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Drug end Trade Control Units Vie for Authority WABH~qGTON. June ~[~P).--A~ inner ~ve~t ~p~ ~ pub~o t~y wl~ ~ ~t ~e ~t ~d ~ for ~e ~o~ty to n~ ~d~ w~t ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~b~ H~ ~. ~ ~d ~e ~ ~m m~ ~t~ ~ ~e d~ ~ ~ ~de~mt ~. ~, wM~ ~ held h~ on ~ ~ he~. ~ ~t n~ t~a. ~d ~ n~ for ~e f ~ ~e ~m. 10 ~ ~ ~e ~# nf m~t ~d ~er ~p~ no~ MLnnespo~9, Kl.nnesota ,Tune ~,1~ the FTC would have to net new le~dative 8uthort~ to regulate advertisis~. tlon (TDA) r~gulate labeling. He suagested mending a,~ oct almdy ad ministered b~ the F DA which is imtt of HEW. ~e Publle Health Sepia d~sa~'eed. Confess' fore- most. antismoking campaign. er..sen said the FTC had the authority to r%'3uiste unfal~ and deceptive adve~sing of ci~erett~ en it had with oher proclucts. '~Che information printed en 8 cipre~te Imckaae is de. signed to inform the public, conduct ~uentionai and re- us is advertising copy ~ search prepares in connec, tied out on the communica, tion with smoklna. ~9ns media," she 8aid. "! . In the opinion of the FTC, fall to se~ why, at this late it can proceed to rngulats date, HEW now feels it~ both advertising end isbelJnj~ Jurisdictional toes have been without any new Ingislation. trodden upon. in any event, Those favoring qulcl~ action it would be tmafc if' reButs- to control ciaarettea feel tions so significant to the that re~istloas th8t have to health of Americans should be written by Coqress stnnd fall victim m a potty lurid-" chance of being bngaed dicti~aldispute,"