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FILE NAME: Newspaper & Magazine Articles (NMA) DATE: 1970 Apr 13 DOC#: NMA137 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Radio Call-In Transcript - Asbestos Story R A D I O T V R E P O R T S . I N C . 4 1 CAST 4 NO iTRCCT r/n.`.V YQR^. N Y 0 0 1 7 . 0 7 '5 1 0 C U : FOR JOHNS MAirVULS CORP RROGRA.M B r a d C r a n d a l l Show oate A p r i l 1 3 , 1 9 7 0 - 9 : 0 0 PM STATION WKBC Haw Y o r k ASBESTOS STORY f i b . r S T f ' . n d ^ ' . t n d ^ i"tTMrnod'or ?b l t " 2 r t l ' r d r k s :.* s t. k *- s i s " . I !?r- nk` CALLAO - v e .U <r ~ . .* * J. fifixvl, r f t f i t t c u e r , y o u c a n c i a e o l v * -- JJunt S i * g. o ,s .- . . ud6 r "j,...1 *Bi>iuTii l tra s s e n o o u t Tiht. oprr onbo it... 1 . . i . b . r i i s :, t :. n . r r b i i i ; J . ; * , "*d - 1 8 ' 8 b88n r o i no on fo r Rony, r.ny y . o r . ond a r e a . CRANDALL: T h i s I s w hy t h e y ' r e s p r a y i n g i t i n a c o n g e s t e d d e c ia e d ~ tb a t * X1 jo b s we U9e t h a t . 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CRANDALL: Y e a n , T k n o w , CALLER: I t n e v e r s t o p s . bDcc * CRANDALL: Y e a h 1 know t h a t . - t *. im t'--. . ? *- / * f-.'.-' t-"4f r . ; . c ' CALLER: S o , y o u c e n t a k e i t f r o m t h e r e . * ,, , - - CRANDALL: You k n o w , t h 8 t d o e s n ' t t e l l me w h e t h e r - - a n d t h e I e x te n t to which th e re are a s n ll p a r tic le s break in g o ff from th a t I air pressure. CALLER: Y o u t a k e a b r a n d new o ne and y o u h o l d i t i n t o t h e ray of lig h t and Ju st tap i t a g a in st the sid e of your band. CRANDALL: Ub b u h . CALLER: T h a t ' s J u s t a b o u t t h e b e s t way I know t o p u t i t . CRANDALL: And y o u a t a r t g e t t i n g t h e l o o s e p a r t i c l e s , h u h ? J // c r i -5 - CALLER: W e l l , vou up ip s u n l i r h t . V o li, know how i n f i n i t e s ! n a l p a rtid o s w ill show Tind one. out ror yourself. t ba -o ' . 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Sone o f thorn hove a w a s h a b le f i l t e r . I t ' s u b , oh I t h i n k i t ' s a b o u t U I n c h e s t h i c k , i t ' s made o u t o f aponr-y n y l o n , and you can wash i t o u t , th e same a s th e aluminum one. They have an alur.inun g rid , i t ' s oh, so n e th in r l ik e s te e l wool, b u t i t ' s aluminum, you taka i t In your bathroom and you wssh i t down w ith a sp rav boae. CRANDALL: W o u l d t h a t b e a n y b e t t e r ? CALLER: W e l l , a s f a r a s I ' m c o n c e r n e d , i t ' s a -- CRANDALL: W e l l , i t s e e m s t o me l i k e i n h a l i n g l i t t l e c h u n k s of f i b e r g l a s s or in h a lin g l i t t l e chunka o f aluminum i s -- CALLER: I d o n ' t t h i n k t h e r e a r e a n y c h u n k s i n a l u m i n u m , b e c a u s e i t d o e s n ' t come t h a t a r-.sll. r-- i-titi_ . 'J .1 1 . mi an i ri l i k e s t e e l w o o l . T h a t ' s ---- CALLER: V e i l , t h a t ' a s o f t o f -- b u t y o u know, i t ' s much T know, some o f th e m , th e v have a d h e s i v e on, b u t I d o n 't th in k th ey use them fo r houses, t h a t ' s more com m ercial. CRANDALL: Take c a re . Oksy, s i r , thank you. Nice ta lk in g to you. .