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[Canada] Ralph Klein, Ex-Alberta Premier, Dies at 70
dementia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ... At the Olympics, Mr. Klein mistook the King of Norway for his driver ... The startled king explained who he was as he pulled out his silver cigarette case. Mr. Klein apologized and bummed a cigarette.
Apr 2, 2013
New York Times
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Apr 2, 2013 09:15
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Bonnie J. Addario reflects on the passing of singer Bobbie Smith
Recent news of high-profile lung cancer cases and deaths highlights need for more funding and better research ... "It is time we stop singling out just lung cancer as a smoking disease. Smoking is also a cause of many other cancers, vascular disease and
Mar 26, 2013
PR Newswire
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Mar 28, 2013 10:15
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Bobbie Smith, Voice of the Spinners, Dies at 76
complications of pneumonia and influenza, his son Ron Smith, who plays guitar for the Spinners, said. The elder Mr. Smith had been receiving treatment for lung cancer.
Mar 21, 2013
New York Times
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Mar 28, 2013 10:12
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‘Deep Throat’ porn star Harry Reems dies at 65 after losing battle with pancreatic cancer
Mar 20, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 2, 2013 16:52
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Spinners frontman Bobbie Smith dead at 76
He died due to compromised immunity from the aggressive treatment, Burgess said. "One of Bobbie Smith's final requests was to make people aware of his cancer, so as to once again bring to the forefront the many dangers of smoking.
Mar 19, 2013
Reuters
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Mar 28, 2013 10:37
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Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's polarizing leader, dies at 58
he had been treated for complications arising from his long struggle with cancer. ... his aides did reveal that he smoked cigarettes in private
Mar 6, 2013
New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) (in)
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Mar 6, 2013 01:51
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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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[California, Nevada] Dan Morain: Cancer stole her voice, but TV ad sent loud anti-smoking message
Austin wanted to stay alive until she had spoken to a million kids. She didn't think she reached that goal, her sister said. She was wrong. Doctors had removed her larynx. But she spoke to many millions. We couldn't stop watching.
Mar 3, 2013
Sacramento (CA) Bee
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Mar 3, 2013 12:33
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[California] Debi Austin, featured in anti-smoking 'Voicebox' ad, dies
In recent years, Austin continued filming advertisements for anti-smoking groups and died Friday after a two-decade bout with cancer, according to a statement from her family.
Feb 28, 2013
Los Angeles Times blogs
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Feb 28, 2013 17:50
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The Haunting Face Of The Anti-Smoking Movement Has Died
"And they say nicotine isn't addictive," Austin famously said in a 1996 ad for the California Department of Health Services (CDPH) as she pulled a cigarette up to the black nothingness in her neck to take a satisfying, toxic drag. "How can they say that?
Feb 28, 2013
Business Insider
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Feb 28, 2013 16:17