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-~~~ {~., , _. .. ' . . . , _. . .. _. .,~ -. .. . tJ.. 7 Washingtoni, D.C. November 12, 1962 ;THE. WASHINGTYJI!1 POST .st Co~. ~~p r'el~en~~siive'. Study Expecte 0 .~ el'~atio~~~ of S~ ~~ ~lokin ~~~:~ t.o ~Iealt~ _ ~ .. .interest as the Ui,S. Surgeon General's Advisory Committee met for the News reports, columnists an.d'editorials reflect the high level of'presis first time, November 10th and llth. but its studies are to cover a of lung cancer. Other doctors. much wider range. smoking,, is a principall cause ing is a cause of ltanr canccr; is to determine whether smok• smoking, cspecially cigarette- ' A primary aim of the grouh Many physicians claim that the subject of smoking aiuC tion from significant reports :health."' cssued in other nations, Terry said yesterday, "I expect Terry said the report will ;it to be the most comprehc~7- include data on Americans' sive ever to be produced un smoking habits and informa- , . urday inecting Surgeon General Luther L. and alcohol." mittee completes its report, industrial exposure radiation f h actors suc i as anr polt ution, occupied-the chair at the Sat• we1L as possible contributinb,, ant surgeon beneral for plans, before the lo memtier com- of answers ever provided on literature andi basic studies on polilution„are more dangerous:. Terr this subject: all aspects of the use of to- y presided at theffrst It' will be six to eight months bacco and smoking habits, as day of the closed sessions. rt' Dr. James M. Hundley, assist hopesn will be the fullest set .begin immediately an, exten, ment'al' factors, such as air siive review of the scientifiiu mittee on Smoking_and Healt'h, day organizational meet'inti between smoking and cancer. has started shaping what ii here Friday andi Saturday "to They sUggest other environ- y geon General's Advisory Com.- lhe members agreed to a two-'sist there is no, proven link A Publac Healbh Service an. and the Tbbacco indiastry, i~i- TheV newly-appointed Sur- nouncement esterday saidl A3&0iC1a«U -c,, . CITIZEN-NEWS' Hollywood, California November 10 y 1962 will smoke while they work. One member of the grouF Tae special advisory com-. was delayed in arriving:n mittee on smoking, and health, Terry was adamant that "no o p e n e d' its six-month first publicity" be given to the de- phase yesterday after receiiv liberations in order to keep them free of outside influ- ing firm assurances from Sur- ences. Blut it' was learned geon Generall Luther L. Terry some members of the panel and a White House represent- smoke: ative that the government' Dr. Leonard M. Schuman„ a would offer help but not in+ University of Minnesota school of public health professor, and terfere. William G. Cochran; professor Terry told the panel it was of statistics at' Harvard, told free to, draw its own independl Uin i te d Press International ent conclusions basedi on what- they smoke "slightly more ever criteria it chose, and no than a pack of cigarettes a :one in government would in- dav."' terfer2. select group of scientists will President's Office. of Science , ey were the only `requ-, chart a course today for their andl Technology told the nine iar' smokers of the seven cor~- fgo~~ernment- financecl inn•es; i- scientists f r o m universities facled, six in person and one gation of the effects of tobac• across the nation the White by telephone. Three o t Ji e r~ co smoking on health. Scme House would' keAp hands off. u-ere tlot reached ~ a H { A „ ~ o e Th \fi7C I~,TGTON1 UPI) - Ai Dr venneth C1 rk f th