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-.3/-7 f , 0 it would be were: Ye4 ' ; ~ ~ ,~n ~ ~ : ~ ~o~t ~ ~., , ~ .~~r~ ~ -~~r. ~ .~c ~~ -~~ ~ ~~a~ces: .:- ~~o~ _. ~ , r t More than 600 of the respondents jli the New York metropolitan area feel that the State Legislature should approve a bill to ban smoking in public places, such as restaurants, except in specially designated areas, the Daily News Opinion Poll shows. --- - However, if such a law i$ enacted,' I more than half of those polled said they did not think it lvould be enforced. More than half of the respondents a(sq said they are in favor of a pro- posed bill in the Legislature to ban playing radios or tape-recorders on sub- ways and bules. But here again, more than half said. they did not think the law would be enforced if it were passed. ~ About half of those polled said they did not think that bans on smoking and playing radios woul d be on infringe- ment on people's rights, In May, the Assembly defeated a'bi,ll, that would have prohibited smoking In - ; public places except in specified smok- Ing areas. However, , its principal sponsor, Assemblyman Alexander B. Grannis (D, ,. . L-Manhettan), amended the bill to ex- elude some types of restaurants and smaller work places. The legislation is expected to have rough sledding in the Assembly. Also , OPINION POLL facing a stiff fight is a proposed bill to, ban playing of radios or tape-recorders on buses and subways. The Daily News Poll, a random tele- ,phone survey of 400 adults in the city and Westc:hester, Rockland, Nassau and Suffolk counties,. was conducted July 10, 11 and 12. Richard F. Link of Ar- h•onics Information Systems, Inc., was the consqltant. - T he respondents were asked: "Do you think the State Legislature should approve or disapprove a proposed bill to ban smoking iii public places, such as restaurants, except In specially desig- nated areas?"'1'hey replied: - Approve 62% ' Disapprove . , 3_5% ' , Don't know Those polled also were asked: If such law Is enacted, do you think that. enforcl?" The : No: Don't know answers Anoth_er question wast "Do you favoi~ or oppose a proposed bill-,in -the State Legislature to ban playing radios or tape recorders on rnass transit?" The responses werg: , Vavor , Oppose ~ _- 56% 36% ~ ' Don't know ' ' 8% . Those Interviewed were also asked: +'If such a_ ban is made law, do you think that it would be enforced?" The responses were: Yes No . Don't know _. 36% 54% 10% F The final question was: "Do you think that such bans on smoking and _playing radios would be an infringe- inQnt on your rights?" They answered: Yes 41°l0 No !~ 51°ti, Dou'f know ~