FTC To Revisit Cigarette Health Warning Fight
The FTC plans to revive a seven year effort to require cigarette makers to warn that smoking is harmful. A proposed complaint alleging deceptive advertising may be filed after July 1 when a congressional ban on health warnings regulation expires. The commission seeks 10 cent shirt action against false ads and cites a Surgeon General link to lung and heart diseases.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Commission
Surgeon General
Congress
Farming Land Loses Plaque At US Center Site
In Mascoutah Illinois farmer Lawrence B Friederich reported a stake marking the nation s population center has been stolen from his land. He planned to install a flag and said the sign wasn t valuable financially but symbolically important, and he fears government responsibility.
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Mascoutah, Ill
Lawrence B. Friederich
United States
Friederich
What YOU Can Do About Dangerous Drugs
A plain language guide outlining four drug classes including marijuana LSD barbiturates stimulants and narcotics. It explains effects risks dependence and cautions about driving hazards and addiction potential while urging parents to discuss facts with children.
Nader Report Criticizes Bank Over Consumer Impact
New York AP report analyzes a 447 page Nader study criticizing First National City Bank for favoring profits over consumers. It notes ethical questions about bank practices and suggests banks influence urban decline, while comparing business motives to broader societal norms and prompting moral scrutiny.
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New York
Nader
First National City Bank
First City
14.4 Million Welfare Recipients Set Record
Washington AP reports welfare rolls climbed to 14.4 million in March, with 235,000 new recipients that month. Most of the increase, 224,000, came from Aid to Families with Dependent Children ASDC. The growth continues a two year trend in welfare participation.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
ASDC
Cigarette Use May Hold Steady in 1971
An Agriculture Department report projects total cigarette consumption in 1971 to slightly exceed 36 billion with per capita use roughly flat at about 3,985 persons. It notes no formal per capita forecast, but hints of no decline for the first time since 1966, and reports tobacco leaf stocks near 3.68 billion pounds, with record output and possible exports near 300 million pounds in late 1971.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
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