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right to obt~n and use tobacco products. Community Stops Anti-Smoking Drive MEMPHIS--"People are congenial here and don't nL%od unenforceable laws that go against our basic nature" Based on that simple premise. Tony Geller and a host of others forged an aIliance late lest year Sat defeated attempts by anti-smoking zealots to restrict smokers' rights in the "Bluff City." The issue was settled by a vote in City Council chambers Janu- ary 8. But the real battle took place all over town as TAN members and other industry friends reached out to swing the opinions--and votesl--of their fellow citizens. The issue heated up last September TonyG,tlletofMemph;$. when a Council member proposed sweeping anti-smoking ordinances to replace the largely voluntary system in place since 1979. The new laws called for smoking/nonsmoking workplace sections in businesses with over S employees, in res- taurams, in all retail locations, and it would have forced smokers into the corridors of city buildings. Galler, who is vice president and general manager of Samelson-Leon Co., a leading tobacco wholesaler in Memphis, couldn't believe it. "1 happened to read about the proposal in the newspaper," he recalls, "and went down to attend the Council meeting to voice my opposition." What followed was a long, tough legTslative battle, complete with scheduled hearings, cancelled hear- ings and then rescheduled hearings. It was just the sort of situation that so often saps the strength and drains the resolve of active citizens who want rea- sonable laws, but who have other responsibilities in their busy lives. Galler, however, would not be put off, pulling to- gether all the allies he could, exciting them about the issue, and spreading word through his sales force and customers about the proposed restrictions. He Exercise excise and workplace influence! Exdse taxes and v~rkplace smoking re- strictions-they are the two top priorities for anti-smoking zeabts in the state capitols and dry halls this yea~ As you know, the Congressional derision last year to "sunset," of reduce, the federal dga- rette exdse tax as scheduled from 16-cents back to 8-cents per pack in October has been greeted eagerly by many state offidais--those offidals want that extra 8 cents in their state coffers. ItS; our job--yours and mine--to work dili- gently for fairness on this issue. V~ also have to make sure the dedsion to sunset tl~ nation- wide dgarette tax is not altered--we've got to fight hard and exercise our dtizenship. Robert Tollison of Virginia knows about ex- dse taxes, A tax expert on the faculty of George Mason Unive~/ty (Va.), ToIlkon knows f~rsthand the effects of excise taxes on indi- ,Aduals, businesses and the general economy talked w~th prominent c~t~zens, bcL~ness [eaders, res- taurateurs and others, convincing them to a~end the important hearings, Jc~nlng the effort v~re Gerry James, Ph']ip ris, Kathi King, RJ. Reynolds, John Grisantl, of Gn- santi's Restaurant, and Jerry Treece, district manager of Walgreens Department Stores. Gali~r~ sales staff and other allies even set up petition stands around town, at convenrence stores and tobacco shops, get- tmg over 10,000 signatures opposing the proposal in a matter of days. At the second Coundl meeting, Galler wes joined by 50 other citizens who "let loose the thund~" he re- calls. And after another two-week delay, dunng which the proposal was weakened by Council members, it was reborn--this time covering only dty buildings and workplaces em- ploying 75 or more, rather than the 5 originally called for. By the third Council meeting in December, the lawmakers split 5 to 5 on the proposal, a deadlock that was broken Jan. 8, when the city~ solons voted the measure down. "1 think we learned some important lessons," Gal- ler reflected after the vote. First, he says, the way to fight local antl-smoking restrictions is locally, enlisting the aide of citizens from all walks of life. "The key to all this,* he de- clares, "is to make your opinions known to the Council. People as citizens of the community make the difference. "John Gdsanti, for example, doesn't smoke but runs a well-known restaurant here. He% one of Memphis' biggest promoters and boosters, a real dvic dynamo. He's dead set against these kinds of laws because they unfairly intrude into his business. Naturally, he allied himself with us when he learned what we were doing." Galler says. Perhaps the most telling factor, Galler says, is that the battle was won because his side did not give up when the shuffling of hearing dates and postpone ments began. Tony Caller, an executive with Samelson- Leon Company in Memphis, also has a story worth telling. Tony worked successfully to stop unfair workplace smoking restric'lJons in their tracks. He played a key role in the indusby~; January victory in Memphis, helping get tough workplace provisions removed from that dty~ proposed anti-smoking ordinance. Then he helped defeat the entire proposal! Tollison and Galler are experts, with a strong belief in freedom of choice. There is much we can, indeed must, learn from their experiences and expertise if we are to be successful in the fights that lie ahead. Most state legislatures are now in session. I challenge each of you to do your utmost to help in the battle against the punitive tax mea- sures and unfair smoking restriction bills being mounted at all levels of government. By exercising your dtlzenship, your sup- port can make the d;fferencel "t~ my op,n';n, we really made a d~fference cause we la~tecl as long as the opposition. They kept putt,rig it off, and the easy thing to do is just walk away after a while. '1 did my part, Iet others do =t now," seems to creep into your think*ng. But our people remembered the key fact: the =ssue isn't re- solved untd the vote. "A final point," Galler stresses, "is for local resi- dents to go into a Council meeting and express log- ical, soft-toned objections to a given proposal. Rational arguments, presented by respected citizens, are what turned the tide here in Memphis. "1 think it'll work anywhere in the count~, too," Galler believes, "if you're willing to persevere, to work hard enough for victory." Tollison Hits Taxes FAIRFAX, VA.--"Excise taxes, at any level, are an inherently unfair and inefficient way to tax," says Dr. Robert Tollison, well-known economist and director of the Center for the Study of Public Choice at George Mason University here. "Although they are often thought of as luxun] taxes--covering items such as jewelry and airline tickets--most excises are levied on products pur- chased at proportionately higher rates by individuals at the lower end of the income distribution--prod. u~ts such as gasoline, dgarettes, alcohol and auto- mobile tires," Tollison observes. "Study after study has shown one basic result-- that the lower income members of working class America pay larger amounts of their yearly income in excise taxes. At the same time, excise taxes hardly touch the budgets of upper income households. "For example," he says, "a study done on the cigarette excise in New York showed that a family earning $15 000 or less a year-- which Eco ........ accounts for nearly 35 percent condemn~excise of all families in the state unfairne~. --pays three times as much as does a family earning more than $50,000 a year." Tollison, a former director of the Bureau of Eco- nomics at the Federal Trade Commission and a fre- quent consultant to the U.S. Department of Treasury, has testified often on the effects of excise taxes on the nation~ economy. "Basically," he says, "excises make the economy poorer than it would be in their absence. "Excise taxes, wherever levied, misallocate re- sources," he believes, "they cost the economy pro- duction and jobs. Furthermore, they impede the operation of the free competitive market and do not let cap{tal and investment flow to their most produc- tive uses." Tollison also asserts that excises "are essentially hidden taxes--a way for government to raise reve- nues that does not impinge on taxpayer conscious- ness. And contrary to the endless barrage of political rhetoric, excises are not really earmarked for any public programs. The revenues from excise taxes are typically mingled with general funds in such a way that people who pay the excises don't see any direct benefits from their payments to the government." Whether earmarked or not, Toltison believes, ex- cises are "a bad way for government to tax. People shouId know exactly what they pay in taxes every year and exactly what the government gives back to them in benefits. TEen they would be more able to maintain effective control of their tax burden. "All things considered," he says, "1 would venture to say that abolishing state and federal excise taxes wou!d stimu'ate eco~c.mic growth and raise national we~.h by b~!~icns of dollars." TI211116 3

Northern Nev southem story Lois Kostroski, execu- tive d~rector of the Flor- ida Restaurant Assoda- lion, travels the entire state to fight restrictive smoking legislation. By writing letters and tele- grams, making personal contacts and testifying on numerous occasions against such restrictions, she has made the case Lob Kostroskispeaks out against ~moking against government in- stfi~ions for restaurant trusion time after time. owner~ in Florida. "When you pass an ordinance such as this," she told the Tallahessee City Commission, "you take away our flexibility. Our patrons am our guests and we must be able to serve them, whatever their wants and desires might be--lncluding whether they want to sit in a smoking or nonsmoking section." TAN Activists scored another one in Tallahassee in opposing a samphng ban here. June Richardson, Lorillard, Roger Harris, Jr., R.J. Reynolds, Bill Mop mile and Mike Stephenson of Eli Wilt, Co., Peter ~itchell of the Tallahassee Automobile Dealers As- sociation, Jack Whiddon of the North Florida Fair Association, Don Nabl, U.S.Tobacco, Clarence Ross and Dan Yeoumans of Philip Morris and Ed Hornsby spoke up for smokers and the rights of local businesses at City Commission hearings. The Commission voted to enact the industry's Code of Cigarette Sampling Practices into law rather than the samphng ban. Monitor Perseverance = Victory! From July to December last year, St. Joseph County, Indiana, TAN members fought one of the nation's se- verest anti-smoking proposals. That fight ended Dec. 5, when the County Board unanimously rejected harsh restrictions that would have covered private workplaces and many other "public" areas. Gordon Ford came out of a three-year retirement from his d~stributing business to fight the proposal He mobilized Richard and Ruth Ford, his wife and son, and the entire staff, including Jack AIbertson of Ford Vending. Sales representatives from all the tobacco com- panies, bowling alley proprietors and restaurateurs like Dick Durnell, owner of Eddie's Restaurant, Jim Cira of Cira's Restaurant and Albert Hans of Hans Haus Restaurant pitched in, too, along with David Yawirs, president of the State I-I~tet/Mote) A~oda- t~on and many concerned citizens who live in the home county of Notre Dame University. Larcy ~ola, RJ. ReynoIds, and Bill Stumpf, Bond Oi~ ~nc, joined w~th Grog T. Wellington of Da~ton- Kie~son, Co and others from every segment of the Nid¢ R~lo deser~ ~r ~ratulat ens fa,r I~.:k;~g aheac~ to 1985. ~ito, charon ~f the ~rant ~c~at:on~ Government Affa;~ Com- ~u~ an~ John Millimn, and ~eg~ana~ Gerald Kupds met to ~ke a ~ar~ I~k at the mg ~;s~e a~d ~ affe~ ~n the h~l;t~ recently e[e~ed pr~;dent ~f the Tn-Ca~n~ ~cc~at~on~ Clark ~as b~n a~ve ~n ~n~usW snce the 197~s. And those wat~ing C~annet 39 ~ ~crk, D~. 2. saw AO~st Lom~ Up~ speaking ball of the Y~k County Ta~em ~6at~on abo~t pro~iems ~f drunk dn~mg. A~,s~ spreads beyond T~N~ ~ter GmgoHo, Philip Morns, F~nk AI~Slo, Lont].~;d. Ed Manning, RJ. R~no~ds, and AI Rozek, Brown & W~lliamson, should ~e congratulated for thezr t~me~ response to a request for help when a packet of s~x ant~-~okmg bills was sch~uled for New Jersey S~te ~semb~ fl~r cons~rat~om A to each produc~ responds to ~ndMdual state leg,s- Having fa~led in attempts over the past few years to enact public smoking restrictions in Maryland, an anti-smoking coalition calling itself "The HeaRhy Ma- jority" hired an attorney this year to lobby for them. However, the solid group favoring less government intrusion is again hard at work. Non-industry allies include the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, State Public Employees Union, Maryland Hotel and Motel Association, Retail Merchants Association, Montgom- ery County Restaurant Association, Maryland Amuse- ment Operators Association, Maryland State and Washington, D.C., AFL-CIO, Maryland and Washing- ton, D.C., Vending Association. Thanks to a sure-fired bunch of winners who aren't about to let a vocal minority withhold funda- mental individual tightsi Ohio tobacco family to prepare for the state's tough- est year of antl-tobacco activity. Thanks also to Bill Martin, Uggett & Myers, for his strong efforts against cigarette sampling ban legisla- tion in Milwaukee. Louis =Lou" Heffaman, Public Vending Co., and Bill Monty, Win. E Monroe Cigar Co., met wlth Cook County Commissioners during deliberations held on increasing cigarette taxes in Chicagoland. But in sp~te of Bill's excellent support, the Board chose to hike taxes on gasoline, oil, beec wine and tobacco, Minnesotans face similar challenges from the Tech- nical Advisory Committee on Nensmoking and Health, and its 39 recommendations going to the Governor for possible legislative action. Among the threats are anti-smoking workptace laws, sampling bans, an immediate 10-cent per pack tax increase, and a rejection of all tobacco advertis- ing Tn the state~ The ultimate CommiRee goal is a "smokeless~ state by the year 2000 Dennis Baker, R.J. Reynolds, Dale Miller, Philip Morris, Audrey Nessheim and Lyman Eldsvold, Minn~eta Assoc~at'on of Tobacco & Candy D,s- tfibutors, Leslie Goranson, RJ. Rey~'~ds, are among those plann rg ~or the corn ng fight Iat:r~ fr~=m l~'~tere~ed COT;~,t~e'~ts aro;Td t~E R~ Murgia, eYecu~,~ v~ce pres~ent o~ the M~- sach~se~ ~urar~t A~oc;at~3n, cent ~u~ to ~ad M~A'S effc~ to defeat ~:~I co~tro~s ~n s~ng in r~,~uran~ Tra~ to their t,mely r~#~, r~ent ant~-tobacc~ ~c~ ~e tum~ back ~ Mermen and New 8~fard, according to Regional V~ce Fre~ent ~nls ~ T~e wins, ~ "are a d~re~ r~h of tke o~mnd n~ eff~ of Presentations b~' Thad I~k of Thad~ Steak Ho~e ,n Ne~ Bedford, and Abe Basha~ of E~shop~ R~- two o~es. ]t was rem.~i~cent of the ba~es by the restaurant c~mun*~j *n ~o~on and 5pfing~e~d. eluding key re~urant owne~ I~ke Rudy S~e~ of Student Pnnca. Anthony Dellevo of Mt C. Magoo~ and Johnny ~navita of Fe~ Wa~ Tban~ to all for your ou~nd~ng wo~ Bob Tenan, R J. Reynolds sales representa~ve from Norfidgew~k. let Ma~ne legislative leade~ know fee~ings a~ut the r~ent tax h~ke in that state In a le~er to Speaker John Ma~in, Tenan sugges~ that careful consideratmn should ~ given to the "exces- sive tax bill" ~ing forced on Maine smokers Tenan also challeng~ the s~te ~eade~ to live up to their word: the ~ate~ 19~ e=ght-cent exose h~ke will be repea~ed if the federal tax does oot sunset in Oct- ober. Bob w~l] continue pushing for the po[~t~oan~ Sacramento citizens lost a tough workplace re- striction battle, but Cindy Powell didn't lose her initiative and "drive." She gathered over 200 sig- natures opposing the smoking restriction push. Dur- ing the campaign, Cindy inadvertently ran a red I}ght. When the police officer proffered a citation for her to sign, she agreed but only if the officer would sign her petition first--which he did! "It was easy," she said, in submitting her petition, "many peopte I talked to, smokers and nonsmokers, just don't want this kind of regulation." Harm Rlndenow, Lorillard regional sales manager for Southern California, maintained his "perfect" at- tendance record last year. During the past five years, according to California TAN records, Herm has par- tidpated in every public heating of importance to the industry ~n the region. Herin also made sure fellow Lorillard representatives were on hand. "in our free enterprise system, patrons can choose those businesses which operate in a way they find acceptablel" These strong words about smoking re- stnctions come from Don Mackln, president of the Moscow, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce. A Moscow anti-smoking ordinance proposal was defeated thanks to the dedication of local TAN mem- bers, 23 restaurateurs and 71 other concerned busi- ness leaders. They conwnced the City Council to try a voluntary plan designed by the business community Meanwhile. the Washington State Association of Tobacco & Candy Distributors and the Northwest Au- tomatic Retail Council pulled together to sponsor ad- vertisaments in the Tacoma News Tribune opposing proposed Pierce County anti-smoklng attempts. It does pay to advertise! A big thanks to Victor Rosellinl of Washington State for his thoughtful restaurant restriction article in the December edition of NRA News, the publica- tion of the National Restaurant Assodation. Vic, a past NRA pros=dent and owner of two Seattle restau- rants, concluded his story" "Mandatory (smoking) regulations can cause a form of indigestion restau- rateurs don't need." In Montana, Tom Maddox, executive director of the state~ Association of Tobacco & Candy Distribu- tors, and other industry reprer~ntat~ves set up a pow- wow with state legislators to discuss legislative pro- posals which would require restaurant and hospitaI=ty industries to separate smokers and nonsmokers. Spatial thanks go to Phil and Marion Phillips for sending in ne,,vspaper dips about tobacco industry topics ~n ~'~ew Mexico. "He may be retired," said Judy Wiedemeier, Re~;onal VrCe Fresident, "but he sure =sn't out of the business~" TI211116

A rewsletCer for concemed, aware, ac~,ve c,t~zens a~l orgar,~ons voluntarily unrted to respond to a~empts to right to obtain and ~se tobacco prod~cts. Participation: The Key to Success Give yourselves a collective pat on the back. You deserve it! Through the summer, more than 95 percent of the major anti-tobacco measures we've faced in the state legislatures have either been defeated or tied in knots in committees. Only a handful of anti-tobacco bills on key issues--taxes, smoking restric- tions, sampling--ever saw the light of day Atthe local level we did very well, too. Fewer than one-third of all the local battles on major legislation went the other way And most of those setbacks occured in small lo- calities, thus limiting their impact on the indust~ Our success wasn't accomplished with blue smoke and mirrors, though. Key TAN mem- bers and other important industry allies played a crudal role in victory after victory at the state and local levels. Our great record, however, creates a prob- lem for the National TAN Director. How do you select only one National TAN Activist of the Year? This year the decision was extremely diffi- cult. There are many many outstanding TAN members and other key tobacco allies. For instance, Mel Schwartz (RJ. Reynolds) from Delaware, Art Haboian (Lorillard) from Ari- zona, and Rhode Island distributor Dick Costello have been crucial in the fight against punitive anti-tobacco measures. Each is a repeat Activist of the Year. A special thanks to them for their exemplary work. But we must select one winner, and it's hard to imagine a more hard-working, de- serving redpient than R. Lance Jones (Philip Morris) from Folsom, Louisiana. Lance Jones, Louisiana's Distinguished Ac- tivist of the Year for the past three years and a former award winner in Mississippi, has not only recruited others to the cause. He~ also situation illustrates what we will be up against. As you know, Congress agreed to sunset the temporary 8-cent cigarette exdse tax in- crease, allowing the taxto drop from 16 cents back to its original 8-cents-a-pack level of two years ago. Yet that very federal sunset is going to cause problems in the states. Already, state leaders in Kansas and in six New England states have in effect said, "Let~ turn that 8- cent federal sunset into a state windfall profit. Let~ add the &cent tax to the state dgarette tax rate," We will be hearing this more and more as 1985 approaches. We know it will be a major issue. Now you know it will come up. Smoking restrictions and bans in the work- place and restaurants a~so w~ll be favorite tar- gets of the anti-smokers. We've got to be ready for those attacks. I am confident we will be ready--with your continued support participation. Again, we come back to that key word: et involved. Your efforLs have helped us overcome some ! tough hurdles in the past. With your participation, we'll jump the hur- dles facing us in the future--with activists like Lance Jones lead- ing the wayl Roger L Mozingo National TAN Director Lance Jones Chosen TAN Activist of the Year COVINGTON, LA.--"Some- times it's just like planting a seed and letting it grow for you," reflects R. Lance Jones, TAN A~vist of the Year. He spoke of the difference between immediate results from his activist pro- tobacco industry efforts-- a committee vote moving his way or a policymaker agreeing with his reason- ing--and more subtle long-term results that may be difficult to weigh or measure. R. lance Jones our state representatives, the vendors, wholesalers and store owners we work with," Jones recalls. ~/Ve pointed out the absurdity of banning smoking in the Superdome. The fact that only 50 percent of the air conditioning system was working was pointed out to the legislators, prompting us to ask why they didn't consider banning fist fights, cussin' and drink- ing there, too. "It really didn't take much arguing to convince the legislators of the folly of such a proposal. And we ended up seeing some of the things we were saying to the lawmakers in the newspapers the next day, things they'd passed on to the press," he says. The thing he emphasizes most strongly, however, is team work and the need for everyone to do his and her part. "Everyone should understand that no one person "In many ways, my most effective work may not . kept us apprised of legislative initiatives in the show any immediate results," Jones says. "What I try • " . - ve nee e as- to do when talking to people outside the business is ~ been th re e, ready to do I to discuss the 'rights' issues. What you have a right ~'~." ......... ~ .... I to do. And what you have no right to do. "~~" "'~'.','~" - .............. I "People seem to understand and appreciate that" He Is a member of the TAN AovIsory Corn he 36 I f th r f ve ~.I..A~.A.~v~.SOry~°ml -I~ -year-od a e o threebelie s,'certainly ~~ .Mississip .pi, a mere.-~ ~ much more than the single issue approach used by be~~na W oh lesaleTobacco and I |some. C~i~n, and~b~rd member of I | "And I guess rm lucky.," J.ones says, "1 genuinely th~iat~Qn of Convenience I I enjoy talking with people aoout their concerns-- ~"/'/'1 ............. ~ | their businesses the schools, local governmer~t and Sto=r.es. .~ ~ ...... I | other issues of i~terest to me and most people in "LanceJork~s r~.ke'3"myjob a lot easier,~ I | Louisiana. " ~siana Regional Di- I / "Then something happens," he continues. =It's ~'lable to help and his I I hard to nail down, but when you realize you share ~;~;.~r~ .... I I several interests with the people ~:)u've talked to, "~~~ =".-.-.'_~',~,~_-_~--":,__ I I thats the begmnmg of trust, andfolkswanttohear The Lance Joneses ot the world I(eep the I | more about your erimarv concerns" t~. _ _ g. Th. eY aren't c.ont.ent tel | The Philip'Morr~ section sales m;nager for Loui- ~[sce about past victories; I | siana knows there comes a time for direct action, thee to face new issues as they t | however. Recalling the recent ba~e over smoking in dev'elo~x " I | New Orleans" Superdome, "we were alerted to the ~~~ _.._ =... ....... ~ | problem during a sales staff meeting. There must ~_II~S~P.L~_~- \ ~ ~ave been 60 of us from al, over the state attending. ~..ore than ever ~.or th~ an- ~,~11 "we taIked about it, knew what we had to do, ti~ck look a~DClC='l;Z~ ~-and then a!l of us went to phones and started caII;ng does this kind of thing and succeeds alone. I really believe that it~ the personal participation of all of us that gets the job done. "1 know I don't do it alone," he insists. "1 have many friends and contacts around the state and have no problem with calling on them ~hen something important comes up. But it's their effort and the work of hundreds of others behind the scenes--the telephone callers and letter writers--that gets our point across." Meanwhile, Jones finds involving tobacco people in his state isn't d~fficult at all. What's needed, he says, is "awarenesgthat the individual can do some- thing constructive and a system"~like TAN and Philip M " tam (l"AP)-='that- c~eis the ind;vidua~'s energy into a larger commu- nity effort. | "There shoulcln't belany reason for us in the to- bacco business ~o hes~at~e~participating," he be- lieves. "Tobacco ~eay~ o~I) children's clothes and we all have~ah o~'ga_'tLd~glve something back." / That~ esd~dmli~4t'~'in Louisiana, Jones says, b~- / cause 198~ ~l~'~robab~y br;ng renewc~ efforts to set prohibitions against public smoking, and the leg- islature likely will reconsider increasing cigarette taxes as well, ~threats net likely to pass away any time soon," ~ones be~'eves. TI21111665

News from the North A special "you said its" ~vard to John Chang, PhTp Morns. The 1983 Penn;~yIvama D;stingu~shed TAN A~v~st t~d a ~ce~t banquet: %re m~ be 100 ~rcent c~mm~. An~hing ~s {s unacceptabIe~ ~n~Iva~ia restauM~t repr~entabves haw an- swer~ the ~1 to ~g~t punitive ant~*to~cco sures. 5F~a~ than~ to Ph~lph~a~ Ma~ ~ecu~ve d;r~or of the PhiladeI~ia/Delaware R~taurant ~iation, for organizing the f~ht again~ a broad anti-tobac~ measure ~n~oduced earlier th~s war ~n the ~ate Not to ~ out~ne, the Pent,anna State R~u- rant ~daOon, winner of a 1983 TAN A~vi~ Award, i~ legislative counsel Ro~ Mau~r, and the United ~vem ~ners of Philadelphia, 1981 and 1982 TAN award recipienB, have e~blished a I~is- lative aGion commi~ to fight the same ~esure. Joe Gain~rd kn~ ~m~ne mu~ take the ~ative, rhetonc won't do. Than~ to the Philip Morris division manager for his a~istance in organizing a seminar for Io~1 officlals in Wilke~rre, Penn., a first step in preventing introduGion of ant¢-indust~ legislation there. Ha~ off, too, to Kevin O'Ham, R. J. R~olds, L~Is Helfitein and I~ G~aHan, Golden Tobacco, David Pi~u, Lodllard, and Rose S~fano, Bake~ Midwest Monitor When officials in St. Joseph County, Ind., considered restricting smoking in almost all commercial estab- lishments and retail stores, Indiana's strongest TAN family was ready for action. Gordon Ford, of Ford Vending, his wife Nancy and son Richard distributed thousands of petitions urging defeat of the proposal and generated scores of calls and letters to local legislators~ Thanks to the Ford efforts and participation of dozens of Indiana individuals and groups--including Professor Bill Shannon, St. Mary's College, who spoke for the local restaurant association, the AFL- CIO Hotel, Motel, Restaurant and Bartenders Union, St. Joseph County Hotel/Motel Association, officials from Notre Dame University, all 14 area bowling alley proprietors, and even the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department--the restrictive measure was still "on hold" at press time. Thanks to Ron Bradley of Philip Morris in Detroit. When a restri~ive issue arose in Garden City, Mich., Ron's quick action allowed enough time to organize against the measure. "[he resounding defeat of the proposal by the city council highlights the impor- tance, once again, of early awareness. "In a situation like this, because of the little amount of time involved, I felt it was better to report what may have turned out to be a rumor or false alarm rather than lose an important issue," Ron says. The same thing happened in Traverse City, Mich., where Klm Elliot't, Philip Morris, learned of possible sampling ban consideration by the town commission. As Kim put it, "Could you imagine losing an issue like that just because we didn't get a chance to tell our side of the sto~jl" After requesting a postponement of the vote, Kim and fellow TAN members went into action. The hard work paid off when the commission voted unan- imously to defeat the proposal. A special TAN thanks to Ron and Kim! W~sconsin's Distinguished TAN ActMst of the year is Martin Oberdeck, director of the Southern ~,~,~sconsin Tobacco Growers Ceoperat,ve, who's been in;'o~ed w;th the tobacco industry since he began working in the fam;ly tobacco fields 65 years ago. Jim Burke, P~o~eer D~stribut;ng, ~s a~ot~er TAN Confectionery & Tobacco '~k:rkers ~'nternational, for their suppo~ and t~re~ eff~ ;n ~ok~ng Ie~sIat,~n Of recent m~,ths. C~g~tu~t. ~ns to Br~me Coun~ ~ York~ Mike ~one, Lont,a~, ~ and Leo N~, 9r~the~, Gone Bums, Ma~ua~ T~bacco, and a pr~sed cornet smoking ~ Ey a wh~p~ng 16 to 1 In Ma~ne there have b~n ~me tough 5gh~--and se~ac~n tee ogare~e exose tax ~ssue. Marne w, Ii now have the h£gh~ per-pack tax m the count~ (28 een~) when the r~ent m~e~ tak~ effe~ n~t O~obec N~e~hele~, there ~ a sohd core of Maine a~v- i~--a core that continu~ to confront ~x and other tobacco i~ues forcefu{~ Leading tbe ~rge~and receiving high hono~ and the "S~ia{ A~{on Award" (n Ma~ne~was the ent{re Ph~I~p Morris force. The award will bear the na~s of thee d~ing TAN roomers: Edward ~n ~e,J~ ~ul B~ Frands "J~" Ri~s, P~ida Fr~ man, Michael King, John H~e~ Ste~ ~1, ~mas ~no, Jamie Upton, ~ilip Fasulo, ~y O'Donn~l, Ga~ Roix, Mi~ ~yn~n, ~ Ma~hews, Melissa ~e~ Miami S~uld- ing and ~vin McEwen. "The complete d~icati0n of each member of this group ~s an example to us all," said R~nal Vice President Dennis ~e~ who made the award award winner in Wisconsin. Congratulations on your outstanding participetionl Hats off, too, to North Dakota's Gordon Emerson Of DAKO Distributing, South Dakota's George Val- entine of Capitol Enterprises, and distributor Duane Riedel. Also, Minnesota's Leslie Goranson, R J. Reynolds--all TAN winners. Word from the West -I'he word is wonderful if Tucson activists are any measure of success. Especially Joe Elafante and Penelope Miedaner of the Southern Arizona Restaurant Association (SARA~ Both have worked Iong and hard over tbe past two years to develop a voluntary program for smoking/no smoking sections in Tucson and Pima County restaurants. Despite vocal criticism from local anti-smokers, the County Board agreed to give their program a trial run. Over 200 Tucson restaurants have chosen volun- tarily to establish the SARA program, with national media coverage closely following its success. Ray Edwards, Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce~ candidate evaluation committee chair- man, has been active in developing a Voter Guide. Edwards~ guide to candidate views for the November election demonstrates participation in the democratic process can take many forms! And Art Deigado, Lorillard, Earl Porter and Malty Kerfoot, Ponca Wholesale, and many other Arizonans have joined forces to ensure that the other side of the smoking issue is heard and considered by state and local government offlcials. For the first time in 13 years, the Texas legislature passed a major tax hi& 7he measure, designed to raise $5 billion to fund the state's education system, includes a two-cent dgarette tax increase. A Texas-s=ze effort was mounted to remove the cigarette tax. Special thanks are due to James lison, R,M. Dodson, H.W, Freeman and H. Gober of R J. ReynoIds, Uoyd Force, U.S. Tobacco, Bob Gilliam, Ponca Wholesele, Tommy Latta, Brown & WHliamson, John Love and Don Pellogrino of Philip Morris, and Barry Cohen, Unda Snyder and David Williamson of LoriIlard. D,stnbutor Ken Adcock'testified for the industry at the House Wa~ and Means Committee haanngs. These and many others who lent support get a ~Lone Star th~ks~ Southern A bg Sun,.'.~e State thanks to TAN a,.-t~st Eileen Staton f-~r alert,~g T~N t~ anb-smok,ng being sugg~ted for O~ond Bea~, Fla. W4h the sup~ and c~ration of the Ormond ~a~ C~a~r of Commerce and ~ pre~dent, Mi~ ~n~s, and others like the fo~ at 5~ton Vending Co., the ordmance was n;p~ in the bud. ~e mayor w~U now ap~int a comm~ee of ¢~er- ~ed dtizens to work w~th/he Cham~r to ~mpl~ ~nt a volunta~ smoking pr~ram in the ~ide communi~ W~thout ea~ awarene~ and a~e ~r- ticipat~on, there hke[y would now be a r~tHGive smoking law ~n Ormond Beach. Gain~H;e TAN members a~ work~ tir~s~ m op~sition to anti-smoking ordinanc~ pm~sed by • e d~ council ~e~ concerned FIo~dians indude Glen and ~bbie Knigh~ Philip Monis, Dyaad - An~rson and Uz ~lliams, Lorillard, Baby Ch~ nau~ RI~ J~es, Lewis ~ers, MIIImd and Mike $mi~, all of Eli W;~ Co., Ligge~ & M~, Dennis Ondrako, Ameri~n Tobacco, and ~vln Fl~gerald, R.J. Reynolds. Glen ~n, Tony Moss, Rod Grover, L~alne Smith, Elijah Davis and Bill Swain, all ~ilip Morris employ~s, also were among the many who help~ drum up citizen and busin~s suppo~ in the communi~ Hurry to Jerw Williams, ~utive vice president of the Nodh Carolina Restaurant ~s~ation, for his strong opposit~n to pressures in Gr~nsboro to re- stri~ smoking in re~auran~ and o~er public places. Jer~ and fellow TAN voluntee~ ~n Gr~ns~ro made their peat successfu)~. Local officials withdrew the r~UiGive measure. Hurrah, too, to Herschel Stoops, R.J. Reynolds, in Spokane for letting us know about a proposed anti- smoking ordinance there, and Mike Kavenaugh, Brown & Williamson, for awareness on similar threats in Bellevue, Wash. Rid¢ Mason, Canteen Service of Tacoma, was a great help in tracking ordinances in Pierce County, Wash. And Pete Griego, Chuck Studebaker and Dan Jones of Philip Mords, contacted their council members to voice opposition to the Pierce County measures. Coloradoans can be proud of Charlie Lyon, Philip Morris, for tackling the public smoking ordinance now on the November ballot in Fort Collins. Wilson Croom. le~ accep~ hL¢ Distinguished TAN Activist Award from Mary O'Del/, executive director of the Colo- rado Association of Tobacco and Candy Distributors, and ~ Regional Director Ter/y Frakes Kudos, too, at the Colorado Association of To- bacco and Candy Distributors annual convention in Steamboat Springs, where Distinguished TAN Activist -awards were received by Wilson Croom, Stan Grog and Rick Flaks of S~R. Flaks Co., David Bershof, Mid-Continent Who~=,sale, I~t Cunardl, Jr. and Glenn Hanes, R.J. Reynolds, Glenn Gratta, Brown & Wi]liamson, and Brad Maynard, Uggett & Myers, in recognition of their strong pro-industry work in the past year Everything's up to date in Kansas C~ty, and so is Dwight Afford, FfiTIip Morris, for his timely monitor- ing of restrictive smoking actMties in Overland Park and Olathe. Thanks aiso to Ed McAtee, RJ. Reyn- otds, ~n Lenexa. Otadle Kroog, LeriIIard, in Kansas Qt-~ a~cl Don Francis of tee Kansas Restaurant Association for their help ;r} Overland Park. Tt21111666

You and Welcome! the National TAN Director, I'd like to wel- come you to our new publication, Tobacco Action News. it will appear several times a year in your special edition Tobacco Observer. Tobacco Action News is geared to the ac- tive TAN member--the Doer with a capital "D'--and other key friends of the tobacco indust~ It will provide a concise summary of events of importance and interest to leaders like you. It will spotlight those volunteers who really do make the difference. Tobacco Action News will also inform you of future fights, of results, of how to be most effective. How did we select you to receive this pub- l/cation? The process began some time back. To meet tobacco assaults head-on, the in- dustry established TAN---the Tobacco Action Network. Since its inception in 1977, TAN membership has climbed to more than 85,000 volunteers nationwide. Within this c we've identified indi- Suffolk Suffolk County, N.Y., executive Peter Cohalan's re- cent veto of restrictive public smoking legislation is a tribute to all the TAN volunteers and tobacco friends who worked long and hard to get their views to him. On March 28, the Suffolk County legislature voted 13-5 for a smoking restriction bill described by many as the "most restrictive" in the country. But in ~ate April, Cohalan vetoed the measure. Among his reasons: • It created "arbitrary and irrational classifications in violation of federal and state constitutional guaran- tees of equal protection." • it placed an "unfair economic burden on restau- rants and similar eating establishments," • It created "serious practical problems of compliance and e~f~rcement~" I~ "am]~iguity and vagueness would ~ad to unnecessary confusion~ viduals who, like yourself, walk the extra mile to defend the industry against unfair attacks. Whether it's writing a letter to your local councilman, visiting with your state Iegislator or attending a hearing, you've been there when the chips were down. And we know you'll be with us to face new battles. What are some of the issues facing the in- dustry? The list includes punitive tax hike measures at all levels of government, work- place and general public smoking restrictions, and the "self-extinguishing" cigarette controversy. Thanks to you, there is one topic we don't have to include. That% the Civil Aeronautics Board proposal to ban smoking on short flights of one hour or less or two hours or less. Due in large part to your efforts, which produced thousands of letters, the CAB re- cently voted against such a ban. But what must be done to stop the con- stant barrage of other anti-tobacco proposals? Here are a few ways you can help us fight this wave of anti-tobacco proposals, be they national, state or local. One of the most ~mportant is to encourage your colleagues within the industry to enroll and participate actively m TAN. More peo- ple who are willing to help, as you have been, can make a difference. Another step is to take action, when asked, by writing that letter or making that call to your elected representative. Politicians do take stock of what the voters are saying. You, as a constituent, have an important voice in your communityi Only by working together can we continue to be successful against these legislative pres- sures. With your continued support, victones like the CAB can--and will--be repeated time and time again. Tobacco Action News is dedicated to such goals. And to you! Roger L. Mozingo NATIONAL TAN DIRECTOR T A N T A L K S Vetoes Smo__kingBans\ Tobacco Institute regional vice president Ric Scanlan, left, worked closely with the Long Island Restaurant A~oclation In the effort to kill a proposed Suffolk law, Shown preparing to testify against the bill, which was later vetoed by the county executive, are from second left, restaurant assodation officers Ed Buyer, Timothy Archdeacon and Andre Guillet. • it lacked "practicality and common sense:' Cohalan, who said he is a nonsmoker, said he sym- pathized with the objectives of the proposal, which would have restricted smoking in many restaurants and workplaces. But the Suffolk County executive, like any elected official, is sensitive to community sentiment, to the voters who decide elections. And in this instance, he was ovenNhelmed with requests to veto the law. Thousands of Suffolk County residents and busi- ness owners wrote, caIled, wsited and signed peti- tions in opposition to the legislation. And, as is the case with any legislator who must make tough deci- sions that affec-t his constitueno~, he could not p~ease eve~%A~c~Jy. Suffolk citizen invotvement proves the system works. '~I'AN voIuntee~s went wiId c~mmu~ vice president Ric Scanlan said. "I've never see~o much positive support for the industry. We work'~ hard and it paid off." Manufacturer, distributor, retail and vendor sup- porters as well as bowling alley owners and restau- \ rateurs, carried petitions from one end of the count. to the other. They called upon their neighbors for affected by the legislation. 'q'here is no doubt in my mind that Cohalan, be- cause of TAN efforts, got the message," Scanlan said. We'd like to mention all those who contributed to this massive effort, but, Scanlan admits, a listing of evePjone would resemble the New York telephone books. "We can't list everyone, We'll just say you showed that our industry can and will stand up to be counted. We thank you one and all! Ti21111667

News fronl awareness c,f I,~I events,~4h news c]~ps and effo~ to pr~ent the A[leot~wn Oty government from banning smo~ in go--merit budd~ and public Than~ m t~ A~ent~ public~ng baste also go to Lonl]ard~ JerOme, f~ ~grou~d brief- rags on the ~lff~ 8uc~ £oun~ smokers can t;p their hob to non- smoker Helen Ly~k of $e~[ersw][e ~k has partu- pated in eve~ TAN mobdizabon since the organization b~an. "What parti(ularly troubles me," she says, "~s the 'ho~ier than thou' mentali~ exhib~t~ by someY Ly~k's latest (ontribution to TAN came in momtoring a smoking restda~on propel in East Rockhill ~ownsh~p, Midwest Monitor Thanks to the efforts o( people like Covalla Tobacco's Joel Borkln, Dick Ebert of Tri-Mart and Jim Burke, P=oneer Distnbuting, the smoking restriction bill that eventually passed the Wisconsin legislature was greatly watered down. Chet Wagner of Wagner Bowling Lanes also was a tremendous help in the legislative effort. The owner of a bowling alley, a tavern, a pro shop, a restaurant and several retail stores, all in the same complex, Wagner asked, 'Am I going to have to put little yellow lines all over my stores to designate smoking and nonsmoking areas?" Thanks also go to Ed Lump of the Wisconsin Res- taurant Association; Lou Boushe, Nicolet Paper; 6eorge Mueller, Wisconsin Tissue Mil)s; Martin Obe~eck, Southern Wisconsin Tobacco Growers; and Tom Dohm, Wisc, Independent Businessmen, Also, Philip Morris' David and Laura Blunk and citizens Rich Belongia, David Fleer, Mark Freder- Ick, Rick TVedt, Matt Ahrens, Walter Rayfield, Undo Meudt and James Olds. Evanston, II1., smokers pay another nickel tax on a pack of cigarettes? No, decided a coalition of local businessmen and TAN volunteers. They persuaded the city council to delay a proposed 5-cent cigarette tax increase until Sept. 1, 1984, to give them a chance to show current revenues are sufficient. Our thanks go to drug store owners Kevln Camp- bell, Bill Petostianln, Larry Katz and Marvin Un- ell, Rubln Soposnik, K Mart's Terry Hess and Erv. and Sol Meadow of Brand Howard Discount. Hats off to Michigan's Tony Johnson, Phdip Morris. who works long and hard to ensure his associates are aware of the importance of public participation in the legislative process to fight restnctive smoking legislation For want of a few votes, Smokers m t~ny Cad Junction, Me., will be paying an extra 4 cents per pack for ogarettes Residents of the town voted 181-I 78 m favor of the tax proposal, with revenues to be used for a sewage treatment plant, Our thanks go to Philip Morris' Nicki Lee, whose letters to the editor and the voters helped persuade the 178 to vote against the tax Lee had only lived m Carl function for four weeks, but still managed this super effort! Thanks ~n part to the efforts of Weslon, Me. to- bacco grower Louis Smither, the Tobacco ActJon Networi¢ in t~'e Show-Me State ,s on f;rm leering. Cor.grat~tat,~ns to Rudy Rlchtar, Lmn!Iard, cn c~n~j c~m~)eted a term a= Fernsylvas(a Tobacco Table ~r, h;~ ~pare t,m~. he St't} A~ ~n Fh,I3de~3, pros ~ent Ivan DeVoran monthly meetings fe~tunn~ From the s~te cap.~l, a h~story lesson from ~n- ni$ Nichol$on, ex£cuti~e d,rector of the state Tavern Asso~at~on N{chohon ~tes ~me the first non tobacco orgamzat~on to support =ndu~ g~ls, The assocmt,on drafted a proposal ~anks to a~l in the Keystone State Our deepest appreoaton go~ to Ray ~annell and ~rolyn ~obson of the Bake~, £onfeG~onery and Tobacco Worke~ Internat¢onal Umon. They've worked ~ng and hard to educate themr counterpar~ in organized labor on propesak dealing w=th tobacco tax issues and public smoking restrict#ons in Mary- land and Washington. D.£, A heartfelt thank you to th~s dynamic duo~ Smither' president of the M~ssoun Council for Bur ley Tobacco, has mobihzed his colleagues into an ef- fective force to oppose cigarette tax increases, anb smoking laws and proposed smoking restrictions on board commercial aircraft. "Louis Smither ~s an involved otizen.., to the point of travehng four hours to the state capitol to testify against anti-tobacco legislat=on," says regional director Stan Boman "When he ~s needed, he =s al- ways there:' Also there when needed are Missouri TAN volun- teers Robert Schrand, Gannett Outdoor Advertis- ing; Tony Karakas, Marcus D~stributmg, Dwight Alford and Ray Sivils, Philip Morns; and Charles Kroog, Lofillard. McCowan. ~,','e~.t V,r~m~ ~ ~t&m~r ~,, , ~mz&P; Jim Nooney; Lake Polan I~1, Hu~t,~gt~ Fnde ~n Tu bocce Au~ton Warehousv, g'~.~er William H. Al- len; G~rge Cook, We~t Wg~n,a Hotel and Motel Association, Bob Neal, We'A V,rg{~,~a Reta~l Assn. ~arlo~e Edwards, 8ufley T~bacco G;owers Assooation; John Hodg~, W~st Wgm,~a WhoIe sa~ers Assooat~an. ~nd Bill No~ingham, Wps~ ~,n~3 TO~3CCO Char,:11 Hen~ aria Elide, Staten ~[ Ormons BeaChr ~1~ owners of the H&H Vend,n~ Lompan/, have named Outstanding Honda IAN Act~wsB for 1983 Through thee many pe6ona] centers, thee ws~s to venous c~ comm~sszoner% lhe~r appearances be, fore numerous organ~zahons attd the;z moral sup. port, they were able to turn a mandatnry dilL. smoking ordinance .rite a vnhmtaw orograR~ .r home Other TAN volunteers honored ~or tnew work .u ~londa ~ndude Paul Engethardt and Steve Warner of konllard; Dan Youmans and Sam Di~erson, Philip Morns; 8ill Karst, Uggett; Gone Gilliam, Brown & Wii[~amson, Brad Halsey, RJ Reyno[ds A coalibon of Georgia businessmen and wome~ helped persuade the legislature the Peach State doesn't need restnctwe restaurant smoking legml~ion Our thanks go to Bob King el the Georgia Hosp~- tahty and Trave~ Association, Bill McBrayer, Georgia Reta~t A%ociabon. Bert Ffidlin, Nabonal Federation of Independent Bus~n~ses, State Reps. Hugh Mat- thews of Moultrie, James Moore of West Gree# and Bobby Paten, Lake City. Bob Nash of the Georgia Farm Bureau; Margaret kupo. Mary Macks Restaurant; and Vic Impec[ato. th~ Summi~ Club Word from the West TAN volunteers have been the mainstay of industry legislabve victories in the Northwest this year. Washington's Chuck Herd of the state Tobacco and Candy Distributors; Mike Galvln of Galvln D~s- tributors; Wilbur Pribllsky, BurBee Company; Lorillard's Murray Solomon; and Bill McCreary and Ron DIItz of Brown and Williamson, were essential in efforts to defeat seven different bills. They also kept us informed of legislative goings-on in Tacoma and Thurston County. TAN is alive even in Alaska, where Dan Thompson of the Alaska Music Company played a key role in reducing the impact of a public smoking bill in his state. And although Oregon had no legislative session this year, Bob Hasson, Coin Machine Sales & Serwce. continues to keep us informed of act~wty of interest to the tobacco industry. Thanks and keep up the good workl New Mexico's Grog Dowell uses a shale-cassette show called "Your Voice Counts" to demonstrate the importance of fighting anti-smoking actiwties through the legislatwe process. "1 wish every TAN volunteer could see his presenta- tion." says regfonal vice president Judy W~edeme:ec Dowell, of Philip Morns, also organized a letter wntmg campaign on his own time to oppose pro- posed increases in state exc;se taxes. He was respon- ' sible for more than 1,000 letters to key teg~slatwe committee members. AISO in New Mex<o, Lorillard's AI Smith, of Albu- querque, CC'~t rues to be an actTve TAt] votunteer At a recent TAN adv~s.~ry committee meet.ng called to discuss a potential tax increase, one senator's name was mentioned. "1'11 talk to him now," Smith prom~sed He did. The executive dnectors of three state d~stnbutor as. sociations and their employees form TAN'S backbone m the Rocky Mountain region. Malt Harshe of New Mexico, Tom Kilty of Wyo- ming and Mary O'Dell of Colorado can always be counted upon to answer a TAN call to arms. "No on 661 :' That's the message several Colorado TAN volunteers wore on buttons letting the Denver £~ty Council know they opposed a proposed ban on smobng m grocery stores. Spotted during one city council meeting on the legislation were Pit and Mary Cund~ri, Col Mason, Ylla Kontos, John Clerici, Moir Ayers and Mike Cuccla, all of R I. Reynolds A~so, Don Qulnn of the Colorado,Wynm=ng Res ~aurant As~ooatlon and Don MacManus of the Rocky Mountmn rood Dealer~ Assoc~at~or,. The council mernbers n'ust have seen the har,d writing, because they defeated ordinance 66! Colu, Phd,p Morr s' Los Olson and Chadie Lyon Our thanks also go out to Phlhp Morris Dwight AI- ford and John Clary of Kansas Qty. Karts for bnng. Ovedand Park. Kant, T121111668

Participation: The Key to Success Give yourselves a collective pat on the back. You deserve it! Through the summer, more than 95 percent of the major anti-tobacco measures we've faced in the state legislatures have either been defeated or tied in knots in committees. Only a handful of anti-tobacco bills on key issues---taxes, smoking restric- tions, sampling---ever saw the light of day At the local level we did very well, too. Fewer than one-third of all the local battles on major legislation went the other way. And most of those setbacks occured in small lo- calities, thus limiting their impact on the industry. Our success wasn't accomplished with blue smoke and mirrors, though. Key TAN mem- bers and other important industry allies played a crudal role in victory after victory at the state and local levels. Our great record, however, creates a prob- lem for the National TAN Director. How do you select only one National TAN Activist of the Year? This year the decision was extremely diffi- cult. There are many many outstanding TAN members and other key tobacco allies. For instance, Mel Schwartz (R.J. Reynolds) from Delaware, Art Haboian (Lorillard) from Ari- zona, and Rhode Island distributor Costello have been crucial in the fight against punitive anti-tobacco measures. Each is a repeat Activist of the Year. A special thanks to them for their exemplary work. But we must select one winn~ and it~ hard to imagine a more hard-working, de- selving redpient than R. Lance Jones (Philip Mords) from Folsom, Louisiana. Lance Jones, Louisiana~ Distinguished Ac- tivist of the Year for the past three years and a former award winner in Mississippi, has not only recruited others to the cause. He's also kept us apprised of legislative initiatives in the Deep South. Whenever we've needed as- sistance, Lance has been there, ready to do his share and then some. He is a member of the TAN Advisory Com- mittees in Louisiana and Mississippi, a mem- ber of the Louisiana Wholesale Tobacco and Candy Assodation, and a board member of the Mississippi Association of Convenience Stores. "Lance Jones makes my job a lot easier," says John Hightower, Louisiana Regional Di- rector. "He is always available to help and his network of contacts is the best I've seen." The Lance Joneses of the world keep the tobacco family strong. They aren't content to sit back and reminisce about past victories; they continue to face new issues as they develop. Believe me, we'll need your full support and partidpation more than ever for the an- tidpated 1985 battles. A quick look at the tax situation illustrates what we will be up against. As you know, Congress agreed to sunset the temporary &cent cigarette exdse tax in- crease, allowing the tax to drop from 16 cents back to its original 8-cents-a-pack level of two years ago. Yet that very federal sunset is going to cause problems in the states. Already state leaders in Kansas and in six New England states have in effect said, "Let~ turn that 8- cent federal sunset into a state windfall profit. Let's add the 8-cent tax to the state dgarette tax rate.~ We will be headng this morn and more as 1985 approaches. We know it will be a major issue. Now you know it will come up. Smoking restri~ons and bans in the work- place and restaurants also will be favorite tar- gets of the anti-smokers, we've got to be ready for those attacks. I am confident we will be ready--with your continued support and partidpation. Again, we come back to that key word: participation. We win legislative battles where we get involved. Your efforts have helped us overcome some mighty tough hurdles in the past. With your continued partidpation, we'll jump the hur- dles faring us in the future--with activists like Lance Jones lead- ing the way! Roger L. Mozingo National TAN Director Lance Jones Chosen TAN Activist of the Year COVINGTON, LA.--"Some- times it's just like planting a seed and letting it grow for you," reflects R. Lance Jones, TAN Activist of the Year. He spoke of the difference between immediate results from his activist pro- tobacco industry efforts-- a committee vote moving his way or a policymaker agreeing with his reason- ing--and more subtle long-term results that may be difficult to weigh or R. Lance Jones measure. "ln many ways, my most effective work may not show any immediate results,~ Jones says. '~Nhat I try to do when talking to people outside the business is to discuss the 'rights' issues. What you have a right to do. And what you have no right to do. "People seem to understand and appreciate that," the 36-year-old father of three believes, "certainly much more than the single issue approach used by some. "And I guess I'm lucky," Jones say5, "1 genuinely enjoy talking with people about their concerns-- their businesses, the schools, local government and other issues of interest to me and most people in Louisiana. *1"hen something happens," he continues. "lt's hard to nail down, but when you realize you share several interests with the people you've talked to, that's the beginning of trust, and fo~ks want to hear more about your primary concerns." The Philip Morns section sales manager for Loui- siana knows there comes a time for direct action, however. Recalling the recent battle over smoking in New Odean~ Superdome, "we were alerted to the problem during a sales staff meeting. There must have been 60 of us from all over the state attending. "We taIked about it, knew what we had to do, and then all of us went to phones and sta~.ed caI]in~ our state representatives, the vendors, wholesalers and store owners we work with," Jones recalls. "~ pointed out the absurdity of banning smoking in the Superdome. The fact that only 50 percent of the air conditioning system was working was pointed out to the legislators, prompting us to ask why they didn't consider banning fist fights, cussin' and drink- ing there, too. "It really didn't take much arguing to convince the legislators of the folly of such a proposal. And we ended up seeing some of the things we were saying to the lawmakers in the newspapers the next day, things they'd passed on to the press," he says. The thing he emphasizes most strongly, however, is team work and the need for everyone to do his and her part. "Everyone should understand that no one person does this kind of thing and succeeds alone. I really believe that it~ the personal participation of ~11 of us that gets the job done. "1 know I don't do it alone,~ he insists. "l have many friends and contacts around the state and have no problem with calling on them when something important comes up. But it's their effort and the work of hundreds of others behind the scenes--the telephone callers and letter writers--that gets our point across." Meanwhile, Jones finds involving tobacco people in his state isn't difficult at all. What's needed, he says. is "awareness that the individual can do some- thing constructive and a system"--Iike TAN and Philip Moms" Tobacco Action Program (TAP)~"that channels the individual's energy into a larger commu- nity efforL "There shou!dn't be any reason for us in the to- bacco business to hesitate in participating," he be- lieves. "Tobacco pays for our children's clothes and we all have an obticjation to give something back." That's especially true in Louisiana, Jones says, be- cause 1985 wdl probably bring renewed efforts to set prohibitions against public smoking, and the leg- islature likely will reconsider increasing cigarette taxes as well, "threats not likely to pass away any t~me soon." lones believes. T121111669

News from the North A specral "you sa;d ~t~" award to John Chang, Ph~Iip Morns. The 19~3 Pennsylvania D,sting~ shed TAN Acti~st told a recent banquet. "We m~ be 100 p~cent comm~tt~ An~hing I~ is unaccep~ble~ Pen~Nania ~urant ~epr~en~t~ves ha~ an- swer~ the ~[ to 5ght punitive ant~-tobacco mea- sures. Special than~ to Philadelphia's ~ ~e~tNe dire~or of the Philadet~a/Delaware ~1~ R~urant ~sodation, for organizing the fight against a b~oad ant~-tobacco measure int~uc~ earlier ths year m the state ~pital. Not to be outdone, the Pennsylvania S~te rant ~ociation, winner of a 1983 TAN A~ivi~ A~rd, ~ I~sla~ve counsel ~obe~ ~aum~ and • e United Tavern Owners of Philadelphia, 1981 and 1982 TAN award ~ipien~, have e~ablished a legis- lative a~ion commi~ee to fight ~e ~me measure. ]~ 6ainard kno~ someone must take the mi- tiative, ~hetoric won't do. ~han~ to the ~ilip Morns dMsion manager for his assistance in organizing a seminar for Io~1 offidals in Wdkes-Barre, Penn., a first ~ep in preventing introdu~ion of anti-ind~ I~islation there. Ha~ off too, to ~lin O'H~te, R. J. Reynolds, Eewi$ Belf~ein and Ira 6~arian, Golden Tobacco, David Pl~u, Lorillard, and ~ose $chafa~o, Bake~, Midwest Monitor When officials in St. Joseph County, Ind., considered restricting smoking in almost all commercial estab- lishments and retail stores, Indiana's strongest TAN family was ready for action. Gordon Ford, of Ford Vending, his wife Nancy and son Richard distributed thousands of petitions urging defeat of the proposal and generated scores of calls and letters to local legislators. Thanks to the Ford efforts and participation of dozens of Indiana indlviduals and groups--including Professor Bill Shannon, St. Mary's College, who spoke for the local restaurant association, the AFL- CIO Hotel, Motel, Restaurant and Bartenders Union, St. Joseph County Hotel/Motel Association, officials from Notre Dame University, all 14 area bowling alley proprietors, and even the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department--the restrictive measure was still "on hold" at press time. Thanks to Ron Bradley of Philip Morris in Detroit. When a restrictive issue arose in Garden City, Mich., Ron~ quick action allowed enough time to organize against the measure. The resounding defeat of the proposal by the city council highlights the impor- tance, once again, of early awareness. "In a situation like this, because of the little amount of time involved, I felt it was better to report what may have turned out to be a rumor or false alarm rather than lose an ~mportant issue," Ron says. The same thing happened in Traverse City, Mich., where Kim Elliott, Philip Morris, learned of possible sampling ban consideration by the town commission. As Kim put it, "Could you imagine losing an issue like that just because we didn't get a chance to tell our side of the storyC After requesting a postponement of the vote, Kim and fel!ow TAN members went into action. The hard work pa~d off when the commission voted unan- imously to defeat the proposal. A spedal TAN thanks to Ron and Kim! Wisconsin's Distinguished TAN Activist of the year is Martin Oberdeck, director of the Southern W~sconsin Tobacco Growers Cooperative, who's been involved with the tobacco industry .¢;nce he began working in the ~amiIy tobacco f,elds 65 years ago. Jim Burke, F~cneer Di~r;butmg, .s another TAI~ Confect,or, ery& Tobacco Workers International, far c.ppos.t ~ t~ ~he Sut~ Ccun~, Long ~ra~d smoking leg~aton of relent mcnthy Mike M~e, Lc~'~rd, ~y and Len Almy, Erothe~, G~ B~s, Mnt~a~ T~bacco, and a ~f othe~ '~ho ccntafled l~,shto~ there to defeat In Maine there have been ~me tough ~gh~and sethacM~on t~e tigereye exose tax issue. Maine w;[l now ~ave the Eigh~ per-pa~ tax m the (28 cent) when the recent mcrea~ ~kes effe~ O~obe~ N~eAhel~, there is a soIid core of Maine a~iv- i~a {ore that continues to confront tax and other tobacco iss~ forcefully Lead,n# the @arge~and r~eMng high hono~ and the "S~c~al AGIon Award" in Ma~ne--w~ ~e entire ~hilip Morris sal~ force. The award will bear the names of thee d~eMng TAN mem~: Edward Van Dyke, loser Ba~ek, ~ul B~e~ Fronds "Joe" Ri~ards, ~da Fm~ man, Ml~ael King, Jo~n N~k~ Ste~ ~om~ ~no, Jamie Upton, Philip Fa=ulo, ~mo~y O'Donnell, 6a~ Roix, Mi~el Boynt~, ~rry Ma~he~, Mell~ CaAe~ Ml~ael Spauld- Ing and K~in M=Ewen. ~e complete d~ication of each member of th~s group is an example to us all," ~id R~ional Vice President Dennis ~e~ who made the ~ard presentation. award winner in Wisconsin. Congratulations on your outstanding participation! Hats off, too, to North Dakota~ Gordon Emerson of DAKO Distributing, South Dakota3 George Val- entine of Capitol Enterprises, and distributor Duane Riedel. Also, Minnesota's Leslie Goranson, RJ. Reynolds--all TAN winners. Word from the West "[he word is wonderful if Tucson activists are any measure of success. Espedaliy Joe Elafante and Penelope Mledaner of the Southern Arizona Restaurant Association (SARA). Both have worked long and hard over the past two years to develop a voluntary program for smoking/no smoking sections in Tucson and Pima County restaurants. Despite vocal criticism from local anb-smokers, the County Board agreed to give their program a trial run. Over 200 Tucson restaurants have chosen volun- tarily to establish the SARA program, with national media coverage closely following its success. Ray Edwards, Tucson Mebopohtan Chamber of Commerce3 candidate evaluation committee chair- man, has been active in developing a Voter Guide. EdwardS' guide to candidate views for the November election demonstrates partidpation in the democratic process can take many forms! And Art Deigado, Lodllard, Earl Porter and Malty Kerfoot, Ponce Wholesale, and many other Arizonans have joined forces to ensure that the other side of the smoking issue is heard and considered by state and local government officials. For the first time in 13 years, the Texas legislature passed a major tax bill The measure, designed to raise $5 billion to fund the states education system, includes a two-cent cigarette tax increase. A Texas-size effort was mounted to remove the dgarette tax. Special thanks are due to James li~on, R.M. Dodson, H.W. Freeman and H. Gober of R.L Reynolds, Lloyd Force, U S. Tobacco, Bob Gill/am, Ponca V~oIesale, Tommy Lotto, Brown & Wiliiamson, John Love and Don Pellegrlno of Philip Morn% and Barry Cohen, Undo Snyder and Davld Willlamson of LorilIard. Distributor Ken Adcock testified for the mdustry at the House Wa~s and Mea~s Committee hearings. Tl~ese and many others who lent support get a bzg Lone Star thanks. Southem Story A big Sunshine Stat~ tt~anks to TAN a~'~.st Eileen Staten for aIeM;ng being ~u~ed fcr C~nd Be3ch, F~a. With the sup~ and c~perabon of the Orm~nfl Beach C~mber of Commerce and ~ prevalent. Michelle Conno~, and others I~ke the fol~ at S~ton Vending Co., the crdmance was n;ppe~ m the bud. ~e mayer will now appomt a comm~ of toler- ated 6tize~ to work with the Chamber to imple- ment a v~lun~ seeing program in the seaside commun~, W~thout early award,s and a~ive ~r- tidpat=on, ~ere I~kely would now be a re~ri~e smoking law m Ormond Beach. Go,new, lie TAN membe~ also worked timl~s~ in opp~ition to anti-~ohng ordinanc~ pmpos~ by the ci~ coundl. These concerned Floridians include Glen and ~bie ~igh~ Philip Morris, ~aad A~er~n and Uz Williams, Lorillard, Barney nau~, Rick J~e=, ~wls My~, MIIla~ and Mike Smi~, all of Eh W=~ Co., Bob Cooper, Ugge~ & Myers, Dennis Ondrako, Amed~n To~cco, and Kevin F~gerald, R.J. Reynolds. Glen ~en, Tony Mo~, Rod Gro~r, Lorraine Smith, Elijah Davis and Bill Swain, all Philip Monis ~plo~, also wee among the many who hel~ drum up citizen and business suppo~ in the communi~. Hurray to Jerry Williams, executive v~ce president of the North Carolina Restaurant ~ciation, for his strong opposition to pressures in Greensboro to re- strict smoking in re~auran~ and other public places. Jer~ and fellow 7AN voluntee~ in Greens~m m~e their point succ~sful{y, Local offidals withdrew the r~tri~ive measure. Hurrah, too, to Herschel Stoops, R.J. Reynolds, in Spokane for letting us know about a proposed anti- smoking ordinance there, and Mike Kavenaugh, Brown & Williamson, for awareness on sirnilar threats in Bellevue, Wash. Rick Mason, Canteen Service of Tacoma, was a great help in tracking ordinances in Pierce County, Wash. And Pete Griego, Chuck Studebaker and Dan Jones of Philip Morris, contacted their council members to voice opposition to the Pierce County measures. Coloradoans can be proud of Charlie Lyon, Philip Morris, for tackling the public smoking ordinance now on the November ballot in Fort Collins. Wilson £reom, [aft, accep8 his Obrin~luished TAN ActMSt Award from Moo' O'De//, executive director of the Colo- rado Assoclat~en of Tobacco and Candy Distributors, and TI Regiona/ Director Terry/:rakes. Kudos, too, at the Colorado Assooation of To- bacco and Candy Distributors annual convention in Steamboat Springs, where Distinguished TAN Activist awards were received by Wilson Croom, Stan Grog and Rick Flaks of S.R. Flaks Co., David Bershof, Mid-Continent Wholesale, Pat Cunardi, Jr, and Glenn Hanes, RJ. Reynolds, Glenn Grotto, Brown & W~l]iamson. and Brad Maynard, Uggett & Myers. in recog nition of their strong pro-industry work m the past year. Everything's up to date in Kansas City, and so is Dwight Afford, Philip Morris, for his timely monitor- ing of restrictive smoking activities in Overland Park and Olathe, Thanks also to Ed McAtee, RJ. Reyn- aids, ~n Let, axe, Chadie Kroog, Lo~;)~ard, in Kansas Ci~ and Don Fronds of the Kansas Restaurant Assodation for their help ,n Overla~d Park T121111670

A newsletter fat concerned, aware, r umted to respond to attempts to restnct' prohibit right to obtain and use tobacco products. Community Stops Anti-Smoking Drive MEMPHIS--'PeopIe are congenial here and don't need unenforceable laws that go agains~ our basic nature." Based on that simple premise, Tony Galler and a host of others forged an alI,ance late last year that defeated attempts by antl-smoking zealots to restrict smokers' rights in the "Bluff City." The issue was settled by a vote in City Council chambers Janu- ary 8. But the real battle took place all over town as TAN members and other industry friends reached out to swing the opinlons--and votesl--of their fellow citizens. The issue heated up last September TonyGallerofMemphis. when a Council member proposed sweeping anti-smoking ordinances to replace the largely voluntary system in place since 1979. The new laws called for smokinglnonsmoking workplace sections in businesses with over 5 employees, in res- taurants, in all retail locations, and it would have forced smokers into the corridors of city buildings. Caller, who k vice president and general manager of Samelsen-Leon Co., a leading tobacco wholesaler in Memphis, couldn't believe it. "1 happened to read about the proposal in the newspaper," he recalls, "and went down to attend the Coundl meeting to voice my opposition." What followed was a long, tough legislative bat'de, complete with scheduled hearings, cancelled hear- ings and then rescheduled hearings. It was just the sort of situation that so often saps the strength and drains the resolve of active citizens who want rea- sonable laws, but who have other responsibilities in their busy lives. Caller, however, would not be put off, pulling to- gether all the allies he could, exciting them about the issue, and spreading word through his sales force and customers about the proposed restrictions. He Exercise excise and workplace influence! Exdse taxes and workplace smoking re- strictions-they are the two top priorities for anti-smoking zealots in the state capitols and dry halls this year. As you know, the Congressional decision last year to "sunset," or reduce, the federal dga- rette exdse tax as scheduled from 16-cents back to 8-cents per pack in October has been greeted eagerly by many ~ate offidals--those officials want that extra 8 cents in their state coffers. ICe our job--your~ and mine-to work dili- gently for fairness on this issue. V~ also have to make sure the decision to sunset the nat/on- w~de dgare~e tax is not altered we've got to fight hard and exercise our dtizenship. Robert Tollison of V~rginia knows about rise taxes. A tax expert on the facu[~ of George Mason University (Va.), ToEson knows firsthand the effects of exdse taxes on indi- viduals, businesses and he general economy. talked w~th prom;hoOt ot~zens, bus~ness Ieaders, res- taurateurs and others, conwn~ng them to a~end ~e implant heanngs. J~inmg the effo~ were Ger~ ~mes, Ph~p Mar- ~s, K~hi ~ng, RJ. R~lds, John Gri~n~, of Gri- ~nO~ R~urent' and Je~ ~ece, d~ manager of Walgreens DoCUment Stores. Gal~er's ~ ~aff and oth~ a[li~ even set up petition ~an~ around to~, at convenience ~or~ and to~cco shops, g~- ling ~ver 10,000 signatures opposing the propel ~n a maffer of days. At the s~ond Council meeting, Gal[er was joi~d by S0 o~er citizens ~o "let loose the thunder" he re- ~lls, And after another ~w~k dela~ during which the propo~l w~ weaken~ by Council member, it was reborn--~is ~me covedng only ci~ buildings and workplac~ em- ploying 75 or more, rather than the 5 originally called for. By ~e third Council mee~ng ~n Decembec the lawmake~ split 5 to 5 on the pmpo~l, a deadlock that was broken Jan. 8, when the ci~ solons vot~ • e measure down. "1 think we learned ~me impo~nt I~sons," Gal- ler reflexed aRer the vote. Fi~t, he sa~, the way to fight local an6-smoking ~tri~ions k Io~1~, enlisting the aide of citizens from all wa~ of life. "The key to all this," he dm clares, "k to make ~ur opinions known to the Coundl. P~ple as citizens of the communi~ make the difference. "John Gri~nti, for example, doesn't smoke but runs a well-kno~ restaurant here. He's one of Memphi~ biggest promote~ and ~sters, a real cMc ~amo. He~ dead ~t against ~ese kinds of la~ b~ause they unfairly intrude ~nto his busing. Naturall~ he allied himself with us when he learned what we were doing." Gaiter ~ys. Perhaps the most telling fa~o~ Galler ~ys, is that the battle was won b~ause his side did not give up when the shuffling of hearing dates and postpon~ men~ began. Tony Caller, an executive with Samelson- Leon Company in Memphis, also has a story worth telling. Tony worked successfully to stop unfair workplace smoking restrictions in their tracks. He played a key role in the industry's January victory in Memphis, helping get tough workplace provisions removed from that dty~ proposed anti-smoking ordinance. "i'hen he helped defeat the entire proposall Tollison and Galler are experts, with a strong belief in freedom of choice. There is much we can, indeed must, learn from their experiences and expertise if we are to be successful in the fights that lie ahead. Most state legislatures are now in session. I challenge each of you to do your utmost to help in the battle against the punitive tax mea- sures and unfair smoking restric~on bills being mounted at all levels of government, By exerdsing your c~tizenship, your sup- port can make the d;fference! "in my opm;;n, we realty made a d~fference cause we lasted as long as the opposition. They kept putting it off, and the easy thing to do is just walk away after a wh le, '1 did my part, let others do it now,' seems to creep into your thinking. But our people remembered the key fact: the issue isn't re- solved until the vote, "A f~nal point," Galler stresses, "is for local resi- dents to go into a Counc;I meeting and express log- ical, soft-toned objections to a given proposal. Rational arguments, presented by respected citizens, are v/nat turned the tide here in Memphis. "1 think it'll work anywhere in the country, too," Galler believes, "if you're willing to persevere, to work hard enough for victory." Tollison Hits Taxes I=AIRFAX, VA.--" Excise taxes, at any level, are an inherently unfair and ineffident way to tax," says Dr. Robert Tollison, well-known economist and director of the Center for the Study of Public Choice at George Mason University here. "Although they are often thought of as luxury taxes--covering items such as ewelry and airline tickets--most excises are ev ed on products pur- chased at proportionately higher rates by individuals at the lower end of the income distribution--prod- ucts such as gasoline, cigarettes, alcohol and auto- mobile tires," Tollison observes. "Study after study has shown one basic result-- that the lower income members of working class America pay larger amounts of their yearly the same time. excise taxes hardly touch the budgets of upper income households. "For example," he says, "a study done on the cigarette excise in New York showed that a family earning $15,000 or less a year--which EconornbtRober~ To#boa accounts for nearly 35 percent condemn$ exdse of all families in the state unf~lrn~. --pays three times as much as does a family earning more than $50,000 a year." Tollison, a former director of the Bureau of Eco- nomi~ at the Federal Trade Commission and a fre- quent consultant to the U.S. Department of Treasury, has testified often on the effects of exdse taxes on the nation~ economy. "Basically," he says, "exdses make the economy poorer than it would be in their absence. "Excise taxes, wherever levied, misallocate re- sources," he believes, "they cost the economy pro- duction and jobs. Furthermore, they impede the operation of the free competitive market and do not let capital and investment flow to their most produc- tive uses." Toll[son also asserts that excises "are essentially hidden taxes--a way for government to raise reve- nues that does not impinge on taxpayer conscious- ness. And contrary to the endless barrage of political rhetoric, excises are not really earmarked for any public programs. The revenues from excise taxes are typically mingled with general funds in such a way that peopIe who pay the excises don't see any d~rect benefits from their payments to the government." Whether earmarked or not, Tollison believes, ex- cises are "a bad way for government to tax. PeopIe should know exactly what they pay in taxes every year and exactly what the government gives back to them ~n benefts. Then they would be more able to maintain effective control of their tax burden. "All things considered," he says, "1 would venture to say that abolishing state and federal excise taxes weutd stimulate econamic growth and false national wealth by b Tr,ons of do1 are." T121111671

They're go'ng to have to come up with a newword in the d~,=t~'~,ary to de~n~e Don Br~nd~ud. T~e dynamic owner of Tobacco V~Ia~e in Wh,tebaI[, Pennsylvania, has w~n ~ral TAN ~at are the ~h~gs he d=~ to s~y t~ name a few: eve~ other w~k he the Lehigh Valley--Allentown, Bethlehem and Cabin--scene; writes lette~ to the editor when un- fair a~[ct~ are wt~en; ge~ to know are pa~ of h~s area3 "~a~t~a~ scene;" and fo~ar~ suggestions on how best to fight workplace re- stri~ions in h~s ar~a. Than~ again, Don~ Bill ~ay, ~on and Pat D'An~a, of Blair Candy Co. and Frank Ca~el~tande, Philip Mo~s dMs~n manage5 w~rk ha~d to keep the ~ndu~ appns~ a~ions ~n Altoona, too W~th help from thee foil, the Altoona Ci~ Council dropp~ anti-smoking ~dc~ons p]ann~ for pubhc bu~ldmgs and ~mply up- dated the fire code section on flammable materials. soumem smry Lois Kostroski, execu- twe director of the Flor- ida Restaurant Associa- tion, travels the entire state to fight restnctive smoking legislation. By writing letters and tele- grams, making personal contacts and testifying on numerous occasions against such restrictions, she has made the case Loi'~ Kostro~kispeaks out aga~mt smoking re. against government in- strictions for restaurant trusion time after time. ownel~ in Florida. "When you pass an ordinance such as this," she told the Tallahessee City Commission, "you take away our flexibility. Our patrons are our guests and we must be able to serve them, whatever their wants and desires might be--including whether they want to sit in a smoking or nonsmoking section." TAN Activists scored another one in Tallahassee in opposing a sampling ban here. June Richardson, Lonliard, Roger Harris, Jr., R.L Reynolds, Bill MoP mile and Mike 5tephenson of Eli watt, Co., Peter Mitchell of the Tallahassee Automobile Dealers sociation, Jack Whiddon of the North Florida Fair Association, Don Nab/, U.S.Tobacco, Clarence Ross and Dan Yeoumans of Philip Morris and Ed Hornsby spoke up for smokers and the rights of local businesses at City Commission hearings. The Commission voted to enact the industry's Code of Cigarette Sampling Practices into law rather than the sampling ban. Midwest Monitor Perseverance =Vlctory] From July to December last year, St. Joseph County, indiana, TAN members fought one of the nation's se- verest anti-smoking proposals. That fight ended Dec. 5, when the County Board unanimously rejected harsh restrictions that would have covered private workplaces and many other "public" areas. Gordon Ford came out of a thr~-year retirement from his distnbuting business to fight the proposal. He mobilized Richard and Ruth Ford, his wife and son, and the entire staff, including Jack Albertson of Ford Vending. Sales representatives from all the tobacco com- panies, bowling alley proprietors and restaurateurs like Dick Durnell, owner of Eddie's Restaurant, Jim Cira of Cira~ Restaurant and Albert Hans of Hans Haus Restaurant pitched in, too, along w~th David Yawars, president of the State Hotel/Motel Associa- tion and many concerned dt}zens who live in the home count'.,' of No~re Dame Un;versity. Larry Foole, RJ. Reynolds, and Bill Stumpf, Bond C,1 Inc. j0'ned with Grog T. Wellington of Da)~on- Kie~son, Co. ard others from ever-/segment of the Nick Rillo de~erve~ co-.-3ratula:,ons for ~k;ng R~au~nt ~oda:~n~ G~v~mer, t Aff~;~ Com- m~, the ~so~a~on~ ;~,~Iat~ve c~n~elors, Bob 6~ Kupds met t~ take a hard ~k at t~ s~k- C~n~t~at~ns a~so t~ Oark Meade~ wSo w~ r~e~y e[e~ president ~f t~ Tr,-C~uaty Tavern ~;c)at~on Clark h~ b~n a~;~e ~n ~n~tr/ba~ s{nce th~ 1970s. And those watching Channel 39 ~ (.York, PA.) on ~ec. 2, ~w ACMst Lore~ LipM speaking cn bm ~lf of tSe Y~rk Counbt Tavern ~dat~on about the pr~lems of drunk dnwng. A~(v~sm spreads be~nd T~ ~ter 6ffgorlo, Philip Mords, Frank Al~Io, LoriIlard, Ed Manning, ~L Reynolds, and AI Roze~ Bro~ & W;ll~amsen, shouId ~ co~gratulated for their timely response to a r~uest for help when a packet of six anti-~oking biI~s was scheduled for New le~ S~te ~emBy floor consideration. A call to each produced respons~ to indMdual state I~s- Having failed in attempts over the past few years to enact public smoking restrictions in Maryland, an anti-smoking coalition calling itself "The Healthy Ma- jority" hired an attorney this year to lobby for them. However, the solid group favonng less government intrusion is again hard at work. Non-industry allies include the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, State Public Employees Union, Maryland Hotel and Motel Association, Retail Merchants Assooation, Montgom- ery County Restaurant Association, Maryland Amuse- ment Operators Assodat=on, Maryland State and Washington, D.C., AFL-CIO, Maryland and Washing- ton, D.C., Vending Association. Thanks to a sure-fired bunch of winners who aren't about to let a vocal mmodty w~thhold funda- mental individual rights! Ohio tobacco family to prepare for the state's tough- est year of anti-tobacco activity. Thanks also to Bill Martin, Liggett & Myers, for his strong efforts against cigarette sampling ban legisla- tion in Milwaukee. Louis "LOu" Heffernan0 Public Vending Co., and ' Bill Monty, Wm. E Monroe Cigar Co., met with Cook County Commissioners dunng deliberations held on increasing cigarette taxes in Chicagoland. But in spite of Bill's excellent support, the Board chose to hike taxes on gasoline, oil, beer, wine and tobacco. Minnesotans face similar challenges from the Tech- nical Advisory Committee on Nonsmoking and Health, and its 39 recommendations going to the Governor for possible leg;slative action. Among the threats are anti-smoking workplace laws, sampling bans, an immediate 10-cent per pack tax increase, and a rejection of all tobacco advert~s- mg in the state. The ultimate Committee goal is a "smokeless" state by the year 2000. Dennis Baker, R.J. Reynolds, Dale Miller, Philip Morris, Audrey Neasheim and Lyman Eidsvold, M;r, nesota Assoc;ation of Tobacco & Candy Dis- tfbutors, Leslie Goranson, RJ. Reyn.clds, are among • ose planning for the coming f;ght. MP~ effo~ to defeat ~I c~n~o~ cn s~ok~ng ~n r~uran~ T~an~ to thor t~m~ly re~n~, recent M~th~ a~d ~ B~fcrd, accor~,ng to V~ce Fr~dent ~nnis ~r. ~ose w~ns, ~ler "are a ~;re~ r~uI~ ~f ~he ~uts~nd;ng eff~r~ of Io~l r~ra~t c'~ne~ .~ th~se c~tie3 " ~entat~c~s by ~ad I~k of Tnad~ Steak m N~ ~f~rd, and ~ Basha~ ef Bishop's Res- taught m L~ence s~a[~ a turning point m these ~o c~t, es It was reminiscent cf the ba~I~ by ~he re~urant commun~ m B~on and Springfield, ~n- duding k~ restaurant o~ers hke Rudy Sche~ of Student Pr~nce, Anthony Delle~ of M~ C. Mageo~ and Johnny Bonavita cf Fer~ Way. Than~ to a~I for your cu~tand;ng work ~ Bob Tenon, RJ. Reynotds ~Ies repre~ntative from Nomdgewock, tet Maine I~slat~ve leade~ know his f~l}ngs abo~1 the recent tax h~ke m that ~te. In a letter to Speaker John Matin, Tenan sugges~ that care~l consideration shouId ~ given to the "exces- sive tax bill" beng forced on Maine smokers. Tenon also challenged the state ~eaders to Iive up to their word: the state~ ~ 984 eight-cent excise h~ke ~11 be repealed if the f~eral tax d~s not sunset in Oct- ober. Bob ~1~ continue pushing for the po{~ticians' promise, Sacramento citizens lost a tough workplace re- striction battle, but Cindy Powell didn't lose her initiative and "drive." She gathered over 200 sig- natures opposing the smoking restriction push. Dur- ing the campaign, Cindy inadvertently ran a red light. When the police officer proffered a citation for her to sign, she agreed but only if the officer would sign her petition first--which he did! "it was easy," she said, in submitting her petition, "many people I talked to, smokers and nonsmokers, just don't want this kind of regulation." Helm Rindenow, Lorillard regional sales manager for Southern California, maintained his "perfect" at- tendance record last year. During the past five years, according to California TAN records, Herm has par- ticipated in every public hearing of importance to the industry in the region. Hera also made sure Loril]ard representatives were on hand. "in our free enterprise system, patrons can choose those businesses which operate in a way they find acceptable! ~ These strong words about smoking re- strictions come from Don Mack/n, pros=dent of the Moscow, Idaho, Chamber of Commerce. A Moscow anti-smoking ordinance proposal was defeated thanks to the dedication of local TAN mem- bers, 23 restaurateurs and 71 other concerned busi- ness leaders. They convinced the City Council to try a voluntary plan designed by the business community. Meanwhile, the Washington State Assodation of Tobacco & Candy Distributors and the Northwest Au- tomabc Retail Council pulled together to sponsor ad- vertisements in the Tacoma News 1Hbune opposing proposed Pierce County anti-smokmg attempts. It does pay to advertise! A big thanks to Victor Rosellini of Washington State for his thoughtful restaurant restriction article in the December edition of NRA News, the publica- bon of the National Restaurant Association. Vic, a past NRA pros=dent and owner of two Seattle restau- rants, concluded his story; "Mandatory (smoking) regulations can cause a form of indigestion restau- rateurs don't need." tn Montana, Tom Maddox, executive director of the state's Assooation of Tobacco & Candy Distribu- tors, and other tndustry representatives set up a pow- wow with state legislators to d~sc~ss legislative pro- p~sals which would require restaurant and hosp:tality industries to separate smokers and nonsmokers. Special thanks go to Phll and Marion Phillips for send7ng ;n newspaper clTps about tobacco industry ~:op!cs ~n New Mexico. "He may be retired," said Judy Wiedemeier, R~ior31 'Vice Fr~srdent, =b~t he sure isn't cut of the b~smess!" T121111672