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E~ENING STAR Wa.~ ~,on, D.C. Firms to Fight CigarefleRule, House Is Told Legality of FTC Health Warning Order Challenged 1"be ~be~o ~d~ t~ey d~ ~ new F~ ~ clga~tte lamb ~d ed~r. • ~8 ~ ~I, mw~, end ~ ~d ~d, "We ~all a~." ~e ~ie. anflo~c~ 5y the ~ok~g, H~ O~an Lbk ~esterday, wo~ v~ ~ ~clude a w~g en claire la~ and f~m e~er and o~ ~, • e ~e w~ made ~ ~ ~e R. J. ~01~ New k'or~ NeT FTC's S ff An king Ru s Are LikeZy To Be Alfred by Law; l try Hits Age y WA~NG~:;. ~e Fede~! ~de ~m. ~'s new ~o~ ~uo~ p~ ~ ye~er~ f~ ~ ~ bl~ or e~e ~ much s~g ~1 ~ r~uir~ dlrstt~ ~e ~t ~e ls~e~ won't et the ~'s r~m~t ~t all cI6~eL and ads ea~ e waml~ ~at smok~ may cause death, sh~e4 a prefe~nce for ~n. ~e~onal Inte~enU~ even If It m~nt nd,: herenre ~o ~ome I~er ~lty. "'~ ~ eauU~- ~ should im~a It." ~n Gray, Chair. mlttee. Re,cling to 8 p~ed law directing "It should be pnraseo m way ~ldch r~'lec~ the lark clinica~ ~d ~rato~ ~denee d ~ ~eUons~ ~ ~d. ~ ~ ~, to~ ~e co~ addS: ~e n~ ~ ~d ~ f~ FT~ Authority ~nesflonM "I nm here," .M.r, Gray told ~. Dixon eathnatod that if the c~.mm!ttee. 'as. a o~okes:, the I.dtlstry goes to man lOT u~e manwactut~rs m ~8ke foe" )+.are el lltipt~an vJmaus, an dsmt~ pvod~ ~om the m~ en go b~to In lds te~hneny, Ms'. G~ esid "o~x attorneys I~ave advised tim that the commission Jess no~ have the autha~lt~ to issee tide trade regulation role." He ~ntended that no 8av- e~men~t a~on t8 at the preaant time, but said it were seeded, "We believe by the Coalp~ and not by }~JerM Me. Gr~ stdd the FTC untie • a~5~sa~enet ant, weald not prevent States and t~d e~mm~niuo~ from Jaws of their own on labels and advertbl-8. He said eoalliet~ betwL~ F~d~sl ruipztnfluss and lanai laws eenld create an do~r~ble Mtu~tlon tot "Be Fib and Pattua|" if Conaress ahead decide that 8 warning Ln labels and ~dv~ tiMng U nece~ary. Mr. Gray said, "the req.ired caution should 5e fair and factual"- which he said the PTC proimsal ts not • 'smok~ may ~ ~o~ to ~ur he~Rh.'" ~r. Gray ~d he ~ld "~der ~at a whole I~ ~ ~ ~ the ~ r~t.'" ~mmiK~. ~e Be~Ol~ o~Oelal I~ed ~t • ~ ~. ~e ~nry'8 p~aed wa~ re. s fair fsc~ s~t~ment or ~e present prate of sCi~Uflc kno~l~e.'" he told ~e p~el. The to~¢co ~duM~ ~11 ~ht the rtqulremmt • e eo~, If a~ry. he s~d. Monet ~tent came tram ~mmerc~ ~mmlt. tee Chat~ Hsr~ ,D., Ark.I. He f~m ~ ~l~an Dixon, cluing hl~ appear- once on W~ne~ay. an aekn~ledgement thai le~9tatl~ ~ld 5~ m~ effective ~n to health. ~e~ could direvt the Industry to sdo~t ~ w~ng me~ immediately. while ~e ~ ~ul~ment mey ~ held up for ~ y~ er more In court, Mr, Dixon told ~ H~e committee leader. ~t art of ~mt~ Mr. Hs~. may In mind Is yet ~ ~ determined. ~ut he ~ld that "if ~e ~ of ~e scientific Is t~a. ~t r~ts. ~yond say qu~tton, ca~e i~ ~d d~ tO ~ple, then ~ am de~II~, ~ ~s ~n~ Is derelict, if wF ~cco s~te I~,m~ken offered • ~ p~ls for nulllt~ng ~e ~ action or ~ ~e eomml~ t~m i~n¢ ~1~ s bl~ ~t ~uld ~hibtt Ihe ~ene~ tram ~t~g i~ amoklng ~ into e~ert. ~t ~ld ~ve ~e~ veto ~er ever ~y lit~ ake~ood the coronals- alan's ado deadlines will be met. 'l~e FTC, In the rule an. uolmeed by Mr. Dixon yest~- day, reqdlres ull ~dprette manuJ'aelm~'s to IsSel. produe~s ~ d.mmsr~j I ulth a The A~erlean Medleal '"Fse thin8 that I thousht worni~ that eiaarntle amok. Assantoflon'~ Homo of Dale. came here to do," mid Repee. ing is dangerous to health end pies, meeting in San F~'ancls- esntsUve Nelson, Republics may eaoso dantb from. ~r ca, made no mealies of the Miuemta, "has ah, eady been andother diseases." ~ role. But a statement w~s doue by ride.making of the The commission act a July l, adopt.ed re~..,anlzl,n~ "a. ~Jgaifi. Federal Trade CommiaMon," 1965 dead~ine for this warn~ c a n t rotauommp betweea Mr. Dixon defended 1abel to be iocleded in a~ eiprette smelting and the e u t b a r t t)7 end ciml~aed advsrtbina, n]thmJgh it enid !t incidence of iun~ cancer." ~ to take It away from would postpone rids dead)lne n tim ~ommlssJan if __Co.roan ti~ to~sLf~ eo~d c~vinee the Diana De/end~ Poaltlo~ belia~s the ~ cemmLsslon that it had ebn~ed ~r. Dixon's aananneemant ef hove it. its adve~tbtn6 !~ seth s we}' to e rule at y~tevdoy's i~arla8 lie anid the P~, uadar m~e the ~eq~rumant mine- wom~ t~ h*ri~to mine me.m. pranem law, has T h e m~o~cemant was i~lleve Con~'ess, not the the FT~ wo~dd withdraw it~ reJle~ted at on~ in the ~ I~depandent i~'i'~, a~ootd be in rule if the cnmmitt~ a~q~ested market Whtl~ t~. New York the business of de~idintg wheth- Jt do so, ~r. D|xco replica rite Sleek Esehange II~l was seoringe~ cigarette lahels and salver- ........... P1`~ would do so onl.v by Its best ad~'a~ee in a month,~l_n.S need a waro,Lnll.la.~t, commend of CnnRruss." v...o-.|~ ~ msl~- t,~t'e~ Idd~Ira Tile committee,, m lOCI. was "You cannot re~et.e me of my oi~..mlm,,+,~ t 1~0 hol~ing hearmgs on p~ .rl~s.~en$ibillty --r,.- ......ts o5.. le;dSlellml that ~.ld I~qldl'e~,,v.. , IMa