Word: morrision
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is evidence that some cigarette-company researchers have long known that it is the nicotine that appeals to smokers. A 1972 internal memo by a Philip Morris scientist contended that "no one has ever become a cigarette smoker by smoking cigarettes without nicotine." That was proved again a few...
Even without federal prodding, an increasing number of private companies are moving to satisfy the antismoking mood. McDonald's has banned smoking in 1,400 of its company-owned fast-food restaurants in the U.S. Amtrak announced this month that 82% of its trains (up from 62%) will henceforth be...
Humor is another tactic. Philip Morris has launched a campaign for Benson & Hedges that satirizes the nation's ongoing antismoking fervor. In the new / ads, smokers puff away on rooftops, window ledges and even airplane wings. The tag line: "The length you go to for pleasure." Karen Daragan, manager of...
Besides courting its friends, the tobacco industry is also coming down hard on its foes. Philip Morris has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against ABC for its Day One reports charging that the tobacco industry "artificially adds nicotine to cigarettes to keep people smoking and boost profits." Says Herbert M...
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