CANCER SOCIETY'S UNLIKELY HERO CLOSE ALLY OF TOBACCO LOBBY.Byline: Lance Williams San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. The U.S. tobacco lobby's favorite politician is now one of the local American Cancer Society's ``humanitarians of the year.'' In a move that stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. tobacco foes, the cancer society's San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden unit announced that it would give its humanitarian award to Mayor Willie Brown The name Willie Brown may refer to:
Brown and City Attorney Louise Renne will each be honored as Humanitarian of the Year at a dinner tonight for giving the go-ahead to a city lawsuit against the tobacco industry, said spokeswoman Amy Weitz of the cancer society. The suit seeks to recoup recoup To sell an asset at a price sufficient to recover the original outlay or to offset a previous loss. taxpayer funds spent on treating cancer and other smoking-related illnesses. The Democratic mayor said the award was more than justified by his record of deeds furthering cancer research. Public records show that between 1981 and 1995, then-Assembly Speaker Brown received more than $750,000 in campaign donations, gifts and legal fees from tobacco interests, while repeatedly voting with the tobacco lobby on bills directly affecting the cigarette industry's bottom line. |
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