European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes Money matters sunday september 10,1995 shown below Are the highest Dollar Exchange rates for the week of sept. 4-8 compared with Dollar rat As for the same period one year and five years ago. German Mark one Dollar would buy you military Exchange rate  one Pound would Cost you 1.59 1-58 1-82 30.56 belgian franc one Dollar would buy you 32.45 32.52 dutch Guilder one Dollar would buy you 1.72 1.79 French franc one Dollar would buy you 5.39 5.31 1994 greek drachma one Dollar would buy you 238.19 240.40 156.60 1995 1994 italian lira one Dollar would buy you 1,631 1,582 1 177 Spanish peseta one Dollar would buy you 127.42 130.71 1994 98.85 1990 one Dollar would buy you 43,520 1995 34,010 1994 2,7061990 i we try cd til Pule i stocks "  ajr.,." a v 1 a. Vex a. -a.,continue their wild ride by Patricia Lamie Lap business writer new York those Wacky computer stocks. They have taken a wild ride in the past few weeks prompting questions about whether they would be dethroned a Market leaders or worse retain that position and Lead stocks lower. On a Long term basis technology stocks look great said Hugh Johnson first Albany corp s Market Strategistbut Shorter term you have to be a Little  investors have Good reason for caution. Many of them poured Money into technology stocks earlier this year and they were richly rewarded. Semiconductor stocks Are up 82 per cent so far this year while software shares Are up 41 percent and computer systems stocks Are up 35 percent. That compares with a 24 percent gain in the Standard & poor s 500 Index. But for the third time this year the stocks have been showing some signs of flying too close to the Sun. Investor snapped up anything tied to computers especially Microsoft corp., prior to the introduction of its much ballyhooed win Dows 95 software. But Microsoft was forced to admit windows 95 was susceptible under cer Tain circumstances to a computer  in a Case of buying on the Rumor and Selling on the news investors took profits in technology shares right after windows 95 came out.  from late july to the end of August Microsoft s Stock Rose about 10 Points to just under 100. It dropped below 95 in Early september and closed Friday Atup %. Also disturbing computer stocks earlier Dow Jones new York rages on Friday 30 industrials20 transport 15 utilities65 stocks a Dow Jones High 4722.91 2000.62 204.13 1607.76 Low 4648.5? 1957.7220195 1580.32 closing Range of. Close 4700.72 1985.08203.07 1598.42 in change up 31.00 up 8.34unch up 7.93 american new York a sales. The 10 most Active american Friday Nam Lacomb Royal Oak us bios Viacom Etc Echola Samdahl Viacom Virte  s Colo Ialota Exchange 4 . Price  change of Stock Exchange issues trading. Volume Tat Chi 3.506,100. 52w" 1h. 1,410,300 -4vi 1,094,300 5 5/16 -h/1 6 907,000 63/16 a 883,200 11 /4 692,300911/16 a 621.100 8h h 574,900 18v4 i 559.700 22 /4. 503.900 "-20v4-1/ new York Exchange new York a sales 4 pm Price and net change of the 1 5 most Active new York Stock Exchange issues trading. Friday. In it. Hanson ads. Micro tech s. Ism. Walmart for motor. Baxter. Etc corp. Calla Golt s pc  a . Compaq.-,Cornin Glinc Utah Licare. Volume. 11.126,8005.839.000 5.310,300. 4,052,800 3.400,20031 3,305,600 3,073.100 2.939,700. 2,838.9002,654.500 2,503.0002.487.900 -.--. 2.321,600 2.279.100 .2.141,200 it 165489m 98h 24% 38y. 20 16 /4 27h 24% 3w 7914 sow 29h 46 Tea. -2u % _ v4 11/18 h h h w h -1of 1 it h % 2 this month was an unconfirmed report that Fidelity investments Magellan fund had shed some of its 40 percent holdings in technology stocks. Technology shares Are so prominent that their stumbling was prominent  entire sector gave up 0.5 percent for the month of August leaving the up 500 Flat for the  while technology stocks took some scary Falls they still have managed impressive gains. From aug. 31 to sept. 6, Standard & poor s semiconductor Index Rose 4.9 percent its computer systems Index was up 1 percent and its software and services Index Rose 2.9 percent. The up 500 Rose 1.5 percent. You had some pullback said Sam Stovall of Standard & poor s. But be cause of the projected increase in unit sales of semiconductors and compute systems and investors just saying Micro soft has corrected enough technology stocks Are again leading the  on Friday the Dow Jones Industrial average Rose 31 to 4,700.72, closing above 4,700 for the first time since aug. 3. The Blue Chip Index gained 53.18 forthe week. Breaking records for the fourth Day Ina Row were the Standard & poor s 500 Stock Index which Rose 2,39 to 572,68 an gained 8.84 for the week and the Nash a composite Index which advanced 8.95 to 1,060.03 on Friday and added 40.56 Forth week i a.  the american Stock Exchange s mar Ket value Index set its sixth consecutive record High Friday advancing 4.67 to 547.39 for a gain of 11.73 for the week. The nose composite Index which Rose 1.14 to 307.39, set a new High on Fri Day after falling thursday. It Rose 4.16 forthe week. " the Wilshire 5,000 Index the combined values of nose Nash a and american Stock Exchange issues Rose $104.479 billion to $5.73 trillion. Is camera with a sunny disposition Canon employee Kyoko Arimura shows the new Auto boy be the world s first solar powered fully automatic camera. Canon unveiled the Auto boy on Friday . It weighs 9 ounces and has enough Energy when fully charged to expose six to eight Rolls. Gas Sale without better kids shows Washington a three groups want Federal regulators to Block the Sale of lbs inc., saying buyer Westinghouse electric corp. Has done a poor Job of airing children s programs. The United Church of Christ the Center for Media education and Black citizens for fair Media filed a petition opposing the Sale with the Federal communications commission on Friday. The Challenge could delay the Sale and make the Deal vulnerable to a competing bid. Challengers said the acc should not approve the takeover unless Westinghouse agrees that the new net work will air at least three hours of education Archil Dren s programs a week and offer paid five minute spots in prime time to presidential candidates. A review of five Westinghouse to stations in Baltimore Boston Philadelphia Pittsburgh and san fran Cisco found that they averaged less than two hours week of children s educational programs Beverly Chain director of the Church of Christ s office of communications said in an interview. The challengers characterized this As barely Ade quate compliance even though the stations by Law arc not required to air a set amount of children s programs. Chain citing Industry figures said to stations nationwide air an average of 3 /2 hours of children s pro Grams each week. Westinghouse declined to comment on the filing but a spokesman said the company has a Strong track re Cord in children s programming. Westinghouse created the for kids Sake Public service Campaign carried on 100 to stations nation wide. Its production unit has made numerous children s shows including fat Albert and the Cosby kids. The company s efforts have been recognized by action for children s television a leading watchdog group. 4? i