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Tobacco Industry "Goons" Harass Petition Gatherers

by Sheldon Rampton [1] — June 21, 1994 - 11:00pm
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To block a petition drive for higher cigarette taxes in Arizona, tobacco industry goon squads used verbal harassment, blew smoke in the face of petition gatherers, and engaged in physical intimidation.

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Phoenix New Times Online, 6/22/1994 [4]
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[4] http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/issues/1994-06-22/news2.html