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...that other Southerners will understand that the Stars and Bars is a symbol of Southern divisiveness, not old-fashioned values. It may conjure up fond memories of the South for some, but the message it contains for me is that its owner would prefer to see me in the tobacco fields rather than sitting next to him or her in class. Like the song "Dixie," the Stars and Bars is a symbol of the Old South, not the place I call home...
...Cuba's famed cigars turning into second-rate smokes? The country may be facing enormous economic and political problems, but that question is provoking passionate debate. Last week Francisco Padron, the director of Cuba's state-owned tobacco company, proposed a televised taste test to snuff out speculation that Cuba's cigar factories have been hurrying the curing process and producing mediocre products...
...capita alcohol consumption in France is among the world's highest, and studies show that deaths from lung cancer among men have increased 366% since 1950. The government plans to introduce laws in parliament to increase the price of cigarettes 15% beginning in 1991 and to ban all tobacco advertising by 1993. Alcohol ads would be restricted to print media. Another study might then be necessary to find out whether the stereotypical Frenchman has been deterred by higher prices from inhaling cigarette smoke and vin rouge...
Several committee members had specific concernswhich they intend to champion as the ACSRcontinues to make reccomendations to theCorporation committee. Divinity School studentMichael McNally said he wanted to push theenvironmental issues, while Lalji said his effortswould be focused on the tobacco question...
...year or two ago, there was a lot of debateon the tobacco issue and I personally want tobring the issue back again," Lalji said. "I don'tbelieve that we should be investing in the tobaccoindustry and I wanted to get some input on thatissue...