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- <title>
- May 04, 1992: Don't Snuff Out That Ad
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1992
- May 04, 1992 Why Roe v. Wade Is Already Moot
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- THE WEEK, Page 25
- HEALTH & SCIENCE
- Don't Snuff Out That Ad
- </hdr><body>
- <p>A California judge rescues a model antitobacco campaign
- </p>
- <p> Proposition 99 was a vital part of California's attempt to
- discourage smoking. Passed by health-conscious voters in 1988,
- the measure hiked cigarette taxes 25 cents a pack. A share of
- those revenues was earmarked for an antitobacco advertising
- campaign. The resulting ads won international acclaim and were
- credited with a 17% decline in the number of smokers in the
- state. But in January Governor Pete Wilson suspended the $16
- million-dollar advertising campaign, citing a need for funds for
- other health projects. Last week a California state judge
- ordered Wilson to restore the campaign, saying that Proposition
- 99 "was not discretionary." Said Superior Court Judge James
- Ford: "Why don't they take the money out of something that
- hasn't demonstrated its effectiveness?"
- </p>
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- </body></article>
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