European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday july 3, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 17 today s tip despite indications that the . Economy has begun to dig itself out of a 10-month recession Job prospects remain dim for the third Quarter of the year a new Survey said this week. The Bureau of National affairs said its newest quarterly employment Survey showed that companies have Little or no interest in hiring new employees in the technical service and clerical sectors. Hiring prospects for technical workers have now fallen to their lowest level since 1983, the Survey said. The Outlook is particularly Bleak in the hard hit  rates London up a tuesdays rates for the . Dollar to other currencies. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other local currencies in dollars Gold was quoted at $367.50 an ounce Silver at $4,405. July 1 july 2 British pound.1.616 1.6035 German mark.1.8135 1.833 French franc.6.1275 Quot 6.1895 dutch guilder.2.0378 2.0578 belgian franc.37.2825 37.6255 italian lira.1,343.15 1,357.50 Swiss franc. 1.5563 1.5785 greek drachma.198.18 199.95 turkish lira.4,326.60 4,352.70 saudi arabian riyal.3.7505 3.7503 Spanish peseta.113.37 114.36 portuguese escudo.157.28 160.75 Canadian Dollar .1.141 1.1425 austrian schilling.12.726 12.835 norwegian Krone.7.05 7.126 danish Krone. 6.981 7.055 these Are unofficial rates As reported by wire service and banking sources and they Are listed to give some idea of daily currency fluctuations. The Only official rate concerns the Sale of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use and this will be 1.78 through wednesday based on tuesdays noontime  York Exchange new York up a the 15 most Active stocks in new change York Stock Exchange composite trading on monday. Stock Community psych Rwjr Nabisco hid Amer express Pepsico inc Philip Morris general motors St int St a nip Tel Fonos de my at amp to company Fedl Natl Mage ism corp Baxter inti inc Eastman Kodak Compaq computer Glaxo holdings sales last 2,211,600 28% 2,046,200 10% 1,753,000 22% 1,735,900 29% 1,734,200 65% 1,680,400 42% 1,493.000 26 1,416,600 26 1,415,700 38% 1,394,400 50% 1,339,600 98% 1,304,400 32% 1,283,600 39% 1,270,500 31% 1,217,700 41% net chg. Off 1 i up % up up % up 1% up 1v5 off 5% up up up % up a a tvs up 1 up % up 1american Exchange new York up american Stock exc a the 10 most Active stocks in Ange composite trading monday. Stock sales last net chg. Echo Bay mines 1,058,600 9% up Dow chemical it 298,800 7% unch Amdahl corp 298,500 15 up carnival cruise 293,200 20% off epitome 290,600 15 off 3% Hasbro inc 281,100 28% up pm group web 256,100 8% off 1% exsport Finan it 248,700 8 off 1 % pall corp fruit of loom 238,300 37% up 1% 206,600 14% off % Dow Jones new York up a Dow Jones closing Range of averages monday 30 industrials 20 transport 15 utilities 65 stocks Hitti 2971.15 1178.42 200.14 1052.84 Low 2911.67 1154.44 196.81 1032.15 close 2958.41 1174.89 199.57 1048.93 change up 51.66 up 23.44 up 2.70 up 18.51 about radio to preferences by Randy Mcclain financial writer an Europe will conduct a Survey in four countries this fall designed to gauge audience likes and dislikes among television and radio programs. A total of 27,000 surveys will be mailed to military personnel in Germany the United kingdom the Netherlands and Belgium with an Eye toward gauging a what people want to watch and when they want to watch it a said sgt. 1st class Willie fears who is in charge of preparing and mailing the 105-question Survey. The Survey willbe the first conducted since late .1986 when the armed forces radio and television service hired a stateside consulting company to conduct a worldwide audience appraisal. Fears said the new Survey which will be compiled before years end will be More helpful to in Europe than the Survey five years ago. This time he said Peoples opinions in the european theater will be targeted exclusively and their responses could influence future programming. A a we re vitally interested in what the audience thinks about what we  said it. Col. Zachary Fowler commander of an Europe. A if we re Way off the Mark there will certainly be  the Survey is being conducted in House this time with the assistance of the . Army Europe a government printing office in Redelheim Germany and the office of policy analysis and evaluation within the office of usage urn a Deputy chief of staff personnel. Fears said service members can expect to Start receiving surveys in the mail about oct. 1. An Europe Hopes to have enough completed surveys in hand to gauge viewers and radio listeners habits by the Middle of november. Fears said a 30 percent response rate would be sufficient. An Europe would like to make audience surveys an annual event Fowler added. A we need to do this As often As possible. Its a Way to keep in touch with your audience on a scientific basis a he said. Audience members will be asked to rate the types of programs a from sitcoms to soap operas a that they like Best and to say when they a like to watch each Type of show Fowler said. Other questions will focus on the types of news programs an to viewers arc watching and How much interest there is in sports. One controversial area the Survey should help an officials evaluate is whether to viewers Are upset about getting tape delayed sporting events from the United states on weekends. The Survey will ask for opinions on whether sports should be shown with delays up to three hours. Results will come too late to affect an Europe programming decisions during this Falls College and professional football season however. Fowler said current plans arc to show College papics on television on a tape delayed basis saturdays beginning around 9 . A movie will be aired before the football games he said. On sundays National football league games will probably be shown live he said. Fowler noted that pro football typically ranks As the no. 1 attraction for sports viewers in the states. Proposal would Force drink makers to reveal Juicy details to Consumers by Tim Golden the new York times. After years of debate and countless delays the food and drug administration has proposed Labelling rules that would Tell Consumers a lot More than Many beverage makers usually reveal about their juice drinks juice cocktails and even wine coolers. The proposals would Force beverage makers to list on the Side of their containers not Only the total amount of juice in their products but also specific percentages of each juice used in a blended drink. They also would crack Down on existing Labelling practices that allow juice makers to say advertise a Raspberry juice drink As �?o100 percent juice when it might consist of a Small amount of Raspberry juice and a Large dose of less costly Apple or grape juice that has been stripped of its taste color or other properties. The new rules would apply to everything from wine coolers and sparkling ciders to vegetable juice. Orange juice products fall under existing rules. Consumer groups hailed the proposal which would enact a provision of the 1990 nutrition Labelling and education act. After More than two decades of haggling with beverage manufacturers the Fra rules would help Consumers understand the contents of the blended juice products that have flooded the Market. But some Fra officials acknowledged monday that the rules might reignite the old and often bitter debate Over How much information labels should contain. The beverage Industry is invited to comment on the rules before the Fra makes them final. A we knew that the Industry would have some problems with this but we thought it was fair to propose a said an Fra official who spoke on condition that he not be identified. A it May not be where the final regulation comes  in fact beverage Industry representatives were Able to find an array of problems with the proposed regulations a while insisting on the Public a right to know about its juice. A a nobody a trying to hide anything a said Jeffrey Nedelman a spokesman for the grocery manufacturers of America. A but i think we re Rushing so fast that i think we re making mistakes and Consumers ultimately Are going to pay for those  juice makers conceded that some products might have to be renamed and some marketing campaigns muted. But they argued that the Issue was hot whether Consumers should be allowed to know about what they were drinking but How much they really needed to know. The manufacturers said that if Labelling rules require them to list the percentages of each juice in a product companies will not be Able to protect their formulas from competitors. Nor will they be Able to modify their blends As the Price and availability of some juices fluctuate a at least not without changing their labels As Well. A it Jere Are certain people who have formulas they really like to keep to themselves a said John r. Cady president of the Washington based National food processors association. Now you re going to have to put your formulas out on the Street. What Good is that to the consumer the added Cost to the Industry is going to be passed  like the current regulations the proposed rules would require stiff disclaimers such As a contains no juice a on beverages that suggest by their names or packaging that they do. The proposal would exclude such products As soft drinks that have images of fruit on their packaging. Consumer groups argue that the added information should be of considerable use. A these additional proposed require ments arc in response to marketing ploys that appeared on the scene since the rules were first being drawn up a said Bruce a. Silver glad director of Legal affairs for the Center for science and the Public interest a consumer advocacy group. As an example Silverglade cited a juice blend drinks that identify themselves by an exotic ingredient such As guava Mango or passion fruit but May depend on Plain old Apple juice for most of their liquid. Chemically stripped of its color arid flavor the Apple juice May add nothing More than fructose and water. As the rules stand the drink can still Call itself �?o100 percent  the Fra has been struggling with the beverage Industry Over diluted juice regulations since the 1960s. The requirement that the percentage of each juice in a beverage be specified goes Back to rules that were proposed in 1980 but that were set aside year after year for nearly a decade. Beverage companies also complained that they will not be Able to produce new labels by the nov. 8 deadline set by Congress. A there is just no Way we can do it by november a said Kimberly Giryluk manager of research and development for Clement Pappas a Seabrook n.j., juice manufacturer that would have to change about 2,500 labels to comply with the new rules. A there just Are not enough printing presses in the country for us and the other companies to All do it at the same  although Fra officials have estimated the Cost of relabelling at $40 million Cady and other Industry representatives described that estimate As Low. Moreover they complained they will have to change labels not once but twice on nov. 8 and again a year later when new nutritional Labelling rules take effect for All food products