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ASH NEWS ITEMS FOR JULY 1999

FTC Report: Cig Ads & Promotions Decline [07/31-3]

Engle Verdict Sheet: Widespread Liability [07/31-2]

READ ASH-Triggered Cigar Warning Bill [07/31-1]

New Study on Youth Responses to Smoking in the Movies [07/30-4]

(UK) Independent Health Commission Takes on Workplace ETS [07/30-3]

Letter to the Editor Says Industry Can't Have It Both Ways [07/30-2]

The Industry Beats Out AMA for Top Lobbying Spot [07/30-1]

Riverdale Puts Cigs Out of Sight and Out of Reach [07/29-5]

In Midst of PM Investigation, Lax Lobbying Laws Up for Extension [07/29-4]

CRP Report on Lobbying; Industry Nearly Doubled Lasts Year's Tab [07/29-3]

Denver Targets Underage Smoking - Teens Say Plan has Holes [07/29-2]

Denver Survey Shows Majority Support Smoke-free Restaurants [07/29-1]

Article on PM's Contributions in Albany Prompt Investigation [07/28-4]

Disturbing Report on Seattle Teens - Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco [07/28-3]

As Expected, DOJ to Drop Criminal Investigation Against Industry [07/28-2]

UK: Sports Superstar Takes on Industry [07/28-1]

Editorial: Warning, Lifestyle May Be Hazardous to Your Children [07/27-8]

DC Decertifies Smokers' Class Status [07/27-7]

MA May Have Authority to Ban Smoking in ALL Restaurants [07/27-6]

Industry Tries to Stop Australian Class Action [07/27-5]

Indian State Bans Public Smoking [07/27-4]

States' Surplus Can Not Be Spent Fast Enough [07/27-3]

PM, Dispensing Largesse in the Halls of NY's Congress [07/27-2]

Smoking Increases Occurrence of Atrial Fibrillation [07/27-1]

Industry Unscathed in Another Failed Health Fund Suit [07/26-9]

Judge Strikes Down Ohio Town's Smoking Ban [07/26-8]

5 Tobacco State Governors Speak Out Against US v. Industry [07/26-7]

Commentator Blasts IL's Antismoking Billboards [07/26-6]

Public Hearing on PA Settlement Allocation TODAY [07/26-5]

Using Tobacco Plants to Save Lives [07/26-4]

A Closer Look at the FTC's Cigar Report [07/26-3]

ASH's Banzhaf on "Tobacco Wars" and the Role of the Media [07/26-2]

Most States Betray Pledge to "Protect Our Children" from Tobacco [07/26-1]

We Win in Senate - With Your Help [07/23-7]

Liggett Settlement Denied [07/23-6]

FTC Responds To ASH Cigar Petition [07/23-5]

First Direct Smoker's Suit Against Tobacco in CT Filed [07/23-4]

AL Judge Says "No" To Ligget Settlement Plan [07/23-3]

Senate Removes Noose from DOJ's Tobacco Lawsuit [07/23-2]

EIC Holds Briefings With Studios To Accurately Portray Addiction [07/23-1]

FTC Recommends Warning Labels for Cigars [07/22-3]

New Study on SIDS and Maternal Smoking [07/22-2]

Harm from Smokeless Tobacco May Be Reversible [07/22-1]

Stealth Tobacco Vote [07/21-5]

Group Determines 4% of WI Cig Sales to Minors Equals $9m [07/21-4]

SF Law - All Commercial Businesses Provide Outdoor Ashtrays [07/21-3]

A Novel Idea On Solving Butt Litter [07/21-2]

New Tobacco Product Hits UK - Oral Cancer Results [07/21-1]

Stamp on Medical Charts Prompts More MD's to Counsel on Smoking [07/20-4]

IL Considers Using Some Settlement Money for Tax Breaks [07/20-3]

On BBC2 - Tobacco Fever [07/20-2]

Rothmans/BAT Merger Prompts Secondary Merger in Malayasia [07/20-1]

Detailed Report of the Additives in Cigarette Tobacco [07/19-5]

Flight Attendants Sue for Bad Air on Alaskan Airlines MD-80's [07/19-4]

Industry Faces Its First Smoker's Lawsuit in New Mexico [07/19-3]

WI May Make It Harder to Run Tobacco Stings [07/19-2]

NC House Gives Industry a $9m Tax Break [07/19-1]

DOJ Suit vs TI Vote [07/16-6]

BIDI Petition Filed [07/16-5]

Wash. Supreme Court Upholds ETS Law [07/16-4]

A New Tack on Reaching Smokers - Positive Reinforcement on Packs [07/16-3]

Appellate Court Rejects NYC's Claim for More Settlement Money [07/16-2]

NZ Intermediate Court Allows Marshall Islands to Sue Industry [07/16-1]

BRAZIL: Rio State Government To Sue US Industry [07/15-4]

B&W Deny Their Cigarettes Caused MI Woman's Death [07/15-3]

Senate Testimony of R. Daynard, J.D., Ph.D. on S. 353 [07/15-2]

New Study On ETS and Breast Feeding [07/15-1]

Shifts in Attitudes About Smoking Evident from Engle [07/14-4]

Report Details Industry Attempt to Make Cigarettes More Addictive [07/14-3]

S.F. Files Suit Against Local Bar Owner to Enforce Smoke-Free Law [07/14-2]

German Smoker to Sue Industry; First of Its Kind in Germany [07/14-1]

ENGLE: ASH's Legislative Counsel Comments on the Road Ahead [07/13-3]

French Customs Seize 11.5 Tons of Smuggled Tobacco [07/13-2]

IRS Approves Tax Breaks For Tobacco Related Medical Treatment [07/13-1]

DOJ and Legal Scholars Argue Over Deadline for Federal Lawsuit [07/12-5]

CT Scans May Help Identify Lung Cancer Earlier [07/12-4]

EPA Identifies Tobacco Smoke as a Major Indoor Pollutant [07/12-3]

The State of Children - ASH's Scheg Quoted [07/12-2]

Report on Industry Power and Influence in Florida [07/12-1]

NY: Class Status Denied in Another Case Against Industry [07/09-6]

Industry May Have Insurance "Cover" from Liability Payouts [07/09-5]

Wall Street Largely Unmoved By Engle Verdict; New Industry Strategy [07/09-4]

Society's Changing Attitudes On Smoking and Tobacco, ASH Cited [07/09-3]

Non-Smoker Gets $420,878 [07/09-2]

LA Commits to Enforce Its Smoking Ban [07/09-1]

A Changing Legal Landscape [07/08-5]

A Chronology of Tobacco Litigation and Settlements [07/08-4]

New Study Links Genetics to Environmental Risks for Cancer [07/08-3]

The Engle Jury [07/08-2]

ENGLE: Still a Way to Go After the Verdict, But a Sterling Condemnation [07/08-1]

Smokers Win Class Action Lawsuit [07/07-4]

Nat'l Smokers Alliance and PM Part Over Alleged Ethics Violations [07/07-3]

Tobacco Surveillance Center Setup- Smokers Help [07/07-2]

Congressional Block to Tobacco Lawsuit Sets Bad Precedent [07/07-1]

More and More Municipalities Consider Tobacco Merchant Licensing [07/06-4]

High Tech Vending Machine Hits the Market [07/06-3]

Tobacco Foes Displeased Over New Gore Media Strategist [07/06-2]

Another Study Links Pre-natal Smoking to Crime [07/06-1]

Federal Court Refuses to Certify Class Action Against Tobacco [07/02-4]

MSA National Foundation Changes Its Name [07/02-3]

Federal Suit Against Tobacco May Mean Big Damages [07/02-2]

IL Supreme Court Upholds Cig. Tax Hike [07/02-1]

Cigs On TV [07/01-2]

More Trouble In Marlboro Country [07/01/99]
 

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