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...Smoke 'em if you've got 'em" was the Army's traditional way of announcing a break for soldiers -- and it is no wonder that 52% of G.I.s smoke tobacco. Last week the newly health-conscious Army implemented a policy to stub out that hoary tradition. In a move assailed as "unjustified, unenforceable and unfortunate" by the Tobacco Institute, the service banned smoking in conference rooms, auditoriums, classrooms, all Army vehicles and at all times during basic training...
Antismoking champions cheered the ruling. Oklahoma Congressman Mike Synar last month introduced legislation that would strictly prohibit any tobacco ads. Such a ban could seriously hurt the financial health of many newspapers and magazines that rely heavily on their share of the nearly $3 billion a year spent by the tobacco industry on advertising and promotion. The ruling could spur a similar push to bar liquor ads. With the constitutional obstacles now largely out of the way, the tugging and pulling of lobbyists and lawmakers will decide whose commercial message is interrupted...
...proud of his paper's coverage of Central America and environmental pollution. A 1980 series on smog in Los Angeles earned a citation from the California Newspaper Publishers Association. The North Carolina Independent, published in Durham, has made a reputation for itself by jousting with the state's powerful tobacco interests and big textile manufacturers...
Scott Stapf, a spokesman for the Tobacco Institute, a Washington-based trade organization representing cigarette manufacturers, called the conclusions "complete baloney...
...Tobacco Institute said advertising and promotions are aimed at current smokers as competing companies try to win converts or persuade smokers to stick with their current brands...