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University Daily Kansan
Page 1205 from reel: NP 9602 (2002-01-17 to 2002-07-17)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/118999

Title: Cigarette Tax Increase Burns Holes in Smokers' Wallets
Summary: Article about increased cigarette prices due to state tax hike, with quotes from students and business owners about impact on purchasing habits.
Category: local news
Subjects: tobacco taxation; smoking; consumer prices; state budget
Named Entities: Pilgreen, Jay [staff writer]; Lett, Jamie [Tobacco Express manager]; McLaughlin, Andrew [recent graduate]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Smoking Increases Deaths
Summary: Health report on higher cancer death rates in Appalachia, with research findings on smoking prevalence and health disparities in the region.
Category: informational content
Subjects: cancer epidemiology; smoking health effects; Appalachia; public health research
Named Entities: Wyatt, Stephen W. [lead investigator]; University of Kentucky's Markey Cancer Center
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Raoul's Velvet Room
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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