Word: counters
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...1970s, a Congressional investigation revealed that the CIA had secretly funded hundreds of books in the United States and abroad in an attempt to counter Soviet propaganda efforts...
...that cigarette ads are designed primarily to get smokers to stick with one brand or try another. "A rather small number of smokers switch," maintains Northeastern University Law Professor Richard Daynard. "The big payoff is in getting people to smoke, and the fresh market is entirely kids." Cigarette advertisers counter that they do not promote directly to a youth market, that they do not use sports or entertainment stars, and that all models in ads must appear to be 25 or older. The Supreme Court two years ago did not accept the argument that unsolicited ads for contraceptives could...
...answer for the A.M.A. is not to ban ads but "to speak out more," says Attorney Floyd Abrams, a free-speech specialist who has advised media and tobacco companies. "First Amendment theory says that if speech is troubling, we counter it with speech that responds." Undaunted, the A.M.A. will soon begin drafting model legislation. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court could signal its current thinking on the subject of ad bans in the next few months. The high bench is expected to rule on a First Amendment challenge to a Puerto Rican law that bans local advertising by the island's legal...
...disappointing to see the Crimson lending its editorial support, in the guise of reporting, to an approach that is both counter-productive and inhumane. William Bennett '62, M.D. '69 Editor, Harvard Medical School Health Letter
...comparison, the over-the-counter stimulant No-Doz lists its caffeine content as 100 mg per pill...