European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes Money matters saturday october 8,1994today�?Ts rates a following Are fixed rates at which Community banking and credit Union facilities will sell foreign currencies to . Personnel for personal use British Pound. 1.63 dutch Guilder .1.67 German Mark. 1.50 nolo tie 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 currencies a a a. A austrian Schilling. 10.8445 Bahrain Dinar. 0.37675 belgian franc. 31.71 British Pound 1.591 Canadian Dollar. 1.3478 danish Krone. 6.026 Rufth Guilder. 1.7288 French franc .5.2695 German Mark 1.541 greek drachma. 235.38 italian lira. 1,567.50 Kuwait Dinar 0.29725 norwegian Krone .6.6965 portuguese escudo .157.23 saudi rial. 3.753 Spanish peseta 128.80 Swiss franc. 1.2745 turkish lira. 34,260.00 note figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to Tho Dollar Gold quote $392.85 an ounce Silver quote $5.64 an ounce. _ sources merchants National. Bank amp Trust co. And the associated press new York Exchange new York it a it a sales 4 . Price in net change Al the is most Active new York Slock Exchange issues trading nationally . Volume last chg. Sep acc s. 10,222,500 13% % go motors a 3,737,400 .43% -1 Motorola s. 3,158,100 49 i %. Una Sysop a. 2,889.900 11w v4 unpack a a a a. 7. 2.849,200 50 in Hua Nongyow n. A a 2,576,400 20 unch Micro tech s a 2,519.000 32v a hath Tuisl 2,499,100 33v4 % Walmart. 2,435.700 22v. W team exams. 2.409.100 59v a see Pacold n 2,214.000 16 h amour tick 2,209,000 25v. A Merck 2,101.700 351 a Compaq. 2.088.200 31v a k mail a a 1.824.500 a 16v % a american Exchange new York apr a sales closing Price and net change of the 10 most Active american Stock Exchange issues trading nationally thursday. A name Velum last chg. Viacom vat 3,577.000 1 5/16-1/16 Viacom 1,947,000 36v h Echo Bay 569.800 13 a a a Viacom a a a a a a 1 450,600 39v a 1 excl Ltd a a a a a a. 416.000 1 1/16 unch a Borsand .388,700 6% t i git darts g a 351,000. 4 1. Spur. 345,200 4514-9/64 Viacom it Quot a a. 296.000 3 11/16 1 ficus apr. 257,500 a. 9v 3/16 Dow Jones new York apr Dow Jones dosing Range of averages on a a Quot High Low close change 30 industrials 3810.89 3752.01 3775.56 off 11,78 20 transport 1457.82 1427.08 1438.50 off 5.12 15 utilities a .179.48 176.64 177.03 off 0.13 65 stocks 1268.85 1246.98 1255,54 off 3.68 Young parisian Gregoire Brinon poses in front of the Bat Mobile Batman a car from the Tim Burton movies at the Paris motor show on thursday. The show opened by president Francois Mitterrand will run 10 Days. Movie cars boost Paris show Paris apr the Bat Mobile the Back to the future time machine and the Gadget studded James Bond car from Goldfinger were among the marquee attractions at the Start of the Paris motor show on thursday. President Francois Mitterrand accompanied by two Cabinet ministers formally opened the event which alternates with the Frankfurt. Motor show As Europe a biggest motor vehicle exhibition. More than 1.1 million visitors were expected at the 10-Day show which features several innovations this year to entertain families and youngsters. There is a forum focusing each Day on a different facet of motor sports such As formula one racing and rallying. Adventurous visitors will have a Chance to test All terrain vehicles on a vast track Complete with dirt Trees even Sand dunes. A v children 7 to 12 can drive miniature cars on a Racetrack or dirt circuit and a larger track is set aside for 16 to 18-year-Olds, supervised by National police off cers. A. A a a the featured vehicles from film and television include a Peugeot 403 driven by private Eye Columbo . Ewing a Mercedes 450 Sec from Dallas Simon templars Volvo p i800 from the Saint a Bat Mobile. The James Bond cars include the Aston Martin of Goldfinger and the Cit Roen 2 cd of for your eyes Only. Nearby is the de Lorean that Doc Brown used to transport himself and Marty we Fly Back to the future and the past. 1 cars and accessories produced by 887 manufacturers from 35 countries Are on display and include such novelties As a car that can be powered either by gasoline or electricity. Mitterrand who has Cut Back his Public appearances while battling prostate cancer spent 45 minutes touring the displays of French and other european in on Delta air lines to try travel without tickets Atlanta api a Della air lines said thursday it will test tick less travel on Delta shuttle flights Between Washington new York and Boston shuttle passengers participating in the test will be issued an at amp to smart card which when presented at the airline Gate can be used to Issue a reservation and Bill the customers credit card. Booking flights without paper tickets has been growing in popularity in recent years and is commonly used by Low Cost carriers. Airlines can save Money by eliminating the paper ticket. New York a companies in the corporate mainstream gradually Are coming out of the closet. Attracted by the enticing consumer profile of Gays and lesbians a steady Parade of companies such As at amp to american express Ike a and Saab have started and expanded marketing campaigns aimed at the Gay Community. A your research tells us that these Are affluent Well educated Brand Loyal Consumers who want High Quality products a said Dick Martin vice president of advertising at at amp to. Aiming at that Market at amp to mailed brochures last Spring that depicted three smiling couples in affectionate poses a two men two women and a Man and a woman. The slogan was a let your True voice be other companies such As Saab the first National Auto marketer to reach out to Gays have started running their usual in Gay publications. All this newfound attention is welcomed by Many Gays and lesbians who have historically been ignored by advertisers. A these companies Are a coming out because they see payoffs going to their competitors a says lesbian activist Susan Horowitz. A a very often we March Down fifth ave nue in a protest a Horowitz says. A but now Madison Avenue is marching Down to Greenwich Village to find Horowitz helped organize out loud a lesbian and Gay cultural and business two Day expo that started Friday in Manhattan. The expo described As the first Large scale business expo targeting the Gay Market will include 250 lesbian and Gay goods and services. Sponsors say it reflects the enormous Ness of Gay purchasing Power and will show people which corporate vendors Are Gay Friendly. One sponsor of the event for example is progressive asset management of Oakland Calif a Small group of investment advisers who help Gay investors steer their Money toward companies with Good track records on Gay issues. Howard tharsing a progressive portfolio manager says he evaluates stocks using a a Lavender screen that includes v Range of criteria such As family leave policies that recognize Gay family members. Apple computer and time Warner rank High on his list because they both have extended medical insurance to same sex Domestic partners. At amp to does t have those benefits but it has diversity training a says thars . A the workplace conditions at at amp to Are very on the negative Side tharsing lists Delta air lines because of a suit involving a former employee with aids a disease that has struck deeply info Many a communities. A jury in Redwood City calif., awarded the employee $275,000 for emotional distress last May but could not agree that Delta fired him in 1991 because he has aids. Tharsing says companies with Gay in Ridly personnel policies such As at amp to also realize the homosexual Market is a Good one for them. At amp to declined through a spokeswoman to comment on the effectiveness of its direct mail Effort but Horowitz the lesbian activist says it was effective. A when people Are choosing a Long distance Carrier look at the brochure on the table and think a at amp to Sci at amp to because they care about me a a Horowitz says v other companies have directed images a say Market that Are dramatically Aii act an usual ads showing All american heterosexuals. While companies doing these types of commercials have conducted in House research on the Gay Market few systematic surveys have been made Public
