Document 5L79kJpNmEgQ6Zy649DMXx7NV
FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1967 Aug 24
DOC OC304
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memo RE - Acknowledging the Dangers of
Asbestos
Mr. Harold Boeschenstain Boeschenstain
J. M. Briley
August 24 1967 General Norsted
Dr. Carey McCord our medical consultant at
Institute of Industrial Hygiena tells me that
Michigan University
in his mind that within a
there is very little doubt
year or two at the outside forthemming studies
on lung cancer will condemn asbestes and also identify certain resins
prime suspects This raises two important commercial considerations as
First as to asbestos
We should do everything possible to substitute
asbestos in our Kayle products I understand that
smething for
have
failed to find an
years of research have
chemical
reaction
economical
between
way
to
substitute
glass
and
because
of
the
ame
laws
of
physics
glass before
and
calcium
silicate
we will
have
to repeal
we can forsee a solution If everyone has given
up on glass what about some other reinforcement .
If we can eliminate asbestos we will have advantage when the blies hits
;
great commercial
Second as to resing ..
As I see it we have a pronged problem
emsoe of campaig1 n to Fdirsoamssaocpiuarteelyfidbeefrensive standpoint we must develop some sort profesion
at
least
and
possibly
the
glass public
in the minds of
the medical
profession
don't know yet how to do
from the resins used by PRP fabricators
atudies and
this but one way can be to have additional scientific
papers than ve soy have undervay and
2 From the standpoint of
we
should
start an
intensive
R &
D
preserving
effort
and
enlarging
our
markets
%.
stituted for those which Dr.
to find plastics that can be sub-
:
became highly suspect as
McCord has scientific reason to believe may
2.
six veeks to define what causing Dr. McCord should be ready in about
substances these might be
Accordingly I
the problems
propose
that
te
mall meetings
be
set up
to
evaluate
and make recommendations for action
.
One would be a mating with Docter
representative of
McCorad nd emprised
Marstaller Jia Murphy W.W.B. or Blauwait
Edvards and myself This would have to do with the disassociation
of a F.H. problem
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The other would be a meeting with Ductor . Melvoy and ote er twe top chamlacs
With the substitution probim
Netord
frows
and cmprised
This would
Lf you share By concers, aod agree check with Doctor McCord upon my return and to set up these two meetings
with ay ' I if he is prepared by then
will
procaad
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OOTE MARSEASS BESLEY
Incidentally Dectar McCord and I are making progress in locating a medical director We agreed yesterday on six possible candidates and
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Be will quietly seund thas out,
am glad you have approved this,
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and ese which (if ahy) might
because this area ef our
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