Alcohol

08 May 2007 -- Paris Hilton's lawyers have filed a notice to appeal her 45-day jail sentence.

Filed May 8 with a Los Angeles court, the notice is required before a formal appeal can be lodged.

The 26-year-old socialite has been ordered to report to a county jail by June 5 for violating the terms of her probation resulting from an alcohol-related reckless driving arrest.

Speaking May 5 outside her home, Hilton said "I feel that I was treated unfairly and that the sentence is both cruel and unwarranted and I don't deserve this."

Source: VOA News

Alcohol Industry Urged to Follow Beam’s Lead

May 8, 2007 - Vermont Attorney General William H. Sorrell praised Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. today for adopting a comprehensive set of new policies designed to reduce exposure of its advertising to underage persons. Beam Global, the largest distilled spirits company based in the U.S., adopted these measures following talks with state Attorneys General from around the country. Attorney General Sorrell joined 36 other Attorneys General in calling on members of the alcohol beverage industry to follow Beam’s lead.    » read more »

May 7, 2007 -- The largest distilled spirit company in the U.S. is voluntarily implementing a comprehensive set of new policies designed to reduce youth exposure to its alcohol ads. Beam Global has adopted the new policies after a series of talks with Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and attorneys general from 36 other states.    » read more »

Alcohol Industry Urged to Follow Beam’s Lead

May 7, 2007 -- Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto praised Beam Global today for adopting a comprehensive set of new policies designed to reduce exposure of its advertising to underage persons. Beam Global is the largest distilled spirits company based in the U.S. Beam Global adopted these measures following talks with state Attorneys General from around the country. Attorney General Masto joined 36 other Attorneys General in calling on members of the alcohol beverage industry to follow Beam’s lead.    » read more »

Alcohol Industry Urged to Follow Beam's Lead

New York (May 7, 2007) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo praised Beam Global today for adopting a comprehensive set of new policies designed to reduce exposure of its advertising to underage persons. Cuomo joined 36 other Attorneys General in calling on members of the alcohol beverage industry to follow Beam’s lead.

Beam Global, the nation’s largest distilled spirits company, adopted these measures following talks with state Attorneys General from around the country.    » read more »

Alcohol Industry Urged to Follow Beam’s Lead

May 7, 2007 -- Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler today praised Beam Global for adopting a comprehensive set of new policies designed to reduce exposure of its advertising to youth. Beam Global is the largest distilled spirits company based in the U.S. Beam Global adopted these measures following talks with state Attorneys General from around the country.    » read more »

"We Don’t Serve Teens" Campaign urges parents to discourage underage drinking

May 8, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Holly Benson today joined the Century Council to launch a public awareness campaign intended to prevent underage drinking. “We Don’t Serve Teens,” developed by the Federal Trade Commission and the Century Council, is a new initiative designed to inform adults that providing underage youth with alcohol is unsafe, illegal and irresponsible.    » read more »

Alcohol Industry Urged to Follow Beam’s Lead

May 7, 2007 -- Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe praised Beam Global today for adopting a comprehensive set of new policies designed to reduce exposure of its advertising to underage persons. Beam Global is the largest distilled spirits company based in the U.S. Beam Global adopted these measures following talks with state Attorneys General from around the country. Attorney General Rowe joined 36 other Attorneys General in calling on members of the alcohol beverage industry to follow Beam’s lead.    » read more »

May 3, 2007 -- Children's exposure to alcohol advertising during early adolescence appears to influence both beer drinking and their intentions to drink a year later, according to a RAND Corporation study issued today.

The study of children in the sixth and seventh grades found that those exposed to alcohol advertising at high levels – from television, magazines, in-store displays and promotional items like T-shirts and posters – were 50 percent more likely to drink and 36 percent more likely to intend to drink than children whose exposure to alcohol advertising was very low.    » read more »

Encourages San Antonio students to “Make the Right Choice” against underage drinking

May 1, 2007 -- SAN ANTONIO – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today encouraged young Texans to “Make the Right Choice” and stay alcohol-free during the upcoming prom and graduation season.    » read more »