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the tobacco industry. And here's Mr. Obey making trouble about contracts in cancer. Here's “Cancer Executive Figures in Quiz on Favors.” These are the small amounts of travel money and this and that. You know? And it shows the meanness of the Washington press about the whole thing. I think it gives the background to it, don't you think?

This is the Advertising Council's letter, showing the amount of money.

Q:

Top twenty percent bracket? He wrote this letter to you with a great deal of pride.

Lasker:

Yes. Isn't that nice?

Q:

And he should. Quite an achievement.

Lasker:

Yes. Oh, Jane gave me the list of people that came to the party that I gave for Mr. and Mrs.

Q:

Well, before you do that, now there was another award that she has listed, and that was the World Rehabilitation Fund one.

Lasker:

That's this one.

Q:

Oh, that's the one for which they sold tickets?

Lasker:

And that's the one that the letter from Lister Hill was sent to. Have you got the Lister Hill letter or have I got that?

Q:

I've got that over here.

Lasker:

Well, let's attach that to this. But that letter is a sign





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