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C . s3 17 ~IY a, 4n NESi YCiRtC TIM New York, New York July 26, , 1962 ~~,.`T`. OF ~ Saallllfll,wrn.,~~R/1l1t1111N11M1•:1 Federali agencies, medical. IIIJJJ!dhYil11Y1'nlt groups and the tobacco in- dustry: l i d T b l haPanei ot experts m biochemistry ant e ebiology: ep,i-ampose cancerwi '1/~ ' ,,,,,,,/U1~ BEGIN IN ~ N F~/•L biophysics, - demiology;.j biometry, internal medicine, pathology, pllarma- U.S. to Mbrrte 12 ExpertS- cology, physiology, preventive ' in Sut~e medicine, radiology and survey. Air Pollution y, Dr. Terry~ orr someone desig- ~ nated byy him wnll be chairman , - of the, . study group. : BJ~M14'BJOK[E HRJNTERThe~~e inquiry~ wull bave two ai ule Rne n.. xorr r•h- , phases . - the ~ nature and mag- July~ 2S- rlitude~ of the~e health, . hazards. .WASHNGTON , Tarelve, experts willl begin a and recommendations forac- dudy.thisfall into.th'e impact tionj Subcommittees will, be of smoking and airpollution~ formedd too prepare stafL papers upon ypalthi on such diseases.aslungcancer.. . Plansfor the inquiry weree heart.andlcirculatoryt d8sorders announced.toda.y.by Dr. Luther and respiratoryailments., L. TetTy,,Surgeon General, fol- Df-Terv9' said itt would thkr bwing, a, conference with, rep-approximatelysik monthstn resentatives . of several . Federall complete thee i'irst phase - thr.. agencies, medical groups and nature and magnitude of the: the.tobaeco.industrye healthhazard.l . Dr...Terry, will name the study, - g;oup sometime before . mid- Scores Tobacco Busihess September. Scientists.who.haves siwa.isortneNa..r.-rrime. . already taken a stand onn the. SAN,FSANCISCO; July.25-- etfect', of smoking upon health The tobacco businesss was de- will not be chosen. nounced here.todaybya,doctor.. Thiswill bethenation'sfirsf"Ihave.seen morettian 2:51tqbroad government - sponsored cases of cancer of the lung,' study of &subject.thatreeentlysI Dr. A'lton Osehneq director stirred several foreignnations, of the Oschner Clinicc in New 1ncluding,Brit3irt and Italy, into. Orleansand former.chairrtnani anti-smoking.campaings the department of, surgery at. . Decision Madee by Kennedy Tulane University. He isafo- n, err president of the Ameriear. The decision two . pen swch~.an, Cancer Society: tnquiry was made last month . Dr. Oschnerr said tobaccos by President i5ennedy; upon i the could be grown i without nieo- ad6lceof the Public IHealtrih tine„but.he accused the touacco Oervice: ra.mpanies of'wanting,to create Tor sevoral l yearss the. Pitblir a,ldicts rather than "produee a HE'althService h~ . eontendecr ~afer cigarette." tSat thereisevidenue implicar-Nieotinecausesheartidiseaser fng' smokinga.sa principxi he said/ while tobaoco.tars.con- oause, in the.increaseoflungt:.m fourteen cancer-producing cancer. agents. Buti hee added thattheThe~.newstudy.was otdginaltv worst disease he knew of that Intended asan mquryinto ltlc n;ascausetl by smoking, was .impact of, smoking' on nealth., emphysema, a condition . in Hoseever. it will a?so inciudb which.the.air~ sacs'.in the lungt Lealthhazardsfromh air pol- iosetheirelasticityandsuffere lution. automobile e.ehxust et'sarestsrved for oxygen. fumes and other factors. Dr. Oschner, 66' years old. Dr. TArrywill ohoe.e th~ spokefrequently.atapress.cone study'panel froma listt of 1~.nferenceatiout frirnds whoo had acientists. The list n•ass prer,trrd. diedfromvxrious , diaeases h• br the Pu.blic. Health Scr.'~- >aidifollowed uponitheirr use ol se~:cil~ tbUabco.. and representatives of NEW YORK HERALID TRIBUNE' New York, Ncw York Jaily' 26, 1962 '1obacco-A'i'r Fumes Health StLGd'y Set Up la 7iM ~auaeYted rieee WASHINGTON. Plans for a broad, sclentiLc atudy of the impact of amok+. 1ng andiair pollutionon health weree announcedd yesterday by Surgeon General fatther Ia Terry of ' the Public Health Service. A conference of'representa- flves of Federal'agencies,,med- iCal groups and the tobacco fn- dustry decided Tuesday a 12- member committee of'acientiste should be named' to conduct the study. The study fs expected to start in m1fl+September. The IIrat Dhase; limited to deflniftg the nature and -+lagnitude of the health hazard, will take about six months. How to pro- eeediwith,ttie second phaa Servioe,DivL}tonsofAlrPollution pneparatton of recommenda- and ChroniE Diseases. ttons iar action-will be de - eided when the flrat.pbaee Is completed. E'ahaUit FY7mes, Tee Dr. Terry said the study will be conce^ted not'only with to• bacco, but' wlthi other factors. Including automobile exhaust and alt pollution. Fartllipattr.g; in thee asree-ment to ~ con.tuct the, study were, . rep:eaentativea oftJaesef gtroupsi. A'merican.. Cancer So-ciety;, American Collegeof. - Cheat' Surgeons„ AmerJcsn. Heart Aswclatlm American Medical Associationi the To- bacco Institute Inc.. Food and Drug Administration. National Tuberculosir Aasoeiation, P'td- eral Trade Commisslon and the Otdce of Science aid Tech- nology of the OfIla of the Presldent. The Surgeon Genenl' will select the 1'2 members of the study committee. Di.eaeeCategorlea Dr. Terry said scientista who already have taken ia strong pub - lic position on the subleCt' wW- not'be chosen. The group agreed that ttub'• committees will, be formed to prepare staff'papers on disease pategoirea such au lung eaneer, ther cancer, heart and circuL- ~ory disorders and respiratory allmente. The staff Fapers may be opened to publie,hearinga:, The study eommittee, It was agreed, should have a full'tlme staff, supplled and flnrlnced pr0- marily by'the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart'. Institute, and the Public Health. ~