February 1997


FDA RULES EFFECTIVE FRIDAY [02/26]
Learn What They Are, And How YOU Can Help

 MASSIVE NEW REPORT ON SECONDHAND SMOKE [02/25]
Read About It, The Exec. Summary, of the Whole Document

 ASH's SUCCESSES LAUDED TODAY [02/24]
CHICAGO TRIBUNE Writes of Successes

 INDUSTRY ADMITS IT'S A DRUG [02/22]
Cigarettes, a drug administration system

 WEST VIRGINIA SUIT SLASHED [02/21]
Judge Throws Out Most Counts

 CRIMINAL ASPECTS TO CIVIL SUIT? [02/21]
ASH Helped Break Story of Connection

 INDUSTRY TRIED/FAILED TO RIG FDA PROCEEDING [01/19]
But ASH Fought Back With 35,000 Kid Letters

 HOW TO E-MAIL TO THE US CONGRESS [02/18]
Send Them to Your Own, or More

 SMOKER HAS VERDICT REDUCED 96% [02/18]
How Do Risks of Smoking and Asbestos Compare

 FAX NUMBERS OF THE U.S. CONGRESS [02/17]
An Effective and Inexpensive Way to be Heard

 JAMES GARNER QUITS , PUSHES PATCH [02/14]
James Garner, a smoker for 55 years, has finally managed to quit.

 CIGARETTE SALES UP DURING 1996 [02/14]
U.S. retail cigarette sales rose 1% in 1996, led by Philip Morris, which had a sales increase of 5%.

 UNUSUAL RISKS OF SMOKING [02/13]
They Include Gray Hair, Baldness, and Auto Accidents

 ATTEND A MEETING ON THE NEW FDA RULES [02/12]
Check to Learn About a Location Near You

 THE FDA JUSTIFIES ITS CIGARETTE REGULATIONS [02/11]
Read This Important Document for Yourself

 FED COURT UPHOLDS MASS. DISCLOSURE LAW [02/11]
Judge Rejects All Tobacco Industry Arguments

 MEMO UNDERCUTS INDUSTRY ARGUMENTS [02/10]
Cigarette Makers Argue Today That FDA Can't Regulate Nicotine as a "Drug," But Philip Morris Has Admitted That Nicotine Meets The Legal Definition

 TOBACCO'S CONSTITUTIONAL ARGUMENTS UNDERCUT [02/10]
Ads for Bonds, as Well as for Drugs -- Including Nicotine -- More Tightly Regulated

 SMOKER LOSES WORKERS COMP BENEFITS [02/07]
Refusal to Quit Equals Refusal of Treatment

 CIGARETTE MAKERS FACE CRUCIAL TEST MONDAY [02/06]
Must Convince NC Judge of Irreparable Injury to Adult Sales from ID Rule; Smoking Foes Fear "Home Cooking," But Judge's Connections Cut Both Ways

 NEW YORK BRINGS MASSIVE SUIT AGAINST INDUSTRY [02/05]
Seek Dissolution of Tobacco "Front" Groups Also (205K file)

 MARRIAGE CAN'T BREAK NICOTINE ADDICTION [02/04]
Other "Vices" Cut But Holy Matrimony

 SENSITIVE NONSMOKERS SEEK AIRPORT SMOKING BAN [02/03]
You Can Help By Writing DOT and Congress

 LIMITING SMOKERS DESPITE SMOKERS RIGHTS LAWS [02/02]
Companies Hold Down Costs Without "Discriminating"

 CIGARETTE SALES ARE NO LONGER DECLINING [02/01]
Smoking By Kids Keeps They Up, Future Bleak
 

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