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NEWS
PEOPLE
519 words
26 June 1986
The Record, Northern New Jersey
All Editions.=.Bergen South. Bergen North. Bergen.; Passaic-Morris
Patrick Reynolds,
grandson
of R. J. Reynolds, who started a tobacco empire with the marketing of
Camel cigarettes in 1913, is scheduled to testify next month before a
congressional subcommittee against the evils of smoking and the need for
strict cautions in cigarette ads. Reynolds, 34, who has divested himself of tobacco
stock, said family members disagreed with him, but "this is one of the
good things in life I can do." He said he had smoked for 10 years,
"and it took me five years to quit." The heir has no doubts
about how grandpa would regard him. "He would be very happy with me,"
Reynolds said. "When he started his company, he wasn't aware that
cigarette smoking causes cancer, heart disease, and lung disease."
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Section 1
39 words
17 July 1986
New York Times Abstracts
Pg. 20, Col. 1
Patrick Reynolds,
grandson
of founder of R J Reynolds Tobacco Co, will be star witness at
Congressional hearing July 18 designed to rally support for proposal to ban
cigarette advertising
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RICHARD CARELLI
801 words
18 July 1986
The Associated Press
(AP) _ Congress should
ban all cigarette advertising to save lives and protect future generations of
Americans from becoming nicotine addicts, a House subcommittee was told Friday.
Captain Kangaroo, Yul
Brynner's daughter and the grandson of tobacco magnate R.J.
Reynolds joined the medical establishment in endorsing a bill to outlaw all
promotion and advertising of tobacco products _ in newspapers and
magazines, on billboards and as part of sales displays.
The bill also would ban
any tobacco company from using a brand name in sponsoring public events
such as sports tournaments.
The subcommittee did
not hear from Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, a longtime foe of cigarette smoking
who supports the advertising ban.
White House Chief of
Staff Donald Regan reportedly killed Koop's planned testimony, but a
presidential spokesman said Friday that Koop would testify before the
subcommittee Aug. 1.
""We do not
have a position on any legislation calling for a ban on print advertising of
cigarettes,'' White House spokesman Edward Djerejian said. ""We are
in the process of studying that now.''
Representatives of the tobacco
and advertising industries are scheduled to testify against the proposed ban at
the Aug. 1 hearing, but Friday's hearing was dominated by supporters of the
bill.
The industries argue
that the advertising ban would violate free-speech rights and would have little
effect on cigarette consumption. They also argue that as long as tobacco
is legal, advertising it should also be legal.
At the hearing, Bob
Keeshan, a former smoker and creator of the Captain Kangaroo television
character, called tobacco use a threat to the well-being of the nation's
youth.
""The future
of America is alive today, in the minds, the healthy hearts and the healthy
lungs of today's youngsters,'' Keeshan said. ""I ask you, no I
implore you ... to ... take steps to assure the continued health of our young
people.''
Victoria Brynner, a
professional model who lives in Paris, showed the subcommitte a videotaped
statement by her actor father before he died of lung cancer last year.
Now being aired, the
segment features Brynner saying heavy smoking caused his fatal illness
and urging others to stop smoking.
""Yul Brynner
is dead. We all know why. I don't want to forget his suffering,'' Ms. Brynner
said. ""I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I read newspaper
articles in which representatives of the tobacco industry (say) the
money spent on advertising and promotion is simply done to get present users to
switch to a particular brand.''
She added:
""It is obvious that this industry must constantly try to get new
smokers to replace those who have quit or who have died.''
Dr. Charles A.
LeMaistre, president of the American Cancer Society, called cigarette smoking
""the single most preventable cause of death in the United States.''
""How can we
ever hope to have a generation of young people who do not become nicotine
addicts?'' he asked. ""Whenever they go to the ballpark, watch a
tennis match, read a magazine or newspaper, or attend a rock concert they are
assaulted by advertisements associating tobacco use with everything they
wish for in life.''
Representatives of the
American Medical Association, the American Public Health Association and the
American Academy of Pediatrics also testified in support of the bill introduced
last month by Rep. Mike Synar, D-Okla.
They said tobacco
causes over 350,000 premature deaths each year.
Actor Patrick
Reynolds, whose grandfather founded a tobacco empire in 1913, told
the subcommittee: ""If the hand that once fed me is the tobacco
industry, then that same hand has killed many millions of people and will
continue to kill millions unless people wake up to the hazards of cigarettes.''
But Rep. Thomas J.
Bliley Jr., R-Va., said the proposed elimination of the tobacco
industry's $2-billion-a-year advertising expenditures will not decrease smoking.
Sen. Bill Bradley,
D-N.J., and Rep. Fortney Stark, D-Calif., sponsors of a bill to strip the tobacco
industry of a tax break for its advertising, testified in support of the
proposed ban.
Bradley said the
government should not be subsidizing attempts ""to get Americans
hooked on tobacco,'' and attacked the credibility of industry claims
that its ads are not aimed at attracting new smokers.
""For years, tobacco
companies have been telling us that smoking doesn't cause cancer,'' he
said. ""Now they're telling us that tobacco advertising
doesn't cause smoking.''
Stark called those who
sell and promote tobacco products ""merchants of death.''
Congress is not
expected to take final action on Synar's bill this year.
Fifteen years ago,
Congress banned cigarette advertising from television and radio. It prohibited
the broadcast of ads for smokeless tobacco products earlier this year.
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NEWS
Kup's Column
862 words
18 July 1986
Chicago Sun-Times
FIVE STAR SPORTS FINAL
50
Let's try this one on
for size. It's the lastest idea being floated in the effort to keep the White
Sox in Chicago: Owners Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn make a case for moving
out of Comiskey Park because of the high cost of maintaining the ancient structure.
OK, so the city buys Comiskey Park for a nominal price and assumes the
maintenance cost, thus relieving the owners of their prime problem. The city
easily could defray that expense for the next two, three years while the new
home for the Sox, the South Loop stadium, is under construction.
THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE
generated by the White Sox for the city would help offset the cost of this
proposal. And the city eventually could regain most of its expenditure by
selling Comiskey Park to developers. Hence, we'd have the White Sox in a
spanking new ballpark and forget Addison. . . . That's something Mayor
Washington can mull over on his vacation. Incidentally, he decided not to go
overseas.
YOU THINK you're
suffering from our tropical heat wave? How about the poor employees in the
State of Illinois Center? They're hot under the collar over the lack of
air-conditioning. The 13th floor, where Gov. Thompson has his offices, was
burning up at 110 degrees. And the 16th floor, where House Speaker Mike Madigan
works, was a red-hot 92 degrees. You can rest assured Adlai Stevenson III will
make the building a burning campaign issue.
TWO POLISH tall ships
will arrive here next month to pay respects to the city with the largest Polish
population outside Warsaw. One ship is the Polonia, built as a private venture
in Poland by its captain, Andrew Lipinski, and his friends. The Polonia made it
to New York for the Liberty Weekend, but needed a new engine to proceed. That's
where Aloysius Mazewski, head of the Polish American Congress, comes in. He
arranged for the PAC to buy the engine.
THE OTHER POLISH ship
is the government-owned Stomil, which arrived four days late for the tall ships
parade because of engine trouble. Thanks to Volvo International, the Stomil now
has a new engine and is making a number of port calls en route to Chicago,
final stop before sailing home. In addition to a new engine, the Stomil also
took on a new boss, Barbara Demska, one of the few women ship captains.
JEROME STONE,
chairman-emeritus of Stone Container and founder of Alzheimer's Disease and
Related Disorders Association, and Latino leader Edwin Claudio have been
nominated by Mayor Washington for the Chicago Public Library Board. Their
confirmation will bring the board up to its full complement of nine members. .
. . Reports from Moscow indicate Ted Turner's huge losses on his Goodwill Games
have placed the proposed 1990 games in Seattle in jeopardy. Lack of attendance
in Moscow and pitiful TV ratings (causing rebates to advertisers) could result
in a $20 million loss.
A SURPRISE witness
tomorrow before a congressional hearing to support a ban on cigarette
advertising will be the grandson of the founder of the R. J. Reynolds
Co., a major cigarette producer. The grandson, Patrick Reynolds, told
the N.Y. Times he has opposed smoking ever since his father, R. J.
Reynolds Jr., died of emphysema at 54. . . . Arturo Cruz, a leader of the
Nicaraguan contras, will appear on Sondra Gair's WBEZ talk show at noon today.
SIGHT SEEN: Princess
Margaret, looking much prettier than in her newspaper photographs, lunching
with a party of 16 at the Ciel Bleu. . . . Ivan Hill, author of Love and
Ethics, holding sway at the Wrigley Building Restaurant on his pet topic,
ethics in business. . . . Bears star Emery Moorehead revealing to sportscaster
Chet Coppock at Billy's in Lincolnwood that he'll retire from football after
one more season. . . . Tony Bennett developing his forehand with help from
tennis pro Frankie Parker at McClurg Court Center.
A BENEFIT and raffle to
raise funds to combat AIDS will be held Sunday afternoon at Second City. Among
the stars will be Pudgy, Jimmy Damon, Richard Tutacko and the Joe Hall and Gus
Giordano dancers. . . . And Pudgy will exercise her "roasting" on
cast members of "Forbidden Broadway," who will attend the Wicker Room
tomorrow to celebrate its 600th performance. . . . Joan McGrath, the lottery
queen, and hubby Jeff adopted a son, Andrew Ryan.
A SUIT AGAINST the city
will be filed today by the famous TV duo, Celozzi-Ettleson, and Elm-Brook
Leasing, charging that taxes on new and used cars are discriminatory. . . .
Adding a year: WFMT's Norman Pellegrini, Red Skelton, S. I. Hayakawa, Hume
Cronyn, Sen. John Glenn. Tomorrow: Mary Ella Smith and Phil Cavarretta.
"KUP'S SHOW"
returns to Channel 11 tomorrow at 10:30 p.m. with a special half hour on Jimmy
and Rosalynn Carter. . . . Muhammad Ali will join the tribute tomorrow at the
South Shore Country Club to Jesse Vaughn Sr. for his 65 years of community
service. . . . And Gil Stern observes that the Soviets suddenly are interested
in a nuclear test ban - "Our Statue of Liberty fireworks must have scared
them."
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D01
Peter S. Canellos
Washington Post Staff Writer
760 words
18 July 1986
The Washington Post
Patrick Reynolds' favorite pose is the
one that has him wearing a tight-fitting warm-up jacket and mutilating a
cigarette with a come-hither look on his face.
The 35-year-old grandson
of tobacco magnate R.J. Reynolds and sometime Hollywood actor is in town
to push for a ban on cigarette advertising before the House subcommittee on
health and the environment. Reynolds has emerged this summer as one of the
American Lung Association's most active antismoking crusaders, a semicelebrity
whose surname adds considerable gravity and irony to his message.
The four promotional
glossies he passes out as part of his antismoking campaign all show variations
of the same basic scene: the trim, self-consciously boyish Reynolds staring at
the camera as he destroys a smoke. The American Lung Association is so
enthusiastic about the pictures that it's already planning a poster.
Reynolds describes his
evolution from tobacco heir to Lung Association poster boy as one of
conscience: "The hand that once fed me," he'll tell the subcommittee,
"is the same hand that has killed many millions of people and will
continue to kill millions unless people wake up to the hazards of cigarettes."
He will also testify
that he has divested himself of all connection with R.J. Reynolds Inc.,
including a modest portfolio of company shares. The sale of stock did not make
him a rich man, he says; most of the family fortune has been given away, and
the current generation of cousins was left only enough money "to guarantee
them an income."
Reynolds says his
father, a chain-smoking playboy who lived high off the hog with his tobacco
money, was the inspiration for his antismoking crusade.
His parents separated
when he was 3, and young Patrick did not meet his dad until he was 9. His voice
drops as he recalls how "at this moment of anticipation-the moment I'd
longed for on so many occasions-they showed me into the room and there was an
aging man with a sandbag on his chest." The sandbag was to exercise his
father's chest muscles, then the treatment for emphysema. Five years later, at
age 64, R.J. Reynolds Jr. died from the disease, which was probably caused by
his smoking. The day after his death, his fourth wife gave birth to his
only daughter.
Patrick Reynolds has been an
on-again-off-again smoker, he says, as have most members of his family. He has
quit and started again between seven and 10 times, but smoked his last
cigarette in 1984.
His antismoking
activism comes at a time when his public profile as an actor, television
producer and writer is on the rise. He stars as Mandroid-half-man,
half-machine-in a horror movie, "Eliminators," that was released last
week for home video. He is the author of a forthcoming book on his family,
which he intends to produce as a television mini-series.
Representatives of the tobacco
industry suggest it is no accident that Reynolds' antismoking campaign
coincides with the release of his movie. Reynolds, sensitive to the
self-promotion charge, says he does not want to talk about his career, though a
lengthy account of his recent activities is included in Lung Association press
releases.
"I think we should
take all that acting stuff out of the bio," he tells two American Lung
Association officials who are with him in his hotel room. "I want to make
it clear that I'm not getting anything out of this." But the officials
talk him out of it. "Think of all the kids watching Eliminators' who look
up to you," offers one.
Mollified, Reynolds
begins to talk about his family-members of which also founded Reynolds Metals,
the company that makes Reynolds Wrap-and its larger-than-life history. An uncle
on his father's side was famous for his association with torch singer Libby
Holman, who was accused of his murder. His cousin is Washington socialite Smith
Bagley ("a terrific guy and I'm very fond of him"). His mother,
Marianne O'Brien, was a 1940s starlet ("a redhead with the personality to
match").
And how has this
extended family, which includes one brother, four half-brothers and a
half-sister, taken to his antismoking efforts?
According to Reynolds,
"We've agreed to disagree."
graphics/1: Patrick
Reynolds, grandson of R.J. By Joel Richardson-TWP
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Leah Garchik
891 words
18 July 1986
The San Francisco Chronicle
FINAL
10
WHO SAID WHAT
"When my
grandfather began making cigarets, he did not know that they cause heart
disease, emphysema and cancer. Now that this has been absolutely proven, I want
to help people wake up and quit. Am I biting the hand that feeds me? If the
hand that once fed me is the tobacco industry, then that hand has killed
10 million people and may kill millions more."
Patrick Reynolds,
grandson
of tobacco company founder R. J. Reynolds, who testifies at a congressional
hearing today in favor of a ban on cigaret advertising. Reynolds' father, R. J.
Reynolds Jr., died of emphysema - caused by heavy smoking - at the age
of 58.
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1; Late Final Desk
AP
307 words
18 July 1986
Los Angeles Times
Late Final
1
(Copyright, The Times Mirror Company; Los Angeles Times 1986 All Rights
Reserved)
Congress should ban all
cigarette advertising to save lives and protect future generations of Americans
from becoming nicotine addicts, a House subcommittee was told today.
"Captain
Kangaroo," Yul Brynner's daughter and the grandson of tobacco
magnate R. J. Reynolds joined the medical establishment in endorsing a bill to
outlaw all promotion and advertising of tobacco products and to ban any tobacco
company from using a brand name in sponsoring public events such as sports
tournaments.
Patrick Reynolds, whose grandfather
founded a tobacco empire in 1913, said his father, Richard J. Reynolds,
"died from emphysema after years of heavy smoking."
Reynolds, who said he
sold his tobacco company stock years ago and claimed he is not estranged
from his family over his militant anti-smoking stance, called cigarette
advertising "the single biggest lie perpetrated on the American
people."
`Proven Killers'
"To allow
continued advertising of cigarettes when they are proven killers is plainly
immoral," Reynolds said.
Bob Keeshan, a former
smoker and creator of the Captain Kangaroo television character, called tobacco
use a threat to the well-being of the nation's youth.
"The future of
America is alive today, in the minds, the healthy hearts and the healthy lungs
of today's youngsters," Keeshan said. "I implore you . . . to . . .
take steps to assure the continued health of our young people."
Victoria Brynner, a
professional model who lives in Paris, showed the subcommittee a videotaped
statement by her actor-father before he died of lung cancer last year.
Now being aired, the
segment features Brynner saying heavy smoking caused his fatal illness
and urging others to stop smoking.
The subcommittee did
not hear today from Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, who supports the advertising
ban, but a presidential spokesman said Koop will testify Aug. 1.
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