Bliley Lorillard
Proposed Special Project - Joseph Ogura - Effects of Tobacco and Air Pollution on the Lung
Abstract
Confirms Lorillard will participate in Council for Tobaccco Research (CTR) Special Project funding for Ogura's study per Hardy's previous letters.
Fields
- Company
- Lorillard
- Type
- LETTER
- Author
- Stevens, Arthur Joseph (LOR Sr. VP '89-95 and TI Communications)Served on Lorillard Board of Directors 1985-92, was Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1995, served as General Counsel for Lorillard '93-95. Served on Tobacco Institute Communications Committee.
- Author (Organization)
- Lorillard Tobacco Co. (American cigarette manufacturer)American cigarette manufacturer; makes Kent, MaxSatin, Newport, Old Gold, Style, and True cigarettes.
- Recipient
- Shinn, William W. (TI Communications; Shook, Hardy, CTR Attorney)TI Communications Committee and was also a lawyer for CTR. William W. Shinn worked for Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
- Recipient (Organization)
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon (Tobacco Industry law firm)Tobacco Industry law firm based in Kansas City, KS.
- Copied
- Judge, Curtis H. (RJR Bd of Direct. '67-69, VP Mrkting '68; CEO of Lorillard)Curtis H. Judge served on the RJR Board of Directors from 1967-1969, Vice President of Marketing in 1968, and on the Advertising Committee. (Source: RJR Who's Who NMLRP)Also, CTR director, President of Lorrillard during 1970s-1980s.
- Pollack, Lester (LOR Exec. VP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel)
Employed by Loew's Corp. as Vice President, 1971. Senior Vice President 1972-74, Exec. VP 1975-78. Served on Board of Directors 1971-95, was employed by Loews Theater, Inc.- Spears, Alexander White, III (LOR President & CEO)
Associated with CTR, used as an expert in the Mississippi case. - Pollack, Lester (LOR Exec. VP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel)
- Named Person
- Hardy, David Ross (Shook, Hardy and Bacon; father of David K. Hardy)TI Communications
- Ogura, Joseph H., M.D. (Otolaryngologist, Washington U, Industry Expert)
Defense - Ogura, Joseph H., M.D. (Otolaryngologist, Washington U, Industry Expert)
- Named Organization
- Council for Tobacco Research - USA (CTR) (Formerly Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC))Originally organized as the Tobacco Industry Research Committe(TIRC) in 1954, and renamed Council for Tobacco Research - USA, Inc. (CTR) in 1964.
- Lorillard Tobacco Co. (American cigarette manufacturer)
American cigarette manufacturer; makes Kent, MaxSatin, Newport, Old Gold, Style, and True cigarettes. - Lorillard Tobacco Co. (American cigarette manufacturer)
- Keyword
- Smoking and Health Controversy
- Lung deposition (Respiratory deposition)
- Thesaurus Term
- pollution
- tobacco industry lawyer
- tobacco industry sponsorship
- expenditure
- research activity
- lung disease
- tobacco industry structure
- tobacco industry lawyer
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1974
Willlam Shinn, Esq.
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
915 Grand Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri
Dear Billl
641O6
Proposed Special Project - Joseph Ogura -
~ffects of Tobacco .and A.i.r Po.!lu.tion' on, the Lung
This will confirm our advice to you of July 16th
to the effect that Lorillard will participate in the
funding of the captioned special project referred to in
Dave Hardy's letterl of J~ne 25 and July 3, 1974. _-= -.
We understand that this project le for ~ne year,
at a total .funding of $24,000°
VeEy truly yours,
Arthur Jo Stevens
AJSsRC
bcl Mr. Judge Mr. Lester Pollack
Dr. Spears
