European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 19, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 9 Kentucky leads in smoking death rate Atlanta a Kentucky has the highest Rale of smoking re Latch deaths in the United Stales and Utah the to West Federal researchers say. The . Centers for disease control report thursday Carne on the same Day As inc great american smoke out the american cancer society s yearly Al Timpl to persuade smokers to kick the habit even if just fur a Day. The cd reported that Kentucky had 176 smoking re Latch deaths for every 100,000 residents in 1985 Wesl Virginia was next with 172, Utah had 45 such deaths for every 100,000 people. Nationwide smoking a claimed diseases killed 311,574 americans that year other slates at the Bottom of the list were Arkansas with 164 smoking related deaths per 100,000 people Rhode is land 164 and Florida 161. Others Al the lop of inc list were alas a. 54 Hawaii 77 new Mexico 85 and Colorado 9 1. The report is based on computer anal Sis of statistics from 19s5, the late std data available. Even though inc state by Szalc totals arc not adjusted for age to compensate for areas with More older or younger people the rates provide valid Ball Nark comparisons said or. Thomas Novotny a specialist in inc cacs of fice of smoking and health. For instance it stands to reason that Utah with its targe mormon population that abstains from tobacco would have a lower rate of death from smoking than other Stales he said. The report gave no possible explanations for the differing death Rales. The cd estimates the smoking deaths through a mathematical formula counting deaths from diseases that can be caused by smoking and factoring in the prevalence of smoking in thai partic ular state. Although there might be cases not easily pinpointed a Chain smoking Ken Lucky Coal Miner for example inc to Bacco re Latch illnesses far outweigh the risk of other exi�5urcs," Novotny said. These other things arc nol something that we think will complicate the calculations enough to make them invalid even As smoking prevalence declines in this country the cd said smok org attrib unable illness will continue to produce an enormous disease Burden Welt into the list  about 27 percent of the nation s adults smoke according to the latest National estimate four decades ago it was 41 percent. We still have a lot of work to do to prevent people from dying from smok my re tales illnesses Novotny said. Smoking has been linked to lung can cer heart disease and respiratory disease. The surgeon general has warned of the potentially fatal risks of smoking and the addictive properties of nicotine inc Active drug in cigarettes. The cd also examined the effects of smoking in causing premature death and calculated Yean of potential life lost. . Life expectancy is about 72 years depending on such variables As sex and race. On average smoking deaths resulted in about 72 years of potential life not lived among every 100 Ameri cans in 1985. Novotny said most smoking deaths occur in people older than 65. Chronic lung disease goes on for a Long time he said. You May be alive for 20 years with in but that does t mean you re not sick from candidate to commuter Michael Dukakis Bis Jet use travels during the presidential Campaign Uver is rolling along again on his daily Oun Mulit trips with the Boston t transit line. The democratic governor who was Defeated nov. 8 by Republican George Bush uses the Tine to com mute to his state House office in Boston. Pershing ii motors to be destroyed at Colorado base Pueblo. Colo