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Show 10A Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday July 17,2001 as Views antibiotic resistance ' (Continued front page 4A) 7' lobbied hard for tougher rules pronies der Americas bilateral legisla- -. Super-30- tion.The drug companies' dirty work is being done by tee U. S. government pro- - tecting intellectual property, which vkted patent protection for a minimum of .20 years for new and inventive products. Where previously around 50 developed countries harf excluded medicines from being patented, the trade' rotated intellec- - Washington, teems with a teodsand O .industrial nooyists, writes uuerotan umnist Julian Borger. "In this panfoeo of . col- ; . World Trade Organization . .; : meanste teat have allowed close.foe WTO kwpholes bigger developing counties to make cheap copies of western drngs. This has invotved ' . ..7 tee For example, politics.. -: crat and Republican candidates fairly equally, but in tee test election, threw their crow ana mar money hnhmrf beofge Piirh' dusii. 7' U.S. offers a special; deal, tome uomimcan nepuDUcror exports of textiles! It is now threatening to with- -. . . tot hard-nos- . unprecedented $24.4 millkmcampalgnwar .7 chest ion tee RepubGcahs.. . "PhRMAhas emerged attire apofteo-- - that six HIVAIDs drugs as well as antima-- :. tonal, treatments and medicines of vital restof tee worid win have to how-- 1 ever many yearsmore of paying an astfr rromical sum for something invented by , 7 dren have been doing tee same at signif- icant profit to pharmaceutical companies? ; . feittoofarfetohedtobetieveteatantk; . biotic resistance was orchestrated by ' those who could most profit bom tire to--'.; creased sell of drugs and tee need tor new , . ones? I have come across no evidence; ' be tore. But there js teat suggests disputes. The industry , poured (340,000 into the Hatch campaign and provided a Smit plane for him to bawl about he country in ' significant evidence to show these com- his bid for toe Republican presidential '. panies place profit above tire fives of the nomination last year. ; poor. 7 77 Most of us, however, have been un- - ; Columnist lany Effiott writes, ,..what aware of the extent to which the pharma-- 7 is hrppening here is evil have tried to ceuticd todusby has been able to settee, : thtokof another word for But there isn't : i A .. . ' ; . vice-pres- Mil STEEK .77'777'..;7- ;- RESERVE Buyers: Utah Power & light. Consolidation Cool, Chelsey Jones, Industrial Electric -- . Rainbow Glass Ranch, Mac's Mining Repair Alea Anderson . ; property to save mdlions of people. What ; does teat say about the moral character of tee American public We are responsible." .. The distinction between the Bush . Interest to.devetoping countries had been invented with public funds. The govern- - presidency and tee pharmaceidical indus--. . merit, therefore, has the right under towto by have btuned with appointments of drug .: use the drugs to public health initiatives. 7 cqmjany executives it to key government; . Dr. Varmus dismissed tee suggestion, . Invisible positions.1-Asince One. has been 7 XX'-7' it ;r.'-7, poficy .agenda . ; ttwasooccsajdteateviprosperswtien echoing the industry line teat: Undermin- -; v : Mitch Darned the new director of the 7 fo fire average voter. But no more. ? ' office of management mid budget in 1he I ask myself ty how far good men do nothing, tou and I. five to toe ,;., ing licensed Intellectual property rights , The question 1 iWhite would was fbrmetty the would, believe, unnecessarily jeopardize Itouse, these companies go to increase . .world. It is' time to do Something.: 7 7 ; . Exhibited by: no longer a risk. 7 My nephew took one medication after. to try and beat the germ which caused his earachd. How many other chi- - . drugs in question; continued : .v Instead it is makinga comeback to deveM oped countries where ft was considered,; big pharmaceutical firms. . "The PhRMA doesn't need to lobby, Democratic congressman Sherrod Brown said in a memo to state "The todusby is to Borger. "The In September 1999, it was pointod out to tee (firector of tee NIH, Harold Varmus,: sis of its pol'itical clout, with gateful Republicans running the White House, Sen- ate and House of Representatives, ftlift-- . cians it has supported are now in key po- -, sitions and it deploys 297 lobbyists-on- e. GRAND CHAMPION sizing the - profit My research has been disquieting1 ; ' to say the least 7,'. Technology existed to eradicate di- sr eases like TB from the.toce of tee earth.; 7 . . midi-plac- ed v 0 ;. James love, who runs a Washington- -' based group called the Consumer Project ed The industry spent ireaity 70 percent of tis privilege unless the country scraps plans for Compulsory licensing and. for every two membere of 'Congress, parallel importing Brazil and India have ; -- states. Borget v. 7:; 7'... .' been warned they could face sanctions un '77 , The pharmaceutical industry is far arid draw . '7 armies of. lawyers 'in legal action,, but it! also involved 21st century gunboat dipto-- r macy..:;: of US v. Until recently, PhRMA backed Demo- S. isusing available The ; tee standards by disputes panel. Unlike in acriminal trial, theburden of proof is put on tee defendant country.. . average, The industry defends its approach by pointing to the on lecnnotogy, sees me response as non- -. sensica! because it was the NIH which did tee hard work of tescovering and synthe- dngt dent for strategy and policy at the phar- -. maceutktf giant, Eli lily. Two members , of tee Bush transition team, Anne Marie lynch and Bin Whites, are PhRMA mem bers: Three others were seconded from the White House already,." quotes The Orairfan columnist ; ,. . ;7 Behind George Bush, tee biggest reeach pill and tee arbitrary abrogation of tee United States government he said. cipient of pharmaceutical funding in tee How can we expect Glaxo to share its in--' last election was Onto Hatch, who chairs patents is going to kil teat off of R&D. tellectual tee if much United toe writes the States ,ln fact, Borgsr, property Senate. judiciary committee and Is : wont work on new drugs is government-funde-d, its intellectual to influence patent share therefore government . a H,'.' mlnninnut mt ,,1',' uro oevaopmem or imporcanx morapouoc rad of and development (R&D) and by the high risks involved in such a pioneering field. Jeff Trewitt PhRMA's spokesman said, Patents are tee lifeblood to innova-tion. lt costs about (500 million to develop corporate muscle, no Rev rniidi power as tee Pharmaceutical Association and Manufacturers search and tual rights deal made pharmaceuticals biotechnology part pf the global regime. ; (PhRMA, a pressure group breathtaking .for its deep pockets and aggression; even Infringements of the agreement are heard by away tee most profitadrie mor kidustiy in the country with profits soaring to 36 percent in recent years; more than twice tee ' rate of return on investment, at the U& SIEEI 7 CHAMPION Buyers: Electrical Contractors Phillips Petroleoih maxaI bp'JtdditaMt Sold for $2550 JIO 7 'x.;-. Sold for $1450.00 R ' ' i iti, ,.W JpAA ..'.I . p r ' Uwr Mf. fa.'.A - mmmi r ti . V - 7 s4',&irV 1 1-7- Gold Buyers: Banasky Insurance Castle Blast Conveyor Services Corp.; Country Cafe Magnuson Meats Cowt)oyClub Eastern Utah Cattle Growers Electrical Contractors Inc 7 A ' ' Vip' ...7 : fo ' A? i 'if . J I f y i W f .- ft ft : GRAND CHAMPION 7 f1Mt ' 7r;:: ; Buyers: ' Mod Mali Basso; Price Oil Express, Cowboy dub, diad Beck Eamily Silver Buven: . . . John Houston Book Cliff Sales ' Bowtie Beverage. Castle Valley Ranch . Consolidation Coal Company Emery Telcom Ferron City Genco IFA of Price '. Jones AceHardware Randy's Repair inrermountaintrectronics Zr 7 7 & . 'r'J i I Dr. John Exhibited byrOdteWorvood '7-- Sold far $140010 , 7: . V'.; ,v ' HydrauSc Repair JH Fletcher 4 Co. V Gaiy Petty Craio PB JKCattta Joe's Shearing Orson Justice -. Gayla 4 John Presses R 4 K Muffler Savage Coal Terminal Kent Stiison 4 Sons Const Brooke Knotts ' Lany H. Miller Dodge LOng Airdox Boyles : . nepneranogs . . . . f Aiese 4 . .; I . ; Catron Emery Insurance Carbon Emety Boosters . Castle Valley Concrete Cutting Cask Chiropractic i.rv-.-- : - . - : i (IX- -n A iif I 1 - ' i '4- -' k ail -' id iii a KDG , Buyers: Bowtie Beverage, Mad Man Basso, Cowboy QubJoane Vfhife . . . ' Exhfohed by: Dans Wonrood Sold for $T000Jto- - ' I I - iI . .. .. - I I . . ' ' I . V t I . . I r i I CtsOe Cleaners ' Castle Country Hydrauics ' Hard Hat Applance Dunham Land and Livestock Eat A Bahaa Eastman Hawadlnlgation Ekan FWerS Helper Auto . . Elmo Town . Hoidaykm.Farm Bureau o( Price Ricfard HunbngtonMy Century 21 Charie's Pawn Arnolds Hog Supply Bdance Rock Credl Union . Chad Beck Family BLM Fimom Office Employees Boh Wwstgaard Construction Cat Balt . fv RESERVE CHAMPION Sunoorters: Ntcote Anderson v I . Casey Alked Arch Aired T.: $1401100 u : Stocfcstmir ftristin Bott Sold far J J J I Pacific Central Pent's CoKskxi SingteStop W. Longhorns . . Spinish Forii Livestock Auction Castle Services Mike Huntsman.. Long Wal West Sprtngvfle Mapleton Boosters Chute Supply Brydie's Groom Longshot Cattli and Outntere Texaco The Meat Sup . Conoco Inc MARSalers 7 Cross Enterprises Ofive McArthur .. Thomas Speech 4 Hearing :TlamElecMc - 7 Emery Co Republican Party MPMAssociates ' Nelco Turmjuist Retreat Emery County Recreation Western Mine Tool EvolutionOiesflISTraaerService .. Scott Olsen . Worwood Show Pigs . FenworlhSales . 7 Original Creations Grant's :.- . : .; 4 Nancy Bunker Farms Buyers: Grub Bo Pocffic Central, Ihicking, Utah Power & light, Andale$, Worwood Show Pigs .' ... . HarmaSheepCo. Andalex Anderson Plumbing Booth Fire Protection GRAND CHAMPION ROD DRW David 4 Nikki Stokes Utah Power and Light WalMart Wards 4x4 Auto Wrecking Wells Fargo Bank -Castle Dale; Zion's Bank Castle Dale t Finns Marvin Adams Abortson's DavidS McKett Aired ' w David Stokes Exhibitod by: Brona Biwerr 7 - mt -- SCD Board of San Rafael SCD Board of Price . 3-- 1 r. ' Mad Man Basso . : Dr. Paul Martinez, DOS Dr. Mark Olsen Price OB Express ' . v- - Buyers: lorry H. Miller Dodge, Industrial Electric Rainbow Glass Randv ConsoGdation Coaf, : ScowFamity ' Jason Stansfield Stewart's 7 JenmarCorp. - : bCK v.v IAAU : . . 7 Exhibited by: firadi Jensen Sold for $130000 Energy West Mining Brett Ericksen J Far West Bank , Johansen & Tuttle Engineering Magnuson Lumber Marathon Marketing ; Phillips Petroleum -: Dean Schoelle Christian Chiaretta Circle V Meats Cotw Tsb Way Axeigard Daniel Coles DOS Community Motors ; ' Georoe Cook Cyirs Catts Repair I DAM Wire Rope . . ' Desertview Credl Union DNW Trucking Hackwef . Fenon Mac Flying W Ranch fosroclnc.- OaSowsy ' . Land A Livestock GanwUCoalCa Gab Bor. . . . JAD Automotive States Bark MountaWand Supply O'Brien Plumbing Olvelo Fine GHti ' . Ca Jim Jensen Family Chelsey Jones Kent Rednlor A Market Express Foster McArthur Dt Kent MdU. DOS Mortensen's Quality Carpet Payson Booster Ctub Payson FAA . PDM. 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