Bliley PM
[Letter Regarding Ogura Project]
Abstract
Forwards a quote from a broadcast news program stating "'I'll bet you one of these days we're going to hold one of these cigarette companies liable for the death they caused, and then all heck is going to break lose [sic].'" Requests a response regarding the Ogura project "mentioned in Dave Hardy's letter." Same as Bates #1005049928.
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- 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.
- Recipient
- 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, H.C.
- 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.- Ahrensfeld, Thomas F. (PM General Counsel & Sr. VP, TI Executive Committee)
TI Executive committee- Bryant, D.
- Hetsko, Cyril F. (VP of ATC; CTR Director)
- Copied
- Holtzman, Alexander (PM Asst General Counsel. 1975-85.)
- Pollack, L.
- Named Person
- Banzhaf, John F., III (Exec. Dir. Action of Smoking & Health (ASH))Executive Director of Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).Professor of Law at Georgetown. Banzhaf succeeded in using the Fairness Doctrine to get cigarette commercials off television in 1968. See Banzhaf FCC, 405 F, 2d 1082 (D.C. Cir. 1968) (affirming FCC ruling that radio and television stations must devote a significant amount of broadcast time to case against smoking). His telephone number is (202) 659-4310. The big focus in past years has been to force OSHA to enforce smoking bans, per Matt Bars. ASH publishes Smoking and Health Review bulletins. "A leading anti-smoking activist" (Chic. Sun-Times 6/23/93). Action on Smoking and Health is located at 2013 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. (Castano Expert List) See Action on Smoking a Health, TTLA Almanac - Names.
- Hardy, David Kincaid (PM/LOR Attorney, Shook, Hardy & Bacon; son of David R. Hardy)
Lead counsel for Philip Morris in the Haines lawsuit. Longtime attorney for industry. - Hardy, David Kincaid (PM/LOR Attorney, Shook, Hardy & Bacon; son of David R. Hardy)
- Named Organization
- WMAL TV
- Region
- D.C.
- Keyword
- Crossfire
- Ogura project
- Liability
- Cigarette companies
- Ogura project
- Thesaurus Term
- mass media
- industry activity
- tobacco manufacturer
- industry activity
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SHOOK, HARDY ~ BACON
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July 3, 1974
Messrs. Thomas F. Ahrensfeld
DeBaun Bryant
Frederick P. Haas
Cyril F. Hetsko
Henry C. Roemer
Arthur J. Stevens
In looking over the transcript of a program called
"Crossfire" broadcast June 16, 1974, on WMAL TV in Washington.,
I noted the following comment by John Banzhaf:
"I'll bet you one of these days we're going to
hold one of these cigarette companies liable for
the death they caused:, and then all heck is going
.~ ...... "
to break lose."
On another subject, we would like to hear from those
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of you who have.noŁ already responded concerning the Ogura , .~-- :
project mentioned in Dave Hardy's~letter of'June 25, 1974....? .. "~ .:.~.. .... -
Best personal regards;
Sincerely,
.WWS/rf
cc: Alexander Holtzman
Lester Pollack
Enclosure -
William W. Shinn
