European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes Money matters Friday August 12,1994 a today a Bates -1 following Are fixed rate s at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell foreign currencies to . Personnel for personal use British Pound. 1.58 dutch Guilder 1.73 German Mark .1.54 note the rate3 above apply within the Host country. Figures Are expressed it 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. Austrian Schilling. 11.146 Bahrain Dinar 0.37675 belgian franc .32.62 British Pound. 1.537 Canadian Dollar. 1.379 danish Krone. 6.252 dutch Guilder. 1.7814. French franc. 5.4275 German Mark. 1.5857 greek drachma236.70 italian lira 1,592.00 Kuwait Dinar. 0.2981 norwegian Krone. 6.9317 portuguese escudo.161.00 saudi rial 3.75 Spanish peseta. 130.45 Swiss franc. 1.3365 turkish lira 31,350.00 note figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar a Gold quote $376.70 an ounce Silver quote $5.10 an ounce a sources merchants National Bank amp Trust co. And the associated press new York Exchange new York a r sales the 15 most a calve now York nationally wednesday. Nam a. A Merck. Plllard a Walmart Micron Taqhi 1 telex ads Geneles s a. Well tons Nat sell. _ ism a a k a. Una ride coca cola. Etc cps a mall Ckardt. A Compaq i a a Cyan. 4 . Price and net change of Stock Exchange issues trading Velum 5,351,500 3,869,000 3,454,300 3.352.700 3.246.400 3.061.700 2.623.400 2.769.300. 2,639,800. 2.500.300 2,249,800 2,073,800. 2.037.400 2.003.700 1,888, too lest chg. 321% 15 26% -41 241 uni 425 35 63 % 48v a a by a 18 a 645 -5 33 a w 43v unch 15h a 28v�? 1% 35 a 935 5 c american Exchange new York apr sales closing Price and net change of the 10 most Active american Stock Exchange issues trading nationally wednesday. A volume last chg. Chess Al. �?T,172,200 9 a a % sp0r840,300 46 9/6411/64 Viacom it 831,400 3 27/32�?13/32 a Borsand. 779,400 65 a a Lacomb 712,200 365 a Spectra Slon. 609,500 35 11/16 Amdahl a a 434,400 6% a guard Bop a 410,700 in a Reyhn done 363,900 5% a a Char mod ,. 318,900 .26 /. A Dow Jones a 1 new York apr Dow Jones closing Range of averages on wednesday 30 industrials 20 transport 15 utilities. 65 stocks High 3793.96 1611.64 190.15 Low Clou Chong 3738.27 3766.76 up 11.00 1592.09 1603.59 up 5.52 187.32 189.36 up 0.79 1317.05 1298.77 1309.07 up 4.27 Delta won t match Twa s 2-for-t offer Atlanta apr Delta air lines bucking the usual procedure among airlines will not match a two for one offer announced this week by trans world airlines inc. Twas Sale announced tuesday covers Domestic and International routes and allows passengers to Fly with a companion at no extra charge. To qualify travellers must Purchase their tickets by today. Restrictions in elude a saturday night stay and Holiday blackouts during which the offer does not apply. Most other major airlines Are Matching the Twa Deal. / labor chief vows to push for safety in workplace Washington a labor Secretary Robert Reich is pledging Tough enforcement of workplace safety Laws in an Effort to curb the growing number of on the Job deaths. The number of work related deaths Rose 0.9 percent in 1993, to 6,271 from 6,217 in 1992, the labor department re ported wednesday. Highway accidents and homicides were the leading causes for a second straight year. A the workplace is still a dangerous environment a Reich said in an interview. A tragically the More traditional accidents and Many others were  Reich contended that his department has substantially increased enforcement of workplace safety Laws a working closely with employers who want to do the right thing and coming Down very hard on employers who  a a a we re determined to use every tool of enforcement and training at our disposal to see that fewer of these accidents occur a he said. The departments Bureau of labor statistics found that 92 percent of the 1993 fatalities were men far More than their 55 percent share of the nations Job holders. The proportion was attributed to the differences in the industries and occupations in which they typically work. Highway accidents killed 1,232 people the largest number of on the Job deaths. They represented 20 percent of the fatalities up from�18 percent in 1992. Half the fatal accidents involved collisions Between two or More vehicles including trucks delivery vans and cars driven by salespeople. Ninety percent of the victims were men. In an Effort to trim Highway related deaths Reich said the department is working on proposed rules that he Hopes will be published in the fall of 1995. Homicides including shootings and stabbings caused 17 percent of the on the Job deaths last year the same share As in 1992. A robbery was the primary motive for homicide at work a the report said. A workers in retail establishments such As grocery stores and eating and drinking places made up about half of the Homi protesting arrest two shareholders hold up a picture of Sergei Mavrodi head of russians largest investment company Mem outside Moscow a White House on wednesday. About 3,000 Mem shareholders rallied there to protest the detention of Mavrodi on suspicion of tax evasion. His company has been shut Down and millions of russian investors in Mem Are unlikely to get their Money Back. A july wholesale Price Rise was fastest in 15 months purchases the government said thursday. The Commerce department said sales totalled a seasonally adjusted $184.8 billion Down from a revised $184.9 billion in june. The june figure originally was estimated to be $183.8 billion. And the labor department said the number of americans seeking state unemployment benefits Rose moderately ast week after dropping the previous two weeks. The department said initial Job a it Sis Tota de a seasonally adjusted 521,000 in the week that ended aug. 6. The inflation performance was a Little higher than the predictions of most analysts. They said even a moderate acceleration increases the likelihood the Federal Reserve will raise Short term interest rates next week the fifth boost since february. Washington a wholesale prices Rose More rapidly in july than they had in 15 months led by advances in Energy and Coffee costs the government said thursday. The labor department reported that its producer Price Index which measures inflation pressures before they reach the consumer Rose 0.5 percent last month a Matching the gain of april 1993. The largest previous jump was 1.1 percent in october 1990. But for the first seven months of this year the Index climbed a moderate 2.2 percent at an annual rate and was up a Mere 0.6 percent for the past 12 months. In another report the government said retail sales slipped 0.1 percent in july held Back largely by a drop in automobile cide victims. Taxicab Drivers also were at particular risk of being shot while  eighty two percent of the 1,063 homicide victims were men. A but homicide was by far the most frequent manner in which women workers were fatally injured accounting for 39 percent of their 481 fatal injuries a the report said. By comparison homicides were 18 percent of the 5,790 fatal injuries to men at work. Officials have said the larger percentage of female homicide victims is caused by the Large number of women exposed to crime by working late at night. Forty percent of All on the Job deaths were transportation related. In addition to Highway accidents these included off Road incidents such As those on farms or at factories workers being struck by vehicles and incidents involving air water or rail transportation. The Survey found 20 percent of the deaths. Resulted from objects striking workers or from Falls while electrocutions and a equipment entrapment so each accounted for 5 percent of the total. Cold Coffee in a bottle percolating under Deal new York apr the nations second biggest soft drink company and a leading cafe operator Are teaming up to make cold Coffee a hot drink. Pepsico inc. And Starbucks Coffee co. Signed an agreement wednesday for a partnership that will develop Premium ready to drink  partnership Hopes to have its first products on the Market next year. A a the partners plan to capitalize on Star Bucks experience and reputation in Spe Fialty Coffee and Pepsi a huge bottling and distribution system. Americans have not yet demonstrated a sizable appetite for Coffee served cold in bottles and cans but the partners say they Hope to create Demancy by making tastier Coffee based products widely available. Consumers spent about $60 million on ready to drink Coffee last year according to the Industry research firm beverage marketing corp. That represents a tiny fraction of the $48 billion Domestic soft drink Market. Craig Weatherup president and chief executive of Pepsico North America said he thinks the partnership can help expand the Market to the $1 billion Range by changing a the Way people think about  Quot. A Pepsico based in Purchase n.y., and Starbucks based in Seattle said late last month that they were discussing establishing a venture to develop new products. Under the agreement signed wednesday they each will own 50 percent of the partnership which will begin development work immediately. The drinks will be packaged and sold at the same outlets As Pepsi cola soft drinks in the United states including stores vending machines and soda fountains. Starbucks operates More than 400 cafes in North America and Sells specially Coffee by direct mail