U.S. quits outpace new smokers in 1960s trend
UPI reports about 50 million Americans smoke cigarettes with 6 to 7 million trying to quit yearly and 1.5 million succeeding. Last year quitters outnumbered new smokers for the first time since 1964 as total consumption fell to 571.2 billion cigarettes and per capita use dropped to 4 213. Teen smoking among 17-year-olds in Portland declined from 34.7 percent to 25.6 percent for boys and 25.5 to 15.7 percent for girls.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
U.S. _ Public Health Service
Daniel Horn
The
Clearinghouse
Cigarette Firms Diversify Rapidly Across Products
New York UPI reports cigarette manufacturers diversify as smoking declines from late 1967. Major firms like Philip Morris American Tobacco Lorillard R J Reynolds expand into plastics, foods, razors, beverages, pet foods and more to offset reduced tobacco demand amid regulatory pressure on advertising and rising layoffs.
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New York
UPI
Philip Morris,Inc
FCC
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Congress
Louisville
Lorillard Co
Lorillard
Loew's Theatres
U.S
Schenley Liquor and Pharmaceutical
Pet Foods
Usen Products
Reed Candy Co
Tobacco
British American Tobacco
Brown & Williamson
Philip Morris, Inc
Cullman
Philip Morris
Milprint, Inc
Polymer Industries, Inc
American Safety Razor Co
Clark Gum Co
American Tobacco
American
Sunshine Biscuits
James B. Beam Distilling Co
American Cigar Co
Bell Foods
Russ Toys
Ligett & Myers, Inc
Paddington, Inc
J. & B. Scotch
Carollon Imports
Austin Nichols & Co
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Lakewood
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Orana County
Freeman Ave
Signal Hill
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