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~ RADIO New Yorict 212•30V-1a00 1- Chieayot 312;541.2020 WREORTS Celroih 31334a.1177 los Anq.l.s: 213-466•6121 Wo.hinqton, D.C.t 301-656-4068 bostor,: 617.536•2232 NATIONAL'MARKET CAYERAGE Phiiod.iphiaa 215-567-7600 S TRANSCRIPT on Francisco: 213•166-612d Miami: 305J58,3358 FOR PHILIP MORRIS STATION WABC-TV & THE PROGRAM ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT CITY ABC TV NETWORK NEW YORK DATE 0l/05L2;3_ _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 Environmental Protection.... 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 N tobacco industry vows to f ight any attempt to restrict smoking, but Q it's clear the future for smoking in confined public spaces is N limited. George Strait, ABC News, Washington. , W While Radio TV Reports endeavors to assae the accuracy of material supQiied by it, it canxrot be responsibk ior misbkes or omissiom: Moteawl supplied by Rodio TV Repons may be used for fik and reference purposes only. p moy rat',be reproduced;,soid or publiciy demoastrated'oa ezhibited