#title Tobacco Growers Bring Suits
#author Associated Press
#date 20 Dec 1969
#source The Sun (Vancouver), 20 Dec 1969, page 12. <[[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zpZlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA98][www.books.google.co.uk]]> & <[[https://archive.org/details/teds-reading-interests-influences/Pollution%20Choice%20Simple%20-%20By%201990%2C%20Wear%20Mask%20or%20Die.pdf][www.archive.org]]>
#lang en
#pubdate 2026-01-08T13:50:01
#topics news stories,
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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.