January 12, 1965

1st anniv of PHS (Surgeon Gen's advisory com) rept which said, after broad rev of evidence, that cigarette smoking seriously imperils health and life expectancy, marked at conf of Natl Interagency Council on Smoking and Health (W Sullivan rept); council head E Foote warns at least 125,000 Amers will die in '65 from smoking and possibly 300,000 from side effects; Surgeon Gen Terry urges natl effort to persuade smokers to quit; repts drop in per capita rate of cigarette consumption though sales are almost back to Jan '64 levels; says PHS survey of 3,500 households shows: men's smoking drops 7%, women's smoking 2-3%; 1 out of 4 smokers quit in past 10 yrs; smokers 2-to-1 favor health warnings on pkgs and in ad; 9 out of 10 smokers back more educ of youths and adults on health hazards; 44% of med students quit smoking, as against 18% of other men; Sen Neu berger charges tobacco indus frustrates moves to discourage smoking; says 'tobacco state Congressmen' kept Cong from approving funds asked by Terry for natl clearing house on smoking-health data; fears similar action by new Cong unless there is pub clamor; speakers say ltd propaganda against smoking was overwhelmed by over $200 million spent yrly on cigarette ad

Bliss says he will replace Burch only if Goldwater sponsors change

ILA sends officials to explain pact to locals before 2d vote; NY waterfront, strikers illus; Gleason baffled by strike; outlines pact benefits; pledges no job losses, closing of Waterfront Comm regis, Reynolds and AFL-CIO official A Zack attend ILA exec council meeting, NYC

Sen Dirksen and Repr Ford propose formation as top-level panel, press conf; members would include 11 Cong leaders, 5 Govs, 5 Pres nominees; Repub Natl Chmn would be chmn; aims

Johnson says outlays will be on declining scale and depend on self-help, s, Natl Com for Internatl Development; stresses importance of program to natl security; lauds Admr Bell for efficient mgt