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The U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver's has shocked the nation with disclosures of dubious safety standards and scandalous profits prevalent in the drug industry. Yet, when a bill to correct the drug industry's abuses reaches the floor of the U.S. Senate, it will be only a shadow of tile legislation that Kefauver wanted and that the public, according to two and a half years of testimony, badly needs. The thalidpmide drug episode compelled the U.S. President John F. Kennedy at his last news conference to announce that he would take administrative steps to prevent a recurrence. Kennedy promised that he would appoint a Consumer Counsel in the Office of the President to watch over such matters as the price and quality of drugs.

There are no interested, profit-motivated lobbyists at Washington — only patriots, crusaders, guardians of the most sacred institutions and saviors of humanity. If anyone doubt this, they can read the transcript of the public hearings held on December 7-8, 1933 in Washington on the Tugwell-Copeland food and drug bill, which is one of the most fascinating and dramatic documents the government Printing Office has ever issued. One should also read the mail the U.S. government is getting these days from the patriotic medicine men, vitamin men and cosmeticians whose sole concern is the welfare of the present government and the NRA.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Review of Walter Goodman's book "The Committee": "Big Brother Keeps Tabs on Insurance Buyers," which described the activities of Retail Credit Co.; "Busted," which discussed a special academic or middle class immunity to drug laws.

The article presents political news briefs with commentary for the week of October 10, 1970. The administration of United States president Richard Nixon has rejected the findings of the Scranton Report that has made recommendations for handling violence and conflict on college campuses in recent years. The United States Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 has passed in both the Senate and House and will likely become law.

The article discusses the protest against the Tugwell Food and Drug Bill in the U.S. Protestors argue that the bill is just a way to place the food and drug sectors under the domination of the Secretary of Agriculture. A Senate committee will hear the provisions of the bill which is expected to affect several sectors including food, drugs and cosmetics.

The youthful ardor and rash idealism of the Brain Trust finally have contrived to make Washington the scene of a mortal conflict over a fundamental issue of human rights. No doubt it was fated from the beginning to be so, although few could have suspected fate of choosing such a vehicle. The latter is now discovered to be the so-called Copeland, or Tugwell, bill, which seeks to enlarge the scope of the old pure food and drugs act. Without bandying words it can be stated that this measure frankly challenges the sacred right of a freeborn American to advertise and sell horse liniment as a remedy for tuberculosis or, to phrase it in a wholly different way, his God, given right to advertise and sell extract of horsetail weed as a cure for diabetes.

Comments briefly on various issues and events related to politics in the U.S. and abroad as of December 1, 1973. Position paper on inflation released by George McGovern; Revision of Massachusetts drug laws signed by Governor Francis W. Sargent; Remarks made by New York State Welfare Inspector George F. Berlinger on New York City's welfare problems.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. Critics of the Food & Drug Administration have been accusing the agency of quick approval of some drugs such as menadione (K-3) and the vapor anesthetic Flouthane which are not recommended for several years. J. W. Van Gorkom has been named president of Union Tank Car Co. to succeed Edwin A. Locke Jr. Thomas Mellon Evans has lost his bid for the control of Brown Co., a paper company in Berlin, New Hampshire.

The article focuses on the enactment of a federal food and drug law in the U.S. requiring cleanliness standards for food handlers by wearing clean and washable clothing that was recognized at the meeting of the Linen Supply Association in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Reports on the laws related to the sale or use of marijuana. Observation that laws dealing with cannabis are comprehensive and prescribe stern penalties for violators; Information on California's Marijuana law, designated as Section 11530 of the state's Health and Safety Code; Creation of Federal Narcotics Bureau; Discussion on the Federal Narcotics Control Act.

Argues against the laws governing marijuana in the U.S. in 1967. Comment on the equation of marijuana with opiates; Difference between marijuana and opiates; Support for the medical uses of marijuana; Provisions of the Federal Narcotic Control Act of 1956; Need to address the stigmatizing impact of the laws governing marijuana on students.

The article reports on discussions between New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia and those of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and advertising industries regarding the imposition of the Copeland bill as of November 1935. The bill, which takes effect in March 1936, requires manufacturers to submit their advertising campaigns to the New York Board of Health prior to launching or have their licenses revoked. Industry officials also asked for changes to be made on the New York Sanitary Code, but the mayor told them to focus on the bill first.

The article presents information on the approval of a bill in U.S. Senate to increase the federal attack on the drug traffic. It states that the bill admits changing public opinion by distinguishing between drug use and sales and it also implements strong penalties for those convicted of selling narcotics to minors or drug trafficking for profit. It further states that the bill was strongly opposed by House liberals who rank it as providing unlimited power to police.

The article discusses a new statute that would amend the U.S. Food and Drug Act and protect truth in advertising involving products that affect public health. It says that the bill will require companies to label their products with full information on ingredients, will prohibit the adulteration of drugs and will install a permit system for products that may be dangerous to public health. It adds that the statute will give more power to government in fighting companies who deceive the public through false advertising.

The article reports on the confidence of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on not having the Elixir Sulfanilamide disaster in 1937 repeated in effect to the new law requirement approval of all new drugs.

The article reports on the prospective creation of a consumer safety agency in the U.S. despite the objections of the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon and industry groups. It is expected that the agency will be carved out of the U.S. Health, Education and Welfare Department. Bills sponsored by legislators John E. Moss and Warren G. Magnuson focus on a super-agency that could inspect factories and subpoena a manufacturer's records in safety investigations. Legislation is also proposed regarding the agency's regulation of food and drugs.