Tobacco Products Liability Project
Letter informing recipients of statements to be placed in the record of "tar" and nicotine hearings by Senator Marlow Cook
Abstract
Discusses enclosed statements (not included in this document) to be placed in the record of "tar" and nicotine hearings by Senator Marlow Cook, which included material contrary to the Surgeon General's position. Senator Cook's office sent a letter to Dr. Yerushalmy pointing out that his work was criticized by Dr. Horn and invited his comments. Also mentions briefly upcoming Auerbach dog project.
Fields
- Recipient
- Ahrensfeld, Thomas F. (PM General Counsel & Sr. VP, TI Executive Committee)TI Executive committee
- Bryant, DeBaun (CTR Director, BW Attorney)DeBaun Bryant was employed by Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation and served as Director for the Council for Tobacco Research 1/31/75, 1/30/76, 1/28/77, 1/27/78 and 1/27/79. He was also a Board Member of the University of Kentucky Tobacco & Health Research Institute in 1979 and 1980.
- Haas, Frederick P. (Liggett, General Counsel)Frederick P. Haas was a member of the Board of Directors of Liggett & Meyers from 1966 through 1976. From 1975 and 76 he was Special Counsel. (N.M., L & M Liability Notebook, Section 3, Personnel List)
- Hetsko, Cyril F. (VP of ATC; CTR Director)Vice President and General Counsel for American Tobacco. Served on the Executive Committee as a CTR Director.
- Roemer, Henry C. (Jack) (RJR VP; CTR Director)RJR in 1958. He served as Vice President & General Counsel of RJR Legal Dept. in 1970, Senior Vice President & General Counsel of their Legal Dept. 1972-1983, and retired in 1986. Board of Directors 1972-1983; as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary from 1982 to the present, as RJR Tobacco Secretary & Director 1958-1970; and as Vice President and General Counsel in 1970.
- Stevens, Arthur Joseph (LOR Sr. VP '89-95 and TI Communications)Served on Lorillard Board of Directors 1985-92, was Senior Vice President from 1989 to 1995, served as General Counsel for Lorillard '93-95. Served on Tobacco Institute Communications Committee.
- Yeaman, Addison Y. (BW VP & General counsel; CTR Chairman of Board)General counsel for B&W. CTR Chairman/President 1975-1981
- Type
- Letter
- Named Person
- Kornegay, Horace R. (TI President and Exec. Director)VP Leaf Ops (RJR), TI Chairman (1985)
- Sterling, Theodor D., PhD (Industry Consultant, Statistician Applied Mathematics)Theodor Sterling was a statistician with Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is listed as a consulting scientist for the tobacco industry in 1988 memo PM 2023034933/4946 from Andrew Whist to R. Murray. Sterling presented the industry's point of view at indoor air symposia in Tokyo, 1987 and in the U.K. in 1988.Industry Consultant and CTR Special Project recipient.
- Gori, Gio Batta, Ph.D. (Tobacco Consultant, formerly w/ NCI, Industry Expert)1993 Started career at NCI and then went to work for the industry. Believed a safer cigarette could be made, and that there were safe threshold levels for exposure to the chemicals in cigarette smoke.
- Named Organization
- National Cancer Institute NCIDivision of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Cancer Institute located in Rockville, MD
- Tobacco Working Group TWG (Federally funded project to create a safer cigarette)A federally supported project launched by the National Cancer Institute, with the purpose of developing a less hazardous cigarette.
- Copied
- Holtzman, Alexander (PM Asst General Counsel. 1975-85.)
- Pollack, Lester (LOR Exec. VP, Secretary & Gen. Counsel)Employed by Loew's Corp. as Vice President, 1971. Senior Vice President 1972-74, Exec. VP 1975-78. Served on Board of Directors 1971-95, was employed by Loews Theater, Inc.
- Author
- Shinn, William W. (TI Communications; Shook, Hardy, CTR Attorney)TI Communications Committee and was also a lawyer for CTR. William W. Shinn worked for Shook, Hardy & Bacon.
- Author (Organization)
- Shook, Hardy & Bacon (Tobacco Industry law firm)Tobacco Industry law firm based in Kansas City, KS.
- Date Loaded
- 08 Jan 2003
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SHOOK, HARDY, MITCHELL ~,. BACON
KANSAS CITY, MI.~SOURI 64106
,- February 21, 1972
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Thomas F. Ahrensfeld, Esq.
DeBaun Bryant, Esq..
Frederick P. Haas, Esq.
Cyril F.. Hetsko, Esq.
Henry C..Roemer, Esq.
Arthur.J~:.Stevens, Esq./
Addi.so~ i,Y...~aman, Es ._~
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" '-~. ".~:. ,~_.Enclosed you will find copies of statements to be
placed in the record of the "tar" and nicotine hearings by
Senator Marlow Cook. I understand, in talking with the
Senator, that he intends also to place comments of his own
in the record when he forwards the statements.
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,,~,,.,~ ....... . . '~!:~he response we prepared on smoking and nonsmokers
v:..?~..,'; • forwarded to Senator Cook by Horace Kornegay during the
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hearings and this paper will appear in the record. As you
~ .... will recall, Senator Moss invited the inclusion of certain
• ' literature contrary to the Surgeon General'sposition and we
~- " anticipate that a considerable amount of material will be
furnished in response to this request. I am also advised
that a letter to Dr. Yerushalmy was sent by Senator Cook's
office pointing out that Dr. Yerushalmy's work was criticized
by Dr. Horn and inviting comment.
Horace sent you, on February 14, a copy of the re-
port "Environmental Pollution Effects on Health," which was
transmitted by.a Presidental message on January 31. I have
had a copy of this delivered to Dr. Theodor Sterling for his
comments. Horace and I have discussed the report in some
detail.
Dave Hardy hopes that you are considering the im-
plications of NCI approval of the second Auerbach dog project.
Subject to Claims of Privilege and Confidentiality:
Produced Pursuant to Court Orders in State of Minnesota, et al. v. Philip Morris, et al.
.:.,,':,.,SHOOK, HARDY, MITCHELL ~ BACON
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~;,.~ ~ We understand that the project either has been given the go-
,; ..... ...:.- ahead by Dr. Gori or is likely to receive it. What will the
• . industr~'s position be in the event this receives considerable
publicity? Should the research directors who serve on the To-
. :>.. bacco Working Group send a letter setting forth their position?
~:~-!;,~!T~ aI~p~v~gsP~nse, ~S made, would the industry's, silence confer
• I believe you will be interested in the enclosed
articles which appeared in the February 14 issue of JAMA.
article by Dr. Theodor Sterling on air pollution is to be
published in this month's issue of the American Journal of
Esq.
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WILLIAM W. SHINN
Subject to Claims of Privilege and Confidentiality:
Produced Pursuant to Court Orders in State of Minnesota~ et al. v. Philip Morris, et al.
