Tobacco Products Liability Project
Table of contents section IV - Categorical Index of Depositon of Robert K. Heiman
Abstract
Document provides an indexed depostion of Robert K. Heimann. Discusses information concerning tobacco manufacturer's organizations such as CTR and TIRC, The Tobacco Institute, and Industry Technical Committee. Provides detailed information on the functioning of industry groups in relation to specific companies and the relationship between the tobacco companies. Describes specific research studies and sources of research for the industry.
Fields
- Indexer Comment
- Difficult to Read
- Named Organization
- CTR
- Reader's Digest
- American Tobacco Company
- Tobacco industry Research Committee (TIRC)
- Scientific Advisory Board
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Liggett
- Texas State Department of Health
- U. S. Public Health Service
- Tobacco Institute
- Covington & Burling
- Hill & Knowlton
- Philip Morris
- Reynolds, R. J.
- Larus
- Industry Technical Committee
- Named Person
- Heimann, Robert Karl, Ph.D. (ATC President and CEO; CTR Director)PR Committee for the Tobacco Institute and on the Executive Committee as a CTR Director.
- Doll
- Hoyt, Tom
- Hahn
- Walker, Robert B.
- Zahn, Leonard
- Bowling, Jim
- Fouts, Sam
- Wade, Charles
- Type
- Indexed Deposition
- Date Loaded
- 08 Jan 2003
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A. CTRIT.~RC .......................................
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C. ;.~dus'---y T~c.~..~i~al ~3=mi---.ie ...................
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was ~e successo: of ~o TZRC. He ~a~ a
~e only =e~ ~. ~o~
~ and ~. ~owden Werl ~Iclivln~ ~i same
inf=~ion. ~e ~=le of ~e=, and someuimes M~.
would mee~ ~o ~isc~s$ ~ese lssues co~u~nuously
1954 and 1964. ~.
of smoKinq ~d ~ea!~ as ~. H~ ~a~ ~een.
~e ~iddle or laue 1950's, when ~e ~RC was
Ee ~as full confidence
r~eived f=om ~e TZRC =on~ain~ in
. ~i~ican Tobacco confidmn~17
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issue of ~okinq and ~eal~.
ann~al visits f~ ~-~e scientific
~e scientific di:o~or would
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~a= was se~ up in 1954 was selec~.~d Dy a
~:Dacco companles. ½e does
be ~oi~e~ ~er:can To:ac:o.
~e:ican To:acco :o ~km ~is a~ual
year.
pre~a:od a ~i~e:
"Tocac:= and
kf~e: ~e ~ ~iscon~nue~
Tobac:o ~s~i~U~e b~an ~o ~llsh i:. T~e c~mpany was
inf:~a~icn ~o
~eai~, v~c~ is seen by p~ys~clans,
~o ~ive zedical a~ice. The
add ~o ~m ~y of ~ovledqe concm~Anq mobacc:.
does no: ~ Lf ~e ~ prepares spec!'.c :a:a:ia!s
f:: ~is~zi~u~ion to ~he p~ys~c!~ of ~e Uni~ S~a~es
ou~ fa~ual inf~ion o: li~a~ura =o p~ysic~.
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o~ ~e TZRC vn~cn meek place on ~ay ~. ;95&.
Heal~", vas .i. p~iAs~
ass~ed ~y ~e To~acc~ l~u~e. He ~a~ n=m ~ea=~ any
c:~c~s= alle~in~ ~a: "Tobacco an~ ~eal~" was a
pr=~aqan~a doc~enm ~or ~e ~o~acc= in~usm~. ~e vas
=uc~ o~ a lay do~enm. Z: is ve~ ~mo~le ~na~ ~e
read ~e ~Amarlal ~a~ a~pea~d in ~e ~
Jcu~a! of ~edic~ne. ~oa~ ~is ~i~r~al woul~
~ve affe~ ~is ]ud~en~ on "To~ac:o ~nd ~eal~" ram .
sociai!~ i~esFons~Ae p~:~a;anda. The ~
:ou~al o~ Medicine ~ad one opinion and ~r. ~sen ~ad
~o~ c31~icize ~e ~ew ~land :aural of Med!:i~ O~
a~acnmen~ 3 ~oEx~ibi~ ~o. 8 pe~--.ains :: ~e Texas
individual s~a~es v~re ~ils~ed, ~e ~i~
l~el~ ~ ~ese v~evs ve=~ ~on~ort~ Dy ~e~i=an
in 1SSe, ~e Tobacco ~i~u~e ~a4 almea~y ~een
specif~: f~c:ions of ~e To, at:: lns:~uume was
aon~:o: ~e acmivlmies of ~e various
de~a~enms ~ ~e Unime~ S~.
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e4~ of ~e SlX $!~es of a ci~a~e=~e ca~on s~ ~a~
~s~:me: would ~cw v~a~ ~e was pu~=~aslng. Hinor
.~i.. ~ad ~eal~ i:pllca=ions. Sac:ion 3 o~ ~e
a ..... • s~al! apply," Se~ion 2 s~a~es u~a= no
~spec~ :0 heai:~ s~all beus~ '~less :a~ai~
"
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~ls ::uld possibly have lead ~o an~i:~s~ violauio~
c~a~es. A ~zade ass~ia~ion ~eals wi~
p~ose of ~e ToDa¢=: ~i~uto was t=
i~fo~a~ion ~ou% ~o~a¢~ ~d no~ ~0 ~ake up
To~a¢:o Institute was ~dlv~dual ~oo~e~s for
s~a=e ~v:ived in an a~a~ ~o :a~e ~e
ava~ of ~e ~osi~ion ~: ~obacco ~ad ~el~ :~
~is~o~ of ~i economic velfa=e of ~au s~a:8. The
To~a¢:o ~ns~i~u~e did ~lis~ info~uicn concs~g
smo~nq ~d ~eal~, ~u~ ~ ~eEal ~e ~is~o~ical
~e =~e of a~ivi~y w~i~ conceded ~e~ican Tobacc:.
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:epresen~a=~ves in
¢~icacions ~~ee ve=e ~eld i~ was~in~on.
g~c~i~ae for a
~e :~a~ed on ~s ~A~mee ~=il ~erican Tobacco
~a= ~i!l & ~l=on yes
~e~=inq ~e zes~e o~ ~e ~o~acco ind~=~ ~o ~e
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ToDa¢:: Ins~i~e. ~eri~ Tobacco ~id no= con~=num
~ve~isinq C~a ~ 1964 because,
of provisio~ in ~e c~e ~a:~nq ~e= :~es of
you~ adve~si~.
American Tobacco is fa~iliam in qene.-'s! vi'-.
Zns~i-.u~e. T~e c~any yes familla.-
Code of ¢iqa.-'ec--e Samplinq P.,:ac='-cas.
Tobacco'~ ~linq cede was no~ ~um in
c:de was c~:w.~nicaCed ~y v==~ o~ =ou:.~ :o :.~e sales
o~Wanlza~ien. T~e co4e aenclone~ in Zxh~£'. ~oo 16 vas
adopted ~ ~e Tobacco Znsci',u~e a~'.s: Amec:ca~. To~ac=:
cused ':co be a aea~e: o~ ~e
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He canno: recall v~¢ ~.~e c~ai=-~an of ~e
T=~acc: ~ 1~80. ~e ~dus~ Te~i~I C~immae was
~de up o~ :~sea:c~ dim~ms ~:~ ~e various
=~e:s also. ~e ~capmi~n :: ~As was
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