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NEWS DISPATCH - Taa'rytawn, Net+ York York, Pennsylvania February 26, 1962 ... February 27r 1962 161 Smokers Puf f to New Record~, AREA SMOKERS PUf f ost Each Tarrytoiwner $56 Last Year ~ aeaeq to ths Daos ena lithe rnaas of reports from medi- ~ smoked locaDy,, well over the 196Uitotal: Natloaal Data, The count is based upon na- tional data released l by the Ik partment of Agriculture and upon regional,aales figures isrted by, the tobacco industry- - In terms of the local population • of age 14 and up, At was equival-, ent,to n4lpacka smoked a'year per person. Through'our the rest of jhe:Uni; ted' States, the average was 194 packs per person among the 14- plus group. It was 199 packs per capita in the Middle Atlantic States:, In some parts of the country, ~ e the figures show, people smoke a7 J.~<We muscti more heavily than !n In CoW nt.~/ ~ ShoVlY : ben. Residents of Utah, for ex- consume Bb only a third the eotal To The Da6y Times Itnflllon po,mds of tobacco w e r e, amp,!e, N&M1V. YORK . - To what extent iused .. for pes and forr roll-yow~- quantity. tFiat District of : Cdltun.. P bia residents do. The D. C. rate• C has the population of Wilson Couo- owivetgarettes. and another 99 mih is nearly 220 packs per, person. ty been swayed by the various med 1'on pounds for chewing tobacco and i lcal'.reports : that cigarette ~,smoking forr anutf.. _.Ua BIWba'Smokeri .. Is detrimental to health? While the money that goes for 7be Agriculture Department re-'' Aot much. ixlging from the latestl I lgarettes doesn't seem to be a pODtahm`t that more than 490 billion cigarettes expetditure, buying ttiem a wen,consumed big domestically in 19h7. The increaae areai Local residents, it appears,l,pack or two at'a time, it adds up+over 1980was4.ZpereenL •are smoking more ghan they ever tola huge amount oa an annual Use of,todaclro In other forms did: (bastt. Smokers Ih, the U n i t e d, also rose. Sales of cigars reached Thls is in line with the reports,States paidi $6.9 billion in 1961 for 7.2 btL":on wdts, sales of smoking coming In from other parts oflthis Ilttle diversion, the figures tobacco. ?S million pounds; the eountry. Thes- show that,nearU•ishowt of chewing tobacco. 65 million 300 billion, cigarettes. 25 billion s^- . Wil-wn Count•v, the eosti was powlds, and of snuff, 34ri:iWon yerics, were consumed inthe ,.Uniteq,SI.,J03,090, equal,to $33 per smoker. paunds: States.during 19611 an inereaseof Some.otL`:e.inerease ill,cigarv fourr per cent overr the previuuseHearnoMng.ly'.attr+ibuted to Lhe year. Part ot it was due to the t, grounh in population. rise in,population- The rest, to x Wilson; Coonty's. contribution to great exteat,mae duetotltedac: th~s total was some 6,03?.11t10 'packs. that L-oomes Idt generall were~ m the, basis of regional slatistics hipher and, therefore, more was i,,sued by the tobacco industry and ' spent for,cigarettesr nationwlde data from the. Depa.rt- ~.r+vHoww much do residents of'.The meot of Agric•~llure. ~~ It represented an average,of 151 Tarrytowna spend per year on packs a, earfor eaeh local(mrson r, this Little pastime? Appraemate of age 14 or over. ly $56 persmoker. It Is estuna- This wax a lower rate of ted. For the local smoking c'om- sumptim than was found In the ` munity as a whole, it totals f777;, United States generally a moo o g (IOD• ., those of' smoking age. The aver. Nationally,: the expenditure last age was. 194~packs.a year..Ini the~~ yearwaa $6.9 billion, otwhicp, South Atlantie States, itt averegedtis 1195 packs per person $3:1 billion was for Federal, Stat, . Since the 1933.54 period, w h e nQ saiess dropped.sharpl' v ulr?n t h~ news IhaC~ there~, was a~lntlsUcalQIffik betwcen smokin aw+ lun; ~ , . anoer;, there has been a aeadp• ,ncreaxee in cigarctte con>umption: People w•erc:e reassured by th etllterrtipstfiatwere qriickl, puVon the market,andt by the.toba.ccoin- dn.,tr_v:'>safitD- clalins far themi. The usee of tobaecoo inn other formss hasalso been, breaking rec- ord3: Lasl,year, according to theDetiartmenl oC. ARricultinc.. 7.,150 tlullioneigarun were smoked, 75. NEW •YORK - As a whde, residents of: the TAmytowas do not frighten eisily. Especiall,y when It comesth smoking: The latesti tab-nlation showsth'at -,lacal.people are put5ng,awayat a record rate, rmt withstanding cal and health otganiraHons to the effect that'there is a relationi :shlp between cigarette . smoking , and ailments of the heart and ltmgs. . .. . . During the past year, some 2, 942;t](10 packs of cigarettes were, WILSON DAILY TIMFS Wilson, North Carolina February 26, 1962 : Cigarette Consumption figures on cigarette aales in t'h~e and local taxes. -A'WAY TO NEW MARK CIq.ARETTE~S COST COUNIfIANS. .. =7.7 MiILLioNIN 1961, REPORTREVEAL3 MMICAL: CLAIMS NOTED (Spaclal to the Dispalcb't J NEW YORtC, Feb. 27 - To what extent: has the poputation of5 Yorkeounty Deea.swayed.b'y.tke various medical.repo.rts that'csgaretteamok- tog is.detrimental to health" Not;muc5: judging from thc.latest ftgureson eigarcttesalese in the area:. Local residents. it appears. are smokingg more than.they'ever did. This le tnline with thereporis eoming in from other parts otf the eountry: They' show that, neardy. 600 bllllon cigarettes. 25'5 billion packs, wereeonsumed m~the United Statesduring1961, aw increase of four: per cent over the previous year: Partof.t it wasdue, to~ the /rowthin popul>tition... YorkCounty:'s con tribution to thiss total.was some 28:7441P000 packs, on the basls of regional statisticais- sued.bythetobacco industiyand nation-wide data fromthr.. U. a! Department of' Agriellturc.. . York Below A'verape. It represented, an averaycof 1?E packs a yearfur.eachlocal persom af age 14 or over.. This was a lower rate .of'consump- tionthanwasf toundlin the United Statess generally among those of' smoking age. The averave.wss194 packsa year.Inth.e Mii(dle. A't-lanUe State:, it'averazed 199paeks, p'rr person. Since the 1958-54 pcruodJ •:•hen aales dropp,edsharply. upon the.e oewsthat there wasrs statieticall link between smoking andd lung can, eer„ there has been a steady in- , erease in cigarette consumptioni People werereassurnd by the ftt- {er-tlps thatt werr, quickly put onn the market and' by the tobacco iu- dustry's safety claims for thetn. Cipan Popular The.use of,tobacco tnother formss bas also been breaking reeords Last: year, according to the depart• ment of agciculture, 7.150 . million cigars weree smoked. 7Smillion poundso6 totiaccoo were usedi for. pes aud iorroll,your.owneigar- ettes: andlanolher 09 mllllonpounds, for chewing tobacco and foranufl While the money thatgoea for eii<arettess doesn't aeem1oo be a bie expendiwre, buying,thom a pack or two at.a timc, it adds upp to aa huge amount'~onan annualbasis.S:nok-ees in the United States paid $6:.9 ~ billion in1961 for thisLltladiver- aiun, the figures show. In Yorkeonnby,k the eost.was ST- 'I9"AVO._etnlal to Sii oer s