European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 4, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the St aps and stripes Money matters saturday june 4, 1994 today s rates a following me fixed Rales at which banking and. Credit Union facilities will soil Kcjr sign currencies to . Personnel for personal use British Pound .1.54 dutch Guilder. 1.80 German mark1.62 greek drachma .239.1758 Nofo Tho Rale a we toe1 / in a. County f>guf0 Are a a amp a a n 6 to it Quot a bn5rt pour.6, 0?t0r of Rihs &?�?�.% to re we following arc Interbank rates that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the . 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Re Reynolds to Sciacco co. Had been accused of using the uni Ling fun Loving animal to weaken child rent i Rem Tance to tobacco . Rut the com Mission mgr be the voted this week 3-2 not to complaint according to coerces. The Biel Yon particularly he Art ads were a me f a Reynolds which insisted the aimed at adults. Hair 2 a or a to regular done a of Henoen from agencies. A for Reynolds was f / careful in her words caving the company had not yet been Rya Ifird of the a rate. If the report w As True task Peggy Carter 11 we re obviously pleased. A Joe Marks a spokesman for the american heart association called the news it la big disappointment a we thought this v. As an easy one a blatant and targeted at some sources had earlier indicated however that the Etc might rot pursue the matter because of concern Over the violation of free speech rights and the Lack of evidence that the cart Fern a although almost As recognizable to Many children As Mickey mouse a had persuaded Young people to Start smoking. Claudia Bourne Farrell spokeswoman for the Etc said she would not confirm or deny the report of commission action. There is often a delay Between an Etc decision not to pursue a complaint and a publicly reported formal vote to drop an investigation. Carter said Reynolds and its advertising Agency revived the Joe Camel Campaign originally used in France in 1974, As a lighthearted Way to convince adult Consumers that a this was not the Brand that their grandfathers had the smiling Camel described As Quot the smooth character a appeared in Magazine ads and billboards beginning in 1987 and stopped what had been a steady decline in the brands share of the Market. Carter said the company acknowledged Joe Camel had drawn the attention of children but cited several studies showing no change in Youthful attitudes toward smoking or that particular Brand. A Survey by the centers for disease control and prevention showed 71 percent of underage White smokers chose Marlboro while Only 8.3 percent bought camels. Five percent of Black youths smoke camels. The company cited a Survey by Lucy Henke of the University of new Hampshire showing widespread recognition of Joe Camel among children although 96 percent said they did not like cigarettes. Scott Ballin chairman of the coalition on smoking or health said the decision revealed the Etc in Quot total paralysis on tobacco issues. He called for Congress to give authority Over cigarette advertising to the food and drug administration. Cutting the work Larry truth a Ebent Aji a Tampa Fla., Uva i it bit Gran vow under Bis feet anymore As be water in a a amp Saiz Lawn Mower do the in Etc for pc Iza them Day. The Mower made by Roulan a esd later to being marketed in Cults and about 260 Are expected to be told before the product bits the retail Market next year. Tie s1.75 Mower wet Gas Only 12.5 poor it a fed it powered Fry 34 Aolar cells. Humana inc. To pay $6.25 million to Settle charges of overfilling Tallahassee Fla. Apr Humana inc. Will pay $6.25 million to Settle allegations it overcharged thousands of Florida customers for seven years state officials said wednesday. A approximately 37,000 Humana customers paid anywhere from a few dollars to several thousand dollars More than they should have under the terms of their insurance policies attorney general Bob butter Worth said. From 1984 through 1991, Humana health insurance co. Of Florida Over billed policyholders for stays in hospitals owned by the insurers Parent according to Butterworth and insurance commissioner Tom Gallagher Quot patients who should have paid Only a fraction of the Hospital costs sometimes wound up paying most or in the worst cases All of the amount actually collected by the Hospital a Gallagher said. Patient co insurance charges for people covered by Humana health were based on the full amounts of Hospital Bills a even though the insurance company was Given discounts of up to 89 percent by the Hospital a two year state investigation concluded. Humana denied any wrongdoing a this matter has tied up valuable resources and the costs associated with contesting the allegations have continued to rise/1 spokesman Greg Donaldson said rom company Headquarters in Louisville by. Quot eventually those cons could have been passed on to Humana sold its hospitals a year ago. Donaldson said 60 percent of the settlement costs will be picked up by Louisville based Columbia Cha healthcare corp., which bought Humana a hospitals. Columbia Cha the nations largest health care firm confirmed it would pay that portion of the costs. A this is a Hospital Issue Quot he said. Quot we wanted to get it behind Humana has agreed to pay refunds within 45 Days to customers who were allegedly overfilled in an amount equal to the overcharge plus 50 netted $2 billion from arms study says Washington a Eit billion sear by i automatic Teller rather in a study says. A Only in banking do . Uni a no e service Quot said a y Ink consumer Fede Rabon n an -. 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