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.~HOOK, HARDY & BACON I101 WALNUT t'~.~NS~.S CiTy. I,~ISSOURt T[L[X 4~-6291 COOK. PURCELL. HANSEN • HENDERSON April 23, 1980 Messrs. Thomas F~ Ahrensfeld Max H. Crohn, Jr. Joseph Greer Arnold Henson Ernest Pepples Arthur J. Stevens Enclosed please find a progress report and research proposal from Dr. Sam Lehrer, a member of Dr. John Salvaggio's research team in New Orleans. The industry has supported the allergy work of the Salvaggio~r_oup~via CTR Special Project for the l.a.~ four~.a~~~:~c~_ pr6~'~s~"fo'~-~-'~-i.f~ yea'~ ~EgEs~di~~£~.~L~n~: D f.'. ~ ~; ~ ~ 5.:0 0: ...... ~:~ "~ .... The ~bacc0"smoke allergy ~ssue ~ontxnues to be an impor- tant one ~or the ~ndustry. The research program at Tulane under Dr. Sa!vaggio has, in our opinion, made a s~gnificant contribution in this_area as evidenced by numerous.published reports. The ~eseaEca.:s~a~i~~n~p~.rzmen~al stage. and a-fz~th year Tim Finnegan has discussed the proposal with Dr. Gardner and he is of the view that support should be continued. We recommend that the Lehrer proposal be approved for one year in the amount of $65,755.00. Your earliest response on this matter would be appreciated. %~WS : sh Enc. cc & enc: Sincer.ely, h William W. Shinn Ms. Janet C. Brown Messrs. Alexander Holtzman Timothy M. Finnegan