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    "ocrText": "06/03/1998 11:59\n2483049993\nCM INTL DETROIT\nPAGE 01\n[001]\nTobacco- Liability\nAudrie Chernauckas\nP6/(b)(6)\nLivonia, MI 48154\nJune 3, 1998.\nDear Mr. Bruce Reed:\nI am writing to you regarding the Tobacco Bill. I have recently read that the White House is now\nsupporting immunity for the tobacco industry. I was extremely disappointed to read this. I do not\nunderstand how you can vote to protect an industry that sells a product that is the leading cause of\npremature death in our country. On top of that, it has been proven that the tobacco industry targets\nyoung children so they will have future customers: How can we protect an industry that profits from\ncausing millions of people to become sick and to ultimately die?\nI would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a 22 year old female. I am involved with the\nMiss America Organization. Contestants in this scholarship program must choose a platform to\npromote locally and possibly statewide and nationwide. In 1995, I chose \"Educating Children About\nthe Hazards of Tobacco\". I have a strong motivation to help our children to make the right decision\nabout using tobacco. I am a volunteer speaker for the Karmano's Cancer Institute's H.O.T Program\n(Hazards of Tobacco). I speak to children and teens in local schools in order to educate them about the\nhazards of tobacco, including how the industry targets them.\nI wrote to the President in 1995 regarding this same issue. I was happy to see at that time that a\nPresident had finally recognized tobacco as a problem among our children and teens. However, it\nseems that little has been done to help this problem. I still see Billboards that CLEARLY target\nchildren and teens (i.e. \"B Kool\" for Kool cigarettes). There are still vending machines. The number\nof young smokers has actually increased.\nWe need to do something and we need to do it now. You are aware that 3,000 kids try smoking every\nsingle day. What are you going to do to protect our children from this industry that sees our childrens'\naddiction and death as their livelihood?\nI am doing what I can to help the children at a local level. I am competing in a local pageant in the\nMiss America Organization. I previously held a local title that made it easier to spread the message to\nchildren. If I am able to eventually win Miss Michigan, I will have the opportunity to help children\nthroughout the state. IfI am able to eventually win Miss America, I will be able to educate children\neverywhere in this country. That is my ultimate goal. Through my time and effort, I believe I can\nmake a difference."
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