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1S 'Ihe Netivs%rld NEbv Y4?K NEW YORK• FRIpAY,-SEPTE4IB£R 8.1978 Publksmoklmcl . , no mgI to ByAliceH?Ilersteini ~ NEWS ~'"~~!1~~~,~'~~"'~~,t~~rs7 ~~;~j:1 ` ~'~"'jessii ~ tTE~ rdr`dtrll~~++ti' wtlRtDw~wSwinGTCnBi;PEW j}~~.,+i ~Z i.3 3fi~y~~~„r 1 _ . - -.-_ .-....-.. - WASH[NGTON'-There is not said subcommittee chairman Walter Researchers fromi ttie Nationali In- enough scientific evidence to ban Ibnes, D-N.C. . _stitute of Health and representative of 'smokin Npnsmokers, exposed' to cigarette the PubGc Health Service's Offee of g in public places to protect the smoke "are not subject to endangerr Smoking and Health "were not invited health of nonsmokers, a House panel ment of their healtHt" stated Dr. to testi(y;°'the chieC PHS informat on : was told'~ yesterday. The Hbuse Agrintltura subcommii: ~ tn Fisher, a pathology professor at officer told' a rep,or[et Although he tee on tobacco listened to Half'a dbzen the University of Pittsburgh. He said said he could not comment directly on' srien[ists defend'the tarnished'reputad nonsmokers, migh0 be "annoyed" by wharhadbeen said in the Hearing„he ;,tion ofthe cigarette„now consid'ered bv nP,arette smoke, burclaims there is no stated firmly that government healtHh some, including the federal govern- smentifie basis" that it could' cause researchers didlnot agree witHithe eon- con- ment, to be a health hazard even to headaches and other maladies and elusions presented there-- _ aggravate heart conditions. "The Public Health, Serviee's ~ nonsmokers. The various expert witnesses appear= analysis of the available data indicates ' We are going to be accused of bei n g - s tobacco committee," complained mgbeforethecommLtteeconcuredthat there are,signiRcant medical implica- Rep. Charles Rose, D-N.C. "Why. there is noY sufficient scientific evi- tions in the effeceof cigarette smoking • haven't the American Medical Associ- dence, if any, todink the presence of on the nonsmoker in terms of angina ation and the American Cancer Society cigarette smoke to health problems in pectoris (a heart condition); allergies presented [this] poincof view?" nonsmoker9. Along with the usual andichronie lung diseases," said John "The time has come to put some- photocopies of prepared statements, Blamphin, director ofthe Public Health information from real medical and most of ttiem:al.ko had 10~to 20 page-. Service office of public affaiis: scientific experts on the record'here," resumes documenting their scientific , The hearing yesterday was the only ^-d nti' I' 1 d b tF li one a nc A e, ~ p p n y epane , rt Agriculture Committee spokesman I said'it had been announced'and "any body interested was invited to com- ment or testify"'but no anti-smoking~ groups had requested to do so. In a related development, the Civil'. Aeronautics board yesterday postponed acxion on a move to com- pletely bar c:gar and pi~pe smoking from commercial aiilines_ They decidedto, re-cxamine a proposal' to strengthen existing smekingregulations-