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Smoking ban wins city's initial approval 

Jump to full article: Wichita (KS) Eagle, 2008-05-07
Author: BRENT D. WISTROM The Wichita Eagle

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The City Council approved an indoor smoking ban Tuesday in all Wichita businesses that allow people under age 18 though the doors.

But bars may remain smoker-friendly if they keep minors out and post a sign at each entrance warning that it could be smoky inside.

The ban would go into effect in late August or early September at the earliest. The council will have a second-reading vote June 3 to formally enact it.

The city also opted to ban smoking at Century II and Mid-Continent Airport, the only two city-owned facilities that still allow smoking.

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