auerbach the Washington Post Washington a the financial problems of some of the worlds biggest airlines have begun to affect aircraft manufacturers whose continued overseas sales Are seen As crucial for pulling the United states out of the recession. From Australia to great Britain airlines Are postponing orders. The airlines have fallen on hard economic times As their fuel costs soared and business plummeted because of increased fear of terrorism. The Impact has been Felt by Airbus industries the european consortium As Well As the two leading american manufacturers Boeing co. And Mcdonnell Douglas corp. The major makers of aircraft engines great Britain a Rolls Royce pc As Well As general electric co. And Pratt amp Whitney group of the United states Are also expected to feel the Impact of the massive downturn. Recent announced cutbacks include British airways move to postpone a $2 billion aircraft replacement program and to defer putting into service five Boeing 767 planes it will get this year. Australians Quantas said it was stretching out the delivery schedule of $1.9 billion in new Boeing jets that it was to receive this year and next