European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Readers1 action Lin Bank charge on Exchange transactions q a with the recent upswing of the Dollar. 1 would like to know merchants Bank would be inclined to lower the sate of 3 pfennig which they currently charge on each Dollar transaction 41 not now How High does the Dollar need to climb before they lower the rate or do they Ever intend to Tower the ate they raised amp to cover costs due to a _ declining Dollar. Does the reverse apply As Well tech. Sgt Chuck Presser Hahn a Germany anted by Carla Hall Tito a Serrington Post they went together to Tiffany s on Rodeo or we one Day tale last tall to shop for her engagement ring. As befits a multimillionaire notorious for its frugality and a multimillionaire known Lor her Liberal causes and relatively modest Home they picked out something simple Small and semiprecious. An Opal on a Good band. Quot a Beau Lrtil. Exquisite Quot says a Good Friend who remembers the Bride to be calling and gushing a i can Wail to show you my ring. Other than the engagement ring there is nothing Small or modest or Dainty about the relationship Between Jane Fonda and Ted Turner. To Call them Quot a couple a this ,. Woman who turned exercise into a lifestyle and this Man who turned she world into one electronically connected Village a does t do them Justice. This is a global linkup forr Tahoe a merger of two empires the meeting of the Brash loud mouthed Tacky Dresser of the business world with the sleekly glamorous. Two Oscar winning second generation of Hollywood arts Loracy. As publicists1 dreams go this outdoes Warren Beatty and Madonna. And what a More it promises to have staying Power they Are definitely Geti tog married they Are definitely engaged they Are defile by in Jove they Are completely to Tove a a Fonda Friend states confidently. The have been spot Ecta Cular he a lost a amp Gitt and says so at every Public Opportunity. She s gained a sense of humor. A a the the a couple of mature people who be had major major fives. Who didst know each other before they were 50 years old says Robert Wussler president and ceo of Comsat video in Maryland and a former Turner broadcasting system senior executive vice president. A Jarae seems to bring out the Best in him she s mellowed him. She seems to have brought him in fact Turner bubbles with affection for Fonda _ mentioning her name wherever he a speaking co mingling iks family photos with her family photos at her Bouse in Santa Monica. Despite the ghost of second husband Tom Hayden to the residence that Fonda. Shared with him for years Turner convinced his Fiancee 1hal be loved the House and insisted she not sell it after two failed marriages apiece Ted and Jane have found each other and become the embodiment of the new Power couple. Their kids Are grown they be known much wedded unhappiness any official coupling will Cost them a Fortune in lawyers fees and still they believe in Manege. Even More unusual is that they re the same age to Hollywood where Youthful Beauty is everything foe idea that a powerful famous 52-year-old Man would choose a woman his own age Fonda 53, is actually 11 months older is downright incredible. Of course Fonda does happen to possess one of the most fit bodies in town _ t Ihrk that from her Point of View he s one of the most interesting fascinating globally thinking people she s Ever encountered. From his Point of View she s serious and smart and Beautiful and passionate and that a a a marriage of the Rich and famous the new Power couple Turner broadcasting owner Ted Turner and actress exercise guru Jane Fonda. Very powerful Energy when it comes together a says a Fonda Friend. There s a cynical View of this Romance too. As the engineers of their own publicity machines they must know it s a match made in heaven a and would be even if they weren to in love still All of Hollywood beams in their Wake. Quot i be never seen Jane so glowing so Happy so ecstatic As with Ted Turner a says one Friend. Quot they re just two youngsters in a All of Hollywood quakes in their Wake too. Few wanted to talk on the record in fact few wanted to talk at All Tor fear of offending Fonda even though in most cases what they offered were words of blushing affection for Hollywood a most interesting new love connection. Most a of the dozen people who consented to talk for this article did so on the condition that they not be identified a but Fonda and Turner certainly done to hide their relationship. They Are As people used to say carrying on in Public. They touch they kiss they hold hands they have friends Over for dinner at her House at a recent dinner where Chicken pasta and salad were served Ted and Jane sipped iced Tea. A they re on 1 a very strict nutritional diet now Quot reports a dinner guest Quot they re into holistic ways of taking care of themselves. They had decided to Stop drinking alcohol. They were on this completely rigid health thing. I done to think they drink Coffee they also done to do interviews except that one with Larry King. Each separately declined to be interviewed for this article. One source said Fonda a publicist Pat Newcomb had asked the actress friends not to talk to the press about her relationship with Turner Newcomb Yvonne Wise manager Public Media relations merchants National Bank replies the Community Bank s 2.5 percent Dollar Deutsch Mark income spread on foreign Exchange was announced by the department of defense in november -1990. The recent upswing of is certainly Welcome especially since 62 percent of the Bank s expenses Are in i Marks. It has not however had sufficient Impact to decrease worldwide military banking s $30 million annual deficit. German inflation and a substantial reduction in transactions volume due to operations desert shield and desert storm deployments have also taken their toll on Loreign Exchange income. A merchants continues to review its total pricing Structure and the foreign Exchange spread is constantly being monitored if a downward adjustment to the spread does sounding surprised denied it. A Why would i do that Quot she said a and Fonda and Turner Are being mum about the i wedding Date and location no doubt fearful that j helicopters full of photographers will strafe the site. Quot you have to understand with people of that nature they keep t stuff like this so quiet Quot says one Friend. Quot i think they have vaguely referred to their getting married after her son a a Troy has graduated Quot says Robert wussies of Fonda an it. Hayden a 17-year-old son Troy Garity. According to one Friend they re not getting married in California. So Given their resources that leaves open the world. Even Given their property that leaves open most a the country. Turner s houses go from Montana to Georgia. Right now he and Fonda spend much of their j time on his 200,000-acre-pus Montana ranch the Flyings d. In any Case one Friend surmises the wedding will be a Small and intimate.,.it s easy to see what Turner sees in Fonda. She lend _ him a touch of Hollywood Star Power and Welcome j Glamour she did a similar thing for Hayden after Al a a this is a Man whose favorite acres sailing activity used to. Be getting drunk whose favorite tie featured the logo of his Atlanta braves or can and whose business forays if in this town included buying the Mem Library and 1 s shamelessly colonizing some of the great classic Black j and White films. A a a a it s a Little More obscure Why she chose him. True he does show her a classic chivalry that Tom Hayden never a a did., a. A a a a Quot Turner knows How to treat a lady Quot says a longtime a Friend of Hayden and Fonda. Quot it s that old fashioned Southern kind of stuff a gifts and present itself we will certainly recommend it to the Dod. To write us readers action line is the readers a court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions r about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other a avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211 Ali letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those. Seeking information of general interest to our a readers. Page 16 a the stars and stripes monday May 20, 1991
