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Supporter Spotlight: Ray Perkins’ Journey through Local Anti-Smoking Activism
[Editor’s Note: The following is written by Mr. Perkins and shared with his consent] After working 8 years in the manufacturing industry, in 1972 I became disabled due to exposure to welding fumes and airborne pollutants, causing me to undergo 3 weeks of treatment at Salem (Mass.) Hospital. After that,