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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT
THE NEW`YORK ToStij
" GAKCER EXPERTS DIFFER AT INQUIRY
V. "--TTSTS
camnutiee conienoew
nu p.eprejentativt John Bell WBU
cause-and-e..setraausrmup --Kisstxsiptn, chairman!
Seen pravre timer n^.'-nc^can- Qi t Commerce subcommittee
55,L.r "'I T.^t^'iZ.-'T^i`7*e C~ nmsderog the additive1 tChc
num^i ^ai-_intj .tnif-iicnsc .y
t*sM charts were
House Unit Hears Soth Sides , of the Cigarette Story-- ' Other Diseases Cited
-r _ ser.ous and would "bear looking; Dr. .----- j sa.C in* lugn --; mto.1' But he said the- ccanBfe-
cxncir death. rate among tes- tee felt its first duty was to dea^
r.ve smokers --ugn: -e aecaiu>e iuJf- ute additive hills.
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me. type it person wno is an Meanwhile. Senator John 2be
excessive snicker u a poor
p^poWlcan of
,,QtT'^T* I^C r'?a a":" tucky. toW the Senate It'
mrr* i_r-.ir._-
cotjypelent to judge whas
; By BBS* FTEMA.V
Coro oar.1 Disease Included. feet smoking had OC iuag
SB-eru :a tu Nr* Ter* ra*
Washington*. July ts--The
disease
'v eer. He protested Bills .inf
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controversy over vftetHer cig arette irr.cicnr was a causative fic'.ir ui lung cancer was aired todoy setort a Cscgmsiocai
>" "s-
cereora. vascuiar .iiions and. . S- AJdo Dtniem Prsetnr*. 1
:tnrr circuitiny ciseajes. ?e?uc ; *' ^
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. committee.
ulcer and risairatcr/ diseases Pt'ASHINGTON, July IS (C3
Dr. E. Cuyier Hanuuaud of
:* Amer.can Cancer Society
testified today
"i ins opin
ion smoking caused sot only
lung cancer but a long Bat of
other diseases.
.
On Iuag cancer, he said, the
evidence "is overwhelming." But
he said snteklng was not the
only cause. Dr. Hammond vrai
the eo-autnor of a recant lusg-
caacer study chat United cig<
artttes to toe disease.
T5r. Clarence Cook Little of
Tobacco Research Industry
.such as pniumc' ma an' d asthmA- --Dr. John P- Heller.'director Thr hesrutg war conducted by- the Nauoral Cancer
die ieeai m; maaetar;.* affairs labeled Dr- Smith's iuoccmmitfee cf the House Gov- simoly not correct." ernmen: Operations Commute*. He said neither the ui I: u u-.c tin: o: a ser.es to find States Public Health Service :f Gbvenuue.it agenmes are pro- the CancerInatauiM "has a teettar me people properly aav studies because an; against fs^e advertising ciamus brought pressure.". or. cigarette filters, or. reducing He said the Cancer . drugs, and cr. tranquiliners. The an agency of the Health Set Federal agencies involved are actually had been expanding me ?c5C_0fii.....D...e.p..a..r..t.m..e..n. .t.,..t.h. e. studies of environmental cano Pederal Trad* Commission, sad --the type on which Dr. ari; the Food and Drag Admuustra- said work had been halted,. *;.
.one:ee contended that no uoa.
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cause-and-effect relationship had The committee room was far
1 ?*-
_ '5_' Dlrputeo^arge
beo proved either is lung can from being smoke-fUled. Hr. > Dr. George E. Armstrong.
cer or "the over-all mixture of Blataik took a few puffs on each 'president and chief- of
human ailments" mentioned by of a ser.es of cigarettes. Repre- affairs at New Tow Vt
Dr. Hammond.-
tenzAtiv* George Meader. Re- said last night ttat the oa
Dr. L::tle said Die high Iuag publican of ilichigan. let his pipe ferred ta by Dr. Sntth h|d. cancer death rate among exces- go out and had to relight. No- investigated and.thatthecM
s:ve smoker* might be because codv else smoked a: the conuait- were not luliirinrUriw i;
"the. type of person weo is an tee table. Only two were smok- Ssdfh's failure of
excessive smoker is a poor mg at the press table, wnerr a last June. Dr-
health nsk--he has more acci dents. more laments." .
Corocar)' Disease Included.
score were seated. Both were women.
In a related development today. Dr. William a Smith, executive
was "a routine
The diseases listed by Dr. secretary of the Cancer Preven
Hammond, and questioned by tion Committee of Nw York,
Dr. Little included cancer of the. teetifled that the Federal Gov-
larynx, lip, tongue and esoph*. eraaent's National Cancer Icsti-
agus. mrenary artery diseaer.1 tut*, after protest* from eheaa-
cereorai vascular lesions ud1 cal oompuues. had
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other circuiata*y diseases, peptic, study anted at determining the
ulcer and respiratory diseases: extent to which <*eyi*-i might
. such as pneumonia ar.d asthma-1 cause eaacer.
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The hesrutg war conducted by* He teetifled. too. that he had
the legal and monetary affairs tilled to be rcappotftad'XiFigt
subcommittee of the House Gov-- w4*(1 pnietaor at Jf*'Ta3
emmcr.t Operations Comnuttee. University after be
It is me first o: a ser.es to find: motion to data tTV'*'~tt"ir u
if Government agencies are pro-; rmr**
tor m*n employed!
ticunr the people ?i^P<riy; La * certain industry. Dr.
'* ...............
~ did riot specify the industry. HeU
appeared at hearing* on pen^nej
bills to protest against ehaaieai
additives in foods. Dr. btwuv
will take the stand again tew
morrow.
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