Tobacco Products Liability Project
Letter re: radon contamination
Abstract
Attached document on randon contamination should cast doubt about death attributable to cigarettes because there may double counting in the number of such deaths and because recent epidemological reports suggest a protective effect for smokers in relation to some diseases that may offset the number of deaths attributable to cigarttes.
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- *Council for Tobacco Research-- U.S.A. Inc. CTR (Formerly Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC))Created and funded by the tobacco industry to award grants to study of the link between smoking and disease. Part of a four decade effort to cast doubt on the links between smoking and disease.
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- *Council for Tobacco Research-- U.S.A. Inc. CTR (Formerly Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC))Created and funded by the tobacco industry to award grants to study of the link between smoking and disease. Part of a four decade effort to cast doubt on the links between smoking and disease.
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- Hobbs, William D. (Pres. RJR 72-75, CTR Director, TI Exec. Comm.)William D. Hobbs was a President for R.J. Reynolds and a CTR Chairman. (PMI's Introduction to Privilege Log and Glossary of Names, Estate of Burl Butler v. PMI, et al, April 19, 1996). William D. Hobbs worked for RJR Industries as President & Director from 1972 to 1975, as Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1979 to 1980, Chairman & CEO from 1975 to 1980, Chairman & CEO of International Tobacco in 1978, Executive Vice President in 1980, Senior Vice President in 1971 and Vice President from 1967 to 1971. (Source: RJR Who's Who NMLRP) Hobbs served on the Tobacco Institute's Executive Committee. He was also Director, Chairman and CEO of CTR's Executive Committee. (N.M.'s CTR Who Who)
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TOBACCO COeJ~Oe~ATION
September 2, 1987
Hr. Bill Hobbs
The Council for Tobacco
Research-~Sk, Inc.
900 Third Avenue
New York, H¥ 10022
Dear Bill:
£nclosed are the papers on radon contamination that I mentioned
in passing today by telephone. Z hope Fou will find them of
interest. We would like to know what the CTR steel makes og
such developments as this intensiEied concern over radon as a
cause of lung cancer -- arising as it does right along side ~he
still-mounting criticism of cigarettes.
~t least it must raise a question about double counting. Zf
radon is responsible for up to 20,000 deaths due to lung
cancer, hoe many of those deaths were formerly attributed to
cigare~te smoking? Zn the same vein, if recent epidemeological
• studies are correct in suggesting a protective effect Eor
smokers in relation to ulcerative colitis, colorectal cance~
endometr£a~ cancer and certain breast cancers, surely the gross
figure of 300~000+ U.S. deaths attributed to cigarettes ought
to be offset by aome ver~ sizable number due to the apparent
protective effect from cigarettes. Similarl~, lower blood
pressure and less obesity in smokers should count for something.
Lest some lawyer be looking over our shoulder~ I do not concede
that even one person dies of a chronic disease that is caused
by smoking cigarettes. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the
gander~ that is all I am saying.
Turning to the request for a meeting time, we will look forward
to seeing you and the other CTR representatives for the annual
budget preview in Louisville at 11:00 a.m. on October 15, 1987.
With warm regards.
£P/dlb
£n¢losures
Cordially,
cc: Mr. R. J. Pritchard
FiLE
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Subject to Claims of Privilege and Confidentiality:
Produced Pursuant to Court Orders in State of Minnesota, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al.
