European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 28, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Money matters thursday january 28,1993 / today s rates following Are fixed Rales at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell for eign currencies to . Personnel for personal use German Mark .1.54 Britley Pound. 1.56 dutch Guilder 1.73 greek drachma 205.1176 Noto tha fates above apply within tha Host country. Figures or expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar following Are Interbank rates that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign currencies i,461.50 8,694.10 111.66 141.99 ii.1080 italian lira turkish lira Spanish peseta portuguese escudo austrian Schilling  saudi rial epee a seem Eese Etieene a 3.7495 Bahrain Dinar 0.37675 Kuwait Dinar  0.304 norwegian Krona. 6.70 danish Krona. 6.07 British Pound 1.5205 German Mark. 1.5613 Swiss franc  1.4595 French franc  5.3443 dutch Guilder a eee to be Seessle be 1.781 belgian franc 32.55 Canadian Dollar eee Tsee est epee eee 1.271 note figures Ere expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar. Good quote 1330.60 denounce Silver quote $3.70 an ounce new York Exchange new York up1 York Stock Exchange deck ism corp Amer express co Merck s co inc Tucson else per Avistar inti general motors Compaq computer Watt Disney co Boeing co Eastman Kodak Glaxo holdings ban America Wal Mart stores Sears Roebuck Citicorp a the 15 most Active stocks in new composite trading on tuesday. Salts 7.781.100 7.305.300 6.040.100 5.192.900 4.501.400 4.005.600 3.477.600 3.442.900 3.290.100 3.002.900 2,997,200 2.939.300 2.425.400 2.332.300 2,268,000 Ini 49 23% 39 % 3% 3 38 a a 56% 46 % 35 % 50 % 21 53% 64 49% 25% psf Chi. Up % off in off 1 a a off % unch up up f % up 2% o 11% 31 up 2% off cd Fly Uncle up Oil vib american Exchange new York up the 10 most Active stocks in american stocked Ciangi composite leading tuesday steel wig labs inc b Amdahl corp Royal Oak mines Iii Sven corp Echo Bay mines new York times Nabors Industry Tetra in fruit o loom charter med cup sales 6,534,600 733.900 632.400 606.000 599.600 493.400 466.900 456.600 430.900 402,200 last 11-16 7% 19-16 41-19 45-16 28% 7 i 2% 44% 15 v. Not Chi. Upt-16 unch unch up 1-16 upt-16 up1 a up % up % up  l Dow Jones new York Dpi a Dow Jones dosing Range of averages monday. A. High Low Coosa change. 30 industrials 3331.91 3272 47 .329b.95 up 6.75 2q transport 1502.39 1477.61 1499.49 up 11.28 15 utilities. 225,90. 223.09 224,15 Oft 0 37 65 stocks 1228.48 t208.12 1217.25 up 3.94 More air Force personnel want to make . Home by Nancy l. Torner . Bureau Raf Lakenheath England a growing interest in leaving the . Military and setting up House in the United kingdom has prompted a Daylong seminar on the topic. A the seen a marked increase in the number of separating personnel who wish to stay in the United kingdom said Cathy Fabisch transition assistance manager at Raf Ben Waters. The same is happening at Lakenheath. A i just know that we re getting More and More people requesting this sort of thing information on remaining in the United kingdom a said Diane Rush transition assistance manager at Lakenheath. To help those interested in remaining in great Britain the a staying in the .�?� seminar will be held at Lakenheath a base theater the Pineview on Friday. The program sponsored by the Lakenheath family support Center will feature eight speakers who will provide information on employment Job searches financial concerns and veterans benefits. The program is open to the Public and seats can be reserved by calling Dan 226-2642/2345, or civilian 0638-522642-2345. Setting up House in great Britain in t As easy. Robert Farmer who retired in the United kingdom several years ago As a colonel said it took a year to get permission from the British government so that he and his american wife could stay although they owned two Homes Ana his wife had a successful antique business. He said he and his wife did t a easily fit into any categories established by the British government that allows americans to stay. A the British invented the word a bureaucracy a Farmer said. The British government must approve All stays and requires retirees and others who leave the service and want to remain in the country to have a guaranteed annual income of at least 20,000 pounds or about $31,800, said Charles a. Aldrich a retired chief master sergeant Aldrich is a member of the . Forces Retiree Council-. The group has 19 members and is sponsored by the air Force. Also these who plan to Start businesses in the United kingdom can be required to prove that they live As much As 250,000 pounds or almost $400,000, to pump into the business Aldrich said. Aldrich said the Council and the . Retiree association a private organization with chapters at some air Force bases in the United kingdom can help people decide whether they should retire in great Britain. The association which has More than 560 registered members also helps support military retirees in the country. A More numbers Are getting out of the living in the United kingdom . Service members stationed in England enjoy a variety of benefits an privileges As a result of their status. Service members who retire in the United kingdom or leave the service and remain in the United kingdom lose Many of those privileges and benefits. Those who leave the service before retirement lose even More. Below Are some of the lost or curtailed benefits that retired service members and other sex service members can expect. Retirees must pay an additional 15 percent on purchases at exchanges and commissaries which goes to the British government. Sex service members who Are not retirees cannot shop at exchanges or commissaries. Neither group May Purchase rationed items such As liquor and gasoline from military facilities. _ everyone who separates in the United kingdom must pay local Council taxes. Which Are based on the value of a person s dwelling. Retirees Are issued military Post office boxes but can mail and receive Only letters that do not exceed 16 ounces. Non retirees have no military Post office privileges. No one who separates in the United kingdom May use the go Bill to buy a House in great Britain. A note the above restrictions to not apply to anyone holding a . Civilian government Job that entitles them to a stamped passport indicating they Are members of the . Civilian component. Source air Force military so More people want to stay in the United kingdom said Dave Larson transition manager at Raf Mildenhall. A the primary reason of course is that they re married to British spouses. About 10 percent of the approximately 250 people who have retired or separated from Mildenhall during the last year have expressed interest in remaining in England Larson said. He estimated that there Are 700 americans living in the Mildenhall area who no longer Are connected to the military. Other bases Are experiencing similar rates of interest in staying in England. Officials at Raf Ben Waters and Raf Woodbridge both of which will close this ear said that Between sept. 1 and dec.228 people were either separating or retiring and 52 were interested in staying in the country. Other major . Air Force bases in the United kingdom reported similar findings. Aldrich said some reasons americans give for wanting to remain in the United kingdom Are a the crime rate is lower than in some . Areas. A they own Homes in the United kingdom. A they enjoy the English Rural lifestyle. A and health care is cheaper. Chief master sgt. Dominic Rafalski at Raf Lakenheath wants to stay when he retires in june 1994. Besides having an English Mother and wife he said the s85 United states has gotten too maddening for me. 1 like the lifestyle Over Here. In a in a Village that a almost  Rafalski said the last time he visited his Hometown of Milwaukee he was sur prised to find crime and drugs were so prevalent. He said he does not want his 8-year-old son subjected to those elements and is pleased with the education his son is receiving in British schools. Rafalski Hopes to find a Job on the British Economy after leaving the military. When Donna Joy who is single separated from the air Force a couple of years ago at the rank of Captain she got permission to stay in the country to take a Job with the department of defense at Raf Ben Waters. Now that the base is closing she must find another government Job in order to stay in the country. A i think that being an american and living in England has Given me the Best of both worlds Joy said. A i feel i have More options for myself not Only in terms of employment but socially senior master sgt. Jim Muelchi at Raf Alconbury has a British spouse. He Hopes to retire in England in March 1995 if he does no to attain the rank of chief master sergeant this year. He Hopes to establish a business developing and writing training programs for industries. A a it a amazing How Many american service people Are already retired Here and doing very Well a Muelchi said. A the network is unbelievable a buyer Confidence dipped in december by the new York times consumer Confidence slipped a bit this month after rising in december the conference Board said tuesday. In its report based on a Sample of 5,000 households nationwide the conference boards Index of consumer Confidence fell to 77.0 in january from a revised 78.1 in december. Most Wall Street economists had forecast another upward move. Fabian Linden executive director of the consumer research Center at the conference Board said the decline was a of faint  . Car makers May seek import duties Washington a . Automakers Are considering asking the government to slap duties on Alt imported cars arguing that they re sold at below fair Market value a an assertion that importers Call unfounded. Thomas Lianna president of the big three a lobbying group the american automobile manufacturers association said tuesday that a decision had t been made on whether to file a complaint charging foreign automakers with Selling cars for less in the United states than at Home. But the new York times reported tuesday that the . Manufacturers Are amassing thousands of pages of evidence in support of a complaint they plan to file with the Commerce department within three weeks. The proposed action would be the largest Case of its kind in . History covering All $45 billion Worth of annual imports the times said. Such duties could boost prices of imported sedans station wagons hatchbacks and sports cars. It also could apply to cars that the foreign based manufacturers assemble in the United states if the big three can show they re made principally with imported parts. If the importers have to pay the punitive duties they could pass the Cost to Consumers by increasing the sticker Price of the cars sold in the United states. They also could absorb the Cost or Stop importing the vehicles. William Duncan general director of the Washington office of the Japan automobile manufacturers association said the group failed to see the rationale for the measure. A since last year import Market share has dropped due to the Price increases of imported vehicles and the competitiveness of new Domestic vehicles a Duncan said. In Tokyo association spokesman Shigeru Okoshin said the . Automakers May be testing How the Clinton administration will handle Trade issues. Walter Huizenga president of the american International automobile dealers association said the action would be a unfounded unwarranted unnecessary and in my opinion