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Memo, Subject: Means of Treating Atomic Burns, for Which a Dozen Arizona State Prison Convicts Volunteered

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PHOENIX, ARIZ., Dec. 13 - (AP - A research project on mezns of treating atomic burns, for which a dozen Arizona State Prison convicts volunteered, h s been cancelled, Warden Lon E. R alters said today. Walters said the cancellation wzs ordered bemuse "the Arizona Medical Association did not give i t s okay." The warden ssi.d he hed learned t n a t the project was not sponsored by the Atomic Energy Commission as originally snnounced but Pias t o hzve been financed by ish mace utica l laboratory m&i% a new type of drug. The Atomic Znergy Commission does not spoilsor aiiy 2iedica.l research projects i n which hmcn beings a r e used for experinental purposes. was led t o believe we could do sonething f o r the Atomic Energy Commission," b alters s&iU. "1 mi glad we made tile crieck before starting it."