Anti-smoking commercials pulled following complaints

(Washington-AP) -- Two of the first four commercials that are part of a one-point-five (b) billion dollar anti-smoking campaign have been pulled following complaints.<br><br>The objections were lodged

Tuesday, February 15th 2000, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Washington-AP) -- Two of the first four commercials that are part of a one-point-five (b) billion dollar anti-smoking campaign have been pulled following complaints.

The objections were lodged by tobacco giant Phillip Morris, C-B-S and some state attorneys general.

One of the ads showed young people stacking "body bags" on the sidewalk outside a tobacco company. The building wasn't identified but the commercial was taped inside and outside Phillip Morris' New York headquarters.

The other ad showed teens with a lie detector unsuccessfully attempting to get into a tobacco company's office to ask executives
about smoking being addictive.

The ads -- which will be reworked -- come from the American Legacy Foundation. It was created to mount the biggest U-S anti-smoking campaign ever.