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As long ago as 1969, a tobacco company executive stated that they had "taken a great many steps to avoid advertising directed to young people." Yet 10 years later, they supplied their products to be featured in The Muppet Movie.

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Source 1:

Legacy Tobacco Documents Library. American Tobacco Collection. July 22, 1969. Page: 82 of 197 in PDF. Document Type: Congressional Testimony, Legal Bates Number: 968062385/2581

http://www.legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/ihz24f00/pdf?search=%22968062385%202581%22

Source 2:

"Lorillard Tobacco Company Glossary of Names." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, 03 Aug. 1998: 21. List.

http://bit.ly/QveVN3

Source 3:

"List by Year of Movies for which Product was Supplied in Connection with Charles Pomerantz and Andrew Varela." Truth Tobacco Industry Documents, Mar. 1989: 3, 10. List.

http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/kez74e00/pdf

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