Merit low tar cigarette sparks strong public response
Promotional material for Merit markets a 9 mg tar cigarette with Enriched Flavor process claiming as much flavor as higher tar brands. Customer letters from diverse U S locations praise taste and ability to switch brands, ending with Surgeon General warning about health risks.
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Joan C. Harper
Los Angeles, California
Wit
Gordon Wilda
Phoenix
Arizona
Smerit
Henry Miller
Lexington
Nebraska
Larry Rohovit
Raytown
Missouri
Clara C. Zeigler
Birmingham
Alabama
William Platter
Plainfield, New Jersey
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Marian Friedman
Valley Stream
New York
C. L. Burtnett
Venice, Florida
Lena Garcia Safford
Carol Payne
Washington, D.C
W. Wayne Hilliard
Metairie, Louisiana
Rex B. Little
San Diego, California
Joseph V. Monetti
Wolcott, Connecticut
Edward Pele Munster
Indiana
Philip Monis
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