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| − | '''Dr. Earl W. Brian''' was a combat [[physician]] who served in a unit providing air support for Operation Phoenix during the [[Vietnam war]] and then became health and welfare secretary in the cabinet of [[California]] Governor [[Ronald | + | '''Dr. Earl W. Brian''' was a combat [[physician]] who served in a unit providing air support for Operation Phoenix during the [[Vietnam war]] and then became health and welfare secretary in the cabinet of [[California]] Governor [[Ronald Reagan]], an in which capacity Brian later authored a couple of papers on the reorganization health boards and commissions in California. |
After leaving this post to run for the [[US Senate]] against [[Alan Cranston]], Brian became President of a high-tech company called Xonics, which was accused by the [[SEC]] of [[fraud]]and manipulating the price of its stock. Brian left Xonics in October 1977 without being charged with any wrongdoing. A number of former Xonics officers went on to form a company called Hadron. | After leaving this post to run for the [[US Senate]] against [[Alan Cranston]], Brian became President of a high-tech company called Xonics, which was accused by the [[SEC]] of [[fraud]]and manipulating the price of its stock. Brian left Xonics in October 1977 without being charged with any wrongdoing. A number of former Xonics officers went on to form a company called Hadron. | ||
| − | In 1980 Brian formed a company called Biotech Capital Corp (renamed Infotechnology in 1987), one of whose investors was [[ | + | In 1980 Brian formed a company called Biotech Capital Corp (renamed Infotechnology in 1987), one of whose investors was [[Attorney General]] [[Ed Meese]]'s wife Ursula. Brian also acquired control of a Canadian company called Clinical Sciences. |
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Revision as of 17:12, November 1, 2016
Dr. Earl W. Brian was a combat physician who served in a unit providing air support for Operation Phoenix during the Vietnam war and then became health and welfare secretary in the cabinet of California Governor Ronald Reagan, an in which capacity Brian later authored a couple of papers on the reorganization health boards and commissions in California.
After leaving this post to run for the US Senate against Alan Cranston, Brian became President of a high-tech company called Xonics, which was accused by the SEC of fraudand manipulating the price of its stock. Brian left Xonics in October 1977 without being charged with any wrongdoing. A number of former Xonics officers went on to form a company called Hadron.
In 1980 Brian formed a company called Biotech Capital Corp (renamed Infotechnology in 1987), one of whose investors was Attorney General Ed Meese's wife Ursula. Brian also acquired control of a Canadian company called Clinical Sciences.