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circulated to the FDA's profess
sional staff members.
It was from DR.. william II.
Kessenich, director of the Blu
reau Of Medicine at that time;
DR.. Ralph Smith, now acting
director, and an official in
FDA's division Of veterinary
medicine.
All new material from the
firm and connected firms
should be sent for special treat
ment to DR.. Smith. the memo
said.
I'VE have recently obtained
evidence that the william 8.
Merrell Co. falsified data sub
mitted as part Of the New Drug
Application for MER /29. In
view Of this, we cannot con-
slider the information submit
ted by this firm as reliable
without thorough cerification. "
Grand Jury Inquiry
The memo also advised that
the company Is understood to
be q subsidiary Of the Richard
Son-MerTell Co., Inc. CORNER
" the Wick Chemical Coz
which also has as subsidiaries
Gas Of october, 1960) the Ma
tional Drug Co.; Walker Lab
oratories, Inc; Hess & Clark;
Jensen-Salshery Labs, Inc;
]. T. Baker Chemical Co.; La
voris Company, and Drugs and
Chemical, Inc.
I'VE do not know whether
or not the unreliability Of the
data submitted by the VIM. s.
Merrell Co. Is characteristic Of
the operations of these related
firms" the memo continued.
Since, however, we cannot
assume their reliability, we
are also requesting" that their
applications be referred for
special handling.
A Federal grand jury is now
studying the MER/2o case
here.
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weeks after triparanol feeding
was started"
Before FDA's release OF the
drug, the agency's Division Of
Pharmacology had also cited
severe toxicity in some Of the
animal testing" according to
previously reported testimony
before the subcommittee, but
the divisions objections were
overridden.
100000 Used MER/2s
An estimated 800, 900 patients
used the drug. According to one
estimate to the subcommittee,
more than 1000 persons in
juries may be linked to 1t.
AS side effects Of the drug
were reported. members Of the
FDA staff became convinced
the drug should be taken off
the market.
It took o long fight to get
the drug company to agree,
however. Subsequent drug
legislation gives FDA more
power in getting such drugs off
the market)
The Merrell Co. could argue,
in the case Of the cataracts,
that these could have been
caused by other conditions,
some linked to aging.
According to an account for
the subcommittee by Dr.. T. ].
Kirby Of the Mayo Clinic, sew
eral cases Of side effects had
been reported by the clinic to
Merrell and much correspond
ence went back and forth about
them.
Child Develops Cataracts
Then, on March 81, 1862, DR..
Kirby said, cataracts were
found to have developed in q
6-year-old child, an unusual
case being treated with MER I
20 for high cholesterol and q
fat metabolism problem. The
clinic notified the Merrell Co.
A letter was later sent to the
firm detailing the case. A car
bon copy was sent to FDA.
Two company representatives
then went to the Mayo Clinic
and met with a physician who
had examined the child. The
doctor told them that he felt
the cataractS were drug-in-
duced.
Fourteen days later, a phone
call from the Merrell Co. told
clinic personnel the drug was
being withdrawn from the
market.
Data Called Unreliable
Within a month, the conf
Dental memo asking special
scrutiny Of all additional mate
rial from the Merrell Co. was
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SECRETARIES

Present and proposed research programs spon-
sored by this privately endowed institution cur
rently require young women with exceptional
skillS, initiative, previous Secretarial experience
and preferably some college training. Career
positions are available at both junior and senior
levels with commensurate starting salaries, op-
portunities for advancement, 371a-hour week.
liberal leave and other benefits Telephone 96l-
1882, to arrange interviews which are by ap-
pointment only. Application forms sent upon
request, or submit your complete resume for
confidential review, to
PERSONNEL OFFICE
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
2101 Constitution Avenue
Ian equal opportunity empoyer)
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MEDICAL,
coon GR1EE

GOOD REF "a
funny thing hap
pened to me on the
way home from a
forum last night. I
got lost. That means
that I went over the
woodrow wilson
Bridge 3 times, went
around 5 of those
whirly loops Zone of
them 8 times, I think
and was at various
times going toward
Richmond, India n
Head and the Capitol.
Feature that!
I also saw the sign
in front of The Tele-
phone Company on
Nichols ave. 3 times.
Now I can't recon-
mend those other
places for work, but
a new office is being
opened in the tele-
phone building for a
100 people. Now there
is a good place to
work If you would like
to help customers
find telephone num-
Der information. At
$40 a week. To start.
Go in and see Miss
Donna Goodin. She
will be in from $50
to 4 Monday through
Wednesday and Fri
day. Miss Goodin
will be happy to talk
about jobs and show
you the new office.
The Telephone Com
pany is an equal OPP
portunity employer.
And while you're at
it, tell her what you
think of the sign.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS

PUBLIC RELATIONS
TYPE WORK available
for qualified young wom-
en- with some college or
busi ess experience.
Duties include public
contact and arranging
services for the COM
fort and convenience Of
the subscriber. Our tele-
phone Jobs are demand
ing Jobs. but we make Il
worth your while. Not
only do we pay good
starting salaries, but we
also offer group life In
surance, group medical
eoverage. good vacations
with pay and free pen
sion. Some in and see
Barbara Klinger at 500
w, Broad st., Suite 100,
Falls Church, Va. Nom
day through Wednesday
and Friday from $3.50
am. to 4 pm. THE
POTOMAC TELEPHONE
CO., An Equal Oppor-
tunity Employer.
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The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co.
TBS 18th Street NV
Washington S, DC.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
from the desk of BRUCE McHENRY
That Miss Modine Gunch is in hot water again.
can hear her in there SplaShing around right
now. She's the bosses secretary She's every
thing. She can sit and type with her feet in
washtub of water and nobody says anything
Naturally the feet in water is all my fault
said wanted to know how many empty desks
I needed to fill. didn't say that she had to
look at each desk personally but that gal is
efficient. Bless her IL triple DIS. Why the boss
tells everyone that she can type 200 wpm Course
he's Just pulling their leg. She can only do
about $50.
She says that we need many smart young people
in the business. We need people to exercise the
IBM machine and to answer the telephone and
to do the clerical work and to assist customers
in placing long distance calls What she says
goes get these people or go. Funny thing, but
happen to like it here. I'll get these people
Gosh, hope no one sees Miss Gunch with her
feet in the tub. They might think she's out of
her tree and it will all be my fault because of
those empty desks. Please, if you're smart, and
if you're looking for job, come in and talk to
my boss at TBS 18th ST. NV. Come in anytime
from $3.50 am. to 4 pm. Monday through
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. My boss is a
nice guy And smart, too. He hired Modine
Gunch. Tell my boss that Bruce McHenry sent
you.
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RESEARCH ASSIST

RESEARCH ASSIST.
Position available for person with
ability 70 work Independently con
Quoting research for m aterfal,
source Documents and subject mat
Ter IN military. political. sociolOgi-
cal and economic areas with scien-
ufic research organization. FamiH-
arlty with research sources IN
WASH. AREA prerequisite. u. S. cit
zen college. graduate some grad
nate WORK helpful, recent experi-
Call IA. $500 after ESD am.
weekdays.
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CLERK-TYPIST
EVANSVILLE
COLLEGE PARK
RIVERDALE

Three excel. openings. average
skills. Neat and reliable. Some
exper. nee. Good starting sala-
ries. Call 779-s4S4. WILLIS g.
HARTWELL 0ic. agency. $500
East-Wcst hwy. Hyattsville. Nd.
CLERK-TYPIST, 50 w.p.m., age 10
to IS. General clerical duties. Gen.
erous leave b e efits. Beltsville
area. Transportation nee. For appt.
call WE. $500, Ext. 206.
An equal opportunity employer
CT E z K-TYPIST, Hyattsville area.
Good opportunity Ior young l woman woman
era d u a I E, tipping IS w.p.m. All
fringe benefits and paid vacation.
Apply G. A. c. FINANCE CORP :,
S4o4 Queens Chapel I'd, West Hy-
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CLERK-TYPIST

vacancies for competent typ
lists are available for young women
under age 80. Applicants should be
high school graduates with some
experience. Good starting salary
and excellent fringe benefit pro-
gram. For further details visit our
Personnel Department weekdays
from $3.50 am. to Noon.
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be, WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
CEN1Ek, ilo Irving q. NV. Men
eay-Eridzy, 2 AMI pm.
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OUR GIRLS earn from 80 10 so
Per week part tine selling Beeline
FASHIONS Free samples. No col
lectlnR eF ,dehgenng. Car neees-
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RIvERDALE, MD
PUBLIC RELATIONS
OWNERS ASST. $500

A drivers license would be most
helpful but an automobile would be
ideal for the young lady who will
assist her boss BY fulfilling appts.
outside Of the office. She viii how
ever have plenty to do at her desk
as she will take care Of corresp.
and other vital duties within the
office.
EMPIRE EMPL.. 1916 Conn. NV.
ROOM ele NO. 1-6llo
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HELP WOMEN

BkTTIsH GIRLS. Iva n. washing.
tq1'a eldest overseas agency nov
a1QW1nK resumes q Jan. "a arm
NalS, 50 per vi. Galary.
PERSONNEL CENTER
ilc1 Spring 81, s. S. u. 1-11oo
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(QUANTICO AREAl

small operation research group IN
Quantico ARIA has q position avail
able tor person with ability 10 cat
alog and retrieve Information. Ex-
document, rsfrieyal WORK and "a
miharity with military and Civilian
components q Department Of De-
Tense hlgh desirable, u. S. citizen,
perterahly college graduate, recent
work experiences. frinGe beuefits,
salary open. Call ia. $500 after
$50 an. weekdays.
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WI ANAHN 9Es &@NAHE.
OFFICE HELP
and
Positions
AT
SECRETARIES
These are career OPP
portunities. Respon-
sibilities will include
not only dictated
correspondence a
reports, but will re-
quire a ssisting in
travel arrangements,
and other details I'M
ique with this world
wide organization.
Familiarity with en-
cheering terms is
desirable.
ASST. PAYROLL CLERK
At least one years
payroll experience is
required, preferably
with a medium to
large size organiza-
ton. Applicant must
be thoroughly famil-
lar with all phases of
payroll processing.
TYPISTS
Very interesting pos
itions for typists are
open at our main Of
flee on Wise. Ave-
nue., and at our office
at 6210 Chillum Place
NV, so convenient
to Silver Spring, Ia
koma Park and
HyattSville. The job
will require that you
type final reproduc-
ton copy from man
uscripts Of various
formats unique to
this organization.
Experience on PSM
electric typewriter is
preferred.
Interviews BY
Appointment Only
Please Call
FE. 7-76O0, EXT. 556
Communications
Engineers Inc.
2001 Wisconsin Ave. NV.
A Subsidiary Of
Northrop Corp.
An Equal-o Opportunity Employer
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BOOKKEEPER
ARLINGTON AREA
ALEXANDRIA

FAlRfAA-FALLO Cd.
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GIRL FRI, trade. no Shthd. S36S
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JR. SECY-. fee paid. i TO $3.50
SECY., F. Ch., to owner to $500
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SECY., Mclean S433
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elk TYP. Delray S303
PIX OPR.. P. Oh. S325
TITLE elk. So. Arl.-----to S433
TELLERS, exp. da. $500
DENTAL ASST pit. time $3.50
1884 Wilson Blvd, Arl. ia. $4,000
ell King St.. Alex. XII. 9-5055
A Leesburg Pike. z Cnrs.
JE. 2-7272
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES for
College Park accounting firm. Pre-
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bet. $3.50 and ] pm.
BKKPRS., sTEN0-TYPTSTs
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LAUNDRY HELP

LADIES WORK FROM HOME
Full or part time, no experience
needed. Call 7e3-70Oo.
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GIRL FRIDAY S5SI

"Nancy's HumaniSt"
Mr.. W. studies people in Washing
ton their living conditions, their
behavior, their attitudes, etc. /
need a girl who likes people and
can become interested IN Mr.. We
work. He will be patient as you in
crease your tipping skill and you'll
learn 70 use q special new kind Of
telephone. Nancy Adams Personnel,
z9I Hi Bldg 9th and Eye SITS.
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GEICO

An Equal Opportunity Employer
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DAY PERSONNEL.

d. 1855 1913 H St. NV.
REJECT, -sECY.-Dntn. bank. Per-
responsibility and work alone,
81. $500, Excel. future, ABBEY
PERSONNEL. 1888 Eye NV.
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Continuing Trodition

The able. articulate Gov. Munoz
says with some emphasis:
Statehood for us Just doesn't
make any sense. We want 10 con-
tinue In our present tradition (as
a Commonwealth Of the United
States and 10 perfect our route"
On the other hand. Luis Ferre.
prominent industrialist and head
Of the opposition Statehood Re-
publican Party. wears a lapel en-
blem with the magic figure "5l"
on II, He says Just as earnestly:
I'm running for United States
Senator. Either we're American
citizens in full-oT we're not.
IF we were a Stdte OF the Union
the problems of Puerto Rico would
no longer be ours alone but then
the whole United States must solve
them. II our standards are low
it'll be up 10 Congress 10 raise
them"
Other supporters OF the Ferre
viewpoint contend that nobody
knows what will happen 10 the
course Of events In Puerto Rico
when Munoz is out OF the political
picture. They point out with gen.
uine concern that II neighboring
countries with Spanish-languaRe
heritage should go even further
Left, II will be hard 10 keep
democratic traditions going in
Puerto Rico.
Mr.. Munoz, 81, took over his
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Worked for Morgenthou

Henry Morgenthau, on his way
to becoming FDR's Secretary of
the Treasury, was at that time
casting about for bright young
lawyers to bring into Government
and called Mr.. Ball to Washing
ton soon after he had been grad
uated from the Northwestern Law
School.
When Mr.. Morgenthau made
the move to the Treasury De-
partment, Mr.. Ball went along and
found himself rubbing shoulders
with all the big names of the
New Deal era.
In 1885, however, Mr.. Ball re-
turned to Chicago to finish his
basic training in private law
practice. There he struck up a
lasting friendship with Adlai E.
Stevenson and both worked in the
same law firm.
In 1912, soon after World War
II started, Edward r. Settinius,
then Lend Lease Administrator
called Mr.. Ball to Washington as
his Associate General Counsel. He
served in this post for two years,
then became director of the
Strategic Bombing Survey, his
last stint in Government" until
President Kennedy tapped him for
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compoigned for G. o. P.

For example. Mr.. Ferre cam
paigned vigorously last october In
Philadelphia wards where Puerto
Ricans are predominant. Result:
The Republicans took Ward 7 for
the first time In history with a
Jump In the O. o. p. vote from
1000 In 1860 TO 10000.
The same experience was repeat
ed In Chicago. where Mr.. Ferre also
campaigned for the O o. p. ticket.
Votes talk. And nobody listens
more ardently than the present
occupant OF the White House We
could wind up next year with both
the President and his O. O. p.
opponent actively urging statehood
''in time" for Puerto Rico.
This would be a change from
the casual attitude OF United
States politicians on the subject
OF Puerto Rico.
The big remaining question is:
Will Gov. Munoz change, too2
Evening star., 1963-01-13
The FutuTe-Lons -Ronee

An apocryphal story concerns a
promise by Mr.. Munoz TO write a
column on Latin American activi-
ties when he retires from his pres
ent Job. The jubilant publisher
took this 10 mean that Mr.. Mu-
noz would be available In 1864 at
the end Of his fourth term In Of
flee. Worried aides questioned the
Governor, who replied:
TITS true that I made the agree
ment. Everyone will say at the
time start my column. How well
he writes for a man Of 82.'"
Mr.. Munoz' supporters are quick
10 point out that there are sew
eral differences In the situation
with regard 10 making Puerto Rico
a State as compared with Hawaii
or Alaska, For one. the per capita
income In Puerto Rico. although
II has risen from only 1921 I'm 1910
10 about s700 now, was only about
one-third the national average OF
S2,263 In 1861. The comparable
figures for Hawaii and Alaska, re-
spectively we're S2,407 and S2,6e2
There's also the language bar
rier. Both Arizona and New Mexico
were retarded In their try for
statehood because Of this diff
Guilty.
Al present, Puerto Rico In q
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Wordsworth Recalled

One of the most influential and
respected House members in COM
paratively recent years was the
late Representative WadSworth.
He was Senator from New York
from 1915 to 1927 and was
defeated for re election. In the
1882 Democratic landslide elec-
ton, the Republican Mr.. Wads-
worth won a House seat. He held
it until 1851 when he retired.
Senator and Representative
Theodore E. Burton, Republican
of Ohio, must have had trouble
at times keeping track of his
Capitol assignments between 1889
and 1929. He was in the House
from 1889 to 1891 and from 1895
to 1909. Then he served in the
Senate until 1915. In 1921 he re-
turned to the House until 1923.
Then he went back to the Sen
ate for year before he died.
The late Senator Neely, Demo-
crat of West Virginia, also served
in the House after leaving the
Senate and then went back
to the Senate. Mr.. Nicely first
served in the Senate from March
4, 1928, to March 4, 1929. Then
in the House from January 8,
1889, to January, 1947, when de-
feated for re election. He was
elected to the Senate again and
served from January, 1949, until
his death in 1858.
Among others in the Senate-to-
House line were Magnus johnson,
a Democratic Senator from Min
nesota from 1923 to 1925, and
Farmer Labor member of the
House from 1888 to 1885, and
William P. Kellogg, Republican
of Louisiana, a Senator from 1868
to 1872 and from 1877 to 1888,
and a Representative from 1888
to 1884.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
BY REESE CLEGHORN
Contributing Writer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Birming-
ham, the biggest city in the
South still committed to a last
ditch defense of segregation, has
begun 1868 with bitter memories
of the last two years but a sur
prising revolt that could change
her course.
Birmingham has seen bombings
Of Negro churches and homes and
fiery mob reprisal against Free
dom Riders. 1t has seen its city
administrator within the last
year strike at Negro surplus food
allotments and a Negro college
fund drive-moves of retaliation
because of Negro rights demands.
1t has seen the loss of cultural
events, jobs and downtown buSi-
ness.
But it has seen also. within
the last few months, rising de-
mands for a change Of direction.
A year ago hardly anyone had
imagined that the "hard-line"
segregationist city administration
would not be secure until 1865. It
had commanded the support Of
newspapers, business interests and
industrial workers.
Evening star., 1963-01-13

30 years of experience on high
Government levels, partly on the
Government pay roll, more fire.
quently as lawyer in private but
broadly international practice.
He was born in Des MoineS on
December 81, 1909, the son of an
executive of Standard Oil of In
diana. His mothers maiden name
was Wildman pronounce d
WELD mum.
When he was IL he moved to
Chicago's North Shore. He went
on to Northwestern University in
nearby Evanston to get a Bache-
lor of Arts degree in 1880 and a
law degree three years later, in
the depths of the depression.
He met his wife Ruth, then a
student at a Pittsburgh art school,
on vacation in Paris.
Evening star., 1963-01-13

the post of Undersecretary for
Economic Affairs in the State De-
partment in January, 1861.
In the lend-lease job and the
survey of havoc Allied bombers
had wrought on the continent,
Mr.. Ball became one of the early
advocates of postwar aid for
Western Europe.
There followed a period as gen.
eral counsel for the French Sup
ply Council, on which both Jean
Monnet and Herve Alphand, now
French Ambassador here, served.
With the Washington law firm
of Cleary, Gottlieb and Steen, in
the Southern Building after the
war, he was quickly launched on
a career of Atlantic crossings, as
many as 10 or IL trips to Europe
a year, in the role of counsel to
governments working out the in
tegration of Western Europe.
AS a lawyer for Jean Monnet,
now known as mfr. Europe" Mr..
Ball became an adviser to the
French delegation in drafting the
agreement for the European coal
and steel community. Earlier he
had advised the French delega-
ton in the Organization for Eu-
ropean Economic Cooperation.
Eventually Mr.. Ball became legal
adviser to all three European
communities, the general eco.
nomic community, the coal anc
steel community and EURATOM
Those who have been fascinated
recently by his frequent hops II
Europe building machinery o.
economic cooperation across the
Atlantic should understand thai
he is in the habit from pressing
the same kind of business in pri-
vate practice.
Evening star., 1963-01-13
An Unexpected Election

Then in mid-l962 the city COM
missioners were jolted by an un-
orthodox assault from young men
OF the city, and before the year
was out the commissioners had
been rebuked in an election they
had not even expected TO face
The daily newspapers have
turned their fire upon them, and
significant sectors Of the busi-
ness community have deserted
them. Law and order" is the cry
today in Birmingham, and this
is recognized here as a demand
for a new approach.
The strong man OF Birming-
ham politics for manys years has
been Eugene Bulb Connor. 81,
one Of three city commissioners
under a commission form OF
government. He is commissioner
for police, educational. fire and
health affairs.
one OF the three commissioners
serves as mayor. but while mayors
have come and gone Commits
sioner Connor has remained,
seemingly invulnerable politi-
cally. He has preached total Sc
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Gov. Munoz Plan for Puerto Rico
Emissions Tie Without Statehood

sense has "the best of two worlds"
1t escapes Federal taxes (although
local levies are practically as high
yet enjoys numerous services" like
the distribution of surplus United
States food. Mr.. Munoz wants to
perfect" the Commonwealth rela-
tionship to the United States,
meaning that more control over
the Islands affairs will gravitate
to his hands.