European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes Money matters wednesday september ,14,1994 today s rates following arc fixed rates at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell for eign currencies to . personal use. British Pound 1.61 dutch Guilder. 1.69 German Mark. 1.50 Noto the rates above apply within the Host country. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to Tho Dollar following arc Interbank rates that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign Curren cies ,. Austrian Schilling. 10.858 Bahrain Dinar. 0.377belgian franc 31.67 British Pound. 1.5674canadian do Jar 1.3555 danish Krone. 6.089dutch Guilder. 1.731. French franc. 5.2805german Mark. 1.5433 greek drachma. 234.30italian lira. 1,566.50 Kuwait Dinar. 0.2971norwegian Krone. 6.7725 portuguese escudo. 157.10 saudi rial37502 Spanish peseta. 128.06 Swiss franc 1.2875 turkish lira. 33,990.00 Noto figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar Gold quote $391.50 an ounce Silver quote $5.52 an ounce. Sources merchants National Bank & Trust co and the associated press new York Exchange new York a safes of the 15 most Active new trading nationally on monday. A the Hanson ads apr Dan Rwjr Nab. A express Unity sep align was. Woolworth Glaxo add Walmart. Blockbuster for motor s amb Airick at eng. Geneles s at to corp closing Price and net change. York Stock Exchange issues volume 10,945.500 10.421,400 5,784,200 4.266,800 3.720.200 3,678,600 2,812,400 2.371,200 2i66.400 1,822,500 1.797,700 1,661,500 1.544,3.00 1.526.900 1.466,200 last chg. 18tt i 13vk 2 6h -. H 30vi Fri Lovi i 20 w 17v4.-. H 18v4 v4 26 h 29 a i .-17. /49 i unch 53 a h american Exchange new York a -. Sales closing Price and net change of the. 10 most Active american Stock Exchange issues trading nationally on monday. Name volume Amdahl 1,054,800 Echo Bay. 861.300 Ivan up.585.000 Viacom 443.400 Intel Olgam 413.000 Twa voting excl Ltd enter child Sofish hark Ncncy last chg. 10v 1 131-i v4 20 unch 33% 1 3h-1/16 384.900215/16-11/16 344,300 13/16-1/16 333,300 1 i 1/16 309,400413/16 unch 253.400 2 Vuk Dow Jones new York a Dow Jones closing Range of aver Ages on monday. High Low. Close change 30 industrials 3897.02 3843.86 3860.34 -14.47 20 transports /3 54 1b67.9-t 1&73.46 18.40 15 utilities 1pq.1b 17737 -17829 1.58 65 stocks. 132293. 1302.70 1308. 2 -9.14 Dod seeking to diversify work Force at upper by Mike cause Washington Post Washington defense depart ment officials who want to hire or pro Mote no disabled White men to a civilian Job at Grade 15 or above must now get approval from the undersecretary of de sense for personnel and readiness. About 40 percent of Federal jobs at those pay and Grade Levels Are in the department. The clearance is an informal process according to Edwin born the top personnel official who will review each Case. In an aug. 10 memo to Heads of de sense agencies and commands Dorn said that if that approach does t help to diversify the work Force at upper Levels a we will need to employ a More formal approach involving goals timetables and controls on hiring the new system covers civilian jobs in army Navy and air Force and related defense commands. Defense has been reducing its staff for several years and now has 895,000 civilian workers nearly 90,000 in the Washington area. Officials said monday that 74 percent of the department s management jobs at the level of gs-15 and above starting at $69,000, Are held by White men. About 15 percent Are held by Black people. The All other category which does t in clude women is 11 percent. Dorn s memo implements a policy de sense Secretary William Perry announced in March Perry said minorities women arid people with disabilities Are not Well represented at management Levels. Dorn was told to fix it. Dorn s memo to top civilian managers said Progress in this area comes one Job at a time so every vacancy provides us with an Opportunity to improve the department s record. To encourage you to invest extra Effort to reach out to minorities women and persons with disabilities whenever you Are seeking to fill a position. I need to be consulted whenever you Are contemplating the possibility that any no career position or any career position at gs-15 level and higher is Likely to be filled by a candidate who will not enhance your organization s diversity porn wrote in the memo. Since we Are committed to addressing it i believe that the informal process outlined above will produce re sults. If not we will need to employ a More formal approach involving goals timetables and controls on hiring Deci a. " Start rolling at so. Employees the first at the Bow produced at Plant in Greer s.c., look Over a 318i tour door Sedan last wee the factory. Formal production of the Model began monday. Munich Germany a formal production began monday at Bow s new . Plant near Spartanburg s.c., the German car company said from its Headquarters in Munich. The Start up was heralded by a Cere Mony thursday in which the first car rolled off the Assembly line at Greer near Spartanburg. The 318i four door Model is part of the 3,-series line of cars the smallest and Best Selling of Bow s offerings priced below the larger 5 and 7 sedans. The Plant is Bay Rische motored Werke s first to make models outside Germany and the new factory is located strategically in the world s single largest automobile Market. It took $400 million and less than two years to build the new Bow factory the company said. The Start of production at this Plant Marks a further Milestone with the inter nationalization of this company for the future said Helmut Panke chairman of the Bow . Holding corp. By the end of 1995, Bow also will begin production of its new roadster Model and will Export those to other markets outside the United states the com Pany statement said. Disneyland Paris May be ticket to profits Paris a seeking to boost at Tendance with a revised image managers of the euro Disney theme Park Are trying out a new name a Disneyland Paris. The name is being used increasingly i promotional materials and signs for the Park outside the French capital although euro Disney remains the official corporate title. We want to build More on the obvious synergy Between Paris an Disneyland company spokesman Jac ques Henri Eyraud said monday. Efforts at linking the Park to Paris appear part of an adjusted marketing Strat egy As euro Disney confronts heavy losses and sometimes disappointing at Tendance. The company s initial efforts to pro Mote the Park and hotel Complex about 45 minutes by train from Paris sought to establish the theme Park As a distinct tourist destination. Now euro Disney is hoping to lure More tourists staying in Paris the most popular tourist destination in Europe into making Day trips to the theme park20 Miles away. British Are coming to lavish Christmas Trade a decisions Deci a a . Will this year s top his and hers Christmas gift he a $7,500 Unden Vator Sunha Scooter from Neiman Marcus or will it he a $25,000 trip to London that includes dinner with a member of the House of 1 Only and a stay at Hamp ton court the Royal Palace that was Home to King Henry Viii from the House of Windsor collection the House of Windsor a new1 Catalon Lor anglophile tried to upstage Nei Man s traditional splashy Christmas gift reception monday but in an of so Hrit ish fashion. Neiman s showed off its top gifts to faithful shoppers at its lavish monday morning reception Complete with three Herald trumpeters a Mother and baby pair of grazing miniature donkeys and Asanta Claus wearing a Beard rolled up red suit and flippers. Meanwhile the Windsor gang scheduled 5 . Private reception in new York. The Host was Queen Elizabeth s Cousin Prince Michael of Kent chairman of the Catalon s advisory Board. British Trade officials and diplomats acre invited hut it was Magazine journalists Only. It s sort of much More Tony sniffed Brad Larschan president and chief executive officer of the House of Windsor collection. This is a very British affair and Neiman s is a very Dallas affair and we re just but we re Good friends and we look Forward to giving them a Little bit of More Tony than Neiman Marcus the upscale department store Chain has been showcasing extravagant Christmas gifts since 1959. This year the his and hers Bella qua breathing Obser vation bubbles done in yellow and Pink Are a bargain by Neiman s standards at $7,500 each. The Battery driven Bob is Ridden like a Scooter and can dive to 40 feet. Other featured gifts include a couple dancing passionate tangos to advertise a $5,995 we Klong new year s trip to Argentina. A $7,400 electric Gondola sailing on a min Lagoon. I and $370 Black and White created boots for Cowboy golfers. But the hit of Neiman s show was a 10 foot tall 300-gallon elephant shaped acrylic aquarium for $120,000
