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British goverllment support of the Royal College report received less ` attention in the U.S. A spot check in six major eities ind!<catedi in- frequent use. NEW YOR'K POST New York, Nev York j l+fe.rch 12, 1962' Brit'airn Backs ~ M@s` ~larnir~gi C, On Smoking ~~ London, March 12 (Reuters)- 7he British government said to- W day it agreed that a report of sl J', smoking by BritainSs Royal Co1- ~" ]eg.e of'Physicians and Surgeons `demnnztrates authoritativelp~ X 1 and crvahingly' that cigaretes l~V are a catse of limg, cancer. Healtit Minister Enoch Powell made this clear in the House of Commons when asked cvhat' action the government was tak- Ine on the rcporr, issued last' week. The repm•t' rceommende<l a higher, perhaps prohibithe: tax oncivar•ts and reduution of the taxowcigarsx and pipes, which it,heli3, less injurious to health. - Powel l said thee recn:nmenda tion was underconsidevation:Ad:(bntroli Eyed. I{e also said' Uie government was considering control of to- bacco advertising, Including TV commercials. The health minister said he ' -wasaskingloral authorSties.to s us,.all.theirchannelsof.health, oiucatfon to make the reportt widelyknown, and makee clear to the public fhe dangersofsmoking,s particul9rlyofcigs~rCI.R: "We shall be giving them gnidance and proridinQ, them w Gth, publicitymatcrial:" tie_ addrd- ]-1c also saiJ he was considcr- Ihg. ecpcrimcnting with anti-, smoking chnias as suggested ky the reportl Education,>tinister Sir Dav.id Eorles sai0: "Children and youn.. people must be, t+araed in cverrcv way possible of ttiee danger+ to U:ciiluturc health of smokinq;, and disooura;.•d fi-nm formingg the sm_oking: habit.` 1'~mplrtft I+ luu• - A ¢o.eroicw rt ps iir, conponati.ngmallr:.1l, ttie report, wi'lIl be pual:•':ed. he added. IJeremy Thorpe., a mrn•he_ BRITAIN ATTACKS . CICARETTE' HABIT Covernment' Opens Drive' Based' on Cancer Link Commons thatthe. Government barked ona concerted campaign "acceptaa thatt this raporb dem- to curb smoking, as the: Royal onstrates authoritatively, and College'of, Physicians has.urgedcrushingdy, thecausal~ eonnec+ the'British Government to do., tion.between smokingand lung'rhe.last reportby, thee insti- cancer, andl the moregeneraltutes wass made public inJan- hasards to health, of'f smoking." uxry, 19.59. Officials atthe DepartmentSinoken' Death RateCltedl of' Health, Education and Wci~The report had said cigarette farrsaide today, that thc. 13.t~t'smokingt was also a causenle studytheyknewof was oud bronr-hitis and aa cont•abutlry~still in preparation bytbecause ot Inther illnesses. It.found„ American i Cancer, Soeie!+•. 1fieLI a study, of doctorr.., that: societymade the atudy. laFt heavy , smokersh'ad a deilh rateyear:e from all i causes . four timea that of m•n-<mnl:na:. .. Heatthh said in the House of cause oflcaneer. St,has not em- LOaIDON; March 12-The Government opened a eampaignn today to educate the publie, es. peolallyschool ehildren, to thcr dangers of smoking clgarettes:, The Ministriess of HealthandLducation began, thee distribu.tion of' circularsdrawing atten-tion to a report issued.la.stweekd by the Royal . Coilegee of Yhysi: dans; sayingg that cigarette smoking waa'a cause of hmg eancer.. >Cntitledi "Smoking and Health.'." the report is beinR, sold at' bookstores and larg, newsstands. The publlsherahave reported heavydCmanh for theT5-cent bookieti Rhoeh. Powell, Mlnis:erof By. JAMES ~FERON aD¢Yl ta'ht~.N- To[k 11mw. , i.t.+i6IL''.Dl.,i : [)iG.8 Jk of the Liberal Party, said the }irallh Ministryshould "Step up their investigations into anti- .u ioking . tatilets . wh ich ~ rm i Idl . bc ` proeured& under Ihe2Yational, Health Service," the A'P' re- ported. (Powell said the governmentt had i lhat in mind„ too. Preu?rilc tions Issued under the tax!su;p ported National Health Sernice cost onlyw token2shillings. /29 cents).l .. Sir David Eeeles, the Ednca- tionlAYinister,, saidlitwas"vi- tal'•' that aa fresh and positive effort be: made,to. "dis¢ouragce smokir.g among. childrenar.d prevent the formationn ot1he smoking habit." The Covernm.ent's move too educate the public had beew recommended by, the aine-manRoyal College committee. Tha.. membera had,spenG threee years-s as<essingg reports . issued . in the; last ten years in nine countries The reporthadl concludedl alsothat pipe: andicigar smok-erss were in far less danger. prubablyy because theyy did not Ldule.. Thecommitteehad..sug- gested in itss report that ciga- rette taxes . be,raised and those on.cigarand plpee tobacco~ belowe: ed. Tobacco. Industryspoke•.men sa id'. the report'provided nonewo evidence and included manyun- proven i assertions. They called for.furth'erinvestigation-~ csp2- ciallyinto: the resultaof airr pollution. . U. 8. Has Published Fiodinp aYMYa! In]9. N- YUrY TIOIa.: WASHi;NGTON, March 12- TheFederat Government haspubiished from timee totumefindings bythe. Nationali Insti- tutes iof IHealth i.on smoking~g as a ~