November 1998 Volume 25 Number 6 ShopTalk: Catering to Pipe Smokers - Dispelling the Myths by Jim Lawson Experts share basic truths about pipes & smoking. Cigar Manufacturers: La Plata Cigar Co. - Still Rolling by Bob Ashley For over 50 years, cigars have been rolling at La Plata... Humidor Primer: Defending Against the Tobacco Beetle by Dale Scott What to do when your humidor is infested by the dreaded Lasioderma... Retailer and Tobacco Industry News SMOKESHOP's general news department. bringing you up-to-date information and breaking stories about manufacturers, distributors, and wholesalers. Voters Narrowly Approve California's Proposition 10 Court Denies FDA's Petition to Rehear Tobacco Regulation Ruling Fuente, Opus One in Legal Settlement Arnold's Tobacco Shop Fetes Aristoff Cigars Consolidated Cigar Corp. Sues Dominican Cigar Manufacturer Ultimate Cigar Co. Acquires Cigar Cos. Former Employees Sue Vegas Cigar Co. FDA's First Woman Commissioner Named Rebuilding Honduras and Nicaragua in Aftermath of Hurricane Mitch Niche Resources to Acquire Pheasant Int'l. Grand Havana Enterprises Loses Nasdaq Listing Pipe Smoking Contest Crowns New Champion Promotional Campaign Launched by Zippo Gifts and Accessories for Cigar, Pipe, and Cigarette Smokers California Smokers Have Choices; Retail Tobacco Shops Don't What's Happening and Where in the Tobacco Industry Equipment and Services for Effective Retailing Products and News from the Pipe World Tobacco Products and Industry Promotions SMOKESHOP (ISSN 0146-9266), established in 1970, is published bi-monthly by Lockwood Trade Journal Co., Inc., 130 West 42nd Street, Suite 1050, New York, NY 10036 USA. Copyright © 1998 by Lockwood Trade Journal Co. Inc. HTML production and copyright © 1998 by Keys Technologies. All rights reserved.