European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes Money matters tuesday october 25, 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. 1.67 dutch Guilder. 1.64 German Mark. 1.46 note the rates above apply within the Host country. Figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar following arc Interbank rates that fluctuate and should be regarded As the approximate value of the . Dollar to foreign Curren cies austrian Schilling 10.5650 Bahrain Dinar 0.37698 belgian franc 29.860 British Pound 1.67 Canadian dollar1.3521 danish Krone 5.8650 dutch Guilder 1.6813 French franc 4.917 German mark1.4993 greek drachma a italian lira 1,532.50 Kuwait Dinar 0.29730 norwegian Krone 6.5305 portuguese escudo 153.50 saudi rial 3.7504 Spanish peseta 125.07 Swiss franc 1.1.2489 turkish lira 35,560.00 note figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar Gold quote $380.20 an ounce -silverquote$5.32an ounce sources merchants National Bank & Trust co. And the associated press gasoline prices slip slightly in . Los Angeles a prices at the nation s gasoline pumps dipped about a half cent Over the past two weeks an analyst said sunday. The average at the pump Price of Gas Oline was 120.47 cents per gallon Friday Down 0.63 cent from oct. 7, said Trilby Lundberg whose newsletter conducts a Survey of 10,000 gasoline stations nation wide. This drop is a Little smaller than re cent ones that we saw Lundberg said. She cited recent floods and fires in Texas and Federal regulations requiring oxygenated fuels in some regions As contributing factors. At self service pumps prices per gallon were regular unleaded 113.62 cents mid Grade unleaded 124.30 cents Premium unleaded 132.55 cents and regular leaded 118.61 cents. V full service prices were regular unleaded 147.55 cents mid Grade unleaded 156.02 cents Premium unleaded 163.43 cents and regular leaded 145.52 cents. Cargo smelted fishy Paris a French customs agents have intercepted 176,000 bottles of fake diva perfume by Ungaro bound for East european markets. Ungaro a subsidiary of Chanel said the diva fragrance has been a top seller since it was launched 12 years ago. The goods were found in a cargo ship Container arriving from Vietnam and Des tined for Riga Latvia. Hig Over labels on Washington a Ever wonder what Caliper the Silver Bullet really is the Coors brewing co. Would like to be Able to Tell Consumers How much Alco hol is in its products but Federal Regula tors claim this would Lead to Stren this suds opera goes before the supreme court next month with Coors asking for the right to print alcohol con tent on its Beer labels. But the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms has asked the supreme court to uphold a Law that bans Beer makers from putting that information on labels unless required by state Law. Congress passed the Law in 1937 to put an end wars that broke out among Brewers after the repeal of prohibition. Regulators wanted to discourage Beer makers from trying to boost sales by claiming their products were stronger or contained More alcohol than their competitors Beers. Coors challenged the Law in 1987, say ing it improperly restricts commercial free Peech. The company eventually won a favourable appeals court ruling in August 1993, arguments before the supreme court Are scheduled for nov. 30. We think that this is information that people have a right to know should know said Willis Lyford a Coors spokesman at company Headquarters in Golden Colo. And if you re talking about people making decisions about drinking people Are entitled to know what sort of alcohol Content is in the product that they re Coors has refrained from putting Alco a hoi Content information on most of its la Bels pending the court s decision Lyford said. The alcohol Content of most Coors Beers varies from 3.5 percent to 4.5 per cent. Coors Light is 4.15 percent alcohol and the Coors Arctic ice is 5.5 percent. The government estimates the average alcohol Content of All Beers at 4.5 per cent said Phil Katz spokesman for the Beer Institute a Trade group. Coors believes there s no evidence that the Law prevents strength wars. There have been no Beer strength wars in other countries such As Canada where Beer Labelling is required the company said in a Brief filed with the supreme court. Further there is no incentive for Brewers to engage in strength wars because mainstream Consumers do not like or buy High alcohol Conten products because they Are harsh tasting and Are loaded with Coors filed suit against the at seven years ago because it was concerned about talk that its Beer was weak Lyford said. There was Industry gossip if you would that Coors Beer. Was watered Down Beer he said. We wanted to be Able to put the Content on our Beer to say look our Beer is just like everyone else s Beer. It s not watery. It s just like our competitors Metal Bull once the advertising Symbol for a winery looms Over a pasture in Spain. Spaniards Are waging a Buh fight of sorts in an Effort to preserve the giant beasts which Dot the country s landscape and face extinction under proposed safety legislation on giant critters Madrid Spain a spaniards Are passionate about bulls even if they Are Only made of Metal. Legislation to ban Highway advertising could mean the end of 97 giant Metal Cut outs of bulls that have dotted the land scape for decades and become part of Spain s modern folklore. Even die hard bullfight opponents have a soft spot for the Metal bulls which loom 39 /2 feet tall along Spain s High ways designed in 1937 to advertise vet Crano Brandy they later became the logo for All sherries and brandies from the Osborne winery. The bulls Are now a Symbol of Spain rather than a Brand advertisement said Carlos Rubio of the Spanish association of advertising agencies. They should reconsidered cultural Patrimony to be protected by All even culture minister Carmen Al Borch said the bulls have taken on the Aura that Only artistic objects Al Orch contributed to the recent Book an enormous Black Bull which included articles and drawings by cultural and political figures supporting the bulls. The Public works ministry has decided to leave the final decision to the supreme court which in t expected to Rule for several years. The Highway legislation is designed to improve safety on Spain s notoriously dangerous highways. We be been As surprised As anyone by the Public reaction said Claire Filhol of the Osborne winery we never realized the bulls meant so much to Spanish film director Juan Bigas Luna who used the bulls in his immensely pop ular comedy. Jamon Jamon Ham Hamas offered to buy More than 40 of them. Spain first banned Highway advertising in 1988. But Osborne skirted the measure by painting the bulls Black obliterating All mention of the company and its products. Northwest cuts Minneapolis a Northwest airlines announced sunday that it is cutting Domestic fares up to 40 percent for Holiday travellers. Tickets must be purchased by Friday for travel in the lower 48 states and Alaska Between nov. 12 and Jan. 14, and for travel to Canada Between nov. 24 and Jan. 14. T discounts vary depending on travel dates and Are no available on certain popular Days including nov. 23 other airlines offer sales and nov. 26, and dec. 23 and dec. 26. With the discounted nonrefundable fares a Passen Ger could travel round trip Between Hartford conn., and san Francisco for $400, or Between Minneapolis and Washington d.c., for $260 on certain Days. Over the weekend trans world airlines and South West airlines separately announced sales. Twa is offering up to 3.0 percent discounts on trave from 15 . Cities to 10 european cities. The Best Twa prices Are available on midweek departures and must be purchased by Midnight today for travel Between oct. 25 and March 15. The discounts Are not available Between dec. .21 and Jan. 4, and other restrictions apply. Southwest on saturday began offering $39 one Way fares for travel within California. Sale tickets require a -1-Day Advance Purchase and must be bought by nov. 10 for travel through March 2
