| Show For Lungs Vikki Carr has as Chairman of Seal fund the Utah Lung Association solicits public contributions to fight lung people know Vikki Carr as one of the nation's favorite musical but a growing number of non-smokers think of her gratefully these days as a great said Lyman F. president of the more than a year Miss Carr has been in the forefront of the campaign to protect the rights and health of the vast number of American's who don't smoke but who for years have been forced to suffer in silence from the clouds of harmful smoke emanating from those who do Vikki Carr it was a serious reported as she learned early in January of life and Appearing at Bill Harrah's night club and casino in Nev her engagement was interrupted by what doctors at first thought was a simple respiratory It didn't clear up under treatment and Miss Carr was sent to an allergy clinic m to undergo a battery of There they discovered that Miss Carr had a toxic allergy to cigarette smoke and that years of singing in smoke-filled night clubs had so damaged her throat and lungs that she was in danger of losing not only her but her life as well if she VIKKI was able to continue her engagement at Bill Harrah's when they made special sections for non- smokers in front of his show The public reaction was so that smokers and non-smokers remain in his Vegas was a tougher continued Vikki's manager asked the hotel where she was under contract to try the same they were told it was absolutely Vikki took the matter into her own On opening after her first she mentioned the problem to the be grateful if you could refrain lighting up for the next 45 she told would be good for my life and for Seasoned observers in Us Vegas were astonished at the Not one person lit a cigarette through Vikki's entire a history making event and phenomenon that was repeated twice nightly for each performance has started a trend that has spread to major night clubs and concert halls through the reported Utah Lung Association is proud to have such a crusader for our Campaign People have the right to breathe clean air whether they are outside or The elimination of cigarette smoking is one of the goals of the Utah Lung There would be less incidence of lung disease if people were more considerate of their neighbors and more mindful to their own |
