2The Daily Tar HeelThursday, February 21, 1991
Town council, favors proposed smoking, ban
By Amber Nlmocks
Staff Writer
A proposal calling for a ban on
smoking in public areas has received
favorable response from the Chapel Hill
Town Council but has elicited little
discussion from town residents.
Chapel Hill Mayor Jonathan Howes
originally suggested the ban at the
council's annual planning retreat last
month.
Presently Chapel Hill has no ordi
nances restricting smoking in public
places, Howes said. But many area
restaurants have designated areas for
smokers and non-smokers.
UNC Hospitals are smoke free, as
are many buildings on the University
campus.
No-smoking bans have been imple
mented in the Municipal Building, the
public library and other town buildings,
said council member Joe Herzenberg.
Howe said, "It's, standard in most
major cities. You can't walk into a res
taurant in New York, Washington, At
lanta, any major city, and not see it."
Council member Art Werner said he
would not necessarily support the pro
posal. "Don't most places already have
them? I think it would be a good idea if
it were a problem," Werner said. "If it's
working voluntarily, we don't need an
ordinance."
Many council members said they
received little feedback from the public
about the proposed ban.
"We've heard nothing," Howe said.
Council member Joyce Brown said
she was interested in discussing imple
mentation of the ban.
"I certainly think it's well worth in
vestigating," she said. "I am interested
in it. ... I haven't received any com
ments."
Werner said the ban could be prob
lematic in some instances.
"I heard something about problems
with it in bars," Werner said.
"It might be difficult to implement
in bars, where not a lot of police officers
are around to make sure the ban is being
enforced. We don't want to implement
anything we can't enforce."
Herzenberg said some residents who
favored the proposal had approached
him to discuss it.
"There are a few people saying that
the ban is going too far, but by and large,
there is quite a bit of response in favor
of the ban," he said.
No one has the constitutional right to
harm anyone with cigarette smoke,
Herzenberg said.
"We've asked the town manager and
the town attorney to look into the spe
cifics of the proposal," he said.
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Congressional leaders question Saddam's postwar status; Baker says Iraq will leave 'soon'
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON Secretary of
State James A. Baker DJ declared on
Wednesday that Iraqi troops "will leave
Kuwait soon," but he steered clear of
the question of Saddam Hussein's
postwar future.
House Speaker Thomas S. Foley,
meanwhile, said it would be "extremely
difficult" for President Bush to refuse
an unconditional Iraqi withdrawal
even if that meant leaving Saddam in
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While the talk continued, Saddam's
army remained in Kuwait, and the world
waited for Bush to give his own troops
the go-ahead for the long-expected
ground offensive.
Bush himself had nothing to say on
the subject in public. But Baker,
speaking at a luncheon for Denmark's
Queen Margrethe II, renewed the U.S.
demand that Iraq pull out of Kuwait
"immediately, totally and uncondition
ally" and comply fully with U.N. reso
lutions. "Anything short of that is un
acceptable," he said.
"One way or another, the army of
occupation of Iraq will leave Kuwait
soon," Baker predicted.
Foley, the top-ranking Democrat in
Congress, said lawmakers shared the
administration's concern about Saddam
remaining "a serious problem in the
gulf for years to come." But if Saddam
agrees to an unconditional withdrawal,
Foley said, Bush would have "a very
difficult choice."
He said later that the question might
well be academic because there has
been no indication Saddam is prepared
to withdraw unconditionally, despite
much discussion of a still-secret Soviet
proposal on the subject.
U.S. military officials said they ex
pected victory if and when Bush gave
the green light for ground action. But
they also sought to dampen any expec
tations of a lightning triumph.
Lt. Gen. Thomas Kelly, director of
operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
noted that he and other officials had said
a day earlier a ground war would be
won "in short order."
"I should have said good order," he
said. "I don't think it's going to be any
kind of pushover. ... It's not going to be
a snap."
One military official, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said "we are in
the eye of Desert Storm. There is
something of a lull right at the mo
ment." He added, "It suggests the ma
chinery is in place, and we are waiting
for presidential orders."
Nothing in the U.N. resolutions re
quires that Saddam relinquish powers
but Foley and House Minority leader""'
Robert Michel, nevertheless, worried
aloud about his remaining in power.
"We want to stay on course with our
military track and not be delayed," said,s
Michel, the Illinois Republican. "Even.'i
a cease-fire type of th ing certainly would,'
only play into Saddam's hands."
The Iraqi president was weighing a
Soviet peace proposal, which was still
secret but which Bush had dismissed on, i
Tuesday as "well short of what wouldci
be required" to end the conflict. 1
WEDNESDAY
10 a.m. ACC Tournament ticket sign-up sheets
will be available in the Pit until 2 p.m. You must bring
ID and registration card. Winners announced at
Clemson game. For more information call CAA at
962-4300. Tomorrow is the last day to sign up.
12:15 p.m. Rally to mark the beginning of a
letter-writing campaign asking George Bush for a
cease-fire and negotiated settlement in the gulf. The
rally and campaign are co-sponsored by The Com
mittee for Peace in the Middle East and SEAC
4:15 p.m. Internships 101: Introductory sessions
on the basics of internships and experiential learning
will be held in 209 Hanes.
6 p.m. "BROTHERS" discussion group for and
about African-American male students will meet in
the first floor lounge of Ehringhaus dorm. Guest
speaker will be Bill Riddick of the Health Education
Section of Student Health Service. Call 962-2175 for
information.
7 p.m. The UNC Outing Club will meet in 205
Union. With an aura of spring in the air we are sure
everyone's mind is thinking of... outing club trips. All
adventurous people welcome.
Presentation by Provident Life & Accident will be
held in 209 Hanes.
8 p.m. Student Jazz Performance tonight in the
Cabaret
Charlemosestasemanaesotro debate. Estesemana,
el topico es: Los Estados Unidos deban dar ayude en
la forma de dinero a los paises latino americanos. Ven
y da sus pensamientos en este subjecto. Charlemos es
cada jueves en el segundo pisode Carmichael Dorm a
los ocho.
9 p.m. HOUSE PARTY!! the movie will be shown
tonight in the Morrison social Lounge. Come cel
ebrate African-American culture with the Morrison
Minority Student Union. Fresh-baked cupcakes and
Rice Krispy Treats will be sold. Come support us!!
ATTENTION SENIORS!!!!!!!!!!!
lne aemor Class is
sponsoring a Letter
Writing Campaign to
the American soldiers in
the Middle East who re-
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ceive little or no mail. Stop by the Pit from 1 1 a.m. to
2 p.m. today to send a card or letter.
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The UNC Retired Faculty Association will have
its 23rd Quarterly Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Institute of Government on
Raleigh Road. The speaker will be Samuel Baron,
Alumni Distinguished Professor of History, and he
will speak on "The Gorbachev Revolution: Achieve
ments, Problems, Prospects."
International Festival Week is next week, Feb.
23-March 1 . Check the DTH for the full list of events.
Come help us to "Overcome Our Differences.
The Association of International Students will be
having a very special meeting with a performance by
The Ebony Readers. AH members are reminded of the
upcoming International Festival. Come see how you
can help us out! Call 933-2953 for the place and time
of the meeting.
There will be an information and application meet
ing on Tuesday, Feb. 26 in 208 Union for those student
interested in earning a free trip to the Soviet Union
through the UNC-Soviet Exchange.
"Frontiers", a program that explores recent dis
coveries in space and topics at the cutting edge of
space science, is showing at the Morehead Plan
etarium through April 1 . Shows are 8 p.m daily with
additional weekend matinees at I and 3 p.m. "Sky
Rambles", a live-narrated tour of the night sky featur
ing visible planets and constellations, is held Fridays
at 7 p.m. ""Winter Star Tales", a 30-minute
children's show explaining the night sly, plays Satur
days at 1 1 a.m. Tickets are $230 for children, students
and senior citizens and $3 for others. For recorded
information, call 549-6863 toll-free from Raleigh,
Durham or Chapel Hill.
Tax Seminars for International Students and
Scholars will be sponsored by the International Center
on Thursday, March 7, in the Great Hall of the Union
from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for students and from 7:30
p.m to 9 p.m. for scholars. A second seminar will be '
held on April 4 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for students
and 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. for scholars. Any internationals
who have received pay checks in 1990 need to file a
tax return by April 15! '?
The Human Rights Week committee is now ac-.
cepting applications for co-chairs. No experienceTi!
necessary; you need only have desire, some initiative
and some ideas for addressing the domestic and inter
national abuse of Human Rights. Applications are due
by 4:30 Friday, March 1 , at the Y. :,"
The Office of Leadership Development is look-"'
ing for students with significant leadershipexperience
and an interest in working with student organizations
to serve as Peer Leadership Consultants. Applications
are available at the office in 01 Steele or at the UnioiV 1
desk. They are due Feb. 22. . .
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS! Would you"
like an English Conversation Partner? Would you,
like some help with English? One hour a week, arid,
it's free of charge. Fill out a yellow application form
at the International Center in the Union. Spouses are
also welcome to attend. -. , ,
The Tar Heel Recycling Program announces that.
today's Mobile Drop for newspapers, glass and alu
minum is near the dumpsters between Kenan and
Mclver dorms. 'S 1 -''
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