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Poof! Smoke gone
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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With just minutes to go before the Baltimore area's first smoking ban in bars and restaurants took effect yesterday, Steve Miller shouted a final rallying cry into the microphone at the crowded Phoenix Emporium on Main Street in historic Ellicott City. (article 1)
At the back of the room , Bradley Arnold, who turned 22 yesterday, lit up and shouted back, " Chainsmoke till midnight. (article 1)
Behind the wooden bar at the watering hole he owns in the heart of Adams Morgan, Darrell Green reached into his shirt pocket yesterday for his box of Marlboro Lights. (article 2)
As of today, a D.C. law bans smoking in nightclubs, restaurants and bars, fully implementing a citywide smoking ban that began in April when smoking became illegal in the dining areas of restaurants. (article 2)
In the past 30 days or so, a few saw sales get stronger, and others just found ways to deal with the new restrictions. (article 4)
As snow showers whipped through Washington last week, smokers huddled under the tall metal braziers on Science Club's brick-walled patio, trying to stay warm while finishing their cigarettes. (article 4)
Inside a glass-fronted cabinet are high-end stogies such as the Davidoff Millennium Lonsdale ($22.50) and the Opus X ($29). (article 4)
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Story keywords
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Smoking, smoke, ban, bar, smokers |
Source articles
- Poof! Smoke gone (baltimoresun.com, 06/02/2007, 619 words)
- In D.C., One Last Puff Before the Clock Strikes 12 (Washington Post, 06/02/2007, 418 words)
- One smokes — the other doesn't (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/01/2007, 554 words)
- Where to Light Up the Night (Washington Post, 06/02/2007, 765 words)
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