NewsApril 6, 2011
Three Missouri towns pass smoking bans
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) -- Three more Missouri towns are going smoke-free, but one isn't. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that three towns gave approval to smoking bans in Tuesday's election. A ban in Cape Girardeau was defeated by a narrow margin. O'Fallon voters approved the measure by a 3-to-1 margin. Springfield adopted a ban, and Webb City voters endorsed a measure in a nonbinding referendum, though the Joplin Globe reports that the mayor expects the city council to enact the ban...
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O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) -- Three more Missouri towns are going smoke-free, but one isn't.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that three towns gave approval to smoking bans in Tuesday's election.
A ban in Cape Girardeau was defeated by a narrow margin.
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O'Fallon voters approved the measure by a 3-to-1 margin. Springfield adopted a ban, and Webb City voters endorsed a measure in a nonbinding referendum, though the Joplin Globe reports that the mayor expects the city council to enact the ban.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
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