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Cancer lInstitute Official ffits Tobacco Industry 'Huclrsterisn~' _ By'S'tutlrt H. Lottty' Societys' anpual science writers' over television and radio" by 5peciaf to The Sun-Times seminar here. the tobacco oompanies. .`' PHOENIX, Ariz:-An offi- "fobacco ought to be put He also said manufacturers eial of' the government's Na- under the jurisdiction of some, should be requiredi to label ci- tional Cancer Institute charged federal agency just',as foads and garet packages with the amount Wednesday that the tobacco drugs are," Dr. Shimkin said, nf nicotine and tar they con- industry practiced 'unbridled replying to, a question, on `ainj hueksterism;' panicularly' to whether the govemment should II He said he realized the tobac- lure teen-agers into smoking oompelleigaret manufactuers to ~o industry in the country was eigarets, label their p,roduct "cancer-;,ani important economic factor He called for federal legisla- 'Icausing."' I nd specifically rejected any' tion to change the situatiod. He saidl legislation could be proposal, prohibiting eigaret' Dr. Michael B. Shinikin, as- enacted to prevent the "avail-ismoking- sociate director for field studies ability, ott an unrestricted basisl Dr. Shimkin emphasiied'',ahat of the institute, spoke in re- of tobacco products to chil-jthe ideas h'e expressed were sponse to questions from re-idreni" He called for an "exam-Ithose of'an,individual and that porters at the closing <escion lination of national policy in II he was not speaking in ti,is ca, of the six-day American Caneeriterms of unbridled huckstcrism pacitv as an institute official. WALL STREET JOURNAL Nev Ywrk, Netr York March 15,, 1962' C Scientist Backs Move For Stricter Federal Controls in Cigarets Government' Cancer Researcher Says Link Between Smoking And Disease Has Been Proved Dyu W.ut. arassr Joeayac.Staff. Repa+ter that the link hasn't been proved,and tliat.lung~ _. eaneer might be causedd by such.other faotorsass viruses, airr pollution;, stress and', hormones. [In New York, the Tobacco Institute, whlchusually answers health~ charges against' the cigaret'industry, declined to comment on Dr. Stnmkin'a commenis, other than to say he has made similar charges in the past.] The researcher.specifloally endorsed a pro- posal by the American i Caneer Society, for a Federal I requirement that cigaret packagns be labeled~with the.tar and nicotine content of the cltarets. He also supported proposals to have the.Federal!TradeCommisston lift its ban on PHOE:rDC, Ariz.-A' top. Federal caneer.advertlsingclaim.about the..tararla nicotine researcher urged that cdgarets and tobacco ~ contentof specific brands of cigarets. Such products be placed under stricterFederal.movesarebeingadvocated,by manyy cancer . regulationu researchers on..the theory that they would en. Dr,.Michael B..Shimkin.. associate direetoreoutageAhe:hlghtycompetltive cigaret indus-for field studies of the National Cancer Instbtryto.resume Its.race.to produceAhe lowest tute, said it ls"sound public: policy" and a.tarand,nleotine.content' in cigarets.. The re- Federal responsibility to move into the control searchers say reduction of tar and nieotinee of'tobacoo products on the groundtheyarea.wouldl make cigarets "less harmful." Nazard, too health:He emphasized, howxver:, Dr. Shimkin.didn't.mention.aspecificFed- ttiis is "my own personal opinion" and1not . an ieral agencyy that should regulate . cigaret.c. He officialatand :tandcancer institute. The[n-said, however: thatt the6overnmentshould'rtitute.ls one,,of the seven National Institutes.limit "hucketerism"Incigaret, adverstisingi, ot'Health,. the research arm..of.the.tD.S. Public.particularlyc in promotionat campaigns "tar- Health Service. geting~adolescent:and.young.groups."He alko. Dr. Shimkinimadehia remarks attho-end.suggested tighter state and! . Federal lawss oE'f aa week-long seminar here on, caneerre- against.smokingby, children. search, sponsoredd by the American Caneer Tobaceo products are taxed by.governments;y attention on possiblee governmental regulation Society. He.was.cltairman of a.session onthe.Tobaceo advertisingia.subJectto.regulation byof'tobaceo products.because.oftheallegeddink methodi and htture of eanoerresearch, the FTC. Tobacco products„ however, don'~t~tweeo smoking and cancer.tast, week a Dr~ S[timkinsaidlthas. been proved thaffall.under the.jurisdiction ofthe Food.and Drug, committee of'Britain's,Rnyal College of'Physi-j etgaret smoking Is one o!'thecauses ofIungAdminlstration,.f which has thee power to, banciansn urgedd the British government, V+rarnb aaneer.Thesmoking-eaneerlink.hedeclared.,thesaleofunsafe drugs, food addittves.andtobaeco.tases;,restrict'tobaccoadvertisingand "is as clearlydemonstrated as any biological'eosmetiesl rlampp down on,sales'of tobaccoproduets to Shi khYs ~m k ' f llA d D fl n m re ar r . o we a urryof. rhiidrrn. association can be:"' The tobaccolndustrysays.