European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition the sir amp Andi amp tripes vol. 50, no. 17 tuesday april 30,1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the us aft med  35c d 8693 Dollar keeps climbing meeting of economic Powers foils to halt ascent by Randy Mcclain financial writer the . Dollar surged higher on currency markets monday after a weekend meeting of the group of seven industrialized nations ended without an agreement to keep a lid on the buoyant Buck. The meeting in Washington on sunday proved that the seven Powers disagree Over world economic policy. Tim Fox a currency expert with London s Midland Bank said foreign Exchange traders interpreted the meeting a was a Green Light to buy the Dollar. Late monday afternoon the Dollar was trading in Frankfurt Germany at 1.775 Marks a gain of More than 2 pfennig on the Day. The military Exchange rate for tuesday was set at 1.73 Marks in Germany up 2see conversion rates on Page 17 pfennig from mondays rate of 1.71 Marks. The Dollar also was trading higher against other european currencies. Dollar rates monday compared with Friday included a 1.49 Swiss francs up from 1.4785. A 5.98 French francs up from 5.92. A a 2 0005 dutch guilders up from 1.977. A 1,310 italian Tiro lip from 1,292,15. In London the British Pound was Selling for $1,671, compared with $ t.68  the close of business last week several currency experts said the Dollar May continue the climb to 1.80 Marks in the next few Days although others warned that an increase in German interest rates later this week might stall the Dollar rally. The dollars renewed strength comes on the heels of a seven hour meeting sunday in Washington in which see Dollar on Page 10 kurd rebels warned against extortion blocking refugees Zakhoo Iraq apr Allied forces have issued an ultimatum to iraqi kurdish guerrillas demanding that they Stop extorting Money from kurdish refugees and allow them to return to their Homes senior . Officers said monday a a it a immoral and its got to Stop a said a col. Jim Jones the highest ranking . Marine corps officer in Northern Iraq. A a they re straight out bandits a the kurdish rebels agreed to the demands . Officials said. In wide ranging interviews on the huge Allied Effort to help the iraqi kurd senior american commanders also said the military Hopes to Clear the turkish Border of primitive refugee Camps by june 1. That a when water supplies will run out in the Hills. A Quot a a a a a Quot a / about 800,000 kurd arrived at the turkish Border this month fleeing Saddam Hussein a crackdown on their rebellion allied1 military officials Are building Camps for them in Northern Iraq. The first kurdish family arrived monday in the Camp built by Allied forces in see kurd on Page 10 30 killed when quake rocks soviet Georgia a. V it Turkey Moscow apr a Strong earthquake hit soviet Georgia on monday causing. Rocks 1 ides in Mountain villages and killing about 30 people the official news Agency Tass said it also was Felt in neighbouring Armenia which was devastated by a 1988 earthquake that killed 25,000 people. There were no reports of damage or injuries in Armenia. The earthquake struck at 12 13 . 5 13 aim Edt in North Central Georgia among the sparsely populated villages and towns in the caucasus mountains. It measured 7.1 on the Richter scale according to the soviet unions Central seismic station. Don Finley of the . Geological Survey in Reston va., put the Richter Reading at 7.2 and said the quake released about four times As much Energy As the 1988 armenian quake. The epicentre of monday s quake was near ambr Lauri where about 17,000 people live. The City is 90 Miles Northwest of Tbilisi the georgian capital. A the Mountain fell onto the houses a see quake on Page 10tornado Alley air Force sgt. Kim Lombardi carries an armload of Bowling pins As she helps clean up the damage at the howling Alley on Mcconnell a i near Voichita Kan a Tornado struck the area Friday. See Story and picture on Page 3.