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AI'RJL 16, 1993M other restaurants in the chain, imposed a ban on~ smoking in both its bar and restaurant areas. According to the report; the decision followed a release of the EPA Risk Assessment on ETS. See LosAngrlts Timrs,. April 2. 1993. MEDIA COVERAGE [23J "A' Dying Breed," 20/2R' April 2, 1993 This segment of theABCNttustelecast, 20/20, featured interviews with smokers who have beenforced' by nonsmoking policies in public places, workplaccs, restaurants and public transportation to limit thdr consumption of cigarettes to their homes or out of doors. One smoker stated that nonsmokers harass her when she does smoke by accusing her of killing babies. Other smokers, who refused Ito be identif ed fon the program reporrtedlydue to pressure from employers and family, were quoted u saying that nonsmokers will emin a'n "unrelcnting light cough" when smokers light up in the smoking section of restaurants. John Banzhaf, execut'rve director of ASH, appeared on the program and predicted tharby the yeu 2000 smoking would be outlawed in,virtuallyall public places. Mimdcxitor Hugh Downs noted that bans or restrictions ue already in place around the country and reported that in Pennsylvania, a proposal has been made to ban smoking in vehieles.vhere childten under the age of 15 are passengers. ['24J "No-smoking Bill Example of'Govcrnment 'Nannyism,'" LT. lzumi, Sacramrnro Sxrndtry Unioru March 2!8, 1!993 Lance ILumi; director of a Califomia-based think tank, writes in this opinion piecc that pressure from consumers, and not legislative mandate; should drive the demand for and establishment of 'smoke-free indoor environments. Iaumi criticizes the EPA Risk Assessment on ETS as an exarnplc of "politinlly correct statistical lrrmanipulation," and argues that a bill pending in the California legislature that would ban smoking in any enclosed'worliplace„induding restau- rants, hotels and bars,,would cripple the tourism industry and the stare economy. 7 A discussion of the billl A.B. 13; appears in issue 42 of this Rtport, March 5, 1993. The bill is currently pending in an Assembly committee. ['25j' "Smokers Run Out of Room; More Smokers Find Thctnsc}vos Ottt.in the Cold," D. Tofig and M. Swift, T7X HMford Cotrrank March 29;1993. This article discusses the latest measures being taken by Hartkrd business and eating establishments to eliminate ETS'from indoor environments. ApparerttJy the EPA Risk Assessment on ETS has been a factor for those business owners who have decided to impose totallsmoking bans. A.1C. Peterson restaurants report- edly adopted a smoking,ban beginning April 16 in response to the risk assessment. According to a statee representative who has proposed legislation to ban smoking,in all public buildings, smoking;barts may ultimately result from litigation, even if thr legislature fails to act to protect nonsmokers from ETS exposure. SCIENTIFI1C'IrECHNICAL ITEh!IS LUNG CANCER ['26)' NCI Study Suggests Lung Cancer Risk Associ- ated.vitb Dietary Far Press reports indiicate that initial!data from a study funded by the national Cancer Institute suggcsts that nonsmoking women whose diet indodes a high eonsumption of fatty foods are.at an increased risk for lung cancer. Michael Alarutja„study direaor, apparently pre- sented his data at a meeting of the American Gncer. Soc:iety on Maruti 30, 1993, The study was conduaed in Missottru, and consisted of a review of reported cases ~ of lung ancer: Some 600 nonsmoking cases and' 1,400 controls were nudied.with respeccto their dietaryy habits. Reportedly, women with a"high.Fat" diet, defrnedlas more than 40 percenrof daily calories from fat, had an approximatelyfour-fold risk for lung cancer, aompared'to women with a lower percentage of fat in ~ thrdiet: