European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page t4 the stars and stripes Money matters monday August 22, 1994 today s rates following Are fixed rates at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell for eign currencies to . Personnel for personal use British Pound 1.59dutch Guilder 1.69 German mark1.50 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 regarded As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign Curren cies austrian Schilling 10.8435 Bahrain Dinar 0.37675 belgian franc31.84 British Pound 1.5475 Canadian Dollar 1.3745 danish Krone 6.1130 dutch Guilder 1,7300 French franc 5.2893 German Mark 1.5405 greek drachma 234.40 italian lira 1,573.25 Kuwait Dinar 0.29710 norwegian Krone 6.7820 portuguese escudo 158.30saudi rial 3.75 Spanish peseta 129.15 Swiss franc 1.325 turkish lira 31,270.00 note figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar Gold quote $381.05 an ounce Silver quote $5.18 an ounce sources merchants National Bank & Trust co. And the associated press general Mills throwing out treated Oats Golden Valley Minn. A general Mills inc. Is discarding 50 Mil lion  Cereal made from Oats some treated with a pesticide not approved for use on the Grain the company confirmed Friday. Meanwhile the country s second larg est Cereal maker faces a class action Law suit filed by Consumers who bought Cere Al made from Oats treated with the pesticide Durban before the problem was detected and sales were stopped. Durban treated Oats were used to make cheerios Franken Berry. Kix Lucky charms Oatmeal Raisin Crisp and Reese s Peanut butter puffs cereals. General Mills said the suit filed in Cook county circuit court in Illinois is without Merit because government food regulators have determined that the pesticide treatment did not present a health Hazard. But Clinton Krislov a lawyer for the plaintiffs said the company breached its warranty by not disclosing the contents of the packages even though the Misabel ing was unintentional. The fact that no one has been harmed at this Point in t important he said. People Are very concerned about what their children eat and the description on the Box did t fit the  the class of plaintiffs in the suit in eludes All buyers of oat based general Mills cereals dating Back to May 1993. The court action seeks refunds for the Consumers and fees for the attorneys. A Federal grand jury indicted y. George Prggy an Edina Minn., Busi Nessman hired by general Mills Over the matter. Roggy was to treat millions of bushels of stored Oats with Reldan 4e, a pesticide registered for use on Oats by the environmental Protection Agency. The felony indictment alleges that Roggy substituted Durban for Reldan saving him about $85,000 in chemical costs and concealed the switch from general Mills. . Firm May strike Gold on Baton sales for bobbies Fitzwilliam . A afternoon Tea and fish and chips Are  one american company is hoping to exert a Little influence on another British mainstay the Bobby. Police officers in Britain known As bobbies traditionally carry Only 14-Inch wooden clubs for Protection. But in re action to increasing violence bobbies Are now testing an american style expandable police Baton produced by a Small new Hampshire company. The Side handled pr-24 Baton made by Monadnock lifetime products inc., is aluminium and hard plastic. Carried on an officer s Belt it expands from 14 inches to 2 feet with the Jerk of an Arm. Monadnock which holds the Patent on expandable Metal Batons supplies them to nearly 3,000 Law enforcement agencies worldwide from a Small factory in the Woods in Fitzwilliam which has a Popula Tion of about 2,000. The private company which employs 38 people is the world s largest producer of police Batons and reported just under $3 million in sales last year. It would not release profit figures. The British have been testing the Batons since january and the devices have won influential endorsements from the head of the British police chiefs association and the country s Home Secretary. British police known As bobbies since sir Robert Peel founded the coun try s modern police Force in the 1820s have Long been unarmed except for their Billies.  More officers being injured in As saults some involving knives and guns some 1,880 of the country s 28,000 offi cers have been trained and authorized to carry guns. Home Secretary Michael Howard has said that most bobbies will remain unarmed for a Long Long time to  and a 1990 Survey among officers of All ranks found 86 percent favored the exist ing policy of limiting guns to specially trained officers. Yet top police officials realize they need something More effective than wooden truncheons said Terry Smith Monadnock s training director. They liked the american Baton because its Pri Mary use is to protect rather than attack. An officer holding a pr-24 by the Side handle can use it to Block an assault or to increase leverage vastly for an Amlock. So far Smith said the Batons have gotten a glowing endorsement from the Brit ish constabulary. They were in Awe of what you could do Smith said. The company says 25,000 to 30,000 of its expandable Batons Are now in use worldwide about one third of which Are the new pr-24s, which Cost about $80 apiece. Company president Paul Starrett said that if the Batons win acceptance in Brit Ain 1,000 to 2,000 a month could be sold there for several years. He said sales to Britain could total $4 million for the period. The clubs got some bad publicity in 1991 after Baton wielding los Angeles police officers were videotaped assaulting Motorist Rodney King. That incident postponed testing of the pr-24 in Britai for two years Starrett said. But Starrett noted that the officers who beat King were not trained in the program endorsed by his company which instructs officers to use the Baton to strike Only As a last resort. The pr-24 is a very humane very reasonable device Smith said although he admitted it can be misused. It s like a pen. A pen can be used to sign your name or write a Check but it can also be used to write the great american  r Uhlah i a United they stand Kiev Ukraine line up outside a United colors of enter a store is common of us Isiah a unite colors of r store is for citizens in the former soviet a Sale. The shop offers colourful Union. Many shops Are tiny and owners maintain control of in Cost several times More than the customer flow by allowing Only a certain number of people salary. Waiting in line in in at one time.  Western fashions most r an the average monthly ukrainian salary. To Denver probing work on troubled Airport to i vim rtt / a f b. Denver a the District attorney s office i investigating allegations of falsified test data and shoddy work at the problem plagued Denver International Airport. Chief Deputy District attorney Phil Parrott revealed the months old investigation Friday. We have had people make allegations of falsified tests and falsified reports on construction. People have told us about fraudulent contracting practices and fraudulent construction practices Par Rott said. Parrott said the investigation was continuing but prosecutors weren t ready to file charges or take the Case to a grand jury. The investigation which focuses on Airport buildings where City Money was used stemmed from complaints of Crimi Nal misconduct from dozens of people involved in the project he said. The $3.7 billion Denver International Airport was built 23 Miles Northeast of the City after officials decided that Stapleton International Airport could not be expanded to accommodate increased air traffic. The Airport was supposed to open in october 1993. That Date was pushed Back four times by construction delays and most recently problems with the new High tech baggage system