European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes thursday August 9,1990group retracts Chicago apr the american bar associations policy making body has withdrawn its formal support of abortion rights heeding a Pica from a majority of members who took part in an earlier Chicago forum. The Abas House of delegates by a vote of 200-188 on wednesday approved a so called neutrality proposal to repeal its pro abortion rights policy adopted in february. A the vote followed nearly two hours of sometimes impassioned debate Over an Issue that has divided the nation s largest lawyers group As have few topics in its history. Abortion fights supporters vowed to fight on and said future Aba conventions could be dominated by the Issue. A nobody Here has the illusion we re going to put our tails Between our legs and go Home a a said Estelle Rogers of Washington a Leader of those who wanted the Aba to retain its support of abortion rights. Anthony Palermo of Rochester n.y., who led the drive for repeal said he Hopes the matter is resolved. A it would be a grave mistake if we kept dominating each meeting with this Issue a he said. During the debate among the delegates Sally deter Man of Washington urged rejection of the repeal Resolution. Adopting it she said would Send a signal that the Aba was abandoning its support of a a women a right to choose to control our own bodies and was bowing to a Well financed Campaign by a vocal minority. Barbara Howard of Cincinnati said she supported the repeal proposal because views on abortion reflect individuals deeply held religious and moral beliefs. A abortion is not a Legal Issue a she said. A a it a a political Issue a moral  lawyers attending the Abas Assembly on monday voted 885-836 to urge the delegates to rescind the february policy. Abortion opponents joined forces with those who support neutrality to narrowly approve the recommendation. Neither Side said it planned a referendum on the Issue among All 360,000 Aba members nationwide. Some readers turn up new York apr some Magazine readers Are raising a fuss about scent strips the fragrance advertising inserts that can make everything in the Mailbox smell like a perfume store. These people want scent strips scaled in odor proof wrappers to protect the health of the allergic asthmatic and hypersensitive As Well As the olfactory sensibilities of everyone else. Legislation to regulate the use of the strips is even being considered in some slates. Manufacturers and publishers defend the strips As an inexpensive effective Way to bring fragrances from the perfume counter to the Kitchen counter. But some have agreed to Stop using one form of the strips. The scent strip was first used widely in the Earty 1980s to introduce a perfume called Giorgio whose manufacturers could not afford the usual television advertising and promotional giveaways. Women were Able to Sample the powerful perfume at their Leisure and anyone else not directly upwind also got a blast. Giorgio became americans Best Selling fragrance. Billions of fragrance inserts have been distributed Over the past decade and about 30 major magazines regularly carry them. The magazines love the and Revenue a $15 million last year a but some readers done to like the scents. One is Amy Solomon 38, who opened a fashion Magazine last Spring on a train ride from Manhattan to Albany. By Beacon she had a headache. By Poughkeepsie she could barely open her eyes. By Hudson she Felt sick to her stomach. A there ought to be a Law Quot she told herself As director of communications for new York state sen. Martin Connor she was in a position to help pass one. At Solomon surging Connor is sponsoring a Bill to prevent distribution of cosmetic or fragrance samples unless they Are a enclosed in a sealant Quot such As a plastic or foil wrapper. Legislators in new Jersey and Massachusetts also Are preparing Bills. Several magazines arc refusing strip ads and new York Magazine subscribers can request a strip free copy. A scent strip is a coating usually containing hundreds of thousands of microscopic capsules of fragrance Oil that has been slathered under the Over Flap of an and Page. In theory the capsules arc broken and their Aroma released Only when the overlap is peeled Back in reality capsules often break prematurely in shipping and handling. But the worst culprit is something called a free  by the late �?T80s, thick fashion magazines had become a riot of competing fragrances. In an attempt to grab readers by the nose some companies began dousing their inserts with a encapsulated fragrance Oil that soaks into the paper whether or not the Flap is pulled Back. Such magazines mingle with other mail and even Soldier of Fortune could wind up smelling More like a boutique than a Rifle Range. Carolyn Wright a letter Carrier from Ravena n.y., says she gets a headache the Day cosmopolitan is delivered. Last month California barred free Oil inserts. In an attempt to head off More restrictive Laws the leading makers of fragrance inserts agreed to Stop using free Oil on july 1. Although no one knows How Many people Are acutely sensitive to fragrances experts say that Between 10 percent and 20 percent of americans May be sensitive to chemicals commonly used in fragrances. Michael Petrina spokesman for the cosmetic toiletry and fragrance association says fragrances bother relatively few people and their hardship is offset by the Benefit to advertisers magazines and interested Consumers. Its unclear he adds if any sealant could totally eliminate the possibility of exposure it would at any rate increase the Cost of producing each strip As much As 10 times. But Connor says some sort of sealant As required by his Bill affords the Only reliable Protection. A when a Reader opens a Magazine a he says a the Only danger should be a paper  study warns against kids Riding in Back of pickups Chicago apr children Riding in the Back of pickup trucks risk severe injury and death even if the vehicle is not involved in a crash researchers report. A study in the journal of the american medical association examined data on 290 children up to age 14 who had been injured or killed in pickups from 1980 to 1989 in Orange county calf. The researchers found that 24 percent of those injured in the Back of die truck were Hurt in non crash events a such As a sudden Stop or turn a compared with 9 percent of those in the cab. And 47 percent of die children Riding in the Back were injured when ejected from the vehicle while Only 11 percent of those Riding inside were ejected the researchers said. A the ultimate goal should be a legislative intervention eliminating travel in the Back of a pickup truck where no Opportunity for restraint exists a wrote the authors led by or. Phyllis f. Agran of the University of California at Irvine a Pedi atries department. A it goes against every principle of child safety that you could imagine a said or. Mark Widome chairman of the american Academy of paediatric so committee on injury and Poison prevention. The authors noted that National Highway traffic safety administration statistics show that in 1987, 127 children under age 2t were killed nationwide while Riding in the Back of pickups. About 1,000 children were injured in such instances that same year the authors said. In 1989, 103 souths aged 21 and Linder died while Riding in pickup Beds Federal statistics show. Only eight states have measures restricting travel in the Back of pickups said the study a authors. Nation lights up the night in Effort to prevent crime Wynnewood a. Apr picnics flashlight marches and neighbourhood visits from police marked this years National night out a 7-year-old Effort to get people More involved in preventing crime. Around the country people were urged to turn on their porch lights and sit outside after dark tuesday. New York mayor David Dinkins attended a rally in Harlem and fort Lauderdale Fla police chief Joe Ger wins went to 10 events. When it started in 1984, the night out was mostly people sitting in front of their Homes with the lights on but folks quickly began to throw Block parties and invited the police As a Way to get to know neighbourhood officers. Elsewhere a in Charleston w.va., at least 25 neighbourhood groups held rallies cookouts marches Block parties and other events. A senior citizens group marched with flashlights around their High Rise apartment Complex. A in Columbus Ohio police coordinated activities of 194 Community watches. A in Pittsburgh hundreds of people blocked of streets for potluck dinners and children paraded Down streets. A in Norfolk va., Wal Athons and flashlight vigils were held and office buildings stayed lit into the night. City vehicles kept their lights on All Day