Now showing
Tobacco Troubles (1963-12-16)
About this film
The broadcaster, through his own code, should eliminate tobacco advertising that is designed for or has a special appeal to minors, Governor Leroy Collins, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, said last night (Wednesday, December 18). Speaking on National Educational Televisions weekly half-hour series At Issue, the former Florida governor stated, Our code administration can make forbidden the endorsement, say of cigarettes by sports figures the equation of smoking with success. He added, If I had a radio station or if I had a television, I would not hesitate to take a firm, positive position about this. And I would feel that in doing so I was serving well the public interest. Governor Collins, two United States senators, and representatives of the tobacco industry and the medical profession candidly discussed the medical, economic, and political aspects of cigarette smoking on At Issue, which is being broadcast across the country on the National Educational Television network of nearly 80 affiliated non-commercial stations. Senator Maurine Neuberger (D. Oregon), a leader in the drive to alert Americans to what she considers the harmful effects of smoking, said, i…
Directors & creators
Library of Congress
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Tobacco, Smoking, Public health, Lung cancer, US Surgeon General, American Cancer Society, Tobacco industry, Economic impact, Heart disease, Medical research, Government policy, Cigarettes, Health reports, Mortality rates, Advertising, 1960s, Newsweek, National Educational Television, Kyler Hammond, Social issues, Political impact, Respiratory health, Disease prevention, Scientific evidence, Consumer behavior
More from this pool