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 \nshow an effort by one tobacco company,R.J.Reynolds,to \"target the youth market.\"Thedocuments were written at about the sametime that R.J.Reynolds created Joe Camel,the cigarette-puffing cartoon character thatcritics charge was designed specifically toget young people to buy Camel cigarettes.  \nSI  \nTOBACCO WARS  \nThe United States is notthe only nation that suffersfrom an epidemic of tobacco-related health problems.InAsia,the problem is reportedlymuch worse.In China,a landof heavy smokers,statisticsshow that 70 percent ofChinese men smoke.Now,forthe first time,scientists havecalculated the deadly toll ofsmoking on the health ofChina's people.  \ncontinued from page 1  \nyears to states to help pay for smoking-relat-ed health costs;  \nE  \n■ end advertising on billboards,on citybuses,and on such merchandise as T-shirtsand hats;  \nIf the critics are right,Joe Camel was ahuge success.Camel's share of illegal sales  \n■end ad campaigns using cartoon charac-ters or otherwise targeting kids;  \n■ contribute $25 million ayear for the next ten years to acharitable foundation that willresearch teen smoking.  \nH  \nAnother Defeat  \nAccording to a surveypublishedjust last month,there are now 2,000 smoking-related deaths a day.  \nNot everyone is happy with thetobacco agreement.Many,including former U.S.SurgeonGeneral C.Everett Koop,insistthat tobacco companies shouldpay even more money to thestates.A bill defeated inCongress last year would havemade the tobacco companiespay $516 billion over 25 years.  \nResearchers project thatsmoking-related deaths willincrease to 8,000 deaths a dayby 2050 unless China begins totake measures to cutdown oncigarette smoking.  \nStudents cheer outside the Legislative Office Building inHartford,Connecticut.in support of an antismoking campaignand a49 cenf per pack increase in the state cigarette tax.  \nThe study,based on  \nNevertheless,the agreementmarks a major defeat for tobac-  \ninterviews with more than a  \nmillion Chinese men,is the  \nco companies with the government in a warthat has lasted for 35 years—since the 1964  \nto underage kids went from less than 1 per-cent in 1988,when Reynolds introduced JoeCamel,to 16 percent or more by 1992.  \nlargest study ever conducted  \nto examine the  \nSurgeon General's report firstlinked smoking to lung cancer.  \nconnection  \nJoe Camel was voluntarily \"retired\"byReynolds last year,but his deadly legacylives on.Many of the teens that startedsmoking in middle school and high schoolhave continued smoking in college.Cigarette  \nbetween smoking  \nFollowing that report,study afterstudy came out showing the healtheffects of smoking.Today,accordingto the American Lung Association,tobacco kills more than 430,000Americans each year.  \nand death.Only 1  \npercent of Chinese  \nwomen smoke.  \nSmoking is not  \nconsidered socially  \nacceptable for  \nTeen Smoking  \nwomen in China.  \nIn the last 35 years cigarette smok-ing has dropped by half among adultmales and by one-third among adultfemales.But between 1991 and  \nThe Ultimate Chemical W  \nThroughout  \nChina,visitors can  \nIn last week's CE,we told you about the growing ccthat lraq's leader,Saddam Hussein,may be hiding.weapon that you wouldn't need to put into a warhe  \nstill see billboard  \nads showing the pleasures ofsmoking,such as the ad (above)touting a grandfather,father,andson enjoying a smoke together.  \n1994,teen cigarette smoking has actuallyincreased by 32 percent.  \nsell to people at a profitwhile administering thedeadly chemical.Thiscartoon suggests thatcigarettes are just sucha weapon.How arecigarettes like or unlikechemical weapons?How does this cartoonistview the U.S.government'streatment of SaddamHussein and thecompanies that selltobacco?图  \nAccording Dr.Christine Williams of theAmerican Health Foundation,\"One million(U.S.)children will start to smoke in thenext year,andof these,one-third will even-tually die of illnesses related to their smok-ing.The fact is tha","cbCaiusuS6XJBzRL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiusuS6XJBzRL","pdf",2899990,11,"English","# Sacred Symbols: Public or Private?\n## 'Important First Step'","[{\"question\":\"What is the central question about religious symbols in the article?\",\"answer\":\"Whether religious symbols placed on public property are public or private matters, and how they should be treated under civic and legal standards.\"},{\"question\":\"Why do supporters argue for displaying symbols in public spaces?\",\"answer\":\"They view religious symbols as an important American tradition and believe there is room on public grounds for many religions.\"},{\"question\":\"What role does legal action play in the article’s discussion?\",\"answer\":\"A multi-year legal battle and court involvement are used to show how authorities can require a city to change its practices regarding symbol displays.\"}]","Sacred Symbols: Public or Private? 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