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II i~. I I I i I U I I I L L Michigan Tobacco & Candy Distributors and Vendors Association Inc. Affiliated Organization-Ntusic Operators or Michigan 523 WEST IONIA STREET • LANSING, ti11CHIGAN 18933 • TELEPHONE 1517) 372 • 2323 MICHAEL R. SPANIOLO WALTER P. MANER III LEGISLATIVE AND EXECJTlVE SECRETARY GENERALCOUNSEL Septe:mer 11, 1980 Ki_-32et,t1 E. Warner, Ph.D Sc^.ool of Pti:blic u.ealth Lniversity of ; fic.bigan 109 Observatory Am Arbor, ;-11 48109 Dear Professor Warner: T.,,.ank yo•s for yotr letter of September 2 whe..-ein you acknzwledged &.,e time ccnstra:..->.ts facing the Panel and their ill effects on an accsate and adequate im-estigaticn. I appreciate your sincerity in vrging =y partic=aaticn ar.d the opporttnity of pointing out errors of fact in yois discussion paper. I too am sertsitrve to the need for object- ivity and have attached for yot=_and the Panel's review a paper entitled•TY~.e Snolc-ne & Health Ccntrove-_sy: Anzther'-Side. I believe in discharging my responsibilit3es as a Panel rerber. I t.~+.erefore find it necessary to offer another side to svme of the issues addressed by the Pan.el. It is my belief the Panel will be better served by d-lis paper written by Dr. George Schafer, an objective sci~tsfic observer w~ questions scme of yois facts ccnce_''ning s='xi.n,g and health. Dr. S.afer is currentZy Medical Director of Preventive Health Progzam, Inc, and serves as a consultant to The Tobacco Institute. He is a graduate of the College of :-%dicane of the University of C3ncssrati and served 31 yea= in the United States Air Force. Dr. Schafer becane Cammander of the U-ited States Air Force Sc1oo1 of Aerospace 215edicir.e as well as Cc»ander of the Aerosaace Medical Division and cul.*mrated his Air Force career as S~sgeon General, 1975-1978.~ As is clear by Dr. Schafer's acca=1isF>ments, he is well rna1i fied to speak to the issues contained in this paper. I hope in rezr_ewing his paper the Panel will gai-i a greater trlde`starx1ing of the smoking and health contraversy. I tn:st in the Panel's c'.,el~?~erat--cn of these matters that Dr. Schafer's paner be given fair censie-E--ation. Given the brief period of time tmtii. the Panel nect meets, we have offered our ini yal response to your recent letter. In the vezy near :5ature we will talce the (=aortLaiI:- y of specify:lng other errors of fact (."dubious social account:.r.g tec-1;ni.rn:es ar.d inbalar.ced ecauuric rationales") raised in the ecrncmic/socr..al cost section of yocs discLssicn paper. Sincerely, ~ V. WaLte= P. Uar.er IIS ~ r.~oecutive Secretary Ln cc: Pane.l t>embers (with enc) os>--es) bt -113-