European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 10 the stars and stripes i Money matters Friday August 13,1�?T993 today s rates following Are fitted rates at which Community banking and credit Union facilities i ill sell foreign currencies to . Personnel for personal use German Mark. 1.66 British Pound 1.51 Duke Guilder. 1.88 greek drachma 232.8473 Noto the rates above apply within the 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 currencies italian lira. 1,618.50 turkish lira 11,643.00 Spanish peseta. 142.00 portuguese escudo 176.15 austrian Schilling. 12.08 saudi rial. 3.75 Bahrain Dinar. 0.3768 Kuwait Dinar .0.3012 norwegian Krone .7.468 danish Krone. 7.008 British Pound 1.4748 German Mark. 1.7165 Swiss franc. 1.5235 French franc .6.021 dutch Guilder. 1.9343 belgian franc. 36.60 Canadian Dollar .1.3125 note figures Ere expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar Gold quote 1375.35 an ounce Silver quote $4.68 an ounce new York Exchange new York up a Trio 15 most Active stocks in new York stack Exchange composite trading on wednesday. Stock a a it lilt nit log. Maxis Energy 4,878,300 845 off t v5 limited inc 4,482,400 2l i up v5 off 45 Merck amp co inc 4,297,600 .2845 Tel Fonos de my 3,539,900 5145 upt5 Eastman Kodak 3,533,100 61 yup 45 Ltd healthcare 3,514,400 5244 Otter Wal Mart stores 3,373,700 2545 up 45 off i Humana inc �3,058.400 1qy fed dept stores 2,751.400 2144 off 45 Kmart corp 2,557,300 2245. Up 45 mag Ciok inc mrs inter inc 2,467,200 14y� off 2 2,364,600 745 off v5 fur Nabisco hid 2,073,000 444 a. Unch Abbott labs inc a 2,030,300 23 off a Hanson pc 1,896,000 1845 up 45 american Exchange new York up a the 10 most Active Exchange composite trading on american Slock Day. Stock Echo Bay mines Royal Oak mines new York times Presidio Oil a charter med cup Clin corp inc stutters Indus Nabors Industry in Ertel common Gaylord cont of Sale t ,346.500 873,400 718.000 526.000 524.000 490,300 412,500 394,600 391,400 357,200 lest 12 be 5 25 145 22 3tt 7 m 12y. 2 stocks in we dries net chg. Oft is offy up v5 off 45 ctr i off y. Up 45up a a up v5 unch l Dow Jones j new York up a Dow Jones closing Range of averages on wednesday 30 industrials 20 transport 15 utilities 65 stocks High 3607.94 1637,98 251.78 1339.08 Low 110. To close 3550.93 3583.35 u 1612.32 251.05 up 1.05 1329.04 up 0 31 249.14 1319.10 Chin 1620.01 off 10.28illinois to provide Tootsie Roll with Aid Chicago up Tootsie Roll industries inc. Will receive nearly $1.5 million in state Aid that will help the Plant expand and keep the operation on the City a Southwest Side,., officials said wednesday. 5 most of the slate Effort will come in the form of an estimated $1,4 million in Enterprise zone benefits the company will receive in future years. Tootsie Roll also will receive a $200,000 Grant from the Illinois Industrial training program to help train 100 new workers needed for the expanded operation. New Labelling rules ordered for meat poultry products by the Washington Post a Washington labels on packages of All raw and partially cooked meat and poultry products soon will be required to carry instructions for Safe handling the . Department of agriculture said wednesday. The rules designed to minimize the Chance of bacterial illness Are slated to take effect oct. 15. Doing a agriculture Secretary Mike Espy said in a statement. The labels will be required on All raw meat and poultry and partially cooked meats sold in supermarkets As Well As on products sold to restaurants and institutions. The department estimated the Cost boards utensils and hands. The labels directions say to Quot Cook thoroughly and to a refrigerate leftovers within 2  the mandatory Labelling instructions Are a result of a Legal settlement readied in May Between the agriculture department and six plaintiffs sponsored by Jere to retailers and meat processors at about my Rifkini a beyond beef coalition an 25 cents per 100 labels. The instructions say that Quot some animal this is first time that the Federal gov products May contain bacteria that cause Ern ment has required such labels us a illness if the. Product is mishandled or officials said. The department estimates cooked  that food borne illnesses attributable to meat and poultry Cost the nation Between $3.9 billion and $4.3 billion each year. Microbial contamination is the most serious Public health threat to the nations food Supply. Quot our goal is to improve Public aware the labels will also say that to protect themselves Consumers should keep the product refrigerated or Frozen and thaw it in a refrigerator or microwave. To avoid Cross contamination the instructions advise keeping raw meats or poultry separate from other foods and to was Ness about the necessity of Safe food Han working surfaces including cutting worries old Joe ban sources say activist organization whose Mission is to Cut world beef consumption by half. In a suit the plaintiffs argued that the us a was violating meat inspection Laws which state that the Quot us a inspected passed Label on meat Means that the product is not adulterated mis branded or unwholesome. The suit alleged that affixing these inspection labels to meat and poultry products a without also requiring warnings that the products might contain harmful bacteria a violated the Federal meat inspection act. Washington a the Federal Trade commission is studying a proposal to ban Joe Camel cigarette ads on the theory that the cartoon character encourages children to smoke. The it cd a staff recommended the ban. Last month but commissioners have asked the staff to study whether halting the Camel cigarettes advertising Campaign would violate the first amendment sources say. The commission has not scheduled a vote on the proposal which would put an end to ads featuring a Debonair dromedary that . Reynolds tobacco co. Fondly Calls Quot old Joe a said the sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. Anti smoking activists done to speak so affectionately about Quot old  they accuse the cigarette maker of using the cartoon character to encourage children to smoke. The Etc inquiry began last year after a coalition of anti smoking groups petitioned for the ban arguing that old Joe glamorize smoking because the character is depicted Asi heroic musical and attractive to Beautiful women. Then surgeon general Antonia c. Novello joined the Campaign marching in a protest Parade in Chicago that featured placards with the slogan Quot dump the  but Banning advertising that is not deceptive or misleading could run afoul of the first amendment. Quot commercial speech is entitled to first amendment Protection unless it is false or misleading a said Stuart Friedel a former Etc lawyer who specializes in advertising Law. Friedel noted that in the 1970s the Etc obtained consent decrees to Stop ads it deemed unfair but because the Joe Camel on a times Square billboard in new York on wednesday is under attack by anti smoking groups. A a i companies agreed to pull those ads the Agency a authority in this area was not tested in the courts. In one Case a Cereal maker cancelled ads featuring naturalist Euell Gibbons picking nuts and berries after the Etc alleged that the ads might cause children to accidentally eat poisonous varieties. Air fares i May be Cut experts say Dallas apr american airlines Victory in a predatory pricing lawsuit Means the time May be right for More air fare discounts analysts say. Industry experts said wednesday that they expect ticket prices could continue to get beaten Down in the Wake of the verdict partly because of the trials outcome As Well As weak traffic numbers and persistent overcapacity. Jurors in Galveston Texas on tuesday rejected claims by Continental and Northwest airlines that american tried to drive them out of business when it launched its Quot value pricing system and wound up gutting fares last year. Julius Maldutis an airline analyst at Salomon Brothers in new York predicted that carriers will hold another series of Price cuts perhaps As soon As next week. Major airlines have been slowly raising their base prices while offering frequent discounts to lure travellers who have come to expect a Sale. Airlines raised fares 5 percent last month the second across the Board increase since december. Last week in the midst of the monthlong trial Delta air lines kicked off a Sale of up to 35 percent for late summer and autumn travel and the other major carriers to inc in. Maldutis said he believed Delta a Price cuts were muted by the court fight. Twa cleared for Takeoff from bankruptcy court new York a trans world airlines overcame the last major obstacle to leaving bankruptcy court wednesday when a judge approved a plan by creditors and employees to buy the company. Twas re emergence from chapter u Protection now expected by Early next month would leave America West As the last major distressed . Airline trying to reorganize under bankruptcy court Protection. Twas reorganization plan was approved by . Bankruptcy judge Helen Balick in Wilmington Del. Under it employees own 45 percent of the new Twa and creditors received 55 percent in return for forgiving debt. The plan is another sign of improving health for the Industry which lost More than $8 billion Over the past three years because of far wars and a slow Economy. Twa and other airlines have reported stronger business this Spring and summer. Twa announced wednesday that it would give travellers until saturday to take advantage of a buy one get one free promotion to Mark its reorganization. The tickets Are Good for Domestic travel from sept. 15 through Jan. 1 and for International flights from nov. 1 to March 31k the airline expects to Start making Money before years end but annual results will Likely show a loss of $77 million Glenn Zander twas vice chairman testified wednesday. In a statement William r. Howard the airlines incoming chairman and chief executive said Quot the employee owners of Twa have a proud tradition and want to show their passengers what a world class full service airline can do. We have momentum and we Are positioned for