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• Tobacco Break Repeal Faces Vote in Senate: (Reuters)
  The Senate Wednesday is likely to vote on an attempt to strip the tobacco companies of what critics call a "$50 billion giveaway."
  - Sep 10 8:08 AM EDT
• Florida Lawyers May Delay Tobacco Payment: (Reuters)
  Four lawyers who helped force the tobacco industry into an $11.3 billion settlement with Florida are trying to hold up the cigarette makers' payments unless they get more money, the Wall Street Journal said.
  - Sep 10 7:04 AM EDT
• Senators Push Tobacco Tax Credit Repeal (Washington Post)
  The Washington Post A bipartisan group of senators mounted a major effort last night to repeal a controversial $50 billion tax credit that tobacco companies can claim against costs of a national tobacco settlement.) and Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced legislation to keep tobacco companies from using existing law to take a tax deduction for the billions of dollars they would have to pay under the...
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 12:42 Universal Time
• No Smoking Gun (Washington Post)
  Spanogle doesn't say is that while exposure to dioxin may have been involuntary, one didn't have to smoke the cigarettes in one's "K" rations. I didn't smoke before the Navy gave me two cigarettes three times a day in my rations, I didn't smoke after the Navy gave me cigarettes in my rations, and I still don't smoke.
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 12:42 Universal Time
• Reynolds Settles Joe Camel Suit (ABC News)
       "This may be terribly important as a model for what cities and counties can do to control the tobacco industry," Daynard said.      "You were dealing with something which was a bleeding wound for the industry," he said.
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 12:42 Universal Time
• RJR settles with City; Joe Camel on way out (San Francisco Examiner)
  settled a suit brought by San Francisco and several other local governments by agreeing to retire its Joe Camel advertising campaign across the state. Of the $10 million, San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles will each receive $1.5 million for anti-smoking education and advertising efforts.
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 03:51 Universal Time
• California Sends Joe Camel To an Earlier Retirement (Washington Post)
  All Front Page stories from this morning's Washington Post and an image of the Front Page. R.J. Reynolds also will pay California communities $10 million -- $9 million will go to 11 counties and the cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose to pay for anti-smoking campaigns; the last $1 million will go to reimburse legal costs.
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 12:42 Universal Time
• Agency proposes changes in tar and nicotine testing (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  WASHINGTON -- The federal agency that regulates advertisements proposed yesterday a new way of testing tar and nicotine levels in cigarettes that would show a range of levels rather than a single measurement. The Federal Trade Commission plan would prompt tobacco companies, in their ads, to include the new tar and nicotine ranges as well as a disclaimer telling smokers that the amount they get...
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 12:42 Universal Time
• U.S. May Alter Tobacco Ads (ABC News)
       The FTC also proposed a disclaimer in ads that would caution smokers about inhaling deeply.      — How much tar and nicotine you get from a cigarette depends on how intensely you smoke it.
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 12:42 Universal Time
• Secondhand Smoke Contains Carcinogen (Pathfinder)
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -- For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that people exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke on-the-job do indeed absorb a cancer-causing agent found in smoke. ``This is the first time that a metabolite of a tobacco-specific lung carcinogen has been found in the urine of nonsmokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke under field conditions,'' stated study author...
  First found: 10 Sep 1997, 03:51 Universal Time
• Bar Smoking Bill OKd by Assembly / But defeat likely in Senate, sources say (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Greg Lucas, Robert B. Gunnison, Chronicle Sacramento Bureau Sacramento California smokers could keep smoking in bars and card clubs at least through January 1999 under a bill passed yesterday by the Assembly and sent to an uncertain fate in the Senate. Eleven Democrats backed the measure, including Cruz Bustamante, D- Fresno, and Assemblyman Lou Papan, D-Millbrae.
  First found: 9 Sep 1997, 18:48 Universal Time
• Flight attendants' attorneys wrap up - Cigarette-makers will ask judge to bypass jury and quickly issue verdict (AP/Winston Salem Journal)
  Flight attendants who say that secondhand smoke in aircraft cabins made them sick rested their case against the tobacco industry yesterday after eight weeks of testimony. ''This jury, I think like no other jury in the history of tobacco litigation, has gotten the full story of tobacco-industry behavior for the last half-century,'' said Stanley Rosenblatt, an attorney for the flight attendants.
  9 Sept 1997
• Judge scales down Texas tobacco suit: (Reuters)
  A federal judge has scaled down the Texas lawsuit against the tobacco companies, dismissing several claims against the cigarette makers. -
  Sep 09 9:29 AM EDT
• Big Tobacco fights Texas in $14 billion lawsuit: (Reuters)
  The nation's tobacco companies said Monday they will fight Texas' $14 billion state lawsuit in court and warned they will cut no more deals paying individual states for the treatment of sick smokers.
  - Sep 08 7:55 PM EDT
• Attorneys in Texas tobacco case ready: (UPI)
  Attorneys in the $14 billion Texas lawsuit against the major tobacco companies say no settlement is in the wings and they are preparing to take the case to trial.
  - Sep 08 7:18 PM EDT
• In Clinton Ritual, Key Advisers Hold Clashing Views on Tobacco Deal (Washington Post)
  Gore, by contrast, thinks there is little to be gained by a compromise, particularly if it angers many liberals, and there are political benefits to be reaped for both him and Clinton by casting themselves as implacable foes of tobacco. "Often the route there is more of a serpentine route, but he gets there."
  First found: 8 Sep 1997, 13:29 Universal Time
• Ormond couple light fire under tobacco companies (Orlando Business Journal)
  The case also names Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie as a co-defendant for selling the cigarettes to the Paxtons without warning about the effects of cigarettes. Grasseler also claims that Wamsley would punish her for missing quotas and not punish male employees for missing the same quotas.
  First found: 8 Sep 1997, 13:29 Universal Time
• New head of local lung association shuns his roots (Business Journal of Portland)
  B.J. Hall, a former Portland executive and son of a tobacco farmer, has been installed as new board president for the American Lung Association of Oregon. Hall has been on the association's board since 1992, but just recently took over the helm for a two-year term as board president.
  First found: 8 Sep 1997, 13:29 Universal Time
• Swift action by US on tobacco deal unlikely (Irish Times)
  Proponents of the deal, like the leading negotiator for Mississippi, its Attorney General Mr Mike Moore, expect the President Clinton to embrace the proposal with few additional caveats. And the political fate of the settlement could still be affected by lawsuits pending against cigarette makers.
  First found: 8 Sep 1997, 13:29 Universal Time
• Tobacco deal may be in peril (Boston Globe)
  Clinton returns from vacation this week to finalize his decision, and Congress has made it clear that the deal is unlikely to pass this year unless he quickly works to support it.
  First found: 7 Sep 1997, 19:39 Universal Time
• Tobacco chiefs in campaign firing line (Sydney Morning Herald)
  The settlement came after the State of Mississippi settled with the industry in July for $US3.6 billion ($5 billion). "We want the denials to stop now and we require as a minimum the same public admissions that have been made by parent companies in the USA," the letter states.
  First found: 7 Sep 1997, 19:39 Universal Time
• Tobacco Industry Papers Barred in Miami Trial (Reuters)
  The judge in a $5 billion secondhand-smoke trial forbade lawyers suing cigarette makers from using tobacco industry documents handed over last spring by the maverick Liggett Group cigarette company.
  First found: 7 Sep 1997, 19:39 Universal Time
• Tobacco Keeps Fighting (Washington Post)
  Most buy them in stores and get them from older brothers, sisters and friends. Does the industry's agreement to pay $368 billion indicate that it has turned over a new tobacco leaf?
  First found: 7 Sep 1997, 23:44 Universal Time
• CLINTON IS CLOSER TO BACKING THE TOBACCO DEAL, IF... (Business Week)
  A Presidential decision will be reached "within the first couple of weeks" that Clinton is back in Washington. But Lockhart noted that it is "a complicated piece of business" that will take months for Capitol Hill to review.
  First found: 6 Sep 1997, 00:32 Universal Time
• Secondhand-smoke jury hears RJR researcher's memo - He suggested in 1972 note promoting cigarettes as a drug vehicle (AP/Winston-Salem Journal)
  In the memo, first disclosed two years ago, Claude Teague proposed a ''futuristic approach'' to marketing focusing on cigarettes as ''attractive dosage forms of nicotine.''
  5 Sept 1997
• 09/15/97 SMOKE 'EM IF YOU CAN AFFORD 'EM (Business Week)
  TOBACCO COMPANIES ARE already starting to pad their war chests in anticipation of possible approval of the $368.5 billion national tobacco settlement. It is also calibrated to head off hoarding by wholesalers and ease consumers into paying more, says Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Discover tobacco analyst David Adelman.
  First found: 5 Sep 1997, 13:30 Universal Time
• 09/15/97 YOU BET I MIND IF YOU SMOKE (Business Week)
  The director of the Surgeon General's Office on Smoking & Health calls the report ''the single best comprehensive review of the adverse effects of environmental tobacco smoke on humans.'' ''The evidence is very strong and consistent that environmental tobacco smoke has adverse effects on human health, particularly for kids,'' says Michael P. Eriksen, director of the Surgeon General's Office on...
  First found: 5 Sep 1997, 13:30 Universal Time
• 09/15/97 ANOTHER HUMPHREY, ANOTHER CRUSADE (Business Week)
  Skip, who campaigned for his father in 1968, lost friends over the issue. Press for more information from Business Week's Archive*.
  First found: 5 Sep 1997, 13:30 Universal Time
• Senate Backs More Funds to Curb Teen Smoking (9/4) (Your Health Daily)
  ID checks are a common-sense approach in the effort to snuff out youth smoking.'' Announced in June, it calls on the tobacco industry to pay $368.5 billion to states to compensate for Medicaid payments for victims of tobacco-related illnesses and to put in place sweeping public health regulations.
  First found: 5 Sep 1997, 13:30 Universal Time
• Don't Rush to Ban Smoking in State Bars and Taverns (Business Wire)
  : "A sword is hanging over the head of California's bar and tavern industry and, unless the state legislature takes action, the sword is going to drop on New Year's Day. At the very least, we're talking about a major economic hit on establishments located near the borders.
  First found: 5 Sep 1997, 13:30 Universal Time
• No Tobacco CEO Testimony in Fla. Smoking Trial (Reuters)
  The judge in a landmark secondhand smoke trialhas blocked lawyers representing 60,000 sick flight attendants from using testimony on the health dangers of smoking given by tobacco industry leaders in another case against cigarette makers.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 19:31 Universal Time
• Farmers Face Fork in Tobacco Road (Christian Science Monitor)
  The tobacco industry is globalizing; the big manufacturers are setting up production overseas, from farms to factories. Settlement or not, the American farmers' 60-year-old tobacco program - a quota system that limits growth of tobacco and keeps its price high and stable - is being undermined by the rise in cheaper foreign tobacco. But many farmers are counting on American tobacco's reputation for high quality to maintain a certain demand.
  4 Sep 1997
• Tobacco firms' defense mirrors '77 pledge (Miami Herald)
  Associated Press Pledges by a Brown & Williamson executive in 1977 to research tobacco and his denials of any disease link to cigarettes mirror the industry's defense in a landmark secondhand-smoke trial two decades later. ``I am utterly secure in saying to you that the tobacco industry recognizes its responsibility and its duty'' to research health issues.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 19:31 Universal Time
• Tobacco sales to minors fall (Akron Beacon Journal)
  The good news is, more tobacco retailers in Summit County appear to be complying with the law than in past years. In contrast to the survey's promising results, national statistics show that smoking is gaining in popularity among minors.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 12:17 Universal Time
• Tobacco settlement faces a difficult road in Congress (St. Petersburg Times)
  Virtually no one in Congress is happy with the deal, and many are skeptical about whether it can pass. Republicans are skeptical about whether it can truly reduce teenage smoking.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 19:31 Universal Time
• SACRAMENTO -- Secondhand Smoke Bill Sent to Wilson / Exposure to cigarettes could be grounds for suit (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Approved yesterday was a bill by Senator Byron Sher, D-Stanford, that would allow people who are victims of tobacco company fraud, misrepresentation or conspiracy to sue as well as people exposed to secondhand smoke.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 19:31 Universal Time
• Senate burns cig industry (Philadelphia Daily News)
  WASHINGTON -- Reversing course by an unexpectedly large margin, the Senate dealt the tobacco industry a blow yesterday by approving the Clinton administration's $34 million request for a crackdown on cigarette sales to teen-agers. Harkin also changed the source of the $34 million for the FDA from an assessment on tobacco companies to a reduction in computer money for the Agriculture Department.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 12:17 Universal Time
• Senate Approves $34 Million to Fight Teen Cigarette Sales (Washington Post)
  In a dramatic reversal, the Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved the Clinton administration's full request for $34 million to crack down on cigarette sales to teenagers.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 19:31 Universal Time
• The Smoking Cow (Washington Post)
  The Washington Post I realize that I may be the only one, but I am very confused by the recent tobacco settlements and the amounts of money the companies are willing to shell out so they can stay in business. As long as there are lawyers, there will be unhappy smokers, and as long as there are unhappy lawyers, there will be smokers.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 19:31 Universal Time
• Citizen First, Veteran Second (Washington Post)
  I remember free cigarettes in "C" rations, cut-rate tobacco products in the PX, smoking breaks during training. Yet I decided to take up smoking in the service anyway because I found comfort, solace, therapy and relaxation therein.
  First found: 4 Sep 1997, 19:31 Universal Time
• The Senate and Smoking Kids (ABC News)
       The House has approved $24 million for the FDA youth anti-smoking program.     “This is round two in the effort to snuff out youth smoking,” Harkin said.
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 23:14 Universal Time
• Makers boost cigarette prices as state claims take effect (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  boosted wholesale cigarette prices by about 7 cents a pack yesterday in what analysts saw as a down payment on the smoking lawsuit settlements that would cost the industry billions of dollars. Consumers could expect to pay 10 more cents a pack, or about $2.15 for a pack of Philip Morris' Marlboros or RJR's Camels, said Morgan Stanley Dean Witter analyst David Adelman.
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• Chuck Norris' Lone Wolf Cigars Add Sizzle to the Flame (Business Wire)
  I have my Kick Drugs Out of America program, and the Bryan's House organization, working for children with HIV and AIDS, is a wonderful cause," said Norris. Bryan's House is a nationally acclaimed pediatric AIDS program located in Dallas providing "Big Care for Little Cases of Aids."
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 23:14 Universal Time
• SACRAMENTO -- State Assembly Panel OKs Bill To Postpone Smoking Ban in Bars (San Francisco Chronicle)
  ``It's bad for California, bad for worker health and bad for patron health,'' said Paul Knepprath, a lobbyist for the American Lung Association. Searches The Gate News Page The Gate Sports Page Feedback The Gate © The Chronicle Publishing Company
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 18:17 Universal Time
• Smoking Tied to Gastric Cancer (Pathfinder)
  The study findings also indicate the smoking-related increased risk for this type of cancer may not decline for as much as 30 years after a person quits smoking. These cancer patients were compared with 695 people without cancer matched to the patients' age and demographics who served as a comparison ``control group.''
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 23:14 Universal Time
• Nicotine may be listed as poison (Age, The)
  But big international sporting events such as the Australian Grand Prix will still be exempt from a ban on tobacco advertising, according to the Government's response to the Senate committee report into the tobacco industry and the health effects of smoking. The Health Minister, Dr Michael Wooldridge, yesterday warned that many of the Government's proposed moves to curb smoking would depend on...
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 23:14 Universal Time
• Minister tips tobacco sponsorship to stay (Sydney Morning Herald)
  By JODIE BROUGH in Canberra The Federal Government is unlikely to phase out tobacco sponsorship of major sporting events, such as the Australian Grand Prix, despite a recommendation to end all sponsorship by 2000. The Federal Minister for Health, Dr Wooldridge, said yesterday it would be "a great pity for Australia to lose a number of events that were of international significance" by excluding...
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 03:06 Universal Time
• Scientists Study Seductive Allure of Nicotine (9/2) (Your Health Daily)
  There, it triggers specific receptors in the pleasure center of the brain that unleash dopamine. A person is addicted when a decline in the nicotine levels in the blood results in reduced dopamine in the brain.
  First found: 3 Sep 1997, 03:06 Universal Time
• Flight attendants' lawsuit against tobacco to resume (Boston Globe)
  So far, Circuit Court Judge Robert Kaye has allowed the jury to see most of the documents that the flight attendants have wanted to introduce. Tobacco lawyers have objected to each exhibit that the flight attendants want to introduce from industry files.
  First found: 2 Sep 1997, 18:26 Universal Time
• Study links donations to pro-tobacco decision (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers who received contributions from tobacco companies were three times more likely to have voted to block spending to help states fight cigarette sales to minors, says a new analysis by smoking foes. The Food and Drug Administration has requested $34 million to distribute to states to enforce new federal rules intended to prevent tobacco sales to teenagers.
  First found: 2 Sep 1997, 13:08 Universal Time
• Study shows influence of tobacco contributions (Houston Chronicle Interactive; free registration)
  WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lawmakers who received contributions from tobacco companies were three times more likely to have voted to block spending to help states fight cigarette sales to minors, says a new analysis by smoking foes. The Food and Drug Administration has requested $34 million to distribute to states to enforce new federal rules intended to prevent teen-age tobacco sales.
  First found: 2 Sep 1997, 13:08 Universal Time
• Tobacco deal key to Chiles' legacy (Miami Herald)
  With last week's historic $11.3 billion settlement with tobacco companies, Chiles probably has secured his legacy. $11.3 billion and more Chiles won not only an $11.3 billion settlement, but also a requirement that tobacco companies take down all cigarette billboards across the state.
  First found: 2 Sep 1997, 13:08 Universal Time
• State Reports Significant Drop in Sales of Tobacco to Kids Third Year in a Row; Sales From Self- Service Displays Still a Major Problem (Business Wire)
  2, 1997--State Health Director Kim Belshe Tuesday announced that illegal sales of tobacco products to minors in California have decreased 25.9 percent since last year. Overall, the percentage of stores with illegal tobacco sales was 21.7 percent in 1997, down from 29.3 percent in 1996, 37 percent in 1995 and 52.1 percent in 1994.
  First found: 2 Sep 1997, 18:26 Universal Time
• Children Who Breathe Second-Hand Smoke At Home Have Lower Levels Of "Good" Cholesterol, Study Finds (EurekAlert!)
  2 -- Children already in danger of developing heart disease because of high cholesterol blood levels face a "triple jeopardy" if they live in smoke-filled homes, according to a study appearing in today's American Heart Association journal Circulation. Children in the study were considered at high risk because of cholesterol abnormalities -- either total cholesterol above 200 mg/dl (considered...
  First found: 2 Sep 1997, 05:15 Universal Time
• Will deal on tobacco be able to help kids? (Miami Herald)
  That agreement would settle 38 other states' lawsuits now pending. According to a study by the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention, seventh-graders were 21 percent more likely to experiment with smoking if they saw magazine ads and 38 percent more likely if they saw tobacco marketing in stores.
  First found: 2 Sep 1997, 13:08 Universal Time
• Clinton Urged to Stand Firm on Tobacco (ABC News)
       Clinton and Koop, a prominent anti-tobacco advocate, met briefly at Alley’s General Store, where Clinton had stopped to buy coffee, blueberry muffins and peaches.     Presidential aide Bruce Lindsey said the meeting had not been planned.
  First found: 1 Sep 1997, 23:13 Universal Time
• Tobacco deal a real drag on billboards (South Florida Business Journal)
  "We've seen the writing on the wall for the last few years," said Rosanne Marks, spokesperson for AK Media Florida in Miami. "Outdoor advertising of tobacco has been under fire for a while now, so we've done a lot of work in diversifying our business to prepare for this day."
  First found: 1 Sep 1997, 13:51 Universal Time
• Lobbyists for, against tobacco gear up for fall campaign (Houston Chronicle Interactive; free registration)
  He has held an initial meeting with administration officials to talk about it. Congress must approve the package because it calls for changes in federal law.
  First found: 1 Sep 1997, 13:51 Universal Time
• Billboard owners await tobacco fallout (Jacksonville Business Journal)
  If tobacco companies have a contract with the outdoor advertisers, the companies would have to make the billboards available to the state to provide anti-smoking messages, he said. Several calls he has put in lately to Philip Morris representatives in New York have been unanswered.
  First found: 1 Sep 1997, 13:51 Universal Time
• Let tobacco pay for schools (South Florida Business Journal)
  Lawton Chiles and his staff may think it absurd for Republican legislators to call the $11.3 billion tobacco settlement a "windfall" for the state, but that's exactly what it is. Instead, we're going to spend billions of dollars mounting an advertising campaign to try to counteract the tobacco companies' advertising campaign.
  First found: 1 Sep 1997, 13:51 Universal Time
• Bible's stand a shift or a nuance? Philip Morris chief's fatality remarks prompt divergent interpretations (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  When Bible said smoking ''might have'' played a part in the deaths of 100,000 Americans, ''The waters parted,'' Motley said. ''It was a revelation.'' . . . By saying smoking ''might have'' been a cause of smoking-related illness, ''It was the same as saying, 'Maybe yes, or maybe not,' '' said Edward Sweda, senior attorney at the Tobacco Products Liability Project in Boston.
  August 31, 1997
• Push for total ban on tobacco in sport (Age, The)
  Already the Government is signalling its intention to toughen its anti-tobacco stance by encouraging state and territory smoking bans in public places. That report will recommend: tobacco only be sold in specialist shops, with only one in each suburb; nicotine be registered as a poison and that smoking should be banned in confined public spaces.
  First found: 31 Aug 1997, 00:26 Universal Time
• Tobacco-trial papers upset judge (AP)
  A judge grew irritated yesterday with attempts by tobacco attorneys to block jurors from seeing a compilation of industry advertising and publications in the country's first secondhand-smoke trial. ''Look, I'm not going to play this game. I really am not,'' said Circuit Judge Robert Kaye.
  August 30, 1997
• Possible Genetic Link to Lung Disease Reported* (8/29) (Your Health Daily)
  esearchers believe they may have found a genetic key that makes people more likely to develop two lung diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. This means that people with COPD were four times more likely and that those with emphysema were five times more likely to have the slow-acting enzyme than those who did not have lung disease, the researchers concluded.
  First found: 30 Aug 1997, 13:36 Universal Time
• Passive Smoke May Cut `Good' Cholesterol in Kids* (8/29) (Your Health Daily)
  hildren with elevated cholesterol levels are known to be at increased risk for heart disease, but that risk may be even higher if there is a smoker in the home, Boston researchers conclude. Another type of cholesterol, LDL, is known as ``bad'' cholesterol because it increases the risk of heart disease and stroke when elevated.
  First found: 30 Aug 1997, 13:36 Universal Time
• Morton Downey Says He'll Sue Howard Stern (E! Online)
  He'd think nothing of blowing smoke at guests, usually to the cheers of his rowdy fans." Don't expect this to turn into a battle of the big mouths, though.
  First found: 30 Aug 1997, 03:53 Universal Time
• Kids Learn Smoking (ABC News)
      "Smoking prevention programs should begin as early as possible, and those aimed at preadolescents should target family and peer influence as well as attitudes that reinforce smoking behavior."     Forty percent said they smoked with a family member, while 46 percent got their first cigarette from a family member or at home.
  First found: 30 Aug 1997, 00:34 Universal Time
• California Amends Tobacco Lawsuit: (Reuters)
  California Attorney General Dan Lungren says he has amended the state's lawsuit against tobacco companies to allow California to seek punitive damages.
  - Aug 30 2:13 PM EDT
• Georgia files $2.78 billion tobacco lawsuit: (Reuters)
  The state of Georgia filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking billions of dollars in damages from seven tobacco manufacturers and the industry's lobbying group, joining dozens of states that have sued tobacco makers.
  - Aug 29 7:01 PM EDT
• Ga. sues tobacco firms for $8.3 billion: (UPI)
  Georgia has filed an $8.34 billion lawsuit against the tobacco industry, asking for the reimbursement of money spent on tobacco-related illnesses and injuries in the state since 1968.
  - Aug 29 6:02 PM EDT
• TABLE: Hurdles for the Tobacco Pact (Business Week)
  FDA FREEDOM: Under the existing pact, the FDA has to jump through a variety of legal hoops to regulate nicotine. DOCUMENT DISCLOSURE: Deal critics seek complete disclosure of all of the industry's internal memoranda.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 05:10 Universal Time
• FANNING THE FLAMES FOR A TOUGHER TOBACCO DEAL (Business Week)
  And coming just seven weeks after a similar agreement in Mississippi, it seemed to be a sign that the states--and eventually Congress--were inclined to support the June pact. It now seems as if it will be very difficult for Congress to finish work on the deal by then.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 05:10 Universal Time
• WHAT MAY STUB OUT THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT (Business Week)
  Their objections threaten to invalidate key portions of the settlement--and perhaps even the entire deal. Minnesota is particularly peeved because the pact would override the state's tougher laws on the licensing of retailers of tobacco and on laws requiring the industry to disclose documents.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 05:10 Universal Time
• Tobacco Negotiator Considered for US Judgeship (Reuters)
  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, one of the key negotiators of the proposed $368.5 billion tobacco pact, is being considered for a federal appeals judgeship, the New York Law Journal reports.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 19:44 Universal Time
• Downey leaves radio show, promises to sue Stern over smoking claim (Akron Beacon Journal)
  ``He hasn't picked up a cigarette,'' Downey's publicist, Les Schecter, said Thursday. ``I appreciate Cleveland, but that's all I can say,'' Downey said.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 13:20 Universal Time
• Smoking will kill 10 million a year by 2025 (Irish Times)
  Tobacco smoking posed a growing menace to society and would claim 10 million lives a year by 2025, an international conference was told yesterday. Tobacco shared only with AIDS the claim to being a major growing cause of premature death, Ms Judith Mackay, of the Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control, said.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 13:20 Universal Time
• Changes expected in tobacco settlement (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  The White House is working on recommendations for changes, which are expected to be announced soon after Labor Day. Public-health advocates and the administration are insisting that the FDA be given a strong and immutable power to regulate tobacco.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 13:20 Universal Time
• Proposed tobacco deal makes public skeptical - 8/29/97 (Detroit News, The)
  And two-thirds expect tobacco companies to sell as many cigarettes as ever. "It's exactly this kind of public opposition to the deal that's going to force Congress to make significant changes."
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 18:43 Universal Time
• Kids Who Smoke Follow Family Example (Pathfinder)
  Next in line, however, was ``because a family member smokes'' (45.9%), and ``because friends do'' (19.5%). In fact, they say that the negative 'social' aspects of smoking (such as the habit's effects on appearance or academic performance) were just as strongly linked to a child's decision not to smoke as health implications such as later cancer or heart disease.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 05:10 Universal Time
• Anti-Smoking Activists Blame U.S. (ABC News)
       The conference also called for an international treaty to regulate the cigarette trade and for makers to pay for smoking-related health care and environmental costs.     Smoking is blamed for 3.5 million deaths a year, and health experts at the conference said without steps to control the tobacco trade, that number could rise to 10 million by 2025.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 05:10 Universal Time
• Bill Allowing Tobacco Suits Goes to Wilson / Smokers could be reimbursed for medical costs, lost wages (San Francisco Chronicle)
  ``In the settlement is $4 billion for individuals, not for big government, not for the states, not for attorney generals but for individuals,'' said Senator Quentin Kopp, independent-San Francisco. Twice, Assembly Democrats shuttered themselves behind closed doors to decide how to handle the issue.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 18:43 Universal Time
• Judge: Jury may see stolen papers in tobacco case (Miami Herald)
  The order by Circuit Judge Robert Kaye duplicates decisions by other judges in California and Mississippi on tobacco papers purportedly stolen by a paralegal from a Louisville, Ky. The report was written by an employee of Britain's BAT Industries, Brown & Williamson's parent, and copied to Brown & Williamson's chairman.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 18:43 Universal Time
• Smoking out the big fees (Philadelphia Daily News)
  The lead attorney for a ``dream team'' of a dozen firms that fought the tobacco industry on behalf of the state figures their attorneys' fees at more than $1 billion. The state won't pay a penny of this -- and cigarette makers aren't likely to pay much of it without another fight.
  First found: 29 Aug 1997, 13:20 Universal Time
• Smoke If You Got 'em (Washington Post)
  Veterans aren't entitled to VA benefits because they have unusual medical problems but because they have problems caused by their military service. Veterans have a right to claim a service connection for tobacco-related problems because the U.S. military encouraged tobacco use as no other segment of our society.
  First found: 28 Aug 1997, 13:02 Universal Time
• Smoking Tied to Joint Decline in Arthritis (Pathfinder)
  ``The study certainly suggests that cigarette smoking accelerates the process of rheumatoid arthritis and based on that, it's likely that not smoking or stopping smoking would benefit individuals who have rheumatoid arthritis,'' said senior investigator Dr. ``So my advice to patients would be to stop smoking cigarettes to have a beneficial effect on their rheumatoid arthritis.''
  First found: 28 Aug 1997, 23:37 Universal Time
• Thank you for not dealing with the devil (San Francisco Examiner)
  If you've ever been to Eastern Europe and tried to breathe, you know there are plenty of addicts over there to pay the cost of people killed in this country. As part of their settlements, tobacco companies have agreed not to advertise to children.
  First found: 27 Aug 1997, 03:39 Universal Time
• Florida Settles Tobacco Suit - $11.3 Billion Included in Industry Agreement (National Law Journal)
  In the second and largest settlement to date between a state government and the tobacco industry, cigarette makers have agreed to pay the state of Florida $11.3 billion and to adopt a series of restrictions on advertising and sales.
  26 Aug 1997
• Congress Turns to Tobacco Cos (AP)
  I think you have to look at it in a very wide perspective,'' former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop said today on ABC's ``Good Morning America.'' ``Tobacco gained a lot by not having to go through a court procedure.''
  Aug 25, 1997
• Texas, Minnesota seen next up in tobacco negotiaions: (Reuters)
  Texas and Minnesota are next up in court against Big Tobacco, making them the most likely among the states with anti-smoking lawsuits to strike multibillion dollar deals, analysts said on Tuesday.
  - Aug 26 3:09 PM EDT
• Georgia to Sue Tobacco Industry Within Days: (Reuters)
  The state of Georgia, following on the heels of Florida's $11.3 billion settlement with tobacco companies, has decided to sue the cigarette industry, officials said Tuesday.
  - Aug 26 1:40 PM EDT
• Historic Florida Tobacco Settlement Applauded By The American Cancer Society: (PRNewswire)
  Governor Lawton Chiles and Attorney General Robert Butterworth made history Monday, according to the American Cancer Society, as they announced the settlement of the Florida Medicaid Third Party Liability lawsuit against the tobacco industry in the Palm Beach County Courthouse.
  - Aug 26 10:10 AM EDT
• PA Attorney General Mike Fisher Praises Florida Tobacco Settlement: (PRNewswire)
  Calling it ``another nail in the coffin of the tobacco industry,'' Pennsylvania Attorney General Mike Fisher today praised the settlement reached by the state of Florida in its lawsuit against the nation's largest tobacco companies.
  - Aug 26 10:43 AM EDT
• Fla. Business Seeks Repeal of Tobacco Law: (Reuters)
  Two leading Florida business groups are calling for the repeal of the law under which the state filed its Medicaid lawsuit against the U.S. tobacco industry.
  - Aug 26 6:48 AM EDT
• U.S. activist says national tobacco deal a gamble: (Reuters)
  American anti-smoking campaigners would gamble away potentially significant triumphs if they accepted a proposed national settlement that would limit liability claims over the effect of smoking, a U.S. health activist said on Tuesday...Casting away the chance of potential future victories against cigarette companies was like a punter on an old-style U.S. gambling boat putting all his money on one throw, Daynard said.
  - Aug 26 9:01 AM EDT
• Pa. smokers' suit OKd as class action (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  ``We're going to be able to establish a very important fact -- judicially,'' Sklaroff added. ``We're going to be able to establish the fact that people can be addicted to nicotine.''
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• Public-health groups attack Winston's ads (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  The American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and American Lung Association said yesterday that they have asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the ads make an unsubstantiated health claim. Carole Crosslin, a spokeswoman for R.J. Reynolds in Winston-Salem, N.C., denied that the ads were making a health claim, and said the positioning of Winston as a ``no-additive''...
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• Where's there's smoke, there's protest (Houston Chronicle Interactive; free registration)
  "We demand evidence to substantiate the claim that these cigarettes are safer than other cigarettes," said John Garrison, chief executive of the American Lung Association. The Lung Association said removing the additives doesn't affect the nicotine that makes cigarettes addictive or the tar that is largely responsible for lung cancer.
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• (California) Assembly OKs Bill to Allow Tobacco Suits by Individuals (San Francisco Chronicle)
  The Assembly passed a bill to permit California smokers to sue tobacco companies yesterday as tobacco industry lobbyists readied a measure to allow smoking in bars to continue until 2001.
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 18:17 Universal Time
• Deal may be national setback (Boston Globe)
  And that ignores the fact that more can be achieved nationally than on a state-by-state basis.'' Not only would the tougher national advertising rules supersede those in the state agreement, but the state also stands to win as much as $18 billion in payments, far more than in the state settlement.
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 18:17 Universal Time
• Industry to pay state (Florida) $11.3b, limit advertising (Boston Globe)
  All tobacco billboards will be removed, starting with signs within 1,000 feet of schools. In addition to the cash settlement, the tobacco companies agreed to remove all billboards within 1,000 feet of schools immediately, and to eliminate all tobacco billboards in the state within six months.
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 18:17 Universal Time
• Georgia to file tobacco suit (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  By Rhonda Cook, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Just hours after Florida settled a lawsuit against the tobacco industry for $11.3 billion, Georgia has decided to join the growing list of states trying to recoup money spent on medical care for indigent smokers. 15 to be earmarked for an anti-tobacco advertising campaign, $1 billion within a year and the balance within 25 years.
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• Florida settles lawsuit against tobacco industry (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
  In Philadelphia, meanwhile, a federal judge Monday set a trial date for another major lawsuit against the industry. In Philadelphia, U.S. District Judge Clarence Newcomer certified a pending smokers' lawsuit as a class action Monday and set a trial date of Oct.
  First found: 26 Aug 1997, 02:55 Universal Time
• Advertising Age - Features - RJR expands test of low-smoke Eclipse (Advertising Age)
  Retailers in the Lincoln test market said RJR told them only about half the cigarette sellers there would be getting Eclipse; one retailer said he was told about 100 stores would have the smoke. RJR has struggled with issues over "lightability" of the cigarette, which the company said has been improved since the initial test began.
  First found: 25 Aug 1997, 23:23 Universal Time
• Calif. lawmakers consider a ban on smoking in bars (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  California's ban on smoking in the workplace, enacted in 1994, remains one of the toughest, prohibiting smoking in most indoor workplaces and allowing local governments to enforce even stricter ordinances. She said that was the experience of bar owners she knows in cities that tried -- and later repealed -- smoking bans.
  First found: 25 Aug 1997, 19:33 Universal Time
• Tobacco Ruling Could Curtail Client Privilege - Court's easy standard for ordering disclosure may become the U.S. rule (National Law Journal)
  Prof. Daynard says: "The fact that the Committee of Counsel apparently had the authority to veto a proposal for health research from one of the companies suggests that their responsibility was not just to defend or to assist a conspiracy, but to administer a conspiracy."
  August 25, 1997
• Smoking deaths predicted to triple (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  BEIJING -- Smoking-related deaths around the world will more than triple in the next 25 years, and no other country will feel the burden as much as China, according to new data released yesterday at a U.N.-supported conference on tobacco control. No other country in the world has as many cigarette smokers as China -- and no other country suffers as many smoking-related deaths.
  First found: 25 Aug 1997, 19:33 Universal Time
• Florida, Big Tobacco Settle (ABC News)
  Florida’s war against the tobacco industry ended today with a settlement of its multibillion-dollar lawsuit aimed at punishing cigarette companies and recovering Medicaid money spent on sick smokers.
  Aug. 25. 1997
• Florida, tobacco industry reach $11.3 billion settlement (CNN)
  Unknown to the state's lawyers, negotiators for the industry and state, including Chiles and Attorney General Bob Butterworth, hammered out the final details late Sunday, April Herrle, the governor's spokeswoman, told The Palm Beach Post newspaper.
  August 25, 1997
• Settlement puts Fla out of national tobacco pact: (Reuters)
  The settlement of Florida's Medicaid lawsuit against the tobacco industry takes the state out of the national settlement between state attorneys general and the industry, a tobacco lawyer said Monday.
  - Aug 25 9:00 AM EDT
• Fla. Settles Massive Lawsuit With Big Tobacco: (Reuters)
  The State of Florida said Monday it had settled its multi-billion dollar lawsuit against the U.S. tobacco industry for "the largest monetary concessions the industry has ever paid."
  - Aug 25 8:39 AM EDT
• Tobacco-Pact Revision Under Discussion - WSJ: (Reuters)
  U.S. and tobacco company negotiators are in talks to revise a controversial portion of the proposed $368.5 billion tobacco settlement, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
  - Aug 25 7:02 AM EDT
• China split over smoking as figures rise - 8/24/97 (Detroit News, The)
  The habit accounts for 10 percent of government's revenues, yet according to health officials, costs more than that in smoking-related diseases and fires.     The Ministry of Health says smoking-related diseases and fires cost $7.8 billion in 1993, compared with tobacco revenues of $4.9 billion.
  First found: 24 Aug 1997, 12:33 Universal Time
• `Canned testimony' makes smoking trial a long haul (Miami Herald)
  In what has turned into a trial by deposition, only one live witness has appeared in the past two weeks in the flight attendants' $5. ``I think the jury has gained a lot of sophistication in the trial, and I think they understand we do not have the power to subpoena these people,'' he said.
  First found: 24 Aug 1997, 17:21 Universal Time
• Moment of Truth (Washington Post)
  Mr. Bible's deposition offers just such a bonus: a momentary demonstration of how high a level of mendacity the society has learned casually to tolerate from the mouths of the big tobacco companies' leaders and spokesmen.
  First found: 24 Aug 1997, 12:33 Universal Time
• States opposed to tobacco tax refunds (Australian Financial Review)
  WA, Tasmania and SA have snubbed the country's major tobacco firms as the industry seeks a refund of a forecast $500 million in over-paid tax. --> Western Australia, Tasmania and South Australia have snubbed the country's major tobacco firms as the industry seeks a refund of a forecast $500 million in over-paid tax.
  First found: 24 Aug 1997, 17:21 Universal Time
• No-Smoking Bars (ABC News)
       Beverly Mathis-Swanson has no doubt about what a ban would mean for her.     Moench says his smoking customers just step outside if they want a cigarette.
  First found: 24 Aug 1997, 12:33 Universal Time
• RJR chief supports warnings in Third World countries - 8/23/97 (Detroit News, The)
      "I have always believed that smoking plays a part in causing lung cancer.     Some tobacco foes have praised the executives for making the apparently damning statements.
  First found: 23 Aug 1997, 13:16 Universal Time
• Smoking Triggers Cancer-Promoting Protein (Pathfinder)
  They found that smokers who used tobacco for more than 25 years were a lot more likely to show expression of a protein called gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) receptor on the cells lining their airways than those who had smoked for a shorter time. About 15% of nonsmokers had the protein on their lung cells, compared with 77% of those who had smoked for 25 years or more, even if they had stopped...
  First found: 23 Aug 1997, 03:28 Universal Time
• RJR chief admits cancer link - Steven Goldstone links smoking to lung cancer in deposition (CNNFN/Reuters)
  Steven Goldstone, chairman of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. said in a deposition Friday that he believes smoking contributes to lung cancer, according to a transcript.
  August 22, 1997: 11:53 a.m. ET
• Industry leader: Smoking may kill (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  Bible made the statement toward the end of 90 minutes of questioning by Ron Motley, an attorney for the state of Florida, which is suing the tobacco industry, seeking $12.3 billion to compensate for the public cost of smoking-related illnesses. Florida was the first of 40 states suing the major tobacco companies to bring a case to trial.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 14:26 Universal Time
• Tobacco Chief Says Product "May Have" Killed (ABC News)
       Bible answered, “I think there’s a fair chance that one would have, might have.     Public health officials estimate 450,000 Americans die each year from illnesses caused by smoking and secondhand smoke.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 00:18 Universal Time
• Philip Morris CEO links death, smoking (Miami Herald)
  Bible said if he were convinced cigarettes were a cause of lung cancer, he would halt production. ``I honestly think that it's about as significant as someone saying the sun might have come up in the morning,'' he said.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 17:46 Universal Time
• Man sues to stop wife's smoking (Chicago Sun Times)
  Richard J. Thomas, 69, said in a lawsuit that Sally, his wife of 43 years, is slowly killing him and herself with her cigarettes and that she needs to be stopped. However, a representative of the EPA's Chicago regional office said environmental tobacco smoke is not regulated by the Clean Air Act.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 17:46 Universal Time
• Clinton To Tobacco: Pay $50 Billion (ABC News)
       In balanced budget legislation signed by Clinton earlier this month, Republicans included a $50 billion credit to reduce the cost of the tentative $368.5 billion deal to settle liability claims.     “It’s our position that this provision in the budget legislation should not be allowed to actually reduce the cost to the industry of the...
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 00:18 Universal Time
• Small Reduction In Adult Smoking Population Yields Big Health And Economic Payoffs, New Study Finds (EurekAlert!)
  The University of California researchers conclude that these figures justify significant investment in programs designed to reduce adult smoking. The lesson from California is that monetary savings from preventing heart attacks and strokes alone "would basically pay for the program," says Glantz.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 04:40 Universal Time
• Cigar Villa and Cigar Vault stoke competition for aficionado's dollar (Sun Herald)
  Friedman said the owners, who also have shops in Atlanta, chose the location because of the large number of people who work and shop in the area and the ease of parking. In May, the Cigar Vault opened in the lobby of the Hancock Bank building in downtown Gulfport.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 14:26 Universal Time
• Ex-smokers still at risk, study says (Philadelphia Daily News)
  Smoking the equivalent of a pack of cigarettes every day for 25 years appears to encourage both healthy and mutated lung cells to multiply, increasing the odds of developing cancer, according to a study released yesterday by the University of Pittsburgh. ``The more cell growth you have, the greater the chance that one of those mutated cells will be the one that grows,'' Siegfried said.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 14:26 Universal Time
• Longtime ex-smokers a high risk for cancer: Once 'switch turned on,' it permanently triggers multiplication of both healthy, mutated cells. - 8/22/97 (Detroit News, The)
      Heavy smokers were defined as those who had more than 25 "pack-years." People who smoked two packs a day for 121/2 years were classified the same as those who smoked one pack a day for 25 years.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 17:46 Universal Time
• ASH: World Antismoking Leaders to Debate Proposed Tobacco Deal; World Conference Likely to Tell President Clinton to Reject It (PR Newswire)
  This special session was added at the last minute at the request of Professor John Banzhaf, Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH). ASH has been one of the most outspoken U.S. organizations protesting the lack of any international controls or protection in the proposed settlement deal.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 17:46 Universal Time
• Gingrich Defends Tobacco Tax Break (Washington Post)
  State attorneys general have threatened to withdraw support for the deal unless the credit is blocked. Tobacco companies said any increase in the settlement's costs could kill the deal. Gingrich said the tax credit is only part of the final deal with the tobacco companies.
  First found: 22 Aug 1997, 14:26 Universal Time
• Cigarette Ingredient Disclosure Upheld (Washington Post)
  A federal appeals court panel in Massachusetts has upheld a controversial state law that requires tobacco companies to publicly reveal the ingredients and nicotine levels of their cigarettes.
  First found: 21 Aug 1997, 12:27 Universal Time
• Movie Smoking Burns Up Health Agency (8/20) (Your Health Daily)
  The county's Department of Health is exploring ways to place anti-smoking ads in movie theaters and has been cleared by the Board of Supervisors to spend up to $2 million on the effort by mid-1998. ``People don't want to be preached at; they want to be entertained,'' he said.
  First found: 21 Aug 1997, 04:12 Universal Time
• Workers' Health Care Funds Ask Federal Judge to Disapprove Proposed Nullification of Class Action Suits by Tobacco Settlement (PR Newswire)
  The two original plaintiffs are: The Northwest Laborers'-Employers' Health & Security Trust Fund; The Carpenters' Health and Security Trust of Western Washington. SOURCE The Northwest Laborers'-Employers' Health & Security Trust Fund; The Carpenters' Health and Security Trust of Western Washington CONTACT: David A. Jewell, 202-466-6790, for The Northwest.
  First found: 20 Aug 1997, 12:04 Universal Time
• Tobacco Foe Under Attack / UCSF scientist says the battle has gotten personal (San Francisco Chronicle)
  He never minded the nasty remarks the tobacco people made about him. ``We might be looking at the tip of the iceberg here.
  First found: 20 Aug 1997, 19:13 Universal Time
• Tobacco industry gives ultimatum (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  The critics have been pressing to increase the cost of the settlement and to require more of it to come out of tobacco profits. The upswing in both the tenor and sharpness of the comments comes as the White House nears completion of its review of the settlement.
  First found: 20 Aug 1997, 12:04 Universal Time
• Anti-Smoking Campaign Could Have Big Payoff (8/19) (Your Health Daily)
  ALLAS -- Reducing the smoking rate in the U.S. by just 1 percent a year over a period of seven years could prevent tens of thousands of hospitalizations and save billions of dollars, researchers said Monday. Researchers from the University of California created statistical models and analyzed California's anti-tobacco education campaign and its resulting drop in smoking rates of about 1 percent...
  First found: 20 Aug 1997, 03:31 Universal Time
• States Draft Plan to Share Tobacco Settlement (Reuters)
  Representatives of 15 states and Puerto Rico say they have drafted a recommendation on how to divide the proposed $368 billion tobacco settlement.
  - Aug 19 6:51 AM EDT
• Tobacco Firm Shielded Papers On Research, Memo Indicates (Washington Post)
  appears to have had a detailed procedure for passing sensitive research documents through attorneys to protect the cigarette maker against lawsuits, according to a 1985 company memo. "It was really just a conscious effort to limit what could be said or had to be said in discovery.
  First found: 19 Aug 1997, 12:18 Universal Time
• Lawyers start screening jurors in tobacco case (Miami Herald)
  But several paused when state attorneys suggested $11 billion in punitive damages would be necessary for meaningful punishment. It is those types of attitudes and comments the attorneys are trying to elicit from the prospective jurors to determine if they could be fair and impartial in deciding the case.
  First found: 19 Aug 1997, 12:18 Universal Time
• Small Drop in Smokers Would Save Billions (Pathfinder)
  ``The main point is that you get this little change and you get a lot of money and a lot of lives saved,'' said study author Dr. The risk of heart disease drops immediately after quitting smoking and is about half way back to a nonsmoker's risk after a year.
  First found: 19 Aug 1997, 04:40 Universal Time
• Cigarette-smuggling inquiry poses a problem for RJR - Company could be fined if representative is tied to ring (Winston-Salem Journal)
  At issue is a federal grand-jury investigation into accusations that the company knew about an operation that smuggled $687 million worth of cigarettes and liquor into Canada between 1992 and 1996, according to authorities.
  August 19, 1997
• Warning: Tobacco settlement is dangerous to your liberty (Wichita Business Journal)
  Part of the monetary settlement is to fund kids' health insurance, anti-smoking campaigns, even programs to help kick the habit. Furthermore, authoritative studies have concluded that excise taxes on cigarettes already exceed public costs attributable to smoking.
  First found: 18 Aug 1997, 19:22 Universal Time
• Congress may bail out tobacco farmers- Those hurt by settlement seek buyout, aid or training (AP/Winston-Salem Journal)
  Two new plans circulating in Washington call for buying out farmers who can't make it and compensating others who lose money -- at a cost of $7 billion to $17 billion. The more expensive option would help whole regions retrain and regroup if tobacco could no longer pay the bills.
  August 18, 1997
• Movement on tobacco settlement depends on approval by Clinton (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  The Clinton administration allowed pro-tobacco lawmakers to slip the provision into the budget deal to get a budget compromise. But the White House also has said it may try to yank the provision after Congress returns from its summer recess Sept. 2.
  August 18, 1997
• Pressure on Clinton in Tobacco Deal (ABC News)
       If the 15-cent tax increase was added to the companies’ 62-cent price increase, smoking would drop more sharply, especially among the young, the Post said.     Clinton already has said the FDA must have more authority over nicotine, and is contemplating other changes.
  First found: 18 Aug 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• The Federal Smoking Ban (Washington Post)
  The president trimmed back a decision to ban outdoor smoking within 50 feet of building doorways and left this decision to individual agency heads.
  First found: 18 Aug 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• Duel in a Country Courthouse, With Tobacco Regulation at Stake (Washington Post)
  With skeptical questioning, they hammered away at the FDA's sudden decision to regulate tobacco after generally opting not to for more than 50 years. (Michael, a trial judge, was a last-minute replacement for an ailing appellate judge.
  First found: 18 Aug 1997, 12:28 Universal Time
• Nonstop international flights likely to be nonsmoking now (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  Other major airlines offering completely smoke-free international service are US Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Trans World Airlines, Alaska Airlines and America West. The exceptions among U.S. carriers are service on Continental Micronesia between Honolulu and Tokyo, flights to and from Japan operated by Northwest Airlines, and all international service operated by Tower Air.
  First found: 17 Aug 1997, 12:49 Universal Time
• Tobacco pact expected to cut smokers' ranks - 8/17/97 (Detroit News, The/Washington Post)
      To pay the cost of the settlement, cigarette makers would have to raise prices by about 62 cents per pack, the report estimates.     The sharpest impact would be on minors, who have the least money available for discretionary purchases.
  First found: 17 Aug 1997, 12:49 Universal Time
• How a $50 Billion `Orphan' Was Adopted (Washington Post)
  Whoever drafted it, congressional staffers and administration officials said, Lott and Gingrich attached it to the tax cut bill, because at that point in the negotiating sessions they were the only ones in the room with the Clinton team's representatives. So they hurriedly wrote it into the companion tax cut bill, congressional staffers said.
  First found: 17 Aug 1997, 12:49 Universal Time
• Audit raises concerns about tobacco deal- Industry could see profit from settlement (AP/Winston-Salem Journal)
  An internal Treasury Department audit says that cigarette makers could profit handsomely from a proposed tobacco deal, a finding that puts additional pressure on President Clinton to increase the cost of the settlement.
  August 17, 1997
• RJR, black market linked- Papers show company knew about Canadian cigarette-smuggling ring (AP/Winston-Salem Journal)
  As the leaders of a massive cigarette-smuggling ring discussed their booming business at a Canadian fishing lodge two years ago, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. had a representative in the meeting, according to federal court records unsealed last week in Syracuse.
  August 17, 1997
  Companies may face stiffer fines if youth smoking doesn't drop - Industry says decision by White House to raise penalties may imperil settlement (NY Times/Winston-Salem Journal)
  Despite fierce industry opposition, the Clinton administration will demand that cigarette companies pay stiffer fines than the tobacco settlement proposes if smoking by teen-agers does not drop, a top White House official said yesterday.
  August 16, 1997
  Big Tobacco can use a key defense strategy, judge says - Industry says there was information showing that customers knew the risks (AP/Winston-Salem Journal)
  Attorneys for cigarette-makers will be allowed to offer evidence that the industry did not try to deceive the public because it ''believed that the public was fully aware of the risks of smoking because the information out in the general circulation . . . informed them to the risk,'' Judge Harold Cohen of Circuit Court ruled yesterday.
  August 16, 1997
• Fatal S.F. highrise fire blamed on cigarettes (San Francisco Examiner)
  Preliminary results indicate that cigarettes were the cause of the blaze that claimed the life of a resident of a South of Market apartment complex, fire officials said. The fire destroyed the apartment on the Fourth Street side of the 135-unit building, which is run by the San Francisco Housing Authority.
  First found: 16 Aug 1997, 13:34 Universal Time
• Ex-tobacco research chief draws a blank (AP/Winston-Salem Journal)
  A longtime president of the Council for Tobacco Research was stumped by a request yesterday to name any studies done by the industry-funded group on smoking and disease even though such studies were its publicly stated mission.
  Friday, August 15, 1997
• Tobacco companies are primed to fight changes in settlement (Bloomburg/Winston-Salem Journal)
  The tobacco industry is digging in against changes to a historic $368.5 billion settlement and disputing a report by White House economists that the industry can afford to pay more. Economists from R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., a unit of RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp., met yesterday with White House economists.
  First found: 15 Aug 1997
• Second Fatal S.F. Blaze in 4 Days / Firefighters say victim was smoking (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Officials did not identify the Clementina Street victim because relatives had not been notified. Bosch said it appeared that the fire awakened the man and he tried to get through a balcony door but did not make it.
  First found: 15 Aug 1997, 14:27 Universal Time
• Judge: Derisive terms must go (Miami Herald)
  Judge Harold Cohen settled a name-calling battle Thursday by ruling attorneys could not refer to the tobacco industry or any of its members with terms or names from the Holocaust. ``There's at least one document where (tobacco officials) liken themselves to mafia,'' explained W.C. Gentry, an attorney for Florida.
  First found: 15 Aug 1997, 19:17 Universal Time
• Cig-firm pondered root beer, fruit juice flavors (Philadelphia Daily News)
  -- A newly released tobacco company memo that was apparently written in the 1980s proposes the creation of cigarettes that taste like root beer or fruit juice., an affiliate of Brown and Williamson, proposes the creation of a brand that ```breaks the rules' to appeal to a new generation and shock their parents'' while making ``conventional brands look bland and weary.''
  First found: 15 Aug 1997, 14:27 Universal Time
• Memo proposes cigarette for kids (Miami Herald)
  ``It supports and complements what we'd already known,'' lead attorney Bob Montgomery said Thursday. To that end, the memo discusses a cigarette with a bad taste, distinctive packaging and enhanced nicotine.
  First found: 15 Aug 1997, 19:17 Universal Time
• Tobacco lawyers had key roles in research (Miami Herald)
  ``It is my lay opinion that causation is still up in the air,'' Gertenbach said. The testimony reinforces arguments by the attendants that the council offered a psychological balm to the public but really was a fraud.
  First found: 15 Aug 1997, 19:17 Universal Time
• Sara Lee pulls tobacco ads (Chicago Sun Times)
  As of July 1, Chicago-based Sara Lee cut $150,000 in advertising funding for Drum in Eugene and Portland, Ore. The decision also came after the New York-based Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility urged the company to end its involvement in producing and promoting tobacco products, the New York Times reported.
  First found: 14 Aug 1997, 18:35 Universal Time
• Former Chadbourne Partner Ruled Subject to Deposition (New York Law Journal)
  CHADBOURNE & Parke has lost an attempt to avoid the deposition of a former partner in a suit by the state of Oklahoma against various tobacco companies, an industry public relations firm and several law firms, including Chadbourne. The suit seeks to recoup the costs of medical services provided Oklahoma citizens who smoked.
  Published August 5, 1997
• Bliley predicts no quick finish to tobacco war - Clinton endorsement called next step (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
  ''I don't expect quick action'' in Congress, Bliley told about 50 people at a forum at Providence Middle School in Chesterfield County. Asked whether he expects ''reasonable tobacco legislation,'' Bliley laughed and said that's up to President Clinton.
  Aug 14 1997
• RJR head: Nicotine memo 'bizarre' - Reynolds researcher advocated marketing the stimulant in 1972 (Winston-Salem Journal/AP)
  A top executive testifying in an industry trial yesterday dismissed as ''bizarre'' an R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. report in 1972 suggesting that the company play up cigarettes as a nicotine vehicle that delivers satisfaction.
  Aug 14 1997
• Panel OKs deal on tobacco sales to minors (Winston-Salem Journal/AP)
  Legislators say they have reached a compromise that preserves criminal punishment against store clerks who sell cigarettes to underage buyers and adds charges against the young buyers.
  Aug 14 1997
• Careless smoker blamed in residential hotel fire; emergency shelter fills up (San Francisco Examiner)
  She left about 100 of her paintings behind, but had her pets with her: a pigeon and a lizard, she said. "I said, this is the Lord speaking to me and I got to listen to this lady," she said.
  First found: 14 Aug 1997, 01:13 Universal Time
• Garagiola goes to bat against smokeless tobacco (Nando Times)
  It was supposed to take 2, 2 1-2 hours. "But what really got to him, other than the fear of what was going on in his mouth, was when a kid 12 or 13 handed him a pack of chew to sign.
  First found: 14 Aug 1997, 01:13 Universal Time
• Tobacco Negotiators Try to Bolster Deal (Washington Post)
  Moore has been working chiefly with his longtime partner in the tobacco effort, Mississippi attorney Richard Scruggs. The two appear to have been negotiating without the cooperation -- or, perhaps, even the knowledge -- of colleagues with whom they had worked on the tobacco deal
  First found: 14 Aug 1997, 12:10 Universal Time
• Tobacco firms' donations rose sharply (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  The industry gave nearly five times the amount it did in the same period after the 1992 elections. WASHINGTON -- The nation's beleaguered tobacco companies gave $2 million to political parties in the first half of this year -- nearly five times what they gave in the same, normally slack period of 1993 after the previous presidential election.
  First found: 14 Aug 1997, 01:13 Universal Time
• Panel hears proposal for tobacco regulation (Houston Chronicle Interactive; free registration)
  The proposal, which would limit cigarette advertising, could make the legal arguments over FDA regulation moot. But if Congress fails to pass legislation stemming from the settlement, tobacco's future would remain with the federal court.
  First found: 13 Aug 1997, 03:16 Universal Time
• Tobacco Donations Rise (ABC News)
       “It is no coincidence that tobacco companies are among the largest givers of partisan contributions,” said Matt Myers, executive vice president of the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.      Philip Morris had no comment on the donations, said spokeswoman Darienne Dennis.
  First found: 13 Aug 1997, 03:16 Universal Time
• New Demographics Crush Out NASCAR's Need for Tobacco (iRACE)
  But, he adds, When a decision is made, there will be some lead time. Theres plenty of time to look for new sponsors once a formal decision is made.
  First found: 13 Aug 1997, 03:16 Universal Time
• Smokers May Have Mental Health Problems (Pathfinder)
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Hard core smokers may be using nicotine to help manage psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and bulimia or binge-eating, says a researcher at the University of Michigan. Pomerleau concludes that health professionals helping smokers with co-factors quit smoking may have to treat the depression, anxiety, ADHD, or...
  First found: 13 Aug 1997, 03:16 Universal Time
• Three-Judge Panel Appears Skeptical of FDA Attempts to Regulate Youth Smoking (Washington Post)
  Three-Judge Panel Appears Skeptical of FDA Attempts to Regulate Youth Smoking. Although legal experts caution against predicting the outcome of an appeal from the tenor of judges' questions, a majority of the panel appeared dubious of the regulations, which are being challenged by the tobacco industry.
  First found: 12 Aug 1997, 12:26 Universal Time
• cancer survivor takes stand (Miami Herald)
  Attacked by lung cancer though she never took a single puff of a cigarette, Broin told an alert, note-taking jury that she worked for 14 years in an environment of ``very, very, very, very dense'' cigarette smoke. ``This is an historic case, and it's the Broin case,'' he told Judge Kaye.
  First found: 12 Aug 1997, 17:32 Universal Time
• Flight attendant finally testifies (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  Broin's long-awaited testimony as the lead plaintiff in the landmark $5 billion lawsuit -- the first class-action and first secondhand-smoke suit against the tobacco industry to go to trial -- was punctuated by heated arguments over what she would be allowed to tell the jury. Her testimony was restricted in part because of the manner in which Dade County Judge Robert Kaye structured the trial.
  First found: 12 Aug 1997, 12:26 Universal Time
• With the lawyers comes the smoke (Houston Chronicle Interactive; free registration)
  Q: Could you please explain the recent historical tobacco settlement? What will be done to correct this under the historical tobacco settlement?
  First found: 12 Aug 1997, 12:26 Universal Time
• Clinton bans smoking in federal buildings, stops short of doorways (Houston Chronicle Interactive; free registration)
  "Cigarette smoking is the (single most) significant public health problem facing our people today. His order does not affect offices outside the executive branch -- federal court buildings and congressional offices.
  First found: 12 Aug 1997, 12:26 Universal Time
• A look under the tobacco industry's new leaf (Philadelphia Daily News)
  Basically, the tobacco industry has admitted that it is killing people by the millions, and has agreed that from now on it will do this under the strict supervision of the government. To compensate for the immense suffering caused by its products, the tobacco industry will pay huge sums of money to the group most directly affected, lawyers.
  First found: 11 Aug 1997, 12:03 Universal Time
• The $50 Billion Fiddle (Washington Post)
  It reminds those boggled by the apparent generosity of the dollar figure and the sheer scale of the proposed agreement that a great deal can disappear in the fine print. That includes precisely those things that supporters of the deal see as an improvement over the status quo for the tobacco industry, should no deal pass.
  First found: 10 Aug 1997, 14:27 Universal Time
• Smoke Signals (Washington Post)
  The government would probably have to set up an emergency task force to figure out ways to get people smoking again in order to finance the historic tobacco settlement. A. At the request of the White House, they will be reassigned to the Whitewater investigation.
  First found: 10 Aug 1997, 14:27 Universal Time
• Clinton bans smoking in federal buildings (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  WASHINGTON -- President Clinton deepened his assault on cigarettes yesterday by outlawing smoking in federal buildings, but he backed off plans to banish smokers from government-owned doorways and courtyards. The ban, Clinton said, will reach not only federal agencies and office buildings but also visitors' centers at national parks and other facilities owned or leased by the executive branch.
  First found: 10 Aug 1997, 14:27 Universal Time
• Weld fight threatens tobacco settlement (San Francisco Examiner)
  Helms chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which must approve Weld's nomination, and Lugar is the committee's No.2 ranking GOP member. Lugar noted pointedly that the proposed tobacco settlement, which Congress must approve, "is a big issue for Helms."
  First found: 9 Aug 1997, 12:10 Universal Time
• Stores Still Post Tobacco Ads, But Fewer Targeting Children (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Carol Emert, Chronicle Staff Writer Tobacco advertising continues unabated in California stores, although retailers have removed many signs targeting children, a new study shows. And only half as many of those stores -- 31 percent in the latest study --were hung with signs at a child's eye level.
  First found: 8 Aug 1997, 17:20 Universal Time
• Judge in secondhand-smoke trial bars testimony about letter (Winston-Salem Journal/AP)
  A former surgeon general who labeled smoking the top health threat 25 years ago was barred yesterday from testifying that his ouster was sought by a tobacco executive.
  August 8, 1997
• Tobacco bills could be hostages (Richmond Times Dispatch)
  Sen. Richard Lugar, chairman of the Agriculture Committee, vowed yesterday to stop cooperating with Sen. Jesse Helms on tobacco matters until he loosens his stranglehold on international affairs and schedules hearings on a controversial nomination.
  Aug 8, 1997
• Smoking area built at agency (Richmond Times Dispatch)
  The department is spending $7,000 for an indoor smoking room, complete with a separate air filtration system to suck the smoke out of the building.
  Aug 8, 1997
• Proposed ban on smoking in restaurants lights up debate (Houston Chronicle Interactive; free registration)
  Copyright 1997 Houston Chronicle Where there's smoke, there's fire as City Council found out Tuesday when factions on both sides of a proposed anti-smoking measure voiced their feelings at City Hall. Forehand and others appeared before council to protest a series of proposed amendments to Houston's anti-smoking ordinance that would ban all smoking in restaurants.
  First found: 8 Aug 1997, 11:54 Universal Time
• Tobacco Firms Shielded Data On Hazards (Washington Post)
  National Section: news, background and Web resources on the topics of national interest. The state had called for the release of the documents as a condition of settling its suit against the industry separately.
  First found: 7 Aug 1997, 11:54 Universal Time
• Nicotine Availability in Tobacco Smoke Enhanced by Ammonia (Environmental Science and Technology)
  The amount of nicotine available to a smoker from a tobacco source can be adjusted by varying the levels of ammonia in the smoke, according to James F. Pankow of the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology in Portland. Pankow's research appears in the August issue of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science & Technology, a publication of the American Chemical Society.
  First found: 7 Aug 1997, 02:13 Universal Time
• Cig makers on defensive 30 years, papers show (Philadelphia Daily News)
  The eight documents from the Liggett Group, the maker of Lark and L&M cigarettes, include attorney memorandums on how to defend the industry against charges of misconduct, and show how cigarette makers plotted to manipulate data and shape public opinion. ``These lawyers have engaged in a conspiracy to defraud the public, to keep this information private and to help them continue this co...
  First found: 7 Aug 1997, 11:54 Universal Time
• Lawyers blocked tests of cigarettes (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  WASHINGTON -- Tobacco industry lawyers shot down a proposal by company scientists to test cigarette ingredients for their safety, according to newly released tobacco documents. Lorillard makes Newport and Kent cigarettes, and RJRT refers to R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, which makes Camel, Winston and Salem cigarettes.
  First found: 7 Aug 1997, 11:54 Universal Time
• Canada's provincial leaders eye tobacco lawsuits (Reuters)
  Canadian provincial premiers debated on Thursday whether they should follow the lead of 40 U.S. states and seek damages from the tobacco industry in court.
  August 7, 1997 
• Lester Pullen, 68, Global Leader in Tobacco Marketing Dies in the Bahamas: (Business Wire)
  The retired chairman and CEO of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco International Inc., died suddenly on July 30th, in Lyford Cay in the Bahamas.
  - Aug 06 2:02 PM EDT
• Tobacco companies say Liggett papers hold no secrets: (Reuters)
  With little fanfare, tobacco companies Wednesday released copies of eight industry documents that Florida lawyers say will support allegations that the industry conspired to mislead the public about the dangers of smoking.
  - Aug 06 1:03 PM EDT
• Smoking Gun (Washington Post)
  The general counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs has concluded that, under existing law, veterans who smoked in service, then contracted smoking-related diseases, could be eligible for both health care and disability benefits.
  First found: 6 Aug 1997, 14:17 Universal Time
• Smoking Increases Sudden Infant Death Risk (Pathfinder)
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Smoking intervention programs could lead to a drop in the number of deaths due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), say an international team of researchers. Researchers think there are many factors that might cause SIDS, including how much smoke a fetus or infant is exposed to.
  First found: 6 Aug 1997, 16:55 Universal Time
• World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, August 24-28 (PR Newswire)
  World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Beijing, August 24-28 - New smoking figures to be revealed - Landmark meeting will discuss global control strategies BEIJING, China, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 1,500 of the world's experts on smoking and tobacco control will meet in Beijing from August 24-28 for the 10th World Conference on Tobacco or Health.
  First found: 6 Aug 1997, 16:55 Universal Time
• Congress Is Sanctuary For Smokers (Washington Post)
  The House and Senate, which dictate their own smoking policies, would remain exempt from the executive order.
  First found: 6 Aug 1997, 14:17 Universal Time
• Smoking ban outside U.S. buildings? (Philadelphia Daily News)
  It's a stultifying development for some of the liberty-loving people at the Voice of America, where memories are fresh of repressive homelands and the way officials there tried to control behavior. She usually skips lunch so she can take more smoke breaks through the day.
  First found: 6 Aug 1997, 14:17 Universal Time
• Some Smokers at Greater Risk than Others (Pathfinder)
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Smokers whose can't achieve a target heart rate during exercise are at greater risk of heart disease and death than other smokers, a new study suggests. The study participants were part of the ongoing Framingham Heart Study, a study of heart disease risk factors in residents of Framingham, Massachusetts.
  First found: 5 Aug 1997, 22:46 Universal Time
  Gephardt Calls on President to Use Line-Item Veto; Cites Provision Offering Tax Relief To tobacco Companies (PR Newswire)
  5, 1997, to President Clinton: I write to express my dismay over a particular provision in legislation that you will sign today as part of the budget and tax agreement. SOURCE Office of the House Democratic Leader CONTACT: Laura Nichols or Erik Smith of the Office of the House.
  First found: 5 Aug 1997, 22:46 Universal Time
• Teens believe smoking helps keep off weight - 8/5/97 (Detroit News, The)
      Robert Klesges of the Universities Prevention Center in Memphis, Tenn.     They surveyed 6,900 Memphis public school students with a mean age of 13.
  First found: 5 Aug 1997, 12:03 Universal Time
• Flying the Smoky Skies (ABC News)
       Tobacco-smoke contamination in airliners was so troublesome that aircraft engineers gave up trying to eliminate it and ultimately recommended inflight smoking be banned, an engineer testified Monday. Halfpenny said that when inspecting planes, he found sticky residue that he attributed to smoking.      The tar all but disappeared on airplanes after a ban on inflight smoking, he said.
  First found: 5 Aug 1997, 12:03 Universal Time
• Smoking changes too costly (Irish Times)
  However, the changes would have required the jets to consume hundreds of thousands of gallons more fuel each year. This would have cost $663 million annually for the US fleet of 737s and more than $1.3 billion for 747s used by American airlines, Halfpenny said.
  First found: 5 Aug 1997, 12:03 Universal Time
• Federal Ban On Smoking To Widen (Washington Post)
  Officials said yesterday it will be made the focus of the president's weekly radio address Saturday. "Such an executive order guarantees an individual's fundamental right to work in an environment free of unhealthy smoke," said Sen.
  First found: 5 Aug 1997, 12:03 Universal Time
• Some Smokers at Greater Risk than Others (Pathfinder)
  NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Smokers whose can't achieve a target heart rate during exercise are at greater risk of heart disease and death than other smokers, a new study suggests. The study participants were part of the ongoing Framingham Heart Study, a study of heart disease risk factors in residents of Framingham, Massachusetts.
  First found: 5 Aug 1997, 02:23 Universal Time
• Smokers: 15-cent tax no deterrent - Can't put price on being cool, teens say (Philadelphia Daily News)
  ``Whether you're smoking to be cool or you're chain smoking, 15 cents is not going to make a difference,'' says the Washington teen-ager, reflecting skepticism not only among her peers but among lawmakers who wanted a higher tax but were forced to compromise.
  First found: 4 Aug 1997, 22:48 Universal Time
• Cigarettes for 5-year-olds, The Worldwatch Report -- Planet ENN, Aug. 4, 1997 (Environmental News Network)
  Many countries, both developing and industrialized, restrict tobacco advertising in one form or another -- although enforcement is often lax. Some countries, such as Singapore, Sweden and Thailand, limit print advertising; others like the United States, Poland and the Czech Republic restrict ads in the broadcast media. But as global businesses, the companies have developed comprehensive strategies for getting around such piecemeal regulations.
  First found: 4 Aug 1997, 22:48 Universal Time
• Tax Deal Reasserts Tobacco Industry's Clout (Washington Post)
  The amendment was inserted so quietly that sponsors of the tax increase were taken by surprise, and when it was discovered, no one in Congress was willing to claim authorship.) called the amendment "an absolute outrage" and charged it was put in the bill "by the Republican leadership in the dead of night."
  First found: 4 Aug 1997, 22:48 Universal Time
• Tobacco suits strike fear in other industries (Miami Herald)
  In Florida, the trend is prompting the leader of a major business and industry lobby to say, ``I told you so.'' ``There is a direct link between the tobacco litigation and this lawsuit,'' said Blair Thompson, a dairy industry spokesman.
  First found: 4 Aug 1997, 22:48 Universal Time
• Tougher smoking regs could hurt casinos (Philadelphia Daily News)
  LAS VEGAS -- Mark Savage, a victim of throat cancer, blames his malady on years of working in smoke-filled casinos. A study commissioned by the Las Vegas and Greater Reno-Sparks chambers of commerce predicts dire consequences if smoking is banned in casinos.
  First found: 4 Aug 1997, 22:48 Universal Time
• Tobacco industry fights to keep records closed - 8/3/97 (Detroit News, The)
  "If truly outrageous documents come out, it will make the price of the settlement higher -- in dollars and in other ways," said Professor Richard Daynard, director of the Tobacco Products Liability Project at Northeastern University in Boston.
  First found: 3 Aug 1997, 16:48 Universal Time
• NACDS Attends White House Meeting to Discuss Key Aspects of Tobacco Settlement (PR Newswire)
  Additionally, chain pharmacy retailers participate in the "We Card" program and NACDS has extensively communicated the new FDA requirements to its membership and has worked with the FDA to promote its new store-level training program. SOURCE National Association of Chain Drug Stores CONTACT: Debra Cabral of the National Association of Chain Drug.
  First found: 2 Aug 1997, 04:49 Universal Time
• News in Brief (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  Florida is the first state to go to trial of the 40 states that have sued cigarette makers. When the driver tried to back out, several young men blocked it and opened fire.
  First found: 2 Aug 1997, 13:14 Universal Time
• Singapore expands its crackdown on smoking (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  15, smokers can light up legally only at home, in their cars, a handful of areas without air conditioning and in special smoking rooms. Despite years of government effort in this socially engineered culture, a recent Health Ministry survey showed that 18 percent of the population of three million light up every day.
  First found: 2 Aug 1997, 13:14 Universal Time
• AMA endorses agreement on regulation of tobacco (San Francisco Examiner)
  The proposed settlement would dock the firms $80 million for every percentage point below the targeted levels.
  First found: 2 Aug 1997, 04:49 Universal Time
• Liggett Pact Jeopardized? (ABC News)
       "They are trying to extinguish all cases for nothing," she told reporters after the discussion.      Brueckner said Liggett was trying to use federal class action law to avoid bankruptcy, in which "all the money would have to be on the table."
  First found: 2 Aug 1997, 13:14 Universal Time
• WASHINGTON REPORT -- New Cigarette Tax Would Reduce Liability (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Staff and Wire Reports The money raised by a new cigarette tax would offset anything tobacco companies would otherwise have to pay to settle health claims against the industry, under a provision inserted into the tax bill at the last minute. He said that over 25 years, the cigarette tax would raise $50 billion, which tobacco companies would not have to spend on the anti-smoking initiatives they...
  First found: 1 Aug 1997, 19:18 Universal Time
• Confirmed Injustice For The Business Community: Florida's Business Community Goes On Trial, Says Associated Industries Of Florida (PR Newswire)
  ..I don't think there's anybody else operating under this [law] anywhere in the country. As AIF has said time and time again, this law does not mention tobacco.
  First found: 1 Aug 1997, 22:09 Universal Time
• In the tax bill there's a gift just for tobacco industry (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  The $2.5 billion is roughly the amount that tobacco smokers are expected to pay annually in additional taxes to finance a new health-care program for uninsured children. . . . It means there'll be $2.5 billion less money every year to help the victims of the tobacco industry.
  First found: 1 Aug 1997, 11:59 Universal Time
• Tobacco pact splits two health leaders (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  In congressional testimony, Lonnie Bristow, who as president of the American Medical Association participated in the settlement talks, declared that this deal ``has public-health opportunities which would potentially dwarf the impact of even the polio vaccine.'' But John Seffrin, chief executive officer of the American Cancer Society -- which was not party to the talks -- told the Senate...
  First found: 1 Aug 1997, 02:18 Universal Time
• Florida Judge Bars Evidence State Knew of Tobacco Risks; Rules State Need Not Prove Essential Elements of Its Case (PR Newswire)
  The following statement was issued today by Philip Morris:
  In rulings that directly contradict over 100 years of judicial precedent and the Florida Supreme Court, a trial judge in West Palm Beach on Wednesday barred tobacco companies from challenging key portions of the state's case of reimbursement of Medicaid payments made on behalf of smokers.
  First found: 1 Aug 1997, 02:18 Universal Time
• AMA Wants Stronger Tobacco Deal (ABC News)
  “The danger is that once the tobacco industry gets the relief it seeks, there is no incentive for them to cooperate further. “We have to get it right the first time … The danger is that once the tobacco industry gets the relief it seeks, there is no incentive for them to cooperate further,” Dr.
  First found: 1 Aug 1997, 11:59 Universal Time
• AMA Supports Tobacco Deal -- With Modifications (7/31) (Your Health Daily)
  ``We believe very strongly that there are ways to strengthen the settlement and still keep the tobacco companies in the process,'' Corliss said. ``We could do more good by adding a 10-percent cigarette tax per year for the next 10 years than we ever could by this negotiated settlement,'' he said.
  First found: 1 Aug 1997, 02:18 Universal Time
• Tobacco Negotiations Created Sharp Client Conflicts - Did leading plaintiffs' lawyers bargain away the rights of individual clients? (National Law Journal)
  While the Liggett settlement was being challenged, Mr. Motley was helping to negotiate a deal that would limit the ability of Ms. Butler and others like her to sue for punitive damages, cap the yearly amount of compensatory damages available to plaintiffs and abolish the ability of plaintiffs to join individual cases together.. . ."They're perfectly willing to trade away your right to line their own pockets,'' Mr. Vladeck said. As for Mr. Motley, "[H]e placed himself in an intractable conflict between the two clients."
  Monday, August 4,1997
• If the FDA were serious, it would have moms write the smokers' warnings - 7/30/97 (Detroit News, The)
  Your tongue will taste like it was used to sweep out a parrot's cage." Your wife plans to haul you out to the curb in a Hefty bag."
  First found: 30 Jul 1997, 17:52 Universal Time
• To Anti-Tobacco Advocates, Issue Is Anything but Settled (Washington Post)
  Koop and former Food and Drug Administration commissioner David A. Kessler urged senators to fashion a new tobacco control policy along the lines of recommendations from a panel they led.
  First found: 30 Jul 1997, 13:09 Universal Time
• Ammonia Amplifies Nicotine, Study Confirms (Washington Post)
  News From the 50 States Find news, reference materials and Internet resources for every state. Tobacco companies have denied in the past that they use ammonia to boost nicotine's power, and have argued that they use it only to reduce the amount of nicotine in tobacco products.
  First found: 30 Jul 1997, 13:09 Universal Time
• Tobacco Litigation Conference to Cover Latest Developments (PR Newswire)
  , July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- News from the world of tobacco litigation is coming out fast and furious. The proposed settlement between the tobacco industry and the state attorneys general will be the focus of a newly added early-morning session on Sept.
  First found: 29 Jul 1997, 22:46 Universal Time
• Hispanic Organizations Reject Tobacco Agreement; Call for Support of Koop/Kessler Report Recommendations (PR Newswire)
  Delgado concluded: "While Hispanics have traditionally been the group least likely to smoke, new data shows that among 8th graders Hispanics are now the group most likely to smoke. (Washington and the World) (Money Talks) (About PRN)(Ask PRN) (Links) (PRN Events).
  First found: 29 Jul 1997, 22:46 Universal Time
• California Anti-tobacco Community Rejects Proposed Tobacco Settlement: (BW Healthwire)
  ``The proposed global settlement between 40 state attorneys general and tobacco manufacturers is not in the best interest of Californians.
  - Jul 29 2:03 PM EDT
• Kessler, Koop push Congress on tobacco:(UPI)
  Two top smoking opponents are urging Congress (Tuesday) to end ``40 years of willful ignorance and inaction on tobacco'' and take tougher action than is proposed in a tobacco settlement.
  - Jul 29 1:58 PM EDT
• Why S.F. opposes the pact with Big Tobacco (San Francisco Examiner)
  Every year, San Francisco spends millions of tax dollars to care for people suffering from tobacco smoking-related illness. More than a year ago, San Francisco became the first city in the nation to sue the tobacco industry for medical costs of cigarette smoking.
  First found: 29 Jul 1997, 02:18 Universal Time
• Burned Up (Washington Post)
  My sister started smoking when she was 16 or 17 and had just quit when she was diagnosed with lung cancer at 51. As she looked at me wide-eyed, I tried to say something about mouth cancer or lung cancer or cancer in general, but no words issued forth.
  First found: 29 Jul 1997, 11:58 Universal Time
• Blowing smoke (Houston Business Journal)
  For hundreds of years, men have savored their victories in this vale of tears by relaxing with a good cigar. It's a grassroots trend, we've noticed -- one that's come about possibly in reaction to these often puritanical times.
  First found: 28 Jul 1997, 12:13 Universal Time
• Richards hired as tobacco lobbyist: (UPI)
  Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards has been hired by the tobacco industry to lobby Congress to accept the proposed $368.5 billion legal settlement.
  - Jul 28 10:37 AM EDT
• We don't trust Big Tobacco (South Florida Business Journal)
  In general, when it comes to rifts between the government and business, we'll side with business every time. for several months in 1995 to keep the company's owner, Bennett LeBow, from breaking ranks on the issue of whether smoking causes cancer.
  First found: 28 Jul 1997, 12:13 Universal Time
• Where There's Smoke, You'll Find a Cigar (Washington Post)
  In the piece, Newhart plays the head of the West Indies Co. They say you are secure enough not to care what others think of you, although if you need a cigar to show others you care not, you probably do.
  First found: 28 Jul 1997, 22:22 Universal Time
• This week's question: What role should the government play in regulating tobacco? (Business News of Dayton)
  I think the government's role should be taking a close look at the incidences of smoking, the data about smoking and promoting, along with the tobacco industry, ways to inform the public about and to discourage the use of tobacco. Therefore, I don't think the government should have a role in regulating the tobacco industry except when it comes to public places.
  First found: 28 Jul 1997, 12:13 Universal Time
• An American export: Tobacco litigation (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England -- John Players, nonfiltered, were the cigarettes she started with. It is adding 19 pence in taxes (about 31 cents) to the cost of each pack, which will raise the cost of an average pack of cigarettes in Britain to $5.47.
  First found: 27 Jul 1997, 11:56 Universal Time
• Grocer kicks the habit out the door - 7/27/97 (Detroit News, The)
      "When I came back to the store, I felt guilty when I sold a pack of cigarettes," he said.     Despite the troubles, Mosby said he won't resume selling booze and cigarettes.
  First found: 27 Jul 1997, 16:43 Universal Time
• Cancer Society Criticizes Deal (ABC News)
       Meanwhile, the American Lung Association criticized the proposed settlement’s advertising requirements, saying they “will not appreciably inhibit” youth smoking.      The society also released the results of nationwide polling examining public support for various provisions of the proposed tobacco settlement.
  First found: 25 Jul 1997, 03:45 Universal Time
• Clinton Pushes Tobacco Tax (ABC News)
       “This 20-cent increase in the cigarette tax not only will provide necessary resources to protect and improve children's health.      “It has literally been a generation since we did this much for children's health insurance.
  First found: 24 Jul 1997, 22:00 Universal Time
• Tobacco's Can of Worms (Fortune)
  Tobacco negotiators may have thought they had a done deal, but Washington thinks otherwise. Here's what to expect as the settlement goes to the President and Congress. It won't be pleasant--for Big Tobacco.
  July 21, 1997 Issue
• The Plaintiffs Bar Strikes Again (Fortune)
  The attorneys general didn't bring Big Tobacco down. It was their allies, the plaintiffs lawyers, who are now more powerful than the companies they fight.
  July 21, 1997 Issue
• Geoff Bible Won't Quit (Fortune)
  The last of the tough-talking tobacco chieftains has done what was long unthinkable: negotiate a settlement with tobacco's enemies. What brought the Philip Morris CEO to the table? And how will his company survive an uncertain future?
  July 21, 1997 Issue
  
• Senator: Tobacco lobby targeted minors law (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  , N.J.) yesterday accused the industry of working behind the scenes to cut funding for enforcement of a federal law banning sale of tobacco products to minors. Lautenberg noted that the Senate Appropriations Committee had cut about $29 million earmarked for the enforcement and said that industry lobbyists were responsible.
  First found: 23 Jul 1997, 18:12 Universal Time
• B.A.T Industries agrees to buy of biggest Mexican cigarette-maker (Bloomberg/Winston-Salem Journal)
  B.A.T Industries Plc agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Cigarrera La Moderna, Mexico's biggest cigarette-maker, vaulting past rival Philip Morris Cos. in the country's growing tobacco market
  Wednesday, July 23, 1997
• Smoking Increases Risk of Eye Disease (7/21)* (Your Health Daily)
  n a follow-up letter to a study released last fall, Dutch researchers report that smoking increases the risk of developing a potentially blinding eye disease, regardless of a person's age. According to the original report, which appeared last October in the Archives of Ophthalmology, smokers and former smokers ages 55 to 84 had a significantly higher risk of developing age-related macular...
  First found: 22 Jul 1997, 02:08 Universal Time
• SACRAMENTO -- Wilson Backs Tobacco Suits If Stores Not Targeted (San Francisco Chronicle)
  Governor Pete Wilson will sign legislation allowing Californians to sue tobacco companies for product liability if retailers and distributors cannot be included as defendants, his office said yesterday.
  First found: 22 Jul 1997, 11:56 Universal Time
• Tobacco giant is accused of buying silence: Lawyer: Philip Morris paid rival's bills to quiet criticism of smoking. - 7/22/97 (Detroit News, The)
      Philip Morris "didn't pay his bills out of the goodness of their heart," Rosenblatt said..     LeBow, testifying for the first time in a tobacco lawsuit, told the jury that Philip Morris agreed to pay $10 million a year of his company's legal bills while he was rethinking his position on smoking and health.
  First found: 22 Jul 1997, 11:56 Universal Time
• Cigarette taxes force smokers to cross borders in search of deals - 7/22/97 (Detroit News, The)
      New Hampshire sold twice as many packs of cigarettes as Massachusetts, even though the rate of smoking in both states is nearly identical. Moreover, some states limit the number of excise taxable items that come in.
  First found: 22 Jul 1997, 11:56 Universal Time
• Liggett owner says rival tried to buy silence (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  In March 1996, Liggett settled lawsuits brought by five states and private attorneys to recover the medical costs of treating sick smokers. Yesterday, LeBow testified against his company -- Liggett is a defendant -- and was questioned by lawyers for his company.
  First found: 22 Jul 1997, 11:56 Universal Time
• Anti-child-smoking laws take a Holiday (Age, The)
  By SUE HEWITT of the Sunday Age A NEW "kiddie" pack of cigarettes will test the already flawed laws designed to prevent tobacco sales to minors, according to the anti-smoking lobby. A company spokesman, Mr Peter Alexander, said the pack was only one of 63 brands available in packs of 20.
  First found: 20 Jul 1997, 21:44 Universal Time
• Economic aid sought by growers of tobacco (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  That could include price supports or possibly buyouts of farmers who want to quit the tobacco business. ``We don't have much sympathy for the tobacco companies, but we do have real sympathy for the family farmers who have been growing this crop for generations,'' Bruce Reed, a top Clinton aide, said this week.
  First found: 19 Jul 1997, 12:09 Universal Time

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