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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1956 Nov 26 DOC OC348 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE October Issue of the Asbestos Worker H. T. Williams - Toledo D. W. Ladd - New York OCTOBER ISSUE OF THE ASBESTCS WORKER November 26 1956 CC R. E. Brown - Toledo J. A. McKay - New York Dear Hugh Bob Naylor sent you a copy of subject issue and called to your attention O'Connor's report on deaths caused by materials used in this market I am attaching a letter which I received from John March on this subject and I strongly urge we institute a program to take asbestos workers in the various areas of the country and give them a thorough physical examination to determine through proof that there is no harm to human life from contact with glass fibers I certainly don't recommend that we make any big splash about this but feel that we should defend ourselves and make available to the trade in a reassuring way cases where we have examined people and found that there was nothing harmful from having contact with fibrous glass products In other words we should conduct a good reassuring defense for such accusations as are made by people like Mr. O'Connor I will appreciate your thoughts on this matter Best regards D. W. Ladd Jr.