European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 16 the stars and stripes Money matters tuesday december 7,1993 today s rates following Are fixed rates at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell for eign currencies to . Personnel for personal use German Mark. 1.67 British Pound 1.53 dutch Guilder. 1.86 greek drachma 240.6694 note 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 1,723.60 turkish lira.13,820.80 Spanish Pasata 140.98 portuguese escudo Yeeee the meet 174.87 austrian Schilling Halh Dallta 12.0405 saudi Royal. 3.7490 bahraini Dinar ee6�eeeeeeeee�heb� 0.3767 kuwaiti Dinar  0.29630 norwegian Krona. 7.421 danish Krona. 8.747 British Pound a  1.4928 Gorman Mark aatto  a 1.7125 so Lafrane. 1.4817 franch Frane. 5.685 dutch Guilder a a  a Teaa 1.9205 belgian franc 35.94 Canadian Dollar 1.3275 note figures Ere expressed in dollars to the Brill so Pound other currencies to the Dollar Good quota 1376.1 sen ounce Sliver quote s4.64 denounce gasoline prices los Angeles a the average pump Price of gasoline dropped nearly 2 cents a gallon nationwide Over the past two weeks because of the International dip in crude Oil prices an Industry analyst said sunday. The latest Lundburg Survey conducted Friday found that the average Price of gasoline including Alt grades and taxes was 113.30 cents per gallon. That a a 1.78-Ccnt drop since the nov. 19 Survey said Trilby Lundburg publisher of the twice monthly Lundberg Survey of 10,000 gasoline stations nationwide. Crude Oil prices dropped about $2 a barrel she said. At self service pumps the average Price for regular unleaded gasoline was 106,06 cents mid Grade regular was 117.61 cents Premium unleaded was 125.6$ cents and leaded regular was 108.74, at full service pumps unleaded regular was 145.48 cents per gallon mid Grade unleaded was 154,05 cents Premium unleaded was 161.38 cents and regular leaded was 136.38 cents.3 latin countries agree on Trade pact Bogota Colombia apr Colombia Venezuela and Mexico have worked out a free Trade pact that is to be signed in january news Media reported sunday. After three Days of negotiations representatives agreed saturday that the Trade ministers of the so called group of three nations would sign the agreement during the week of Jan. 10, the daily newspaper Al Tiempo said. The agreement also must by signed by colombian president cd Sar Gaviria venezuelan president Ramon j. Velasquez and mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari. The agreement is designed to create a Market encompassing about 145 million people and a combined Gross Domestic product of $373 billion. Michael Jordan Riddick Bowe Ayrton Senna Jordan tops athletes Money list pulling Down $36 million in 93 new York a basketball a Michael Jordan was the richest athlete for the second straight year earning an estimated $36 million in 1993, Forbes Magazine reported sunday. Boxer Riddick Bowe who did no to an Pear on the 1992 list was second at $25 million and Auto racer Ayrton Senna was third at $18.5 million. Detroit tigers first baseman Cecil fielder was the top baseball player at $12.7 million in eighth place Overall. But Forbes included his entire $10 million signing Bonus. For other baseball players the Magazine prorated signing bonuses Over the lengths of contract. Fielder averages $7.2 million under his $36 million five year contract. Quarterback Joe Montana now with the Kansas City chiefs was the top football player at �11.5 million and 10th place Overall. Wayne Gretzky of the los Angeles Kings was the top hockey player at $8.3 million and 22nd place. Arnold Palmer again was the top golfer earning $11.1 million Good for 11th place. Jim courier was the top male Tennis player displacing Andre Agassi. Courier finished in ninth at $12.6 million. Steffi Graf was the top women a Tennis player in 15th place at $9,8 million unseating Monica Seles. Just $4 million of Jordan a $36 million came from the Chicago bulls for whom 4 firms with new York a general motors Georgia Pacific us and Cargill ranked last year among the nations worst corporate polluters have been rewarded for mending their environmental ways. The Council on economic priorities said sunday that it had removed the four companies from this year s list of top environmental offenders after seeing signs of Progress notably a greater w willingness to disclose environmental information. Their response to the new York based Public interest groups recommendations demonstrates the growing importance companies Are placing on How stockholders and the Public View their environmental record. A when you see a list come out and Given the prominence that the councils list is Given a with us branded As one of the ten worst polluters in country a that has a real negative Impact Quot said Charles Carson vice president of environmental affairs at us corp., based in Pittsburgh ten other companies were not As pleased. The Public interest group named four companies to the ranking for the second year in a Row a general electric Dupont Maxsam and Rockwell. There were six newcomers Exxon Commonwealth Edison International paper Louisiana Pacific Texaco and Texas utilities. They sharply disagreed with their inclusion on the list. The list from among the nations largest companies was chosen by a 10-member panel of environmentalists investment managers and scientists including noted astrophysicist Carl Sagan the judges based their choices on re Vohen you see a list come out and Given the prominence that the councils list is Given a a with us branded As one of the ten worst polluters in country a that has a real negative impact.1 a Charles Carson us corp vice president ports supplied by the Council on economic priorities. General motors which the group put on last years list partly for generating High Levels of pollutants was credited this year with joining with other automakers and the Clinton administration to create a More efficient car. The group also cited pm for endorsing a phased in gasoline tax of 10 cents Over the next five years and noted that a pm employee has developed a Lemon based substitute for Ozone depleting Chlor flu he played until he retired in october. The remainder came from endorsement income mostly said to be from Nike. Bowe who displaced evander holy Field As the top Boxer on the list earned $23 million in the ring and $2 million outside it the Magazine reported. Bowe lost the heavyweight to tic to Holyfield on nov. 6.a a a a a Palmer earned just$100,000 from Golf but made $11 million in outside income. The Magazine estimated Shaquille of Neal of the Orlando magic who was Aba Rookie of the year in 1992-93, made $15.2 million including $11.9 million in outside income. That was Good for sixth  their act or carbons to clean circuit boards. Georgia Pacific corp., the giant Forest products company close a progressive chief environmental officer no pledged to Issue a highly specific environmental report and cooperated with the councils researchers. Cargill inc., a commodity processor and marketer that is the nations largest privately held company planned to Issue its first environmental report and in stalled procedures to prevent phosphoric acid spills on the other hand Dupont said its inclusion in the list for the second consecutive year was a totally without Merit and pointed to Progress it made in reducing Ozone depleting chemicals. The Council said Dupont emitted More toxic pollutants than other companies and said its Progress in reducing Ozone depleting chemicals was too slow. General electric was cited in part for a High level of toxic emissions and discharging polluting chemicals into the Hudson River. But it said it believes the councils conclusions Are a fundamentally  be based in Fairfield conn., said it had reduced releases of 17 chemicals by More than 70 percent As part of a voluntary program and promoted Energy efficient lighting. This is the second year in a Row that the Council has compiled the ranking of top corporate polluters