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Tobacco companies defend smoking effects
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Cigarettes are not an addic
tion but merely a pleasurable habit, much like a
morning cup of coffee or a dessert, the nation’s
top tobacco executives told Congress today.
“You and I both know that Twinkies don’t kill
a single American,” said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-
Calif. “The difference between cigarettes and
Twinkies, and the other products you mentioned
is death.”
The chiefs of the nation’s seven largest tobacco
companies spent more than five hours Thursday
testifying before the House Energy and Com
merce health subcommittee, which Waxman
chairs, about what goes into cigarettes and
whether they’re dangerous.
The hearing was sparked by the Food and
Drug Administration’s consideration of whether
to regulate cigarettes. If the FDA decides compa
nies manipulate nicotine in cigarettes, it could la
bel the chemical a drug.
The government blames smoking for some
400,000 deaths a year. Each of the cigarette mak
ers denied that there is proof cigarettes cause
lung cancer, heart disease and a host of other ail
ments.
They denied ever manipulating the amount of
nicotine in cigarettes and they denied that the
chemical is addictive. If it were, they said, 40
million Americans couldn’t have kicked the habit
since 1974.
“I have a common-sense definition of ad
diction,” said Philip Morris President William
Campbell. “I’m a smoker and I’m not a drug
addict.”
Williams
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many that have helped make him wealthy, and
others that failed.
“Diversification sounds good,” he said.
“But it’s not always safe.”
Williams said the world is changing and
technology and global connections will be im
portant in the business world.
“The opportunities for business are much
better internationally,” he said. “Your futures
are going to be tied more and more to the
world market.”
Williams said attending A&M was one of
the best things he ever did.
“A&M is like a family,” he said.
Williams said he was part of a group of
cadets who attempted to steal the Baylor bear
in the early 1950s.
Most people however, remember Williams
for his failed gubernatorial campaign in 1990,
in which he was defeated by Ann Richards.
“I would have been governor if I hadn’t
liked to tell jokes,” he said. “I’m not a politi
cian, I proved that.”
Williams predicted George W. Bush would
defeat Richards in the election later this year
because of the conservative values of most Tex
ans.
The same conservative values will also keep
Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Senate, he said.
“She’s proven she can fight,” he said. “I
have a lot of respect for her.”
Iraq
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lowed, the helicopters’ identifica
tion beacons should have been
operating routinely, Shalikashvili
said. He did not say whether the
Pentagon knew if the beacons
were on or if they emitted the
proper coded messages.
A Kurdish spokesman said the
helicopters were ferrying U.S.,
British, French and Turkish offi
cers from the U.N. office in Za-
kho, near the Turkish border.
The group planned to meet
Kurdish leaders in Salahaddin,
the central region of the Kurdish
zone.
Clinton said those who died
were a part of a “mission of mer
cy. They served with courage and
professionalism, and they lost
their lives while trying to save
the lives of others.
The important work they were
doing must and will continue,”
he said.
The dead included 1 5 from
the United States, three from
Turkey, one from France, two
from Britain and five Kurds, Lt.
Gen. Richard Keller, the chief of
staff of the U.S. European Com
mand in Stuttgart, Germany, said
in a telephone briefing with re
porters at the Pentagon.
‘‘There were no survivors,”
Keller said. The bodies were be
ing taken to the base in Turkey.
“I take full responsibility for
today’s tragedy,” Perry said,
adding that he and the general
wanted to publicly express their
sorrow and condolences to the
families of those killed.
The Blackhawk and Soviet-
made Hind helicopters have a
similar shape but there are dis
tinctive differences between the
two.
The incident occurred at 3:30
a.m. EDT (9:30 a.m. local time in
Iraq) about 35 miles north of Ir-
bil and not far from the border
with Turkey.
Baseball
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may play for the fraternity,” he
sain.
Copeland said the fraternity
team won the first two years and
the Corps team won the last two
years, making this year’s game a
tie-breaker.
Despite the rivalry, however, the
game still helps build a stronger
relationship between the two
groups, he said.
“This game helps the cama
raderie between the two organiza
tions,” Copeland said.
Tommy Shiflett, a senior kinesi
ology major and the catcher for
the fraternity team, said the game
is also beneficial for the fraternities
themselves.
“The game gets guys from dif
ferent fraternities together so it’s
not so segregated in the fraternity
system,” Shiflett said.
Copeland said many of the play
ers from the teams are students
who could not get on the A&M
baseball team, so they decided to
continue playing baseball by par
ticipating in Saturday’s game.
Mosel said the fraternity team is
ready for Saturday’s game.
“There’s a lot of talent on the
team. We’ve had a lot of good
practices and we feel like we’re
ready,” he said. “I hope the game
is not a one-sided affair. I hope it’s
a close ballgame because that
would be more fun. We’re going
to try to make sure everyone on
our team gets to play.”
Copeland said the Corps team
also is ready for the game.
“We’re looking forward to hav
ing a fun game,” he said. “I hope
we can continue more things lilce
this to help the organizations get
along better and to help the Uni
versity.”
The game begins at 3:15 p.m.
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