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See also :

• cash-for-comments networks {Gen. INDEX].
• cash-for-comment economists
• cash-for-comment business/marketing
• cash-for-comment lawyers (academics only)
• cash-for-comments labor/union/workplace
• cash-for-comments risk assessment/mgmt
• cash-for-support sci/bio/medical network
• cash-for-IAQ/ETS testing network
• science-for-sale organizations

Some key documents

1988–89: Tobacco Institute Scientific Consultant Activity report. This document gives highly detailed list of witness activities, conferences, media tours, etc. made by these teams of tobacco-friendly 'scientists' It divides witness lists into these categories:

Academic Scientific Witnesses on ETS.

• Kenneth Bogen, University of California
• Robert Boorstein, New York University Medical Center
• Joseph Fleiss, Columbia University
• Alan Gross, University of South Carolina
• Ronald Hood, University of Alabama
• Irwin Kessler, University of Maryland
• James Kilpatrick, Medical College of Virginia
• Nicholas Mamola, Face university
• Mark Reasor, West Virginia University
• Jarnail Singh, Stillman College
• Lawrence Wexler, New York Medical College
• Philip Witorsch, George Washington University
• Raphael Witorsch, Medical College of Virginia
• Joseph Wu, New York Medical College

• George Carlo
• Walter Decker
• Thomas Golojuch
• Gio Gori
• Larry Halfen
• Larry Hoicomb
• Alan Katzenstein
• Maurice LeVois
• Joe Fedelty
• Jack Peterson,
• Barry Seabrook ,
• David Weeks

• Peter Binnie, ACVA Atlantic
• Bill Butler
• John Drake, Purdue University
• Jolanda Janczewski, Consolidated Safety Services
• D. Johnson
• Gray Robertson, ACVA Atlantic
• Jeff Seckler, ACVA Atlantic
• Elia Sterling
• Nancy Stone, Consolidated Safety Services
• Simon Turner, ACVA Atlantic
• Jon Yereb, Consolidated Safety Services

• Rep. Charles Whitley
• Jolly Anne Davidson, past president, National Assn. of State Boards of Education

• Burt Neuborne, NY Univ. Law School
• Philip Kurland, Chicago Univ. Law School
• Martin Redish, Northwestern Univ. Law School
• Barry Lynn, ACLU
• Morton Halperin, ACLU
• Dan Popeo, Washington Legal Foundation
• Craig Smith, Freedom of Expression Foundation
• Richard Wiley, former chairman, Federal Communications Commission.

• John O'Toole, president, American Association of Advertising Agencies
• Dewitt Helm, president, Association of National Advertisers
• Howard Bell, president, American Advertising Federation
• Mary Covington, executive director. International Advertising Association
• Paul P. de Win, World Federation of Advertisers
• Robert Keim, former chairman, The Advertising Council

• Jerry Friedheim, president, American Newspaper Publishers Association, or chairman of appropriate ANPA committee
• Donald Kummerfeld, president, Magazine Publishers Association, or chairman of appropriate EPA committee
• Myron Liable, acting president, Outdoor Advertising Association of America, or chairman of appropriate OAAA committee.

• Michael Waterson, The Advertising Association (UK)
• Scott Ward, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• JJ Boddewyn, City University of New York
• Roger Blackwell, Ohio State University
• George P. Moschis, Georgia State University
• Elliot C. Young, president. Perception Research Services
• Josh McQueen, executive vice president, Leo Burnett

• Steven Bellissimo, Phoenix Marketing
• RJ. Lieberman, Allways Advertising
• Norman D Einzinger, National Field Marketing
• Edwin J. Sherwood, BDS Marketing
• Dan Dryer, Marketing Force
• Alan K. Swift, Promotional Marketing
• Len Casella, Donnelley Marketing

• Richard Funk, counsel. National Automatic Merchandising Association
• William Carpenter, executive vice president, Amusement and Music Operators Association

• Ed Youngblood, executive director, Committee for Affordable Sports and Entertainment (CASE)
• + appropriate CASE sports celebrity, such as auto racers Richard Petty and Bill France.
• Alvin Alley, creative director the Alvin Alley Dance Group
• William Lauer, Brooklyn Academy of Music
• J. Carter Brown. National Gallery of Art
• Others involved in cultural arts group from appropriate Congressional districts

• Clyde Bragdon, US Fire Administrator
• Jim Monihan, Chairman, National Volunteer Fire Council
• Bobby Colvin, National Volunteer Fire Council Legislative Committee Chairman
• Jim Estepp, International Association of Fire Chiefs
• Dave Robertson, Chairman, international Association of Fire Chiefs Prevention Committee
• John Stewart, Metro Chiefs
• Russell Sanders, Metro Chiefs
• Ed McCormack, International Society of Fire Service Instructors
• Jim McMullen, Association of State Fire Marshals
• George Miller, Association of State Fire Marshals
• Olin Greene, Oregon State Fire Marshal
• Ed DiMonda and Chick Granito, Nassau County, NY
• Dave Lucht, Director of Fire Center, Worcester Polytech Institute
• Pat Mieszala, Burn Concerns, Inc.

• Philip Schaenman, TriData Corp.

• Rep. Curt Weldon, chairman of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Other Caucus members

1989: A number of Tobacco Industry Witness Lists which have been bundled together as a single unit in the filing cabinet.

• Basic Group of witnesses in 1988-89:

  • Larry Holcomb (perpetual IAQ consultant)
  • Simon Turner (IAQ consultant with ACVA/HBI)
  • Jeff Seckler (IAQ consultant with ACVA/HBI — later whistleblower.
  • Dick Wagner (cash-for-comment economist)
  • Bill Orzechowski (Tobacco Institute's resident economist)
  • David Weeks (perpetual IAQ consultant)
  • Dwight Lee (cash-for-comments economist)
  • Mike Davis (cash-for-comments economist)
  • Gray Robertson (main IAQ consultant with ACVA/HBI)
  • Morris Coats (cash-for-comments economist)
  • Jolly Ann Davidson (NASBE childrens consultant)
  • Alan Katzenstein (statistical consultant)
  • John Fox (Lawyer and legal consultant)

• 1988 Witness List Those liste above plus:

  • David Brenton (focus on airlines)

• 1989 Witness list those to date plus

  • Alan Kassman (industry science consultant),
  • Jack Peterson (IAQ testing consultant),
  • (unnamed) from "Bestype Consulting"[Did fake IAQ testing work],
  • Dennis Vaughn (lawyer and legal consultant),

• 1991 Witness List adds a number of new consultants.

  • Brennan Dawson (TI spokesperson),
  • Jim Goold (RJR lawyer),
  • Joe Pedelty (IAQ consultant),
  • Melinda Sidak (C&B lawyer),
  • David Remes (C&B scientist/recruiter),
  • Frank Powell (NEMI/IAQ consultant),
  • Bernadette Davidson (lawyer-lobbyist),
  • Tom Lauria (TI staff spokesperson)
  • Rich Silberman (IAQ consultant),
  • Walt Decker (consultant toxicologist)

• 1993 June 1 Tobacco Institute list of "Witness/Expert Appearances — Scientific/Legal/Spokespersons."] The list has lost a few, but also grown since 1988 to now include:

  • Mike Buckley,
  • Gio Gori (ex NCI now lobbyist),
  • Bill Wordham,
  • Walter Merryman (TI Public Relations),
  • Melinda Sidak,
  • Rudy Cole,
  • Larry Halfen.

• 1990 Witness List (page 35) includes most of the main group plus...

  • Bill Orzechowski,
  • Mike Davis,
  • Morris Coats,

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