European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 08, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and of types saturday february 8, 1969 to Oan cigarette and on to acc s proposal could result in King size. 9"�  a -,-1 pm. In invt non Fotna w tret1 Al fivers ions editor s note the feet i raise the nation s no. 4 or Cash Al  commission has proposed Banning cigarette advertising from radio and Tele vision a proposal that Conw have profound effects on the tobacco Farmer the tobacco Industry the broadcasting Indus try and perhaps the nation health. A team of up reporters looked into the unfolding Story from several Points of View a Washington up the tobacco Industry is braced for a fight Over a Federal communications commission acc propos Al to bar cigarette advertising from radio and  Impact if the ban were to go into effect was beyond immediate grasp. It raised questions As to what would happen nation s smokers who Light so Many cigarettes it aver Ages out to 4,195 for every Man woman and child each year. The nation s health for which there Are government Esti mates that a third of All deaths of men Between 35 and 60 Are related to  tobacco Farmers who to the gis to unload tied up mail off . Ships Washington a nearly 3.5 million pounds of mail aboard 45 ships tied up by the waterfront strike in new Yor will be unloaded by military personnel next week the Post office department announced. A department spokesman said agreement was reached with the International longshoremen s association and the defense depart ment to begin unloading operations within 25  apparent criticism of the Johnson administration Post master general Winton m. Blount commented the action that we Are taking today should have been taken before  the mail has accumulate since the strike which covered All Atlantic and Gulf coast ports began dec. 20, but the Post of fice department said it Sho Uldall be moved within two to four  spokesman said the de sense department was called into assist with the massive unloading operations because it had both manpower and equipment to Complete the  of the mail is late posted Christmas parcels and cards. Hong Kong flu hits Europe areas Geneva a the Hon Kong flu subsiding in most of the world is slowly moving through the Northern and Eastern parts of Europe according to "  radio television Industry where tobacco firms spend $312million a year to advertising. Many barriers stood Between the acc proposal of wednesday and the actual Banning of cigarette advertising from the air Waves. First Congress which has a Strong contingent of Tobac co country congressmen must let a 1965 Law which provides Only for cigarette Labelling expire june 80. Then the acc must formally enact its proposal. And along the Way at every stage there is sure to be tremendous controversy. Chairman Rosel h. Hyde Tolda news conference the acc voted 6 to 1 in favor of the propose restrictions on the ground that smoking causes an epidemic of death and  Hyde cited health education and welfare hew department statistics showing there were50,000 deaths a year from lung cancer and 25,000 deaths from emphysema and chronic Bronchi tis and that a third of All deaths of men Between 35 and 60 were related to cigarette smoking. In the face of this kind of information we believe action is called for Hyde said. Stanford University psychologist John Freedman said he believed fewer persons w o u 1 wait Langton