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Smoke<
By Janet G
Wire Edit)
The first known cigarette v
450 years ago. He stuffed tob
and lit up. So began a traditioi
Today, more than 40 pei
population are smokers, a<
terson, area director for
Society. Almost half the ac
before the first surgeon ger
cigarette smoking, more tha
ded.
"Cigarette smokers hate tc
addicts," Patterson said.
TAR IN CIGARETTES 1
coating sensitive cilia in the
that makes it taste good and
explained.
More than 90 percent of all
by smoking, Patterson said
current trends, reveal that
cases should occur in South
1,200 deaths resulting from th
The Great American Smok<
Previoi
now fu
By Art Grope
Associated Press Writer
MODESTO, CALIF. (AP)
Sewer gas that used to
wasted is fueling five munici
vehicles here in a pilot proj
that could show cities across
country a way to si
petroleum.
When the year-old opera!
is pynanHwl tn inrlnHp nn
ditional 250 vehicles, the <
will save about $700 a day in 1
costs, said John Amsti
superintendent of water-qua
control for this cent
California city of 100,000 peoj
The savings will let the
panded methane facility pay
itrnlf nrlf Vtin fiirn irnotr
liocu vviuiiii live jrecaio,
estimated in a telephone
terview.
THE CITY'S sewa
treatment plant proces
about 23 million gallons of
fluent daily and produces m
than 200,000 cubic feet of f
About 70 percent of that
methane.
After the gas is processe<
rpmnup parhnn HinviHf
hydrogen sulfide, it is c<
pressed and dispensed into
vehicles. Each vehicle can
two pressurized tanks that 1
about 325 cubic feet of gas ez
That's the equivalent of
gallons of gasoline, Ams
said.
Much of the treatment pla
gas is burned to keep
Bpr Don't be
caught in the
out set for
ibson 15, is the <
or smokers to qi
vas created by an Aztec smokers and
acco into a hollow reed quit for a day
n. Smokers w
rcent of the U.S. adult smoke that
^cording to Ruth Pat- hoping to get
the American Cancer the state.
lult population smoked
leral's warning against "THERE'S
n 11 years ago, she ad- Patterson sa
their accustc
> think of themselves as your mouth t
Other tips
Amprifan fl
harms the smoker by motivations
lungs. "It's the nicotine quit "cold ti
1 causes addiction," she goals, grabl
water or fru
lung cancers are caused shower, sinc<
I. Estimates, based on Ed Asner,
1,300 new lung cancer year's smok
Dnf(??./vn
vai uium uus? jrcai wiui rauciduuda
e disease. Local chaii
eout, scheduled for Nov. of WIS radio
isly wasted
els municip
sewage-digestion equipment i
an optimum temperature fc
i ? methane production. When a
be of the methane is captured an
pal compressed, it will provide th
ject equivalent of 1,000 gallons <
the gasoline a day, Amstutz said,
ave The vehicles now being teste
have dual fuel systems so the
:ion can be switched to gasolir
ad- when the methane tanks ai
;ity empty.
fuel
Litz, ALL CITY VEHICLES will t
lity added to the system, exce]
ral large ones such as garba*
sle. trucks which have heavy fu
ex- consumption.
for It costs about $1,200 to co
he vert a vehicle to methane, ai
in- me equipmem u<tii ut; icuiuvi
and reinstalled by a compete
mechanic when it is sol
ge- Amstutzsaid.
ses
ef- The methane-burnii
tore vehicles are completely fr
;as. from the pollution that is t
is plague of gasoline-power
ones, Amstutzsaid.
j to "Although none of the engin
and has been taken apart yet
om- check for abnormal wear,
the appears the gas helps exte
ries engine life," he added.
told
ich. The octane rating is over i:
6% and Amstutz said power a
tutz mileage could be increas
without knocking if the coi
nt's pression ratio of the engir
the was increased.
iiiSillflf P* f" Ok IB I B Ok.
IrtimviitKiiM
Nov. 7th
in the Russell I
First Annual US
m m mm m m
mm KbLio
Participants include Faculty fro
? ] Law and other departments,
pj Plus
M Dr. Latta Thomas, Prof, of Religl
igj Dr. Benjamin Bedenbaugh, Prof.
Dr. Charles Pfieffer, Prof, of Reli<
^95 Rhett Jackson, prominent Colun
ljpt| $1.50 Contribution
this mont
cancer society's approach in ui
iiit for just one day, Patterson said.
I ex-smokers are asked to help a fi
ill be asked to sign a pledge card r
day. The American Cancer Socie
pledges from one out of five smoke
5 NO MAGIC way to quit smok
id. She suggests not having cigaretl
imed place, or "you'll have a cigare
>efore you know it."
for quitting the habit, according t
ancer Society include: discoverinj
behind smoking, deciding whethi
irkey" or gradually, setting imme
5ing for chewing gum, carrot si
it juice instead of a smoke and tak
e most people wouldn't smoke then.
a three-pack-a-day smoker until
eout, is this year's national chair
id.
rmen are Len Hathaway and Jim
' sewer ga
ml vehicle:
it Direct cost comparisons
>r gasoline are difficult bee
II the methane is measure
td cubic feet, but Ams
le estimates the methane cost
3f equivalent of gasoline price
30 cents a gallon.
<1
III Qinr?r> mathona ic lirthtor
,J Ulltw 1A Iv VI1C4 I lv lij
le air, a rear-end collision
-e would rupture the tanks ii
as dangerous as it would
gasoline was the fuel, he
>e Gasoline often spills ontc
pt ground and is ignited,
?e methane is dispersed int<
el air.
"So far, we're sold or
n- system," Amstutz said,
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