European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 the stars and stripes Money matters monday August 8,1994 a today a rates following Are fixed rates at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell foreign currencies to . Personnel for personal use British Pound. .1.58 dutch Guilder .1.74 German Mark. .1.55 note the rates above apply within the Host country. Flour of Are expressed in dollars to  Pound. Other i Rennles to the Dollar v a a following Are Interbank rates that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign currencies austrian Schilling 11.1745 Bahrain Dinar. 0.37675 belgian franc.32.69 British Pound. 1.5366 Canadian dollar1.3865 danish Krone. 6.252 dutch Guilder. 1.7843 French franc .5.4385 German Mark. 1.589 greek drachma a.240.20 italian lira .1,586.10 Kuwait Dinar 0.29795 norwegian Krone 6.9436 portuguese escudo 161.68 saudi rial 3.75 Spanish peseta a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a it 130.71 Swiss franc. 1.341 turkish lira 31,250.00 note figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar / Gold quote $378.60 an ounce Silvo quote $5.18anounce sources merchants National Bank amp Trust co. And the associated press ticket buyers would be told of airline under new rules Washington a airline ticket buyers would have to be told what airline  be flying on under new rules announced last week by the transportation department. As Many a 30 percent of International travellers May not be aware which airline they will be using because of the recent growth of so called code sharing arrange ments the department said. These arrangements allow american and foreign airlines to cooperate in booking tickets on each others flights. Thus buyers of tickets on one airline May find themselves on a flight operated by the other Carrier. Among the major code sharing arrangements in service Are Northwest airlines with Netherlands based Kim Disney seeks payoff from chinese pirates Belg input a the Walt Disney co. Is seeking $77,000 in damages from three chinese publishing houses accused of pirating Mickey mouse Peter pan Cinderella and Snow White an official report said. The copyright infringement Case is the largest brought by a . Company in China this year the English language China daily reported. Chinese businesses Are notorious for pirating copyrights and patents and . Companies say infringe ments Cost them $800 million last year alone. Disney is suing the publishing companies for allegedly violating its copyrights in nine picture Story books that contained the four Disney characters the newspaper reported. The publishers reportedly produced and marketed 300,000 copies of the books in 1991, 1993 and 1994. Quot hearings began in the Case last week and More Are scheduled before a verdict is announced the newspaper said. Dis nay also is seeking to Stop the printing. Us air with British airways and United airlines with Lufthansa the German airline. Under the new Rule airlines and travel agents will have to make full disclosure about code sharing arrangements when passengers Book a flight. The proposal would cover foreign air lines As Well As . Carriers and would require written notice to each passenger of the identity of the airline providing the transportation. Code sharing has become increasingly common allowing one airline to advertise and sell the services of another As its own this eases the Sale of what is called a a seamless service involving Airport connections baggage handling and ticketing. A with the widespread use of code sharing services among major airlines and commuter airlines and the increasing use of code sharing service in International markets we Are concerned that Consumers May discover that they will be flying on an airline other than the one they expected a transportation Secretary Federico Pena said. A stronger code sharing rules will help assure that passengers Are informed of the actual Carrier they will be using when they receive their tickets and when they Call for a reservation a he said. Currently . Airlines must inform passengers of code sharing arrangements but foreign carriers and travel agents Are not covered by the regulations. The department will seek Public comment on the proposed rules for 60 Days. Daze of wine and red Caps Erika Borchmann a winery worker in Fryburg in Eastern Ger scat called Rotka Pichea Little red Riding Hoo has been Many watches As a machine places red Caps on bottles of spar produced at the firm since 1856. Some 65,000 bottles Are tilled Kling wine As they pass by on a conveyor Belt. The Freyburger each  official cited on marijuana charge by David Phelps \ Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune Gary Vilson co chairman of Northwest airlines was detained and ticketed by police in Boise Idaho last week Foj Possession of marijuana and a pipe to smoke it. A. A. Wilson told the company Friday that he would suspend himself from his usual business activities at Northwest until the matter is resolved in the courts. The incident occurred tuesday afternoon As Wilson was preparing to leave Idaho where he had been on a rafting vacation. A he was going through Airport Security at the Boise air terminal when carry on baggage screener noticed the pipe in his briefcase. Security officers examined the contents of the briefcase and discovered the marijuana. Boise attorney Thomas Mccabe who has been retained Bilson said a citation was issued to Wilson on the spot and he was allowed to continue with his flight Home. V Reading from a prepared statement Mccabe said a on tuesday afternoon while on vacation in Boise Idaho or. Wilson was issued a Misdemeanour citation for carrying a pipe and a Small amount of marijuana or. Wilson sincerely regrets any embarrassment this incident May cause his friends and  it could not be determined How much marijuana Wilson had in his Possession. In Idaho it is a Misdemeanour  three ounces or less. The maximum penalty for the charge is one year in jail and a Fine of $1,000. Mccabe a defense attorney said defendants rarely receive the maximum penalty. Northwest a corporate policy for management in patters such As drug Possession involves immediate suspension until it is resolved. The company then reviews the Case and determines whether to reinstate the employee. The policy does not apply to Board members but Wilson apparently is attempting to avoid the perception that he lives by different rules than the rest of the company. Gene Peterson chairman of the air line pilots association at Northwest said Wilson took the proper step. A. A a a a a Quot a a a a a a. A a we a expect any person employed or associated with the Nwa family to be measured by the same standards. In a comfortable he a taking that approach a Peterson said. A it aids the Trust they re trying to build with the employee  a Wilson 54, and a1 Checchi the other co chairman bought Northwest in 1989 for $3.65 billion. After three years of massive losses and flirtation with bankruptcy the airline returned to profitability in the past year. A a before acquiring Northwest Wilson was a top executive at Walt Disney co. And Marriott corp. In 1992, he had major heart surgery and looked Pale and gaunt. At a recent Media conference however Wilson looked lean and fit. A. Distributed by Scripps Howard news service