Title: Tobacco Growers Bring Suits
Topic: news stories
Date: 20 Dec 1969
Source: The Sun (Vancouver), 20 Dec 1969, page 12. <www.books.google.co.uk> & <www.archive.org>
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LEXINGTON. Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s burley tobacco growers moved against anti-smoking campaigners Friday.

They are asking a federal court to forbid televised advertisements that say “cigarettes, will kill people who smoke them.”

Defendants in the sun are the three major U S. networks — ABC. CBS and NBC.

In addition, lawyers for the hurley growers said they are .preparing a suit asking damages for anti-smoking commercials aired by the networks.

Spokesmen for the three networks all said they would have no comment until company officials have seen the papers in the case.