European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 23, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes Money matters Friday july 23,1993 re today a rates following Are fixed rates at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell foreign. Currencies to . Personnel for personal use German Mark a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 1.66 British Pound 1.55 dutch Guilder .1.86 greek drachma a a a a a a tee 225.9806 not the rate above apply Wtown to Host country figures Are 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 Curren pics italian lira 1,610.00 turkish lira a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 11,244.00 Spanish peseta. 136.40 portuguese escudo a a a a a a a a a a a a a 168.30 austrian Schilling a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 11.998 saudi rial. 3.76 Bahrain dinar.0.3768 Kuwait Dinar a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 0.30136 norwegian Krone a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 7.306 danish Krone. 6.612 British Pound. 1.6126 German Mark .1.7054 Swiss Frane .1.5026 French franc a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 5.8263 dutch Guilder a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a 1.9165 belgian franc. 35.26 Canadian Dollar .1.2775 note figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar Gold quote $391.75 an ounce Silver quote 84.97 an ounce new York Exchange new York up1 a the 15 most Active stocks in new York Stock Exchange compos Skong on wednesday. Slock to Hook Pic Compaq computer Merck i co inc Colgate Palm co in in inc Sears Roebuck Rwjr Nabisco hid Tel Fonos de my Johnson amp Johnsn Pepsico inc waste mgt inc ism corp Amr Corn Glaxo holdings Philip Morris islet 2,969,100 2.867.900 2.706.400 2.469.900 2,468,600 2.462.900 2,399,200 2.358.400 2.278.300 2.170.700 2.165.800 1.925.700 1.844.900 1.816.300 1.814.800 last 10% 49 33 50v. 25v� 49% 5% 46% 38 /. 37v. 30% 43% 65v 15% 47% is chg. Liiv. 0 12% 0 14% 0lt% unti a Fly of lev up up % up. Up 2% 1 up Oft c american Exchange new York up american Stock Exchange Day. Stock am exploration new York times fruit of loom Olsten corp Echo Bay mines Energy service int dragnet Gen Elan corp Pic Jan Ball mtg Medeva Pic the 10 most Active stocks in composite trading on wednes Sites is it net chg. 1,478,600 1% up 1-16 1,090,500 25 up 1,072,600 31% Uncle 977,400 26% up off a a 728,500 12% 668,400 213-16 off % 666,900 12% off 2% 660,200 28% off 563.500 10% off % 393,700 6% ctr Dow Jones new York up Dow Jones closing Rangi of averages on wednesday High Low close cos Noe 30 industrials 3573 64 3516.64 3555.40 up 10.62 20 transport 1587.74 1555.46 1573.21 up 4.27 15 utilities 244.53 246.84 246.84 up 0.99 65 stocks 1315.81 1293.97 1308.02 up 4.01 Union Leader seeks raise for White Collar workers Washington up a Union Leader wants Senate and House budget conferees to help close the Gap Between the pay Levels or Federal Ana no Federal White Collar employees. A Federal employees already have made Many sacrifices in the Effort to reduce the budget a said Gerald w. Men tee the International president of the american federation of state county and municipal employees. Quot a delay in locality pay further worsens the pay and personnel problems that exist in the Federal  locality pay was a Federal commitment in the Federal employees pay comparability act of 1990 that was to be phased a in Over a nine year period beginning in 1994, Mcentee said wednesday. A a Federal employees pay is anywhere from 20 to 30 percent behind that of private sector employees in similar jobs he said. President Clinton a budget request proposed to delay both the general and locality Federal raises until january 1995, while the president of the nations largest Public employee Union proposed the changes be effective january 1994. The conferees began meeting july 15 to Complete action on the budget reconciliation act of 1993. The White House and congressional leaders aim to pass a Compromise package before the aug. 6 recess. Of some Council 26 and its 10 local unions represent about 5,400 Federal employees in units within the departments of Justice and agriculture at action the peace corps the . Commission on civil rights and the Library of Congress. Gamblers bet record $330 billion in . Last year Magazine reports Carson City Nev. A the nations gamblers bet a record $330 billion in 1992, an 8.4 percent jump Over 1991, according to gaming amp wagering business Magazine. Casino table games and Slot machines accounted for $252.9 billion or 77 percent of the betting the Magazine said in its july August Issue. More than half of the amount about $165.6 billion was bet in Nevada while 22 percent or $72 billion was bet in new Jersey. About 4.6 percent or about $15 billion was bet on cruise ships riverboats and other no Casino locations around the nation. Lotteries accounted for 7 percent or $24.4 billion and parimutuel wagering accounted for 5 percent or $17.8 billion. Indian reservation clubs accounted for 4.6 percent or $15.2 billion. The rest was bet in card rooms and Bingo Parlours and on charitable games the Magazine said. Its study found that Money spent on lotteries and Indian reservation gambling was up last year but that parimutuel betting and Legal bookmaking showed a decline. The report is based on total amounts wagered such As chips that can be was Rcd Many times before they re won or Ost. That is different from the Revenue and net win or profit of a gambling establishment. For instance the Nevada total was $165.6 billion but the Gross Revenue in the states gambling establishments was $9.15 billion and the net win was $848.6 million. Americans gather around the Slot machines on a riverboat Casino in Tunica miss. Rip off poll finds scams going High tech san Francisco company to Cut 370 paperboy san Francisco up the corporate restructuring trend has trickled Down to san Francisco a paperboy. The san Francisco newspaper Agency which delivers both the Aan Francisco examiner and san Francisco chronicle announced wednesday that it will eliminate 370 of its 917 paperboy jobs in the next few months As part of a Cost cutting move. Agency vice president Alice Hodge said her company decided on the change in a bid to Cut supervisory costs. Hodge said the Agency will offer some of the Laid off carriers a aged u to 18 a. A Chance to sell papers on Street Corners. By new Day car repairs Are still King of the scams but some High tech frauds Are coming on Strong according to a Survey released wednesday. The annual rip off poll by two National consumer groups found that the worst of the new scams includes variations on the a free prize Quot gambit Loans that never Are approved despite huge upfront fees and electronic pilfering of checking accounts. A a we re hoping that publicity will make for smarter Consumers knowing however that con artists Are usually one step ahead of the game a said Anna Flores executive director of the National association of consumer Agency administrators. The association and the consumer federation of America conducted the annual Survey collecting responses from 54 state and local consumer Protection agencies across the United states and Canada. Flores said the Survey found that Advance fee loan companies Are a growing problem. These companies make their pitches in ads with 800 number and promises of guaranteed Loans a with no one turned away. Applicants Send in their $200 to $500 a a processing or a pre approval fees never to hear from the loan companies again. Even the 800 numbers get disconnected. And in the latest twist she said these companies Are demanding the fees via overnight mail. A Consumers Are doing it too but this is when alarms should go off a a Flores said. One of the fastest growing scams she said is a High tech variation on the you have already won some thing routine. A con artist Calls victims to Tell them they have won a prize. To qualify they simply need to read off their checking account number a the one across the Bottom of each Check. That Sall a con artist needs to electronically withdraw Money from that account she said. Flores also singled out the Christian value Clearinghouse which promised at least 600 Colorado residents a $20,000 prize if they bought a $579 alarm system. After collectively paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for the overpriced systems she said no one Ever received a Cash prize. Even then some Consumers apparently done to learn their lesson. Flores said that if you Ever fall for a pitch your name goes on a a a sucker a list that telemarketers sell among themselves. A then believe it or not people get taken again and again and again a she said. A they just want to believe the stories they hear on the  and done to assume you re Invulnerable Flores warned a once you Start talking to a telemarketer. Their Job is to con you and they re very Good at