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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Anti smoking campaigns growing in Europe Hak Pachoy Hao Uilah smoking it Purohi bed in mob cow of Square. App Wio by Ben Dobbin associated press o smoking signs Are going up All Over Europe. Smoking is now Oulla cd in All Public places in Finland. Airlines in Sweden and Iceland prohibit lighting up on Domestic lights. A lethal lire has brought a local ban on smoking in the subways of London and Liverpool. European anti smoking lobbyists drawing encourage men from the american Campaign Are gaining in influence and Many governments Are responding Wilh new restrictions. With some exceptions Europe s anti smoking Laws lend to be tougher in Northern countries than in the poorer South where tobacco sales continue to Rise. In Many countries Anli smokers complain of traditional Load Locko. Like a Large tobacco Industry or a government s Reliance on cigarette taxes for Revenue. Italian an Nual consumption has tripled since world War ii. In Spain television Chat show guests put away unhindered sometimes clouding up the screen. One in seven greeks smokes at teas 25 cigarettes a Day usually lighting the first Wilh a cup of Grainy coltes Al breakfast. Anti smoking measures vary widely from one country to another. Denmark imposes the heaviest taxes claiming 67 percent of the Price of a 25.30 Kroner $3.90 pack of cigarettes. Sweden is far ahead in providing smoking restrictions in work places Iceland recently banned smoking in taxis. Belgians under a Law imposed sept. 1, can be fined up to 18 000 francs j515 for smoking in state owned buildings including hospitals schools and Post Ollices you can find everything in Europe but not in the same country said or. Marc Danton of the world health organization. In the United Stales the anti smoking policy is _ Aldonger More comprehensive Danton said. There a a political willingness. The surgeon general does t leave you in any doubt about his determination to succeed in curbing  Danton based in Copenhagen is in charge of a five year who Campaign launched in september to coordinate anti smoking policies in its 32 european member countries. It Aims to safeguard non smokers in Public places ban tobacco advertise ends impede the 10-year Rise n cigarette sales among women and Leen agers and push up tobacco prices in Mediterranean countries. Greece which runs a $400-million tobacco grow Rig Industry has the cheapest cigarettes in Western Europe Selling for As Little As 40 cents a pack. Once taboo in Spain for proper ladies smoking among women has at least doubted since 1972, in France More than 50 percent of 15 to 17-year-Olds smoke. Almost All countries ban cigarette advertising on television and tobacco companies that sponsor sports events have bowed to protests and trimmed their logos and increased health warning signs. In France where a 1976 Law bans tobacco commercials on to and radio companies have turned to newspapers Magazine covers and subway Walls with Glossy ads for matches and lighters bearing the name of their cigarette brands. In Britain and France advertisers Are forbidden to extol their product in any Way or link it with women and fast cars. Scandinavia and Belgium have Europe s toughest restrictions. In 1984, Finland banned smoking in All enclosed Public places forcing even private restaurants and bars to provide no smoking Sec i ions. On the other hand in France whose cigarette Industry is state owned critics say a government Campaign against tobacco has tailed to produce a single new Anli smoking measure. In London a subway station fire nov. In Hal killed 31 people brought a Clampdown on smoking throughout let your hair Down for the holidays by Kathleen Silvassy United press International holidays Are special times for everyone a Chance to deck yourself out in your Tine land maybe try something new or even Little  York hair stylist Thomas Morrissey. Whose customers include Jackie Onassis and Nancy Kissinger said this season s favorite party dress Short Bare and skimpy requires a suitable hairstyle to balance the minimal look. Morrissey said longer hair is the preferred length this season Lor its versatility. The look is Lull and puffy reminiscent of the 1940s, with hair ornaments making a popular comeback. Chignone and French twists Are Back again he said Wilh Bangs brushed straight up. Also popular with longer hair is the shoulder length Blunt Cut held Olf the face with an attractive band or Bow. Holiday hair will be Roma lie colourful and for some there May be a walk on the wild  said Morrissey he predicted that hair colors will be warmer with hues ranging irom russet to Gold tones and an emphasis on Shine and fullness. For a glamorous look a Gold or russet color can be sprayed on the hair and washed out the next Day. Some women May consider getting their hair permed for a minimum of ass during the Busy season. H your hair is currently growing out of a Perm be aware that permed hair is More receptive to Culm a and the 273-Stalion network. The suspicion is that a discarded cigarette set fire to a wooden escalator. The Northern England City of Liverpool followed with a smoking ban in its subway Stalions. The lire has revived efforts to enact a ban on smoking in Public places including cinemas Reslau Falls and buses anti smoking campaigns Are rarer in Eastern Europe and tobacco sates Are rising. In december 1985. Poland hiked cigarette prices 22 percent to curb smoking bul that brought the Price to Only 22 zlotys 15 cents for a pack of 20. In the soviet Union a ban on smoking in Public buildings is largely ignored. Bul muscovites usually refrain from Light my up in their treasured Marble walled subway and at Lenin s red Square mausoleum. The who says at least half a million people die in Europe each year from cancers which Are known to to smoking iela cd. In the 12-Nalion european Community some 37 percent of people aged Over 15 Are regular smokers compared Wilh under 27 percent of adults in America a recent Survey showed there s a change of emphasis said Mike Flannagan of action on smoking and health Asha British group. People Aren t debating whether but when legislation is going to come in and what form it will Lake. Governments Are waking up to Public  i think some governments Are beginning to accede to pressure irom unrepresentative people said Clive Turner of the tobacco advisory Council which represents British Lovacco manufacturers. There is a Point where smokers Are no longer prepared to be pushed around and we May be reaching thai Point " he called for voluntary smoking restrictions rather than Belgium s Mee Suros which he claimed smacks of a Gestapo mentality which would t go Down Well in this  in Brilain responded Flannagan we be Boon polite about smokers bul people Are saying we re not going to be police about cancer  extra caution is advised if your hair is color i sealed. Make sure you get a Perm tailored to your needs Richard Bucchiri of the exclusive i Jino 4 Buccheri Salon in new York also said Long hair is the length of the immediate future. There s Boon a Strong comeback for lung hair a Tittle softer a Ottlo More wave but also very straight and  he said women Are letting their layered hair grow out for a More sophisticated style " however he also said Short hair for women also will continue to be popular. Short hair always will be in style he said especially Wilh the new bigger accessories like earrings. The look will be gelling More Geometric with More length on top and More feeling on the of of your  Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday. December 16,1987  
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