European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes Money matters thursday july 21,1994today�?Ts rates following Are. Fixed rates at which a Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell foreign currencies to . Personnel for personal use British Pound. .1.58 dutch Guilder. 1.72 German Mark 1.54. 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 re Gard cd As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign Curren cies Quot. A. A a Quot austrian Schilling. 11.0655 Bahrain Dinar. 0.37675 belgian franc .32,40 British Pound 1.5445 Canadian Dollar 1.3830 danish Krone a. 6.171 dutch Guilder. 1.74 French franc 5.3987. German Mark. 1.5750 greek drachma. 237.85 italian lira 1,574.25 Kuwait Dinar. 0.29670 norwegian Krone. 6.8751 portuguese escudo. 161.73 saudi rial 3.75 Spanish peseta .129.55 Swiss franc. 1.3335 turkish lira. 30,900. Note figures Are expressed in dollars to Tho British Pound other currencies to the Dollar a Gold quote $386.15 an ounce a Silver quota $5 30 an ounce sources merchants National Bank amp Trust  the associated press. American Exchange Mew Ohk apr sales closing Price Ano net change of the e 10 most Active american Stock Exchange issues trading nationally at More than $1. A name. Volume last Chi. Royal03k g. 647.100 4 Vvs Chi eystus 645.400 0v, _ a Spur. 603.500 45vs �?3/32 Viacom wic549.700 4 11/1g 1 1/16 Echo Bay. .512.900 11. I excl lid. A. 505,600 1 5/16 a Viacom it a it 457,400 415/16�?1/16 Watcomb. A a -394,800 3 2 i a Amdahl. 393,100 6 i Wea Ifird. 361.300 13i w c Dow Jones 1 new York apr Dow Jones closing Range of aver a Ages in tuesday. A a High Low close change 30 industrials 3777.45 3726.30 3748.3t. -7.12 2d transport 1623.14 1593.47 1606.58 .45. 15 utilities a 184.42 102.11 183.17 0.27 65 stocks. 1311.69 1292.06 1360.66 0.18 on Federal worker phone line May list .-made products Washington apr Ever wonder if that Vas Hing machine really is made in America a Bill moving through Congress would enable you to Call a toll free number and find out. The House Energy and Commerce committee on tuesday approved a measure that would ask the department of Commerce to establish a toll free number so Consumers can find out what a made in America and what a not. Manufacturers would pay fees to Register their products As american made which would pay for the toll free line according to the Bill offered by rep. James Traficant jr., a Ohio. No Federal funds would be involved. The Library of Congress says it receives numerous requests for lists of american made products or for help in figuring out which products Are american made but no government Agency collects or publishes the information according to a committee report. The Bill a raises the profile of buying american a said a spokesman for rep Sherrod Brownd Ohio who shepherded the Bill through the committee. The Bill defines a made in America or the equivalent thereof As something Worth at least s250 that is at least 90 percent a mined produced or manufactured in the United states by Mike Causey Washington Post Washington Federal workers and retirees Are going to have two very uncomfortable Days next month that will have nothing to do with August heat or humidity budget cutters in Congress have pressured the House democratic leadership into ensuring two Days of debate on so called a to a cuts. The cutbacks in various entitlement programs will include proposals to raise the Federal retirement age from 55 to either 62 or 65as Well As a variety of options that would either reduce future Cost of living adjustments for All civilian Federal retirees and maybe the military too or allow adjustments on Only a portion of pension benefits. Pension chopping ideas have been around for 30 years. Most such proposals came from a Republican run White House and were always blocked by a democratic run Congress. Now with key democrats leading the entitlement Cut Parade the one time bad dreams of feds have been upgraded to Nightmare status. The Good news for feds is that the Senate wont vote on any of the plans a this year. New York a some 450 million tins after being introduced during the throes of the great depression the trademark Box that holds secrets Throat lozenges is being retired Iri favor of a modern plastic Container. A for those who have used the tins for storing countless Small routine items As Well As personal treasures never fear the manufacturer says. The new Container will still have that capacity. On the Down Side Consumers will be paying about 1.5 cents More for each lozenge. Although the retail Price of the package is dropping the new Container will have 18 lozenges a Blister wrapped in sets of six a instead of the traditional 24 foil wrapped tablets. Before moving into the modern Era such cts manufacturer Smith Kline Bee Cham pc threw the Humble Metal Box a retirement Celebration tuesday during which a tin was donated to the smithsonian institution. The company estimates that Between a fifth and a third of the boxes manufactured since 1932 were kept for other uses after the lozenges were consumed during at least 2 billion bouts with sore throats. Uses for the tins were As varied As the customers who bought them. Some of the British Crown jewels were kept in the tins while Queen Elizabeth ills Crown was being reset during the 1950s, the company said. In letters to the manufacturer Vietnam veterans praised its air lightness in keeping photos of wives and girlfriends a As Well As cigarettes and matches a dry during the Monsoon season. During the tins 60th anniversary two years ago Smith Kline asked Consumers to list their uses for the boxes. The favorite a storage place for sewing items. Other favorite items put aside included office supplies such As paper clips a Quot a Quot useful tins the top 10 storage uses for secrets tins according to a 1992 Survey of Consumers by manufacturer Smith Kline Beecham pc 1. Sewing items such As Needles s and pins. A 2. Desk items such As paper clips Staples and Stamps. 3. Hair accessories. 4. Hardware including screws nuts Bolte and nails. 5. Coins. A a a. A a a amp amp. 6 jewelry 7. Small toys such As Barbie doll shoes and other accessories. 8. Medicines such As antacids aspirins. 9. Small arts and crafts items such As beads and sequins 10. Sports and Hobby accessories such As fishing bait lures and Hooks. Quot source aps amps and Staples hair accessories Small pieces of hardware coins jewelry a and of course other medicines such As antacids. A i done to think the original designers had any idea what their tin would become a said Doug Cox Smith Kline vice president for consumer health care products. So Why not leave it alone Smith Kline which is spending $1 million to convert to the new wrapping insists it will keep the lozenges fresher for a longer period. Scented teething rings recalled Washington a a new York City importer has voluntarily recalled 9,000 scented baby teething rings imported from China the consumer product safety commission said tuesday. The importer Remco toys  International inc., has reported that a scent added during manufacturing is toxic and can irritate the eyes of Young children the commission said. Its unclear what the substance is or How dangerous it is but no illnesses have been reported officials said. The commission is investigating the tethers commission officials advised Consumers to take the tethers away from children immediately and return them to the stores where they were purchased for a refund. The tethers a which Are shaped like hands or feet a were sold primarily at Dollar Bill stores nationwide from november 1993 to May. Each tether has a Hole in the Center that serves As a handle. They were sold at $1.20 each under the name t.p.i., the commission said. The words a Zahi made in China Are embossed along the Hole. The tethers Are either Pink or Blue. The toes of the foot tethers have pig faces and fingers of the hand tethers have smiling faces the commission said. For More information Contact Remco at 800 243-2961. That gives House members a most of whom secretly oppose cutting their own pension plan a an easy out allowing them to cast a politically Correct but harmless vote before the november elections. That  change things this year but it would put pressure on the new. 1995 Congress to do it again a for real. Budget cutters could Point to the lopsided 1994 vote in urging the 1995 Congress to Complete the work. Some of the pension cutting proposals could wind up in the new Clinton budget. That would give feds some h i no to Swea t Abou t in february and March a a by news Day its not exactly do it yourself hair replacement but its close. The Upjohn co., maker of Romaine the Only government approved prescription drug for hair growth says it plans to ask the food and drug administration next week to approve Over the counter sales. An Independent panel would have to hear the Simony about the product a a safety and effectiveness before it Coulty be sold without a prescription. But Upjohn expects a ruling within four to six months spokesman Philip Sheldon said. Romaine is Upjohn a name for a solution of the drug minoxidil. Sales of the drug initially seen As a wonder product with huge Market potential have been sagging despite the fact that 50 million americans have hair loss. By making Romaine available without a prescription Upjohn Hopes to increase its use Wall Street analysts and local pharmacists said tuesday. A the move on the part of Upjohn is to capture a larger share of the Market a said Arvind Desai senior analyst for Mehta amp isaly new York based pharmaceutical consultants. A they Are not getting As much prescription support As they had hoped two or three years  Romaine sales Are Down 31 percent from a year ago said Ron Nord Mann a managing director of research at pain Webber a the primary goal is to get the product to a broader audience by taking the doctor out of the equation a he said. If Upjohn gets Fra approval to sell Romaine Over the counter by 1995, the company would have a year to sell the drug exclusively before its Patent runs put in february 1996 and generic Competition arises Nordmann said. Over the counter sales would allow Consumers to try Romaine More easily than they can now and at lower Cost said Curt Claymont owner of Kings pharmacy in the new York City Borough of Brooklyn. A months Supply of Romaine currently costs up to $60