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t NEW YORK, April 3-UPt-. Taxes paid last year by United States smokers would' more than cover the 1963 budget of' - theUnited.States. space agency2, _ :wtobacco industtq• orgartization estimated,Tuesday. Cigaret taxes - in -4961 amounted, to about,3:1 billion dollars at' kical, state and fed. eral government levels, , actrord - ing to the obaeco lnstitate. Irtc. The institute Is an onganiza, lion representing moat of the major cigaret and tobacco manufacturers. The 1963 budget of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration is 32.960;Ot10.- OoD. The institute noted this means taxes paid by smokers would also buy 40 Atlas mis- siles in additiowto covering , the NASA , program. The institute said that put- g ting it another way, atmuat eigaret tax collections wo•rld eover the,eostb of six key gov- ernment departments In 1963: Commerce. Labor. Post Office. :tale: Ferkral .1vialionAceney and General Sersriecs Admirita- tialion._ _ ~ PLAIN D EALER Cleveland, Ohiio ty April 4,, 1962 ~ U.S. S09o'r!(ers Pay ' ~ Space AgencyBulY NEW YORK ttl~--Tat.es paid. ~ Iast year by U.S; a',m o k e r a 1 wouldmme than cover the l9tN: ~ budgerot the U.S. space a>;enc>: M a tobacco industryorganization est'unates... V' Ciggaretle, taxes In 1!I6I'V amounted to about E3.1 billion at local, state andfederal; ;or- ~ ~ernment levets- according to the Tobacco lnstitute. Inc. '141e, institute is an organir,a- lionlreptesenting most of' Ihc major cigarette and tobnceo-, manufacturers. The,1963 budget of the Na., tional Aeronautics and Space (tdtninistraliun is54.96, billion. POST GA'ZETTE & S[7N' TELEGRAPH Pittsburgh, Petmsylvania April 4, 1962 NEW YOHI:, April 3 (AP)' -Taxes paid last year by U. S. smokers would more than cover the 1963 budget of'the U. S. space agcncy, a tobacco- Industry organization estd- tnatedltoday,. Cigarette taxes In 1961' amounted to about'53.1 billion. at' local' state and federal government levels, according tothe. Th tx•o, Instltute,.Inc. The ns t u e.1s an organiza-. Uon representing most ob the major cigarette and! tobacco manufacturers. ~ob3.~3~7~5 Z~C HERALD-NEWS Pa'ssaic, Nev Jersey April 26, 1962 $ Up in Smoke bf the U. S: Space Ageney's fiscal . S.In~9 program, with enough funds ' WASHINGTONt0l9- Ui ~ smokers paid enougbi.incigarette left overto~buy 40 Atlas.missiles, t.xes~~.last year to~~meet the oost.the~~ T^.-^,- .:~.Institutee estimates. YAR'ID Tulsa„ Oltl&homa April 4, 1962 Sm okiers' Taxes Tops,, Space Cost NEW, YORK', April 3 IB--Taxes paid last year' by UJS. smokers would more than cover the 1963 budget of',the U.S!, space,agency: a tobacco industry' orgattization estimated iTuesday;. Cigarette . taxes in 1961 amount- ed to about $3.1 liillion at localJ Q state and federal goverontent,lpv. Ns, :]s, according to the Tobacco In- ~~ ititute, Inc. 0 UNION Springfield, Mass. April 4, 1962 144 U. S. CigaretTaxes Ln i 1961 Would Co ver . 1963'Space Budget pald NEW YORK t.P-Taxes TRIBIJNE Tampa, Florida April 4, 1962 SMQHERS'TAXES WOULD: FINANCE SPA'CE'.AGENCY. NEW, YORK.tA'r-Taaes paid'last year by US. amokers . - would more than cover the 1963'3 budget of the, U.S. spacee agency,, a tobacco industryor, ganizatioa estimated yesterday:, ' Cigarette taxes In 1961 amounted to about $3.1 billionn at local, state and' federal' gov- ernment levels, according, to the Tobacco Institute Inc. The 11E[Rute is an organiza- tion representng most of the m.ior cigarette and tobacco manufacturers. The 1963 budget of the Na- tional Aeronautics and Space. AdministratlonIs $2.96 billion. The institute noted this means taxes paid by smokers would alaobuy. 40 . Atlas missiles in addition to covering the NASA' program. The institute sald that'putting It another way, annual cigarette tax collectlons would!cover, the eoats.ofsik.keygovernment de- partments in 1963: . CCommerce. Labor, Post Office, , State... Fed- aal Aviation Algeacy and . Gen- eral Servloes Adminlstratloa: . (~last year by U. 9.. smoker., i would moree thanrover the190 budget'.nt the U. S. n par.• agency, a Inbaran indie try, or. \ORsnizattnneetimated Tun,day. v Cigarett tases In1961 amnunaM In ~ahout a9 ..l billinn ~ a0 local, state and federal Rnv- M.mment levela, according to i Rhe '.aarn.ln.tihde, Inr.. The7ns nlr i%annranniaa.!''/~lion represennng m,wt ot'thn~ v) majnr. riRarrt andtobanco~ ~ mneufarlu}brx. 1• 1 The~,fatt budget ofthnra•' tlhnal Arrnnautirs and. Spae. ~ ~. Adminiaeafinn la f^-;9a hillion:, Theu Iilulenoted.thiA mea- Q. W~- i aid hY .mnknr- wnuld'. ` at.n hu~ tnlAtlia mi•*lln Ih~ m'Adtimr- in . coveringg tho. NA5:1, prnqram.. The ~ In.lihde .ald I that pml-t1ng. It another way., amiurl etCaret tatcollertiona wauHtrowr the mrta of,*1x keyy go•- ernmest departments Intaa.a ! Cnmmrrre, Iwbnr, Pmt Offi: r. ltatr„PMdral Aviation A- ur,Yan& General Servirea.l,l. minisfranoo.-