European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5 Taylor in Capitol Hill appearance is flanked by Sens. Edward Kennedy left and Orrin Hatch Liz Taylor stars on Capitol Hill As she lobbies for aids funds Washington apr Elizabeth Taylor has told Congress that a the darkest Days of the aids crisis still lie ahead of us As she lobbied for a Bill providing $600 million in emergency Aid to care for people with the disease. The movie Star and outspoken advocate of More aids spending Lent her celebrity Appeal to the cause at a pair of congressional events tuesday a a news conference at which Sens. Edward Kennedy d-mass., and Orrin Hatch a Utah unveiled their bipartisan aids Bill and a House hearing on aids. A we need Money a we need lots of Money and we need it now a she said. A your cities and states Are being choked by the enormous Cost of caring for aids  the Bill has 21 Senate sponsors and its backers sought to display bipartisan support. Appearing with Laylor were lawmakers from both parties aids leaders and mayors including democrats David Dinkins of new York and Ray Flynn of Boston and Republican Dick Berkley of Kansas City to. The Bill would provide $300 million in direct emergency assistance to 13 cities with the worst aids problem. Another $300 million would go to states to devel a comprehensive programs to care for people with n of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Of ll25 Arban a a would be directed at big City inc w1ic1 Are swamped with impoverished patients. Kennedy said the rest of the Money would be aimed at Small cities and Rural areas now seeing the greatest increase in aids cases. Taylor a appearance was the focus of attention however As members of Congress pressed to meet or Sec her and her appearance Drew a throng of television cameras and reporters. A it took Elizabeth Taylor to get you to one of my hearings a the subcommittee chairman. Rep. Barbara Boxer d-calif., said to rep. Richard Durbin Dill. Taylor who was once married to sen. John Warner r-va., is the founding chairman of the american foundation for aids research. The fuss Over Taylor was noted by Belinda Mason a member of the National commission on aids. While saying she appreciated Taylor a appearance she said a i think it s kind of sad we have to have miss Taylor to get the kind of attention this Issue needs. I find that demeaning As a person with  Taylor said she was concerned that there was Quot a very disturbing resurgence of ignorance and misinformation about aids including the suggestion that aids affects Only homosexuals drug users the poor and minorities. A sadly the darkest Days of the aids crisis still lie ahead of us a she said. A hundreds of thousands of lives hang in the balance unless we begin to confront aids As a True National medical  new Perrier should begin to appear by april new York apr those distinctive Green bottles of Perrier water Are in route to distributors again bearing a special Label to distinguish them from 160 million bottles recalled last month for possible contamination. The producer. Source Perrier a. Said tuesday in Paris that the new bottles marked with the words a a Nouvelle  will be available by Early april throughout most of Europe. Canada and the Eastern United states. The Pear shaped bottles became a Symbol for the status and health conscious in the 1980s. The first new shipments arc expected to reach All . Markets within three months. It takes that Long for the bottles to be shipped overseas Clear customs and be distributed to the Over i million outlets where Perrier is sold. In the United states. Perrier a importer announced plans for a $25 million marketing Campaign. Its goal is to keep the beverage s name before the Public and to rebuild sales of what had been the top Selling imported bottled water. The importer normally spends about $6 million a year on advertising. The theme of ads which were slated to appear wednesday in Usa today the Wall Street journal and 20 major Market newspapers is a Perrier. Worth waiting  Perrier also plans a series of humorous radio ads in the 15 largest . Markets. They feature actors posing As newscasters for the Perrier news network reporting on Perrier  Perrier was recalled feb. 9 in the United states after traces of benzene a cancer causing chemical were found in some Perrier bottles. The recall was broadened five Days later to All 160 million bottles in 120 countries after contaminated bottles showed up in several other locations. Perrier officials claim the benzene a naturally occurring Gas that dissolves in water entered Perrier a bottling line when workers failed to replace a filter. The filter is used to screen impurities from the Carbon dioxide Gas that is mixed with the water to provide More fizz. Perrier executives said new Quality control procedures have been installed at their Plant in verge pc. Including double filtration of the Gas and More careful monitoring of the Gas system for benzene. Hill in Berry Market research director for the Industry consultant beverage marketing corp. Said a i suspect the consumer will come Back to  Davis said consumer surveys the company has taken indicate 95 percent of Perrier users feel the company acted responsibly in ordering the recall. It claimed that 84 percent plan to Purchase it in the future. Source Perrier said it had not vet been Able to calculate the worldwide Cost of the resupply program. Davis said he could not estimate the costs of the recall in the . 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A Hooray for Hollywood and Leningrad and Moscow too a said time Warner president . Nicholas or. At a news conference at the soviet embassy where ambassador Yuri Dubinin toasted a the healthy future of this soviet american  the project is a joint venture Between time Warner and the official soviet film Agency  which will own 40  of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 8, 1950 a a Federal court jury convicted Judith Coplon and Valentin a. Gub Itchco on three counts of a four count espionage conspiracy indictment.30 years ago today. March 8. 1960 a a British government official said that the soviet Union has strengthened its submarine Fleet in the Mediterranean and claimed that some of the soviet Craft were with the United Arab Republic fleet.20 years ago today. March 8, 1970 a the Pentagon released details on 341 proposed military base closings or cutbacks and said further trimming of the defense establishment May be ahead in future years. A spokesman estimated that the savings could amount to More than $914 million per year.10 years ago today. March 8, 1980 a militant students holding the . Embassy in Iran said they would not turn their 50 american hostages Over to Iran a ruling revolutionary Council As promised until after the radicals were Given a hearing before the iranian people