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[Transmitting Hickey's Article]

Abstract

Transmits Hickey's article entitled "Maternal smoking, birth weight, infant death, and the self-selection problem" in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in light of his Council for Tobacco Research (CTR) Special Project support (attachment missing).

Fields

Type

LETTER

Author

Hoel, Donald K. (CTR Industry Research Committee & PM Attorney, Shook Hardy)

Donald Hoel was an attorney with Philip Morris' law firm Shook Hardy and Bacon (SHB). He served as a member of the CTR Industry Research Committee in 1978?. Hoel assisted in screening "apppropriate" projects to received CTR funding.

Author (Organization)

Shook, Hardy & Bacon (Tobacco Industry law firm)

Tobacco Industry law firm based in Kansas City, KS.

Recipient

Ahrensfeld, Thomas F. (PM General Counsel & Sr. VP, TI Executive Committee)

TI Executive committee

Greer, Joseph H. (LM Gen. Counsel, Asst. Secretary 1972-74)

J. H. Greer was employed by Liggett & Myers, Inc. and served as Assistant Secretary from 1972 to 1974. (Source: L&M, et al Summary of Officers & Directors - LGI/LTC Liability Notebook.) Joseph H. Greer is former General Counsel for Liggett & Meyers.

Henson, A.

American, General

Pepples, Ernest, J.D. (BW General Counsel and Sr. VP)

Roemer, Henry C. (Jack) (RJR VP; CTR Director)

RJR in 1958. He served as Vice President & General Counsel of RJR Legal Dept. in 1970, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of their Legal Dept. 1972-1983, and retired in 1986. Board of Directors 1972-1983; as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary from 1982 to the present, as RJR Tobacco Secretary & Director 1958-1970; and as Vice President and General Counsel in 1970.

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.

Copied

Brown, Janet C. (CTR Director, Attorney, Chadbourne & Parke)

CTR Director 1/31/81

Bryant, DeBaun (CTR Director, BW Attorney)

DeBaun Bryant was employed by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and served as Director for the Council for Tobacco Research 1/31/75, 1/30/76, 1/28/77, 1/27/78 and 1/27/79. He was also a Board Member of the University of Kentucky Tobacco & Health Research Institute in 1979 and 1980.

Crohn, Max H., Jr. (RJR Attorney, General Counsel, CTR Director)

Max H. Crohn Jr. was the former General Counsel for R.J. Reynolds and he worked for Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan.

Holtzman, Alexander (PM Asst General Counsel. 1975-85.)

Jacob, Edwin J. (CTR Special Projects, key legal strategist)

Key legal strategist in many capacities, including Jacob, Medinger & Finnegan (CTR). Career stems from 1950's. CTR Special Projects.

Kornegay, Horace R. (TI President and Exec. Director)

VP Leaf Ops (RJR), TI Chairman (1985)

Named Person

Hickey, Richard J., Ph.D. (Statistician, Wharton School, U. of Penn., Philadelphia)

Defense

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.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Keyword

CTR Special Projects

Maternal smoking

Birth weight

Women

Thesaurus Term

tobacco industry structure

industry sponsored research

youth

human subject

epidemiology

public relations