European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 stateside the stars and stripes thursday. November 19,19b7 Metal objects in Yogurt prompt recall by firm Springfield Iii. Api Dean foods inc. ,. Has issued an Cinel Isaic you Lairy recall of Cher by Vanilla Yogurt after Staples and razor Blade piece s were found in three containers authorities said. The Franklin Park based company announced the recall monday and offered to refund the Pur Chase Price to customers said Tom Schafor a stale health department spokesman. The recall involves eight ounce Cartons Wilh a dec. 6 expiration Date and permit numbers 17 37, Schafor said. The Cartons were sold in Illi Nois Indiana. Ohio Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Three contaminated Cartons were among seven bought by the tame person at a food store in Aurora said Schafor. Merv Griffin to Purchase Beverly Hilton hotel los Angeles up1 television personality Myrv Griffin announced monday he has achieved his ultimate dream with an agreement to buy tie landmark Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. The Price for the 592-room hotel built in 1955 and the flagship of the i i Ion Chain was not disclosed. Mark Gill a publicist for Griffin said an agreement in principle was reached during the weekend Between the current owner a subsidiary of Hilton hotels corp., and the Griffin co the Sale should be completed with in 90 Days he said. Texas am vets offering hearing aids for dogs College station Texas up if fido can no longer hear veterinarians at Texas am University suggest filling the family Pooch with a hearing Aid. Or. Patricia Lute gun the slate s Only Board certified veterinary neurologist said monday that Texas am offers the Only Center in the state where veterinarians can test a dog s hearing and if needed implant a hearing Aid. Hearing aids for dogs Cost about $250 and arc similar to those Tor humans but Are surrounded by foam to accommodate different car sizes Lute gun said. 2 die As customs plane crashes inside Mexico calex1co. Calif. A a . Customs plane conducting technical exercises crashed in mexican territory and exploded killing the Pilot and co Pilot officials said monday. James d. Taylor 41, and David Louie Crater 33, both of san Diego died instantly in the Sun Day night crash a Haff mile South of the . Mexico Border said Mike Fleming customs spokesman for the Pacific Region in los Angeles. As a Rule we do not Fly into Mexico and considering that the incident is under investigation it would be premature and ill advised to speculate on the cause of the crash at this time Fleming said. Taking an anniversary to heart there u a Tot of heart put into any kind of anniversary Celebration but the 25lh anniversary of the Texas hear Institute in Houston is an extra special occasion at least Tor this group of 103 heart trans Plant recipients. They came from the United Sutemi and Ecuador last week to help celebrate the Institute s work which includes More than 67,000 open heart surgeries and 176 heart transplants. At to to Cut Long distance rates top savings on daytime Calls Washington up american Telephone & Telegraph co. Announced plans tuesday to reduce its Long distance phone rates by As much As $800 million or 3.6 percent on Jan. I Wilh the biggest savings on daytime Calls. The company said Ilic exact amount of the Price cuts subject to approval by the Federal communications commission hinges on an acc review of the fees local phone companies charge Long distance carriers for their hookups to local networks. The local companies have proposed cutting at to s Access charges by $200 million on new year s Day but at to in a complaint filed last month said the fees still would besi. I billion Loo High. At to is required by Law to pass reductions in its Access charges along to us customers. At to spokeswoman Edie Herman sail the company believes the $800 million figure is conservative but she said the company is prepared to revise the cuts upward or downward in december after the acc finishes reviewing the proposed local charges. Given past history there s Likely to be some further reduction in Access charge but whether in i be a big one or a Small one we Don t know yet said Carl Lawson of the fecs common Carrier Bureau. Whatever the outcome of the Agency review at to will not raise prices for any calling period she said. The proposed cuts would be the sixth Price reduction since at to divested itself of the seven Bell operating companies in january 1984. If he proposal goes into effect the company rates would be 34.9 percent lower Ihan at the time . At to said in decided to concentrate the biggest cuts 6.3 percent during he daytime he heaviest calling period for business customers to Beuer com Pete in the Long distance marketplace. Although rates for evening and night weekend Calls also would fall the discount Over daytime rates would drop from the current 38 percent to 35 percent and from 33 percent to so percent respectively. But Herman pointed out that residential users Don t just Call at night or in the evening 43 percent of daytime Calls those Between 8 . And 5 . Mon Day through Friday arc placed by residential  the proposed at to Rales also include a 2.2-Pcrcenl Cut for Long distance Calls placed in the evening 5-11 . Sunday through Friday. A 0.8 percent reduction for late night and week end Calls 11 . To 8 . Sunday through Friday and 11 . Friday to s . Sunday. Overall reductions of 5 percent for at to pro America i bulk calling plan 5.6 percent for pro America ii and 5.7 percent for pro America 111. A 2.9 percent rate Cut for at to "800" customers and 4.4 percent for wide area Telephone service customers although in a separate filing. At to said monthly Access line charges for "800" and wats customers will Rise by j3.20. Reductions in monthly charges and additional discounts on Domestic direct dial co Calls and interstate at to card Calls for customers of the company s in Tyrna Micnal plus plan. Schwarzenegger s the running Man is no. I Hollywood up movie strongman Arnold Schwarzenegger toppled fatal attraction last week As his the running Man won the National Ben of fice race with a Gross of $8. 1 million. Dealing Wilh a futuristic athlete in a perilous game of life and death Schwarzenegger s new film opened in 1,692 Heaters to bump fatal attraction As the nation s no. I Boit office attraction a place the Glenn close Michael Douglas film had held for eight weeks. The former body building austrian bom Schwarzenegger proved his Success in previous action adventure films was no Fluke As he challenged such other Ben office stars As Eddie Murphy and Sylvester Stallone for King of the Hill. Fatal attraction dropped 11 percent from the pre Vious week s Gross to $6.3 million posting a 194.6 million total in 1,386 Heaters. It was another booming Box office week for theater owners Wilh the top 14 films each earning at least is million. Hello again the Shelley Long comedy of a woman resuming from the dead to haunt her former husband dropped 29 percent to no. 3 with a take of 14 million on 1,207 screens. In has totalled 111.3 Mil lion in two weeks. Tumbling 30 percent was baby Boom the Diane Keaton comedy which took in $2.4 million for a sin week tally of $16 million. It was no. 4. Suspect starring Cher and Dennis Quaid in a Stark courtroom drama grossed $2 million in its fourth week posting a total of si4.1 million in 1,018 Heaters. Daily variety announced that the National Box of fice grosses for the 11-week fall season of 1987 set a record of nearly $651 million passing the record for the same time Frame set in 19b4. It is also predicted that by the year s end. 1987 will break the $4 billion Barrier of Domestic grosses for the first time in history. Last week All Heaters in the United Stales and can Ada relieved moviegoers of $79.1 million compared to $63.3 million in 1986 and $50.9 million in 1985. So far this year the Overall Lake is $3.4 billion As opposed to $3.1 billion in both 1986 and 1985. The lop 0, last week s Gross total Gross weeks in release 1. The rur Vung Man. So 1 Millum. I it a 2. Fiji Altric on so 3 million 194 9 of Lori. 9 it Al 3 a k an. S4mili.on.sii Slumpf Lyl Zwikl. 4, born Boom. Tumour. Tit Man Tiff cd. 5. 5ulpcl. Ism icon. 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