Cigarette Advertising Modified by Industry Code
The nation’s cigarette manufacturers will place a $250 million annual advertising program under an administrator to enforce a new code barring teen aimed appeals. The nine major firms will appoint an administrator in New York with power to fine up to $100,000 and full authority over all cigarette ads. The code prohibits testimonials by athletic heroes or entertainers, claims of social prominence or sexual attraction, health claims without scientific backing, and distribution of free samples. Ads must avoid under 21 targeting and campus promotions. models must be at least 25. The industry seeks Justice Department approval to meet antitrust laws. the code stops short of a broader FTC warning mandate. cancer link cited. Dr George E. B. Moore calls it a positive step.
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Larry Friedman
New York
United States
U.S
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
George EB. Moore
Russell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
Cancer Research Institute
Moore
John F. Kennedy
Lloyd
Joseph Brodie
Tle
New York Jewish Theological
President Seminary
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
Edwin P. Neilan
Chamber
Neilan
Delaware
United Auto Workers
Rival Camps Stand Vigil at Lincoln Memorial
Washington AP reports Protestant students vow to stay 24 hours a day until civil rights legislation passes. A rival Nazi group led by George Lincoln Rockwell briefly distributed leaflets, prompting police intervention. Johnson receives strong applause at the Chamber of Commerce meeting as Neilan criticizes his budget.
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Alan Welch
American Nazi Party
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Congress
Steve
George Lincoln Rockwell
Rockwell
Robert Lloyd
Arlington
Nashville Protest Stirs Streets As Teens Block Traffic
Hundreds of civil rights demonstrators, mostly teens, swarmed Nashville streets blocking eateries while police failed to disperse them until a fire truck sprayed water. Demonstrators sat in streets and blocked patrol wagons, prompting arrests and mass sit in near a Negro church as further actions were planned.
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Nashville, Tenn
Nashville
Reedy
Johnson
Congress
Gram
Negro Church
Ten Million Added To Appalachian Economic Plan
President Johnson announced a ten million dollar boost to the Appalachian economic program targeting coal mining region problems. Press secretary George Reedy said the fiscal year total rises to 228 million dollars, up from 218 million, not counting an estimated 34 million for antipoverty efforts nationwide.
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Washington
Johnson
Appalachian
George Reedy
Reds Hit Saigon as U S Forces Expand Airlift Operations
Guerrilla gunners strike Saigon while U S helicopters lift troops to Communist positions in the central and southern theater. Air and ground clashes leave American and Vietnamese casualties, with government forces advancing toward Viet Cong lines.
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Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Do Xa
Kien Long
U.S
Soc Trangin
Can Tho
Business applauds Johnson at chamber, but wary on unions
Washington AP reports President Johnson won praise from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce yet faced skepticism about labor union dealings. Observers noted the audience’s mixed reaction, with some predicting impact on Republican fundraising and political support as Johnson seeks broad approval.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Chamber
Paul Butler
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
U.S
Clark
Hoffa Legal Fee Debate Rocks Teamsters Grip
Washington reports Hoffa faces questions over using union funds to pay his legal bills. Teamsters VP Harold J. Gibbons cites a Chicago decision and says legality must be resolved by an outside authority. A Philadelphia local accuses payments of illegal use of union money as Hoffa’s influence reportedly wanes.
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Washington (Ap
James
R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Edward Bennett Williams
Teamsters
Regal
Hoffa
Chicago
Harold J. Gibbons
St. Louis
Gibbons
Sters
John J.scopies
O'Rourke
New York
Teamsters Local 107
Philadelphia
Williams
SPCA opposes LBJ ear lifting of beagles
New York AP report says SPCA spokesman denounces President Johnson for picking up his beagle pups by the ears on the White House lawn. Johnson defended the act saying it makes them bark, while SPCA notes ear handling harms dogs and would provoke yelps.
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New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Johnson
White House
SPCA
Neff
American Kennel Club
Evelyn Monte
Kyrenia Pass Under Fire In Cyprus Clashes
Greek Cypriot forces fired on Kyrenia Pass and attacked the St Hilarion castle from about 200 yards away. Twenty seven shells hit the castle as Greek forces fortified positions. UN peacekeeping chief Prem Singh Gyani warned of serious implications for the UN role in Cyprus and urged peace talks with Makarios and Kuchuk seeking a political solution.
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St. Hilarion
Northern
Cyprus
Hal McClure
Nicosia
Kyrenia Pass
Ullices Cay
Ulead
Kyrenia
U.N
Prem Singh Gyani
United Nations
U Thant
Makarios
Rain Dampens Voting in Pennsylvania Primary
Rain across most of Pennsylvania dampened voter turnout for the primary. Republican Scranton backers seek write-ins for president and unpledged delegates, while a three way race unfolds for the Democratic Senate nomination. Goldwater forces aim for 800,000 write-ins. Truax hopes 100,000 for Scranton.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
U.S. Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
State Superior Court
Senate
Hugh Scott
Democratic Organization
Justice
Michael A. Musmanno
State Supreme Court
Genevieve Blatt
Goldwater
Bien
Craig Truax
GOP
Sen Engle Withdraws From Race in California
Sen Clair Engle withdraws from re election race while hospitalized in Washington after a second brain operation. The 52 year old Democrat previously said he could campaign and serve but informed his state chairman he would stop.
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Sacramento
Calif
Clair Engle
Engle
Washington
Pital
Tai
Democratic Party
Tom Carrell
San Francisco
Medicare Passage Is Urged By Johnson And McCormack
President Johnson pressed Democratic leaders to push the elderly medical care bill through this session. Speaker McCormack said action should not wait for the next session and that a viable bill under Social Security may be possible this term. The plan faces committee hurdles and votes needed for floor debate.
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Congress
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John W. McCormack
McCormack
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Tong
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