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Industry contacts with Editors

Abstract

Report of call made to Arthur Sevens on Feb. l1, 1983 regarding letters to media. While contact with media by CEOs is essential care should be taken in selecting the circumstances and approach. The better approach to take is that of challenging the Waxman-Hatch-Packwood bill on first amendment grounds rather than addressing he issues of heart disease and cigarettes.

User-Contributed Notes

1. Industry Activity Advertising Industry Response Smoking and health cardiovascular disease Health warning legal activity lawsuit

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Indexer Comment

Last two pages of document appear as document 282002525-282002526.

Two letters, one written to Sam Chilcote and another to Ernest Pebbles referred to as attached to memo.

Type

Report of Meeting

Author

Pepples, Ernest, J.D. (BW General Counsel and Sr. VP)

Named Organization

Time Magazine

Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service (U.S. Federal government public health advocate)

The U.S. Surgeon General's office has found since 1964 that tobacco use causes disease in humans.

Tobacco Institute (Industry Trade Association)

The purpose of the Institute was to defeat legislation unfavorable to the industry, put a positive spin on the tobacco industry, bolster the industry's credibility with legislators and the public, and help maintain the controversy over "the primary issue" (the health issue).

Wall Street Journal

Named Person

Stevens, Arthur Joseph (LOR Sr. VP '89-95 and TI Communications)

Served on Lorillard Board of Directors 1985-92, was Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1995, served as General Counsel for Lorillard '93-95. Served on Tobacco Institute Communications Committee.

Judge, Curtis H. (RJR Bd of Direct. '67-69, VP Mrkting '68; CEO of Lorillard)

Curtis H. Judge served on the RJR Board of Directors from 1967-1969, Vice President of Marketing in 1968, and on the Advertising Committee. (Source: RJR Who's Who NMLRP)Also, CTR director, President of Lorrillard during 1970s-1980s.

Chilcote, Samuel D.

Chilcote, Samuel D., Jr. (TI President (1981-1997))

Chilcote has knowledge of The Tobacco Institute's and the tobacco industry's participation in public fraud and disinformation relative to health hazards of tobacco use, in the manipulation of nicotine in tobacco products and in marketing of tobacco products to children.

Russell, Gene

Date Loaded

08 Jan 2003