European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 13, 1990. The stars and stripes Ltd it Page 7 anti tobacco Campaign draws Washington up the tobacco Industry tuesday renewed its Campaign aimed at discouraging teen agers from smoking. But anti smoking forces attacked the Effort As a publicity stunt and bid to head off tougher Laws Brennan Dawson. Vice president of the tobacco Institute said a a Multi million dollars National advertising program will offer parents educational materials to help dissuade their children from smoking. A Young people smoke primarily because of peer pressure. We Are addressing this directly with a major program to assist parents in reducing that peer pres sure Dawson told a news conference. However fran Dumelle of the coalition on smoking or health a which represents the american cancer society the american lung association and the american heart association a called the Campaign a Little More than a Clever smokescreen a a a if the tobacco Industry were really serious about discouraging tobacco use by children it would Stop its constant barrage of advertising campaigns targeted at Young people such As the recent and ongoing Camel smooth character Campaign and its ongoing sponsorship of youth oriented activities such As Rock concerts and women a Tennis Quot Dumelle said. About 50 million americans currently smoke and an estimated 390,000 americans die each year from lung cancer heart disease and other illnesses caused by smoking. Six years ago the tobacco Institute instituted a Shilar program to a help youth say a no to tobacco. However since that time smoking rates have remained level among . Teen agers and have even risen among teen age girls. In addition to educational material for parents the guidelines announced tucs Day by the $44-billion-a-year Industry in elude / a cigarette samples will not be distributed in or on Public streets sidewalks or Parks. A cigarette billboard advertising must be at least 500 feet from any secondary school or any children a playground. A placement of signs and educational material in All stores Selling tobacco will provide information about the age restrictions on buying tobacco. The campaigns theme is a a it a the  a support for new state Laws that set a mini Muin age of 18 for cigarette sales and that require supervision of cigarette vending machines located in places frequented by minors. Action on smoking and health a Legal advocacy group for anti smoking forces attacked the Industry Campaign As a a cynical attempt to head off even stricter  Quot we would never tolerate the Sale of alcoholic beverages birth control pills for girls or even a dirty magazines through Vendrig machines and we certainly  for a product which is far More dangerous to children than All of these combined said John Banzhaf executive director of the anti smoking group. Brennan Dawson stranded whales Christine Cash rubs sea water on the head of one of Hyannis port mass. Less than 10 of the whales were the 55 Pilot whales that beached on Squaw Island off saved. Many had to be destroyed. New York apr the family of a 13-year-old girl who died after a tailed abortion Jas received a $1.2 million jury award the largest wrongful death abortion payment in state history. I a Manhattan Juty made its decision in the Case of Dawn Ravenell who died in january 1985 after the abortion at tie Eastern women Scenter in Manhattan. The ruling was announced tuesday. The jury s verdict reached last week held that or. Allen Klein of Philadelphia and nurse Robert Augente of East Williston n.y., were liable for $950,000 in pecuniary damages or loss of service to the family ail $275,000 for pain and suffering. The girls parents who Are both pentecostal ministers did not know their daughter was pregnant until they received word on Jart 24, 1985, that she was in a coma said the girl s Mother Ruth Ravenell. According to court records Ravenell was 21 weeks pregnant when she weal to the clinic for an abortion. Five minutes into the procedure the girl came out of a general anaesthesia and began yom Iling and choking court papers Aid after treatment she later began choking a second time and suffered a massive heart attack before medical personnel checked on her again records showed. She died three weeks later at Roosevelt Hospital never regaining  fridays award the highest sum awarded in an abortion death was $701,500 in the 1984 Case of a 24-Yearld Manhattan woman said Russell Moran editor of jury verdict reporter. Washington a a banking aide to sen Alan Cranston d-calif., denied on tuesday that she pressured . Officials to weaken their Nard nosed enforcement of Charles i Keating  savings and loan. V Carolyn d. Jordan told the Senate ethics committee that if she had tried to pressure regulators to go easy on Keatings Thrift a they would have clearly understood. I did not say that a a a senior career regulator testified last week that pressure from Jordan caused Thrift officials to weaken their enforcement of Keatings Lincoln savings and loan. The official William k. Black said her action was a Factor in delaying government seizure of the Irvine calif., a amp a and inflating the taxpayer bailout Cost. Jordan repeatedly testified she could not recall specifics of meetings she at tended with Keating or his executives. At one Point an annoyed committee vice chairman sen Warren Rudman a n.h., remarked a the witness has very Good recall of seme things and very poor recall about some  \. Jordan counsel to the Senate banking committee said she called two officials of the Federal Home loan Bank Board after the regulators proposed close super vision of Keatings savings and loan on May 5,1988. Y she testified that Cranston one of five senators under investigation by the ethics committee did not ask her to make the Call. Jordan said the impetus came from Keating executive Janies Grogan who galled her immediately after the Bank Board met to complain about its action Jordan said she found it unusual that the Board would take Tough enforcement action when Lincoln officials were disputing regulators findings that the Thrift was failing. Lincoln was seized april 14,1989, and the Cost to taxpayers is expected to exceed $2 billion. Last week Black told the committee that pressure by Jordan caused the Board to modify its enforcement program several weeks later and that the changes per milled Lincoln to continue making risky direct investments and to expand its junk Bond business also the regulator contended Jordan Scall helped delay government seizure. The hearing adjourned for the Day after Jordan completed her testimony an executive session was scheduled for wednesday so to e committee could privately question Grogan. The committee in its 16th Day of hear Ings on tuesday is investigating the relationship of Cranston and four other senators to Keating John Mccain a Ariz Dennis Deconcini a Ariz John Glenn a Ohio and Donald w. Riegle jr., a Mich. A eating and associates raised $1,3 million for the campaigns and causes of the five All of whom intervened with regulators on behalf of Lincoln. The committee is trying to decide whether their assistance was related to the contributions. A number of committee documents show that in contacts with Keating or his executives Cranston and his chief fundraiser Joy Jacobson often linked the subjects of contributions and Lincoln a Battle with the Bank Board. Cranston received $850,000 from renting for three voter registration projects the senator strongly supported. A