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Is and : of pure ~avery [verve and ;,y, . l l red t ;Y. ne tartan. : 8-18;, sizes 8-18; :backzip,3 in red, zes il and,~ led. Y ... eyer. THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1974 ationl-=Caricer-Institute Reorganizing- #,,1lOrtYear-Old V.irai Research Program .X.. By HAROLD' M:; SCHMECK Jr. ' 8pedalto:Th.NewYorkTtme. BETHESDA,' Md';;, June 1$--1 The National CenCer Institute is undertaking a~,major reor- ganization of its' spemal virus cancer program iltresponse to criticism from sc.ferttists. The 10-year-oldx'program is dedicated to.exploring the pos- sible role of=viruses in causing Ihuman cancers, one of'the most intensively pursued areas of modern cancer rese~rch. The program is ~ne of the institute's major research ef- forts and posts more;than onc- tenth of th Dissatisfaction with the pro• , F.:,tZrF.lQiStGfM e: tnstitute,; which is the the chairmanship of Dr. Norton Federal agencf conducting the Zinder of Rockefeller Univer- Government's • research. fight sity, said the vision that estab- against' eancer: ' Ished the program had been Administration of the special ~ound, but that the m:anage= virus program was criticized ment philosophy had - been sharply earlier this year'by a"sadly in error." ~ commiatee ~of *7scient9sts~^apw 'A Closed Operation' Advisorv 'Boara. .I"Instead of allowing the di The vin7s-cancer nrnaraml recilon or tne sclentlnc pro- sunoorts research and the oro-Igram to come trom workmg duction of materials needed' inlsclenttsts uy opening it to an, research throueh contracts withl tne program appears' to nave organizations and individuals Deen . au closea operation trom " the ieport said. nntside the Cancer mstitute_ I its start4 was the mana ement of _tJi~ At its spring meeting nere ro r mc u in tnstances of oday, the National Cancer Ad-amj B h d ld f oar was to . o t n a arent co vlsory rima of institute's plans to reorganize some of which the ro ram riticism. A Critical Report focus in March when a review committee appointed by the Na- tional Cancer Advisory Board delivered to the board a sharply icritical report. The committee report said the program was limited too much to a narrow sectior. of the scientific, community and that conflicts of interest had arisen because scientists of the insti- tute who were passing judg- ment on contract proposals often had close ties to the out- side organization seeking the contracts. "Those who run it are also often the recipients of large amounts of money they dis- pense," said the report. In the early days of the pro- gram, this was. almost ines- capable because there were few scientists working in can• cer-virus res2arch. The report, prepared under p g , began before the report: was presented• earlier this year. The advisory - board - oversees the gram management catrte to a1programs of the institute. Introducing the subject at the board meeting, Dr. Harold IAmos, of Harvard Medical School, said the program had in fact been highly productive and scientifically excellent. Never- theless, speaking for a board subcommittee charged, with re- viewing the report and the im- ' plementation of its recommen- dations, Dr. Amos expressed general agreement with those recommendations. Dr. John B. Moloney, present head of the virus-cancer pro- I gram„ said its five original ' working groups of scientist-ad- ministrators had been dissolved ~nd were being replaced by two, ew ones. In these, scientists from outside the National Can- cer institute will be represented heavily and the.working rules will be such as to prevent eon- flicts of interestr Dr. Moloney said. In answer to questions from the board, Dr. Moloney, himself a leader in cancer-virus re- s_~arch, said he did not believe the changes would retard the research efforU adding that they would. open it to partici- pation by a broader cross-sec- tion of scientists qualified to work in this field. Currently the virus-cancer f program is spen mg a ou ' oa ut ear, in -m ion E~iia ra goes on virus research n AF7fC1 P t~7P s clat rogram. i Whale's Death Cause'~ound GALVESTON, Tex., June 18 UPi)-Mamuk the 6,000-pound ~iller whale who performed at a marine center, died last week of asphyxiation, according to an autopsy report- GIVE A HAPPY TIME VIA THE FRESH AIR FUND. Wedge yourself to a tee On a multicolored chunk of high-spirited fabric stripings. Our T-strap sandal'opens bright summer possibilities in white or red leather, $30. Ours exclusively, Degas for Young Dimensions, Seventh Floor. Add sales tax on mail and phone, 75c handling; beyond delivery area, A lithe-hearted leopard print stalks 'round a hot . city ity t markings on beige and white $60. Please add $1.35 delivei Country & Casual on Three.