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-Radio Reports, Inc. December 16, 1959 I 35435-I 7 `Sunoco Three5tar Extira'at `6•45 P.M.-over WRCA (N.Y. ) and NBC Network: _ ~: - ,:.~..: ... T~. {, . .- _, .._ . ..,._. . - • . _ _ . . , _ ~~ • ' t _ ,',~t -. high of 455 billion cigarettes." . . . J ':{ .~ . ~ ., . . . :. , RAY F=: .. "The American Tobacco Institute reveals Americans smoked more cigarettes than ever in 1959. Production reached a new-time .:. .~ NEW YORK POST New York, New York •December 16, 1959 .NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM & SUN - New York, New York December 17, 1959 _...:.Ifsoolated Press. -~ _t WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. _ "Americans smoked a new higi - of 455 billion cigarets in 195E '°'the Tobacco Institute, Inc:,-i•I Wasfi'ingtbn- Dec. `16 (aP) Americans are smokinn a record 455,000,000,000 cigarets in 1939, the Tobacco Institute Inc. report ed today. James P. Riehrads, president of the industr}'-suppo.•ted grouu, said the total coripa.red with 436,- % X000;000 in~ 1C•58 and 409,40,- 000:000 in 19;7: He said 1939 production of, American cigarets was ruaning ~ close to 500:000,000.000; to cover exports and~shipments to armed forces overseas. "The future outlook," Riehards said,, "indicates a continued high rate of annual gain. One industr} estimate Is thr : by 1960 U. S. smokers willi he consumina 527, 000,000,000ci.~aretsand! that b!1968 the fi~ure will reach 690,000~ 000,000." Prodhction of cgars and ciga- rillos in 1958; Richards said, has increased about 330,000.000 units this year, to 6,900,000,000, while the output of smoking and chew- ing tobacco and snutf has de- clined slightly ports. . ~ James P. Richards, presirlen of the i n d u s t r y-supporte group, said the total comlJare with 436.3 billion cigarets cot "'sumed in the nation in 193 - and 409.4 billion in 1937. He said actual production o American cigarets ran close t 500 biliiom to cover exports an •shipments to a r m e d force overseas. "The future outlook,"he sait "indicates a continued hig' rate of annual gain. One indw try estimate is that by 196 U.S. smokers will be consurr Ing 527 billion cigarets an that by 1968 the figure wi reach 690 billion." - He quoted Agriculture I)i partment estimates that tota U.S. consumer expenditrures fc ail' tobacco products in 193 would amount to $6,8 billior compared with $6.3 billion 1 1938 and $6 billion in 1957.