European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 19 1991 the stars and stripes a Paga 15 Dollar watch shown below Are the highest Dollar Exchange rates for the week of May 12-18 compared with Dollar rates for the same period one year and five years ago British Pound one Pound would Cost you $1.73 $1.68 $1.52 1991 1990 1986 German Mark one Dollar would buy you 1.69 1991 1.62 1990 2.20 1986 a military Exchange rate turkish lire one Dollar would  3959 2550 1991 1990 j 666 1986 a a a a is amps lower deficit a a a a a a a keeps Dollar firm an improving . Trade deficit helped the Dollar finish the week above 1.72 Marks in Europe on Friday and May be enough to keep it firm in the week ahead. The Dollar gained More than 3 pfennig against the German Mark and 3 cents against the British Pound in a few hours late Friday after a report that the Trade deficit was a modest $4.05 billion in March the Small est since june 1983. Quot its a fundamentally Good ," said Ian Amstad economist with Chase investment Bank London. The dollars end of the week showing helped put a brighter Light on what otherwise was a poor week. After starting out on monday above 1.72 Marks and at $1,725 for one British Pound the Dollar tumbled. By midweek the Dollar had fallen to 1.685 Marks and one Pound was Selling for $1,754. In Germany even thursdays resignation of much admired Bundesbank president Karl Otto Pohl failed to generate a Dollar rally As some thought it might. Nevertheless Amstad said the Dollar should be Able to hold in the Low 1.70s against the Mark. Late Friday the Buck was trading at 1.728 German Marks in Frankfurt while in London one British Pound was Selling for $1.72. Amstad said the glowing Trade report and the probability that the . Federal Reserve wont Cut interest rates again soon will help the Dollar. Military Exchange rates Are As Fol lows in Germany one Dollar will buy 1.66 Marks through tuesday 3 pfennig less than a week ago and in England one Pound will sell for m.78 at military Banks through monday afternoon 2 cents More expensive than a week earlier. The Dollar s rally Friday came after the military rates had been set. The stars and stripes reservists Battle uncertainty r duty drags on As by Randy Mcclaln financial writer Frankfurt Germany a or. Maj Douglas Dionne has one month to put his life Back in order. Dionne an army Reserve psychiatrist sold his private offices in Temple and Killeen Texas to another doctor in Jan a   to Active duty in the persian Gulf War. The rushed Deal which Dionne negotiated by phone along with his wife As he shipped out stipulates that lie can to return to those two cities to open a competing practice for two years. Now with his duties As a reservist physician Over at the army s regional medical Center in Frankfurt private citizen Dionne is heading Home to look Tor work. 1 "1 Don t really have a Cushion or a savings account a he said. Quot if something happened Tome and i  work tomorrow id be Ina world of  luckily Dionne who was an Active duty army psychiatrist at fort Hood Texas before starting in private practice a year ago has received Job offers. Even the Frankfurt hospitals substance abuse clinic where he was assigned As temporary director during the War wants him Back. Taking that Job Means he would have to re enlist in the army but he a considering it. �?o1 still bleed Green a said Dionne a member of the 94th general Hospital reserves of Mesquite Texas the difficult part will be making a decision quickly. A i see myself As having the month of june to pick a Job and sell a $90,000 House he said adding that he still faces business debts in five figures and a $900-a-month mortgage payment. A my life has been significantly changed As a result of being activated a Dionne said. A a in a making the Best of a difficult  the shooting has stopped in the middie East and Many of the 228,561 Reserve and National guard personnel activated at the height of the conflict Are heading Home. But for thousands of others still on Active duty 11 weeks after the War with Iraq homecomings have been delayed. Reserve personnel said recently that the extended deployment has worn some Peoples nerves thin and caused occasional financial hardships. Continued uncertainty about How Long remaining reservists will have to stay overseas away from their jobs friends and family has been Akin to performing a amps Jim Derheim it. Col. Sharon Franklin a a. ,. A very mental War. A a. A amps Jim Dorheim. Or. Maj Douglas Dionne a a. I still bleed  an emotional High wire act. A when people have been Here for five months and your name Isnit on the list to go Homeland you be got personal problems you done to know whether you ii Twait a said it. Col. Sharon Franklin a 46-year-old resident of. Bonham Texas and chief nurse with the 94th general Hospital reserves a this has been a very mental  the worst part has been the Lack of control Franklin and others said. A at first we did no to know where wed be How Long wed be there or when wed be Able to go Home a said Franklin who was recently told Shell Fly Home tuesday. By midweek there will be no More than 61 members of the 94th general reserves on Active duty in Europe. At the outset of the War with Iraq 709 doctors nurses and support staff were flown from Central Texas to Germany Italy Belgium and England. Most of them were returned to the United states at the end of april without Ever having the hundreds of War casualties that had been feared several dozen others have trickled out of Europe Over the past three weeks. The rest of the 94th expects to be Home by july 1. For some reservists that Date Isnit soon enough. Rene Castillo a 25-year-old High school biology teacher and army reservist from Corpus Chris Texas Lias been working As a radiology technician at the army medical Center in Frankfurt since mid january. A my attitude has gone from being overjoyed when the cease fire was announced to pretty sour a said Castillo who loses $1,000 a month in salary the difference Between his teachers pay and his army Reserve paycheck for every month overseas. Castillo said Reserve personnel were asked last month if they were willing to stay on Active duty. Dozens of reservists said they a serve As Long As needed but Castillo was among those who asked to be sent Home right away. R when the list for flights Home was circulated though Castillo a name Wasny to on it. A a it a been a constant letdown a he said. Castillo said his High school class is being taught by a substitute but his own education has been sidetracked. He planned to take courses at Corpus Christi state University this Spring in Pursuit of a masters degree in biology. A this has put me a whole year be  he said. A i have to wait until next Spring to take certain  Castillo said he does t regret joining the army reserves six years ago but he. Does think he and other reservists could have been sent Home sooner. As this Story was being written Castillo Learned that he would be allowed to go Home before the end of the month. He filed an official request with his commanders asking to be. Released because of financial hardship. The request was granted thurs Day said a spokeswoman with the Frankfurt regional medical Center Castillo s next decision is whether to stay in the reserves Anil risk another lengthy deployment should another War in the. Future. A i come from a military Lamila and i. Joined to keep up the military tradition a lie said. But Castillo added that he s con derived about Reserve duty interfering with his professional future. A right now in a undecided. If 1 had gone Back with the main part of our unit at the end of april my attitude would lie better Quot he said. A i like taking a rays but teaching is what i  Franklin a Veteran of 17 Vears with the 94th general reserves said the uncertainty of waiting for a firm departure Date have been hard on a lot of people in her unit but most have held up Well a everyone s mood is fairly High now a said Franklin who expects to arrive in the United states in time to see her 17-year-old daughter graduate from High school May 29. Seventh medical come spokeswoman Barbara Slifer whose outfit oversees medical reservists attached to the . Army in Europe said All but 450 doctors nurses and support personnel of the 3,400 people transferred to the command from the states Over the last several months will go Home by june i. The rest will be released As soon As possible after that she said. Capt. Joseph ser met and his wife maj. Nancy Seremet Are with the 94th general reserves in  said some nervous lenders and employers Are starting to Call reservists or their families to get flight  Serem cts residents of Plano Texas said the Bank that holds the $4,300 a month in mortgages on their two Homes in Texas has talked frequently with a relative of theirs in the states. A some people Are getting questions a capt Seremet said. A a a by the Way the War is Over. Why Arentt you Home a a capt. Seremet said he wont know until he returns to the United states what will be done about his mortgage payments. I asked for and received a moratorium on payments while he was gone but he said he thinks the Lender is anxious for things to return to Normal. A a it a a big pressure to manage your finances by phone a he said. Dionne the psychiatrist knows a lot about stress too. While assigned to the medical Center in Frankfurt Dionne helped draw plans to treat combat stress victims. The War with Iraq did no to produce a great number of burnout cases but Dionne said he saw signs of stress among his reservist colleagues a. A uncertainty was what made them unhappy a he said. A they had no control Over  now he said personnel still on Active duty Are in a better Frame of mind because a a there san end in  Dionne picked up his own travel orders thursday afternoon. A i can to Tell you How it did that feels a he added. Now if he just knew what his next Job will be