Council for Tobacco Research
Deposition of Dr. Sheldon Sommers [Deposition of Sommers in the Matter of Rogers]
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- CTRMN014668-4704 Thomas Hoyt Council Tobacco Resesarch 110-E-59st [Regarding Invitation to Review Experimental Material and Permit Expert to See Slides and Protocols]
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- CTRMN014948-4950 [Observations Concerning Articles by Drs. Hammond, Auerbach, Messrs. Kirman and Garfinkel, Published in Arch. Environ. Health]
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- CTRMN014991-5129 Deposition of Sheldon C. Sommers [Deposition of Sommers in the Matter of Cipollone]
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A" IT WAS TRIED IN LAKE OF THE OtARKS IN A LITTLE TOWN
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