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Re: Dr. Richard J. Hickey

Abstract

Indicates approval of Hickey's Council for Tobacco (CTR) Special Project renewal and that it will be initiated after his final proposal and budget is submitted. Transmits Hickey's publication "on the smoking and pregnancy controversy" in Nature along with Burch's preceding letter, both of which "vigorously criticize the propagandizing of Goldstein relative to the smoking-causality hypothesis" (attachment missing).

Fields

Company

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

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

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.

Haas, Frederick P. (Liggett, General Counsel)

Frederick P. Haas was a member of the Board of Directors of Liggett & Meyers from 1966 through 1976. From 1975 and 76 he was Special Counsel. (N.M., L & M Liability Notebook, Section 3, Personnel List)

Hetsko, Cyril F. (VP of ATC; CTR Director)

Vice President and General Counsel for American Tobacco. Served on the Executive Committee as a CTR Director.

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

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

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.

Named Person

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

Defense

Burch, P.R.J.

Goldstein

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.

Nature (journal)

Keyword

Smoking and Health Controversy

Thesaurus Term

tobacco industry sponsorship

tobacco industry structure

tobacco industry lawyer

research activity

pregnancy complications

epidemiology

expenditure