European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes Money matters thursday december 16,1993 a i 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 1.52 dutch Guilder 1.07 greek drachma a Stee Iete 230.5676 note the rate above apply it than the Bost country. Figure 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 re italian lira. 1,690.50 turkish lira 14,034.00 Spanish peseta 140.05 portuguese escudo  174.85 austrian Schilling a Etc a ies Ltee 12.0625 saudi Royal. 3.75 bahraini Dinar Ese Eft eee a be Eek 0.3767 kuwaiti Dinar 0.2982 norwegian Krone 7.447 danish Krone 6.72 British Pound 1.486 German Mark 1.7175 Swiss franc. 1.4685 French franc. 5.8647 dutch Guilder. 1.9205 belgian franc .35.88 Canadian Dollar 1.3352 not figure Ere expressed in Dollar to the British Pound other Currance to the Dollar Gold quote $385.90 an ounce Silver quote 15.10 an ounce new York Exchange sew York upts a the 15 most Active stocks in new York Slock Exchange composite trading on tuesday. Stock sales last net car Simon property 7,162,800 22 �?T4 unch circuit qty str 4,334,100 20 a oft�?T4 Gruppo tee visa 4,089,300 63 a unch Tel Fonos do my 2,920,600 60 a Oil 1 4 Glaxo holding 2,532,600 204 up �?T4 ism Cora 2.434.400 5618 off 1v us surgical co 2,422.900 23 a up Weis markets 2,302,600 26 a off 4 Merck co inc 2,112.700 32 4 off a Wax technology 1,904,000 27 4 up 4 Chrysler corp 1,823,900 55 4 off 14 oct Kantt petrol 1,812,400 17 4 unti Archer Daniels 1,790,700 224 off-4 Boeing co 1,729,700 41 4 unch Gio Baj Marine 1,721,800 3 4 off 4 american Exchange new York univ american Stock exch sleek Amdahl corp atari corp Echo Bay mines Royal Oak mines am exploration Nabors Industry medea research Energy service new mex arli old Concord fabric a the ten most Active stocks in Lange composite trading tuesday. Sales last Nelcha in u 1,659,300 469.300 469.000 420,400 420.300 403.900 360.000 359.900 358,600 331,700 7 64 134 4 4 1 a 64 15 a 3 13 4 3 4 up 4 off Oft a off a unch off 4 up 2 4 unch off 14 up 4 Dow Jones new York up Dow Jones closing Range of averages on tuesday High Lew close change 30 industrials 3785.94 3726,70 3742.63 of 21.00 20 transport 1769.47 1756.78 176661 off 534 15 utilities 225.81 222.85 223.90 off 1.38 65 stocks 1391.34 136667 137537 off 600 expanding Warner Bros to buy German theme Park Burbank Calif. Up Warner Bros plans to buy the Money losing a Variani Lampark in Northwestern Germany and convert the facility into a theme Park and studio. Warners partner will be the Nixdorf family of Paderborn which has major holdings in the German computer Industry. The Deal has been rumoured since August. Warner the film entertainment  of time Warner inc., did not disclose How much it paid for the Park located in the Ruhr Valley City of Bottrop Kirchel ten near Dusseldorf. But reports say the Price was $180 million. The Cost of the conversion will be More than $200 million. Warner said the project will add 900 jobs to the local Economy. It also said the final go ahead is expected in the Spring. If the Deal goes through the Park will become the second overseas theme Park venture for Warner. The studio has operated a Warner Bros. Movie world theme Park near Brisbane Australia for two years and is involved with the operation of time Warners seven six flags theme Parks in the United states. Warner said the German Park and Stu a so a Dio Complex will be modelled after the australian Park. The remodeler Park will include rides shows and attractions based on films and characters such As bugs Bunny Batman tweety Bird the police Academy movies and an attraction based on the German submarine film Das Boot. The acquisition comes at a time when the $4.4 billion euro Disney theme Park near parts has been bleeding red Ink. But a Warner executive said the German project will be operated on a much smaller scale. Quot what we re building is a regional theme Park not a huge Complex with hotels and Industrial Parks Quot said Nicholas Winslow Warners vice president of recreational enterprises. Winslow noted that euro Disney despite its problems has managed to draw 11 million visitors in a single year. Quot i think Disney has done a wonderful thing by making europeans conscious of theme Parks Quot he said pointing out that most other theme Parks have been racking up Trong performances since euro Disney opened in april 1992. Winslow said Warner will have Lull control of All design and operations for the Park. He also said the studio is considering other foreign theme Park expansion partly because of the Strong performance of the australian Park. Quot we re exploring a number of possible locations Quot he said. At amp to drops service fee for months when no Saver plus Calls Are made by the stars and stripes overseas customers of at amp to a military Saver plus received a break recently when the Carrier dropped its $8.50 monthly service fee for those who done to use the option during a Given month a spokeswoman announced. Military Saver plus allows overseas . Service members defense department civilians and their families to make Long distance Calls with an at amp to Telephone card at reduced rates of up to 35 percent Over us direct service charges officials said. Before the december change customers of the Saver plus option paid the $8.50 monthly service charge whether they made a Long distance Call or not. Quot military personnel sometimes Are deployed to areas where they cannot make Calls Home Quot said  storms the at amp to military Market manager in a news release. Quot we wanted to make sure they did no to have to pay a service charge during the months they done to use military Saver  while the monthly service charges were adjusted at amp to did increase Mili tary Saver plus rates for 56 countries Quot with Little or no military presence Quot the statement said. On that list of 56 countries Are Greece saudi Arabia Turkey and the United kingdom where rates for per minute Calls went up by 5 cents. The new rates per minute Are $1.27 in Greece $1.20, saudi Arabia $1.43, Turkey and 99 cents the United kingdom the draw Down of . Forces from Europe had nothing to do with at amp to s rate increases said Valerie Hasselbach an at amp to spokeswoman from Short Hills . Quot we have to make adjustments with our costs just like any business. To make sure costs and profits equal each other Quot she said. Military Saver plus rates in Germany f$1.09 per minute and the Netherlands $1.05 remained the same. However rates for at amp to us direct increased. In Germany the initial minute Price $1,77 stayed the same but the additional minute fee Rose from $1.09 to $1.13. In the Netherlands the initial minute rate jumped from $1,70 to $1.80, with subsequent minute rates moving from $1.05 to $1.13.the military Saver plus card option available in 125 countries offers reduced rates for Long distance Calls made Between 10 . To 10 . From overseas to the Continental United states Hawaii puerto Rico and the . Virgin islands. The military Saver plus plan cannot be used to Call Alaska or for person to person or collect Calls . And International directory assistance calling cards other than at amp to a or conference Calls. Overseas military personnel defense department civilians and their families who want to sign up for the military Saver plus option can do so by calling the at amp to us direct service Access number for their country and ask the operator to Call collect to 305 938-5484, minorities fired at higher rates Gao say retail sales increase for 8th month in Row Washington a retail sales increased a moderate 0.4 percent in november As higher furniture and building Supply receipts offset disappointment at department stores the government said tuesday. The gain to a seasonally adjusted $178.9 billion marked the eighth consecutive increase and the longest string since april to december of last year. It followed a Strong 1.8 percent jump in october which was raised from an estimate of 1.5 percent the Commerce department said. Washington a the Federal government fired minority workers at about twice the rate of Whites last year but officials say it is unclear whether racial Bias is the reason. Quot this administration is committed to getting to the Bottom of this Quot said Michael Orenstein a spokesman for the office of personnel management. Rep. William Clayd Mon a chairman of the House Post office and civil service committee ordered an investigation. The latest statistics by the general accounting office first reported by Knight Ridder newspapers show that the greatest differences Between Whites and minorities were for firings of Low level Blue Collar and clerical workers. Minority men were dismissed at More than three times the rate of Whites and minority women at double the rate. Minorities make up More than 28 percent of the Federal work Force of some 2.2 million people. That includes about 17 percent Black 6 percent hispanic 4 percent asian Pacific islander and 2 percent american Indian. Pm recalls 347,000 cars for safety defects Detroit a general motors corp. Said tuesday that it is recalling about 341,000 cars to fix two separate safety problems. In the first Case approximately 150,000 1992 and 1993 Model Pontiac sunbird Are being recalled to replace the throttle Cable Assembly. In extreme cold the throttle Cable May stick in the open position even when pressure is removed from the accelerator. The car can still be slowed or stopped with the Brake. The second recall involves about 191,000 Pontiac lemans and Optima models from 1988-1991. The plastic release Button on the seat belts of these vehicles May fracture after extended exposure to sunlight making the belts unusable. The Optima was sold Only in Canada. Owners of the cars will be notified by mail and pm dealers will make the repairs or free. No accidents or injuries from either problem were reported