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on smoking and health, to be co-sponsored with the American Heart Association, Nations.l. Tuberculosis Association and the American Public Health Assooiation.* It would be issued three times a year and distributed to all physicians in the PRc 4-62 August 21, 1962 . It has been learned that the American Cancer Society is proposing anew publication Unitedi3tatea. representatives ofthe sponsoring organizations would select and abstract articles. Content would include "significant research,."' An editorial board coacposed of was expected by the Public Health,Association. The Heart Association's approval is : Mr. George V. Allen, President The TobgLcco Institute, Inc. : `American Cancer Hoeiety Plans ."Publication on smoking and health. It is understood that this venture has. been approved by the N.T.A. and approval believed to be tentative. board!. - However, it was_ recommended by the Com.i.ttee on Tobacco and Cancer at the recent board meeting in Chicago. It" is not certain whether this publication has been finally approved by the A.C.S. '' The A.C.S. Committee on Tobacco and Cancer is preparing, "a~ concise summary of the 2. Suamary of evidence associating cigarette smoking with lung cancer. .the next-Board of Directors' meetingo presumably in October. *The August 1962 issue of' the Journal of Public Health, official journal of the A.p.H.A., reiterates the association's call for a broad educational effort, especially among, young peopie, to prevent cigarette smoking." The editorial saya•"The dangers of smokin&are'particularlyclear in their relation to,cancer and coronary heart, 0 disease."' It concludes: "The recent action by the U.S:. Public Health Service to create a comm ission to review this problem is a step in the proper direction, but more positive action will have to be taken to resolve the problem or protecting Lq the public, weighing both the costs entailed and the benefits to be achieved." Gj who "feel strongly" about "the problem of tobacco and cancer." , .. . , . - ... - ._ , . -T . : .. ... . Local speaking program. The nedi'cal. Afi'airs Ipepartment of the A.C.S. has been instractedita., develop a program, to utilize phyaicians at the communi'ty level to speak at medical meetings and before la;* graups. This is an effort desioaed'to capitalize on the interests of physicians cc: Members Public Relations Committee Legal Representatives Hill and Knowlton, Inc. Public Relations Counsel 150 East 42nd Street New York 17, N.Y.

WORLD TELEGRAM & SUN New York, New York August 21, 1962 ~ . "- F .a. -. . School Drive Mapped ~.~ To Combat Smoking .- . : . . . - :: , NY'U Workshop Uri Stress Be Pllaaed : On Mlein>fenaiii 61 HealiFlh Rx• r'L,F;Ax. f°[]B,HY, x•~rlA:Ta.!j~~,nS,nVrWrltrr 1~diaiC tr;"tron[s anri collegrF'u . While we want to infle.nre. Can do in ri...rciuta2r .4oun, i'tHe smoking behavior of . t ,een. peoFle filomi sn,nhii~; is one a^„"•,, it is essential '.o do sn .of the topirs beih,, rti,ruti5rrl u-it'ynt,t. xausing them to lo:c, . at an education ~+•nt i.;hnin on .,•rsl.r"t. for' their elders," do 'Smokingand the AdolerPnt"' .s~ , la„erl If Roscoe C r.. Bbouvn being held this Week by . iy ni1ee xorkshop's director, in, ' New York Universtty,' I- P-Nl,taining, the program's ob-. Sponsored by NYU's Sel,ool jectives• of Education; the workshop i•, "in the face of 'toaysaying" 4rovering the problem of' teen ; against smoking, the teen,ager age smoking in cooperationf •i•easonably may ask Th ,,en with the American Cancer So l why don't adslts give up smok - ciety, the city and state health; ing for their, own health and iiepartments and various pri-' to setus a gnnrll examrle?„' . vately supported healtn aigenciec JOURNAL . Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jula'e 7, 1962 Programs. Intended to p e r= suade children not to become smokers must be started before junior,hilgh _ schooiJ a study of 4,000 M i 1- waukee pupils ;h a s indicated, -The study was made by Robert C. Craig, an as: f sociate proes: sor of' educa- -tion-at Mar- quette uroiversi- ty, to evaluate t hie effective- nes§ of the American Cancer society's film, strip, "To Smoke or Not to Smoke." Miliwaukee schools began showing the film to pupils early last year.. Craig reported' the results of, the study Thursday at a meet- ing of ' American Cancer society staff members at-Chicago. Pupils at about. 40 schools, Including 10 high schools, par- ticipated, All the pupils filled' out questionnaires 'about t'heir smoking habits and attitudes. Craig $econd Questionnaire Used Half of'the pupils were shown the film; the rest served as con- • trolfr: -Six weeks later, all filled! out the questionnaire again. fDD3~".3 ~k/.3 . Grade School Fight on of the filtn), Craig said, "on the actual smoking practices of either sex at any grade level. There was, of course, such a small and uncertaini group of smokers at grades five and six that one could scarcely hope for marked •changes at thatit 'In, HS and Oni "In senior, high schnolic :w~here students may al,mady Matter of Habit Hieve started'to smoke," he sug',. -Brown advises a straightfor ee-sts, "control should he rm• ward'answer which he believes phasizd as a less desirahle should appeal to yotmg peo• h u t•-nonetheless acenpt'pble p1e;. Iit's a hard fact that once ?nethodi of helping preventi smoking becomes a habit, It' is rllsease•" difficult'' for mostr people to j An edveattonal' program in give up-and Impossible for ~,ollege should "reinforce aittJ+' some people. ":f"ades against acquiring tha ; As a basis for a school edu hubity" he belleves, "since many catirnnal program on smoking. `.Stludents whn did not smoke m. , Brown suggests the statement high •school, are likely to stat t' of the Amerioah Cancer So `when they enter colle€e, t+§4' r~iety: "If, you dmn't smoke- ' The city school system he~ ' don't start. It bbu srnoke-- San an intensive campaign last stop. If you can't st+3p-smoke winter to disrouragP its stu _ moderately." ' dents from smnking. 1`earnnts The primary e"rrtphasis inn were asked in emphasiie thn junior and senior high school, health hazards, including the . he advises, should be on de 71:'r'ssibilit;v of cancer. i; veloping an attitude in stu- The campaign a•illi continue thi' dents against taking up smok •s fall when efforts will be .ing,, and a secondary' approach ;madt to enlist the aidi of'tlhP shnulrU he towards delay-.;home; church andl community mrainin; a rrelay in the stu tin a coordinated proj;ram to :. z: ,... ,. rirnt'_c decision whether to ' d•'-velop in students an under smoke or not to smoke. .~.cLanding that prev~ntion is tUio fiisl bnrm n,f the".ap} ~,~XA "There were no- demonstra-t daily. Three pbr cent smoked Ible effects"' (from the showing j more. About half of' the 11th and 12th graders reported smoking daily,, incI:lud!ing 7.6p"a who smoked one •or two cigarets, I12%p who smoked a half a pack or less„ 14% who smoked a half to one pack and. 3.7% who smoked' more. More Boys Than Girls At all grade lewels, the study showed, there were more smok- ers among, boys than girls. Socioeconomic levels and the smoking habits of parentsiap- peared' less important than has been reported in other studies, Craig said. About 25% of the pupils Ini all g,raid e s said' that they t h o lu g H t they would smoke when older. The same per- centage said' that they thought it' was all right for their fa-, thers to smoke; 5 to 10% thought that it was all right for their mothers to smoke. First Steps, He Says Asked whether they thought smoking was a cause of serious disease, 60% of fifth and' sixth graders and, 80%p of 111th and, 12thigraders answered "yes:" "In general," Craig said, "stu- Ilevel:" • Craig said that the effect of the film on attitudes a bio u t smoking was "pronounced" at the fifth and sixth grade levels. In higher grades, group pres- sures favoring smoking madee the film ineffective. The film was designed to 1ie. shown to junior and senior high, school students. 3% of, Fifth Graders.8make I The study showed i that about 3% of fifth and sixth g,o'adersi smokedi daily,, neanly of tliemi less than half, a-pack per day: Among s e v e nt h and eight'h graders, 6% smoked d a i lt y; 41/ % smoked half a pack or~ " . . . less. - In the 9th and 10th grades, I 7- % sntoked, daily, 8% smoked' hajf tii pack or less atnd: 6%' ' smokeii one-half to' one packidents,, like their elders, appear reluctant to do what thevknow should be done. Still, iitforma- tion and' attitude changes are a first step. A real opportunity for formall educational efforts with respect' to. attitudes and behavior may exist in the early grades, before cultural influ- ences become too strong or op• erate for too long a time. ; "Our best hope is a program of ha-tth education which be gtns early and is continuous throughout the school years"' ~ . ` Craig said that the film ac y compiishedi its puipose of tn- ~orming about the dangers of moking, but "unfortunately, teen, agers who are already. ,smoking are far too likely too make the wrbng decision, eveni when skillfully and scientificaF ly informedl'• ; [Surgeon General Luther L. < Terry announced in Washing• ton Thursday that he would - appoint a committee to study the evidence relating to smok- ~ ing and, health. His predeces+ sor, Dr. Leroy E: Burney, re:, viewed the evidence in 1959 • and concluded that cigaret ,. smokiitg,was a principal caus- ative factor in the increase In lung cancer, which causes "1 annually;~tj about 40,000 deaths in the United States.J l

WORLD TELEGRAM & SUN New York, New York August 21, 1962 ~ . "- F .a. -. . School Drive Mapped ~.~ To Combat Smoking .- . : . . . - :: , NY'U Workshop Uri Stress Be Pllaaed : On Mlein>fenaiii 61 HealiFlh Rx• r'L,F;Ax. f°[]B,HY, x•~rlA:Ta.!j~~,nS,nVrWrltrr 1~diaiC tr;"tron[s anri collegrF'u . While we want to infle.nre. Can do in ri...rciuta2r .4oun, i'tHe smoking behavior of . t ,een. peoFle filomi sn,nhii~; is one a^„"•,, it is essential '.o do sn .of the topirs beih,, rti,ruti5rrl u-it'ynt,t. xausing them to lo:c, . at an education ~+•nt i.;hnin on .,•rsl.r"t. for' their elders," do 'Smokingand the AdolerPnt"' .s~ , la„erl If Roscoe C r.. Bbouvn being held this Week by . iy ni1ee xorkshop's director, in, ' New York Universtty,' I- P-Nl,taining, the program's ob-. Sponsored by NYU's Sel,ool jectives• of Education; the workshop i•, "in the face of 'toaysaying" 4rovering the problem of' teen ; against smoking, the teen,ager age smoking in cooperationf •i•easonably may ask Th ,,en with the American Cancer So l why don't adslts give up smok - ciety, the city and state health; ing for their, own health and iiepartments and various pri-' to setus a gnnrll examrle?„' . vately supported healtn aigenciec JOURNAL . Milwaukee, Wisconsin Jula'e 7, 1962 Programs. Intended to p e r= suade children not to become smokers must be started before junior,hilgh _ schooiJ a study of 4,000 M i 1- waukee pupils ;h a s indicated, -The study was made by Robert C. Craig, an as: f sociate proes: sor of' educa- -tion-at Mar- quette uroiversi- ty, to evaluate t hie effective- nes§ of the American Cancer society's film, strip, "To Smoke or Not to Smoke." Miliwaukee schools began showing the film to pupils early last year.. Craig reported' the results of, the study Thursday at a meet- ing of ' American Cancer society staff members at-Chicago. Pupils at about. 40 schools, Including 10 high schools, par- ticipated, All the pupils filled' out questionnaires 'about t'heir smoking habits and attitudes. Craig $econd Questionnaire Used Half of'the pupils were shown the film; the rest served as con- • trolfr: -Six weeks later, all filled! out the questionnaire again. fDD3~".3 ~k/.3 . Grade School Fight on of the filtn), Craig said, "on the actual smoking practices of either sex at any grade level. There was, of course, such a small and uncertaini group of smokers at grades five and six that one could scarcely hope for marked •changes at thatit 'In, HS and Oni "In senior, high schnolic :w~here students may al,mady Matter of Habit Hieve started'to smoke," he sug',. -Brown advises a straightfor ee-sts, "control should he rm• ward'answer which he believes phasizd as a less desirahle should appeal to yotmg peo• h u t•-nonetheless acenpt'pble p1e;. Iit's a hard fact that once ?nethodi of helping preventi smoking becomes a habit, It' is rllsease•" difficult'' for mostr people to j An edveattonal' program in give up-and Impossible for ~,ollege should "reinforce aittJ+' some people. ":f"ades against acquiring tha ; As a basis for a school edu hubity" he belleves, "since many catirnnal program on smoking. `.Stludents whn did not smoke m. , Brown suggests the statement high •school, are likely to stat t' of the Amerioah Cancer So `when they enter colle€e, t+§4' r~iety: "If, you dmn't smoke- ' The city school system he~ ' don't start. It bbu srnoke-- San an intensive campaign last stop. If you can't st+3p-smoke winter to disrouragP its stu _ moderately." ' dents from smnking. 1`earnnts The primary e"rrtphasis inn were asked in emphasiie thn junior and senior high school, health hazards, including the . he advises, should be on de 71:'r'ssibilit;v of cancer. i; veloping an attitude in stu- The campaign a•illi continue thi' dents against taking up smok •s fall when efforts will be .ing,, and a secondary' approach ;madt to enlist the aidi of'tlhP shnulrU he towards delay-.;home; church andl community mrainin; a rrelay in the stu tin a coordinated proj;ram to :. z: ,... ,. rirnt'_c decision whether to ' d•'-velop in students an under smoke or not to smoke. .~.cLanding that prev~ntion is tUio fiisl bnrm n,f the".ap} ~,~XA "There were no- demonstra-t daily. Three pbr cent smoked Ible effects"' (from the showing j more. About half of' the 11th and 12th graders reported smoking daily,, incI:lud!ing 7.6p"a who smoked one •or two cigarets, I12%p who smoked a half a pack or less„ 14% who smoked a half to one pack and. 3.7% who smoked' more. More Boys Than Girls At all grade lewels, the study showed, there were more smok- ers among, boys than girls. Socioeconomic levels and the smoking habits of parentsiap- peared' less important than has been reported in other studies, Craig said. About 25% of the pupils Ini all g,raid e s said' that they t h o lu g H t they would smoke when older. The same per- centage said' that they thought it' was all right for their fa-, thers to smoke; 5 to 10% thought that it was all right for their mothers to smoke. First Steps, He Says Asked whether they thought smoking was a cause of serious disease, 60% of fifth and' sixth graders and, 80%p of 111th and, 12thigraders answered "yes:" "In general," Craig said, "stu- Ilevel:" • Craig said that the effect of the film on attitudes a bio u t smoking was "pronounced" at the fifth and sixth grade levels. In higher grades, group pres- sures favoring smoking madee the film ineffective. The film was designed to 1ie. shown to junior and senior high, school students. 3% of, Fifth Graders.8make I The study showed i that about 3% of fifth and sixth g,o'adersi smokedi daily,, neanly of tliemi less than half, a-pack per day: Among s e v e nt h and eight'h graders, 6% smoked d a i lt y; 41/ % smoked half a pack or~ " . . . less. - In the 9th and 10th grades, I 7- % sntoked, daily, 8% smoked' hajf tii pack or less atnd: 6%' ' smokeii one-half to' one packidents,, like their elders, appear reluctant to do what thevknow should be done. Still, iitforma- tion and' attitude changes are a first step. A real opportunity for formall educational efforts with respect' to. attitudes and behavior may exist in the early grades, before cultural influ- ences become too strong or op• erate for too long a time. ; "Our best hope is a program of ha-tth education which be gtns early and is continuous throughout the school years"' ~ . ` Craig said that the film ac y compiishedi its puipose of tn- ~orming about the dangers of moking, but "unfortunately, teen, agers who are already. ,smoking are far too likely too make the wrbng decision, eveni when skillfully and scientificaF ly informedl'• ; [Surgeon General Luther L. < Terry announced in Washing• ton Thursday that he would - appoint a committee to study the evidence relating to smok- ~ ing and, health. His predeces+ sor, Dr. Leroy E: Burney, re:, viewed the evidence in 1959 • and concluded that cigaret ,. smokiitg,was a principal caus- ative factor in the increase In lung cancer, which causes "1 annually;~tj about 40,000 deaths in the United States.J l

, f"elM IM TIN Ifwrs -BL4OM1NGTON, Ind.- "Absolute zero:" -Accord'ing to a Muncie pathologist, this is the *estzbt of'the American Cancer Society's education- ;,l al program to get people to stop, or at least cut down„ smoking. ."Smoking does cause cancer of the lengs,'11, Irr . .Lall G; Montgomery of the Ball Memorial Hos- pital{ told an Indiana University school andi com- ntunity health workshop yesterday, "and we have : eviderace to prove it: " Yetmany tobacco companie , s reported record . ~ sales in 1961, he added. ."We cannot get people ' ; to stop snioking." The pathologist suggested an alternative is, to keep them from ever starting. Recent "efforts ,to carry the message Into the nation's high schools met' witJi discouraging re- ;sults,'~ne noted, for *"a shocking, number of 'high sGhool, pupils, already are smoking." ~p~353~8i~ NEWS-IREE!-PRESS 'Chattanooga, Tennessee Auigust 21+, 1962 Anti-Smo{~ing ~ Drive Tr med e Unsuccessful' LO()MIlNG'POIit, Iad. (UPI) - A pathologist says the Aakr*n .Cancer Society's educational pro, gram against.gtrnQ pas been i 'completely inef ei.'c ive ~ Dr. Lall G: 16fontgomery of Ball Memorlal Hospital at Muncie, Ynd., told a community h e a l t h workshop yesterday that many too- bacco companies, reported record sales last year. "We cannot get people to stop ;smoking,"' he said, altho•igh he said smoking "does cause cancer ot the lungs and we have evidence to provelt." Montgomery said'an alternatiive' to getting people to stop smoking is to keep them from ever startr 1ng: But he said efforts to carry :this message into high schools .were discouraging because "* shocking number of high achool' :students already are smoking."

fp~tlM M TIN NOW ._.. B~.Q OM1NGTON, Ind.-"Absolute zero:" Accord'ing to a Muncie pathotogist, this is the *estzIt ofthe American Cancer Society's education- .'al program to get people to stop, or at least cut down„ smoking. "Smoking does cause cancer of the longs,"' r.,Lall G. Montgomery of the Ball Memorial Hos- pital{ told an Indiana University school andi com- ntuniity health workshop yesterday, "and we have eviderace to prove it: '' =_..Yet.many tobacco companies reported record sales in 1961, he add'ed ."We cannot get peopie , " to stop snioking. The pathologist suggested an alternative is, to keep them from ever starting. Recent 'efforts ,to carry the message Into the nation's high schools met' with discouraging re- ;sults,~ne noted, for *"a shocking number of 'high sGhool, pupil5, already are smoking." ~p~353~8i~ Anti-Smdking Drive Ter med Unsuccessful KW()MIlNG'NOIit, Iad. (UPI) - A pathologist says the AakrLG'-n Cancer Society's educational pm gram against arnnkinr_11as been i completely inef ec ive Dr. L,all G. 16fontgomery of Bali Memorlal Hospital at Muncie, Ynd., told a community h e a l t h workshop yesterday that many too- bacco companies, reported record sales last year. "We cannot get people to stop smoking," he said, altho•igh he said smoking "does cause cancer of the lungs and we have evidence to provelt." Montgomery said'an alternatiive' to getting people to stop smoking is to keep them from ever startr 1ng: But he said efforts to carry this message into high schools .were discouraging because "* shocking number of high achool' students aiready, are smoking."

PRINTER'S INK J :'Auguat 24, 1962 • = New York . IDoes PRrxTERS INK really beheve it Not what, bttt' how. , editorial; Surgeon Gen..eral Luther L. it. On July 25th, subsequent to your that many scientists would agree with this statementy it is my understanding health problems-cancer and heart dis- ~- ease." In contrast to your criticism of' " involved in the origins of our major : aspects of human experience may be ing recognition by scientists that many the TIRC to task for citing "the grow- The ' The editorial took the chairman of' second thought. ;i;.light of' subsequent developments and you may want to reconsider in the contained at least two criticisms which ~.dustry Research Committee (Jtaly 1l4) Your editoriali on the Tobacco In- 'b calling the recipients of:TIRC research . . well-qualified ... unbiased,"' while referred'to the authors of a recent study implicating smoking as "conscientious. In the same editorial; PxtxTERS" INK appear to add validity to the TIRC statement which you attacked. "may be involved." This certainly.would tobacco but all other factors which "health "will be concerned not' only with Health Service's study on tobacco and Terry announced that the U.S. Public. : igrants "hired' medical hands." Health Service, the American' Cancer the same basis as do tlie•'U.S, Publicc the TIRC awards its research grants on ^ funds? To • the best of my knowledge, : of where they obtain their research and "bad" groups purely on the basis 'ean divide scientists into "good"'groups ~ Society, etc. The grants are given with tron TIRC's right to comment on cur- rent' research. It did, howewer, objectt to the snide way it was done. As for TIIdC research-just one questionr Did reader Monsarrat ever see a report on! TIRC's findings on smoking and ducks? -Ed: tions.-JpHM MONSARRAT, wice-)Presi- dent, JL WALTER THOMPSOIV Co. The editorial did not intend to qties- - i0cientific deternvination on these ques- viewpoint in its treatment of' this im- portant subject, particularly since the Surgeon General of'the U.S. is awaiting granting organizations simultaneously. We are sure PniwTERS'' I!Nx wouldl not want to present a biased' or hasty their work whenever, wherever and horvever' they choose. A number of scientists have worked, under grants from TIRC and government and other in many of' America's most respected research iistitutions, are free to publish ; no strings attached, and the re;,ipients,.

•'muaced in about a month.' "tInvitations to the 1'1 scientists will be mailed next week. health afterttiey have accepted or ~ who do not accept are"re• placed. , ;. Meanwh7e„ Surgeon. (3en Yy: L. ; T I ~ Torry yesterday announced the appointment of three staff inem- ,: to aasiat tbe committee. They rt[e: "'D! HFrri~an F. Kraybill, who, t.,)sas been epecial' assistant to t#ie t:::aBsoefate director for field studies ';' at the National Cancer Inst'itt}te:. Ee aill. be executive dlrectpr of ~::-ft1>tmaki#+9 study. Ho hgr; workedi :: `' as a research scientists in gov. t;;`+i!1: e~nment' and Industry since 1988,. ,~dmaniIq In the fields of nutrition. ~. ~+a 4 t~,tlve ef' 1'ennsyla•ania, he wss educated ' at Franlilin, and I1iar- ahall College and the Univeraity. ' bf 9roaotloq, . Officer Pt eer WannfD;-an oHicer In 15e. Publjc htealth Service com- lttissioft d eorps since 1955;: He ~n71 be tiia medical coordinator, d.She;study._He has been chief of - epidemiologlc investisations in the ~rvice't Division of' Air Pollu- ;=. tibn Cqnt4. A hfarylander, he c was educated at Notre Dame andl ~ tty 1 University of Micftigan. -Alex ICritini, a career gov- . : a~ent fnformation officer with, : experience in public, health. He wiIL assist Dr. Kraybill: • Krltial said the stafG will be doing paper work inipreparatlnn for the first committee meeting from. now l util it is finally tbrrned. . • The smoking, study was ordered by' the surgeon general with the approval of President Kennedy. Plana for the Investigation were Made.ln July at a meeting of Dr. Terry with repreaentatiives of fed- aal agencies, medical'groups and $a1f~obacc o Industry. The comH2ittea'e first report, an analysis of all, information on the eub3ecti Ie expected withip 91x monthr. T~e results of' thnt re- port will determing the tsgtial'e of future actiiena= and f+eeohdrnaW4. tions. 'f'he It selentlsts to serve on th# cotn;nitteg WQre ehqsen from s list of 150 which was submitted! to the interested groups, )rach ts, friqn ~ q ditfe~~, aclentlfic- (teld and alinost alt are hom universi-.' tdes, the Journal I was told. (Rne is from private indiistry; but not thee tobacco industry. Some members ryere on the list TeCommended by ` the indusGry. A pub'lie health spokesmen said eacb of the 1t selected from the 100 has been okayed aa to ob- iectindty and qualification by the interqcted groups,. ttlclUding the to- bacco indUstryc• In anhouncing plans for the study earlier, Dr. Terry said the committee members would repre- sent- no or an~ationa apd that scientists w~o have taken. public positions on smoking and health would not, be asked'to serve: Dr. Terry also has said the study will not' tie limiteda to ltnek• :°' ing but will concers~ "other fac- :~ tors which may be involved such ` as atr, potlutlot and siltotnebtig ~ Qx1lau5ts..9 i Parties meeLing with Dr. Ikiry ~ In July and having a part In se- '~ lecting members of, the study :~ Lroup~lneiuded representativea of the Tobilcco Institute and ths To- .:+ bacco, Industiy Re"search Com- ~' mitteA. ': ~ ~:•. .. ... .. . . As of October 11th the members of the Surgeon General's Commttittee'has sti11 not been annotxnced. . . . . . . , . . ' : . • '-° . . . . _ 3; ; . . , . . . _ .. . .

iouse' Cancer produced ... All brands of filter tip cigar= CHICAGO AMEACI('~AN .Chicago,Illinois August 24, 1962 ets contain enough tar to cause skin cancers in, mice, a medical iiesearch team said today. They moted I. however. that filtered ' " smoke yields only one-third of the amounti-o ftar in standard cigaret smoke. The findings are based on a one year study in which the tar from machine-smoked cigarets was rubbed on the shavedlskin . of laboratory animals until kheir lifetime." - . t1>,mors appeared. The fiust . showed up after 19 weeks ofr ' . tar applications. C . The report, made by a Buf- falo research group headediby Fred! G. Bbck, appears in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical associa- t[onl , . It drew ciiticism from T. V. Hartnett, chairman of the To- bacco Industry Research com- mittee, who noted that cancers haie beea'produced in labora- tory animals with a number, of, harmless, everyday, sub- flERAI,D EXAMINER Los Angeles, California August 24, 1962' Tobacco Again ~ Liaedlo Canc+er . :cHQCAGO.. `7~t,°'~ •24 IRI=A . medical research team' said foday their tests ha.Ne dem+ onstrated •t`o b a e e o. srrnoke ctrawn through filter 'tipped cigarettes contains a tiar'sub; ¢tance. that can, cause skin cancers in mice, but that fil tered si'noke. yielded only one thirfl'di the amnunit of tar in statidard cWaret;te smoke: i They saitt ttimors were inr f7uced' by every br2 rnd of oig ttrette tebted. stances including eggs, glucose [sugar]' and medicinal skin creams. Hartnett added: "It is apparent that animal skin painting, is not relevant to the problem of human cancer, particularly lung cancer. More to the point is this fact, human-type •lung * cancer has never been produced in ani- mals as a result of having them, inhale tobacco smoke thruout NEW YORK TIMES New York, New York August 25, 1962 ,1~1CFll FX,~1,jRT~~ carcinogenic [cancer, causing] 1I J In contrast, a reduction in the STUDY FILTO TRa totat amount of smoke deltv ered to the target area resulted in a reduction in the incidence of tumors. • Find Cigarette Tars Cause "A parallel reduction in dose Skin /~fflliction in Mice ""~ ~` " -~r~"~` ~' ers through smoking fewer cig ''~ arettes. Studies of human pop- By DONALD JANSON ulations have shown that men Sp,eefalto'rheNexrYorkl+imes.~. wnP slnuxe crowcr 9;L6areLuaZ CHDCAG©; Aug. 24-Filter= have a lower lung-cancer in- tip rigarettes contain enough cidence. intake of smoke tar to causeskin cancer in be ab mlce, four New York State De- also could accomplished by pantment of Health researchers va smoker through taking fewer reported today: -puffs or through smoking the However, they found that sarne number of cigarettes filter tips yieldedi only a thd10 «hich, by means of filters or the amount of tar contained in othrr devices, give rise to the smoke of standard ciga- smaller yields of inhaled tar." rettes and consequently pro- T. V. Hartnet't, chairman of duced fewer ski t d umors an a n the Tobacco Industry Research - slower onset of t th vmors an Committee, Issued the follow- r^; standard cigarettes. No skin tumors or cancer ing statement in response to r.: the American Medical Associa. d l d in eve ope a control group of Lion report: mice that received no cigarette -"plot having seen the full ar- , tyr, in the year-lbng ~ experi- -• ment. ticle as yet, we cannot give "The ideal course [for hu- any detailed• comment. How- mans]„" the researchers con- ever, scientists advise us that cluded, "would be to stop smok- it is Important to note that Ing, altogether." cancers have been produced in The researchers are Dr. Fred G. Bock, Dr. George E. Moore; -laboratory animals with a num- Dr. John E. Dowd and Dr; ber of harmless everyday sub- . Paul! C:Clark of the Rosweil stances, including glucose, eggs Park Memorial Institute at Buf- 'nd medicinal skin creams. It falo. Their experiment was re: -s apparent' that animal' skin 15orted in the current issue of nainting is not directly relevant The Journal of the American to the problem of human can- Aj Medicali Association, published per, particularly Iung cancer. here. "Moie to the point is this They used six brands of ciga- fact: human-type lung icancer rettes„ including, two filter-tip has never been produced in an- types, in an effort to determine lmals as a resvIt of havin„, whether the cancer risk had~ them inhale tobacco smoke been redtrced by modifications throughout their lifetunrmc.'• made by tobacco companies in recent years. The six brands were machine sF.okedl to obtain the tar. This was then, dissolved in a solvent and applied to thP skin of mice In amounts equivalent to 8.3 smokPil' cigarettes a day. Skin, tumors were produced in forty-one of seventy-six mice that receivedi tar, from the standard brands; and in fifteeq of sixty mice glven.. filter~tlp tar. Nineteen tumors, some from each group, progressed to skin cancers within the one- year period. The first tumor appeared nineteen weeks after the start of the experiment. ' No tumors developed inisixty- six mice painted with the sol- vent, (acetone} alone or in six- ty-five untreated mice. The researchers found that tar yielded among the stand- ard cigarettes differed by less than 2D per cent. "The public health Jmplica- tions of the data are indirect but meaningful," the research- ers said. "The smoke of all of the six branrlfi of, vicarettes was

iouse' Cancer produced ... All brands of filter tip cigar= CHICAGO AMEACI('~AN .Chicago,Illinois August 24, 1962 ets contain enough tar to cause skin cancers in, mice, a medical iiesearch team said today. They moted I. however. that filtered ' " smoke yields only one-third of the amounti-o ftar in standard cigaret smoke. The findings are based on a one year study in which the tar from machine-smoked cigarets was rubbed on the shavedlskin . of laboratory animals until kheir lifetime." - . t1>,mors appeared. The fiust . showed up after 19 weeks ofr ' . tar applications. C . The report, made by a Buf- falo research group headediby Fred! G. Bbck, appears in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical associa- t[onl , . It drew ciiticism from T. V. Hartnett, chairman of the To- bacco Industry Research com- mittee, who noted that cancers haie beea'produced in labora- tory animals with a number, of, harmless, everyday, sub- flERAI,D EXAMINER Los Angeles, California August 24, 1962' Tobacco Again ~ Liaedlo Canc+er . :cHQCAGO.. `7~t,°'~ •24 IRI=A . medical research team' said foday their tests ha.Ne dem+ onstrated •t`o b a e e o. srrnoke ctrawn through filter 'tipped cigarettes contains a tiar'sub; ¢tance. that can, cause skin cancers in mice, but that fil tered si'noke. yielded only one thirfl'di the amnunit of tar in statidard cWaret;te smoke: i They saitt ttimors were inr f7uced' by every br2 rnd of oig ttrette tebted. stances including eggs, glucose [sugar]' and medicinal skin creams. Hartnett added: "It is apparent that animal skin painting, is not relevant to the problem of human cancer, particularly lung cancer. More to the point is this fact, human-type •lung * cancer has never been produced in ani- mals as a result of having them, inhale tobacco smoke thruout NEW YORK TIMES New York, New York August 25, 1962 ,1~1CFll FX,~1,jRT~~ carcinogenic [cancer, causing] 1I J In contrast, a reduction in the STUDY FILTO TRa totat amount of smoke deltv ered to the target area resulted in a reduction in the incidence of tumors. • Find Cigarette Tars Cause "A parallel reduction in dose Skin /~fflliction in Mice ""~ ~` " -~r~"~` ~' ers through smoking fewer cig ''~ arettes. Studies of human pop- By DONALD JANSON ulations have shown that men Sp,eefalto'rheNexrYorkl+imes.~. wnP slnuxe crowcr 9;L6areLuaZ CHDCAG©; Aug. 24-Filter= have a lower lung-cancer in- tip rigarettes contain enough cidence. intake of smoke tar to causeskin cancer in be ab mlce, four New York State De- also could accomplished by pantment of Health researchers va smoker through taking fewer reported today: -puffs or through smoking the However, they found that sarne number of cigarettes filter tips yieldedi only a thd10 «hich, by means of filters or the amount of tar contained in othrr devices, give rise to the smoke of standard ciga- smaller yields of inhaled tar." rettes and consequently pro- T. V. Hartnet't, chairman of duced fewer ski t d umors an a n the Tobacco Industry Research - slower onset of t th vmors an Committee, Issued the follow- r^; standard cigarettes. No skin tumors or cancer ing statement in response to r.: the American Medical Associa. d l d in eve ope a control group of Lion report: mice that received no cigarette -"plot having seen the full ar- , tyr, in the year-lbng ~ experi- -• ment. ticle as yet, we cannot give "The ideal course [for hu- any detailed• comment. How- mans]„" the researchers con- ever, scientists advise us that cluded, "would be to stop smok- it is Important to note that Ing, altogether." cancers have been produced in The researchers are Dr. Fred G. Bock, Dr. George E. Moore; -laboratory animals with a num- Dr. John E. Dowd and Dr; ber of harmless everyday sub- . Paul! C:Clark of the Rosweil stances, including glucose, eggs Park Memorial Institute at Buf- 'nd medicinal skin creams. It falo. Their experiment was re: -s apparent' that animal' skin 15orted in the current issue of nainting is not directly relevant The Journal of the American to the problem of human can- Aj Medicali Association, published per, particularly Iung cancer. here. "Moie to the point is this They used six brands of ciga- fact: human-type lung icancer rettes„ including, two filter-tip has never been produced in an- types, in an effort to determine lmals as a resvIt of havin„, whether the cancer risk had~ them inhale tobacco smoke been redtrced by modifications throughout their lifetunrmc.'• made by tobacco companies in recent years. The six brands were machine sF.okedl to obtain the tar. This was then, dissolved in a solvent and applied to thP skin of mice In amounts equivalent to 8.3 smokPil' cigarettes a day. Skin, tumors were produced in forty-one of seventy-six mice that receivedi tar, from the standard brands; and in fifteeq of sixty mice glven.. filter~tlp tar. Nineteen tumors, some from each group, progressed to skin cancers within the one- year period. The first tumor appeared nineteen weeks after the start of the experiment. ' No tumors developed inisixty- six mice painted with the sol- vent, (acetone} alone or in six- ty-five untreated mice. The researchers found that tar yielded among the stand- ard cigarettes differed by less than 2D per cent. "The public health Jmplica- tions of the data are indirect but meaningful," the research- ers said. "The smoke of all of the six branrlfi of, vicarettes was

CHICAGO AMEAfI('~AN . .. .Chicago,IlLinois August 24, 1962 ' ... All' brands of t•ilter tip cigar: ets contain enough tar to cause skin cancers in ~ mice, a medical iiesearch team said today. They moted II however, that filtered i " smoke yields only one-third of the amount, -o ftar in standard cigarett smoke. ~ The findings are based on a one year study in which the tar from machine-smoked cigarets: was rubbed on the shavedlskin . of laboratory animals until ktNeir lifetime:"' • tt>mors appeared. The fiust '- . showed up after 19 weeks ofr ' . tar applications. C , The report, made by a Buf- falo research group headediby P~red! G. Bock, appears in the ' current issue of the Journal of' the American Medical associa- t[onl . , . , It drew ciiticism from T. V. Hartnett, chairman of the To- bacco Industry Research com- mittee, who noted that cancers haie beea'produced in labora- tory animals with a number, of, harmless, everyday, sub- ouse'' Cancer produced . Tobacc~o AgOin AQ ~Lind"to Canc+er rl_~ : . ZHQCAGO.. 7"°' ~~,~ :•24 (M=A ` . ~ . medic'al research tearri said' foday their tests ha.Ne dem+ ~ onstrated ^t`o b a e e o' srrnoke I~,n ctrawn through filter 'tipped eigarettes contains a tiar'sub; ~ ¢tance that can csuse skin f`~1 cancers in niice, but that fil tered si'noke. yielded only one ~ thirfl'di the amnunit of tar in ~ stafidard cWareGte smoke: ; i They saitt t'umors were inr f7uced' by every, br2 rnd of oig, nrette tebted. istances including eggs, glucose I [sugar]' and medicinal skin I creams. Hartnett added: "It is apparent that anim'al. skin painting, is not relevant toto the problem of human cancer, liparticularly lung' cancer. More to the point is this fact, human-type •lung * cancer has never been produced in ani- mals as a result of having them, inhale tobacco smoke thruout NEW YORK TIMES New York, New York August 25) 1962 _~ carcinogenic [cancer osusing]HANGER EXPERTS .STUDY FILTER TIN total amount, of smoke deltv I ered tio the target anca resulted in' a reduction in the incidence of tumors. • Find Cigarette Tars Cause "A parallel reduction in dose ~~ Skin /i;fflliction ini Mice " ers thn"~~` " ougH smoking fewer cig ' .. arettes. Studies of human pop- By DONALD JANSON ulations have shown that men ~ Specfalto'rhe New York iimes, whQ smoke fewer cigarettes `, CHICAC©; Aug. 24-Filter= 'have a lower lung-cancer in tip rigarettes contain enough eidenoe. tar to cause skin cancer in "A reduced intake of smoke , mice, four New York State De- also could be accomplished by partment of Health researchers -a smoker through taking fewer . reported today: -puffs or through smoking the .., However, they found that 'same number of cigarettes filter tips y,ieldedi only a thdrei «hich, by means of filters or the amount of tar contained in othrr devices, give rise to the smoke of standard cira- smaller yields of inhaled tar." re[.[es ana consequenuy pro. T. V. Hartnett chairman of d d fe uce wer skdn tumors and a t tl1e Tobacco Industry Research slower onset of t' h u mors an Committee, issued the follow= r^; - ~fi standand cigarettes. r.: ing, statenient' in response to No • skin tum n o s or cancer i " m d i IV[e ca ical Assoc developed In a control grou of ~'c Amer a+ p tion report: mice that received no cigarette 4+plot having seen the full l ar- ,tyr in the year-lbng experi. -• • ment. ticle as yet, we cannot give " ' The ideal u- comment.- course [for h arty detailed How +~ uac raaearcners con- ever, scientists advise us that cluded, "would be to stop smok- it is important to note that ing altogetHer." The researchens are Dr. Fred cancers have been produced in. G: Bock, Dr. George E. Moore; -laboratory animals with a num- Dr. John E. Dowd and Dr; ber of harmless everyday sub- . Paul! C:Clark of the Rosweil stances, including glucose, eggs Park Memorial Institute at Buf- 'nd medicinal skin creams, Iit falo. Their experiment was re: is apparent that animal' skin 1Sorted in the current issue of nainting is not directly relevant' The Journal of the American to t'he problem of' human can- -~ Medicali Association, published per, particularly Iung cancer. ~ here. "Moie to the point' is this They used six brands of ciga- fact: human-type lunl; cancer rettes„ including, two filter-tip has never been produced in an- types, in an effort to determine 1mal5 as a resv!t of haa+ing, whether the cancer risk had~ them inhale tobacco smoke been reduced by modifications throughout their lifetunrmc.'• made by tobacco companies in recent years. The six brands were machine sF.okedl to obtain the tar. This was then, dissolved in a solvent and applied to thP skin of mice In amounts equivalent to 8.3 smokPd' cigarettes a day. Skin, tumors were produced in forty-one of' seventy-six mice that receivedi tar, from the standard brands; and in fifteeq of sixty mice given.. filter~tipp tar. Nineteen tumors, some from each group, progressed too skin cancers within the one- year period. The first tumor appeared nineteen weeks after the start of the experiment. ' No tumors developed inisixty- six mice painted with the sol- vent, (acetone} alone or in six- ty-five untreated mice. The researchers found that tar yielded among, the stand- ard cigarettes differed by less than 20 per cent. "The public health Jmplica- tions of the data are indirect' but' meaningful," the research- ers said. "The smoke of all of t'he six branrl;; of, viearett'es was