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r. ~ NEWSPAPRRS {"v.i~~;`'~.~'..~~~,~. _1~, a4:,,,5 h Si9.,'~ .( a,i ~ i r ....~{'~ i`y ~ ~~' ~~~• r , ! f 3+. I •' , . ~. i T~~'!~ l 1 4tx I 7. sr t ii"• .~!'.,5~ '. L .,,:'., s+S ;~~ hI:~ t• d~{. ~! r 1 z" .c, i~ li{ .?} 4 I f:~~y~ „, ty. 1eM-' ~u~~ { 7 tJnited Press International carried the following story, from theFourth National;;~ l ~ ~ Shimkin Hits Smoking. 7 UPI Wire Story: `; September 14, 1960. C Cfc i Mi '~° anceronerenennneapolis, on its wires September 14.It includes'part`z ?,, OP a statement issued by TIRC: !y~ 01 ,'tfhti r S+~f ~+i + S x! :.A medical expert yesterday blamed 60% of lung cancer deaths on cigarette smokin . r -C= g ~ ,and the tobacco industry promptly blamed 'anti-tobacco zealots' with overlooking evidenc ~ 8--t0 the- C OIItrary. r...• i:r~ 'rs r,., -. t~t'1 4 3 r~ t - tL `` y'at ,', ~~XJ~ ll tD ,~~~ 5t ' '..t 3 r, t ~~: •r ,, ` f~' .~' , y 5 f}`,4M {~ y ,µ result in lung cancer.' + .. , ... r .. ..., .., ..: , f . . f,tur,. ~t„ . e added that 'New scientific evid'ence. .. throtis doubt on charges against smoking I: and suggests there are many factors involved in.the complex chain that may {;1 }~~.. , 1 ! ~ 4~6'~ r r "Timothy V. Hartnett, chairman of the Tobacco Industry Research Committee,said~~~~J in New York, however, that 'It is unfortunate that the conference sponsors tr"h~ .•Ai,~l~f7.f kL..)fi .;'virtually limited the discussion of this subject to a few individuals who are +,~'n~, "historically committed to extreme anti-tobacco views.' ~~ cancer. r.. ,- fT I i 1 S ,,. 4iYf g t .,Dr. Michael B. Shimkin, chief of biometry at the Bethesda, Maryland, National ~1; :.Cancer Institute, told a National Cancer Conference at the University of ! .ry •. ~ ~~'~ sota that a halt to all smoking would annually save 20,000 lives lost to lung ~1;~FN~ ,~' cancer in the lungs, larnyx and oral cavity." S Possible Keys to Cancer Mystery." NEW YORK JOURNAL-AMERICAN & NEW YORK POST, plu ;:(Associated Press), September 14,1960 l " ~Dr. Shimkin toldsome 2,000 scientists and physicians at the conference was "•established fact' that smoking causes a 'significant proportion' of } A ~}. ;` „ ,' .-:.,I. ,-,3 . , . .;:. :f''' -•;~ fi~; i- '.i , ::.•'...'t;_ r'.." ., .z... . :,e: • .... . a ,ii; r .. 7 ,r, =n- ari iuterview Dr. John R. Heller, president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering t: Cancer Center, New York City, listed five major fields for study of possible f;}'A cancer causing agents in the American environment: Unnecessary exposure to radiation, smoking, air pollution, some of the chemicals added to foodstuFfs, and some chemicals handled in industry and manufacturing. { Dr. Heller said cancer tolls might well be cut 10 to 15 P t within 10 years by finding the answers in these areas. He thinks perhaps 15 'to 20 percent of or inding ways of protecting humans against them. He said vaccines from cancer are not right around the corner, but has hopes they may be found. nv i d a wild guess ~. He foresees big gains from research to find and then eli'minate such causes, f cancers might be traced to agents in our environment, admitting it could be V' n " acc nes epend on Pinding speeiric causes, such as viruses, which can be used to stimulate protective antibodiesthe story said. .. r,;