ADVISORY/United States Vice President Gore to Speak On Proposition 10.WHAT: United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Vice President Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore will be in Sacramento to speak on Proposition 10. WHO: United States Vice President Al Gore WHEN: Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , November 1, 1998, 8:55 PM WHERE: Sacramento Hilton 2200 Harvard Sacramento 916-922-4700 (Please enter via main hotel entrance) SPECIAL: Electronic media should be preset preset Cardiac pacing A parameter of a pacemaker that is programmed permanently when manufactured no later than 7:30 PM All other media's final access to site is at 8 PM Media attending must fax full name, date of birth and social security number by 3 PM to: Marc Nickolas Office of the Vice President, Press Advance 916-921-0317 Fax (Phone number is 916-921-0319) CONTACT: Sarah Tolle 310-552-6922, ext. 194 Mobile phone number in Sacramento: 213-910-8245 BACKGROUND: Proposition 10 would add a 50-cent tax to packs of cigarettes sold in California. The proceeds would fund anti-smoking education and cessation cessation Vox populi The stopping of a thing. See Smoking cessation. assistance, and programs and services for early childhood development. The initiative's only organized opposition is funded by tobacco companies, which thus far have contributed almost $30 million to defeat the initiative. |
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