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WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT WEEK OF MS 11-15, 1987 NAME_ Page Sutherland
Abstract
Coordinated with TI maryland lobbyist Bruce Bereano and planned strategy on Rockville, Naryland restrictive smoking legisZatlon.
Fields
- Named Organization
- *Department of Labor (use United States Department of Labor)
- Philip Morris & Co. Ltd. (Cigarette manufacturer, incorporated in U.S. in 1902)Philip Morris & Co. Ltd.., was incorporated in New York in April of 1902; half the shares were held by the parent company in London, and the balance by its U.S. distributor and his American associate. Its overall sales in 1903, its first full year of U.S. operation, were a modest seven million cigarettes. Among the brand offered, besides Philip Morris, were Blues, Cambridge, Derby, and a ladies favorite name for the London street where the home companies factory was located - Marlborough.
- Named Person
- Bereano, Bruce C. (Attorney & tobacco industry lobbyist, Maryland)Longstanding tobacco industry lobbyist in Maryland, worked on behalf of the Tobacco Institute.
- Debruhl, Garry
- Morgan, Dick
- Nottingham, Bill
- Robinson, Bill (involved in Blanchard case)
- Sutherland, Page H.
- Date Loaded
- 18 Jul 2005
- Box
- 1161
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WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT
WEEK OF MS¥ 11-15, 1987
NAME~ Page Sutherland
Coordinated with TI maryland lobbyist Bruce Bereano and planned
strategy on Rockville, Naryland restrictive smoking legisZatlon.
Bereano agreed to represent TI in city at no additional cost to
TObaCco Znstitute,
Spoke with w. Vs. 1obbylsts 8erb and Bill Nottingham twice
during week on progress of W. Vs. Special Session.
Coordinated with steve Pearson, TI Vs. lobbyist on requested TI
poli~lual contrlbu~ions in
Atten6ed City Council meeting in Hampton, Vs. at 7~30
Tuesday, 5-12.
Met with whole,alert, vendors retailers and company personnel in
Hampton area prior to meeting.
Spoke with Virginia Delegate Bill Robinson(D-Norfolk City) on
Tuesday, 5-12 concerning possible representation of TI in
Norfolk local cigarette tax legislation.
originally planned to meet with DeZagate Robinson, an attorney
on Tuesday night 5-12 in Norfolk after Hampton Council meeting.
Due to long length of Hampton meeting, meeting with Robinson
rescheduled to 9~00am, 5-13, in Norfolk.
~et with Delegate Robinson on Wednesday morning and briefed him
o~ local legislative current ~ituatlon.
Furnlshe~ Robinson with statistics arguments and supportive data
~or testi~ny a~ NOrfolk Bud.ge~ Hearing at 5:00pm, Wednesday
5-13.
Met Robinson p~ior to public hearing and exchanged information.
Public hearing held at forme~ Civic arena and was attended by
approximately 1500 citizens city employees and school personnel.
Hearing lasted from 5~00pm untll 10~15pm.
Approxlmately 65 individuals spoke before Norfolk city Council
on various aspects of proposed Fiscal 1988 City Budget.
Met with contact in Newport ~ews, virginia on Thursday, 5-14,
and furnished statistical, and other supporting da£a for Newport
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Nsws local cigarette tax cam:paign (hearing scheduled for ~-26).
Called by murray Jones (RJR) on 5-14. Returned call end brought
him up to date on Hampton Roads, Virginia and West Virgini,
legislative happenings.
Celled ~y Hurxt Marshall on 5-14, returned call and gave him up
to the minute report on Hampton Roads, Virginia local
leglsla~ion.
Talked with RVP Dick Morgan several times during week on current
legislation.
Called by Virginia Governor'a of£Lce for information. ~urnished
Talked to Commissioner of Department of Labor, Commonwealth of
Virginia, off ways to handle employee smoklng/no smoking
controversy.
spoke with Philip Morris ssveral times during week on Hampton
Roads local leglslatlon and current campaigns.
Completed campaign and non-campaign contribution report and sent
to RVP Dick Morgan.
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT ACTIVITY
Spoke during week with campaign stales of several Virginia
legislators seeking reelection.
Kept Garry DeBruhl (Va. Wholesalers Association) and Luke Wi%t
(It~R Va. Lobbyls~) informed of local leglsla~ive activity and
~oordlnated activity with them.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITY
Read pre~ cllppln~s from ~aryland, Virginia and West Virginia.
Sent selected new~ clips to TI Washington.
Business correspondence
Waekly repor~
MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITY
Worked with allies in Norfolk~ewport News/Hampton, Va. area
with regard to local clga~otto tax leglsla~ion.
NEXT WEEK'S ACTIVITY
Attend Virginia polftlcal fund rai~sr in Emporia, Va. on 5-18.
Key tobacco area legiala~or~. (Evening event].
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Attend Virginia political £u:~d raiser in Richmond, va. on 5-18.
President Pro Tam of Sena~eo (Evtning ~vent)o
Work on Norfolk a~d Newport :~ows local cigarette tax
lsgLslation.
work on Maryland local legialmtiono
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