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10. Through personal contacts radio and TV nevsaen and connnentators 

 receive frequent Information concerning TIRC activities. Some of 

 the results of such efforts shew In the press-radlo-TV reports. For 

 example, Dr. Little's press conference vas reported on film on: 

 NBC-TV network, "Today"; NBC -TV and CBS-TV syndicated nevsreel*, 



UP Movietone Nevs; and H3M Telenevs, both of vhlch go to scoe 80 TV 

 stations. Radio uses Included Lyle Van, WOR; Frank Edwards, MBS 

 network; the Yariee Network; KEJ, Los Angeles and the regional MBS 

 West Coast network; CKIV, Windsor, Ont.; KNX, Los Angeles; KABC, 

 Los Angeles, and the regional ABC West Coast network. At other 

 tlaes, many programs which Indicated «n Interest In presenting TIRC 

 facts sought an Interview or appearance by a TIRC spokesman but 

 these requests could not be filled. 



11. One negatively-aimed program (WTffiT) which was being scheduled on the 

 cigarette controversy was postponed after discussion of TIRC facts. 



12. Another TV program (ABC-TV, Martin Agronsky) , which did deal with 

 the cigarette controversy, ended on a favorable note after confer- 

 ences with producers and presentation of facts. 



13. A special radio script for a Louisville, Ky. radio Interview with 

 T. V, Hartnett was prepared and used. 



1^. Conferences were held with Dwlght Macdonald regarding article he was 

 preparing for The New Yorker . Macdonald was doing research on an 

 article that was to be a blast at the tobacco Industry. "Special 

 data" he wanted were "accurate figures" regarding the number of 

 scientists who were unconvinced by charges ageinst smoking. A list 

 was prepared of over 100 eminent cancer experts, each of whom had 



