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PLAINTIFFS EXHIBIT
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Asbestos Text Me Institute Satiny Air Myylene l hanufscturIny C^elctaa
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A. 2. Salth, N. C. fiala - Seyfceitos-Henhattbn, Inc.
fir. bnmtti Salt*, C. Sheciler, AtAlnsoa - Jhns-*anvl He Coo.
9. T. Austin - U.S. lubber Co.
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Cr. nyars^ Kau Valter terlun AsWstat Textile Carp.
J. 1. HltcheM * It. K. farter Co.
Or. A. C. Stabler, loon 0. ItoraaltJ, John
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Amlun Co.
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Tjnlb proyrae ws Inltletad /or tha
purpose u/ batter uncerstandlnj ssbeston ll an A to attMpt the stflnuerd-
(lotion of pedicel and envlrorwental tocbnf*%s ben; * rn of t>
A.?.I. Ieoh Mb<r luooltted Its dust cssun t {/>j tache(ewe ond existing
*mkfcs( program. These lil be realo--d and ervslytsd In ti^eacuent
neatInyt. A standard Cnv l romn MI health trs^rma ecrectable to oil
nar-Jers tlsuU result, froa this study.
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It It apparent that expenditures /or anvlremntal health mC wf-.`. tinea dost counts art fraauant and nedlcsl nxjralnJlIons alth 1-ray arm a*da entry year or ere aftu. )t Is the lontauat, hcaeter, that the onay It aal I p| sloca It hae resulted la reduction of asbestos Is uut witft rataltlay c!al*a, da well as rm&toad proOlaees with veil one,
stata officials and Insurance toneantes.
Atbettosls and Conner - A meeting of all A.T. I. CoaIttees ees esMed an Jons C, IQbl, specifically to hear 9r. Zanneth lelth'flf Johns-ftanvi lit report on lAls subject tdtIO) It of tha utmost Importance to all earner csnpanlet. tils report follows.
Tha British and South Africans hava associated lung cm car with
asbestos Is tinea 1935. This relationship has Ween tha subject af discussion In tha 3.S. only In rscmt years with opinions pro and cm tit-rJ on Inconclusive data and statistics.
fir. Irlth eat a fir. Rdncuso of tha 3hfo had IcaI Hygiene fiapt. at tha fcar I can Industrial 'fy-jlane Association Mating In Petrott (April lj?1) ano told Kin of a study ha mi conducting on tha "Itatlltlos! tvelcat Ion af Asbestos and Lung Can car In a I rale Ualay faatory**. Ha invited fir. SeJth to Ohio ta survey re-a-rds shoeing 19 liavy canears
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out of 31 ubvitM uut, as wall m cwrer la otter pertl of tte body owe of prcpertlco to ttese ttet alf.lt aorwally te a^kiW (I.a. *50 percent aort o64ailrMl caictrt than in tte ganarst public of
r. Salt* mi tte l/rf tod to Vssblngtoa, B.C. by Br. Aegeus** of
tte 8.S. PteHc Wealth Smcrfea to
a Mating with Brs. borwald,
TovWn and fal Cart far, tte leading aborts la tte field of pnMaocanletls.
Ttey were mieiniI with tte lrrlcpootikla reporting am t>/S tejnt la
tte U. S M cayri to otter aaxrtrle*. Si oca It It tte fall la teelth
Serrlea's ro^ntsihmty to protect tte baa 111 of tte worter, Br. fegoasee
HU ttee tte aisaaletlca of ante*tool* cod sparer stecld te thoroughly
lawercfgated. Too mlJllm tellers wilt te x( aa/te for a sanwy of tte
asteatoa Industry by tte 8. S. Public tea 1th Sorrlea to Incites anleal
Studlaa, orvlrorwaatal stvdlat, test nount/n? tecteiguos, physical uatlir
at loo of wortsn, as anil as a "Cohort Study'* which wrt Social Wcvrlty
fife* to trees flteplota oas^atlonal histories. Thij study should 3fwm
factual oaldsMca ate allalnata Irraiporrtfbl* reporting. It will te *1*N
tar ta tte dlataslta Industries studies Wtlch rosaltad In My benefits.
Tte amrfeaca of ferefga experts sill te aollcltod la a nearing la tagland. rub 11 rslatlons are aarafuUy fftalyzed. la general tte study mid te "ttaalth of tte Aatestos Vortar**. Tte Milan would te taboo **!ta ewery eonfldaoca".
Br. tell* reesaaandad ttet tte A.T. I. Invite tte Publla tealth lervlca
te oat* this study of tte asteatoa Industry si oca they *111 probably do so
even without Invitation aoywoy. Tte Air hygl*wn Cansittwe did so roeaemd
aod tte Board of tors mors agreed to suteit tte If ra rowwlMlas to tte
Individual ooater tewy anlaa.
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Br. telth point ad out ttet too ouch Irresponsible writing on thla subjact would here tte Industry sJnco tte legal prcfasslon sa It far ttelr aai purposes. Mot only Vorteen't Capcasatlon costs would rise but tte eora costly Cwstanar Liability cases In Conan Los Court would be Involved. "
Luf cal N. I. Childs
Loan B. Horowitz
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