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8:15 a.m. , Jan. 12, 1979 MCI PUBLIC RELATIONS' REPORT -- STURGEON,' MO,- PERRTE.HEHT The lab at Xrummrich at about 8*:00 a.nu this morning completed * *analyzing th last of* eight air samples from th area of the Sturgeon, Mo., derailment. Th results, by converting mill!" grams per cubic foot to parts per million, were that th samples show "less than *05 ppm." That 'is one-sixth of 3 ppm governmental TLV standard on phenol exposure. The information has been transmitted to the m ls Region Seven ' Office in Kansas City- Harry Gilmer (816) 374-4461 , Monsanto - will not release this information to the press. The decision - on whether to announce an end to th evacuation is to be made by the EPA and local authorities. From scores of press calls handled in connection with the incident, and initial news media reporting it appears that publicity is heavy and extensive,' regionally. I am not aware of any network TV coverage although 'it is difficult to conclude `that there was none. It also appears-that "reports generally zeroed in on how people were bearing up in the sub-zero evacuation rather than on the scare-type coverage,' Larry Conners of K M O X - W reported incor rectly from th `scene that th damaged car was ovmed by Monsanto, it is a c2r leased f r o m ' A T X and efforts are being'made to c o r r e c t the record. - Five representatives of Monsanto are still on the scene to advise local authorities and assist in any way they can. A decision has! yet to be made on how th cleanup will be accomplished. -1 John J. Spano ............. ~....... . ' COO-152 DISTRIBUTION F. E. Reese W. A. Blase E. N. Brasfield H. C. Carder M. Dmytrvszyn C. P. Farley .R. W. Flint C. P. Fullerton G. J. Levinskas -- A2SA J. E. McKee -- A3NB. J.-T. Nolan -- D1A W. B. Papageorge M. A. Pierle J. R. Thurrott J. M. Wagner J. R. Foehr -- B2SA F. R. Johannsen -- A2SC J. C. McPhillips -- B3SC J. S. Metcalf -- B2NK R. S. Nelson -- B3NJ E. M. Potter -- B2NK H. W. Tippee -- B2NK R. C. Isnam -- BIND i