European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 he stars and stripes wednesday september 28,1988 tobacco Industry takes on Oregon fighting proposed anti smoking Law Salem Ore. A the tobacco in Dusley is mounting an expensive Campaign to try o snuff out an Oregon ballot measure thai would create the nation s toughest anti smoking Law. But opponents of measure 6 will have heir work Cut out for them because recent statewide poll found Strong Public support for it. Tobacco companies arc using mass mailings of brochures newsletters and voter registration kits in Hopes of scuttling measure 6 on the nov. 8 ballot. We re going to spend a lot of Money Al least several Hundred thou Sand dollars said Mark Nelson a Salem lobbyist who s running the Campaign to defeat measure 6. We re going to make a major Effort on  the anti smoking proposal would toughen the 1981 Oregon indoor clean air act which makes most Public build Ings off limits to smokers except in designated smoking area. The new proposal if approved would wipe out designated smoking areas andean smoking in virtually All indoor work areas and enclosed places frequented by the Public. Violators would be subject to civil penal lies of up to $250. Smoking still would be allowed in bars and taverns tobacco stores and note and Motel rooms. The Oregon lung association led a petition drive to win a spot on the ballot for the proposal Gerry Odisio who is coordinating the Campaign for the lung association said non smokers should not have to put up with secondhand smoke in Public facilities or workplaces what we re talking about is a Public health measure Odis said. We know that secondhand smoke causes disease including lung cancer in otherwise healthy non smokers. Study after study has shown unhealthful Levels of tobacco smoke in non smoking sections she said. That is disputed by Maura Payne spokeswoman for re. Reynolds tobacco Usa. There s no substantive scientific support for the Contention that Environ mental tobacco smoke causes any significant threat to the health of non smok ers she said. In a Telephone interview from the company s office in Winston Salem n.c., Payne called measure 6 a danger Ous abridgement of the rights of a minority group a jokers. A former Oregon supreme court jus Tice Betty Roberts voices similar con Cerns about possible infringement of civil liberties. In a Tetter distributed by opponents of measure 6, Roberts warned that it would authorize search warrants to Root out evidence of illegal smoking and even bring about police arrests of Fine ignoring  Odisio dismisses those concerns Asun founded saying that no one has been fined or taken to court for violating the current Law. It s a self enforcing Taw Odisio said. "11 is passed with the understanding that most Oregon citizens sit  she said 42 hates have some sort of statewide restriction on smoking including Juth things As Banning smoking on elevators and that 36 of those restart smoking in a wide variety of Public places with designated smoking or non smoking areas. The proposed Oregon Law she said would be the first to drop All designated  groups pitching in to try to defeat the measure Are the Oregon Afl-c1o, associated Oregon industries and the Oregon restaurant and beverage  president of the Oregon state Bowling Council Bob Wells said Mca nire 6 would Hurt his Industry because a lot of bowlers Are smokers. If they would not be Aljo cd los Moke Tor that two hour period they would dropout of the snort altogether Orcut Down on the number of times they bowl he said. Odisio said the proposal is part of nationwide  s just a Case of Oregon being one Small step in front of everybody else she said. We re not Way out in left Field we just happen to be at the front of the a  . Reinstates sea land As military ship " Hythe Sut Uwi Washington the military Seal _ citing urgent and compelling need has lifted suspension of the sea land shipping company on two heavily travelled routes from the . East coast to Europe a command spokeswoman said monday. We decided after carefully considering our alternatives that it was in the Best interest of the government to reinstate sea land the spokeswoman said. Sea land corp., which feared the loss of considerable income if its ability to carry military cargo was restricted for Long said it was pleased by the decision. Well make every Effort to fulfil the terms of the contract and to provide first rate service to the Mili tary Alex j. Mandl chairman and chief executive officer of the company told the stars and stripes. Sea land had been suspended on routes from the East coast  Europe and the Western Mediterranean lifter protest was lodged with the Gener Al Aco Yunling office by another shipping firm top Gallant group inc. To Gallant a Small . Lag Carrier based in new York alleged that sea land tried to restrict Compeli up when submitting bids to Baul military cargo for an Lupe Hun oort not period the  an arrangement sea land made with two  Transez wife lines and no Lloyd us non by Ahe 4rtttary sea lift come prepared to accept bj1btdh ii Taegu Larty scheduled six Monper ref Cycle to sea land Begh Flutot the two companies to Promise not to bid on Al flipping military cargo in mum for chartering. The militia party that Quarter of new name i Accordini move Wasto change image after stale run bounced ii Gram part Unity party. Burma a Mnina Ted political ruled Burma for Century unveiled a to observers the be in an an attempt s party s shattered latest coup. Rangoon an Burma socialist pro now the National 2-year-o/d a a show victim improving a Kaiserslautern West Germany Sash a 2-year-old boy Hurt in the Ramstein a air show disaster has. Bee taken of. The seriously injured list at Brooke  Center in Texas a Ramstein spokeswoman said monday. Jeffrey Mccanc Fiji Jas been hospitalized since the aug. 28 catastrophe. His parents air Force staff sgt Jeffrey a Mccanch 23, and Tammy Mccanch 21, also were transferred to Brooke from the lands Uhl army regional medical Center with injuries. They since have been released for outpatient care. Maj. Kathleen White said the senior Mccanch assigned to the 377th explosive Ord disposal flight Al Kapaun air station has been granted a humanitarian reassignment to Lacklan near the army medical facility son is hospitalized. While said 84  hospitalized monday Wilh Jurics suffered in the disaster who Clotar has claimed 67 lives. The air thaw disaster occurred when Ihrer italian air Force jets collided and s crashed into spectators. Airman sentenced a sex offences Raf Mildenhall England is an airman who had sex with another Serviceman s 15-year-old daughter was sentenced to nine months confinement Mon Day and Given a bad conduct discharge. Airman 1st class John w. Mcarthur an air traffic controller assigned to the 2167th comm so pleaded guilty before judge it. Col Howard few to one charge each of carnal knowledge and Index it acts. In addition to his sentence car thur Wasj ordered to forfeit All be pay and allowances during his confinement at Raf Lakenheath. He al6 was demoted to the lowest Enli sumargrade. At his one Day Geneun court martial Mcarthur. Now 20, admitted having sex with the girl in his Barracks room and to committing the indecent acts behind Lakenheath he St . Assistant pros Cwg attorney capt Carol Power stalled Mca Dhur s actions calculate deduction weft Jame Only a few web after the two met?1 said a at although the girl consent a Jarthur s actions had to be Punis because under military Law sex Between a military member and a person younger than 16 is illegal Powers asked the judge to sentence Mcarthur to seven months confine ment a bad conduct discharge and reduction to the lowest enlisted Grade. Defense attorney capt Bruce Smith said the Case was one of Star crossed lovers.1 Smith said Mcarthur deserved Only to lose one Stripe and be Given a significant monetary  t he was just being a Normal 19-year old his first time away from Home and in a foreign country Smith said. Illinois Park named or murdered boy111. A officials have Detede. Rename a part after an8-year old boy Tkal and killed by a woman who storaie3l�lft an elem Nury school last Spring. A. The Winnetka Park District Board has voted 5-2 to name Edgewood Park Ter Nicholas  child was killed when Laurie Oann entered the Hubbard Woods school during a shooting rampage