European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday april 6,1988 the stars and stripes Pago 5 smoking curbs go into effect in . Enforcement expected to be clouded by confusion new York api a sweeping ordinance Miru ung or Banning smoking in most new Yore City Public plan s goes into effect wednesday bul officials say ii Triay take months la sort out the Mien and of fuck the measure ihi1 result of six years of cily Council negotiations and com promises restricts smoking in work places restaurants Hanks hospitals hotels to Calm Liiri stores and even taxi cans. But enforcement is Likely 10 be clouded by unclear wording in the Ordi Nance delays in related regulations and conflicting messages from the health department. You re talking annul a Complex so Cial change in a cily of k million people,1 said or. Stephen Joseph cily he ally commissioner. You Don t is Eccl a so Cial change to Lake place at the stroke or  some or the confusion has been sown by Joseph s own department. It opened a phone line to Lake questions on the new Law and an operator mistakenly told a caller last week that the jaw has been postponed until further notice. Hotel restaurant and business associations say their members have been beefed and arc prepared to obey however reluctantly. Of the Pas few weeks they have been pulling their hair out. Trying to Fig ure out Vhal to do to comply said Cynthia r. Damson head of the restaurant league of new York. Under the ordinance restaurants with More than 50 scats Ili arc arc perhaps 5,000 of them must ban smoking at half of the tables. In its most far reaching Section Busi Nesses with More than 15 employees must provide non smoking work areas designated by signs and Issue written policies on smoking. Hut the regulations for signs arc not out yet and the is i men policies arc no due until july 5, and the result has been confusion in inc business Community. Irwin s. Davison health department counsel said the City will allow a two month Grace period before issuing tick ets which carry fines up to Tsuu for re peal offences. Even after june the department in lends the ordinance to be chiefly self enforcing meaning it Hopes the Public will keep employers and shopkeepers in compliance Joseph said. The ordinance defines a smoke Fretwork place As one a1 least eight feet from a smoker. Some companies Call that arrangement Loo difficult to configure or enforce. The new York Post is Banning smok ing entirely in its file ices so will the associated press. We Don t feel it s right to allow smok ing for people who have offices and bait it for people who Don  said Wick Temple. A director of human resources. A s a Mailer of  for restaurants breaking dining rooms into smoking and non smoking areas Means regular customers May have of dinner their habits if they Wani heir usual tables. And there could tic a line for one area while tables Are free in the other. This is new York. You could have fistfights in  said Darrison of the restaurant league. Thousands attend egg Roll while Reagan is away " "  a at Uther to Mike rail a.  i,--., enthusiastic Youris seers Al the annual easter egg Roll on i m while House bum off to a fast Start. Sky diver Dies after forgetting Chute lou1sburg, . Up a Veteran sky diver who fell 10.500 furl to his death apparently forgo to Wear a Parachute in his Eie tement 10 film other secy divers police concluded after see ing footage taken by the Man during his final free fall. Ivan Lester Mcguire 35, of Durham died in the by Arre Accident saturday Mcguire was filming a jump by other parachutist.  recorded by a voice activated Cam Era attached to his helmet led investigators to believe Mcguire did not realize he was without a Parachute until he reached for his rip Cord. It kind of appears he reached or his Parachute and did t have  capt. Ralph Brown said after reviewing the tape. You could Only Sec be instructor and the student falling on the video. But the release for his Parachute is on his right hip and when that right hand goes Down. The left hand goes Forward and it comes into Cam Era View. It s kind of boggled in there and it sounded like he May have said of no right after his left band came into View drown said. Then the pictures gel to moving real fast be cause he s approaching the ground at Iso Mali. The Only thing the camera is Iowa is the  Brown said he was "