828 ADDRESSES AND STATE PAPERS

Independent candidate's appeal depends, to a great extent, on the
amount of coverage, his previously established recognition factor, the
feeling of the people, many things that I can't make a judgment on.
I'd hesitate to make a prediction on that.

(Generic Drugs Veto)

Q. Governor, Mr. Orlinsky said in response to your veto of the
generic drug bill that he would accept a version suitable as far as
you were concerned. In other words, he was willing to compromise.
Are you planning on giving him some variety [interruption].... ?

A. Yes, I think that the idea of some bill on generics is a good idea,
as long as the legitimate objections of the medical profession can be
met. During the hearing that I held on that bill, which was a tre-
mendously interesting one, I learned that one of the fears is that the
Federal Food and Drug Administration does not have any jurisdiction
in intra-State drugs; in short, someone can manufacture drugs right
here in the State and distribute them without having any Federal
controls imposed upon him. This scared me a little bit. The general
concern of the Medical and Chirurgical Faculty and the facts that
were put forth made me feel that the bill was not tight enough to
protect the doctor's right to make the selections — that there could
be wide variables among the quality of the various generic drugs
which, of course, are still manufactured by different firms even though
they are under the same generic name. And generally I thought it
needed more study to tighten it up to the point the doctors would
feel a confidence in the quality of the drug. But I am entirely willing
to consider a tighter bill that will establish rigid quality standards and
remove the fear that inferior drugs can be put into circulation.

Q. Are you going to introduce such legislation?

A. I would like to sponsor it if we can draw such a bill that will be
satisfactory to all concerned, but I don't think that it would be very
fair to Mr. Orlinsky for me to do this. I would prefer to work with
him because, after all, he is the one that seized the initiative in this
respect and I would like to help him develop the kind of bill that we
can all support.

(Princess Anne Situation)

Q. Governor, do you feel that you can fulfill your promises to the
students at Princess Anne as quickly as they would like?

A. Well, let me say that I have had a report from Mr. Bresler who
was there yesterday, earlier this morning, and I don't know what the
word "they" means. I do know that there were a few students who