[' ', ' ', 'OHM', 'GS', '7', 'AF', 'OMFS', '7', 'ZEC', 'Fs', '“|', 'U.', 'S.', 'Tobaece', 'Journal', 'July', '21,', '1966', 'Brown', '&', 'Williamson', 'Gains', 'Highlighted', 'by', 'Publications', '“London', 'Financial', 'Times’’', 'Calls', 'Subsidiary', 'of', 'British-American', 'England’s', 'Top', 'Dollar', 'Asset;', '"Business', 'Week”', 'Cites', 'Competitive', 'Advance', 'Brown:', '&', 'Wilhamson', 'Tobacco:', 'Corp.', 'and.', 'its:', 'parent', 'company,', 'British-Amer-', 'ican', 'Tobacco:', 'Co.,', 'Ltd.,', 'have', 'been', 'fea-', 'tured', 'in', 'major', 'articles', 'recently', 'by.', 'two', 'international', 'publications,', 'the', '“Loniton', 'Financial)', 'Times’’', 'and!', '“Bus-', 'incss', 'Week"', 'mayazine:', 'In:', 'chronicling:', 'the', 'develapment', 'of', 'the', 'two', 'companies,', 'both', 'publications', 'emphasized', 'B&W’s:', 'dramatic', 'growth', 'since', '1960', 'and', 'its', 'importance', 'to:', 'over-', 'all', 'British-American', 'Tobacco', 'opera-', 'tions.', 'In', "BAT's", 'latest', 'report:', 'to', 'stockhold-', 'ers,', 'neti', 'earnings', 'of!', 'the:', 'American', 'sub-', 'sidiary', 'are:', 'put', 'by.', 'the', '“Times”?', 'at', '36', 'per', 'cent', 'of', 'total', 'profits,', 'or', 'about', '$42,000,000.', 'The', 'newspaper', 'estimates.', 'that', 'on', 'this', 'basis:', 'Brown', '&.', 'William-.', "son's", 'equity', 'approximates', '$500,000,-:', '000;', 'The', '“Times”', 'sult', 'B&W', 'is', 'not:', 'only', 'the', 'biggest', 'unit', 'in', 'BAT’s', 'world-wide', 'network', 'of', 'com-:', 'panies,,', 'but', 'that', 'it.', 'is', 'now:', 'alsa', '“pro:', 'bably', 'Britain’s.', 'biggest.', 'dollar', "asset.'”", 'Both', 'publications:', 'predict)', 'B&', "W's", 'growth', 'willl', 'continue.', '“Business', 'Week”', 'estimates', 'the', 'company', 'will)', 'expand', 'its', 'share', 'of', 'the', 'United', 'States', 'cigar-', 'ette', 'market', 'to', '14.5', 'per', 'cent', 'this.', 'year', 'from.', '13.2', 'per', 'cent', 'in', '1965,,', 'and', 'fore-', 'of', 'Commerce', '1966', 'the.', 'Journal!', 'August', '12,', 'states:', 'that.', 'as', 'a.', 're--', 'casts:', '1966:', 'sales:', 'of', '$650,000,000:', 'If', 'this', 'estimate', 'proves:', 'true,', 'B&W’', 'will', 'Have', 'shownia', '75', 'per', 'cent.sales', 'growth', 'in', 'the', 'past', 'five', 'years.', 'as', 'against', '19', 'per', 'cent', 'for', 'the', 'industry', 'as', 'a.', 'whole.', 'Outpaced!', 'Industry.', 'For', 'three', 'years', 'in', 'succession,', 'Brown', '&', 'Williamson', 'has', 'outperformed', 'the', 'U.', 'S:', 'industry:', 'In', 'the', 'process;', '“Business', 'Week’', 'points.', 'out,', 'B&W', 'Has', 'risen', 'from', 'fifth', 'position', 'in', 'the', 'tobacco', 'industry', 'in', '1961', 'with', 'sales', 'of', '48,000,000,000:', 'cigarettes', 'andi', '8.9', 'percent', 'of', 'the', 'WU.', 'S:', 'market:to', 'a', 'soalid', 'third!', 'place', 'and:', 'sales', 'last.', 'vear', 'of', '68,-', '000,000,000', 'cigarettes,', 'According.', 'to', 'the', 'magazine,', 'the', 'company’s', 'Kool', 'and', 'Raleigh', 'cigaret-', 'tes', 'in,', '1965.', 'showed!', 'the', 'largest', 'per-', 'centaye-of-sales', 'increases', 'among,', 'the', 'ten', '12', 'UL', 'S:', 'brands,', 'with', 'gains', 'of', '22', 'per', 'cent-and', '14.5', 'per', 'cent,', 'respec-', 'tively.', 'Meanwhile,', 'Belair’', 'jumped', '27:8', 'per', 'cent', 'and', 'Viceroy', '6.2', 'per.', 'cent', '“Business:', 'Week’', 'also', 'comments', 'oi', 'B&', "W's", 'role:', 'as', 'an:', 'industry:', 'innovator,', 'noting:', '“Raleigh', 'was', 'the', 'firstand', 'still', 'by:', 'far', 'the', 'biggest—eoupon', 'brand,,.', 'and:', 'Kool', 'was', 'the', 'first:', 'major', 'menthol', 'cigarette;', 'while', 'Viceroy.', 'introduced', 'the', 'cellulose', 'acetate:', 'filter.”', 'British', 'American', 'Tobacco', 'Forms', 'Swedish', 'Subsidiary', 'Special:', 'lo:', 'Journal', "of'", 'Commerce.', "'", 'LONDON,', 'Aug,', '11--', 'The:', 'Brit', 'ish', 'American.', 'Tobacco', '(BAT)', 'Co:', 'Lid.,', 'the', 'largest', 'tobacco', 'company,', 'int', 'the', 'world.', 'today', 'announced', 'the', 'formation', 'of', 'a', 'now', 'subsidiary', 'in', 'Sweden—BAT', 'Svenska', 'Forsaljnings', 'AB.', 'For', 'over', 'au)', 'years:', 'the:', 'Swedish', 'tobarco', 'contpany', 'has:', 'been.', 'the', 'sule', 'agenuy.', 'for', 'the', 'distribution:', 'and.', 'sale', 'of', 'cigarets-', 'and', 'tobacco', 'in', 'Sweden.', 'For', 'the', 'last', 'five', 'vears', 'it', 'has', 'been', 'legally:', 'possible', 'far', 'com:', 'panies', 'to', 'market', 'cizancts', 'through', 'their', 'own', 'sales:', 'ongani-', 'zations,', 'although', 'not', 'to', 'manu+', 'facture:', 'them', 'in)', 'Sweden,', 'but', 'tintil', 'now.', 'no:', 'company:', 'has:', 'chal', 'lenged', 'the', 'supremacy.', 'of:', 'the', 'old', 'monopols..', 'A', 'BAT!', 'spokesman.', 'said', 'today', 'thal', 'in', 'taking', 'this', 'step', 'BAT.', 'is', 'eonlident', 'of', 'achieving', 'a', 'very', 'considerable', 'increase', 'in', 'the', 'volt', 'ume', 'of', 'its', 'exportl', 'sales', 'th', 'Sweden,', 'Taking', 'advantage', 'of', 'the:', 'ree', 'duction', 'in', 'the', 'EFTTA', 'tobauce', 'tariffs,', 'BAT', 'will', '«affer', 'to', 'the', 'Swedish', 'smoker', 'British', 'brands', 'manufactured', 'ini', 'its', 'British', 'fac-', 'tories:', 'and', 'American', 'brands', 'anufactured', 'in', 'the:', 'factory', 'of', 'its,', 'Danish', 'subsidiary:', 'For', 'the:', 'first', 'tinve;.', 'fimous.', 'ine', 'rennational', 'brands,', 'such', 'as,', 'Ben+', 'son', 'and', 'Hedges!', 'special', 'filter', 'and', 'Pall', 'Mall', 'wiil', 'be', 'available', 'in', 'Sweden', 'at', 'only', 'marginally', 'higher', 'prices:', 'than.', 'the:', 'popular', 'domestic', 'hrands,', 'WGP', '725', 'ff', 'Tobacco', 'June', '24,', '1966', 'U.K.', 'Manufacturers', 'Agree', 'To', 'Added', 'Advertising', 'Bans', 'LONDON,', 'ENG.', '—', 'British', 'tobaceo', 'manufacturers,', 'who', 'for', 'the', 'Jast', '0', 'months', 'have', 'beew', 'banned', 'trom', 'adver-', 'tising', 'their', 'prodtcts', 'on', 'television:', 'have', 'agreed', 'to:', 'further', 'restraints.', 'All', 'advertising', 'on', 'radio:and', 'in', 'movie:', 'theaters', 'will', 'be', 'climinated', 'at', 'the', 'end.', 'of', 'current:', 'contracts.', 'As', 'part', 'of', 'the', 'new:', 'agreement:', 'companies', 'will', 'alke', 'limit', 'their:', 'advertising', 'in', 'newspapers.', 'and', 'posters', 'and', 'willl', 'cutback', 'on', 'their', 'dis-:', 'tribution:', 'of', 'free', 'samples,', 'according', 'to:', 'Kenneth', 'Robiason,', 'minister', 'of', 'health.', 'Alter', 'Mr.', "Robinson's", 'announcement,', 'a', 'spokesman.', 'for', 'Imperia]', 'Tobacco', 'Co.', 'a', 'large', 'British', 'manufacturer,', 'said', 'the', 'concern', '“hasi', 'voluntarily', 'and', 'consistent-', 'he', 'accepted', 'the:', 'need', 'for', 'restraint:', 'in', 'cigarette:', 'advertising,', 'in', 'terms', 'of', 'both', 'expenditure', 'and', 'themes.”', 'fohn', 'Anstey,', 'chaiiman', 'of', 'John', 'Phay-', 'erssand', 'Sons,', 'said', 'he', 'doubted', 'the', 'new:', 'rules:', 'would', 'affect:', 'total', 'cigarette:', 'con=', 'sumption', 'in', 'the', 'United', 'Kingdom:', '“Our', 'advertising', 'isn’t', 'designed', 'to', 'encourage', 'people', 'to', 'smoke', 'more,', 'But', 'rather.', 'to', 'smoke', 'our', 'brands,”', 'He', 'said.', 'Tobacco', 'July.', '29;', '1966', 'XQ', 'Italian', 'Tobacco', 'Output', '\\', 'd', 'a', 'N', 'Q', 'S', '5', '|', 'N', '~', '\\)', 'Off', 'Slightly', 'Last', 'Year', 'WASHINGTON,', 'D.C.', '—', 'The', 'Italian:', 'Tobacco', 'Monopoly', 'produced.', '140.7', 'million', 'pounds', 'of', 'tobacco:', 'products', 'during', '|', '1965;', 'com', 'with', '142:7', 'mil-', 'lion', 'in', '1964,', 'Production', 'of', 'all', 'products', 'except', 'cigars', 'was', 'down', 'fram', 'the', 'previ-', 'ous', 'year.—SENATOR..', 'Tobacco', 'July', '29,', '1966', 'W.', 'Germany’s', 'Cigarette', 'Output', 'Up', 'in', '1st', 'Quarter', 'WASHINGTON,', 'D.C.-Cigarette', 'out-', 'put', 'in', 'West', 'Germany', '(including', 'West.', 'Berlin)', 'during', 'the:', 'first', 'quarter', 'of', '1966', 'totaled,', '26,363', 'million:', 'pieces—a', '9.4', 'per', 'cent', 'increase:', 'over', 'the', 'January-March', '1965.', 'production.', '-SENATOR:', 'Tobacco', 'July', '29,,', '1966', 'New', 'Zealand', 'Cigarette.', 'Output.', 'Sales', 'Increase', 'WASHINGTON,', 'D.C.-New', 'Zea-', "land's", 'cigarette', 'output:', 'in', '1965:', 'totaled', '4,135.', 'million', 'pieces,', 'compared.', 'with', '3,643', 'million', 'in:', '1964.', 'Sales', 'last', 'year', 'rose', 'to:', '4,102', 'million.', 'pieces.', 'from:', '3,796', 'million', 'in:', '1964!-SENATOR,', 'nd']