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W. K e d z i e Te l l e r 512 Ra n g er La n e Sa r a so t a , Fl o r i u a 33577 Jam ieiy 27, 1967 R obert A. Kehoe, M.D. 94-7 Green S t r e e t , A partm ent #3 San F ran cisco , C a lifo rn ia 94133 Dear Dr. Kehoe: A re q u e s t has gone o u t to a l l members o f th e Committee o f P ro g re ssiv e H air Eye M anufacturers to send t h e i r form ulae to you i n San F ran c isco , (a l i s t i s a tta c h e d .) A ll o f th e se should be in y o u r hands by th e f i r s t o f February. During our phone co n v ersa tio n in December I m entioned th a t th e firm vho b o u g h t Pi), H azel B ishop I n c . , m ig h t t i y to work in d e p e n d e n tly w ith you and you a g re e d t h a t such would n o t b e a c c e p ta b le . I t now a p p ea rs t h a t th ey w i l l go a lo n g w ith o u r group b u t f e e l t h a t a d is c u s s io n w ith you m ig h t make them h a p p ie r sin c e t h e i r form ula i s somewhat d if f e r e n t from th e av erag e. When a l l o f t h i s in fo rm a tio n i s d ig e s te d by y o u , o n ly y ou can ju d g e whether i t is p o ssib le to p a tte rn a generic com position fo r your stu d ies t h a t w i l l b e f a i r to th e m a jo r ity . As you and I d is c u s s e d , i t w i l l sub se q u e n tly be n e c e ssa iy to make s e p a ra te lim ite d s tu d ie s on each form ula anyhow. W hether o r n o t ED sh o u ld in f lu e n c e y o u r i n i t i a l stu d y i s b e s t de term ined by you. Since i t appears to contain an higher percentage o f lead a c e ta te i t may have to a w a it th e second p a r t o f th e p la n . S u f f ic e i t to s a y , we o th e r s who have d ev o ted much tim e to t h i s p ro j e c t w ant to in c lu d e a l l o f th e in d u s tr y i n o u r d e a lin g s w ith FDA, f o r o f course there is strength in unity. I t so happens t h a t th e chairm an o f o u r Committee, Mr. J u le Gordon, who has been the industry spark plug in organizing a united fro n t w ill be in San F ran cisco February 7, 8, 9, and 1 0 th . Could i t be p o s sib le fo r you to spend an hour w ith him one o f th o se days a t which tim e Mr. G arland th e te c h n i c a l head o f H azel B ishop (th e KD s u c c e ss o r) would s i t i n to le a r n how you propose to approach th is generic program? I 'l l phone you on February 2nd to see i f you can suggest a tim e during th e above m entioned days. B e lie v e me, Dr. Kehoe, we a l l a p p r e c ia te th e th o u g h t you have d ev o ted to our p ro je c t to date and fe e l extrem ely fo rtu n ate th a t ve have your ear. I hope th e above id e a w i l l n o t i n t e r f e r e to o much w ith y o u r s ta y i n th e W est, b u t know t h a t we w i l l make p ro g re s s i f you can a rra n g e th e su g g e ste d m eeting. WKT/vt A tt. cc to Mr. I . Combe Qommittee of the Pr ogr essive P y e Indust ry Ro o m 510-11, 60 Ea s t 42n d St r e e t N e w Yo r k , N e w Yo r k 10017 Members Co m b e Ch e m ic a l , In c . W hit e Plains, N. Y. H es s H a ir Mil k La b s . St. Paul, Minn. H o o d s Ha ir Pr o d u c t s , In c . Madrid, la. L a s e r La b o r a t o r ie s M inneapolis, Minn. Ma je s t ic Dr u g Co . New York, N. Y. Pe a r s o n Ph a r m a c a l Co . M iami, Fla. Ra y mo n d Re s e a r c h Co r p. New York, X. Y. Su n Ra y C o m p a n y Bronx, New York Pa u l W e s t ph a l , In c . New York, X. Y. "'This firm was th e o r i g i n a l owner o f RD, which i s now owned by Hazel Bishop Inc.