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Tobacco Industry Research Committee -- Council for Tobacco Research

Abstract

Outlines the history of TIRC, what led to its establishment in 1954, and the release of the tobacco industry's Frank Statement to the media, which attested to the tobacco industry's commitment to research which would clear up the controversy of tobacco use and its link to lung cancer and other diseases. Discusses establishment of the Tobacco Institute in 1958 and TIRC's name change to Council for Tobacco Research in 1964. Names the various scientific directors of CTR, discusses the Scientific Activity Board and its purpose, and defines the CTR special projects, noting the involvement of outside counsel and industry executives. Duplicate of Bates #2015000059.

Fields

Company

Philip Morris Cos., Inc.

Type

SPEECH

Named Person

Gardner, William Ullman, Ph.D. (CTR Scientific Advisory Board grant reviewer)

Dr. Gardner worked for Counsel for Tobacco Research -- U.S.A., Inc. He was a member of CTR's committee which reviewed grant applications in 1974. (UCSF000134) Gardner served on the Scientific Advisory Board for CTR and was a CTR Scientific Director. (N.M.'s CTR Who's Who) (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996). See Gardiner, Bill, TTLA Almanac - Names.

Glenn, James Francis, M.D. (CTR Scientific Advisory Board.)

James F. Glenn was on CTR's Scientific Advisory Board. (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996). He was used as an expert in the Mississippi case.

Graham

Haag

Hartnett, Timothy V. (B&W exec)

Defense

Hoyt, Willson Thomas (W. Thomas) (CTR, President, Executive Director 1954-1984)

Previously with Hill & Knowlton

Larson

Levin

Little, Clarence Cook, Sc.D. (CTR Scientific Director, 1954-1971)

Sarokin, Hadden Lee Judge (Judge (Fed. Dist Court); tried Cipollone case)

Judge Hadden Lee Sarokin is a Federal District court judge, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, Newark, NJ. Tried Cipollone case. Removed from Haines case by the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Nominated 5/94? to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals (The Record 5/8/94). Sarokin later said his comments about the tobacco industry being "the king of concealment and disinformation" may have been unduly strong, "I agree the language was strong, maybe unduly strong"; "If I could take it back, I probably would" (AP 8/4/94).

Sommers, Sheldon Charles, M.D. (CTR Scientific Director c.1979, Industry Consultant)

Dr. Sheldon C. Sommers was an Industry Consultant, CTR Scientific Director and served on the CTR Scientific Advisory Board. (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996)

Warner

Wynder, Ernst L., M.D. (Epidemiologist, Sloan Kettering, Anti-Tobacco Expert)

1993 First scientist to report in 1950 on the carginocencity of cigarettes in rats painted with tar. Assistant at Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research Directed the American Health Foundation (AHF) from 1984 to his death in 1998.

Lynch, Kenneth Merrill, M.D. (CTR Scientific Advisory Board 1954-74)

Kenneth Lynch was on the CTR SAB from 1954-1974. (Source: NM Tobacco Companies Personnel List)

Named Organization

AJPH

American Heart Association

AP

Arthur D. Little

*Council for Tobacco Research-- U.S.A. Inc. CTR (Formerly Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC))

Created and funded by the tobacco industry to award grants to study of the link between smoking and disease. Part of a four decade effort to cast doubt on the links between smoking and disease.

Hill & Knowlton Inc. (Tobacco industry PR firm, 1953-68)

Public relations firm for the tobacco industry from 1953 through 1968.

Industry Technical Committee

Liggett & Myers Inc. (Pioneer in the generic cigarette business)

Cigarette manufacturer; Pioneer in the generic cigarette business; L&M is the manufacturer of Chesterfield, Decade, Dorado, Duke of Durham in 1958, Eagle, Eve, L&M, Lark, Pyramid and Stride cigarettes

National Cancer Institute NCI

Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute located in Rockville, MD

National Institutes of Health

New York Times

*Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) (Only use SAB with name of specific org.)

Surgeon General's Advisory Committee on Smoking and Health

Time Magazine

Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC) (Renamed Council for Tobacco Research-USA (CTR))

Organized in 1954 as the Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC), and renamed the Council for Tobacco Research-USA (CTR) in 1964.

Industry Technical Committee

Tobacco Information Committee

Tobacco Institute (Industry Trade Association)

The purpose of the Institute was to defeat legislation unfavorable to the industry, put a positive spin on the tobacco industry, bolster the industry's credibility with legislators and the public, and help maintain the controversy over "the primary issue" (the health issue).

U.S. Public Health Service

Yale University

TIRC Board of Directors

Keyword

Frank Statement

CTR Special projects

Tobacco, Experimental and Clinical Studies

1964 Surgeon General Report

Microbiological Associates Project

Molecular biology

Immunology

Thesaurus Term

Test/Skin Painting (Testing)

industry response

antitrust legislation

cancer

heart disease

industry sponsored research

pathology

epidemiology

disease

litigation

media coverage

tobacco organization

public relations

lung cancer

newspaper