Mother kills patron who complains of her smoking
SAN PAHIX). Calif. (AP) — A mother of
four who was ordered to stub out her cig
arette after lighting up in a no-smoking
section relumed with a 12-gauge shotgun
and killed one of the restaurant patrons
who complained, police said.
In a state that leads the nation in restrict
ing smoking in public areas, the slaying in
this San Francisco suburb drew conflict
ing opinions from pro- and anti-smoking
advocates.
"While no one can condone that vio
lence, a possible explanation of it is the
kind of nasty, state-sponsored ads they
bombard Californians with that ridicule
smokers," said Thomas Lauria of the
Tobacco Institute in Washington.
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights
termed the killing a bizarre act of violence
that cannot be interpreted as a sign of
smokers' frustration.
“The tobacco industry wants to create
that perception, but that's not at ail what's
happening." said spokesman Kevin
Goebel. "The vast majority of smokers
agree that we need to prohibit smoking in
public places."
Police detectives were not available for
comment Wednesday, a secretary said.
But according to previous police state
ments, the shooting early Saturday morn
ing was prompted by an argument over
smoking in a Danny's restaurant.
Arrested for investigation of murder was
Daphnye Luster. 22. of neighboring Rich
mond. She was held without bail.
The 20-year-old victim. Rachel I Rashan
Houston, was shot in the head as she drove
away from the restaurant.
According to reports, the altercation
began when Luster lit a cigarette in a non
smoking section. Houston and four other
women at another table complained to the
manager, who asked Luster to put out the
cigarette.
Luster complied but then allegedly got
into an argument with some of the women,
left the restaurant and returned with the
Tho vm*t majority of
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ntttf to prohibit smoking
In pith!fa* places.'
— Kevin Goebel
American for Nonsmoker
gun.
In January, a man was charged with mur
der after he allegedly stabbed a Sacramento
restaurant employee who demanded that
he put out a cigarette.
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up again, officials say
ATLANTA (AP) — The rale of American teen-agers having babies
rose for the fifth year in a row, federal health officials said Thursday.
For every 1,000 women aged IS to 19 in 1991; the Centers for Dis
ease Control and Prevention reported 62.1 births, up from 59.9 births
the year before.
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nancy rate — which includes births and abortions — because 10 states
keep no figures on abortions.
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nancy rate among the states that do report — 110.6 pregnancies per
1.000 teen-agers in 1990, the latest state-by-state data available.
North Dakota had the lowest rate, 56.4 pregnancies per 1.000 teens.
The birth rate to teen-agers was highest in Mississippi, with 81
births per 1,000 teens, and second in Arkansas, with 80.1.
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sibility to family planning services and other factors that vary from
state to state. It urged state officials to attack the problem.
“We’d like every pregnancy to be a wanted pregnancy,” said epi
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nancy is likely to result in children who are low birthweight, slow
or to develop and have higher infant mortality."
From 1980 to 1990, the rate of teen pregnancy declined more than
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