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A new, crier for concer~ed, aware, ac0ve citizen and organlzatio~s voluntarily united to respcmd to attempts to restr~t, prohibit o¢ otherw~e in~ with their r~Jht to dotain and use tobacco prcxJuc~. A Job Well Done D uring the Winter and Spring of 1985, we faced the most difficult state and local legisla- tive agenda in my many years in the tobacco industry. By mid-May, more than half the states had introduced tax bills that, in one way or an- other, wore a result of federal sunset activity and speculation.You recall that the federal cig- arette excise tax doubling is scheduled to sun- set or drop back, from 16 to 8 cents per pack on October 1, 1985. The thought of pick ng up those extra 8 cents has caused mouths to water in many state capitals around the country. Our success in stopping the attempts by states to increase their cigarette excise rates has been good, but far from total. By mid- May, four states---Alaska, Kansas, Iowa, South Dakota--had passed 8-cent tax hikes; Mississippi enacted a 7-cent hike, plus 8 cents morn if the federal tax sunsets; and five other states--Arizona, Man, land, Montana, New Mexico and Utah--adopted hikes contingent on the Federal sunset. Meantime, 10 states defeated tax increase legislation and another 18 states were still considering tax measures. On the smoking restriction front, we have been fairly successful at the state level.., our record at the local level is not as good. Our efforts, of course, have focused on state and local proposals that would ban or severely restrict smoking in the workplace. With the help of volunteers like you, we have managed to hold the anti-tobacco forces in check in most instances. But wo have had our hands full. By May, 121 smoking restriction bills had been intro- duced in 38 states. So far, eight bills have been enacted into law. At the local level, 22 of 100 restrictive measures had been passed by press time. Our success this year is a reflection of your partidpation in the issues you believe to be important. Take a moment to read about your friends, neighbors and fellow volunteers who have helped. All involved--including you-- deserve a lot of credit. And let me ask a favor of you. When you are involved in a tax or smoking restriction effort, please let us.know.., take a few min- utes to write and tell us about your experiences. We want to mention every volunteer possi- ble, and your friends will profit by reading about your experiences in the next Tobacco- ActionNews. You can reach us by writing, Editor, TobaccoActionNews, Box WW, 1875 ! Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, D.C. 20006. Again, thank you all for volunteering ~ur time and e,o.. Roger L Mozingo We Have Friends in Pennsylvania! "Great cooperationl It was a textbook case. More than 200 Pennsylvania volunteers turned out to help on House Bill 259, a particularly nasty The state hibit Pennsylvanlans from smoking taurants and in many other The measure is still pending Health Committee. "This bill is one of the toughest I've seen," sald Kupris, "but team effort is helping to turn the tide for us." Two headngs on H259 were conducted this spring, B~,mle also organized tdephone bank and letter-writ- ing drives through volunteers in his assodation. With the help of i~rmls Nlcholsont Pennsylvania Tavern Association and Frank Burn~, Art Muesslg and Debble Vahey, United Tavern Owners of Phila- delphia another 15,000-plus signatures were regis- tered for the Harrisburg hearing two weeks ater. the first on April 19 in Pittsburgh--the sponsor~ home town--and then on May 2 back in Harrigou~g, the state capital. "Hearings are crudaT opportunities to air differing viewpoints on an Issue; but wilJ~out the proper groundwork, our side would have been blown out of the water," Kupris said. Who can lay the proper groundwork? What does it take/It takes people like Sharon H~rls of Phila- delphia, according to Kupris. Harris, public rel~Jom director for Stan Harris Company (a major vmding outfit in southeast Pennsylvania), took it upOn he,dr to w~te more than S0 friends, alerting tJ~=m to the consequences of H259. Proper groundwork definitely entails I~er writing. Kuprls says, "those with an interest in the da~t of" smoking restriction legislation, or any measure; have got to pick up a pen and express their v~ews; Hun- dreds of letters of oppositio~ poured into the offices of state legislators. ,~ ' "We simply informed people.., to~, .th~..what this unfair bill would do...voluntee~ ~ mt' and flooded the legidature with lette~ said Kupris. Legwork is also a part of ground, rode. By the t~me of the se~ord hearing in Hanis~, more than 37,000 petition signatures were gatht~d in opposi- tion to the workplace bill. Bernie Pucke, Al!egheny Coonty Tavern Asso~a- tion execu~t~ve, ted the charge, gatP~dng more than 22,0~0 s~n~res for the 5r~t hearing i~ Pit't~rgh. Additional sup- port was provi- ded by members of the Bowling Proprietors Association, under the guid- ance of John Mllllron; by the hard work of the Pennsylvania Manufacturer~ Assodation's Bill ganneberg; and by lonnl Hanflamafl of the Pennsyl- ~n Fled~ te..ffl~ng, vania Travel Council--the umbrella organization of the state~ hospitality indust~ Of course, several tobacco company officials and sales personnel donated their personal time to the effort. Janette Zel~'t (Lndllard), for example, con- tacted friends and associates and brought 40 con- cerned people with her to the Pittsburgh hearing. Rudy Richter and l~m Klein, both of Lorillard, organized phone bank operations with the able as- sistance of Diniel $. 61Nette and his friends at the Western Pennsylvania Tobacco T~ble. Tobacco Tdole members also spearheaded opposition by alerting Pittsburgh resident~ of the bill's contents and the hearing date. Special thanks ~re due Tony Vurde, Dean Hill, (:Jay Lambeth and ~ Be~siey, PJ. Re.molds, for their great assistance in letter-wrlt~ng and petition efforts. And Philip Morris' section sales manager • John Chang, along with D=ve Wiley, dMsk~n mare ager, and Vond~ H~t~ldns, sales rep, were vital to our organTzation~l efforts in Phtsburgh. Mark Ko~ Brow~ & Wiflramson, helped lead the charge~..w~th e~ceilent conrdina6on exper~se provided by L~ggett & M~rs' Mitchdl leretein, sec- tion sales manager, and Mary Watts, division manager. Kupris felt that by the time of the hearings, ~Our groundwork prepared us for the hearings. We were ready to go before the state panel." Richard Story, executive director of the Pennsylva- nia Restaurant Association, Dave Miltk~ Philadel- phia//Delaware Valley Restaurant Assod~on, and Burr Young, Western Pennsylvania Resta~ant Asso- ciation, helped greatly in preparing testJ~ooy for ~ hospitality industry. Restaurant officials ~ Story, Mink and Young know the hardships such anti-smok- ing laws can impose on restaurateur and patron alike. One of the star witnesses at the Pittsburgh hearing had to be Dan Fleck, a popular restaurateur and former state legislator, He ably ~presented the views of the Western Pennsylvania Restaurant Ast, odation, but not before members of the Health Committee had come down to say hello to their old friend from the state legislature," Kopris said. Labor support was crucial and solid. An outstand- ing job was done by Sam I~ppa, i~ttsburgh Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco local leader who spoke against the bill and helped organize statewide labor opposition. Pappa spoke on behalf of his 5,000 Fitts- burgh area BC&T members; and in his capacity as vice president of the Allegheny Central Labor Coun- all, Pappa was ab)e to tell Health Committee mere- hers that his 200,000 Central Labor Coundl members opposed the bill• BC&Ts Philadelphia representative, John R~uscher, was vital to the cause as well.., as was the important labor testimony given by lob Mdntlre, vice president of Pennsylvania's 1.2 mi)iion AFL-CIO chapter. Tom Grtffith of Teamsters Local 776 and Rick Rioomingdate, AFSCME, presented strong cases against the bill, too, And our work before and during the Harrisburg hearing was made a lot easier by the super v~rk of Lo~tt~ Uppy, National Licensed Beverage Assodao tlon d~rector and board member of the Pennsylvania Tavern Assodation. ~ aren't out of the woods yet on H259," Kupris emphasized. "Witho,t the continued organizational support of our good friends throughout the Keystone S~te, the anti-smokers could still turn the rabies on us. So be prepared to go back into battle. We still need that determ.inat~n exhib:ted Jn preparat~cn fcr and during the P~ttsbur~h and Harrisburg hearings." Ti21111673

How do you counter a ~rn, ec~ia e'~ent~ ~ea~uring a~t~- smok, ng "stars" !ike "%ny Rar~a~!'~ ~t~. do~,e wth the support of members of t~e bu~ness ccmmun~tf--~-~h petiole ~ "star" as good o~e~s More than 70 New "~rk City v~unteers turfed cut at a health committee hear,r~ in Apn~. Thanks are due ICev~n O'Hare, Reyno'ds. Joe O'Rourke. Brown & Wi'l,amson, Don Hutchinson, Liggett & ~rs. Monty P=ulk. Philip ~ms, and Gene Sypniewski, Lonl~d, for thek t~reless effortx~ Ti~ank~ also go to George Cooper, New York Cham- ber of Business & Ind~t~ for hrs as~i~Iance ~n a le~cer- vw~ng campaign. And our deep appreeiat~on to Fred .simpson, president of the New York State Restaurant Assodation, George Ellcofon, executive director of the Association of Tobacco & Candy Distributors, for t~bfy- ing at the hearings, and to Tiny Weintraub of NCM~-. these fo~ks were [hat,mental in creating a grour=dswe~l of oppos~t~on from their members. Garden Starers answered the call against six pubI[c ~noking bil~s considered in Trenton thLs spring, Although four bills were passed and two are pending, special thanks for coordinating letter-wilting ' and Midwest I Monitor It could have been the year of the anti-smoker in Min- nesota-but it wasn't. During the regular session, Min- nesota leg~lators reviewed and rejected several anti- tobacco measures. A spedal so,ion to deal with money matters was convened at press time. Our voluntee~ victory in Minnesota was especially sweet. A March visit to Minnesota by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop had whetted the appetite of the state~ anti-smoking contingent But the strong leadership of Din T~gg~lz, owner of the Minneapolis retail outlet Tobacco Road, helped on- able opponents of the bills to carry the day during the regular session. The efforts of Dan, Max Rutman, Minter-Weisman, R~lph Smith, Granite City Jobbing. Larry Slevert, W~lliam Drosky and Marcia Mat.son helped create a groundswell of opposition. Vlve li Francel and hats off to G=rra~ Ezvin of Clayton, Missouri, for his outstanding work to curb anti- smoking efforts in the St. Louis suburb. The native Frenchman only became a U.S. dtizen last July 4th but he's already mastered an old Gen~IEzv~n in ~ayton, Mis~ouri. Yankee motto, "of the people, by the people and for the people." When Gerrard's alderman intrnduced an anti-smok- ing ordinance, the new dtizen talked with elected offi. Westwards Ted O'Hirok, Philip Morris, RId~rd Foster, RJ. Reynolds, Helm Rindenow, Loriliard, Chides lee, Liggett & Myers, Fred Brozlo, General Cigar, and Dick Hughs, LB. Ball, were only a few of the 80 Orenge County California, volunteers who met at a May strat- egy session in Anaheim, CA, to solidify p!ana to defeat an anti-~'noking o~dinance in Orange County. Their efforts paid off when County SupewTsors a~reod to allow voluntary,., not mandatory, workplace smoking pol~c;es. The entre ordinance was ~11 under renew at press t~me, WSATCD members Mike Galvln, Ga[v'm Supp~, Renton, Wilbur Pdbils~, Bu~ee Co,, Walb WaLa, Circles Vernon. Ya~Jma D,stri~t~ng. Yak;me and L}ggett & Myers. David Goldfacb, t~'v Jet-seJ~ "r.~acC~ ~d Ed M~ng, P~ date ~ L~h ~ ~ ~et ~, ~d ~ ~. ~k ~ie. B~c'~m~ f~r re~u~t~ng adds, anal ~tibon~ a~ wr~t;ng le~e~ ~n W~O~% f~rmcr ~ V~r.:~r ~f the ~eaP ~'er the pr~s~ 8-ce~t ~ ~n~ease, wdt ng lett~ and rai~ng othe~ to the c~a~s; and he told h~s tobacco shop customers about the proposed ordinance• The Clayton Council has yet to act on the proposal. Whatever the eventual outcome, Gerrard Ezvan has provided a lesson in effective citizenship. When the Cameron, Missouri, city council met in Februa~ mc:~c members were of the opinion that a 2- cent per pack cigarette tax increase was a good idea. That was before they heard from Mary Henderson, Philip Morris sales representative. Mary pointed out that an increase wou~ place local merchants in an unfavorable position to compete with businesses in neighboring communities. The Council took his words to heart, and voted not to place the tax proposal on the next election ballot. Carole Girten, vice president of Core-Mark, wasn't too pleased with moves to restrict smoking in public in Cindnnati, either. At a meeting in April, Carole and others attended to show their support for testimony from John Manda, president of the Bowling Pro- pri~ors Association and Pat Can'ol, president of the local Tavern Owners Association. John Drew, R.J. Reynolds, knows that when local business leaders speak up, legislators listen. John asked several of his feik~v Michigan business leaders to ex- press their views on anti-smoking legislation. Jack Sharpe, King Group, Inc,, Chadle "lyler, Brown & Willtamson, Allen Abrahim, S. Abraham & Sons, Doug Hlzlett, Churchd[s Tobacco Shops and Mike Siwik, Lorillard, all answered the trumpet when the Michigan legislature considered two bitls to segregate smokers and nonsmokers in the Wo)verine State. By adjournment in April, three more victories were chalked up in North Dakota. An 8-cent and a 2-cent per pack increase on cigarettes, as well as a bill to restrict smoking in public, went down to defeat. Some of the real heroes were Bob Johnson, North Dakota League of Cities, Dave Meier, Hospitality AsscciatJon. Tom Woodmanser, Retail Grocers A.~ociatioo, Mark Johnson, North Dakota League of Counties, and Gag Haggerty, Peace Officers Association. many others contacted legislators personally to voice opposition to workplace smoking restrictions. Thanks also 90 to Steve Cichey, Rainier Vending. Seattle, and Lou Hibdon, president and business mare ager of the Bake~ Confe~onery & Tobacco Workers Local 126 for the;r tremendous suppo~ Jack Bolllnger, Serwce Candy Co., Bit!i~s, Start Foist and Tom Watson, of Sheehan-Majestic, Inc., Mis- sc~Jla, he~ped distribute smoker~ nghts messages for Montana retailers to share w, th their customer. Success was elusive, but Dan Thompson, Alaska Mu£; Co., Fatrbanks, and Tom .Silo, So,carnation, Are chorage, dese~,e praise for ~e;r comm'tment in oppos- ing a bill to double Alaska~ current c'~aret~e ta)c tn Tucson, Arizona, members of the newly-formed Ac~on Committee Ag&~st Unnecessar/I.~¢,~ are op- pea, rig effc.~ to l:lace t¢:o ant-&ma~ng q~est~ns on a~pt~ ~ the ~te I~L~e The ~&~Gan~ cla~ S~ ~ a~d S~~ ~f the ~da S~te Chamber of CommeTce, Jo~ She~ Ri~ D~ of ~c~at~ ;ndustr, m ~f F~rida, and H~ ~n~n, F~ M~n an~ ~ o[ Ba~ Ban~, Inc. of Flonda ~ R~a, Mike ~1~ and ~ ~I~ AFb' C;O, also #t~ ~n, along w~th Bill Ku~ and J~n ~, FIo~da Re~d F~eratJon, D~ D~ F~da Inde~odent ~Mge ~a~ers, ~d~ H~d, Georgia Pacfftc C~e~t~¢n and J~ ~mp~n of the Re~i~ Gr~e~ ~tion ~f HaS of~ t~, to ~ Johnson and RI~ ~lsh of the Flonda R~uMnt A~datioo, Jim ~ll~n, ida Hotd add Motel ~ooat¢on, ~ S~, Florida League of Cities, and B~ Rheln~ and Di~ ~ayne~ Amu~ment and Vending ~sociation. Bill ~ and Bill Mormile of t~ Eh W~ Oi~ribut- ing Co. des~e than~ t~, along with David MI= and Bil~ Hill of the Fbdda Fa~ Bureau re,ration and Bonnie Harem, National A~ooa~ of Inde~n- dent Busine~es ThW were able to make their known to the ~g~slat~s in the Floffda S~te Senate, their argumen~ helping slow down the m~ to r~ulate. Another real ~le~an was Florida TAN mem~r and Eli ~ official ~ ~s~ui~ ~mpa, who holed outline potenba~y damagm9 busine~ ramifications as- ~dat~ with the pm~ "clean ind~r air" a~. Thanks to Jean Haffmann, Lonllard, and Renfro, RJ. R~ndds, both ~mm the Saraso~, Florida, area, for k~ping an e~ on the Punta Gorda anti- smoking ~dinance and geeing TAN membe~ in the Philip Morris ~I~ rep Fred Willard call~ on eve~ tigereye m~iler m Wayn~boro, Virginia, to help fight a local cigare~e tax push. Althe~h a 4~ent ~x was enaGed by a narrow 3-2 margin, Fr~ was in the fore front of ~sition, Philip Morris d~on manager Jay Lucas, R.J. Rwnold~ John De~, a~ Willard were among those who spoke out against the pm~ed tax hake. A ~mng busin~s c~litlon worked m defeat a ~rginia *clean indoor air" aG for the ~ird straight ~ar during ~e r~ently concluded 1985 I~kla~ve ~. Strong opposition to this ha~h measure came from John Hurd, ~t ~rginla Chamber of Commerce and ~ul M~own of the Retaile~ ~ia#on. Abo figh0~ the bill were Bob Noel, R~il Gmc~ ~s~a~on, ~rgil Edwards, 8ur]~ Tobacco Grower, Chado~e E~ards, Putnam Coun~ Tobacco Gr~e~ and John Hodges, To~ccu Whole~le~ ~da~on. John Bemheime~ head of Goldsm=FBlack Whole ~lers, and Tom ~nner of the ~st ~rginia ~nke~ ~ociation, pitch~ in as well. In b~le R~k, Arkansas, dtizens ralli~ to voice o~ po~6on to an~-~oking effo~ At the headngs were Weber 5k~ton of ~e To- bacco & Candy ~ation, Maudce L~ls of the Haspi~li~ ~ociaOon, Ed D~Id, owner of &e F~ Ro~ r~aurant; re=iler Lon~ ~skelL and U~d ~ught, o~er of Uoyd~ Woodcra~. Sydney C~ ton, Compton Whd~lers, was also a~i~ in the effo~. • e Nov~r ballot in Turn. Heading the opposi~on ddve is Joe EI~I, president of the Sou~em Ari- zo~ R~aurant ~mciation, and ~ope M~ i~ ~e~twe dire~o¢ Joe and Penelo~ am wo~ing hard to br~den the ~e of op~si~on. Hated Bak~ pr~ent of the Wyoming Can~ ~cco & C~n V~d~ ~ooa~on, D~ ~n, Moreand ~le~te. and Tom KI~, W~CVA, were ~rd at ~rk pr~ent~ng a restd~ive public ~ng bill from becoming law m ~ng Tom a~so l~ effo~ to defeat a ~ ~'ere public smo~ng bill before &e C~nne CiW Counol. ~d than~ to MH M~n~ and ~ ~, £~ca.~o~le They fought hard in #~ M~co organ~,ng a le~er-wnting ~mpaign, asking di~ibuto~ to fght effc,~ to r~tr~ ~oking a~ increa~ t~ during tee 1985 f~~t,ve $~s;on ~n Sa~ ~. Ti21111674

A ne~etter for concerned, aware, a~ive c~tizens and or~n,zations volun~rdy united to respond to attempts to restr~, prohibit, or olher.~Ase interfere with righl to obtam and use tobacco products. One-Man Army Fights Lathrop Tax Battle I~THROP, MO.-- Uke a Missouri Mule, Man/ Henderson decided to dig in h~s heels and not budge until things got right. The issue was taxes and the p~ace was this typical American town nesl]ed in lush Missouri count~side. Eadier in the yea~ city fathers de- cided to increase their tax base by in~ating a 25-cent-per-carton tax on cigarettes sold in the municipal~ to add $7,000 in revenue to the town coffers. Missouri, you see, is one of six states which perm~ munidpalities to add a local tax on cigamtteso Lathmp voters approved the idea when it appeared on an Ap~'il ballot, and then every- body quietty went about their business, seem- ingly unde~tanding that a painful but ne~.essa~ fiscal adjustment had been made for the oene- fit of all dtize~s. M,,v ~,~o, BUt that wam't the case for Man/Hender- The fi~t order of budnes~ was to approach son° When he passed through one sulW ~un? the town council to explain how these taxes da~ Man/derided that someone had to speak, distort the market and even drive tax revenues up and point out the unfair and counterproduc- down, Henderson wrote to the officials and tire netum of the tay, Mi~souri-bom, the 28-.; appeared before them with detailed computa- out from o~e of his regular customers in town that dgarette-sa~ were dropping off, causing a dpple effect in sales of other goods. "That~ when I discovered the new tax," he says, "and realized something had to be done: Of Autumn For tho~ 6f us who value limited govem- merit intrusion into our private and business Leaves And pW shou baa of,fe. of us in the tobacco industry---growers, manufac- Political Realities When people think about American puWtics. visions of colorful benne~ and slogans, long- winded speeches, and ~ps to the pdling booth on the fi~t Tuesday in .~l~ember often corDe" to mind. ;! ;"~" ~' ~i~ .... :; " . If the American poiit~l proce~ was that " simple, It wouid probably suit many citiz.ens just fine. But politics ~s not that easy, espedally to- bacco pditics. One Autumn ~p to the polls won't do in this business. ~ ' ' ~ ~ • American politics is a da~ly progresdon of thought, opinic~, action and reaction through-' out the nation--in Xenia, Ohio, in Tallahassae, Fiodda, in New York Cit~ in Irvine, California, in eveq/town, county and state across the co~nt~ turers, wholesalers, retailers--politics must be a way of life. We must all be politically act/ve if we, as an indust~, are to survive. Thls yea{ 43 of the 50 states have considered tobacco tax in~easas. Thatts 86 percent of the states. As you know, much of this actMty sterns directly from action at the n~onal level on the federal dgarette excise tax sunset. Reacting to a potential federal.sunset, 17 states enacted c~rette tax hike bills contingent on Cong~l activit~ Right nov4, howeve~ we are in a holding pattern. Congress has ex- tended the tax rate u~til mid-Novembe~ expect- ing to decide soon whether to maintain the 16- cent rate, reduce it or alter the tax In some other fashk~o ~ Co~t~nued on page 4 "1 qualified myself by ex~ining that I travd through, 13 munidpal tax areas in Missouri," he recalls, and have helped or am helping to aid dty coundLs make more informed dedsiom concerning cigarette taxation." Henderson then unveiled some simple math, demonstrating the true economic implicatbns of the new tax. Most significan~ Hende~>n~ fkjures showed that the weekly dgarette sales volume in Lathmp--before the tax--was far above the na'donal average. This indicated dearly that Lathmp had been gaining business from dgamtte purchasers outside dry limits due primarily to NO TAX ON CIGARETTES. Recalling that the nearby town of Marceilne had tacked on a dgarette tax which caused a 50 percent decline in sales over four years, Henderson ~ lost tax money wben it raked its tax ratel Henderson,; calculations a similar fate. And what if dgamtte sales fall as much as in Marceline? And what about ot~er purchases made by smokers who went to Lathrop stores to buy dgarettes7 Wouldn't the town lose that budness, too, to other shops in other towns? "In dosing," Henderson says, °1 sa~d a ciga- rette tax in Lathrop would become a budget drain, not a boosten'. While the town coundl now favored removal of the tax. there was still the matter of bringing the question before the voters one more time--and convindng thern of the hard and t~ue Missouri spirit again...taking with voters and rnerchant~...showing up at town hall on dectk)n day with placards on his car urging interested vote~ who filed in to vote through- out that rainy summers day. voted the tax out by a single votel This is true 308ACCO ACTION. ~ulk Rate U.5. Postage l~Id TobacCo Actlen News 18751 Steer Northwest Washington, DC 2000~ TI21111675

We rds Southern Californians in Orange County now have a voluntary v~:~p~ace smol~ p~an, rather than pushed byanti-smokers, thanks to the hardwork of Ludon Truhill, president of the county chamber of commerce, and Pat Jack Gibson flJ PhUip Martin, received Coro- Crc~e~ execut~ nk3n- r=do's Distinguished ager of the Saddlebad¢ TAN Act/v/st Award c~tychamber. f, mm Terr~ Ft~ke~ TI re- ~o~ ~i,~-~r. Through their organiz- ational effcxts, and the contributions of many local citizens, the coslJy and intrusive mandatory proposals were set aside by local officials. Brea city manager Norm Wassennan mobi- lized business leaders and encouraged the dty coundl to ad~..t similar voluntary wodcplace Thanks, too, to "ibm Jones, president of the I~ine chamber of commerce, and members like Randy Smltfi, Van Ddl & Assoc, for respond- ing with a voluntary proposal that has the city council considering their more reasonable approach. The father-and-son team of Bill and Tom Ealdn, Modesto Tobacco Co., put its several decades of pditical sawy to work recently in meetings with mayo~, city councilmen, the chamber of commerce, and county supevisom. The dynamic duo devoted days of pe~onal effort to make certain that these local leeders and personal fdends were app~=~d of all rarnifi- cations of a smoking restrictk~ ordinance being The W'~i~s~n ~ of Tobacc'o and:~ !,. ~ Candy DistribUtors undertook what can be'~,. ~ called one of ~e mc~t positive restructuring proce~es of any assodaticm. "We were get6ng barraged by those antHndusby zealots," said past president Jim Burke, "so we derided to do something about it: "V~ had 'to look realistically at the political obstades that the tobacco indust~ faces," served current WATCD president Grog Kohner of LaCrosse. Putting theory into p~-lJce, WATCD moved quickly at its fire meeting in August. a session attracting many legislative leaders induding Senate Majority Leader Timothy Cullen, Sen. David Helbach, Assemblyman Richard Shoe- maker and As~-~blyman Stan Gruszynskl "We have a story to tell and it~ about time we told it," commented board member Dick El~=rt: of Menomonie. . " ' -= Minnesota was the ~ of intensive ar;tJ- smoking legis~tive acuity this year and. but for the work of committed ci'dzens like Dale M|I- let, Philip Morris, events could have been disas- trous. A 39-point ~nti-tobacce p~an was under review and the hard work of dozens ~ damage to a minimum. Dale initiated the fi~t letter wdtJng campaign; while Denny Baker, the petitions and a phone bank operation roov- ing, while Ron NeLson, Liggett & Mye~, he~ped mobilize participation statewide. ~yandra and Geoffrey Molig~ler, Golden I]~t Tobacco, are b~y down in S~n D~:jo and are a cor~ant source of valuate community kx~ decled offida~ and conbibutes frequently to regional news media on tobacco issues. Bob Kelley, 7-I I Food Stores, in his capacit~ as program chairman of the Milpitas Rotary Club, arranged a debate on the merits of a proposed smoking r~ ordinate before his Rotary Club a week before the city coundl was scheduled to consider the ordinance. Club rnernbe~ joined the debate and enlvened it considerably w~th their collective opinion that businessmen don't need government telling them how to conduct their businesses or pdo rate lives. lbd Whitlng, president of the Santa Cruz Chapter of the California Restaurant Associa- tio~ and director of the Santa Cruz Seaside Company, recently organized over 30 local restaurateurs in opposing smoking restriction legislation for this resort, community. Their argu- ments knocked out a %0 percent" seating re- individual restaurateur provide "adequate" seat- ing for nonsrnokem---a real ~Acto~ as legidators fi~ considered totally banning smoking in all indoor fadlities. Coloradans can thank Milt Hamhe in Colo- rado Springs for his fireless volunteer work for "Citizens Opposed to Issue #3," a Io~I no- smoking referendum. Though the proposal passed, most business people, in the words of Ken Kleinschmidt, Peerless Product~, still lieve, "Whenever they start taking your free- dora of choice away, you're in trouble: ;~Joe Ro~bm, MCTDA, sent 80,000 letters to Minnesota ~itJzens. Additional support came • f~om Llur~n.Ettesvold, Fairmont Wholesale;." C:E,rles qulst~ard, E~m. ldjl Candy; Lymph ;' Eldavold, Hen~ Candy; Howard Hetmet, Hermel Candy; Stanley Schaefer, Boyd Hauser Tobacco; Ralph Smith. Granite City Jo~ing; James Peterson, Reynolds Whole- sale; Vernon Quam, Thief River Jobbing; Arnold Dass, Tyler Wholesale; D.C. Neville, Valley'Wholesale; and Audrey Nesshetm, Min- nesota Candy and Tobacco Dist~butors Associa- tiofl, all of whom too~ active part in extensive letter w~i~ng0 petJ6oning and phone bank ~ Scott Dickman, Scott Dickman & Associates, maste~ninded the ~ banks, reaching 11,000 Minnesota citizens; special thanks to Robin Katz for her dedicated hours sifting through phone directories and lisle. '. Over 80,000 visited the Ohio Tobacco Festival this summer, with Gov. Rkhard Celeste sewing as Grand Marshal of ~e opening parade. M=r- shi and Jim Arnold played vital roles on the festival committee, making the event a real suc- cess. Fast~al chain'nan Don Chandler, told us ~te leide~ l~m CuI~, WATCD ~cnt ~ k~id~e ed~c~on~/ Other important voices in the Cokxado Springs fkJht ~ude Alan Sta~, Burger ~il~, B~ & W~; D~ ~, ~ff & ~; ~ ~ and Ha~ ~. L~d; ~ R~ ~ ~. M~e ~, T~ ~ a~ L~ ~, ~1~ M~. T~ ~ ~ Bill ~ ~ ~ ~n~ f~ t~ d~ ~ing r~s ~ C~nne. Po~n ~, R~ & R~e, w~ ~mi~ aff~ ~ 0~ ~m ~ an ~t ~effe ~ hike. ~ ~n~ ~ ~ a mfer~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~t Or~ time limi~ to file ~ an eff~ ~re t~ ~ff m al~ ~ eff~ ~n. Cm~ ~, ~on d~ndi~ ex- ~, ~ht ~ ~o~ of ~ ~I of ~ f~l d~re~e ~ ~ ~ to ~i~- t~, D.C. C~ t~f~ eff~i~ ~e ~ U.S. ~ R~nce C~mi~. ~ ~t~ that a ~nfinuafion of ~ 1~t ~I ~ ~ ~ aff~ t~m ~n~ur~ and f~- ~, ~a~ a~ ~, ~ a~ o~ in ~ d~ ~n. ~ ~ Ne~S~, a f~l ~ ~nt ~pl~ in W~i~ton S=te, ~ menW ex~ ~ to p~ ~ r~ ~ c~s~ in ~ U.S. ~, d~ri~, "N~ ~'~ ~ t~ng to. tall = ~t ~ ~n't eat a~ ~ ~ ~ mff~ ~ ~n't dffnk dud~ ~r R~ ~, ~ii ~ I~ Coundl, ~ on a t~ ~te ~ ~ ~blic ~k~ ~i~nc~, "~ulu ~II ~ an un~ i~ f~ ~ su~ ~ are~. ~ f~al ~nni~ ~m~ is m~ up of ~ 20 t~ g~ a~ t~ a~ ~ ~ ~ ~ a T~ ~I" . BII~ F=~, =~ ~ and ~ • ai~n, r~ a T~ ~ Award at ~is ~ar~ ~ in T~m ~n~ fe~dng U.S. Rm~e ~llis 6adim and ~b M~ as din~ s~ke~. In Cindn~, J~n ~, ~ Ma~e ~umn~ k fighting ~ g~ fighL alo~ ~th fel~ m~ of ~ Gma~r Cindn~ ~u~nt ~. ~ t~fi~ at ~ ~6~ of ~e Cindn~ti ~ffh B~rd ~ ~p of ~ Mu~y, ~t of ~ Ci~ dn~ti B~i~ ~ ~at[~, ~ M~ I~ ~e ~e. In Ba~lo~ Coun~ ~b~, ~I ~ ~ ~ to ~m ~ Coun~ Commi~ a~ ~ ~ ~ r~. ~I ~n~ to ~urant a~ ~ p~t Ma~n Rnke; ~ ~ilip M~; J~ ~, L~lard; Jlm ~ S~; a~ ~I gr~ ~, ~ ~I ~ ~te ~urant a~- fion print Wa~n ~n~e. Mike ~, C~ L~, ~ ~- ~, E~ Si~ ~ & Cab Co., ~ ~ N~p, C~ ~ ~t~ h ~ ~. ~ MiI~, Mil~ ~, a~ ~ M~, ~ B~, ~e ~ f~ ~ ~~. ~ C~n~ Hea~ ~ent a~ C~n~ CI~ ~ ~n ~t~ in ~ ~ef~. T~21111676

Northem News Good new~ from the Emp~e State! For t~ first time in s~wen years, a~-tJ:~:~co Asserrbtyman Alexander B. "Pete" Grarmis could not get his the fdlow~g men and womm who deckated their tkne and energies to thw-art the Grannis proposal: Eugene W. Bums, Mutual Tobacco Thomas ]. Boyle, al of RJ, Reynolds; James H. McCann, Brown & WiIliamson; Alfred J. Con- ~ Philip Morris; H. Raymond A]my, Almy Brothers; Rof:~'t Bernhard Smith, Pipes Unlimhed; Peter C. Giftos, Joden ~ Co.; Mef~n Gold, Melvin Gokl Associates; James Stewa~, Smoke~ United; and William J. Duffy, Lo~l~rd. Significant support ako came from George Elkofon, New York State AssodatJon of Tobacco and Candy Distributors; Malcolm Fielscher, Retail Tobacco Dea~s of America; Fred so~, New York 5tare Restaurant Association; and Ken I~ne, New York State Budness Coun- dl. Meanwhi~ down in New York City, the City Coundl wisely derided not to pu~Je i~ consid- eration of smoking restriction measures. Contin- ued efforts by our Big Apple fdends can take full credit for this reversal, induding Kevin O'Ham, R.J. Reynolds; Joe O'Rourke, Brown & William- so~; Don~d Hutchinson, I.~gett & Mye~; and Gen~ SYimlewdd, Lodllard. ~ .~. letters, phone calls and petition S~I ~ to ~ Faul~ ~ilip M~, Na~ C~ and N~ Yo~ Ci~ ~ ~t~. ~n~ I~ in N~u ~ a~ ~t~ in, indudi~ E~ ~m~, ~ l~nd ~ & C~ C~m~; ~ PaSo, ~ b~ Hot~/Mot~ ~; Feint Reinders, long ~ar~1Marrictt;, James L Green, Nassau/S~ffo~ Restaurant Diners Assod- at~on; J~( ~ and l-loward L Elsen- ~ Mc61rk, Nassau Tavern Assodatkm; Howard l.andstrom, Greater New York Auto Island Taxi Operators Assodatkm; Pat Olscm, . Long Island Restaurant and and Steve Kaufman, Nassa~ County Taxi Oper- ators Assodation. In Buffalo, thanks go to Alfred Coluod, Leon Cducd he., for keeping us ad~sed of happen- ings in his area. And them have been ~me... the Mayor vetoecl restrictions in dry government offices and buildings. Strange things were going on in Connecticut this legislative sesr=ion when an amendment was introduced late one night to increase automati- caly the state's cigarette exdse by the amount of the federal tax sunset--this without benefit of pubic headngs and with few of the legidatc~ actually knowing what they were voting to Quick response was needed and groat effort came from Monny Levy, Modem Tobacco, and Stanley Seligson, S&S Tobacco, leaders of the Connecticut Association of Candy and Tobacco Distributors. Key help also came from Grace Nome, executJve vice prudent of Connecticut Food Stores Assodation, Lou Cutillo, CAC[D lobbyist, and Cathy Flaherty and Chadie Duffy of the New England Convenience Stores Association. The legisation flna~ passed despite this strenuous opposition, but the various ele- merits of the industry worked together diligentJy and nearly turned the ~de. Southern Story In Washk~:jton, D.C., effc~ by several con- cemed dtizens helped defeat a ~eat to smoke~ freedom: Eadier this yea~ C~ C~mdl. smoking restrld~ proposal., • After a hearing this summe; the measure year--in September.. Among those speaking out against the workplace bill w~e Steve O'Bden, D.C. Beverage and Restaurant Asso- clamor; l~y Sta~mell, Bakery, Confv-ctkme~ and Tobacco Worke~ IntemalJonal Union; Dan visory Neighborhood Commissioner; Stephen Giaude, past director of the National Assoda- tion of Neightx~hoods; and Freddl Moody, a private citizen who wrote to morn than 200 srna~ business leade~ urging defeat of the proposal. Leading the charge in Flc~da against the onerous Clean Indc~ Air Act were a number of labor union rnambe~ through~Jt the state, led by Betty I~lmee of BC&T. Spedal thanks, too. to Joseloh A. Bull~J, Brew~, and Soft Drink Wockers; John Detondnl, IntemaOonal Pmddent of BC&T; Ken Cooper, Communica- Mike Walsh0 AFL-GQ mendous job done by the Eli W~ Company of rate offk~als, headed by Fred Hoyland and Bill Perry, Sr. of Tampa, and Bill Mormile° man- ager of the Tallahassee office, sent spedal not~ms and telephone requests to more than Mike Sldnner, Miami, Rorida, manager of chain account~ for Lofiliard, gets top prize for being bne of.th~ ~ TAN newsmen in the state. He sends clippings and ~smments heard on radio and tv, and in general reports all hems of interest and concern to the industJy. When the R~and County Commlsdon In South Carolina recently introduced smoking re- strictlons for restaurants, retail stores and other ~sts.blic places, lette~ and phone calls from TAN and other fffends of the indusW ~ consideration of the ordinance. The Richland restrictions were pending at press time. Thanks go to Rudy Retsohh=ckm, owner of Western Steer Steakhouse and president of the local chapter of the South Carolina Restaurant Assodation; Joe Brown, Lodllard; Mike £del- rrmy~, RJ. Reynolds; and Hal Jordon, Jordon Vending, for their opposition to this ordinance. IJoyii Vaught doesn't know the meaning of the word "retired; The former RJ. Reynolds sales representative sprang into action recently to debate the Little Rock, Arkamas, public a radio talk show, debating an anti-smoking foe for more than 30 minutes. HIS cool pe4or- mance helped listeners separate fact from emo- "~ r~on. Henry H~il, another retired RJ. Reynolds efforl~ to weaken that Uttie Rock measure. Hall spoke eloquently before the pand reviewing the proposal as did Vaught, who also offered a peace pipe for both sides dudng his presentation. Othe~ who spoke out effectively against the l.it~e Rock reslzictions were Wah~ Y~lldell, Excekior Hotd manager;'J~ SoNend(, Bowen~ King exe~uEve; Mike Fox manag~ of.the T.GJ. Friday res~ur-~t.; Bud ~, toLmcco shop owner;'and Lonna Drlskell, tobacco The tobacco tax question has been raLsed aaoss the countn] this year, even in Tobacc~ land. But i~ Ashanti, Virginia, at least, the efforts of many stopped a S-cent tax hike pro- posal dead in its trades. Those who helped in this Virginia battle dude David Hobl~, RJ. ReyrK~s; Gem] Choate and Joe Copeland, Philip Morris; dis- tributors Rawson Ingalls, ,LG. Vennard and Ken Thornton; and retaile= Chark~ Snead, Tom Willis, Billy Wood, Marvin Stark and Don Mothershead. Vending company executive Charles Hutchinson was also instrumental in defeat~g the tax, as were Philip Morris eml:~oyees Ed W1ckham, David Driver and Jane Newdmk. Emie 5ea~, exeoJt~te director of the Ken- tucky Tdoacco and Candy Assodation, received his weli-desewed Distk'~uished TAN Award dur- ing the assodation~ annual convention in FranLfort, a small token for ~ the work done over the years to protect the indust~ in I Blue Grass Co~nt~, T121111677

Roger L. Mozingo National TAN ~rector We Want To Know... The tobacco industry and its friends encompass a wide range of leaders from many fields--the farming community, wholesalers, manufacturing representatives retailers, vendors, consumers. Further, restaurateurs, union members, bow center proprietors and a host of others not directly involved in the tobacco industry share a common concern on many issues. Therefore, we'd like to know which issues interest you,. what information you'd like to ~ee more of in Below are'a few general questions that will help us better.gauge your interests and con- cerns. Please take a few minutes to complete and return the questionnaire. In future issues, we will seek your opinions on a number of other important topics. I. The tobacco industry faces many challenges. P~ease rank the following issues in importance to you. A rank of "1" signifies an issue of highest importance; a rank of "6" or "7" indicates an issue is of less importance to you. A, State c~arette ex,cise tax increases~----.-- B. State cigarette sales tax increase~ C. Earmarking of r-Jgarette excise taxe~ D. Smoking restric.ttons in the workpiac~ E. Restaurant smoking restrictions E Other smoking restrictions (specify) ~. Cigarettesampiing ban legislatiort~-..-.- • Other advertising restrictions (specify)-..~ I. Other issues (spedfy) . IL Your priority isles and those of state !egisla- tors may differ~ Which issues present the greatest problems in your state legislature7 Please rank according to Importance. BA,. Excise tax increases Sales tax increases Earmarking of cigarette tax~s FE.~! Workplace restriction~ Sampling bans Other issues (specify) IlL County and city tobacco issues are also of importance. To your knowledge, has your city or county government considered anti- tobacco measures? • Yes____~_ No.~__ " Name of city .~r county and state._._.~ • ffyou answered yes, please rate the following Issues as likely 6r unlikely to receive local review within the next year. 1. Excise taxes Ukely.~, Unlikely~ 2. Sales taxes Ukely.---- Unlikely.~_ 3. Smoking Uke~-..~ Unlike~.~ restrictions (workplace) 4. Other restric- Likely~ Unlike~--.- tions S. Sampling bans Likely.---- Uniike~--.~ • Other issues likely ta come up IV. We want to report on matters of interest to you. P~ease complete the following: A. I would like more infonnation in the newsletter on 1. Taxation 2. Smoking restrictlon~ 3. Sampling/advertising legislation.~__ 4. Other issues (sl~dfy) B. I would like to see (check one or more) __1. "Feature" stories on peopIe who have helped win battles for their industry. ___.2. More information on upcoming legislation in my state and tow~. "~. More information on exactly what I can do to help the industry in my area. ~4. More information on upcoming events in my area, i.e., tobacco festivals, association meetings, Tobacco Action Network meetings. _~..5. More information on tobacco issues at the national level. 6, Other (specify) V. As noted, the tobacco indusUy involves many people from many walks of life. Which of the following categories bestdescribes your Involvement in the industry? • BA" :~armlng :~- • • Warehousing . ~ ~'..~olesale rl~llst rlbdtor' D. ~Manufacturing, sales representative E. ~Manufacturing, other than sales E .____Retailing G..___.~ndlng H. ~Other(~pecify) . , I. ____Non-industry occupation (speafy/ VI. V~'ve asked a few questions, now it's your turn. Please use the space below (and more if you need) to share your comments and questions with us. Please return the questionnaire to: BoxWW 18751 Street, NW Washington, DE 20006 Thanks again for your helpl TJ21111678