European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday. February 17, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 15 Dollar watch shown below Are the highest Dollar Exchange rates for the week of feb 10 16 compared with Dollar rates the same period one year and five years ago British Pound one Pound would Cost you $1.97 1991 $1.69 j 1990 $1.41 1986 German Mark one Dollar would buy you 1.44 1991 i 1.66 1990 2.38 1986 a military Exchange rate belgian franc one Dollar would buy you 30.35 35.44 1991 Quot 1990 49.45 1986&Quot dutch Guilder one Dollar would buy you 1.65 1991 j 1.91 1990 2.70 1986 a amps Dollar boosted by peace talk Trade picture the Dollar moved broadly higher in Europe late last week thanks to Brief Hopes of peace in the persian Gulf and an improving Trade picture for the United states. Both developments came to Light Friday afternoon trading was winding Down. The . Trade deficit for 1990 was reported at $101 billion on Friday an improvement of More than s8 billion on the year and the country a Best performance since 1983. Word that Iraq was offering to withdraw conditionally from Kuwait helped the Dollar for a Short while As Well but the dollars rally was aborted by negative reaction to the offer from the White House. The Dollar hit 1.479 Marks on the Frankfurt Germany currency Exchange before retreating to the 1.475 level. The military Exchange rate in Germany was set at 1.44 Marks for the weekend a gain of 2 pfennig on the week. The Dollar also gained against the British Pound. One Pound will sell for 52.02 at military Banks through tuesday a gain of 2 cents Jon the week Quot Julian Callow a currency analyst with Chase investment Bank in London said the Quot dollars move upward might have been even higher if the iraqi withdrawal offer a had received a More favourable reception. A clearly though lots of conditions w Ere attached a he said. David Simmonds chief Treasury economist with Midland Bank in London called the dollars gains a a knee Jerk reaction a and said he sees the Dollar once again dropping because of lower interest rates in the states. The stars and stripes. Bogus proof a Mark Bills focus of growing controversy by mar Neth Start writer Germany s Crisp stylish new 100-Mark Bank notes have become the Center of a controversy. Before their release Federal Bank officials said counterfeiters expanding Access to color photocopiers and sophisticated printing equipment was the compelling reason for the new currency designs. The new Bills were touted As Bengall but counterfeit proof because they carry Alu minuet threads and other obvious Security features that the German Federal Bank believed would be hard Todd Phate. But Der Spiegel Germany s weekly news Magazine is charging that the new Bank notes Are a snap to reproduce in any of the latest Model photocopiers on the Market. Thousands of bogus do 100 and do 200 Bills Are now in circulation the Magazine said in an article printed last week. A a state and Federal counterfeit experts Quot it reported a have called the Federal Bank a naive and arrogant and criticized it for not seeking expert advice before de signing the new per Spiegell a conclusion the word is out among Germany a lawmen that the new Bills Are a the Flop of the of this has not set Well with the Federal Bank which is charging sensationalism. A the report is a Gross exaggeration a a spokesman told the stars and stripes. A there have been some counterfeits but fewer attempts than would be Check with other sources Only clouded the Issue. A there Are some counterfeits but the main problem is that people Are accepting the Money without question a said a spokesman for the Federal criminal Bureau in Wiesbaden. A the real Bank notes have an embedded Natal thread. On the bogus Bills tto Tea Silver paint the news Magazine reported that a Blond youth has been passing false Bills at Mcdonald a restaurants and shops in the Bundesbank president Karl Otto Lohl displays a Large copy of the new ittle a i k Bill. Munich area since the Middle by oct Obi All reportedly have carried the same number had 6427314d4 a and Are the product of a Canon digital color copier. Mcdonald spokesman Walter Thielemann scoffed at the report. A the information did hot conic front us. We. Have spoken to no one. And Only a few counterfeits have been passed to our on the other hand a spokesman the Niedersachsen criminal police m Hannover which recently arrested members of a counterfeit ring said that a the new Bills Are easy to reproduce with the new generation copiers a Eduard Liedgens of the Munich state criminal police a expert on counter Cit ing said 1 controversy adds up to a purely academic Battle. In a television interview Liedgens said the new German currency Quot is among the Best in the world a and n noted that bogus Bills Are easily recognizable in people pay attention. A a Laid on a Flat smooth surface the raised Metal thread is easily he said. The Hill s special water Haik which forms a letter d. Also separates it from the imitations he noted a tip to those unto 1qnate enough to i nut themselves with a false 100 or 200-Mark Bank Nolc 1 urn it in immediately to a Bank or police station Quot you can be prosecuted under the Law it you attempt to pass such a Lull on a a Sachs ii police spokesman said. A unfortunately you won t get your Money Back he said. And there is. Another Money gambit going on that May prove to be a problem for is being warned of a flood of mutilated lulls marked up by germans protesting the Gulf War. Consumers Quot should avoid the Hills Wheeli Are marked with such slogans As Quot Ken Geld fur Krieg Quot no Money for War and a a Kein blut Fiir Oelz no blood for Oil he arise Banks and shopkeepers can legally refuse to accept them. On by Mariann Caprino a business writer new York a a sequined . Flag unfurls on a $120 to shirt in the window of the Martha boutique on Park Avenue. Its a popular item along w Ith countless other depictions of the stars and stripes on every thing from bikinis to Coffee mugs that Are Selling in bargain bins and upscale stores alike. War in the persian Gulf has incited a surge of patriotism that has Consumers hankering for pieces of the National Emblem. As retailers Stock up on merchandise in red White and Blue they see a Liny Bright spot in their otherwise slumping Industry. A this is really in response to what a going on in the world a said Ann Stock a spokeswoman for Bloomingdale a the new York City department store. A sates have been very Good but we weren to looking at that. If we could close the shop tomorrow and end the War we among Bloomingdale shot Sellers Are a 540 Ralph la Fiuren Flag Coffee Mug a 522.50 Flag baseball Cap and Terry cloth hath sheets in a Flag Motif for $14,99 apiece. Designer Lauren whose merchandise is sold worldwide Lias also fashioned. Hag sweaters for men and women As Well As hag Denim jackets bikinis Lank lops tote hags and a line of tableware featuring old glory. A on the accessories front. Neiman Marcus is Selling a Sapphire Ruby Anil Diamond Flag pin for $24,000. It that s too pricey hag Lapel pins can be had for 52 at the Woolworth a in downtown Cleveland. . By . Reid the Washington Post Tokyo a in a High tech version of carrying coals to Newcastle two american companies have announced a new product that lets personal computers read Handwritten chinese and japanese characters the $70 a Mac Han writer a released by Apple computer and a tiny California firm called communication intelligence corp., lets computer users give commands or data to apples macintosh computers by writing characters on a Small pad. That eliminates the need for a key Board which is a Clumsy tool for languages based on Kanji the chinese characters used As written expressions in japanese. This new .-made Gadget will have Only a tiny Market in the United states but that a nut the Point. The macintosh Kanji input Dev ice is part of Cliart by . Personal computer makers to expand their markets overseas. A in a recession Market we re All looking outside the country a said Apple chairman John Sculley said. A and there is tremendous growth in the Asia Pacific a Japan a wealthy High tech oriented society is about five years behind the United states in personal computer use. Bult til holds the Promise of being a spectacular personal computer Market in the 1990s, Llo Weyer it could be a hard Market to crack because its the Home of several of the worlds major personal computer maker including Toshiba. Fujitsu Epson and Nix. Still Apple executives expect to sell some 150,000 macintosh computers in the country this would triple 1990 sales. %. A
