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3Ei 1 r TtlE REPORTER DISPATCH, White Pllains,,N Y-Tbarx~ ~~ yt Y+13 .6 oKer t r ' ill ~ ~ 4 .+ rpr ~F , 6 ~ ~ t, w rF Ih ~, t r sem rH q ,~ ~r,~ :iti = ALhBAI~iY (~1$) - It was the srpokers v~ t R~nonsmo ~, ~r ~ers in, a smoke free A~sembly chaml.yer. AAnd t}~e smok ers NVon ~ *w. ~§~~~r+'' ~ After a tiveNy debate, the State ~sembly overw~elm Ingly rejected Wedhesdaya"bill thatlwould have~bannei~'.~i usunoki'ng in almost a111'work areas'and ubl'ic placesa ex-' ~ cept for special smoki'Jf ~ g areas ~~ '-The Alssembl which has banned! 'str~okm 1n`ita ~*own y 1 . ~ ? ra!charnber •irn..deference to Assemblyman Emeel Betros, ". ~rR-Dutchess, "a former .smoker who' has; lung cancer .~ f- turned back the bill by a vote of 55-73~ ' X, + Irk ~' . Opponents said they didn t like t~he idea trt ~'takmg ' ~away from smokers the freedom to light up wherever ! -~.they choose: But supporters protested that non srriokens ? g a15oihave rights that shouldi be protected' ` specifically, : ",the right to clean ai.r,;w fi`: Area legislators 'voting for tlhe billl included William Y :;;h'inneran, D-Greenburgh Gordon Burrows, R Yonkery, ` ' an&Peter Sul'livan, Ft-White Plains. 'Voting agaiinst the,., .~ ; bill were Thonias JwlcInerney, ID;V'onkers; Mary Cood > hue,` R=Mount Kisco, and Richard Ross, R-Mount'.Yer ~~ ~~aon. Willis Stephens, R Brewster, was absent,. ~.:; 7 "; A'The real issue here is the danger to, our l'ives frorn T!'smoking and all sorts of'other pollutants in ourenviron-: . :, ment created by our''economy, our industrial society," said Assemblyman Alan Heves~ D Queens;,who: argued,, *"q for the smoking ban ~: ""We are killing ourselves" But Assembllyman Ceorge Friedt~nani; D~Manhattan, _ ' ~ t r ~ k,declared "'U ntil you,can prove that' my smoking is harrn- ful-to those of you wBo do not smoke, I'll keep right oni ", ~- He sported'a button left over from, past abortion das~ .~Vutes which read, "It's My Right To Choose " He had' ~glued a cigarette to the bottom of the button." Supporters dubbed the bill the "`Clean Indoor Air. t. "'IA-j: "AlI we are saying ihs thatTtltexmajiarity of" Americans ~.. " A'ssemably rejt'eted' a ~AFter lively debate, the ~bill, that ~ro~rld I~ave `bann+ed smokinam af- ~.~ ~ . most aatwork areas atnd public places, except , ` - for speeial smokiing areas r +..; ' , i ,~who do not smoke should not be forced to breathe air - fill'ed' with numero~us tobaccb` cbntaminants," said As- r.sernblyman Pete Grannis, D-Manhattan~ the sponsor. ' p ',rant's. ' ~ :::> ~ta enforce and,weuld bea, burtden,especially on restau- But opponents argued! that the` ban would be difficult . ~,~ v Under the bill, smokmg wouldl be prohilbitedin"any ,-'~jenclbsed, indbor area used by the generaiI public QF Senv- " except in a section designated;by +; ;~ng as s place.of ~york„ `' the praprietoras asi>nol~ng area :y` Factories and bars and' restaurarU5 seatinq Ire" ~ s,~:~ #tihan 21 people woertd beexempted from'tiie ban ~~{" e -z;But~C w ~sppty toQl 3 plial~ ' , ;hbrarie$,'"mWSeums f qcfi uare Gardeafin~Ne 1 ork , T` Vhere a')publlic`area e n~tsted ot`~4st ofi~ ro<i~iy ide of the, rbom co~illd be sted as Vh&s~ii'oikIpg a;~ e l~oi i ,~ ~yiolat~ons would be punish bt b 1<}l ~ ~':Ifnder,current state taw,~s hpRO iblt ~at ~ itirames: rnuseunns, theaters; pmd' publiC't~a~porta htl stricter )ocaa ~~~~+nfl k Cit thds a Sii J1Tew Yo y y g r 4 , ~hich e~cten.ds to~hospit{aiq and ele~atoT.:~ ' ~But b~h laatfs bow to tfie des~ie5 ot ~~ ~ desrgnated amokinaieas h°aY~p~ace ~ g Is offict'~ily banned! y _ ~~~ pimrters f~i`~ded ttNta ~t, mo mg ~t~c~arl~ 2 ,c ose ', poarly veritilafed areas;~s hasct~~y1`ta the;heal~i~ ~ ~ nontstnokQrs 2l , a~}ve~ ~~ to th l f~m r~s ~e 4 .yy f P s. ~°k~J ~9 IvQg~ +iUt,~'R~'. ' 'k.~Y o ' bacta smoke~afni ' gravate.rcare_ trti; omp ~~ ema andi sinusr,conditiops and produc ;~~~rbon,nvort, ;,de, iwhtch ean .t~'dangerous a~;cgrtam~e~taAhnyiaid,; ~Upponenitscontend'ed t;heie ~~oi 3ment4fiq proaf tihalo btl' nhallation of,tobacco smoku by fi~on±5,mo~er~ ia~ar~ful`• 3 Grannis aaid~ the state''s"loba~e~~"'dealQ~~ had'm~i'outi: : well orgafl~zedtobbyipg,campaign and h.ad dehtged' ~0~0oU ~ a~seSnblly'Speaker Stanle}~ ~Steim ut v'lSOme ' . ard s bpposing the bill. ; ~ #, ~ ;, , ~ ; :There were these other sction ',a6'tih~e Capi 0 x: ;ttaybeforeUheLegi'slat'ureleftfortheweek ~ A~'S--The State Senate approrediamd s~nq;~.~ike , rn the Assenibly a billi that would give spme~ the ' ~veatthuest schval djstrietss apetcent-increase 3 5 . .:~.y f ". . ~d:" a ,'a ~~ ~ C~ ~ .1 lel ate a e t ~ ~ Thel ricts, ~ dis , w_ ose h~gh wealth an dec rmn enrpl~;; •`~rncnts would, otherwise' preclude, them, fif'om~aid Jit; crease5,; are `priir~arilly`;lbcated! an $~1e' Yor- ~1~~!"s suburbs. And most u5edrto fali under,~;s2we harmr'e~,~~ ~ravisians which have kept theEh f ~t,rl i s}n ~a the past several'years ~`i~4 ~i~ ~ ~, The bill was brought to the floor to appeas Repu 11 , ~can senators` upset thaf sorrie ;of .thei'r, dastri'eta+Ib~ ` ' taiisney inthe already enacted state budgek~,~~ , ,~ ~;.,--The Senate approved a;Repubhcantsponsorgd ~t(l ~that would toughen penalties .and set'in~nimum, priso ferms for youths bet`weeni the ages of 13 and, IG; who ai~ convicted of murder, kidnapping,` arson and assault ,•Th' iltill would remove such cases from family,courbs apd se bp special prisons for young felbns: ~, ~r~~ x" ~;:~ It faces 'an uncertain future In the Democrat~ lled Assem~bllywh~ieh has its:ovu~rr, bills,being pushed b v. Hugh L. Carey dealing with vibient, crim~e. .jF *"' Speaker Steingut andl Senate.: Minority ,T.eade -~ianfred Ohrenstein said Democrats wilil' begiln riegot?a tions with the Republican leadership on the governo~ ,e frime package early next week. And' Steingut 'sn i hopes to move the bills by the middle of'the month.. Their statements came one day after the Senate: t .eated ah attemptGo override Carey's death-penalty ~r~ ;Jnd thus Insured that crime will be an eveln more impo~ Jant pol~itieal issue t~his year Q363`"JZ27 ~ a~! ~