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WASHINGTON STAR August 24, 11978 James ,T: Mpatnck y A = - . _. . . «. ~'. i -. . . « ~. GC~rl'S ~:~e:. ~~tl$_~1' - s. ,t. .-.. _ LeQ" us hea"ve a sigh far` of the-potent ctgarettes of our cause.': Dr. Sidney live by :wtilton't exhorta- Giq"Satta Gori. The gentie-..1S56': R smoker could,srnoke,, Woife;,-head a1' the Rylp,h •tian.. Let Truth and FaLse- man=cotnmuted truth- ' In aeveri Dxades, orfive R~t Nader Health Research hood ¢rapple!., Whaever the-Washingtoa Wondet;:_GolQert Lights,.or.three:•.Group,_favared'.thedireet - knew?ruthputtothe_worse land:: this qpai,if'ies; as: a; tfetits a day ati the same approac:i to hezesy. Dr., 'in a fair encaunter? We do cagitaloffense: Off.with his•, basis. Dr. Gori's pointwas tuari should be fired, said not yet, know, ftnallyand 'u* headf Tbe poorfeROw issot,-that':'progress has in fact. Dre tr tor •t e most reversibly, all the ttut,4s'. '1ong,for-thisworid been.'madei tovrard'-the damaging stat'ement,that', about :obacco-and'cancer. Dr:, Gori.is deputy direc :.' Drodttction of less harmful has beea,made about smak- The best research ia filled tbr oP;cat:cer prevenIIon-for: cigarettes: He thought he inz in the past 10 yean."' with puzzlements and con- I t'he,Natior.al Cancer lnstt was~bringingus.goodnews. Let us get a few things' ttadictions: tute:Two weeks aQo.:he du- :_'- tthere were any ration- straight. The cause is, or Coodd scientists pursue I closed - tHat. he and his -' ality Itft' in this whole bust- aught to be, Truth. Dr: Gori Truth in tha'humbIr cons-ia ' researchassadate Dr:C'or::':ness afcigarettes'and can-"'u "ri3'reckless, •impulmive d~ ~~t their pwssut may nelius -,. Lynch' ~.: tiad ccr.,Dr. Gari's cheerfz:l and amateur imthe field af-',can: take 100 turnrs andl may compltted a paper dealing, seasibleobservaaons would "certesearc+t: Heu a highly never ~p~ its obJeei:.itt with:the'phetiameaaI:red°uc- have been received• wtth 'rapecrcd scholar who two-.is endreiy_ 'canceirahlethat tions ' that .' hav~ ' been .'eqnariimity and.pisasiue.:;years ago won the Cancer an - some haaa' beings; achieved in'"the tar 'and" But reason has fled the tem• Instiaue's•-superior service nicatina,contpat. of ciga- pies. The campaiga against award. 8e has devoted 10' tobacco 'has -a- synergistic rettes' smoking has.,tutaed into a.: years to intensive researcli tmpaet.in combination with We can now begin tai, : crusade, a, jehad, a- hoiy~ -in thr6'eid of tobacco. other substanees thoughr:to talk about'tolerabie' levels war. slotry is seldom • The paper he prepared fn-.c2use'raticer .. of stnotdag'from an'overa.i; -pretty,an ere was-noth- collaboratian- with Dr ":"Wee inquire about lung public health 'standpolna'•t•,ing.pretz7:about ehe t;eac :-Lynch is to appeaa in the cancer .rimms: How many 4esaid:,He etnphasized•tSat- tion tohis statemenr. "•" Journal of' the American : cigarettes did they, smoke? ,Ae was not calling any ci3a•- ==Joseph, . A. . Califano, Medical Assaciation: The Do. we ask as assiduousJy: , nette safe. "The only'ciga • secretary of h'ealfh;~educa- denunciations heaped upon" How_much bacon,did.they rette that is sa'fe is a,ciga- tion and welfare, :vas' of'fi- Dr. Gori have ugly„ cmi- -cat?IHow much urban smog tette thatis unlit - ciafty- •=reported=--ta- - be nous overtones: Dissent 'did-they absorb?, What kind ~' He surely- was~ not... ;'upset."-: Glnoffi~ally, -the from the offciall*CaHfano- .of' stressfvl.-psople were endorsing cigarettes in any word reaching the press Nader line is not to brtoler= thepr, way He was',not talkingla..:w.as,that.Lo'lifano,s a re- ated. The high ariests aG_•_ _ individual terms:r bur in-formed smoker who•meta- anti smoking•*have st'aked ,' ~e'^~"er`"tlllhaveatl the averageterms. -=phvrically'has'become•:nore out aimonapoly on Truth, mns«ers: But we:wifllhave i Onahe avarage,_heAr.: Catholic„tttan the.popahad..Yo.competing ideas may m~a y'fewer righranswers plained, a smoker could blown tiis Russets:, appiy ifhtte anti-smaking estatw t}bwamokr73Carlt!otrlrlett*-=-Dts-Arthnr'Upton headof~- ~}ftereactiartisboth indc IisRlnentpersistsincriucify- thols-a day andlsuffer na', the Cancer I'nstitute., said fensible andl contemptible: inp sciantists whose find- mare risk than he might', Dr:' Gori's •'unfortunat'e" Surely scientists, no less- Icgs fail conform_ti~ thee have suffered'wiitt only twa~ disclosures had •"set back' tham ~yhilosophers, s~hauld party line C ~ I - "