European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 17, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 17 Money matters Forbes ranks new kids world s richest entertainers new York apr teeny Bop sensation new kids on the Block has knocked Huxtable family to dad Bill Cosby out of the no. 1 spot on Forbes list of the worlds 40 richest entertainers. The musical groups projected earnings for 1990 and 1991 will total is 15 million Forbes says in its sept. 30 Issue released sunday. Cosby who collects millions every month on syndicated reruns of the Cosby show alone comes in a close second. His 1990-91 earnings will total about $113 million the Magazine says. Taking third and fourth place respectively were two female sensations Best known by their first names a Oprah and Madonna. To talk show Host Oprah Winfrey a whose straightforward to banter reaches 99 percent of the . Television markets and 15 foreign countries a will make an estimated $80 million in 1990-1991, while Madonna s Raunchy lyrics and stage act will give her $63 million. With estimated 1990-91 earnings of $60 million Michael Jackson ranks fifth Down from second last year. Rounding out the top 10 were Kevin Costner a newcomer to the list with earnings of $59 million Johnny Carson $55 million the rolling stones $55 million peanuts creator Charles m. Schulz $51 million and director producer Steven Spielberg $50 million. Other names new to the top 40 included rapper . Hammer at $33 million ranked 19th Arsinio Hall with an estimated $23 million ranked 35th author Tom Clancy at $20 million ranked 36th and rapper Vanilla ice at $18 million was no. 40. New kids on the Block Are raking it in Forbes says. Forbes in can in s highest paid entertainers Here is a list of Forbes magazines 40 highest paid entertainers. The ranking is based on the magazines estimate of Gross earnings for 1990 and 1991. 1. New kids on the Block pop music group 2. Bill Cosby 54, television personality 3. Oprah Winfrey 37, talk show Host 4. Madonna 33, Singer 5. Michael Jackson 33, Singer 6. Kevin Costner 36, actor director 7. Johnny Carson 65, talk show Host 8. Rolling stones Rock group 9. Charles m. Schulz 68, cartoonist 10. Steven Spielberg 43, director producer 11. Paul Mccartney 49, Singer 12. Julio Igles Laa 47, Singer 13. Janet Jackson 26, Singer 14. Bruce Willis 36, actor 15. Eddie Murphy 30, comedian Quot 16. Tom cruise 29, actor 17. Arnold Schwarzenegger 44. Actor 18. Aero Smith Rock group 19. . Hammer 28, rap music artist 20. The grateful dead Rock group 21. Sean Connery 61, actor 22. Billy Joel 42, Singer 23. Jack Nicholson 54, actor director 24. John Hughes 41, screenwriter 25. Frank Sinatra 75, Singer 26. Michael Douglas 47, actor 27. Michael j. Fox 30, actor 28. Guns no roses Rock group 29. Stephen King 44, novelist 30. Siegfried a Roy illusionists 1 31. Pronco 33, Rock Star 32. Andrew Lloyd Webber 43, theater producer 33. Paula Abdul 29, Singer 34. Sylva Atar Stallone 45, actor screenwriter 35. Ara Onlo Hall 36, comedian it 36. Tom Clancy 44, author 37. Xuxa 27, pop Singer 38. Mel Gibson 35, actor 39. Matt groaning 37, cartoonist 40. Vanilla Lea 23, pop Singer $115 million $113 million $80 million $63 million $60 million $59 million $55 million $55 million $51 million $50 million $49 million $45 million $43 million $43 million $42 million $36 million $35 million $34 million $33 million $33 million $32 million $31 million $30 million $28 million $27 million $27 million $26 million $25 million $25 million $25 million $25 million $24 million $24 million $23 million $23 million $20 million $19 million $19 million $18 million $18 millions amps Susan Harris Bright ideas pay off for nitpicker today a tip x the european Community commissions top consumer affairs official says he will introduce Tough new Laws to Clamp Down on time share Sharks. The dec commissioner for consumer affairs Karel Van Miert wants to propose a new Law before the end of the year to prevent time share companies from drawing vacationers into expensive escape proof contracts. Time share concerns sell rights to use apartments or Homes for Short periods. A we would like a Community wide Law which would make it illegal to sell time share contracts in. Less the consumer is Given a seven Day reflection period a said an dec official who asked not to be ident find. Van Miertl a initiative follows the opening of a Legal inquiry by an Antwerp Belgium court. Conversion rates London up mondays 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 $345 75 an ounce Silver at $4.08 sept. 13 sept 16 British pound.1.7320 1 7400 German Mark.  1,6770 French iranc.5.7555 5.7420 dutch guilder.1.9050 1.9010 belgian franc.34.b300 34.7500 italian  .266,00 1,262.35 Swiss franc.1,4745 1.4620 greek drachma. 187.50 187.35 turkish lira.4,619.10 4,621.50 saudi arabian riyal.3.7502 3.7502 Span Isle peseta.106.03 105.69 portuguese escudo.145.16 144.69 Canadian dollar.1.1363 1.1346 austrian Schilling .11.9050 11.8620 norwegian krone.6.6245 6.6110 danish krone.6.5310 6.5150 these Are commercial rates and can be related Only to the use of foreign currency by . Forces for official business. The Only official rate concerns the Sale of German Marks to . Personnel for personal use and this will be 1.64 through tuesday based on mondays noontime Price fixing. Fried Chicken outlets planned in Hungary Budapest Hungary up Kentucky Fried Chicken has reached an agreement to open its first 22 restaurants in Hungary Over the next seven years. The agreement with Hemingway holding a a Budapest based restaurant and real estate company also includes an option to build 30 More Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants Over a second seven year period. The first restaurant was expected to open in downtown Budapest Early next year. Kentucky Fried was expected to invest $10 million exclusive of the Cost of the land which it plans to lease. Hemingway holding will operate the restaurants As a franchise. A we believe that working with Hemingway holding we can make pfc an institution in Hungary a said Kentucky Fried chickens managing director Mike Holme. The restaurants will serve the same Core menu offered by Kentucky Fried outlets in the United states and 59 other countries. Most supplies for the restaurants including Chicken will be purchased within Hungary but the secret seasoning blends used to prepare products will be shipped from the United states. By Bob Baker the los Angeles times Pico Rivera Calif. A the grandmasters of a employee involvement Quot a the Ever growing squad of management consultants who preach that companies cannot stay competitive unless they listen to the folks on the shop floor a ought to commission a statue of Urban Bianchi the undisputed King of the suggestion Box. Tell the sculptor to capture Bianchi at Home in the los Angeles suburb of Pico Rivera. Have him pose on the Den Couch or by his swimming Pool a gym bag full of Loose papers at his feet. It is there a away from the machine shop a that Bianchi 42, works his Gritty magic putting in a couple of hours after work most afternoons jotting and diagramming ways to perform his Job More efficiently. His output is unparalleled. In 10 years with Parker Hannifin corp., Bianchi has authored More than 800 Cost cutting suggestions that have been accepted by his Bosses. A machinist who works As a supervisor in Quality control Bianchi devotes himself to streamlining the arcane process in which workers and computers inspect Small aircraft parts for flaws of a thousandth of an Inch. His unending Stream of written suggestions often accompanied by detailed diagrams have been known to drive company engineers Batty. He has been called a  More often he has been called a Gem a particularly in an Economy in which companies Are desperate to Cut costs. A a in be always said that if 1 were starting a new company today head probably be the first Guy id hire a said Jim Rasnick Cost reduction manager for Parker Han Nifina a air and space division. A the is the most prolific i have Ever heard of a said Cindy Mccabe president of the 49-year-old National association of suggestion systems the suggestion Box has been around the american workplace for nearly a Century. However during much of that time it has been used sparingly by businesses and viewed so optically by workers. Employees in past decades were often conditioned to follow management a system not to think independently or expansively a the very qualities that Busi Ness experts now maintain Are crucial to a company s Success in a globally competitive environment. In a nation of 200,000 companies that employ 50 or More people Only about 6,000 of them Are believed to operate suggestion systems. About 1,000, mostly Large corporations belong to the National suggestion systems group which estimates that its member organizations saved $2.3 billion last year by implementing 328,000 employee ideas. That represented a 62 percent increase in savings Over 1985. Some american companies lure suggestions from their workers by offering Large Cash awards. More than halt of the member companies surveyed by the suggestion association offer top awards of $2,500 to $25, 000. Parker Hannifin a Cleveland based corporation with 30,000 employees nationwide gives no Cash prizes. Bianchi 42, has instead been rewarded with microwave ovens bicycles ice chests food processors House tools and portable phones plus scores of free dinner coupons a $17,000 Worth in the last four years alone according to the company. He says it is More than enough