Cigarette Smoking Labeled Health Hazard
A 10 member panel concluded heavy cigarette smoking is a major health hazard and warrants remedial action. Surgeon General Terry said the U S Public Health Service will push for steps, urging disuse of cigarettes. The report links smoking to lung cancer and laryngeal cancer, with weaker ties to heart disease, and notes some health benefits from quitting. The panel found smoking raises death risk and called for action to curb the hazard.
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Washington
Outher Terry
U. S. Public Health Service
Terry
United States
Committee of Scientists
U.S
Luther Terry
The
Public Health Service
Heath
Luther Terry Fof
U. S
Panama Crisis Stokes Chiari Push for New Treaties
Panamanian President Chiari pressed for a new treaty and for the U S flag to fly with Panama’s at all Zone schools as violence flared along Canal Zone boundaries. Delegations prepared for talks as 21 dead and about 300 injured were reported amid tense crowds and property damage in Colon and Cristobal.
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Panama
Roberto Chiari
U.S
U.s.controlled
Canal Zone
Robert J. Fleming
Chiari
United States
Washington
Panama Canal
Colon
Mann
Edwin M. Martin
Organization of American States
Panama City
Cristobal
Back County
Neigh
U S Won’t Yield Panama Canal Rights
Washington reports authorities believe the United States can weather the Panama crisis without ceding basic canal rights. President Johnson stayed in close touch with events, dispatching instructions to Thomas C. Mann, his emissary in Panama, after receiving a written update.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Panama
Johnson
Thomas C. Mann
Pierre Salinger
Mann
Inter - American Affairs
Mob Repulsed By Soldiers At Tivoli Guest House
Panamanian rioters stormed Tivoli Guest House on the Canal Zone Saturday night and were repulsed by a wedge of U S soldiers with fixed bayonets. Sniper fire erupted from rooftops and the Panamanian National Assembly building across Fourth of July Avenue. A bullet grazed an American soldier’s arm as officials said it sought to provoke a volley.
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Panama
Canal Zone
Tivoli
U. S
Panamanian National Assembly
Fourth of July Avenue
U. S. Army
Prohibition Unlikely Remedial Action Faces Hurdles
A federal panel called for remedial measures against heavy cigarette smoking but did not specify actions. Surgeon General Terry signaled prompt recommendations while Congress weighs warnings on packs, research funding, and educational programs.
Ann Landers Explores Teen Sex and Confusion
Ann Landers details teen anxieties amid sexual urges and fear of consequences. She contrasts public myth of carefree teen romance with mountains of mail from teens who feel pressured, guilty, and uncertain about dating, boundaries, and identity. She questions the standard teen stereotype and weighs definitions and realities.
Tobacco officials say health report brings no surprise
North Carolina leaders and industry figures say the federal Surgeon General report on smoking adds little new and will not prove disastrous. Gov. Sanford calls for continued science to resolve tobacco health questions, while Royster Hedrick and Mangum expect limited immediate effects but possible future taxes.
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North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Fred S. Royster
Henderson
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Royer
America
W. P. Hedrick
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Gov. Sanford
Surgeon General
B. C. Mangum
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Royster
Hedrick
Local Merchants Aid Reading Students
A condensed report notes local merchants support student reading programs with contributions and in store events. Schools benefit from funding and organized workshops by community businesses this season.
Clergymen Challenged by Graham on Smoking
Evangelist Billy Graham urged clergy of all faiths to quit cigarette smoking citing a government report. He said he never smoked and believed God can help anyone break the habit, though he acknowledged it would be difficult.
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GOP
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