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~VA~1 ~~ ~~ C C TIMES-DISPATCIi Richmond'„ Virginia April 4, 1962 Smokers Tax Would Pay. Space Costs NEW YORK; April Taxes paid last year: by United, States smokers would morethan~cover the 1963 budget of the Unital States space agenc•yr a.tobacco industry o vaniiatiom estimated Tuesday. Cigaret taxes - in -4961 amounted to about 3.1 billion dollars at local, state and ted, eral'.government levels, accord, ingg to the obacco~ Institate. Inc. The institute Is an orgatnza, lion representing most of the major cigaret and1 . tobacco manufacturers. The 19RVbudzet o[ the. Na- lionall Aeronautics and Space Administration is $2,960.OW.- 000: The ihstitutenoted thiss means t.axes paidd by smokerss would al,o buy 40 Atlbs mis- ,cilcs in arltlition tb~covering tlieNASAprogram. The institute said that put- tinz it another w'av;, annual cicarcl tex. collections woaldld oover lheco.tsof six keygov- ernment departments in 1963:. Uommerce, Lahnr. Pnst Offtce.<Iate,.Fe,lcial .1+lidinyn Acrncy :,nd t;cneral Scr,inc.,. A,ImiiPi- I ra l mn. ~00,2 104 u4d(cC, C The institutee is anurganiea- tion representing most of tlic major cigarette and tobacco- ~manufacturers. " The. 1963budget.of the 5.~,. tional Aeronauticsand Space Pdmims.tnatium. i. S2.% b,ltiun. PLAIN DEALER Cl'evel'and, Ohio April 4,, 1962 U.S. Smokers Pay SpaceAgencyBiU NEW YOY-KLf`Ta.es. p;;id last ~ear bvL'.S.. amoke, s woaia:moIe* than cover tor ht4.:7etof..Ihf tt 5 spa/'e a tobacco industryorganuzalion estimates. Cigaret~te taxes in if161amountedi to about~ X1.1 hitlinn at localL state.andifedera.) ; . ernment lerels., accordlhg to the Tobacco Institute„ Inc. 10030yyya16 ,4 ~ POST' GAZETTE & SQN' TELEGRAPH1 ~ 311 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania April 4 i 1962 WORLD Y9 y Oklahoma Tulsa 6 , , April 4, 1962 ,~ Smol.ers' TaY Was Sizable Smokers' Taxes Tops Space Cost NEW YOlll:; April 3 (AP) -Taxes paid last year byl9. S. smokers wuulil, more ihancover the 1963 budget ot the U. S: space agcncY,., a tobacco Ihdustiy organization esti- mated today. Cigarette taxes In 1961 amounted to.atxeul $3:.1bllllon' at' local statr and federall government levela, aecordfngg to the -r "a_ro InsUtute, Inc.. The fu uu e Is anioeganlza- tlon,represrnUng mosc uf tlumajur ci'garelte and lubaecomanufactturrso lCA3oyyya~~ HFRALD-NEWS Passaic,, New Jersey April 26, 1962 NEW YORK, April 3 LP--Ta.res paid last year by U.S: smokers would more than cover the 1963 budg'eD of the U.S. space agency, a tubacoo industry organization estimated Tuesday. Cigarette taxes in 19fi1 amount- cd to: about tri3.1 bii6ion at' lAcal, state and federal govertunent 1ev- _Is, according to the Tobacco in- ;4itute. Inc. ~~ $ Up in1enokoe lof the U S. Space Agency's fiscal WASHINGTONti'vf) 1963program, with enough fundS. smokers paid enough in cigarette left over tobu,v.40.Atlhsmissiles, laxeslast yearr to.meet the.cost,rh* Ttliace~ Insti!ute estimatrs. ot1030yyy.1 l0 E UNION Springfield, Mass. April 4, 1962 U. S. Cigaret Taxes In 1961 W'ould,Cover. 1963 Space Budget NEW Y0RH CPi-Tasrn paid 1:wt yrar byC:, S:. smnk- wmdd mnrethanrnN-er lhr 19f,:S hnd4rt nf the U:S.spnc.• agency;,a. tnbarcnb indudrnnr, ganlratinn e-timated Thrsda1)-. Ci.-arrt tarew. in 1'ift amnuntrd to aMed sa.1 i hillinn at lAral, .ctaleand frdrrai gnv- ernrnent lercrls, ar~cnrding :o tiin -rrn tmtitute, Inr. Thn~Rdr ix.an nrenni.a• tir,n reprrc: nltngnm.t of ih— riSirnt and tabavroo mnmd,.,•-Inrrr. Tne t!aiT hlnlQrl l of fhe \a. II'nnal I .i-nna111Ir.. andSparw Admini.tralion Is .S?:fa;hilliim. Tb,• iraiddr nntrd thb..mrans tav.s {r+id hp .muh.•r. wonld nl..r bmr, tn..ltt:r. innildifiun tn cocering Iho NAS.1 prnr,rani., TLe in,lJnile -Id that pnti ttne It wnnthrr ~cay, nrmuirl ritta.rrt lax cnllertinnrw»nl-lrmrr th'rrmt. nf .{cAry cn... ernment dnpartmenls in 1MV:,-fommr~rrr,.labur, t'n.t Olfii Ctatr;,l'rdhral >•, -ilntun a:~ ryandl (frneral Serricry..1;; mini.frattun-. - TRIBUNE Tampa, Florida April 4, 1962 SMOKERS' TAXES WOULD FINANCE SPACE AGENCY NEW YORK UP)--Taxes paid last yearr by. U.S. smokerswould'~.more than cover the-1963 budget of the UiS: space agency;.a tobacco Industry or- ganization estimated yesterday. Cigarette t a x e s in 1961 amounte~ to about $3.1 billion at local,.state and federal gov.ernmenY levels, according to the TobaccoInstituteIne. ~ The 1517tute tsan organiza- ~ ti'on replesentag most off the 'i mLjor cigatc.[e andtobaceo I manufacturers: The 1963 budget of the Na- tional Aeronautics and~. Space Administration is $2.96 billion. The institute noted this means taxes paid byy smokers would also buy 40 Atlas missiles ih addition tocovertng.the.NASAprogramo i The institute said that putting it another way, annual cigarette tax collections would cover the ' costs of sixkey government de- parttnentsIn 1963: Commerce, Labor, Post Office, State, Fed- eral Aviation Agencyand'~ Gen- j eral Servlces Administration J.