sample="supplemental" bates="690126193" isource="bw" decade="1980" class="ue" date="19851001" NEWS RELEASE BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION 1500 Brown & Williamson Tower P.O. Box 35090·Louisville, Kentucky 40232 Contact: Pamela J. Karem (502) 568-7352 LOUISVILLE, Ky., October 1, 1985 -- E. Garland Mercer has been promoted to Account Representative at Export Leaf Tobacco Co., a leaf processing plant located in Wilson, N.C., and owned by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. In his new position, Mercer will be responsible for assuring that all Brown & Williamson leaf processing activities are consistent with the company's specifications. Mercer, a native of Wilson, joined Export Leaf Tobacco Co. in 1965. Since then, he has held various leaf and supervisory positions, including his most recent position as Senior Regrader. Brown & Williamson is the manufacturer of KOOL, Barclay, Viceroy, Raleigh, Belair and Richland cigarettes, Sir Walter Raleigh pipe smoking tobacco and other tobacco products. -30-