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0 ® ® e l > VI Asr"aa further consequence, whenTthis so-called "• ~.~`medical research" organization advocates a pro- ' ~ Rram position of prohibition against "all advertising" i }^~'0^'= for cigarette brands it seems to this writer that they . are suggesting a violation of some "fair market laws with reference to the right of manufacturers to '` eompetitivelyy market and "advertise" their product• '" Directly this says that a sizeable amount of money would be denied to the media and whereas the major ' media such. as radio, TV, and large metropolitan ' dailyy newspapers, and large national/international : magazines will only feel a slight financial pinch, ~ ,,smaller minority media instruments, specifically ' Black newspapers, magazines, and radio stations, # working already with an unfair share of the total advertising dollars spent in:this country by major i manufacturers, will feel a serious, pinch. 'Therefore, we must_ view this "overstepping . 'activity" by the ACS as also heavily,tinged with : subite but yet very dangerous racism: If the ACS is allowed to continue in this direction of setting up :. °veiled" rules for setting•the lifestyle of citizens, the ' precedent will have been set for hundreds of ~'organizations whose actions and programs are j already suspect, to openl y get involved in setting up ' "people constraints" geared to regiment the people :' in this country into a state of terror described by the author of the classic novel "1984" in which "big ; :; brother"_determined the existence of all people on _: the planetr ~ : c It is indeed strange that a organization whose { z:- initial purpose was saving lives, and which annually ~ ~~;~ stated that "adults must make up their own minds ;- =:;= about smoking" which statement in itself say's that _ the rights and freedoms of choice.by individuals must ; not be abridged, is now advocating the very opposite ' of that position. ~. WE wonder, what is the ACS position on.liqnor, pork, and a number of other products on the market = for public consumption which medical science ha6 said in some instances are causes of cancer in some individuals? What is the ACS position on pollution as ~'y if the Amencan ,_ ` °+f ACS issteppmg completely out of bounds of its goaLs t r; it relates to ]ung cancer? In short, ~~and purpose Cancer Society were to concentrate on its supposed ' °~Z We agree that' witlL any 17lu~ss, ineluding-socsal ~ p~pOSe• which by the way it receives some Federal funds for and enjoys,."tax exempt status" also `and poltiicaI ilinesses, that in a sear¢h for the cause instead of involving itself in the. politics of this ; some time must also be directed towards curbing the : couhtry which may very well be a violation of its tax read while simultaneously developing mechanisms ~ Asp . ^,, exempt status, they could continue to function as a for a cure_ But in attempting to curb the spread by ; '. ~edible or anization. However, if the ACS persists `~~~establishing "veiled" measures that in reality - "~'^~ g ~ ~.-. In concentratin on olitics instead of research then t ~ k_manifest as dictatorial policies against the rights of ~ ~ g p 77-77 ~ iadividuals is in fact a dangerous policy, and most : ft myst be re identified as a political o rganization and +'sw4k :_;definitely overstepping the bounds of its rights to,its tax exempt status must be withdrawn with a ~ezist but moreover a violation of the trust and ' careful examination of its activities to make such ~confidence that the population has placed in them as withdrawal retroactive to the point which they viable and humanitarian organization presenting ~ `began potitical involvement and an tax assessment some hope for those afflicted with this horrible imposed at that retroactive point• _ .:'a~ ~ S .t:a.... - c: ye:... ... .. . . .. . _ . - _ _ _ . _ - .. . .. - . . _ l . . ._ . .. _ . s M ~AA . 0 rt ~ ~t~.~S • ..... . . . hdh~ ~~~:ety ~preig~ v j aYVTw „-~_ . ..:. - ,,,;.l k:= RecentIy, in Washiagton, D C: a spokesman for the ~'II•S. Tobacco Industry accused the American Cancer :' , Society of ba ait wu its contributors in spending "`lheir hard-earned dollars-on propaganda and ' lobbying instead of trying- to find the causes of s s~~a caneer• The spokesman, Horace R. Sornegay, a ~. president of the Tobacco Institute: a Washington ~? based association representing the major cigarette. + 4-.,,manufacturers said, the Cancer Society is emphasu ~; ing politics instead of research in a carefully planned '° = campaign to stop the use of tobacco. tf4T`-1x`e American Cancer Society has acknowledged ~ allocating $1 million to the first year of a five year '' . campaign called "Target 5" which was adopted last ,: year by its national board of directors. The stated ' Aoals of the Target 5 project are numerous. They °, ` include the reduction of the number of adult smokers ' 25 per. cent.: ."prohi,bition of all advertising for ; ~ ~'cigarette brands" with more than balf the market. -; x averaQe of "tar" "and nicotme, requirement of ~ stronger warning labels on cigarette packages and l the elimination of thee federal support proqram for I ~~'5~tobacco growers.'' ,3' ~r~,~yy:Aside from the fact that the American Cancer , Societp's fnitial and primary purpose-is in the Seld of - Fq iesearch, meaning not only maintaining an intensive ' j--~i`thrust to uncover all of the causes of cancer, but also - ~ 4 P, concentratinq an equal amount of research in the 'i area of cures for.-cancer. This latest action by the ~ a ~ e x :~dr5dt~