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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1996
Page
7
The Clinton administration seeks to curb teen smoking by federal rules: under 18 cannot buy cigarettes or smokeless tobacco. vending machines banned nationwide. samples and self-serve displays halted. photo IDs required. mail sales allowed. packs must contain 20 cigarettes. ads must be black and white and near schools banned. sports sponsorship limited to company names. health warnings and youth-education ads to follow.
Boston based report cites 16 year old Gretchen Heath from Burrillville and 19 year old Mike Taggart of Melrose saying peers and family matter more than Joe Camel or the Marlboro Man in prompting smoking. President Clinton declares nicotine a drug, empowers FDA to regulate ads and sales, seeks 150 million annual anti tobacco funding and limits teen friendly imagery near schools and at events.
U S Tobacco Co filed for a federal court order in North Carolina to block FDA plans to regulate tobacco products. The firm said the move is politically correct but legally wrong, criticizing President Clinton and FDA Commissioner David Kessler. The company had previously sued last August over FDA authority.
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