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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday March 5,1990egging them on Dusty Harl Road and his pet Chicken Carlotta attend an exhibition at Poway High school in California in support of efforts to get official recognition for a school group from the future Farmers of  wants to smoke out Marlboro fans Winston Salem . Apr the War of the cigarettes is on the move As . Reynolds tobacco co. Goes head to head with its Competition in Marlboro country trying to sell its new Dakota in Texas and Tennessee. Dakota advertisements appeared Friday in newspapers around Houston and Nashville said David b. Fishel a Reynolds spokesman. The cigarettes should be on shelves within two to three weeks he said. A a we re going head to head with Marlboro so we had to go where Marlboro is a Fishel said describing the test Market regions As thick with Marlboro smokers. Marlboro made by Philip Morris Usa is the nations most popular Brand with a 26 percent share of the cigarette Market. Referring to protests from anti smoking groups m Washington d.c., Fishel told the Winston Salem journal a smokers not anti smokers Are going to make a decision on Dakota.�?�. Reynolds decision to proceed with its marketing plan is in Sharp contrast with its reaction earlier this year to discontinue plans to Market another cigarette. Uptown in a test in Philadelphia. In both cases anti smoking groups criticized the company for trying to sell cigarettes to Consumers who Are most vulnerable to the health risks associated with smoking tobacco. Although Reynolds announced that it hoped to sell Uptown to Black smokers the company rejected claims from the advocacy Institute that Dakota ads would target Young uneducated Blue Collar women. In abandoning Uptown Reynolds said Adverse publicity made it impossible for the company to get an accurate measure of smokers reaction to the new Brand. A because they were successful in making it a racial Issue there was just no Way we were going to get any kind of unbiased read on the Brand a Fishel said. Dakota is aimed at All Marlboro smokers and not at unschooled women Fishel said. A. Bill to Label explicit records shakes rattles and Rolls critics Harrisburg a. Apr warning this Story May contain explicit descriptions of legislation designed to Brand recordings with sexually graphic or violent lyrics. Pennsylvania a record Labelling Bill pending in the state Senate has whipped up a coast to coast controversy pitting fearful parents and conservatives against Panicky record producers retailers and musicians. Supporters of the Bill say they Are determined to save children from ruining their lives by monitoring their buying and listening habits. They cite cases of teen agers who they say have committed murder or suicide before during or after listening to objectionable songs. Opponents charge that the measure would invade their constitutional rights. They say the labels would a was a father of three. I believe i not record store owners or government should be the judge of what is suitable music for the  a Jason s. Berman be unnecessary and would inhibit creativity. Slate rep. Ron Gamble the measures sponsor has touted it on a entertainment tonight a National Public radio s a morning edition and in newspapers nationwide. A i did no to dream there would be such interest in the Bill. It Wasny to like 1 had a big news conference. I just introduced it and that was it a Gamble said. A but it seems to have caught on. We be had Calls from California to Florida to  under the measure which has passed the state House and is now pending in the Senate every record tape or compact disc sold in Pennsylvania containing obscene lyrics would have to Bear a fluorescent warning Label. About a dozen states Are considering similar Bills. The Label would say a warning May contain explicit lyrics descriptive of or advocating one or More of the following suicide sodomy incest bestiality sadomasochism adultery sexual activity in a violent context Mur Der morbid violence or use of illegal drugs or  a a it a a truth in Labelling Bill just like when you buy a can of vegetables and they Tell you everything that a in there. With cigarettes too there Are labels that Tell you what the ramifications Are a said Peg Luksik president of Pennsylvania parents commission one of the groups lobbying for the measure. She said the group has 15,000 to 20,000 members. A voluntary agreement to Label records has not worked and its up to the government to act said Michael Geer president of the Pennsylvania family Institute. Representatives of the recording Industry retailers merchandisers and civil rights groups have vowed to fight the measure All the Way to the courts. A while i understand the concerns of the supporters of this amendment legislation is not the answer a said a letter to senators from Jason s. Berman president of the recording Industry association of America inc. A was a father of three teen age daughters i believe i not record store owners or government should be the judge of what is suitable music for the Home. If 1 am not concerned with my children s Well being no Label will make a  Tanya Blackwood of the association said the Burden of the Law will fall on record store owners. A it will make the retailer double Check everything that comes in the store and will Force him to err on the conservative Side rather than take a Chance a Blackwood said. A retail stores will Stop carrying  Frank Adams of specially records corp. In Olyphant said the measure would seriously Hurt his business possibly leading to layoffs among his 2,000 employees. Specially makes records tapes and compact discs for several record labels. A it could Force some of the labels to have their products made somewhere else a Adams said. Stephen Macnett aide to Senate republicans said the Bill was put aside recently to allow debate on automobile insurance Reform. A a there a no plan to put it on the schedule immediately a Macnett said. As to the Bill Schance for passage Macnett said a i  Rule it  Vincent Carocci spokesman for gov. Robert p. Casey said the governor is aware of the Bill but would not take a position until it crosses his desk. Stateside$2 million in gems stolen from . Hotel visitors new York apr two British visitors thought they were getting room service when they heard a Knock on their hotel door but instead they were tied up and ripped off losing More than $2 million in gems police said. Two men knocked on the door of the Halloran House hotel room in Midtown Manhattan a police spokesman said. When the door was opened the robbers entered and ordered Darius Guppy 25, and Benedict Marsh 27, to open the room Safe. The thieves removed from it More than $2 million in assorted gems including rubies sapphires and emeralds policeman Fred Weiner said. The robbers then tied up Guppy and Marsh fired a shot and left Weiner said. No one was injured. Guppy and Marsh who work for inca Gem stores a London company had been in the hotel for about a  woman selected for delegation to Poland Jefferson City to. Up a Missouri state auditor Margaret Kelly has been appointed to a five member . Delegation that will assist the polish government in developing financial management systems. Kelly who is president of the National state auditors association is to leave March 10 for the five Day Mission. The group will begin implementing a program to establish accounting auditing and financial record keeping for the polish government. The program is sponsored by the National association of state auditors comptrollers and treasurers. Kelly a participation will not involve expenditures by Missouri a  feast of Chicken parts litters Highway after crash Lovelock Nev. Apr the coyotes will probably eat Well after 2 tons of Frozen Chicken parts were scattered across interstate 80 when a tractor trailer overturned. The Nevada Highway patrol said the Driver. Richard Sorensen 56, of Lincoln neb., was taken to Pershing general Hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries after he was pinned under the Rig. The tractor trailer was westbound on interstate 80 nine Miles East of Lovelock when it rolled troopers said.., soviet Union plan joint postage stamp Issue Washington apr the United states and the soviet Union will jointly Issue four new postage Stamps this fall the . Postal service has announced. The Stamps two designed by an american government artist and two by a soviet counterpart will feature creatures of the sea. First Issue ceremonies will be oct. 3 in bal Timovic. Md., and Moscow. Peter Cocci of the . Bureau of engraving and printing is designing Dolphin and Kmer whale Stamps. The other two showing n0i�e n sea Lions and a sea Otter Are being crafted by Vladimir Beilin of the soviet ministry of communications. The american Stamps will have a 25-cent value while the soviet versions will be priced at 25 Kopecky. The United states has jointly issued Stamps in recent years with Australia. France an Sweden  
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