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[Regarding Various SAB and CTR Special Projects]

Abstract

Updates on three industry-sponsored projects: (1) shared funding of Soloff by Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and Council for Tobacco Research (CTR) Special Project mechanisms; (2) CTR Special Project support for MacDonald; and (3) Proposed reallocation of funds to support Sterling. Refers to specific previous letters and requests follow-up.

Fields

Type

LETTER

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.

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

Copied

Holtzman, Alexander (PM Asst General Counsel. 1975-85.)

Named Person

Soloff, Louis Alexander, M.D. (Cardiologist, Temple U Health Science Ctr., Industry Expert)

Defense

Macdonald, Eleanor J. (CTR Special Projects Epidemiologist, M.D. Anderson Hospital)

Eleanor J. MacDonald was a CTR Special Projects Researcher. (Source: NM Tobacco Companies Personnel List) Dr. MacDonald has knowledge about lung neoplasm. She is also a recipient of CTR funding. Dr. MacDonald works at M.D. Anderson. (Source: Williams Bailey)

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 poibnt of view at indoor air symposia in Tokyo, 1987 and in the U.K. in 1988. Industry Consultant and CTR Special Project recipient.

Named Organization

*Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) (Only use SAB with name of specific org.)

Council for Tobacco Research - USA (CTR) (Formerly Tobacco Industry Research Committee (TIRC))

Originally organized as the Tobacco Industry Research Committe(TIRC) in 1954, and renamed Council for Tobacco Research - USA, Inc. (CTR) in 1964.

Thesaurus Term

expenditure

tobacco industry sponsorship

tobacco industry internal policy

tobacco industry employee

tobacco industry structure

research activity