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[Mississippi] Retired Miss. Court of Appeals Judge Myers dies at 71; as chancellor, oversaw tobacco suit
- Retired Judge William Myers, who served on the Mississippi Court of Appeals and was the Gulf Coast chancery judge who oversaw Mississippi's landmark lawsuit against the tobacco industry, has died.
Feb 8, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Feb 8, 2013 21:45
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Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dead at 88
Recovering from war wounds that left him with one arm, Danny Inouye wanted a cigarette and needed a light. The nurse at the Army hospital in Michigan threw a pack of matches on his chest. . . . Once a regular smoker, he had a portion of a lung removed in
Dec 18, 2012
AP - Associated Press
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Dec 19, 2012 03:04
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[North Carolina] Representative Charlie Rose, Tobacco’s Friend in the House, Dies at 73
a former United States representative from rural North Carolina who fought to protect the tobacco industry and its farmers when political and regulatory pressure on the industry were on the rise and smoking in steady decline, died on Monday in Albertvill
Sep 5, 2012
New York Times
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Sep 6, 2012 02:13
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Family Feud Host Richard Dawson Dies At Age 79. SolarCigarette.com Reflects On The Career Of This Super Star
Richard Dawson loses his battle with esophagael cancer at age 79. Could his chain smoking finally caught up with him?
Jun 5, 2012
PR Web
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Jun 5, 2012 14:45
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Senator Frank R. Lautenberg A RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
• Smoking on Airplanes: In his first term, in 1987, Senator Lautenberg wrote the groundbreaking law banning smoking on airline flights lasting two hours or less ... • Smoking in Federal Facilities: Senator Lautenberg wrote the 1994 law ... FDA-Tobacco
Jun 3, 2013
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
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Jun 3, 2013 11:48
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[New Jersey] Martin Jacobs of Teaneck; led anti-smoking push worldwide
Martin A. Jacobs, of Teaneck, a decades-long leader in the anti-smoking movement, died May 14 at age 77. ... Action on Smoking & Health said in a statement that Mr. Jacobs was instrumental in the organization's founding and fought for a "world free from
May 22, 2013
Hackensack (NJ) Record/Herald News
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May 22, 2013 08:30
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[Indiana] Man Dies After Setting Himself On Fire While Smoking Pipe
An 86-year-old man from northwestern Indiana died after setting himself on fire while smoking a pipe, police said. Lowell Fire Department assistant chief Charles Scott says James Johnson suffered extensive burns in the Monday afternoon accident at a hom
May 16, 2013
WBIW 1340 AM (Bedford, IN)
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May 16, 2013 14:38
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DAYNARD: Stubbing Out Cigarettes for Good
This provides an opportunity for states, counties and cities to adopt the Smokefree Generation, a proposal by A. J. Berrick, a mathematics professor in Singapore. The idea is simple: no one born in or after 2000 can ever be sold cigarettes.
Mar 4, 2013
New York Times
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Mar 4, 2013 05:31
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Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop Leaves Legacy on AIDS, Smoking
A former pipe-smoker, Koop also took a firm anti-smoking stance, launching public anti-smoking campaigns. In a 1986 report, he stated that nicotine was as addictive as heroin or cocaine, and warned against the dangers of secondhand smoke.
Feb 25, 2013
PBS
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Feb 26, 2013 14:30
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[UK] Quit smoking now.. and you can still enjoy some good life
Richard Briers loved a 'laugh and a joke' ... 'The ciggies got me. If you do it [quit] in your 30s, you're OK, but after 30 it gets you.' He was right in many ways, but he probably enjoyed a far better final decade because he DID stop smoking.
Feb 23, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Feb 23, 2013 21:58