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Pennsylvania/Maryland Tobacco Action Network 5211 East Trindle Road • Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 Gerald P. Kupris, State Director • 7171697-8694 November 4, 1981 Dear TAN Volunteer: As friends of the tobacco industry in the State of Harylan.d, we are, of course, concerned about increasing governmental intrusion into our personal and private lives, You may know that the Montgomery County Council will con- sider legislation at a public hearing on November 12, 1981, 8:00 p.m., County Council Office, the County Offihe Building, 5rd Floor, i00 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, that would further restrict or prohibit smoking in certain public places. Restaurants• seating more than 50 people and workplaces emplgying more than 25 people would come under this legislative prohibition. If enacted, this legislation would certainly have an adverse economic impact on Montgomery County, our state, and would further governmental intrusion into our priyate lives. Your help is needed in opposing this legislation (Bill No. 55-81). If you agree that it should be opposed,.I woul~ appreciate your writing to your district representative, ~ ~o~fL~ , with copies to be sent to the other six members if possible, in- dicating your opposition to the legislation. To a~d you, I have enclosed a list of "Points to Make". Please use your own words i~ telling them of your opposition to the legislation. Only with all of us working togethercan our rights be pre- served. If you agree that this legislation should be opposed, please write to the County Council today. Should you receive a reply, I would appreciate receiving a copy. Thank you for your help in this effort, and I hope to be in- contact with you in the immediate future. Gerald P. Kupris State Director GPK:dad Attachmentfs) T105390187

CTION REQUEST Your HELP is needed. I~ writing to the Montgomery. County Council regarding Bill NO, 53-81, you can use some of the points listed below, hut please use }-our words. Additionally, when you write in opposition, please mention the Bill number, 55-81, indicating your opposition to the Bill, and ask tkem to see your position and vote "No['. "POINTS TO MAKE" (.i) The proposal is unfair, and hard, if not impossible, to enforce. (2) We already have legislation on the books, there ~s no need for more restrictJ.ons. [3) Why are we considering further restrictions when we have no idea what our present law is doing or how well it is working or if it is even necessary at all? (4) "Th4 only real way to deal with an issue in terms of smokers and non-smokers is through courtesy and common sense, not through more restrictions. (5) To amplify the current restrictions would certainly have a nega- tive economic impact. (6) It is imprudent to pass legislation whose ends an~ efforts econom- ically and phys~cally, are uncertain, especially when it is sure to have a detrimental effect on the community. (7) I certainly must oppose this legislation since I feel zhe present law, Chapter 24, already, goes too far. "(8) Cooperation, not legislation, is the answer. In a country as progressive as ours, the~e should be no need to legislate ; rather, our Health Department can carry on its legitimate functions of reporting to the publicfacts and figures regarding cigareZte smoking and health. So that the citizenry and the entrepreneurs can make their respective de- cisions, without governmental interference into their personal and busi- iness lives.- (9) Instead of the proposed new restrictions, why not amend present laws to be totally voluntary in nature. NOTE: We would appreciate your help in opposition to this Bill. If you ~ to testify in opposition, please call the County Council at [501) 79-1231 and request the opportunity t? be heard. If you testify, please bring i0 copies of your testimon[, and let us know. TI05390188

Counly Coundl A~end'a MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND COUNC]LHEARINGROOM'I00MARYI-.A.NDAVE~UE, RDCKVILI.E, MARYLAND20850,301 279-123] "ITY-301 279-1083 Public Hearing, November 12, 1981 The Council Agenda is sub/ect to change any time after pr~nting or during the Council meetln~ Please contact the Council Office to obtain current information. Council Hearing t~om - 8:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING, BILL 53-81, PROHIBITING SMOKING IN CNRTAIN PLACES TINN LINIT SPEAKER 1. Delegate Jenny Forehand 2. - Sharon Martin 5. 5 /iron Primack, M.D. 4. 3 Malcolm Lawrence 5. 3 Ann Compton 6. 5 James fioeden 7. 5 Dr. R. Michael Sly 8. 3 Rae Glatter 9. 5 George Schaefer i0, 5 Richard Lee ii. 3 Betty Mae Kramer iZ. 3 Jacob Glatter 15. 3 Dr. Wallace W, Culver 14. S Cornelia Munroe 15. S John O'Hara, Ph.D, 16. IZA James Repace, Ph.D. 17. A Anne Coakley 18. A Carole Sussman 19. A Margaret Bllenberger 20. S Shirley Willner 21. S Diane Boehr 22. 3 David Meyers 23. 3 Dr. GabeMarkin 24. 3 Elsie Quesenberry 25. 5 William Scaggs 26. S ~athy Luck 27. S John Fleming" 28. S Paul T. ~kHenry 29. S Ernest Plata, Ph.D. 30. 3 Jmm lterr A - indicates ceded tixe County Executive Individual Individual Individual Bethesda-Che%n] Chase Chamber of Commerce American Lung A~sociation of Maryland Individual ' Tobacco Institute Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce Individual Individual Individual Fresh Air Concerns Everyone Association Maryland Group Against Smoking Pollution Individual Individual Individual Individual Individual Washington Chapter of the Asthma ~ Allergy Foundation of America Individual Individual Individual ~bntgomery County Restaurant, Hotel, ~ Licensed Beverage Association Montgomery County Chamber of Con.rerce Bakery, Confectionary, ~ Tobacco Workers' Union ~olesale Tobacco Distributors Individual 272_.4I T!05390189

31,. 3 32. 3 33. S 34. S 3S. 3 36. S 37. S 38. S 39. S 40. ~ Dr. Harl~u Herr Sheldon Sadugor Joyce Heine~'~n Individual Indivichml M~rropolitan Washington P~sta~ant Association Marvin Freedenberg,R.~h. Maryland Division o£ American Cancer Assoc. Cliff Cunningham Frederick Donn, M.D. Tessy Olexa James L~oy Roar Mc~r thor Thomas Kelleher Hamburger Hamlet President of Cancer Society Lung Association of Mid-Maryland Montgomery BowliB.g Proprietors Association Individual American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Before beginning your presentation, please state your name and address clearly for the record and spell any difficult or unusual names. ' The amber light on the timing box in front of you will be turned on when you have 30 seconds left in which to finish your presentation. The amber light will go out and the red light will come on when your time is up and will stay on, should you run over. Should you wish to leave the hearing before you have had. an opportunity to speak, a form is available for you to leave written testimony for the record on this matter. Please see the Secretary of the Council to obtain this form. T!05390190