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LUCE PRESS CLIPPINGS 4~0 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 TELEVISION NEWS TRANSCRIPTS 212-8B9-6711 PRO6RAM: DATE: TIME: COVERAGE: STATION: AUDIENCE: CHANNEL 9 HIOHOPNTNG LA 2/09/81 iO:OOAM LOS A N,~ EL ES KHJ CHA,E.NEL 9 772 ~nU0 AVERAGE THE TO~ACC0 INSTITUTE, INC MS CAROLE ~C I~ALLY 1,375 1 STREET N w/STE 800 mASHINGTa~ DE 20006 '4,093 MEREOITH MAC RAE HO~TING: S M(]K II'JG LEGISLATION • ~AC RAE: Silould smoking be prohibited on commercial airlines? 90B HILTON: Now the reason that we bring that question up. is not just get people goin:~ t.slkinq, atout s~okers and nonsmokers on airlines. The Civil Aeronautics P, oard says that they're testinq. to e~pa~d the rule maRin~ to inc]u~e a ~o~a] ban on aboard aircraft or el lmindtion of Federal airlines smokin~g requiem, ions. To eit.h~r el imination the MAC RA~: S~e~ i th~k that sounds ,.lreat becauso T don~t smoke but what obout the s~loker th.~t ~ent 23 HILTON: To elil~indte smokin~ regulations alto!]ether which would mea~ there wou]~ De nc smokLng-nonsl~okin~j area. VAC RAE: That would be HILTON: W~II~ t~atls ~our opinion. That's ~hy the~ call the~ opinion MAC RAE: ~ell~ which one Is our opinion poll? HILTON: The opinion poll that should...there~s the ~uestion ri-]ht there on the screen right in front of everyone~ see it? ~'A£ RAE: I see it~ terrific. H~LTOt,i: It's not th.re. The question is should smokin~ regu]at~ons be Frohibited? Should smoking be banned on airlines? Anyway, a little bit later in the program we'll ask the question again ahen I've got the sheet ~n front of m~ to rea~ SINCE 18~B NEW YORK WASHINGTON CHICA~O TOPE~L~ MESA. ARIZ. IN AOD|TIO~I: ~0~- HILTON: The Civil Aeornautics Eoard wa~.ts to expand rule makin,g to include ,} total ban on s~,okin:] ah0ard aircraft or th=~ elimination of federal airl in~s. They're .~Icomin3 public comment. We're sort of starting it off for them with our opinion poll which reeds,,, ;4AC RAE: hell~ this is where I'm confused but our opinion poll says should smokinc~ t)e co.mpletely prohibited on commercial aiFl ines? We would like to hear from .YOU 469-9778. H[L[ON: With this ~0~- of our... 1 321 T104230863

LUCE PRESS CLIPPINGS .,20 A,,E.uE NEW YORK. N.Y. 10017 TELEVISION NEWS TRANSCRIPTS 212-889-6711 PROGRAM: DATE: TIME: COVERAGE: STATION: AUDIENCE: £HANNFL 9 1'4I',.aPC~RNING LA .~. P, 9 "3 ]'HE ]'CEAC(:C [NSTI'TUTE~ SINCE 1888 NEW YORK WASHINGTON CHICAGO TOPEKA MESA. ARIZ. MAC. RAg: Our question then only deals with cpe half. rhis is our question. Should smokirlc~ be completely prohibited? Right'.) 'Jut you're sayin~ that they're also telkin,~ about the possibility of removino any regulation. H~LT~N: No~ the elimination of feder~l airlines smoking regul ~t I ons- MAC RAE: So that m~.ans everybody .uulo be smoking. H]LT~N: ~e11~ not ~verv~ody. [ wouldn"~ start smokinq just because the~ ~liminate~ "~C ~AE: Well, [ mean~ ~hat I'm ~sayin:; is there would be no specific section. ~ think that would b~ awfuI~ don't ~EO ~E~ERS= If t~ey ~ent tt one ~ay or the other~ eh? HILTON: Thef~re actually just (heckin~ public opinion working. They want pt~bl ic o~iri]on on that. Are they ~dnting it to exp~nd. .. they are wantinq to kno,~ if people want ~o explain the entire plane as ~ nosmokin3 plane or just eliminate the re~ul~tions comple~oly. So. our question specificdlly deals ~it.h (469-977~) should smokin~ be compl~tely prohibited on commercial airlipes? qAC ~AE: Hhat do you feel? HILTON: Yeah, .give us a call. HAC RAE: ~ow~ if lwer~ a smoker and [ had to fly 23 r, ours on a F1ane [ wou]d be real mac~ if T couldn't smoke. N[LTON: [ think it's rather ludicrous as it's s~t u9 r~g~t now that if we're sitc~n~.~ and you're in nonsmok~n~. and I'm in smoking and I'm smoK~ng my smoke guts into nonsmo~ing. It doesn't .acter wher~ yo~J sit. So it's ludicrous rule to s~y that... ~A~ ~AE: But it's a lot ~orsa to ~e sitting next to someone that smokes when ~ou don't, i've had that happen. ~IL[ON: llnless it's on one of the large planes ~here you halve separate cabins. That ~orks out pretty wet1. Smokinq and nonsmokin9 cabins... P, AC ~A~: Maybe they could hav~ sep.~rate planes? ~ne ;lane for smokers and one ... TE~ MEYERS: You kno~ t~a~'s not a b~d ide~ ~ILTnN: Should smoking be comF1etely vrohihited on commercial airl~nes? G~e us a call th~ lines are open Ti04230864

LUCE PRESS CLIPPINGS TELEVISION NEWS TRANSCRIPTS PROGRAM: DATE: TIME: COVERAGE: STATION: AUDIENCE: CHA~'IINEL 9 ,'-I[O'~O;N!NS. LA 420 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK. N.Y, 10017 212-8B9-6711 THE TO3ACCO I:!STITUTE, INC PAGE hollrs a day. {The above ~,entiori.~ were extracted from a lengthy talk sho~. ;I SINCE 1888 NEW YORK WASHINGTON CHICAGO TOPEKA MESA. ARI:7_ T104230865

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iealth By Dr. G. Timothy Johnson Q: I've heard references to the possi- biliry of using the body's own immune ~s~ern to fight cancer. What's" the sta- tus of this ~])e Of treatment? A: blost attempts at cancer immtmo- therapy have taken the shotgun ap- proach rather than ,~ing truly gpecific interventions. So, its not terribly sur- prising that these treatments have been largely ineffective. This doesn't mean, however, that more specEfic ldnds of intervention might not be successful Indeed, that's where scientEsts are now turning their at-t~ntion.-As I pointed out in a previ. o~s column, for example, the use of what are called monoclonal antibodies is pro~idLng a way to more specifically attack cancer cells, as opposed to shn- ply toirg to rev up the entire irmnune system, Q: This may seem like a dumb ques- tion, but wouldn't it be more sanitary if we to~k off our shoes and left them at the door, inste.ad of walking into the house with germs on our feet? A= Your question really isn't dmnb. The Japanese woul.d,n,'t think so, any- way. W}file it's probably hard to prove in scient~c tenm that this practice might maka a__public..health difference, it makes sense intuitively that we wo~d be drags-ring in fewer germs and dirt if We came in shoelesu As usual, however, the ~ problem c~mes down ~o translating a good idea into general practice, especially with small children. But I do think it's a good idea, in theory at least. Q: Are these new low4ar, Iowa cigarettes really any safer than 2~i~ did-timb stronger cigarettes? A: TbJs is a good question, since many Americans have switched to these low-tar, low-'nicotine brands. In- deed, of the six billion or more ciga- ret'tes sold in the United States last year, almost halt" were these suppose(fly less dangerous brands. Fin~ling an answer to your question L~n't shnple. It may seem obvious that switching to brands that delayer lesser amounts of dangerous ~icotine and tars should be-beneficial, but there are rea- sons not to "be veK~ opts.tic. Since most smokers are quite dearly addicted to nicotine, they need their regular fixes to be satisfied. This mea~ that some people who've switched to the new brands actually subject them- selves to more smoke by inlm~ more often or more deeply to get their usual dose of nicotine. Or they may ju.~t smoke more cigarettes. Anyway, they usually manage to get the usual dose of nicotine and also their us'~l dose of dangerous tar~ Also,. low-tar brands may increase the possibility that younger smokers --and particularly young women ~ get hooked on smoking. At least the older, stronger types of cigarettes often made beginning smokers q~te sick. Fortanately, some of these people got sick enough so that they were put off the tobacco habit forever. However, __rpfil.der b~nds re~ke it " 'easidr'"f6~ -~5~ne" "to tomed to the bothersome s~de effects of • nicotine. Studies have suggested that women are morn sensitive than men to the side effects. Thus the introduction of milder cigarettes may well accdunt in good part for. the increase in .the number of young women whb've started smdking. But smokers who'are unable to quit may indeed benefit by switching...to..., low-tar, low-nicotine b~rarlds, : l~l, C'IMci~o Trl~un~New Yorlt contact ®Eye examination* e Fitting" eTwelve months service eLens care.kit oReplacemen! policy PLUS ginsn'mn's 8'~ yec=r old re~utation for quc ibome. . . new, classic accessory collections Ti04230869

x Risk ~.~~~m~ ,,~ a:~.o! ~o~.H~N~ ~-~t • ~ ~Y ~ p~uti~ ~d ~ ~r,~; ~r~e~ m~:~e ~. ~ dea~-~ ~d ~.~ ~ m~ ~w~r.d~ of ra~ati~ ] ~ ~ fa~[ ~ ~ i$' s~t~~ ~ with ~wer ~l~ge ~d ~ ~ ~cu~t~I~ 0t "5 ~:"e~ch ~y si~fl~t ~ d~ not p~e a [ ~bIishment of. stHcter 's~ of ye~, A~.a ~m~ly~ me~ ~I ~laflo~p, ,~c~ t0 D~. ] '~ati~ne~~. " " of ra~at~: ~e M. Ma~ki,,a~p~f~sor of [ . " P~Ib~ Im~q~fl~ ....la~ely, m ~e-.~sis of data c~l~ted ~~:at:~ ~b~ ~ ~.[.+ L.:-. a, -. ~.. ~. ~. ........... " '; ....... ' . {~e~l~i0~ ~~¢two~ic.~mb~. ~iW "~h~l ~of .Hy~ ~d. ~blic ] .~r. Mat~, W~ Was so,or ~or H~B~imo~. " " . " • ' "+' ] oI'~~; said h~g~uphad sou~t The reamm, for ~+lal wariness in in-+ terpretittg tl~ .l~id!n, p~ is that tots IS ~ haMts, dilt.a~ld'the per° s~ma~ity traits tt~t may ~Isi~d~. p~ple cognlzed way. Dr. Matan~la.sai'd in'an" radloloStSts was ~ percent higher .than~ for the comparison group.~ which, Was., • The ~ ana|ys~s../ncl~d~.., live years of data than the last.published! study, and i.t confirmed ~ previous find~. Ous doses M radlat~m for" 40 ..Or:mo~e~ dyir~ from ¢m~cer than othor doclors.- was I~sh amons rad/o~oglsts,who began . more'specific.causes.of dcatl~among the .radiologists in the newest, study,. Hesrt .disease, '.'ii th.e o/ie. that seems O s~d • "Tfii~.: i.s th.e first study of .a healthy .greup,.¢f ,hurnla~:.ex1~.~l tO .~hat:" has .s~owrt, an:..inck~ase, ini.,d~atBs. . ., ~ f~vma~er~osc!erotic heart dtsea.se, ..Dr. ~ional hazards to dbctors.but,M~o has plic~tions" for ~pub!ic health- because radiation is widely, usdd for.~diagn0sfic • and indu~tri~d purposes~, among ~)thers, ~cc~rdingly, D~.Matano~kf,said ~hat her ~group was tryingto develop further stud- .ies:.th~tWo~;]dl define mpt~ precisely/th~ amoi~nks of radiationtO ~l~|clithe do~tors were 'expo{~!.i..and, .specify individual :~hamcteristidS~ about their "personal I.f turther ~t~lles show a direct--~ela- tlons~i. "p:' tmtween'.the' ~d~se. of, radiation and the risker fatal hoar~ dlse .a~e, attd if If i~urther stu~lies still show a link-be- twe~n small doses,of radiation and deaths from heart disease, Dr. Matanoski.said that ~e would "begin. to. worry about" • 8 hazard f~m. exposure to diagnostic. X-K'ays' and ..possibly ": to "~a~O~ .groups. '.'Exposure-levels that~w#re thought to I~e safe at t~ rads -each' yeAr, may.indeed not be safe;" she said~ • :'Can¢~r.oV~all B'lmownt~ be atedv~ith radiation,':Dr. MataBbsRi~s~d;'.~ and #~ded: "'CS, ncet~'~.enill '~s dt~'fel~ t~vely 1o~,. ~isk in,the-total populati~ff an~i hea~rt disease i§'~ relatively .high i~lsk. small percentage.increase in cardiovas~,~ cular.'diseaSc means-a, lot mbi-e a~d illnds's., and tha~ ~iS Whylt~ that we.+Rue out ~ bias in how radiologists .choose their speciMt~, and ,to.d~.termi~e now solid ~s the link I~tWeen low-leVel radiati~nRndheartdlSease.... ' : '. ~ . Co-authbrsofthe.mp0~t Wet'e D~ Ray- m0nd $~l~i',~ D~'. P.hifip ~artw~ll~ Earl'Diamond, and Elizabeth Elliott. 18326 T!04230870

THE. WASHINGTON POST Tue~ay..F.ebruarv 24, ]9.81 / D5~ Gr pling With Teen, Age By Carol Krucoff For Joyce Tobias of Annandale it was discovering her 16-year-old son stuffing a boug under his mat~res~ Fo÷ Joyce Nahpka of Silver Spring it was a Capital Centre rock concert at which her son became sick from the tog of marijuana smoke. For Judy Reidinger of Falls Church it was a drug-related suicide in her family. These area mothers are part "of a nationwide surge of parehts who have banded together to fight the alarming epidemic of adolescent drug abut. Through parent-education and action groups they are teaching membe~ abou~ teen-age drug abuse and devd- oping strategies to deal with the prob- lem. In many cases ~ means prac- ticing ~ough love" (see story low)--by establishing curfews, enfore- and forbidding drugs in the house. This "parent 'movement~--which experts say includes about 700 groups nationwide and nearly 60 in the met- ropolitan Washington area--is partial- ly responsible for "the beginnings of a turnaround in drug, use by teen-agers," says Dr. William Pollin, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "As of a few years ago there was a general feeling among parents of nihil- ism and hopelessness in dealing with the drug problem. They were inadver- tently communicating these feelings to their children. But now there is a very real commitment on the part of rapid- ly increasing numbers of parents to get together with other parents and decide they're not going to stand for-it Instead of getting stuck in debata- ble issues--such as how harmful file- gal drugs like marijuana are compar~ to legal drugs like alcohol--parents are concentr.ating on the "unquestion- able notion,~ says Pollin, '~,t drug use on a regular basis by kids is not a go~. 'idea, and going to school stoned 'is a dreadful idea." These tactics appear to be working, he hays, pointing~ "to a. NIDA- Univemity of Michigan study of stu- dent drug abuse in 1980, released last weeE The study, he says, contains "some good news and some bad newa "The bad news is that in the past 20 yeats there has been a I0- to 20- fold increase in the use of all drugs among young people, making the level of drug use as high or higher than in any other industrialized, co.untry. "The good news is that for the sec- ond year in a row, there's been a de- cre~e in the daily use of drags by high-school seniora Of the 16 differ- ent categories of drugs--including cig- arettes and alcohol--the use of all but two have leveled off, or is down." TI04230871

Drug. use, however, among high- school seniom ~emaitm w~desp.read, ac'- cording to the s .t~dy, with nearly two- thirds having usetl an. illicit ~dmg and nearly two out of f~ve having ttsed an illicit drag other than marijum~ But it also reports asharp drop in c'~arette smoking, a d~op in marijuana InPCP use. use and a drop . ~Parental invoN~fnent," says former White House drug-policy adviser Lee Dogoloff, ~ the way. to make change. Experts and laws am ~mportant, but in a hattie of attitudes there's a lot you can do at home. The fact that. parents are getting th~ idea sknulta- neously in community after communi- ty around the country shows how p~o- roundly important it can These hundreds of parent groups were recently brought together under the newly-formed National Federation of Parents for Drag.Free. Youth {NFPDI~/), headqt/m~wzed in Silver Spring. ~It's the most exciting thing," says Dogoloff, who is executive consul- tant to the group, ~fl~at I've seen in the area of drug prevention: Washi~,ton-area parent groups also am fomaing a network, t~h a public serdce program sponsored by Dmgfai~. Kensington mother Rita Rumbaugh, an active member of a parent group in her community, is scheduled to announce the formation of the Metropolitan Washington Par- ent Network at a press conference to- day. The network will-run a free parent leademhip-~'aining seminar next month, and Dmgfair plans to mn abo~t 30 community workshops on teen-age drag abu~ throughout, the spring. Most parent grips am b~ed on ~ "get&" says l~ob Kmrner, Anne Arundel County substance abuse pre- v.eht~on coordinator and NFPDFY board mdmber: C~t informed. '" "Get involved.. Get together with other parent~ "ff a parent says, 'Johnny, I heY~er not catch you shooting marijuana' they'll lose their credibility because the kids realize they don't know what they're tatking about. If a parent doesn't know drug jargon, thei~ kids may be making drug deals" over the phone without their knowing it.' "Getting involved with your kids doesn't mean doing a midnight search-and-seizure" raid. It means sit- ting down and discussing your values and taking a clear, consistent and in- formed stand-on drug abuse. And when you make rules, stand by them, "Drugs have really changed the whole ballgame of adolescence. Par- ents need to equip their kids to be able to say 'no' to their peer group ef- fectively. Getting together with other parents before, there's a problem can help both the kids and the parents, Kids need an ally, and that's the par- ent. P~rents need an .ally, and that's another parent.~ Kramer's advice: "Write down the names of your child:s five closest friends and 1:5 cl~t' acquaintances, That's the child's peer group. Call up the~ parents., get t~ether .and ~ Don't accuse each.other, but ~oncen- trate on the positive steps hnd guide- lines .you. can ~gree on .to help your kids stay off~ or get off, ~ abuse: Cotmselors, parents and. :profe~ion- als in substance abuse, add~l, these 8~ggestion~ for con~me~l l~rent~ • Be pkepdred for questions about your own drug (including alcohol) hab/t~. %rou may have to clean up your-act, .too,~. says one" father. -B~t don~ fe~l you have tb stop using adds drug ~ducativh ~peciali~ Tliomhs Gleaton. ~1 cS~tend tl~i~ aft adult privilege, when u~ sibly," he say~. "But it's a decisidn..'i~t~, descents aren't ~luipped to emotionally, sbciall~ or economi~)l. :~Y • "Don't push alcbhol on in hopes they won't then u~ says Patricia O'Gorman of tional Institute on .Alcohol Abuser., • "Praiseyour child and big warm hugs when says. bne father whose child killed, from alcohol abuse. • "Don't blame" yourself," Scrafford, founder of. the Cros~rdi~" Drug Abuse Control Program woul.d have happened if something differently--it. have made. any differen.ce. trate on what to do ab0.ut ~h~ ~ now. ~f your th~d wo.'i help, get help for yourself."' • Don't panu:. Look ,at picture--is the child in schbol, ~s there a behavior. l~here other problems? 'fflfink hack to your own cence," says Scraffor&."and reraem~l~ that some kids today use 4ru~ phase in..their.life--not that r~,con- doning it--and it.goes away., "Don't come down too hard,matil y~u know." T!04230872