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Ellis, Cathy From: Keane, Denise Sent: Wednesday, May 08,199812:22 PM To: Nelson, Jack (PMUSA Mac Mail); Ellis, Cathy Cc: Barrington, Marty; Mulderig, John Subject: RE: CTR & Ti 2010 dS70s'YM YES - BUT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ISSUES TO WORK THROUGH. ALTHOUGH WE NEED TO DISCUSS A LONGER TERM PLAN - I THINK WE SHOULD AWAIT THE OUTCOME OF EFFORTS TO VACATE THE TEMPORARY RECEIVERSHIP. From: Ellis, Cathy Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 1998 2:11 AM To: Nelson, Jack (PMUSA Mac Maip; Keane, Denise SubJsch RE: CTR & 11 Should we meet on this topic? From: Nelson, Jack (PMUSA Mac Maiq Sent: Monday, May 04, 199811:31 AM To: Barringfion, Marty; EIIis. Cathy: Keane, Denise SubJech CTR&Tt N.Y. Judge Places Tobacco Institute Under Control of Receiver (WP) The Washington Post via Dow Jones Publication Date: Sunday May 3, 1998 A Section; Page A13 Copyright 1998, The Washington Post Co. All Rights Reserved By Bill McAllister Washington Post Staff Writer Z-D (O a S-1-0 G--f 'f ZA The Tobacco Institute, the Washington trade group that for nearly 40 years has fought efforts to brand tobacco as a health hazard, has been placed under control of a temporary receiver by a New York state judge for allegedly abusing its tax-exempt status. The unusual action Friday by state Supreme Court Judge Stephen Crane was in response to a complaint by New York Attorney General Dennis C. Vacco that the institute and the Council for Tobacco Research USA Inc. are tobacco-funded "fronts" that serve "as propaganda arms of the industry.° Vacco said both organizations have abused their tax-exempt status under New York law, where they were incorporated. Thomas Lauria, a spokesman for the Tobacco Institute, said yesterday the group had done nothing to violate its status as a nonprofit organization under New York law and would challenge the receivership at a June 8 court hearing. "Evidently Mr. Vacco does not believe we should participate in the process of addressing govemment-public Issues," Lauria said. The attorney general charged in a statement Thursday that the institute, Page 1