| Title |
Intro |
Date |
| Conn. Gov. Pays for Mom's Smokes |
SOUTHINGTON, Conn. –– Gov. John G. Rowland has found a way to silence the loudest critic of his new cigarette tax: He pays for her smokes. |
04/08/02 |
| Benetton man to create anti-smoking ads |
Olivero Toscani, the controversial photographer behind Benetton's advertising campaigns, has been hired by the World Health Organisation in its effort to combat smoking. |
04/08/02 |
| Under-Taxed Cigarettes Confiscated From Store |
A Hartford liquor store that did not comply with the new cigarette tax increase has became the first shop to have cigarettes confiscated. |
04/05/02 |
| Oregon jury hits Philip Morris with 0m damages for low tar cigarettes |
After deliberating for four days, a jury in Portland, Oregon, has ordered Philip Morris to pay more than 0m (£105m; 172m) to the family of Michelle Schwarz, a nurse who died of lung cancer in 1999, aged 53. |
04/05/02 |
| Second-Hand Smoke A Real Health Hazard For Restaurant Workers |
About 70 percent of the staff at Ruby Tuesday smokes, says Kendra Maguire, manager of the restaurant in the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester. At City Steam Brewery Café in Hartford, "most of the staff smoke," says owner Jay DuMond, a non-smoker. "I prob |
04/04/02 |
| Smokers may save hospital |
Faced with imminent shutdown, the Fairmont Hospital may be saved for now -- by tobacco money. |
04/04/02 |
| Woman sues for share of tobacco funds |
HELENA (AP) - Donald and Darlene Robinson spent all their money to treat Donald's tobacco-related illnesses before he died in 1994. Now, Mrs. Robinson wants some of the money Montana is getting in a multi-state settlement with tobacco companies. |
04/04/02 |
| Pa. Puts Tobacco Settlement Funds to Work |
The Philadelphia region is getting a third of a 0-million state initiative to fund a "Life Sciences Greenhouse," designed to help bio-tech companies grow. |
04/04/02 |
| Philip Morris Challenging Tobacco Trial Verdicts on West Coast |
New York, April 4 (Bloomberg) -- Philip Morris Cos., ordered by West Coast juries to pay more than 0 million over the deaths or illnesses of five smokers, says trial errors will keep the No. 1 tobacco company from having to pay the awards. |
04/04/02 |
| Cigarette Tax Takes Hold |
New York smokers are coughing up an extra 39 cents for a pack of
cigarettes today, bringing the average cost of a pack to more than in
the city. |
04/04/02 |
| Smokers Brace For Higher Taxes |
STRATFORD, Conn. -- Store owners had a hard time keeping up with demand
as smokers stocked up on cigarettes before higher taxes kicked in
Wednesday. |
04/04/02 |
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