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6 9a~83 e 3 AUG 1 1 }g,95 a~re that tobr~ at~onsrs Fr+oduce m~r.- s and ma~; steady supp~ and reee~e an adequste praet ub~. Bnt tfim most c~a~ave teaa{~+e ot' for tl~r ccq~. . the.0 or~~ppo~t prom u4. is not its What msss.~e dos iisead to the aation's . ooat, h~t ib l~~ioai~y~ claldraa w~ tbe wtth one hand Wimoal jadseai p;ioer snpposta, me snpply warns o( t dangets, but with the ot: U.S. ti~baoc~o waid lilo* inarease white other does what it can to assist thoee wto tlj. PIp dropp.d ButmW tmdency toward lceep t~e danM aoaiine. ; tas~es.a~laWwwid be more than o&et by - The mcssa®e it tmttha esare af tobxxo, in awr Me t~ an tobamo taidag eSect. tbe gnal analpia, is mors abaa poliiic~l Tabroae iw ls ~aaa mooey tlnm it is abat >~esllh or tf~do~ t~ra t~at43it drapp ~~ Ia bis R'a~ ooa~os Z'hmrsday, Pnxi : Until reoeatb, the 5ederal gw~ecssa~t sab- deat ~ noted tlnt a~its were capable. ddiud 42- a s.ie otU.St tobamaaeseas. Not d maift tlde own, decsions regatftg. oonteat rrith its rds in aodangmiag the lira mbwm Irs p.rt that,for lhe adults at the+ oE mil>ions af Aassicans, Caognss bosisLed US. Caaprs to dsalde to ead gov+eeameceE: on squsodafdg tss dagscs an matioetiaS aid and sbsowt to the Wkstry that has. eaa:paips ts addict ssil6oets of 6oeeig rs. taept*d MaeWs sbifde+ees. . ~-- nod to t6a sod' bmlps to aqpta dmrt most ot.tlM'•costs ar. the 4~daa1 mo~wenm.at ~Iws a wimt a4d a Suppartetsa(t6stobsam suppmt Wimpm Tns EPm"SMOKE. Goverament's role in tobacco busine.ss hypocritical Pmidmt cUatca ma .ut.d, his aeailim -' Be[me t!ik,gZjdmts cn its proposals to- powers pcallc+op :ndks to~+sv~ ms salet ~~dpc.tta~ ~,~m cls7d~+ea. 1~.~ Fessil dwmr, ~ ia tbft ts 6ede''`i. e~0ei+ed-~ bc at~eotioD to ~ias aawth-•t • I ~ by the ~ 1~N the ~ ~ ~ ' I ~ No Smoking At FDA a,> 1h .wi, c RnCrmmm,s.m&ing ..uwt fer oom. vromise dus..etlt nrget %Md Mtutatioos .' .t teen aat ls. ae.r cacs &002 me i oanian aaa-s:noloi~ apihaae. dttr Food and Dev~ Adaties• istrstion (FDA k 9tlU, 6e's dtmp.d a hesn new bntden on the FDti whieh has nat Fevred it..lf auetlqr of new .iuttiority. Mr. Cliaboe peomeddluQOn alI cisaotte vedicQ mach~„~i , r btachonban brand name dgaruts adverr tm* atapoetieg e.rats, a requUment that the to*- %ro ind a to ~fzvm _ aod liariu an tab.ooQ ads in teen ma~aa artdoott46roca.dswitwtt 1.000 feet of +d:oels and piaywuods. Th. FDA would be empow.red m.dbnoo sb..w resnLliats nalaa Con- gress intervenes vritb aameathaselsams: This is not as far a. FDA Commissioner David (4;aler wants to yL He is itching to regulae tobacro prvducss aa 'drugd.lirary devices: This could mean a han on all dgarette adrertisinc. govewmemtconttd of nicoane levels or e.en pt+pRiption salea. But it u doubttut that the FDA cot man." the pto- posed regulaWry regim -it isa't haadliag its eurrint rapocuobiiitia. Drnt andawdidridariotappmvalsar. serooueiy delayed and inc~~ uncretaio, tvbbinB Amaicans of n...lif.-..viaB mrdital tec$oolog,y. It may be argned that FDA red tap.lclls nmre paopla than tobaeco. AL tlmver? Ie.ek thtagencYst+esttltmey c.. 4 ttaemment has ban fatal to joba sad.tle aoano- my. (Sca telatsdoeiuamt:oo tlatp.asp o~ts,l' A niawt survey by the Kealth Industry Minufac- tuttss.4mocation found that Americans wait rn:-ee yrats 1ooW than patiaats owss.as for new ;herapie;. Wish tlie appcqval ptooesa runctine 150 tiaks &;oK er : : mm. Cwe, do=& ofm.dionl devices avaihbin abrnsci gounm:ldin the Uait.dStates. Tlieae uuludo. torexau::- pls, a 1=eatt laser tbat may be an alternative to bypass surg+ery and an eye laier to correct nr:uyigiit.ednr-i. Appl'uutians to the FDA for brenkthrmugh Nrcduz:z have [iUen 50 peseetet, the survey faund. Foceypnaoonlr1 1 a.rmitjuat getting medical dev;rrf fnatr tbey abo ar pmo Mtetican joix. .Acid lnc3t u: the itulttstty bieune the FDA. U.S. msritat alure of-;ta . madicsl drvioa mariost has dropped 20 percent a~ue 1980 ,md is Vowing anly 10 p.ecant a year - haif a s fa.ta&thedevtoeisduwyabrnad. Nearly 6Uisercent ai thd ooutpania surveyed said they were mocinq m Lnk.- factsuina m Europe. The nation wo...d be better off if fewer peupie stao ;d; But existing Autti-smolang cnmptign.r ht, e pro~ned very.Q'.ctive; smoking ratas h,ive ('alicn Lir,t- tnaritally. Whether new, more atrfngent jovernmeraf tueasurea are warranted is debatable.lf nembets of CoWc+as b.ii.w adaitias.l controls an te.n ymoiun6 an neoaraiy, they thould adupt legmlation isnpoeim. t,he rtatrictims ratbar than have them impestii 6; +nceeraire, Gat.. luid in its deliberatiena. Congress shoul3 cveigh whether the FDA is effectively ctutttwng itsAru rei:c