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- RADIO New Yorkt 21 2 304-1 400 ~.. Chicapot 3 12.541; 2020 - Dehoift 313-344-1177 RTS IVRE ~PC los Any.le.: 213-466-61'24 Washinpton, D.C.t 301.656-4068 Bosfont 617-536•2232 ; NAT{ONAL MARKET tOYERAGE Philadetphiot 215-567-7600 San Fronciscor213•466-61?4 TRANSCRIPT Miamit305J583358 FOR PHILIP MORRIS PROGRAM ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT STATION CITY WABC-TV & THE ABC' TV NETWORK NEW YORK DATE 01105/93_ 6:40 P.M. AUDIENCE SUBJECT EPA SECONDHAND SMOKE REPORT BROADCAST EXCERPT FORREST SAWYER (ANCHOR): And now medical news. For years, doctors have been warning about the dangers of secondhand tobacco smoke, and now the Env_ironmental Protect:Lon.-._Agency is about to classify passive smoke as a Group A human carcinogen, and that makes it one of the most dangerous cancer-causing agents. Here's ABC's George Strait. GEORGE STRAIT (REPORTER): Breathing in someone else's cigarette smoke is a direct and imminent health hazard. The EPA says every year in this country, passive smoke causes about 3000 lung cancer deaths among non-smokers--and- 300,000 bronchial infections among children. By designating passive smoke as a Group A carcinogen means it is as dangerous as substances like radon and asbestos. A few years ago, when asbestos was declared a health hazard, the federal government ordered it removed from wherever the public does business. Now there will be pressure to ban all smoking where adults work and children play and learn. FRAN DUMELLI (AMERICAN LUNG ASSN): You're almost going to have to have a complete ban of smoking around children. Because their lungs are still developing till adolescence, they're at greater risk of disease than, say, an adult. STRAIT: Already, 44 states have some laws restricting smoking in public places, and in three years, there is an agreement to ban smoking on all international airplane flights. In an effort to reduce smoking, tomorrow the American Heart Association will call for a big increase in cigarette taxes and for the federal government to regulate tobacco like a prescription drug. The tobacco industry vows to fight any attempt to restrict smoking, but it's clear the future for smoking in confined public spaces is limited~. George Strait, ABC News, Washington. While Radio TV Repons eadeoMOrs io assure " occvrocY of materiol wppPisd by il; it caroiol be responsiblb for misla4s or omissions. Motenat suppbed by Radm TV Reqons may be used lo« hk and relerence purposes onljr. R may not be reproduced. sold oa pvblicly, demonseroted'or exliibiled'