European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 27, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 5 ringing in the season sidewalk santas who will work this Holiday season for the volunteers of America ring in the mind raising sea son Friday in new York. The santas Parade also Marks the stain of he Holiday shopping season. Tobacco Industry fighting Back with pro smoking and Campaign by the new York time the tobacco Industry fighting a tide of anti amok ing legislation and sentiment has launched a Campaign intended to keep America sold on cigarettes. Part advertising Blitz and part grass roots canvass ing for supporters of the cause the Campaign is trying to create a nationwide network of restaurants hotel Sand businesses that Welcome smokers and Promise 10 treat them with Courtesy and the great american Welcome the Campaign displays a new level of assertiveness by tobacco companies in the face of increasing attacks by a Cash professionals lawmakers and anti smoking Campaign which ignores scientific studies that have linked smoking to lung cancer heart attacks an strokes depicts smoking whether in private or in Public As a matter of personal Choice and portray the tobacco Industry As the defender of civil rights. We re seeing an increasing shrillness on the part of vocal anti smokers pushing for legislative restrictions said Brennan Dawson a spokeswoman for the Tobac co Institute the Industry Trade group hat organized the groups Timve dismissed the Campaign which began 10 Days ago. As a publicity seeking Effort Alicr Ihan a serious attempt to get american Busi Nesses to join smokers in forging a new economic or political Force. ,. Our answer to the great american Welcome i that they arc welcoming smokers to lung cancer emphysema and cardiovascular disease said Irving Nysco r disease Sai Tribune the Boston food p i son in g k ills one leaves More than 100 ill mount Vernon . A r a students ate the leftovers and Wen Rimer a spokesman for inc american cancer society they know hat the vast majority of smokers want to quit and that smokers Are not a homogeneous Groupie s another desperate attempt by the cigarette Industry to offset the positive campaigns to help people give a Pic the tobacco Institute represents All the major to Bacco companies in the United states. About 350 City and county regulations with Strong limitations on smoking have been enacted in the past 10 years said Mark Pertschuk director of american for non smokers rights based in Berkeley Calif. There has also been action on the Federal has been banned on Mast Domestic airline flights after Congress approved such a ban in its legislative setbacks inc tobacco Industry is contending with a steady decline of Boul 2 Percenta year in tobacco use in the United Stales. For the last few autumns the tobacco Industry has Luton a Public relations Effort intended to counter inc Ameri can cancer society s great american smoke out a annual Campaign in which the society gels several million smokers give up the habit for a least on Day. This year inc smoke put was on nov. 17, and the Industry s great american Welcome Campaign was rolled Oul two Days earlier. To Start the Campaign the tobacco Institute Lookout full Page advertisements in 17 of the country s largest newspapers including the new York times in Washington Post the los Angeles times the Chicago Tribune Globe and Usa today shoppers Start Yule season across country by United press International the countdown until Christmas began Friday marked by packed mores gridlocked parting lots and Oft ringing Cash registers on what is the busiest shop Ping Day of inc year. At the flagship , Macy store in new York hundreds of children their facet scrubbed hair slicked and clothing pressed lined up for a visit with Santa aus while throughout the store aisles were jammed by mid morning we have some key items including fragrances Foo gift baskets and luxury ready to Wear such As leather jackets and Cashmere sweaters that arc Selling Well right now said Linda Lee a Macy s spokeswoman. Across the country in Szorc santas heard which merchants said do not contain a particular must have toy such As the cabbage Patch or Teddy Ruiping dolls of seasons past. Classical traditional toys such As rocking horses Teddy bean wooden blocks and trains arc Papular this season said Brooke Atkins a spokeswoman for Fao Schwartz in new York which was it peeling Balw can 50.000 and 60,000 customers at its fifth Avenue store Friday. Merchants said other merchandise categories also lacked Novelty gifts that can catch the attention of customers it s going to be an interesting Christmas season in hat we Don t have any fad items said a Gene Nau president of High cd co. In Cleveland who reported sales were up 6 percent to s percent Over last year forthe Day Afler thanksgiving. Buyers were snapping up jewelry leather handbag Sand sportswear he said. At Lionel kiddie City in new York customer traffic was Light a few minutes after opening Friday with the display counter for Nintendo video games clearly the biggest draw video games and software seem o be the most wanted items this Christmas season said Joel win or a vice president of the Lionel corp., which oper ates 91 Ley stores in 17 slates. The season s toy hit Parade said the Trade Magazine toy & Hobby world is Ted by Nintendo followed by perfume pretty Barbie a special edition of the Long time favorite doll Micro machines miniature cars and trucks the Pic Leonary Board game and real ghost bus ters action figures. Merchant re Friday s sales volumes should no necessarily be taken As an indication of the strength or weakness of the season the last few years the. Christmas season seems to happen later and later a cinch said. It getting More compressed one reason for the trend is that shoppers tend to Wail for sales merchants said. But his year there Wilt probably be fewer last minute bargains As retailers have kept their inventory Levels lower to avoid the markdowns that Hurt i hair profit year if you want to be a Good Santa you belter buy it when you Sec in said Ann Barf Celcy a spokeswoman for Minneapolis based Dayton Hudson corp., whose Rel ajl operating divisions include Mervyn s. Target and Lech Marc lit addition toils department stores. Except for. Winter storms in the West the Weatherwas fair across the rest of he nation luring shoppers out of their Homes and into the malls. 61 year old psychiatric patient died Fri Day and a second person was in intensive care after a Turkey dinner that left nearly .100 people ill with food poisoning officials said. ,.-. Vav. Twenty six people were hospitalized after the meal wednesday at four outpatient centers operated by the state run Rockland psychiatric Center said Nancy Mcpartlin county health department spokeswoman. The food was prepared by Flik inter National a catering service m Mamaro neck at a cafeteria at Lona College Mcparlin said. She said about 25 Lona student h t Home for the Holiday. To want students who May suffer any symptoms to so immediately to a doctor or an emergency room and to notify us said Mcparlin. She said officials also were looking for food handlers. Who May have snacked on the meal. Mcpartlin said those stricken include Dan unidentified 61-year-old woman who died at mount Veman Hospital after suf Fering a heart attack and symptoms of food poisoning including vomiting and diarrhoea. Another victim was in intensive care she said. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today nov. 27, 1948 Allied officials announced plans to evacuate about 1,500 Ger Man Hospital patients from West Berlin by air in order to spare them the hardships of a blockade winter.30 years ago today. Nov. 27, 1958the defense department announced that the air Force would launch its first ballistic missile from the new Vandenburg base in California. 20 years ago today., nov. 27, 1968 the securities and Exchange commission fined Merrill Lynch the world s largest securities firm for disclosing information to selected investors. 10 years ago today. Nov. 27, i97s the Dallas morning news published a series of pictures take by an Amateur photographer just before president Kennedy was shot which showed two people in the window of the Texas school Book depository instead of just one
