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Stories on Mr. Richards' year-end statement: -Radio Reports, Inc. December 16, 1959 NBC News at 11:00 P.M. over WRCA (N.Y. -- S..E....e ~,./+i:' F .,..`~.,L C.~::.`)E BOB WIISON: "Americans smoke more than anybody in the world and it's w an expensive habit. The industry says that 455 billion ciga.rettes w~ have been smoked in this country this year.' The cost, $6,800,0,00,000. ~That's $800,000,000 more than we,'spent on tobacco products in 1957."tr` ..4~<.a... '~f44 r W Y Radio Reports, Inc. December 16, 1959 ::' n F - - .,. ' Sunoco 'Three Star Extra-at 6•45 P.M.-over WRCA (N.Y.) and NBC Network: RAY FJINLE: "The American 'Ibbacco Institute reveals Americans smoked ;i more cigarettes than ever in 1959. Production reached a new-time ?.a high of 455 billion cigarettes." ~ . _ / ,.... a... .. .,.. ! .? 1~A, x ~ . . . ~. , 100 3513~I 7 .,. , .- .:, © ® La: .i::4te NEtri YORK POST New York, New York December 16, 1959 "NYasfimgton, Dec. `16 (aP)"= Americans are smokinn a record 455,000,000,000' cigarets in 1939, the Tobacco Institute Inc. report ed today. James P. RieL•rads, president of the industry-supported grouu, said the total coripa.red with 436,- ~' X.0;000,000 in~ 1C•.i8 and 409,>0J,- 000:000 in 1957. Q He said 1939 prodlction of American cigarets was ru;uiing ~ close to 50J:030,000.000; to cover exports and~ shipments to armed'' forces overseas, "The future outlook," Richards said„ "indicates a continued hi.-h rate of annual gain. One industr} estimate Is tha: by 1960 U. S. smokers Nvilli he consuming 527, 000,000,000ci.-arets and! that b! ' , 1968 the fi~ure will reach 693,0ft 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. tc'hiic the output uf smoking and chew- ing tobacco and snutY has de- clined slightly NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM & SUN - New York, New York December 17, 1959 i;.Afsoolated Prul.-~ - ~ _t WASHINGTON, Dec. 17. '''Americans smoked a new higi ;=- of 455 billion cigarets in 195E °'the Tobacco Institute, Inc:,-i•I ports. : ~ James P. Richards, presiden of the i n d u s t r ysupporte group, said the total comlJare with 436.3 billion cigarets coe sumed in the nation in 193 and 409.4 billion in 1937. He said actual production o American cigarets ran close t 500 biliion, to cover exports an 'shipments to a r m e d force overseas. "The future outlook,"'he saib "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)iN partment estimates that tota U:S. consumer expenditures fc ail' tobacco products in 193 would amount to $6,8 billiot compared with $6.3 billion I 1938 and $6 billion in 1957.