Show Senator Moss 1 Raps napS Movie lovie On Sen Frank E Moss has urged ed that action be taken to pre pre- prevent vent the Department of Agri- Agri Agriculture Agriculture culture or any other federal agency from promoting cigar cigar- cigarette ette smoking in the United States or abroad IN A SENATE Speech Sen Moss criticized the Department for promoting the use of cigar ettes through a motion picture titled The World of Pleasure which was distributed in sev sev- several eral foreign nations as a tra Senator Moss said I consi- consi consider der it highly improper for any agency of the U S government to be engaged in promoting cl ci garette smoking either here or abroad in light of the findings of the Surgeon Generals General's Ad Ad- Ad Advisory Committee report of 1964 It is a travesty to use Amer lean ican counterpart funds in for for- foreign eign nations for the promotion of a product which may bring disease and premature death to the men and women who will use it Sen Moss said HE ALSO CALLED for an amendment t to the cigarette la Ia- Ia beling act which would remove the exception for the warning label which now exists for ci ci- ci cigarettes garettes which are exported Sen Moss introduced legisla tion in the and Con Con- Congresses to assist the states slates in Informing school children of the harmful effects of tobacco Dur Dur- Dur During ing the Congress he in in- in introduced legislation to place jurisdiction tobacco products under the jur jur- of the Food and Drug Administration Sea Sen Moss was a cosponsor in the Congress of which was enacted into law as the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965 |