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AnrerfeanBroedeaeUnpCom+panlea,lna.. 1a30AvenueD/thcAmencas NewYOiklNewYork10019 Ttkpnane2121TL ANred R Scnneder; V~ce President January 30, 1978 The tlonorable Joseph A. Cali'fano, Jr. The Secretary of Health, Education s Welfare Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Cali'fano: This is to acknowledge your letter of January 14, 1978 to Elton Rule relating to your request for the availability of anti-smoking public service announcements over our facilities. The ABC Radio and Television networks have for a number of years included ih their public service allocation schedules anti-smoking announcements submitted to us by a number of organizations, such as the American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, and American Heart Association. Insofar as our five owned television stations are concerned, we have maintained schedules of anti-smoking announcements not only from the national associations that have been made available over the ABC Television Network, but also from a number of local heart and lung associations and anti-smoking clinics as well. The ABC Radio Network, which as you may know, consists of four networks, i.e., American Entertainment, American Contemporary Radio Network. American PM, and American Informationj and those owned radio stations which progra. to a significant number of teenage Americans similarly maintain a schedule of messages from the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, ,and American Lung Associations. - I have passed along your letter to the several departments that are con- eerned with the review and scheduling of public service announcements, and have asked that they examine our allocations in light of your letter and give further consideration to your request in the context of our overall oomnitments in our public service announcement schedule. r ~. q~ncefe%YI Yolfsr li ~~