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N~W ~OBK TD~S June 26, 19~ CO T FIGHT SEEN ON TOBAGGO RULE Heallh.~arnino Labd on Ci0arette Packages Could Be Delayed for Yea~ MEW BILL IS 0FF(RED Industry Leader Challenoes F.T.C.'s Leoal Authority to issue Regulation By EILEF-~ WASHINGTON. June 25 -- Nembers of Congress and spokesmen for the Wbacco dustry announced plan today te delay ~ prelMtbly for yeers -. the actual tmlmsltlon of GOVo eremeut rules eeqolring that cigarette packages be labeled as dangerous to health. Representative Roy Democrat of ~oftlt Carmine. m- tredot'ed It~Islotlon postponlnE the eff~tlve date of the verflsh~ and ist~llng tlon bel~s~ Jinx., 1968. ldantic~ bills were al~o ~uhmlttnd by CHICAGO AIV~RICAN Pa~e 8 &'kl c~so, Illinois ,~une 2~, 196~ Cigaret Industry o FTC 'Health Hazard' Edid BY DANIEL RAPOPORT , would be delayed for a mink- mittee that he figured it WASHINGTON ~P~--The to. barco indusL~j declared Thars- day it will go in court if neces- sary to block a new government requl~emmt that eigeret pack- ages and advertisements carry warnings that smoking can be fatal. Tile statement underscored tile possibility that it may be 4 years.or more befor~ the Fed- bacm company, said the indus- try opposed me rule because it felt the FTC's warning require- ment was "unwarranted" and that in any event the matter was one that ~hunld be decided by Congress. Earlier, FTC chairman Rand Dixon unid ther~ is no doubt in spokesman for me~or aigr- ette manufartu~rs d~clo~cl. ~t~e n~rt~g. ~ not q~, be ~ It ~oMd not m~le. ~t ~e ~d~ "~ul~ to ~o Ic~ ~f~t unUl ~ ~ by ~ ~cy of ~e m~tt antl~ to bl~k ~ttion J~y i, 1~. ~ ~ ~t i~t~ View ~ ~e ~ncy's I~1 M~'s la~l~ ~e Indust~ ~kesmm, flu~ty ~ ~e ~d ~ ~ld not p~ude ~ ~v. J. R~lds To~c~ ~m" He a~ ~ t~at ~g mm~ f~m ~ng ~st~c- p~. did not sp~lly what he ~l~to ~ d~ not su~ floes of ~ir O~ ~at might me~L by stating ~t Use In- ~ ~e ~mi~on's ~n- ~ dlff~nt from ~ of the dus~ ~uld up.so the ~- ci~ ~t mok~ ~ ~ ~eral ~ment. ~ the lation "~ ~Q cou~ ~ n~. o~ ~ o~er h~d, he ~ld. IfCo~ ~" np~ ~ke]y, ho~V~, ~ ~" by ~o~ ~tl~c erupt the field ~ tn~ wbe~w~rnot~ePm~ Inso~ Io~~ Mr. Gray ~td ~t ff the l~. ~ ~e ~f~ ~e f~r fl~d on a study done 1or me p~c~ mat~, In f~ ~rtlon o[ 1~ ~1~ ~ BO~ ~eml of ~e Unit~ ~1 c~t~ ~M~. qui~ ~at ~ cisa~tie pacK. 8~(~ ~. Lu~ ~ ~, He ~ ~d ~ a ~m. d~ f~m cancer ~d oth~r ~P ~ ~t~ ~ p~unL no ~ ~s. t~ Industry W~ld ~ ~pl~ ~en~ - to ~m pr~tl~ loU~ont Of ~o.~ m~'[ ~es ~ ~v .~ ~?~-~. ~ibillty Of pl~e ;~,- su~er ~lo~ nmuntm[ m~tu~m, tar wn~.. u~ and ~lle~ of ~I~ p~ue~ nr ~alleas~ ~t any ~ve~en~l ~tlon ~ld~ that cholesterol, a ~b- ~e ~nnd ~rtton of ~e ~ ~'"~t "~ e~mtte ed- other p~uc~, rnuU~n~ ~t~me t But If 6uch ~Uon ~ ~ mum of 4 yeor~ ff it was ever I challenged in court. ~ the liouse commerce com- mittee resttmed its bearings role the entire smoIr.ing.heulth controversy, the tobacco indus- try was reported preparing a smt to be bled in Fe4erul court immediately in test the legality of the ~ order. oral Trade commission rulina$ Ruling Come Wednesday goes into efl'ect--U'ovor. I The Frc rul.ed Wedn~. a.y A spokesman for mast of the ', that cigarnt pa~ages aria an- nabon's cigaret manufacturere vertisements mast carry, a told a congressional committee I warning that smoking is aan- Thuredey that the Yederaltgerous and can cause death Trade ~mmission "ected un- from cancer or c~,hor diseases. lawfully" ~vhen it issued its Under the FTC decision- ruling Wednesday. i premptad by the J~nuary ru- 'Congress ShouM De~lde'I port of the surgeon 8eneral's Bowman Grey, board chair-ledvisory committoe on smok- man of the R. J. Reynolds To. ling and health--the require- meats on labeling would go rote effect Joe. 1, 9905. I The advertining rnsh'lcUons would go into effect July 1, I 1965--mdass the industry volus- tarJly ~enged the tone of its ',edvortlalng end variom educo. tionol proaroms had begun to take effect with the public. his mind that the requiremantl Dixon told the House tom. take a minimum ef 4 years for a United SteLes DisUict esurt, the Court of Appeals and, pos. sibly, the Supreme tourt re~olv~ the case. A. M. A. Give~ Warning The American l~tedical assO- ciation's house of dele~ate~, n.eeting in San Franosc% rule. But a statement was made no mentmn of the FTC odopt~ recognizin~ "a eignifi. cant relationship betwee'~ ci~arel smoking and the cldence of' lung cancer." ' "Cigaret smoking is a ous health hazard," the Mate. meet sdderl The possibility appeared MJ~ng that Congress would not .find the ~e ~ ~n ff It ~ ~e ~Uon -- to ~ le~slaU~ del~g ~f~tl~ ~ of ~e Mpn's ~le. if ~, ~d It ~e ~dustry thug ~ fo~ to ~k for coutl ~tl~ del~g ~e ~mtton ~ the ~le, It mp~ ~tmn • at ~e sub~uenL I~i~tton ~d ~ul~ mo~ then two ~ ~ wrha~ .~. , ~t It ~d fa~ tom-~.. • e qu~U~ ~ I~ aulherlty ~e ~tlpUun might ~hat ~ tU.e ~uld 5f the ~Urts ~d~ whether ~e m~ ~ld~ce ~p~rtq the'. ~en'S d~d~g ~nt tt ~ 4~ve for cigar~U( ~uf~tun~ ~ emit holth' ~mmgs ~ t~e packa~s M~w~ile, ~d~iun o~. flci~ not~ ~at they could still p~c~ wt~ le~al plM~ 8camst Ind*~l tlMn~ rlalm~ even If the ,'cuffs n~y the rff~ttve date of the ~eral advorti~g ~d label.