As far as they were concerned, the warning had already been on every package of cigarettes for quite a while and hadnt seemed to have much effect on sales, and they felt that the appearance of the warning in advertising wasnt likely to dissuade a great many people from buying one brand or another
(01:24) Like the national broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC, which fought against Congresss proposed ban on TV and radio cigarette commercials in 1969 (a bill sought by the tobacco companies to halt the impact of anti-smoking ads that had been mandated by the Federal Communications Commission in 1967 as the result of a lawsuit by attorney John Banzhaf III asking for an application of the Fairness Doctrine to counter unopposed cigarette advertising), The New York Times and other print media corporations long resisted entreaties to stop accepting cigarette ads
If a chronic heavy smoker makes an attempt at quitting smoking, he may experience withdrawal symptoms in the form of severe cognitive impairment, anxiety, restlessness etc
For one thrilling moment, I was his Seabiscuit, Audrey Hepburn, and Wonder Woman rolled into one