For this reason, and other reasons, it has been known in the past to utilize apertured plastic filmsas the facing layer in absorbent articles.The following list includes disclosures of such apertured films in issued U.S. and foreign patents and published patent applications.U.S. Pat. No. 3,632,269-Doviak et al.U.S. Pat. No. 3,929,135-Thompson et al.U.S. Pat. No. 4,324,246-MullaneU.S. Pat. No. 4,35