European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse I i i Page 14 the stars and stripes Money matters monday August 15,1694 today s rates following Are fixed rates a which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell for eign currencies to . Personnel for personal use British Pound. 1.59 dutch Guilder. 1.70 German Mark. 1.51 no lion Disney to pull hit film then bring it Boc Krates a Oval floppy with a to country. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar following Are Interbank rate that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the us. Dollar to foreign Curren cies austrian Schilling. 10.917 Bahrain Dinar. 0.37675 belgian franc. .32.62 British Pound. 1.5474 Canadian Dollar. 1.3828 danish Krone. E.167 dutch Guilder. ,1.752 French franc. 5.3293 German Mark. 1.5526 greek drachma. 232.75 italian lira ,1,584.50 Kuwait Dinar. 0.29815 norwegian Krone. 6.8317 portuguese escudo. 159.65 saudi rial. 3.75 Spanish peseta. 129.39 Swiss franc. 1.302 turkish lira. 31,160.00 note figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar Gold quote $377.70 an ounce Silver quote $5.19 an ounce sources merchants National Bank & Trust co and the associated press by the new York times los Angeles it s almost like grabbing Candy away from children. The Walt Disney co. Said Friday that it would pull the lion King out of movie Heaters at the end of next month eve though the hit animated film is still draw ing crowds at the Box office and could continue to do so through the fall. But moviegoers will still have another Hance for a taste of this year s biggest Box office hit Disney in an unusual marketing move is trying to bottle up de Mand for the lion King until the big hol iday movie going season and make up for not having a new animated release for thanksgiving for the first time in several years. As such the film will be re released in late november after being withdraw sept. 23. The move was first reported in the Trade paper daily variety on Friday. While Disney confirmed the report no one at the company would comment on the strategy. Industry executives said Disney s move appeared to Mark the first time that a studio withdrew a highly popular film Only to re release within months. They said the planned september Clos ing of the lion King would normally be premature because it has been playing to wide audiences for Only seven weeks Andis still taking in More than $7 million a week at the Box office. Just this month it moved into the top 10 movies of All time at the Box office with $233 million in sales in this country. In contrast last year s biggest hit uni Versal pictures Jurassic Park ran in movie Heaters for 46 weeks according tothe exhibitor relations co., a Box office research concern in los Angeles. It be came the second biggest Box office hit Ever Selling $348 million in tickets. But some Industry analysts say Disney Experiment is shrewd and creative with Little Downside risk. They Don t have a whole lot to los because they be already made so much Money and can actually maximize on that growth by reintroducing the movie said Ira Mayer publisher of the entertainment marketing letter a monthly newsletter in Brooklyn . High technology meets Rock n Roll to make Woodstock a min blender late paying your Bills hey it s of new York a for people who Nave fallen behind in their credit card Bills the Stern letters and repeated phone Calls demanding payment May be coming to an end. Some big Banks Are experimenting with gentler approach mailing deadbeats a � kindly we feel your pain video that be speeches them to Call talk to a credit officer and set up a reasonable repayment sched ule. Chase Manhattan corp. Began sending such a tape to hundreds of customers this month featuring a Friendly Silky voiced actor who plays a Bank representative. He assures viewers hey it s of and to Gether we can work it Bane orje1 has been sending a video to1,000 customers a month. At to s credit card subsidiary plans a video test of its the practice is getting attention at other Banks and credit card companies. The idea is to workout the problem wit the person instead of just saying hey you owe us " said Charlotte Gilbert a Chas spokeswoman. Exuding empathy instead of nastiness Roget tardy payers Back on track is a Novelty in the collection business. And it evidently i working for Chase the nation s fifth largest issuer of visa and Mastercard credit cards. Chase decided to try the videos nation wide after a test conducted last fall with 10,000 West coast customers showed that the Bank heard from 28 percent More peo ple than before the video was sent. The seven minute video Cost the Bank$37,000 to produce and $3.50 each to mail. Credit Counselor said the videotape strategy in t necessarily a or gimmick. People who owe Money Are often depressed and have lost their Pride. The tape might work in getting them to respond because it s a different unusual approach said Mark Kirshner a Newyork lawyer who handles debt Consolida. Lion and bankruptcy cases.-., Saugerties . A Cash machines on the farm what would Max Yasgur say about that or How about Rocker Todd run Grenin his Todd pod frantically playing an array of instruments before an interactive audience in just 25 years the Woodstock nation took a giant leap from the pastoral mud Village that assembled on Yasgur s far to a Brave new Rock n Roll City of the future that was Laid out on another far this past weekend. Think of two High Speed freight trains one called Rock n Roll one called technology " said Danny Socolof president of Mega interactive festivals ltd., which organized the 11-acre Surre Alfield of technology exhibits at Wood Stock 94. What we tried to do is create As Bestre can a High tech Rock n Roll theme Park Socolof said As the three Day Festi Val opened Friday. Among the features of Woodstock 94 automatic Teller machines on the former farm where the festival was being held. A rollicking ride aboard Peter Gabriel s min blender a tiny capsule that rocked and pitched on Hydraulic lifts. In Side viewers were assaulted by an incredible music video of Gabriel s kiss that Frog a steamy Romp through a swamp where a lascivious Frog pursues a sex woman. The synchro Energizer a pair of bul Bous goggles with headphones that Emit Light and sound designed to soothe an reduce stress. Literature from the developers of the Gadget also said it improves intelligence strengthens the immune sys tem and induces euphoria. Rundgren s Todd pod where the musician who now likes to be called Iri performed on half a dozen instruments suspended around him while the audience tinkered with video cameras toaster his image on to screens. Some of the gadgets and rides were free. Others Cost up to $5. There was even a Booth where people could Send messages and video images of themselves Over the global web of com Puter networks known As the internet. You Type in your message hey John what yup " said Kyle Jeffries who was managing the Booth. An there s your face on the screen going out across the country.". A Apple computers was also showing the latest interactive Rock discs featuring music interviews and graphics that could be jostled around on a computer screen � a Fri Terri designed to soothe and
