Ban on sexy smoker ads urged by ASH critic in Sacramento
John Banzhaf of Action on Smoking and Health called for a FTC crackdown on cigarette advertising including banning sexy imagery and billboard ads. He proposed tighter disclosures of tar and nicotine, and banned premiums while noting health costs from smoking reach 10 to 13 billion dollars annually.
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John Banzhaf
Banzhaf
Action On Smoking & Health
ASH
Wall Street Journal
The
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FTC
Congress
Schick Centers
Modesto
Alex Reuss
Schick Laboratories
Chuck Connors
Reuss
America
Academy chief rails at Proxmire attacks on NSF research
Dr. Philip Handler, president of the National Academy of Sciences, challenged Sen. William Proxmire’s criticisms of NSF grants at the academy meeting. He warned that funding scrutiny and titles can mislead and urged defense of social science research as essential to truth and society. A separate Los Angeles suit accuses Gov. Brown of neglecting home care for thousands of disabled, seeking injunction to secure funding for homemaker aides.
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UPS
National Academy of Sciences
William Proxmire
D-Wis
National Science Foundation
Philip Handler
Academy
House of Representatives
Wete
NSF
Sen. Proxmire
Handler
Los Angeles
Gov. Brown
Tate
Supreme Court tackles topless dancing federalism issue
The justices debated whether a North Hempstead New York topless dancing ordinance violates free expression while considering whether a federal judge erred in hearing the case given pending state charges. The procedural question stems from a 1970 ruling limiting suits when charges exist in state court.
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Supreme Court
New York
Herbert Kassner
North Hempstead
N.Y
William Brennan Jr
Brennan
Kassner
Danc
Ing Bar
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