European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes Money matters wednesday october 26,1994 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. 1.68 dutch Guilder. 1.63 German Mark. 1.45 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. A austrian Schilling 10.485 Bahrain Dinar. 0.37698 belgian franc .29.72 British Pound. 1.6355 Canadian Dollar .1.3525 danish Krone. 5.819 dutch Guilder. 1.671 French franc. 5.1005 German Mark. 1.49 greek drachma. 230.70 italian lira. 1,527.85 Kuwait Dinar. 0.296 norwegian Krone. 6.484 portuguese escudo. 152.28 saudi rial. 3.7504 Spanish peseta. 124.35 Swiss franc. 1.2402 turkish lira. 35,710.00 Noto figures Are expressed in dollars to the British Pound other currencies to the Dollar Gold quote $389.60 an ounce Silver quote $5.32 an ounce sources merchants National Bank & Trust co. And the associated press new York Exchange new York a sales  15 most Active new trading nationally on monday. Nit West Hel Gen motors gone ices Arbr Frt Citicorp ism  s Compsy Caterpillar s Pluck Ford motor s k Mart. Nat cml Micron tech s closing Price and net Chang York Stock Exchange issues volume 6,846,700 5,625,000 3,401,400 3,047.000 2,841,600 2,615,200 2.479,000 2,294.800 2,250.400 2,211,900 2,083,200 2,081,200 2,061,300 2,033,800 1,985.000 list chg. 14 of h 41 a 19vi6h 731h 60v4 h 37% h 9v of h 58vv-m 73k h 28h i 15ha 15h h 36v4 1 american Exchange new York a sales closing Price and net charge of the 10 most Active Amodean Slock Exchange issues trading nationally on monday Numi volume int chg. Viacom vat " 3,089,700 1h 1/16 chess its 1,151,900 11 h lacomb1,098,800 38vi h Hant Dir. 605,000 4 5/16 9/1b Clud 515,200 1k a Llope 513,200 20y� Reyhn done 466.100 2 a Viacom it. 435,800 3vi Amdahl 423,300 9h. Colonial la. 411,700 914 Dow Jones new York a Dow Jones closing Range of averages on monday. High 30 industrials 3925.61 20 transport 1502.54 15 utilities 6.5 stocks 180.13 1302.77. Low close change 3840.16 3855.30 off 36.00 1468.54 1475.76 off 24.91 176.77 177.43 off 2.24 1274.59 1279.97 ott15.49 Unicof unmasks it to gain More donations a. V. / a. New York a those Nickels and dimes scared up by american Chil Dren for Unicof on halloween do make a difference in developing coun tries ,.- / -. Last year s halloween fund raising Campaign raised $2 million in support of Unicof programs in Liberia Namibia Mozambique and Zambia said Nancy Sharp Zickerman a spokeswoman for the . Committee for Unicof. The Money helped 15,000 displaced families in Mozambique grow food with 800 tons of seeds. In Namibia it was used in literacy and vocational programs serv ing 360,000 people. The trick or treat for Unicof Campaign has been part of the halloween tradition for 44 years. But this year the . Committee for Unicof is adding a twist to the annual fund raising drive by designating october As National uni Cef month. The . Committee one of 35 around the world that support the United nations children s fund Hopes to raise $3 million by expanding the program to in clude More educational activities about global issues. The Money will help build clinics an schools improve nutrition and provide drinkable water in eight countries Mexico Al Salvador Cambodia Viet Nam Mozambique Zambia Liberia and Namibia. The . Committee has launched Pilot program to introduce National uni Cef month to 40,000 fourth through / sixth graders .in.20 school districts in 12metropolitan areas including los an Geles Baltimore and Atlanta As Well As throughout Delaware. ,.-,. Teachers have been sent a guide about the More than 130 countries Unicof serves Pupil activity booklets and a pos Ter listing the rights of children said x3wendolyn Calvert Baker president an chief executive officer of the . Com Mittee for Unicof the committee Hopes to expand the program nationwide in coming years. Baker said the program not Only raises Money for a worthy cause but also teaches children a valuable lesson. We believe that in helping children understand global diversity they will be come More comfortable with the diversity that is no longer across the Ocean but is in our classrooms and on our play grounds Baker said. Betty Marshall a sixth Grade teach Erin Wilmington del., credits the . Agency for helping teach her pupils about global issues. Our world is shrinking and we need to be aware of what s going on beyond our school Marshall said. Poet Maya Angelou chairwoman of National Unicof month said the focus on increasing global awareness in the United states is important Given today s ethnic bloodshed arid humanitarian crises. Because of the hot spots the hot zones the children Are the first and last to suffer she said in a recent interview. Delta decides to Cut agents commissions Atlanta a Delta air lines announced monday that it is reducing travel agent commissions on full fare International tickets from 10 percent to 8 percent. The Atlanta based Carrier said the reduction applies to full fare first class business class and coach class tickets is sued in the United states effective dec. 1. The move involves travel to All trans Atlantic and trans Pacific destinations. This action is necessary and reflects the need for Delta to reduce the Cost of distributing its product said Robert w. Coggin a senior vice president. To Frankfurt Germany a brass bands played and children on Field trips squealed As Ger Many s second largest tourist attraction opened a new Section monday. It s called terminal 2. Of course the noise from the planes taking off and Landing made the Celebration hard to hear Frankfurt Airport where terminal 2 is located Al ready attracts More than 1 million tourists a year Trail ing Only the Neuse Hanstein Castle near Munich a Germany s most popular tourist spot Airport officials said v.  _ most of the people coming Are families looking for an interesting Day out said Robert Payne a spokes Man for the Frankfurt International Airport Europe s second largest after London s Heathrow. Paying about 6 German Marks $4.14 per person posit on observation decks they watch the planes land and Takeoff. The Only other european countries with a comparable phenomenon Are the Netherlands where about 700,000 people year visit Schipholt Airport. There they can take a bus trip onto the runway and listen to the planes Start their engines.,. " and Switzerland where 80,000. People a year visit Zurich s Airport just for the one hour tour. In Germany there is even a group of aviation enthusiasts called spotters who bring binoculars and keep track of How Many different airlines and types of planes they Ranspot. They come out to watch How the planes interact Payne said. To attract visitors the Frankfurt Airport offers Bor Der police showing their equipment and demonstrating techniques and customs officers giving lectures and explaining How they Check Luggage. In addition special Christmas and easter stage shows Are presented on the Terrace with planes Landing and taking off in the Back ground of  s in addition to the 32.5 million passengers per year or 100,000 a Day at Peak periods. Another possible attraction of the Frankfurt Airport a youngster slides Down a Chute at Frankfurt International Airport s is that its shops Are open late and on sundays Henap new terminal 2 on monday during opening festivities. Other German stores Are closed by Law. New Type of Rice May boost yields 25% Washington a a new Breed of Rice with yields As much As 25 percent greater than other strains could help feed millions More people without using More land an International research group says. However the new Rice must be further developed for resistance to pests and Dis ease and to meet local growing conditions and tastes the International Rice research organization said. The organization based in the Philippines says the Rice should be available to Farmers in five years. Scientists were Able to increase the number of grains per panicle or seed Cluster from the current 100 to about. 200 or 250, the plants have fewer tillers shoots growing from the Stem than other strains. But unlike other Rice plants each Tiller has a panicle making the Short sturdy Plant More efficient. The researchers began to Harvest prototypes of the new Rice this year after conceiving the project on a computer in 1989. Experiments show that on irrigated land under the Best possible conditions the Rice will yield 5. Tons an acre com pared with maximum yields of 4 tons an acre now. The world average Rice yield now is about 1.45 tons an acre for All Rice and about 2 tons an acre for irrigated land