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II GCTtf-TimOT, Coivatlis. Monday, Octobf 20. 1980 1- i boost to diet industry dru FDA's finding on doubt as to their, effectiveness sharply higher profits of $8.2 million, compared with $3 well as tablets and drops, was second to Dexatrim in sales: The company refused to release sales data, however. two commonly used chemical appetite suppressants IS months ago. And subsidiaries of twjf major corporation have "since entered the In May 1979, a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel of physicians concluded that the chemicals phenylpropanolamine and ben-' zocaine may help people lose weight safely.

Products con- By The New York Times NEW YORK "Sim Down Fast Without Going Hungry "Take Weight Off and Keep It "Lose Weight Fast." The advertising slogans for popular over-the-counter diet aids seem to have changed little over the years, but the market for such products has grown significantly since the federal government endorsed taining the chemicals were already on the market As Edward A. Jones, a research analyst with Paine "Webber-Mitchell Hutchins put it: "That review has been an enormous help" to the. diet-aid business. Since then, drugstore sales of the products have risen substantially. They were up about 17 percent last year, representing nearly $126 million in volume, according to Roy White, editor of Drug Store News.

In supermarkets, the sales increase has been more dramatic. According to Michael J. Wallace, president of Towne-Oller and Associates, a consulting firm that compiles food-store statistics, the dollar sales of all reducing aids rose 120.6 percent in the second quarter of 1980, compared with the same period, in 1979. If protein million for the same period in 1979. Sales were more than $7J million, up from $36 million for the same period last year.

The company's 1979 annual report says that 90 percent of its sales are from the PPA-based drugs. According to Dr. Edward Steinberg, vice chairman. of Thompson who also heads the company's research, PPA is a synthetic product that closely resembles epinephrine, i substance manufactured and used by human nerve cells. Thus, he said, PPA is "not unfamiliar to the body." PPA is also similar to amphetamines, but does not produce the side-effects of those drugs, Steinberg said.

Many prescription diet aids contain amphetamines, but there has -been increasing gs supplement products are excluded, sales were up 145.8 percent in the second quarter, and at least. 42.4 percent for each of the last five quarters compared with the same periods a year earlier, Wallace said. -The Thompson Medical Co. by. far the leading manufacturer of over-the-counter diet aids, has budgeted $27 million this year for the marketing of its products, which include Dexatrim, Control, Prolamine, Appedrine and one called "Coffee, Tea A New Me." They all contain phenylpropanolamine, which is known as PPA.

The company also sells Slim-Line candy and chewing gum that contain benzocaine. Dean P. Siegal, the company's director of public relations, said that Thompson controlled 53.2 percent of the diet-aid market as of August. The earnestly, "I feel that I basically have real badjnan-. ners." Steve.

Ellison, 15, said his father "suggested" he come; Giovanna Grassi, 16, said her mother strongly suggested" she come, and Samantha PUBLIC NOTICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT D. Community Development Block Grant funds moy be ovoilo-ble to Benton County tor public facilities. It bos been proposed that Benton County apply these funds to etend me woterline to connect the City of Corvollii with me Corvallis Airport. Industrie! Pork. Citizens wishing to voice their opinions on how this project should be set up ore encouraged to attend the public hearings scheduled below for that purpose.

To acquaint citizens with the Community Development Block Grant Progam (proposal), and to gather citizen opinion on how the program should be administered, tM following meetinoi-tvpve been set: Law Enforcement Building, 180 N.W. 5th, Corvallis 1:00 P.M., October 7, 1980, Public Meeting Room Law Enforcement Building, 180 N.W. 5th, Corvallis 7:00 P.M., October 21 1980, Meeting Rooms A Questions or suggestions may be directed, at any time to fsaoc Stringer. Community Development Director at Community Services Consortium, 757-6868. The Campana division of Purex markets a line of products called Ayds.

They consist of tablets and drops whose active ingredient is PPA. and a candy that uses benzocaine. Campana also refused to release sales figures. Thompson, which was founded in 1952, began selling its Slim-Line products in 1956 and introduced the first PPA products in 1972, Siegal said. In the early 1970s, according to Jones: "Thompson aggressively put PPA- in thir products while the leaders did not.

By being very aggressive and very early with PPA they were able to take off when the FDA issued its report." For. the first nine months of 1980. Thompson reported in restaurants. buses and other public-spots- and "table manners," which was the topic du jour the other afternoon. Although most of the classes employ a performer to act out social situations set up by Mary Susan Miller, the direc: tor of the course, Table Manners, is or are taught by Walter Hoving himself.

Hoving, chairman of the board of Tiffany is the prize jewel in this social setting. He also happens to be the author of "Tiffany's Table Manners for a 95-page, $1.95 paperback that he wrote in 1961 and from which he read aloud during the two one-hour a leading Thompson product is Dexatrim. he added. White said that Thompsons- substantial advertising cam- paign had helped the entire diet-aid industry. "I'm sure it has helped create a market," he said Thompson's primary competition comes from divisions of two large companies: Menley James Laboratories, a subsidiary of the SmithKline and the Campana division of the Purex Corp.

The Menley James product. Dietac, is being widely advertised by SmithKline, which also makes Contac, the time-release decongestant sold over the counter. PpA, an ingredient in many decongestants, is used in oth Contac and Dietac. A spokesman for the company said that which comes in time-release pills as Farkas, 8. declared, politely mother made me come here and I'd certainly rather be horseback riding." "Here" was the almost-elegant banquet room of a Manhattan apartment house where 21 youngsters, ranging in age from 8 to 16, attend weekly classes entitled "Good Manners for Teen-agers-Tiffany Table Manners." The 11-session course, making its debut this season, costs $375 (with a 10 percent discount if two or more children from the same family attend) and considers such subjects as "writing the right letters," "manners in the community" Reagan By The New York Times MIDDLEBURG, Va.

According to Virginia hunt country standards the 39-acre estate that the Ronald Children learn to mind Ps) Qs at school In controlling weighty Some of the Thompson drugs caffeine with PPA. Although caiieine is a mild amphetamine, it is not used as a to provide alertness orthose whose food intake is diminished by dieting. Dexatrim and Prolamine contain both PPA and caffeine. Appedrine contains both drugs and vitamins. Control and new Coffee, Tea.

A New Me Diet Cubes, contain only PPA. Control comes in both pills and drops. According to Louis Guerci, Thompson vice president for finance, the different forms provide consumers with alternative means of taking the drug, based on their own preferentfes. "We try to give our customers what they want." he said. democratically circular table ith a starchy white linen cloth.

Overhead, candles flickered in a chandelier. Each boy, girl, boy, girl was presented with a copy of "Tiffany's Table Manners for Teen-Agers," and Hoving instructed the students, "Now to page 10 where you'll see that the young man should turn directly to the young lady on his right and start talking." "What do we say?" a voice piped out. Hoving suggested, "Did you see the World Series?" or "Do you like cheese?" The important thing, he said, is to "Break the ice with something she'll have to answer." countrysides, with rolling green meadows, leafy woods, graveled roads and magnificent homes hidden at the end of milelong driveways on estates of several thousand acres. There are no billboards, fast-food chains' or neon signs. It is a pocket of wealth where multiple listings in tne local leiepnone airecwry uo- 4 1 ELECT DAN READ CITY COUNCIL -WARD 3 RrePIAce By The New York Times NEW YORK When Maria Schuster.

10 years Laurence Jurdem, 14, that she was there because "my mother wants me to grow up mannerly," Laurence confided 121 S.W. 4th SCREENS We'have glass fireplace screens and custom made ones also have them installed for the cold winter months ahead. We have a large variety and all the name brands. traffic a nuisance, folks say HARDWARE 30 YEAR CREATIVE EXPERIENCE IN PROBLEM SOLVING Pd Pol odv. Comm.

to elect Don Reod. Grant Pyatt, Treasurer, 231 S.W. 9m sessions. (There are separate classes for younger and children. Hoving.

attired in a navy blue suit, white shirt, blue-and-gold-striped necktie and a gold "Try God" lapel pin, was formally introduced to his students (many of whom had blazers on their backs and braces.on their teeth) by Mrs. Miller. "When you enter a formal dining room you just don't dive into your seat," Hoving instructed his charges as they took their places boy, girl, boy, girl and boys hold the chair for the girl on their right," Mrs. Miller chimed in) arouAd a queline Onassis. Randolph is known locally as "the first lady of fox hunting." Residents of Middleburg, 45 miles west of Washington in Loudoun County, take celebrities stride.

They didn't even get excited when it was rumorfd that Rudolf was house hunting here. Elizabeth Taylor Warner, the actress and wife of Sen. John W. Warner, can be seen at tlje local Safeway. "She's a wonderful cook," they tell you.

the most -peaceful of LBCC Benton Center BC-10 Reagans have rented here is peanut sized. "Thirty acres is someone who lives in the gatehouse," said Michael Sullivan, a real estate agent who owns a 15-acre spread himself. Having Reagan three miles down the road can be a nuisance. "The traffic and the helicopters are awful just like when Jackie was here and used to hunt with us," Said Theodora Randolph, widow of Dr. Archibald Cary Randolph, Jac ImtM, feu PLANNING TO TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS? Scholastic Aptitude Test (SATPSAT) American College Testing ACT) Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Service Exams Take a mini class through Mi LBCC.

Developmental Center to prepare for them. Class Dates Tims Place der a single name will often read: Gardener's. Cottage, Stud Barn, Tenant House No. 5, Herdsman, It is a world of horses and horse talk. "You're a newcomer unless you've been here for 20 years," said Joy Sundlun, who adroitly -manages four Sundlun homes in Washington, Providence, Newport, R.I.

and Jamaica, as well as the 135-acre. Salamander Farm that she and her husband, Bruce, own five miles outside of Middleburg jn the heart of the hunt country. Through the. fall and spring the Sundluns spend long weekends in Middleburg where Sundlun, president of the Outlet Company, a broadcasting and retail concern, keeps five horses and rides to the hounds. It is a way of life thatjias en-ticed those from all over the country who can foot the bill.

For many Washingtonians Middleburg's proximity to the capital (a 50-minute drive) has made it a popular retreat. W. Averell Harriman and his p.m. 753-8511 Receive 1 college credit. Call the LBCC" Developmental Center for other dates, times and places- 928-2361, Ext.

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