European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday november 10, 1993 Money matters the stars and stripes Page 13 today states following Are fixed rates a which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell for eign currencies to . Personnel for personal use German Mark. 1.64british Pound 1.51 dutch Guilder. 1.84greek drachma. 236.3936 _ country. Figure an pro std in do flan to the British Pound other Curry cief to of do few following Are Interbank rate that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign Curren cies italian lira. 1,646.00 turkish lira. 13,154.70 Spanish peseta. 135.08portuguese pseudo. 172.38 austrian Schilling. 11.864saudi Royal. 3.7s1s Bahrain Dinar. 0.97581kuwaiti Dinar. 0.2985 norwegian Krone 7.324danish Krone. 6.709 British Pound. 1.4765german Mark. 1.687 Swiss franc. 1.4863 French franc 5.8735dutch Guilder. 1.8978 belgian franc. 35.88canadian Dollar. 1.2975 note figures Art a pmed in Dollar to Taftt Amish Pound Otho currencies to Trie Dohar Gold quote s376.3s an ounce Sitver quote $4.52 an ounce Dow Jones Nam York ii Dow Jones closing Range of in rages on monday. A left. Low close Cliine 30 industrials 3674.17 3621.91 3647.90 up 4.47 20transport$ 1740.53 1711.90 1727.07 up9.40 f5utiiiti$ .22884 224.95 227.13 off 0.13 65 stocks 1359.34 1338.48 1349.29 up 3.18 attendants Union moves up deadline for american strike Arlington Texas a the flight attendants Union at american air lines plans to strike earlier than originally planned setting a deadline of nov. 18, one week before thanksgiving leaders said  21,000-member association of professional flight attendants had Bee threatening to strike by nov. 22 after a year of negotiations broke off betwee the Union and the Carrier oct. 30. The group already had been consid ering moving up the walkout. But Union president Denise Hedges said the Feder Al aviation administration forced the Union s hand by approving american request to Cut its flight attendant training time from seven weeks to eight  will not play a waiting game that allows the company time to Tram quickie replacements to carry but their threat to permanently replace us when we strike Hedges said at a news conference in this Dallas suburb. Hedges said that the Shorter training period jeopardizes safety and that the Union is lobbying the Clin ton administration to change its mind on the eight Day course. Record Apple Harvest seen in Washington Wenatchee Wash. Orpi Washington growers apparently harvested a re Cord volume of fresh apples this year state commission says. Preliminary reports from two Industry groups the Wenatchee Valley traffic association and Yakima Valley growers shippers association indicated that producers picked 864 million 42-Poundboxes of fresh apples this season the Washington Apple commission said. Northwest wants to gambling aboard airliners Washington a Northwest airlines asked Congress on monday to allow gambling on International routes soit can compete with the Casino games of two foreign carriers. Gambling could be added to an inter Active video system that Northwest in stalled on six of its planes Richard Hirst general counsel of the Eagan Minn. Based airline told the Senate aviation subcommittee. Passengers would activate the game with cards purchased at the Gate or from flight attendants and then redeem their winnings on arrival. The video screens Are controlled by an on Board computer. Virgin Atlantic airways a British car Rier and Singapore airlines Are going to provide video poker Blackjack and other games on their flights. Virgin Atlantic competes with North West Between Boston and London the Singapore Carrier competes with North West in Asia. Games of Chance whether you like them or not have become a very important part of our culture Hirst said. Flight attendants worry that in flight gambling could Saddle them with unruly agitated passengers. The entertainment of a few could interfere with the rights of Many said dec Maki National president of the association of flight attendants what will happen if the compute screen Blanks out while the Gambler has a lot of Money on the table Maki asked although Congress recently approve the use of gambling devices on . Cruise ships airlines Are a different mat Ter said sen. Wendell h. Ford d-ky.,the subcommittee chairman. It s not like a cruise ship. Where you can jump Over the rail if you lose to much Ford joked. Quipped Northwest s Hirst we rethinking of providing  Northwest s request comes As the sub committee is writing legislation authorizing functions of the Federal aviation administration and regulating the airline Industry. Northwest would not see any immedi ate Revenue from gambling. Until the video system is paid for All the Revenue goes to the manufacturer Hughes Avi com International Hirst said. Caesars world inc., which would de sign and License the games of Chance would get a Cut of any gambling profits. The Best and the worst toys Here Are the worst and Best toys of the 1993 Holiday shopping season As listed by Boston attorney and consumer advocate Edward Swartz and the parents Choice foundation. Pares Choice top 10 toys to Trust 1 hide inside discovery toys. Ages 1-up. Sturdy Felt Box with peek a boo Hole for reach in take out put Back contains Rabbit rattle Satin heart fish. 2 double fun Wagon today s kids. Ages 1-5. Vehicle to haul toys sit in. 3 rocking rider horse today s kids. Ages 1 -5. Plastic horse bounces and rides on sturdy base 4 air Pogo hyper gee. Ages 3-9. Hangs from overhead support for familiar Pogo stick actin. 5 the Castle Northern Light enterprises. Ages 3-6. Build own Castle with corrugated cardboard pieces. 6 Teddy party games . Games systems. Ages 4-up Low key card game 7 sidewalk Chalko graphic Bandai America Ages 4-up. Child draws designs by manipulating shapes with fat Mutti Kotord chalks. " 8 Quarto great american trading co Ages 5-up a game of similarity with various shaped pieces. 9 the rain Forest Panorama floor Puzzle Frank Schaffer. Ages 5-9. Puzzle with 41 animals. 10 k nex connector set toy. Ages 6-up. Best new construction set in years. Swartz1 top 10 worst toys 1 Pigeon shooting game made in France projectile hazards. 2 Small Warner Brothers characters including Daffy Duck Road runner rocket. Bomber bugs Bunny All violate Small parts regulations present choking hazards. 3 baby Koy dragon made in Korea. Koy toy co presents bum. Ingestion Hazard. 4 Disney s Sneezy and Dopey Dollar dolls Ben buckles pose choking Hazard for Oral age children. 5 Godzilla the Dinosaur Imperial toy corp rigid plastic presents Eye and bodily Impact Hazard. 6 Sharl Lewie Lamb chop s play along puppet & doll. Direct connect International inc cloth buttons Down front readily detachable posing choking and aspiration Hazard. 7 Noel cat and Nick dog and Jolly Jack Clown Commonwealth toy & Novelty co. Inc All have Small part hazards that could cause choking. 8 the eliminator ts-7, toy Biz inc. And Dagger of doom Henry Gordy International inc rigid plastic with potential for serious Eye other physical injury. 9 Snoball and Santa Ell Reindeer dolls applause inc ingestion hazards from Small round Metal Bells attached to Antlers. 10 Fisher Price s utile people mini Popper and Little pea pole mini vacuum Fisher Price figurines wrong size for Safe use by Oral age children. Pigeon shoot fops dangerous toy list Boston up a Boston attorney and toy safety advocate monday included several toys based on cartoon favourites Ophir annual list of toys he feels can Blind maim or kill children. Edward m. Swartz presenting his 22nd annual list of the "10 worst toys said this year s offending toys include such names As Daffy Duck bugs Bunny Sneezy and Dopey and Shari Lewis Lamb chop. At the same time the Waban  parents Choice foundation issued its list of the Best and safest toys for the upcoming Holiday shopping season. Topping this year s worst toy list is a double barrelled toy Rifle called Pigeon shoot that fires darts at a twirling Pigeon target Swartz complained that the French made toy shoots other dangerous projectiles such As pencils and pens that can in Jure or Blind children. I have never found a projectile to More dangerous than this one said Swartz demonstrating by shooting Sharp ened pencils into pumpkins. It s an unconscionable product and should t be sold Schwartz said. Swartz also criticized Warner Brothers Daffy Duck Road runner rocket and bomber bugs Bunny Small plastic toy that have tiny parts that toddlers can pull off and Swallow. Disney s Sneezy and Dopey dolls also made the list because of their plastic belts which toddlers can Swallow and choke on., assailing manufacturers Swartz said whose watching can t they afford a safety Engineer Battery run toys also can be killers he said. The Koy dragon made in Korea looks like a Friendly toy dragon but it can kill children if they Swallow the easily accessible double a batteries stored under the dragon s belly. Swartz called on Federal officials to setup a product safety commission to in Spect toys before they Are marketed. Currently toy manufacturers voluntarily comply with standards set by the toy manufacturers association a toy Indus try Trade group. The association sets Stan Dards based on the danger from Swallow ing flammability and  Swartz said some segments of the to Industry have ignored the safety Mes Sage in favor of profits. He said the Federal government should regulate the toy manufacturing Industry just As it does the meat food and airline Industry. Meanwhile parents Choice issued its list of toys to Trust " what it said were the Best and safest toys for the upcoming Holiday shopping season. The foundation said it presented its1993 awards to toys that Are Safe excite the child s heart imagination and mind and Square off with the parents value Sand  Topping its list was the hide inside Toby discovery toys. Children Are Able to reach into a peek a boo Hole in the sturdy Felt Box and pull out a Rabbit a rattle a Satin heart or a fish and then put Hemback inside