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I00~~ ~ ~ `7~~q NEWS Nexrport, Pihode Island August 1, 1962 ~- Impa'rtial Study On Smok'ng It may be that upcoming scientific study of the effects of smoking, and air pollution on health will result, finally, in a firm determination of the results of smoking on the human person. It is an in- It is a broad! field that will be studied. _ If the first phase sol"ndlyreveals any • humans, the tobacco industry is, entering . into the study with zest, apnarently. It is evident that the tobacco peoyle .have no qualms about the resul.ts - they do . not believe thatthe outcome will, be de- . leterious to their business. The first +pbase of this broad study by the United, States Public Health Ser- , will be to define the nature and magni- vice, with more than a half dozen organ- tude of health hazards. The second wil1' be laattons cooperating, ` to prepare recommendations for action. dependent.government study sponsored Most Interest will be focused on the effect health- hazards frorn tobaeco, automotive of tobacco smoke on the human ;: body, andi industrial exhausts, with reco.inmen-- although the effect of air pollution from dations for. action,, improvement to the Industrial smoke and automobile exhaust, human body.:;nay very well follow. on the health o£.nzankind will be thorough Of- particular interest will be the. effect ly consideredi t0o. o7~-to,bacco . amokink.on th~e huinan 'bod~. That the study will be a broad one„ and No one deOaes, the' harnful consequences Impartial is seen in the participation' 'of 'of' industrial smoke and'. automotive eX'- agencies arranging for the studk. They hatsts on humankund. But the `eonse*. consist of representatives of'' federal •. quences of ` tobaQco smoke on the human agencies, medical' groups and the tobacco s3-stem, remain a inoot question. Perhaps Industry. In spite of all the adverse find- ; this study will reach some definite con- inge based on -the effect of , t, o kWo 1 on clusiion. _ publiic heelth experts have known for a long, time come t~ie eve~: liarder task of-decidiing what ought to that polluted air has bad effects on the human system. be donie about the situation. hTumerotars ailments are thought to be caused or aggra- ;..'t~'ris whole program, is greatly in the public inteT- " vated by the, breathing of contaminated air, includi_ng . est. Though the pros and cons of smolking relative air: lbided with ciggarette~.In some instan~ces t~ lung cancer have, captured most mf'the public atten- the harm is directly *,xaee~ pollution; in others tion in *.his regard, air pollution from industry and the eacperts smspcct a annneckion but have not yet automobile exhausts also is of' growsng, importance. pinteed it down. There is need for a definite study on the extent: SOME NACHWERY already exists for control of to which sTmok'sng and air pollution endanger health. -~ p.'mllurtaon. ' For example, the Smoke _Commisqion.ir. .. It isgood to know that ji~st such a study will soon be ENansvilde has done a considerable=enaount of enfonce-. ' undertakew by a committee of scientists under, the Ment, and provided some technical assistance to irtdus- auspices of the Publi;c Health Service and various pri- tlrial plants. vate groups. The committee's mandate will be tio defnne No air pollution campaign, can be completely ef- t'he ltazards and to make recommendations for eor- . fective,, though, until we know what we are fRglntingg rective action. and why. When specific irritants are iden'tified and' their effect on the human body established, we can. Goals of Air Pollution. Drive Unde'r Scrutiny _ COURIER Nvansville, Indiana August 6, 1962. 'l~HI3 AP'PBYOACH, was +agreed to by representa- t;iiues of Federal agencies, medical groups and the to- bacaa inAntry. Together they compiUed a list of 150 scientistg from which a 12-man committee will be dravn. The conrrnuttee's first business willi be to make a thoroughgoing report on. how smoking and air pollu- tion rektee to respiratory ailmenis, d9sorders 'of the heart and circulatory system. and canber. Then will db a much better job of imposing controLs. 1003537789