Virginia, yes, you saw that correctly (I tried to find reliable links regarding a more direct answer, but no information gave a really logical - or, at least, a clear, unbiased explanation - exactly because every side was overly criticising and blaming the other interest groups, instead of making the least effort to find bearable solutions, or at least to open the door for a dialogue).
And I think that Hubert Humphrey expressed very well his own unease about the political "power games", and if we look into history, the same behavioural patterns and strategies applied in the past. We could even add business and religions.
And in spite of the many dissonances in technological, moral, natural, psychological or medical sciences, quite a few reasonings and findings sound very convincing and logical, and human nature is one of the keys to get a better understanding of attitudes, interests and views.
Lol, I was no real journalist - I was a translator and "allrounder"; I only wrote a few impressions, articles and/or rhymes about excursions, events, birthdays for colleagues, etc., and our Institute's as well as our Association's "newspaper".
Well, I am trying to look into all the aspects and try to be, as much as possible, objective, but information is often incomplete, and in the end, many suggestions and requests for further inquiries were either transmitted to experts, authorities, etc., submitted to reviews, or the votings favoured other proposals. But in spite of unfavourable circumstances and the lengthy, tortuous administrative paths, some little progresses were made.