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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY II, 19"/9 Cabinet Smoke In Califano's Eyes! PITY POOR CALIFANO -- SMOKERS'HAVE AT CABINET MEETINGS By DOROTIIY MARKS Women's News Set, vice Washington D C. (WNS) -- Depending on where yo¥ sit. Health, Education and Welfare Secrctar.y.Joseph A. .Califano Jr. is either an idealistic crusader or a tiresome nag on the subject of smoking. He is having an "uphill fight convincing some of his colleagues in the Carter administration to quit th¢ nasty habit. * At cabinet meetings, for example, Califa'no ~its at one end of the long table with ami'able Interior'Secre. tary Cecil D. Andrus on his left. Andrus has given up cigarettes on several occasions but at the moment still sm.~kes about two packs a day of his favorite brand. TO CALIFANO'S RIGHT, an empty chair is left any guest whom the President may invfle to sit in on cabiuet discussions. Frequently Califano has a smoker puffing fumes at him from that direction too. Treasury Secretary W. Michael BlumentJtal is usual- ly wreathed m blue cigar smoke, chomping happi'.y on ont" of his favorite expensive Jamaican s~ogie,~;. Blu- menthal says he is trying to cut down but has no u : ,r, tion of taking the pledge. Charles L. $chultze. chairman of the Prestdent's Co.mcil of Economic Advisors. is a chain smoker and ha; b~,en blowing smoke rings m the cabinet room since flw days he sat there as Lyndon Johnson's budget dtrcctor. Energy Secretary James R. Schlesinger is usually puhng away on a pipeful of aromatic tobacco. ~h!esin- ge;-. who has a large collection of pipes, shuts the' tghly pungent tobaccos but keeps a p'ipi~ m his mouth, lit or unlit, as sort of an adult pacifier.. SECRETARY OF STATE Vance,. a ot~etime smoker, has quit the habit. At'torncy General Griffin Bell ab- stains at cabinet meetings but usually has a pack of cigarettes in.his pocket. He has no favorite brands, says be tries them all. Fortunately, for Califano's peace of mind, the non- smokers at the table outnumber those addicted to the weed. They include Defense .%¢retary Harold Brown, a tournament tennis player and physical fitness buff; t.on,n,crce Secretary Jvanita M. Kreps, Transportation " .~.retary Br..%k Adams. Secretary of Housing and" Lrban Deveb~pment Patricia Roberts Harris and Labor Secretary ~ay Marshall. who makes a special point of m+-,stiog on the non-smoking compartment when he francis on planes. FORMER MINNESOTA FARMBOY and Secretory of Agriculture Bob Borgland is one of a kind. He gave up emoktug cigarettes a couple of years ago but when the ~oing gets tough he indulges in snuff. .National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. rector of the Office of Management and Budget James. M,:Intyre and Secr-tary to the Cabinet Jack Watson. likt. thetr bass Presiden~ Carte.". also are all non° There is one member of the Carter administration ,vho ts even more passtonately anti-tobacc~ than Califano F~leral Reserve Board Chairman G. William Miller says ctgarette smoke makes him physically ill. He has barred smoking at Federal Reserve Board meetings. 397?. Ti08851339

THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY II, 19"/9 PITY POOR CALIFANO -- SMOKE, RS'HAVE HI RROUNDED AT CABINET MEETINGS pungent tobaccos but keeps a p'ip~ in hls mouth, lit or unlit, as sort of an adult pacifier.. SECRETARY OF STATE Vance,. a o~etime smoker, has quit the habit Aftorncy General Griffin Bell ab- stains at cabinet meetings but usually has a pack of cigarettes in.his pocket. He has no favorite brands, says he tries thegn all. Fortunatel~ for Califano's peace of mind, the non- smokers at the table outnumber those addicted to the weed. They include Defense .%¢retary Harold Brown, a tournament tennis player and physical fitness buff; Comm~'rce Secretary Jvanita M. Kreps, Transportation " .~.r¢tary Br..%k Adams. Secretary of Housing and" Lrban Dewd.~pment Patricia Roberts Harris and Labor Secretary ~ay Marshall, who makes a special point of m:,stiotl on the non-smoking compartment when he travels on planes, FORMER MINNESOTA FARMBOY and Secretory of Agriculture Bob Borgland is one of a kind. He gave up ~mokmg cigarettes a couple of years ago but when the ~oing gets tough he i~dulges in snuff. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. rector o[ the Office of Management and Budget James. M~:Intyre and Secretary to the Cabinet Jack Watson, lik~ their boss Presiden~ Carter, also are all non- .~mukcrs. There is one member of the Carter administration #ho m even more passionately anti-tobacc9 than Califano F~lera! Reserve Board Chairman G. William Miller says c~garette smoke makes him physically ill. He has barred smoking at Federal Reserve Board meetings. By DOROTIPt' MARKS Women's News Set, vice Washington D C. (WNS) -- Depending on where yo¥ ~it. Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Joseph A. .Califano Jr. is either an idealistic crdsAder or a tiresnme nag on the subject of smoking. ~Ie is having an "uphill tight convincing some of his colleagues in the Carter administrat, ion to quit the n~sty habit. " At cabinet meetings, for example, Califano .~its at one end of the long table with amiable Interior Secre. tar.v Cecil D. Andrus on his left. Andrus has given up cigarettes on several occasions but at the moment still sm.~kes about two packs a day o[ his favorite bra~. TO CALIFANO'S RIGIlT, an empty chair L~ left any guest whom the President may invfle to sit in on cabint.t discussions. Frequently Califano has a smoker puffing fumes at him from that direction too. Treasury Secretary W. Michael Blumenthal is usual- ly wreathed m blue cigar smoke, chomping happi'.y on oar of his favorite expensive Jamaican s~ogie,~. Blu- menthal says he is trying to cut down b~t has no u : ,r, tion of taking the pledge. Charles L. Schultze. chairman of the President's Co.~nc'il of Economic Advisors. is a chain smoker and ha~ b~,en blowing smoke rings m the cabinet roots since Ihe days he sat there as Lyndon Johnson's budget d~re~.tor. Energy Secretary James R. Schlesinger is usually puhng away on a pipeful of aromatic tobacco. ~h!esin- ge~-. who has a large collection of pipes, shuts the' ~ghly 397?. Ti08851339