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Evening star., 1963-04-06
Transcript Made Public

A transcript, made public
yesterday, revealed that Butts
told interrogators he borrowed
$1,000 from Scoby for business
purposes. However. Butts said
there never was any discussion
Of betting or gambling.
Records Of calls from Butts
to Scoby were included in nu-
merous toll tickets examined
by the Georgia attorney gen.
eral. Eugene Cook. in his in
vestigation Of the Post charges.
Butts and Bryant have denied
rigging the game. which Ala
bama won, $50, and both have
said they never gambled. Butts
has a $40 million libel suit
pending against the Post.
Cook said in q report Of his
Evening star., 1963-04-06

ATLANTA, April 6 AP).-.
A Chicago businessman says
his telephone conversations
with Wallace Butts, former
University Of Georgia athletic
director, had nothing what
soever to do with betting on
football or any other type Of
betting
Frank Scoby, president of an
Illinois beer distributing firm,
told the Associated Press in
Chicago Yesterday that he had
talked with Butts by long dis
tance telephone on various oc-
casions, but that all the calls
we're strictly business"
Scoby was u Government
witness in a gambling case in
1859.
Butts, accused in a Satur-
day Evening Post article OF
conspiring with Coach Pau
Bryant of Alabama TO rig the
Georgia Alabama football game
last fall. was questioned by
State investigators about the
calls to Scoby.
Evening star., 1963-04-06
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Evening star., 1963-01-27

are impressed. When the work is done and all the
builders have departed (sometime in 1869 we'll
have two huge and efficient generating units at
Chalk Point, totaling more than $4,000 kilowatts
of generating capability.
These two units, and sixth generating plant
scheduled for the near future at Morgantown Nd,
will enable us to keep pace with our customers
growing need for Matches Service" at lowest
practicable cost.
Evening star., 1963-01-27

the Krebiozen hackers deep
ened.
In 1861, the developers turned
over the drug formula and
data on 1000 cases to the Ma
tional Cancer Institute. After
reviewing the material, NCI de-
cided the cases did not prove
the value of the drug.
Drug Is Being Sold
The Department of Health,
Education and Welfare said 10
days ago that it has been ad-
vised the drug is being sold.
HEW said 1t advised the drug
distributors, Promak Laborato-
ries and Duga Laboratories,
both of Chicago, that it would
try to gather clinical records
on the patients given the drug.
FDA, a part of HEW, has
now been given major RESPONSE
bility for the hot, hard-to
handle study.
After the ON THE RECORD
interview, FDA Commissioner
George P. Larrick acknowledged
that DR.. Kelsey would receive
and handle the plans of Kre-
biozen's supporters for further
investigational use of the drug
Other studies of the past
clinical work-and of the pa
tients claimed to be cured by
Krebiozen-will be made by
other groups in FDA, Mr.. Lar
rick added.
Evening star., 1963-01-27
Drug Law Talks
Slated by FDA
BY the Associated Press

The Food and Drug Admin
istration will sponsor a day
long conference here, February
IS, on enforcement of the 1862
drug law amendments and re-
lated drug applications.
George P. Larrick, commits
sioner of food and drugs, said
brief papers will be presented
by FDA representatives, with
discussion of major problems
to follow. Participants are ex-
pected to include representa-
tives of consumers, the phar-
maceutical industry and the
scientific community.
"Our purpose is to seek a
smooth transition to full effec-
tiveness of the new law" Mr..
Larrick said yesterday in an
nouncing the meeting.
Evening star., 1963-01-27
II Drugs Studied
For Birth Effects

@. You said recently that
FDA had II drugs under inves-
tigation as possible causes of
birth deformities. Are these
drugs in the popular and much
sold field of tranquilizers, anti
histamines, and various cold
remedies?
A. That is right. Now, some
OF these, we know, are based
on rather sketchy reports, and
there may be no valid reason
TO have concern about these
drugs. On the other hand, we
do have these reports and we
have TO examine them and then
weigh the evidence. There have
been two or three reports from
Europe on antihistamines
There are, Of course, dozens OF
antihistamines. Many are used
in the treatment of morning
sickness. and according To
Evening star., 1963-01-27
World Coordination
Needed Urgently

@. Senator Hubert Humphrey
has placed great emphasis on
the difficulty in getting inter-
national coordination, when
suspicious are raised about a
drug in one country. 1t takes a
long time for the information
to filter across the Atlantic.
Has there been any improve
ment in this coordination?
A. We have a liaison officer
with the State Department, but
I don't think any system is
adequate that we have now. We
have certainly got to get i'm
proved communications. We
are working on it, and l think
already there is some evidence
that it has improved. Being
faced in a matter of two or
three months with acquiring a
great deal of information here,
we have got to be able to ham
die that ourselves, and this is
Evening star., 1963-01-27

facturers will be able to adjust
their studies as they go along.
@. The very controversial
cancer drug, Krebiozen, has
long been in use as an expert
mental" drug, and never as a
regular prescription drug. Is
there any way its manufactur-
ers can continue to use it with
out coming to you with their
data?
A. The situation here is quite
complicated, since this drug
comes under the Public Health
Service as well as FDA. But to
answer your question about
submission of data, they would
have to-in order to continue
to investigate the drug.
@. If they do not comply
can you stop the investigational
use?
A. If we feel that the inves-
tigation is not being carried out
in a manner which is safe, we
can stop it, yes.
@. DR.. Kelsey, remembering
the thalidomide incident, how
are you and the pharmaceutical
houses getting along now?
A. Oh, fine, I would say, ]
hope.
ON THE RECORD, Copyright, 1853
by the Detroit News, Newark News
81, Louis Post-Dispatch and Washing
ton Star.
Evening star., 1963-01-27
No Wide Pattern
OF Effects Found

@. A re you reviewing the
applications that they orig
inally filed for these drugs.
/. A. Well, we certainly are
looking over them, yes. 1t may
be a question of revising the
labelling to indicate that the
safety of these particular drugs
has not beeen established in
pregnancy. Remember, these
are prescription items If re-
commended for use during
pregnancy.
@. Antihistamines are also
widely available without pres
cription.
A. That is correct, yes.
@. Thus far, you have found
no pattern OF thalidomide scope
with any of these drugs?
A. That is right. If we had.
something would have been
done.
@. Italy has banned the sale
of Preludin, which is a drug
suspected of causing brit h
deformities.
A. Italy has put 1t back on
the market again. We are 60
ing to follow this drug as we'll
as any others where there are
any reports that suggest that
there might be an association
between the drug and malfor-
nations of the fetus, but we
have no basis at this time for
taking the drug off the market.
@. Does the same situation
apply to the drug Postafen,
which Sweden apparently is in
the process of withdrawing be-
cause 1t Is suspected Of causing
birth deformities? .
A. That is right. This is one
of these mixtures Of antihis-
famine and the vitamin pyri-
doxine. and we have similar
Evening star., 1963-01-27

British reports, at least 30 per
cent of women take such a drug
during early pregnancy.
II you have a deformity
among these mothers, is 1t a
coincidence? Is 1t somehow re-
lated to the fact that she was
nauseated during pregnancy?
Did the drug somehow play q
role? We just don't know.
@. Are a substantial number
of these drugs on sale in the
United States now?
A. That is correct.
@. What is the FDA doing
to find out whether any Of
these drugs are harmful
A. At the moment. there is
no proof that these particular
drugs cause any harm.
@. Are you calling for re-
ports from the manufacturers
of these drugs now?
A. That is right, yes. We are
asking them.
@. What information are you
asking for?
A. In general If the manu-
facturers have had any reports
of adverse reactions.
@. Are they bound to give
you that information?
A. They will be legally bound
to comply beginning May l un-
der the new law. At the present
time, they usually do this or
a voluntary basis. We have
been receiving reports.
@. Have you had good CO.
operation from them?
A Yes
Evening star., 1963-01-27
Bigger Staff
Will Be Needed

@. The last time I looked,
DR.. Kelsey, this Investigational
Drug Branch consisted of your
self and two chemists. Under
these new regulations, do you
have sufficient authority and
employees to do this big job?
A. We are short handed now,
and we are going to have a
great many more drugs to ham
die under the new regulations,
so I hope to get considerably
more people.
We already have perhaps 300
new drug applications a year.
You realize that perhaps there
will be maybe 10 inyestigational
drugs to every new drug.
@. You mean that, on Feb
ruary 7th, you will have only
yourself and two other people
to handle hundreds of drugs In
the coming year?
A. What we anticipate doing
at first is to get assistance, so
we will borrow. as 1t were, from
the personnel in the existing
new drug division. Meanwhile,
we are having a very active
recruitment program, and we
are getting new medical Off
GERS in all the time.
q. Do you feel sou have
enough authority to do the Job
on other drugs that you ap-
parently did on thalidomide?
A. I think so, yes; I believe
so.
@. Doctor, the American
people look to you as a symbol
of better protection in the drug
field. Do you think they may
be expecting you to do miracles
that you can't perform?
A. 1t depends on how realistic
their hopes are. II they think
that toxicity of drugs is going
to be absolutely eliminated
they will be bound to be dis
pointed. The decision wheth-
er to allow a drug to be used,
or to take one off the market
simply because a few side ef-
fects appear-these are going
to be very difficult decisions
and some Of they are bound
to be wrong. We hope there
won't be many, though.
Evening star., 1963-01-27
ON The RECORD-Dr. Francis O. Kelsey sr...
FDA Will Now Watch All Test Druqs

FOLLOWING Is the transcript
OF an ON THE RECORD in
terUietU Nth DR.. Frances o.
Kelsey, director InUeStiga- \
fional Drug BrahcH OF the
Food and Drug Administra-
ton.
20. DR.. Kelsey, you have been
named to head the Investiga-
tional Drug Branch of the Food
and Drug Administration, and
new regulations for your branch
90 into effect February Z. What
projections will the pubic have
now that it didn't have beforeP
"A. The FDA will be aware of
every drug that is under in
vestigation, being tested in hui
mans. Previously, we we're only
required to be told that these
tests were going on at the time
the drug was submitted for
clearance as a new drug. Con-
sequently, many drugs might be
tried on humans which we
would not be aware of. We
might not know a drug was
being tested, that had shown
toxic effects.
Now we will have some con-
troll over the types of investi-
cations, the investigators that
will be used, the subjects that
will be used, the types of tests,
how much animal work should
precede particular types of hui
man testing, and so on.
q. DO these new regulations
prevent a repetition of the
thalidomide Incident?
A. l don't think one can give
an absolute assurance of the
safety Of q drug. There are so
many factors involved, so many
different adverse reactions that
may only come to light in a
few persons or a select group
of the population, that may not
show UP until years of use.
There are many. however,
that with careful clinical test
ing can be brought to light,
and physicians can be made
aware of these, and weigh
whether the drug should be
used or not.
@. Are other new rules or
regulations still needed to pre-
vent the toxic affect Of drugs?
A. / think 1t is simply new
knowledge that is needed, a
further knowledge of how drugs
act and how human subjects
respond to them.
Evening star., 1963-01-27

a problem. This is our number
one problem, I would say.
@. But as of now, you are
relying essentially on newspa-
pers to find out whether a drug
is being or has been removed
from the market, let's say, in
Italy2
A. / would think that, at the
moment, is correct. My branch
frequently gets a call from a
newspaper man first, to be
perfectly frank. It is usually
followed very closely by some
other information from, say.
the State Department.
After May /, any American
manufacturer who acquires in
formation about an adverse ef-
feet of a drug is required to
report that information to us
Some Of these firms have d.
rect contacts and associations
with foreign manufacturers.
@. Since Enovid is still under
investigation by the FDA for
suspected blood clotting diff
culties, are women using this
drug for birth control taking
a risk of injury or death?
A. Well, I think this is q
loaded question, because If
say mo-" you will say, "Why
are you investigating it, then2'
AS you know, a group is COM
ing to discuss 1t. A great many
women have taken this drug
and some have developed throm-
bophlebitis. But many women
developed 1t before the drug
was introduced. 1t is a question
of deciding. You have to weigh
the theoretical - at this time
- harm of this drug with the
known value to YOUR patient.
Evening star., 1963-01-27

ones in this Country. We are
requesting the manufacturer
for details. This has not been
removed from the market any
where. 1t has been made a
prescription item only in some
countries.
@. But, as yet, you have no
evidence of any excessive birth
deformities2
A. No, that is perfectly right,
and these drugs have been
used, oh, for 10, is years, I
would say,
Evening star., 1963-01-27
Pits Become Ponds

CHICAGO. - Borrow pits,
where dirt is torn out to help
level new interstate highways,
have been made into park
ponds in the forest-preserve
district of Cook County, Illi-
nois. They have been stocked
with fish.
Evening star., 1963-01-27
New Regulations
To Speed UP Druus

@. Do you think the new
regulations will delay new drugs
reaching the market?
A. l think it will have the
reverse effect. We will be able
to point out deficiencies in the
plan of testing, or in the toxi-
cology, and so on. The manu-
Evening star., 1963-01-27

No times being lost at Chalk Point. Over 75% of
the structural steel is up. $4,000 cubic yards of
concrete have already been poured. Sidings being
erected All coal bunkers are erected, and welding
is being done to complete the installation. The
service railroad Ito bring in coal and equipment)
is in operation A piston overhead crane has been
installed The casual observer is amazed that so
much has been accomplished so fast. In fact even
seasoned veterans of generating plant construction
Evening star., 1963-01-27
KELSEY

Continued From Page Al
Chicago in 1851 to announce
the development of the treat
ment.
DR.. Ivy was temporarily sus-
pended by the Chicago Medical
Society and lost his post at the
university. The university pres
ident, DR.. George D. Stoddard,
b AIMED university research
with the drug in 1852 "for the
good Of the university"
Long Battle
The university trustees sub
sequently forced DR.. Stoddard's
resignation by a vote of no.
confidence, although they had
earlier agreed to the abolition
of DR.. Ivy's vice presidency.
The fight moved to the Illi-
nois legislature and has con-
tinued. on one battle-ground or
another, for all the years since.
While Krebiozen continued
to be distributed for 'investi-
gational use," the controversy
continued, and the cleavage be-
tween organized medicine and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-12-01

a THE JIMMY DEAN SHOW.
Musical variety Hour.
q PERRY MASON.
Drama. / Hour. "The Case of the
Devious Delinquent" Mason Raymond
Burrl defends teen-ager Johnny Wash
brook accused of staying a young
hOodIum to avoid bIackmaiI and scandal
Frances Rafferty, and Barton MaeLane
are featured
$50 q HAZEL.
Comedy. Color. Hazel tShiTey BOOTH
makes a deal to eIothe a flock Of
Canadian sheep In long underwear and
turtIeneck sweaters. Maudie Prickett,
Ann JIiann and Howard Smith are
featured.
1000 q KRAFT SUSPENSE THEATER.
Drama. l Hour. Color "The Machine
That Played God" A lie detector test
conVlnces young woman tAnne Francisl
she has murdered her husband. Gary
Merrill. Josephine Hutchinson and Nor
, 1963-12-12

EDITORIAL
ANOTHER MILESTONE IN HOUSING
FAMILIES HAVE already started to move into the
de. Chabert Housing Project This is another milestone in the
development of this place, and it would be %neglectful, in
deed, if there were no pause here to take a quick look back
ward, and assess the situation.
HOUSING as is weI-known, as one Of the biggest pro-
blems facing this island, and the group as a whole. It is the
one defect which is seen first and it is a glaring example
Of the standard Of living Of any community, It is good, there
fore, that one more housing development is complete, and
being occupied. With this project ready for occupancy, the
Housing Authority can 60 ahead with cleaning up substan-
dard sections.
AS MORE AND more housing is improved the oppor-
tunity to maintain a higher level Of housing will be easier.
The Authority car. and do set standards and demand that
these standards are maintained, which will be to the benefit
Of all concerned, the families themselves, and the entire Is
land.
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY can feel a sense Of salts
faction and pride as it checks off one more major accomplish
ment, despite the fact that some trouble arose. And we
think that a word of commentator is in order here for those
who plan, and work, and carry out the work of this depart
ment.
Hills project for one OF OI cllzenS u0
legislature showed an awareness Of, and appreciation for long
sustained public service. Ralph de Chabert was an outstand.
ing public figure. Labor leader, editor, public official, he
worked daily for the improvement Of every phase Of com
munity life. And ii is particularly fitting that a project should
bear his name, and that significantly enough this project
IS Oh land which Was once rural. Mr.. de Chabert worked
closely with, and instituted many changes in the homestead
ing projects throughout this Island
NOW THAT IT is an accomplished fact, the de Chabert
houses should stand as a monument to the progress Of this
Island, and the man whose name it bears,
, 1963-12-12

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snow!

Webster defines small tubular and cOlumnar
crystals of frozen But there other descriptions
Poet William Strobe ikened il to featherd rain" John
Whitaker Watson saw il this way:
Oh! the sHOaO the beautiful snOW.
Filling the sky and the earth below;
Beautiful sROW. from the heavens above,
Pure as an angel and fTckle as LoUei
Overheard in this area this winter have been such sent
ments as Natures inhumaniiy man. "Aaskas thanks
for Statehood" THAT i'm Washington" and other
indictments too harsh for repeating here.
PHOTOS eNooo BAKER. HscKaoe AND JOE BAKER
Evening star., 1963-09-17
Luke Robertson,
Ex-Engineer at
Mt. Alto, Was IS

Luke B. Robertson, IS, died
yesterday after a short illness
at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center.
Mr.. Robertson had been a
resident of the District since
1927.
He retired from the Army as
a first lieutenant in 1926 and
then went to work for the Vet
Grams Administration as an
engineer at Mount Alto Hos
pital. He retired from that job
after 16 years. He then went
to work as an engineer for q
transit firm for about five
years.
Born in williamson, N. C..
Mr.. Robertson spent his boy
hood there.
He was a member of the
Washington Centennial Ma
sonic Lodge Number IA.
Survivors include five chill.
dren, Milton Robertson of Dur.
ham, N. c.; Miss Hetty Rober.
son, 1908 Benton street NV;
Mrs. Eleanor Beers of Hawaii
Howard Robertson of Reeds.
vile, N. c., and Mrs. Nancy
Wrenn. 12040 Valleywood drive
Silver Spring.
Services will be held al
Birch's Funeral Home, 3134 N
street NV, at 10:15 am
Thursday with burial in Ar
lington Cemetery.
Evening star., 1963-09-17
Mrs. Groome, 90,
District Resident
For 55 Years

Mrs. Carrie May Groome, 80,
a Washington resident Of more
than SIS years, died yesterday
at the Oak Haven Convalescent
Home in Takoma Park after a
lengthy illness.
Mrs. Groome, a native of
Union Bridge, Md, was the
wife of william c. Groome. an
Agriculture Department en-
ploye, who died in 1914.
She was a member of st,
Peters Lutheran Church.
She leaves a daughter, Mrs.
John E. Donaldson. of 1920
Nora drive. Silver Spring, the
home address; two sons, Will
liam Albert. of 1904 Dayton
drive. West Hyattsville, and
George G., Of 1116 Tanley road,
Silver Spring; seven grandchil-
dren and l3 great-grandchil-
dren.
Services will be at IL am.
Thursday at the Takoma Park
Funeral Home, 254 Carroll
street NV, with burial in
George Washington Memorial
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1963-09-17

with the Manhattan atomic
bomb project. He died in l947.
During the late 1920s the
couple founded a summer
camp, Camp Aladdin, on Lake
Champlain, VT. Mrs. Baker
also was active in the found
ing of the New York Interna-
tional House, a home for for
eign students.
She moved to Washington
after the death of her hus-
band and lived with a son,
DR.. Louis Baker, head of the
Georgetown University chem
istry department of S7l8 Hun
tington street NV.
Services will be at 8 pm.
Friday at the Chevy Chase
Funeral Home, 5101 Wisconsin
avenue NV. Burial will be pri-
vate.
The family requests that ex-
pressions of sympathy be in
the form Of contributions to
the Salvation Army.
Evening star., 1963-09-17
Mrs. Alice Myers,
Relative of
Francis Scott Kew

Mrs. Alice Cults Myers, SO,
a great granddaughter OF
Francis Scott Key, died Satur-
day at Coconut Grove, Fla.
after a long illness.
Mrs. Myers was the widow
of Marine 1t. Gen. John
Twiggs Myers, who served dur
ing the Boxer Rebellion. She
joined him after the siege OF
Peking, becoming the first
foreign wife to enter that city
after the rebellion.
She was also a great-grand-
daughter of Richard Cults, the
first controller of the Treasury
and brother of Dolley Madison.
Mrs. Myers moved to Florida
from Washinton in the early
l950S. She leaves no immedi.
ate survivors.
Graveside services will bt
held at 2 pm. tomorrow a.
Arlington Cemetery.