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w a r i 1 l t . ` :~f C 7 .. . .F' }-F~ . :i e of Physicians Report . ! Y' cc:l Members Public Relations Representatives Legal Representatives l ! i e M1 ;On the basis of the Royal College of Physicians report, Senator Maurine s' Neuberger (D., Ore. )i, srho has sponsored anti-eigarette legislation in ~-57 ;i '''the United States Congress previously, on the Senate floor Thursday r''• IIi.ade a short talk c" ~alling for U.S. government action against cigar.ettes~ `(text of Senator Neuberger's remarks attachedi).•.T'his prompted a United ,~ ~;'Press International story on her remarks late in the afternoon 'It also prompted ABC-TV to request comment on the R.C.P. report Fxcm, George V. Allen of the Tobacco Institute. '•'His comments (previou~~sly ,r~ filmed) were made avadlable for the /,1BC-TV' news show at 11 P.M., ~March 8, on the provision that ABC make it clear that Mr. Allen was ` coffinenting on the Eanglish report, not on Senator Neuberger "s reauexks'. , ' Ne'wspaper coverage'across the country on the'R,C.P. report waa spotty with very few papers giving it front page attention. .t sr-t !u ~ ;.The New York Times began the story on the front page of the"second -'` section and gave lengthy attention to the report, ~fith comments from i the American Cancer Society andi also from M'r. 1~.Ilen. ;< s,.:.The Washington Post carried no story in the editions'checked. .The New York Herald Tribune carried a combination story on'page S©, All ; `.'Chicago papers used relatively short stories on inside pages. West Coast reports indicatedy very little press use in that area. ro r 1 5 > . J_ . !' 7. . A }y. _ ":.+ r 1 Hill and Knowlton, Inc ` 1 t `:;` Publie Relations Counsel 150 East 42nd Street NewYork 17, N.Y. ... _.., _. . .. ~ .. ' .. . . , . . .. . . '~~- ~~'.1:~.,4~.:... 2 1 t ~ ~ w3' y s P ,. , w