European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pay 14 the stars and stripes Money matters thursday november 28.1089 today s rates following Are fixed rates a which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell for eign currencies to . Personnel for personal use Garman Mark. 1.6obrklth Pound. 1.53 dutch Guilder. 1.8sgraak drachma. 230.816 rates ftbov9 Ftp pay within the hos country figures av0  w a Tolar to the of it fat Pound Otho Cut fond to th0 Dotty following Are Interbank rate that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign Curren cies Kalian Ira. 1,688.00 turkish lira. 19.ss2.aospanish peseta. 138.22 portuguese escudo. 173.45austrian Schilling. 11.96. 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Christmas shoppers setting merry Pace at exchanges by Kevin Robinso business writer when it comes to Christmas shopping military exchanges in Europe can t afford to wait on people to finish eating their thanksgiving Turkey before launching into the season to spend spend  this year despite the draw Down of military forces from Europe overseas customers of the Navy Exchange and the army and air Force Exchange service Are already on a Pace to surpass last year s Christmas sales store officials  Exchange sales so far during the Holiday shopping season november through december Are running 12 to15 percent higher than last year said John Duncan a re Tail specialist at the Exchange s head quarters in Naples Italy. Last year the Navy Exchange pulled in about $11 million in novem Ber and $13 million i december. For Greene cafes Europe Holiday sales to Date Are about 9 percent higher than expected for the 9,3 season said Carrie Higley Krowka an Exchange spokeswoman. Cafes Europe s no. 1 store i Christmas sales is the base Exchange at Ramstein a Germany. There sales rerunning about 4 percent higher than last year said store manager Gary c.  1992, the Ramstein Exchange had More than $20 million in sales from sep tember through december. Military store officials agree that the Christmas shopping season is their no. 1 Holiday shopping from sap Tambar through Nova Bathe top five Aafes-6ufopslorwln  Ramstein a Germany to Golwen Germany it truth Germany Meln Mart a Germany Raf Lakenheath England for the Navy Exchange in eur Opeth top five retailers thus far in november Are Naples Italy Rota.  Sicily West Ruislip eng Landraf it Zaff Scott Souter. It Man no movie a Sas moneymaker. However that s not the motivator for beginning the shopping period As Early As september Greene  the retail Industry the Christmas shopping season has always started the Day after thanksgiving Greene said. But Over Here in Europe we Start much earlier to Send gifts to stateside family members and friends by Christmas there Are certain mailing cutoffs and mailing restrictions that have to be  the earliest and least expensive of these deadlines has already come and gone. Tuesday was the last Day for mail ing of Christmas packages to the state through space available or Sam. The next mailing deadlines Are parcel Airlift or pal nov. 30 priority parcels and first class letters dec. 7 and express mail dec. 21. Logistics also has a part to play in get the Exchange service held tent sales Atman stores in Europe during the labor Day week to get the customers inter ested in the Christmas shopping season Greene said. The major Christmas thrust he added started for cafes Europe on nov. 1 when stores put up thei Christmas decorations. For the Navy Exchange nov. 1 is also targeted As the official Start of the Christmas season although its store stockpile toys year round for the Holiday period Duncan said. Our Supply system has improved fro last year Duncan said. Before the individual exchanges obtained their  now they receive Mer Chandise through the Navy Exchange service Center in Naples. This centralized Hub supplies Navy exchanges i Italy Spain the United kingdom and Greece. As a result All the exchanges Are buying a mass Quantity of new and exciting toys Christmas lights and Trees he added. Customers have taken advantage of better Supply lines from the states Exchange officials said to make their Lead ing Holiday purchases stereo equipment computers Jurassic Park toys Liz pm borne ladies Wear and starter jackets and Caps. And How Are people paying for their Holiday gifts Cash and checks Are still an overwhelming Choice Exchange official said. At the Navy Exchange 75 percent Are paying by Cash or Check compared to67 percent at cafes Europe. Cracker barrel stockholders reject proposal to ban discrimination Lebanon Tenn. Yap Cracker barrel shareholders Defeated a measure tuesday that would have created an anti discrimination policy at the Folksy family restaurant Chain which critics say refuses to hire Gays. Cracker barrel said two years ago that its 163 restaurants would hire Only heterosexuals but subsequently rescinded that Rule. Gay activists and others say the Rule still exists. The new York City retirement sys tem one of the nation s biggest institutional shareholders proposed the anti discrimination policy at a closed door shareholders meeting at the company s training Center 30 Miles East of Nash Ville. The proposal Drew 14 percent of the stockholders votes which under Securi ties rules will allow the Issue to be raise again next year. It s a big Victory for us said Sueellen Dodell Deputy counsel for the new York City comptroller. Cracker barrel old country store  country Motif restaurants with adjoining gift shops in 20 states mostly inthe South and Midwest. Eleven Cracker barrel workers were dismissed at the time the 1991 policy on hiring heterosexuals became Public. It was unclear whether the firings were re lated to the policy and the workers never were rehired. Tuesday s vote was 77 percent against the anti discrimination proposal 14 per cent for and nine percent abstaining. Securities and Exchange commission rules allow shareholder proposals to be considered at the next annual meeting i the proposals generate at least 3 percent of the vote. Adjusted for Stock splits Cracker bar Rel s Stock has. Nearly tripled in value since the anti Gay Flap. It closed tuesday at $27 a share Down 12v4 cents in Nas Day trading. Bistro promoter sets fast Pace in Paris Paris a As mom and pop bistros die and fast food multiplies a provincial Butcher speeds to the Rescue of the world s culinary capital. Gerard Joulie has done it wit american size dreams and a Bistro Chain that applies fast food technology to French cuisine using mass production to outdo the Competition and beat the recession. Its heart is a 37,000-Square-foot Hub where 80 workers in White uniforms and hats Frost cakes Wash vegetables i huge tubs Prebil vats of shellfish and Cut meat and fish into portions that Are wrapped in plastic. Ten trucks deliver the supplies to his 18 Bati Fol restau rants. Some food critics sniff at Joulie s bistros and say they would not set foot in them. But other parisians flock thereto enjoy traditional meals and 1920s decor for the reasonable Price of about$20. A typical meal including a Glass of wine might consist of Tomato Mozza Rella salad Salmon Steak and crime Caramel or herring files por a flu Campagnaro and chocolate mousse. The newest Bati Fol a French word for Romp or Lark opened in september on the champs Elysee. Fast food and French food Are no necessarily contradictory. / nor is Bati Fol the first Chain to be come popular in Paris. Others include pizza Pino the Bistro Romain with All you can eat chocolate mousse and the Hippopotamus steakhouses. Joulie got the Bati Fol name from Bistro near the Porte de St. Denis in North Central Paris that was a popular after hours hangout for musicians. As soon As i heard the place bad been turned into a clothing store i filed to get the rights to the name he said