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THE NEW YORK TIMES. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 26. 1914 a Loui, low prices Vinyl Chloride Exposure Limit Is Opposed by Plastics Industry jre from Norway By JANE E. BRODY Social lo The Netv York Times ; famous Norwegian porcelainized - savings. Elegant Lotus pattern in zes, goes from freezer-to-flame-tot handy trivet and the handles are :el. WASHINGTON, June 25 --i This standard, according i ! Representatives of the plastics the industry plan, would t industry pressed today for a gradually reduced to a dai relaxation of proposed Federal average of 10 parts per miilic rules governing worker ex with maximum exposure of S posure to vinyl chloride, a parts per million by Octobe chemical that has been linked 1976. Retail Price SI 5.00 17.50 20.00 30.00 Nordiska Price $ 8.95 10.95 12.95 17.95 scotch!avocado!tea!1 bluelblack zes) oussaka... In orange only. ~"W 7.50 Nordiska Price $10.95 es to those customers who came in t air conditioner wasn't working. It's and once again you can shop at mfort. to 21 cases of a rare, fatal liver cancer. Industry spokesmen said that the proposed standard was medically unnecessary, tech nologically unfeasible and would lead to the loss of as many as 2.2 million jobs. At the opening of what is expected to be a long Labor Department hearing on the pro posed new standard of no ex posure to detectable levels of the widely used chemical, in dustry spokesmen clashed with representatives of labor and Government' and university sci entists who testified that even stricter standards than those proposed must be implemented Somewhat stricter standarc were proposed for workers ei gaged in the synthesis of vim chloride, a sweet-smelling ga But for those workers wh fabricate polyvinyl chloride inf any of thousands of consume and industrial products, the ii dustry said that no vim chloride standards should t applied. Scientists from the Nation: Institute for Occupational Safe ty and Health noted, howeve that earlier this month tw cases of angiosarcoma of th liver were uncovered in err ployes in fabrication plants i Connecticut. to protect the health of hun dreds of thousands of American The plastics industry's posi tion was outlined by Anto workers. The debate today illustrated Vittone, presiden of the B. f Goexirich Chemical Company the difficulties faced by the where the vinyl chloride cance Labor Department's Occu risk was first uncovered las pational Safety Administration and Health in protecting January. Mr. Vittone, chairmai of the industry's committee o workers in the face of industry vinyl chloride and polyviny opposition. Until the new vinyl chloride producers, said in hi chloride standard was proposed last month, the three-year prepared statement, mittee is unanimous "The in its com posi history of Administration ac tion has leaned toward capitu tion that the proposed stand ard is not technologically feasi lation to industry demands. Emergency Limit Set ble and, if adopted, would shu down the industry.'' Mr. Vittone said, "There i Currently, the industry is no data showing that exposur operating under an emergency levels as provided for unde cepted. Add $1.50 postage temporary exposure limit of 50 the emergency standards an parts of vinyl chloride per mil not safe or of low degree o DfiSKJI lion parts of air, a level that risk." He noted further that thi has been shown to cause angio rats exposed at 50 parts pe sarcoma, a liver cancer, in million got cancer only afte rats and mice in studies con- a life span equivalent to 8< dccted by industry and uni years in man. met giftware at European market prices versity scientists. An industry news releas< sset'Greenwich'Norwalk'Paramus-Cambridge I Although scientists from the stated that later testimony Avenue (at 38th St.) O/Open 10-6:30, Thurs. to 8 National Cancer Institute testi would show that enforcemem I fied that there was no known of, the no-exposure standarc safe level of a cancer-causing could result in an over-all loss geagent, the Society of the of 2.2 million jobs. Plastics Industry proposed in Labor representatives decriec rand spice... prepared testimony an aver these statements as "black age daily exposure limit of 25 mail" that ignores "overwhelm, , hogs, frozen pork bellies, soybeans life interesting for traders in commod top of prices, they follow the dail; Times Business-Finance Pages. Any y? parts per million a maximum ing medical evidence." Petei momentary exposure of 40 Bommarito, president of the parts per million, for workers United Rubber Workers Union, exposed to vinyl chloride in said that workers' lives were the process of transforming itjmorc important than any into polyvinyl chloride. product. The Metropolitans TUeD ftt Off to a Runn BY STANLEY ROSS Santo Domingo:-- This island nation, k many tourist attractions, has blossomed ir industrial country with such potential tha increase in Gross National Product (12.5. entire world. And now, to launch Dr, Joaquii third term as Constitutional President on / "Corporacion de Fomento Industrial" (Ini velopment Corp.) has announced the exp; Industrial Free Zones as well as creatioi mense Industrial Park at the port city of H from the new Shell Refinery, the expant Generating plant, and one of the world's most modern Roll-on. Roll-off container pi According to Dr. Federico Antun, Secre' and director general of the CFI, the corf signal the start of Dr. Balagueds new term I the presently successful Zona Franca" at de Macons, a Caribbean port city already I the activities of 18 United States, European manufacturers. Dr. Antun said Irom 25 to 30new buildings the newly-opened Free Zone area of som square feet, will be built to specifications t alists who wish to take advantage of the willing, industrious, disciplined andeager-tc pool--at about the lowest cost level in the v Free-Zone firms can enjoy complete from all taxes for as long as 20years, and c ble for long-term, low-cost "Fomento'loan from 12,000 square feet to 66.000 or more to order on short notice, at monthly rem cents per square foot--with three mont installation and start-up. "The policy of President Balaguer." saic " is open arms ot welcome to all foreign which enjoys full protection and encou- Another Free Port Zone Another Free Port Zone will sho ` '" ; at San Cristobal. 15 miles west of S f\3 0 emphasis on stimulation ot Agro-In il The area is famous as the " Breadb ^ o bean." and for the excellence of it s tables, dozens ol varieties of which ^ o to the U.S. and Caribbean nations. A new Free Zone, at Puerto Plat. 1 welcome American industry. Dr. Anti i multiple advantages are offered, plus G? f 2'T hours by jet from Puerto Plata s BFG03464