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Whatever Dietrichs true feelings about her look, her carefully curated image was a political stance as well as a fashion statement

In 1966 the US Government introduced a health warning that appeared on every packet sold in the USA: 'Caution: Cigarette Smoking May be Hazardous to Your Health.' The government strengthened this warning in 1969 to: 'Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking is Dangerous to Your Health'

Eleven states, along with the District of Columbia, have an average price above $10 per pack

And I said, "no." He was scarfing down beer and chain smoking the whole time I was there