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Show Gies: 320,600 Early BootUs This year some 325,000 Americans will suffer a premature death because they have habitually breathed cigarette smoke into their lungs rather than clean air. AN unknown number of babies will be born handicapped han-dicapped because their mothers smoked cigarettes while pregnant. Professional and educated men are giving up smoking but, meanwhile, cigarette ad- . 'MHBBSM vertisers aim at youth and women, and both are slightly increasing their addiction. THE experts say when females have smoked ' cigarettes as long as males, they'll suffer the same death rates. There's no longer reasonable reasona-ble doubt about the compromised life and health chances of heavy cigarette smokers. One can often spot -. them quickly, with stooped. rounded shoulders, flat chests, thin, etc. IF ONE can't limit intake to a few a day, obviously the smart course is to stop altogether. al-together. Breaking habits is difficult but not all that difficult dif-ficult if one really decides to kick the addiction. After the first few weeks, freedom from the habit brings considerable satisfaction, a gratifying sense of accomplishment. |