51 years ago, the Surgeon General came down hard on smoking...

In 1964, Surgeon General
Luther Terry released his
report about smoking and 
its connection to lung cancer 
and other health related issues. 
So began an unending firestorm 
of contention with Big Tobacco...
This original article was written 
by Michael O'Neill.
NY Daily News: 1964 reprinted article on Surgeon General's Report on Smoking

TIME: Dr. Emmanuel Farber dies at 95

TIME's P. Nash Jenkins 
reports on the passing of 
Dr. Emmanuel Farber, the 
Canadian American doctor 
whose contributions to 
smoking research aided the 
paradigm shift of American 
attitudes about tobacco. 
(Dr. Farber is the sixth from 
left, arms folded)
TIME: Dr. Emmanuel Farber dies at 95