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WHEN YOU!WR'~I~TE~ TYOU!R' SENATOR'(~S~~)~.~ USE YOUR fjIN! WORDS~, ~ OF 01 THE BILL I''S BASED ON THE IDEA THAT JUST BECAUSE 60~MILLION AMERLCA'NSSMOK'E. THEY MUST BE IGNORANT. BUT ALMOST EVERYBODY KNOWS; WHAT THE'SURGEON GENERAL THINKS ABOUT SMOKIN'G. JUST BECAUSE THEY AREN'T BEHiA'V'I'NG THE WAY' SOME SENATO'RS THINK THEY SHOULD, DOES THAT MEANi THEY' SHOULD BE' H'OUND'ED 0 BY' THE FEDERAL GOVER'NMENT?' A'MONG THE PROPOSED LABELS, ON'E' WOULD HAVE TO SAY: °SMOKERS: NO MATTER HOW L0'NG, YOU' HAVE SMOKED, QUITTIN'G' NOW' GREA'TLY' R'EDUCES THE' RISKS TOYOUR' HEALTH. ° THAT ^SITHE~ KIND OFU'NPRO'VEN "TRU!THi" THAT WOULD B'E' "REQUIRED READ I NG " FOR T'HE' PUBLIC. TAN' VOLUNTEERS MARCH 31, PAGE TWO 1982 0 S. 1929 'WOULD FORCE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -~ AND~ HUMAN SERV'ICES; TO MAINTAIN AN' ANTI-SMOKING BUREAU YEAR AFTER YEAR'. IS THIS ANY TIME TO BE Ek'PAND'I NG THE FEDERAL BUREACRACY? 0' THE BILL CONTAINS "FINDINGS" WHICH HAVE NO' BASIS I'N FACT. ONE IS THAT AiTHIR'Di OF ALL HEART DISEASE D'EATHS~ ARE "ASSOCIATED W ITHI SM'OK I NG. °' DO' YOU WANT YOUR SENATOR TO BE CAST I NG H I S VOTE FOR' . CARELESS STATEMENTS L LKE THATRB~EC'A'UiSE~ TOOi FEW CONSTITUENTS PROTESTED? i L COUR'SE. HERE ARE' A FEWI THOUGHTS TO CONS I DERAS YOU GET STAR'TED : MANY TAN MEMIB'ERS' HAVE' A'LREADY' WR I TTEN' T0 THE'I R' CONGRESSMAN ABOUT A SIMILAR B'ILL PENDING IN THE HOUISE'OF REPRESENTATIVES.. REGAR'D'LESS,EACHI TAN: VOLUNTEER' S~HOI'JLD!NOW!WR'I~TE TO!H'I~S SENATOR. PLEASE USE THE ENCLOSED ADDRESSr PROMPTLY--ANDlSEND ME A BLIND COPY OF YOUR' LETTER'r IF' YOU CAN. AND' WHEN YOUR SENATOR ANSWERS YOU, I'D APPRECIATE HAVING A COPY OF HIIS LETTER, T00'. THANKS FOR Y'OUR' SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT EFFORT'. JK/A

0 0 W ,,, ACTION REQUESTED ) WE REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF'THE FOLLOWING ACTiIONS:' 11- FOR THE NATIONAL TAN DIRECTOR:TO WRITE'T0 COMPANY TAN ENROLLEES ('EXHI'BIT'B) TO REQUEST THAT THEY WRITE LETTERS'T'0 SELECTED MEMBERS OF THE UNIT~ED, STATES SENATE WHO ARE BILL SPONSORSIOR!SERVE ON COMMISTEES'W,ITH JURISDICTION OVER THE LEGISLATION' (EXHIBIT C). IT IIS'SUGGESTED THAT THESE LETTERS. COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY. 2. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS YOUR COMPANY CAN GENERATE TO THESE SENATORS THROUGH OTHER' CHANNELS' IS DEEMED ADV'ISABLE. AFTER REVIEW OF'THE':FEDERAL LOBBYING'LAW,, COV'INGTON & B'URLING' HAS' ADVISED THAT THIS REQUEST DOES NOT REQUIRE REGISTRATION'OR'REPORTING ON TiHE'PART OF TAN VOLUNTEERS. IMMEDIATE CLEARANCE OF THIS LETTER-WR,ITINGiEFFORT'IS REQUESTED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATIVE'TO THIS REQUEST, PLEASE CONTACT ME. JK/A ATTACHMENTS CC:I FROM: JOHN D. KELLY MR. HORACE R. K'-0RNEGAY' J'. BERNARD,ROBINSON, ESQUIRE MR. SAMUEL D. CHILCOTE, JR:. JAMES T. BREEDLOVE, ESQUIRE DR'. I.WI. HUGHES M'R'. MIKE DEMITAI MR. WILSON WYATT. JR. MR'. EDWARD A. HORRIGAN. JR'. J. KENDRICK WELLS, III, ESQUIRE MR. W.E. AINSWORTH, JR. MR. STEVE COHEN MR. LARRY'BEWLEY' MR. HAL GRANT MR. HUGH FOLEY' JAMES'CHERRY, ESQUIRE SCOTT GILBERT, ESQUIRE MR. STAN SCOTT MR'. JACK M I1LS' NATIONAL TANIDIRECTOR' (EXHIBIT B) A BILL PENDING IN THE U.S. SENATE WOULD REQUIRE'A' WHOLE NEW GROUP OF WARNINGS!ON CIGARETTE PACK'AGESr-WAY OVERSTATING; REAL SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SMOKING AND HEALTH. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED~ T0 STOP' THIS LEGISLATION. WE'RE URGING A SIMPLE STEP:I IF YOU AGREE THAT THISILEGISLATION IS UNNECESSARY, WRITE A LETTER' OPPOSING THE BILL TO YOUR'SENATOR(S) WHOSE NAME 0 ~ AND ADDRESS ARE ONITHE ENCLOSED LIST. ~ THE BILL NUMBER IS S. 1929. ITS!SPONSORS CALL IT THE "COMPRE- HENSIVE THEY'D SMOK,ING' PREUEATIONI EDUCATION ACT." PUTTINGi IT SIMPLY, LIKE TO FORCE THE CIGARETTE INDUSTRY'TO USE ITS PACKAGE ~ LABELS AND ADVER'TISING'T0 TELL SMOKERS THINGS THAT THE INDUSTRY --ANDlMANY SCIENTISTS--JUST DONI'T THINK ARE'PROVEN, ---- ---------- eaniAT f'TnApFTTFS. . I . .i