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i s7xnOw WABC-Ti7 AB!C WORLD' h'EWS SATtJRDAY CtrY NEW YORR 01/3'0/93 06:4OPM AuwEntc[ C~iALRES KLTE'PER LAWSL)I'T EROADCAST ExCEFt'PT' CAROLE SIMPSON ('ANOR)': Tobacco industzy officiale and smoJters' rights groups are savoring a rare victory today. They''re hailing an Illinois j'ury's deci9ion that the tobacco industry is not responsible for one dy!ing ma.n' s lung cancer. The : tory from ABC''S Bill Blakemore. BILL SLA3~.'2yIrJAtE (REPORTER)' : The Supreme Court ruled' 1'ast year that in spite of warning labels tobac-comgenies rn.ight ®till be suad'on the grounds of concealing information about the dangers of amoJting. Andi that"s what lung cancer patient Chasles Kiueper, a heawry smoker eince hi9 youth, said he and h,is lawyer$ would prove' against R'J Reynolds. GARL.ES' KUEP'EPt ('LUATG CAIaCER PATIE2'IT) : I knew that smoking, waa bad for your health. The deceiving, part is the way thrat they represent their pyoduct9. Tobacco coYnpanies represent like there'9 no proof of' it. BLABEMORE: The jury agreed some advertising is misleading but foua3d no proof the tobacco industry had concealed damagi.ng information from the public. In any case they found no pxoof Rueper's cancer was not caused by his work activity. JIM L012D (JIIROR) : The chemicals could have' played a' part. Cutti.ng pipe, when he cut pipe could have played a part. the form: of warning,labels. BLAK~MORE: The tobacco industry, which feared a deluge of suites if it lost, says its playirng by the rules society set up in enjoyed' it and he continued smoking throughout. Even after he was ~ warned. Even after he realized there was warnings oa cigarettee. ~ . ~ BLAIOrMORE: Rueper''a lawyers said after the verdict tliat !~ tobacco companies are no better than Coluabian drug lordi. ~p ~ BRUCE COOR (KIIE'PER' S LArWYER) : These are no good' s-o-ba' who;/~ encourage people to srnoke and they shouldn''t profit from it. ~ 1 C EIJ RATKA (JICTRY Fo'RF.MAN) r F(e decid'ed he wanted to stuoke. U.`~ Bill Blakemore, ABC NEW6.