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ASH Daily News

Friday 22 October

Headlines

City cleans up smoky bars
ASH tops cynicism poll on Philip Morris ‘Admissions’
Mickey Mouse gives up smoking
More coverage of shares dropping from Florida ruling
Hebron Cigarette lighter kills ‘at least 14’ people
Review of Independent Review of News

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City introduces ‘cleaner air’ initiative.

Plymouth council has launched BEAR (Breathe Easier AiR) awards for
pubs and bars that introduce smoke free areas.

Source: The Licensee, 21 October 1999

ASH tops ‘negative’ poll on Philip Morris ‘Admissions’

A survey by PR week showed that ASH (London) was the most ‘negative’
in its responses to last weeks Philip Morris ‘admissions’ that smoking
is bad for you.

Source: PR Week, 22 October 1999
Link: http://www.carma.com

Mickey Mouse gives up smoking

Walt Disney Corporation ‘has banned all tobacco sales at Disneyland
and its four Florida theme parks in a likely precursor to outlawing
smoking entirely at the parks except in a few designated areas.’
reports the International Herald Tribune.

Source: International Herald Tribune, 22 October 1999

More coverage of shares dropping from Florida ruling

BAT shares are widely reported as dropping by the value of £1.2billion
because of yesterday’s court decision in Florida. RJ Reynolds has also
made a loss in its third quarter of $125 million due to ‘exceptional
charges’ for promotions and the costs of meeting a legal settlement
with US tobacco growers. Meanwhile, the US tobacco crop will total
£1.3 billion this year, down 11% on last year according to the
Financial Times.

Source: The Times, Wall Street Journal Europe, Financial Times, 22
October 1999

Cigarette lighter factory kills ‘at least 14’ people

A fire at a cigarette factory in Hebron has killed ‘at least 14’
people.

Source: The Times, 22 October 1999

Review of the Independent Retailer News

There will be a lobby of MP’s by the Tobacco Alliance, Tobacco Workers
Alliance and National Association of Cigarette Machine Operators on
October 27th at Parliament. They aim to convince MPs that lowering the
rates of tobacco duty, will reduce smuggling.

There is more coverage of the ‘proof of age’ survey that states, the
call for the proof of age cards are growing, after Kim Howells
described the results as ‘horrifying’. There is also further coverage
of the revision of the advertising regulations, which makes it clear
that the DoH will prepare tougher regulations if there are concerted
attempts to avoid the legislation.

Source: The Independent Retail News, 22 October 1999

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