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...legal cloud that has hung over U.S. tobacco companies for years lifted slightly last week. In Philadelphia, a federal appeals court ruled that Philip Morris, the Liggett Group, the Loews Corp. and Loews Theatres did not have to compensate Antonio Cipollone for the death of his wife Rose, a pack-a-day smoker who died of lung cancer in 1984. The court's reason: cigarette-package health warnings that are mandatory under federal law protect the tobacco giants from claims that they fail to provide adequate notice of smoking's hazards. The decision in the liability lawsuit may affect almost...
...where some 73 million gal. of Italian wine are imported every year and sales have been booming, federal officials warned wholesalers and importers not to distribute any Italian wines until samples could be tested for methyl alcohol. Then the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms advised drinkers not to touch Italian wines until tests showed that they were not contaminated. The Italian embassy emphasized that the only products that had so far been discovered to be tainted were cheap varieties that sold in Italy for about...
Some employers, convinced that tobacco users take too many sick days and raise insurance premiums too high, have taken the extreme step of hiring only nonsmokers. Westlake Community Hospital in Melrose Park, Ill., has had no dearth of job applicants. In fact, says Bruce Nagel, director of human resources, "we've had people say, 'I want to work here because of your stand on smoking.' " But other job seekers are not so happy. Amy Lipson, a smoker, filed a complaint with New York State's division of human rights after she was turned down for a position at Fortunoff...
Smokers might take heart from, of all people, U.S. Surgeon General C. Everett Koop. A vehement campaigner against smoking, Koop released a study last week that among other things detailed what other governments in other times have done. In 16th century Japan, according to Koop, tobacco users were jailed, while in 17th century China anyone possessing the offending weed could be beheaded. All things considered, the restrictions against smoking today hardly seem dire...
...Lauderdale, including an inebriated student who plunged off the 16th floor of the Pier 66 Hotel. Two more died in Daytona Beach after falling from hotel balconies. On Sanibel Island, along the Gulf Coast, a University of Arizona freshman fell to his death from a balcony during a vigorous tobacco-spitting contest. In Miami, a student toppled off a drawbridge...