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Man in battle against smoking wins small fights in California
Los Angeles retiree Alex Andres campaigns against smoking for years urging elevators and public spaces to ban cigarettes. He recounts lobbying Dodger officials to drop cigarette advertising and winning a minor city council victory banning smoking in elevators. He cites science on toxic inhalants and argues smokers infringe his civil rights.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Alex Andres
Andres
Tobacco Road
California
Los Angeles Dodgers
American Tobacco Co
Dodger
Walter O’malley
Association of Cigarettes
O’malley
Dodgers
Woodland Hills
Madison Avenue
Optimist Club
Santa Barbara
Better Business Bureau of Santa Barbara