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NEW ¥OBK TIMES Nev York, N~ York June 2~, 196~ HEATH WABN G FOR CIG ETTES Trade Commission Orders That Package Imbel$ Tell of Danger of Cancer RULE EFFECTIVE JAN. 1 Advertising Curb May Also Be Included in Regulation --Tobacco Stocks Drop t~k ~ ~ ~ ~ W~F ee ~e N~ ~erk ~ye~ ~ P~p ~o~ ~ ~e~ hlL ~th o~ I ~. ~ t~ on ~e ~5.] ~ 8~ce of ~ h~ ~ on ~ ~ ~ ~ 8~ ~. ~t~ ~ ~. ~clu~ ~t "~k~ ~ a ae~ b~rd cf ~ei~t ~..e In toe ~ ntt~ blat~ to ~e ~. Paul ~d D~ ~e ~m. ~te ~mm~e ~tt~ ~y ~t ~e ~mm~on d~d~ to go ~d wl~ 1~ ~ ~e ~t of ~e ~- m~'s p~ ~e ~d a ~n~uslon ~t ~e n~ ~le w~ ~, ~ made ~b. ~. D~n ~d ~e ~ttt~ he ~ no doom ~t ~e ~- ~ ~e ¢~t~ ~is- m~ ~ ~w~, ~at ~ ~uld, ~istel~ chsI- 1~ ~ ~t In ~e ~u~ The ~lon's ~l~ ~ first p~s~ ~ somewhat dif- fe~t fo~ ~ ~u~. I~ ~. b~ver. ~d no for- ~ fo~ s le~ ~[enSe m~ ~ate~. ~v. ~ ~o~ of Page 6 44.T.gO033008 North Carolina's two Seas- tars. 8s.m J. Ervin Jr. ~d B ~d ~at ~bsc~ ~rs ~d e~t~ manufa~u~ b~ m- ¢ommi~JoWs r* ~u~LIUAS. wan;d them~lv~ s~r ~- ~onal ~eUon ~ p~bit ~e ~sMon f~ puLt~ cou~ ~st f~ ~d ~ould ~y be ~ ~ ~ stt~pt ~e ~I ~e ~mm~ ~ not ~y ~b~t ~o ~e ~o~ o[ ~F waver. ~te Hou~ p~ On m~y of ~ ~ct~ fn ~m~on's ml~, tn ~n~t ~ ~e 9mpo~ it o~g- ~IF male. do not stt~ to ~t~ ~ ~ ~te ~ ~ I~ pro. 8t l~t. ~au~ ~ ~e ~4ue. ~ ~8p~als (o y~ ~ple ~d o~er 'u~degmbte prac. T~e In~u~t~ r~Uy anm~ ~bert B. Meyner, ~er ~v. ~or of ~ ~ey, ~ ~m~- ~r of It~ WJI~ sdver- U~ De~ment ~u~ces that cigarette companies woold not be subject Lo criminal 8lilt. trust presecotloli ~or adhering to this code. The ".' tn,,~sion's ~eport v' "ned , ,,;te mane[actor- he,, '*,,,, that the eommts. st..'~ w.~'dd -'mainlaln a close ~lrvelllt~tlce'" o.~ the indlistry'$ ,behavior cnder the vo)untary iadver tt~h~g code. I The eommtmion noted that it was not pre~eribing the prea~ isnbmage of the w~r~mg it will require o~ cigarette packq and cartons. It said it would hold ttse~f LvaUabte for ¢on- ~ultatioa with the lndustr~ and would Eive advance approval to warning phrase~ if found acceptahle. WMI¢ the words "death" and "'cancer" do lint hBve to he used. ulider the commissmn's rule, ~lr. Dixon conceded that he knew of nv adequate sub. sutures. It' the industry, aS expected. 8ee~ late court to ask that the rule be pmMMted Item going late effect white the legal power o,f the commission tested, the litigation miaht take up to four years. Mr. Otxort The comrm~sloo's decision to go ahead with the role now wa.~ made by e $.to.l vote. Com- missioner A. Everette Mac- lot,We sedd that he would have postponM the effective date o! the labeling order, as well as. at~er portio~t of the rule, tram July 1, 1965, nnd would have acted only aiter giving t.he in. dustry oppot~lty to u~der- talge a i&l|elu|g program volun- Members of the ~ommission who voted to adopt the rule, tn addRton to Mr. Dixon. were Philip EIn'~n and John R. Rarity. A. 3w_ ~. 8e¢o Health Hazard 8~¢lgl |0 ~lle Nt~ Ymk ~m~ 8AN FRANCISCO, June 24 --l~e House of D~.iegabes nf claUon ~ a lesoluUo- Uon "Is on ~eord and does re~ogaUe a ~m~flca.~t ~el.~tlon- ~md the Ineldea~e ~ lung ~ eerl~ln uther diseases, that eAgamtte smoktng is a serious health hazard.'" The resolnUOn, passed ~th- out dls~ueslon, also de~la~d that tho A,M.A. pampMet "8nmldng: t~rts Yo~t 8hound ~ Iisht of accumulating k~owle~e. ~l~e pamphlet, ~t~l in M~', ~ t~m ertUc|zed for not t~mg a strong enough stmsd on the araolttns and he~tth The tobacco industry reserved commeli~ yesterday on the Fed. oral T~Ge Commt~lon imlmg on elgat~tt~ hazards. The Advertls~g Fcderatl~li of Amerteo made public yes. terday a totter to ~ougre~s ~gSmg l.~lUlrements of a warn. m adverU~ing that cigarette smoking is a health hazard.