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m BJ Haacke 0732288/29/80 0732288/29/80% News & , , 28 Many employees have BY Staff SWING - illnesses ed Paperworkers PapePrawporekrewrosr Pkaepresrw oPrakpeersr wIonrtkerenrast ioInnatle rInntaetrinoatniaoln alI nteUrnniatoino nUaln iUonino nf Uunrinone df uurnpe de evvii-- dence of diseases, Bonham said: asbestosis, a A of Conwed who part a - oefi screening This . been 1 scarring of the tissue Inside the lung; and asbestos- -retlhateed tthies tsisuseue spluerurralo usunrdroiunndgin gt dhiese alseu, ntghe. a scarring lung. and thickening of The tissue diseases surrounding usually the aren't lung. fatal, but they worsen over time, Bonham said. Advanced cases sometimes linked Health Bonham tos, The said Asociates Dr. of Pulmonary David of St. W. Paul. Dr. Local DavidB onham of the Unit- through Most the cases screning of asbestos were screning, mild, he said. disease found diseases: doctor the who. lead to cancer the Bonham workers - most scre ned com only June lung was cancer, found he helped ScreeningsS ccroenednucitn gssa isda iTdh uTrhsudrasy.d atyh.e tthhee Screenings screened Of the Screenings said 280 Thursday. workers loeuasdt oo tuNoso nNteoo HnHoeow wehevaevrve,re , h cahavaenv cece ahrne,cae lrot,fh otcf ahtnehc eew ros,or mkpeer orwbsolr ekhmeesr sss ohaeml edw .oh reks ecwrorsre kseanrlesdd . s calodm. oinnlcylu ddiinagg ndoiasgendo siend Jtwuon ea sh awvitihn gh awvaisng fao usnedr i-s errair-e lScirnekneidng ss cscrreeenneedd c ecnte nOtf hhaavev et hei nin ddiisseeaasesse s28 0J Juunnee,, wdorikreersc tdilrye ct6l1y, 6 1p,e pre-r- ous ous health problems - including two with a rare form of asbestos problems cancer including called mesothelioma linked cent tos, have said to exposure diseases Dr. David to directly asbes- W. form Most were of asbestos not included of asbestos in cancer the scre ning, cal ed disease mesothelioma he said. Bonham tos, said Dr. of Pulmonary David W. Dr. David Bonham through Most the cases screening of asbestos were mild, he said. disease found HHeeaalltthh TThhee ssccrreeenniinngg,, AAsssoocciiaatteess ssppoonnssoorreedd ooff SStt.. PPaauull.. bbyy LLooccaall 1155o88 f the Unit- 1 1 PLAINTIFF CWD 1 C2004002 CON 0698 1 073229 Unfortunate Unfortunate, with time... that Unfortunate may It's likely: that said The news came as shock, he qluiuten lgun g ca acanncecr eferw ofi inn thcemo cmomiinng gad ead dwoduled dde velop decades' it's it's said The Right now] don't have anyan- Bonham lung cancer said. in He coming aded develop decades' that it's it's spurlanacye,e" dp lasyeidn scinec e CsMaociCdnu lwCloenuwdge hd, cceeaasseedd uunneemm--'' ooppeerr impossible to say what a worker's ations last August, ceased Ods are. TThe.h aere. c hacncehs.a onf ctoe desve.lo piong fsa y gofe wthatt gietnigng cacncaern. ca weorrke r'cs caanncecr ecarnce r ", imagine he. I'll " have see to see a doc- are. much greater. if the worker] do how going I smkes; and the union will worker mount]" it an). effort help workers:. McCullough at Clo smoking, said workers: quet almost years The percentage of workers doesn't shortness , asbestos The diseases of is pretty] _you've. typical got in long any industry. where said said. " main " coughed didn't lkonto wa ta what night," it was. he _you've. got long exposure said said. " didn't know what it was. sometimes However, the cancers that' sometimes suc es ful y, However, develop he the said." can cancers be treated that' but the exposure hasn't been said. I'd cine." get " up didn't akned wkhnaotw cough wheth- it medi- was. asbolutely devastating," said Ml- chael. Polk, an. attorney with the union. Minneapolis law firm hired by the uunnioin.o Anbo.u t C12o0 nfowrmeedr Cobnwyed cine." get cine." He said he doesn't know wheth- er he'll file a lawsult, and he's not. sure where to direct his anger:' As far as Conwed is concerned, successfully, he said." successfully, People with mild cases of asbestosis often have no symp- toms, he said. If it's mild, the per- scona cuaussees,"s c,an" l ivhe ehe wsitah slaldd.. i t danid edi e otf hotehe r t workers with asbestos " earned a living there, raised?" I raised causes," patient As the wil he disease sald. have progres es, shortnes the of health have " my But, earned kids. he Why a sahiodu,l dliIvf itnhge re, people I be. raised?" I raised knew against their the makers to file and distribu-: thist hBius tm,y tBuytp,e t.y phe.e hsea siadi,d, ooff mmaatteerriiaall IIff ppeeooppllee ccaauusseess kknneeww aCgaoinnstw teords ,Co nwPedo, lofk a sbsesatois dPo.lk Csaoidn. wmaetedri:al s uussede adt! absbees-to.si.s.... tthaht'as tty'pes. whwerhe eanrde kno fw inIgl'y mma tearinalg Ir'my a.ng"ry..". c.au.se.s .us ed1. .. 1. it Conwed, Workers Polk can't said. sue Conwed: be-... He that's gave where a shorIt'm laugh. angry." You...... live 1. cause, under state relat-' till you die, and that's the truth. bbrreaetha,t phat,i enht eh e swialil ds.ai-d. -M haavje, M ajZ,a plroeg resssheos,r tZanlee sshsor ttnehssi sof breath, Union he leaders' said.- Maj, will Zale decide this fall whether to sponsor similar Sullivan, screenings at other plants they represent, sald Clare union occupational health special- 1 ed injuries must be handled by. The only thing yiosu don't want to ist who screesncinrge ceonoridninga.te dC.l Clooqquuete?t t?h e Cloquet wwoorkrerkse' rThse' C loTqhueet cComlpoenqsauteiotn, hheealatlh tschr eesnicnrgse heen siaindg. s| ggo oA llAanl ltharonu ghB Baacckka,a ,he ll6!b0 e6,f0o, r ew. hwoho ywouo wrorkkeed ddi e.a"t a t arranged ers. were, diagnosed after several having work-:; the he has Cloquet been plant for 39 years, sald errs.s .r elraetleda tweerde ,w deiragen,o seddi sdiesaesaseess,, ahs ahvaivinngg uniiono no ffoif-,f ia-s-,, ;a hse- ,mi lmdi hlads assbebsetsostioss. dibisea.eng nosed botheerreedd.. aass hhaavivnign g! _cials said a " uusseedd uusseedd AAsbsebsetsotso,s ,at aCto nCwoendw'se df'isr ea Cflioqruee tC lroeqtuaredta nrte,t aprladnatn tw,a sp lina'n.t. .w also giicna'l.l.y. slaoidg.i.c.a lbluyt Bbauctk aI,' vIe'v es isnicnec el eleaarrnnsesetdtda a rrwwtteee e dd ttoo lliivvee wwitiht hw iwtiht hi ti,t" it maakinlg a l bboaordsa atr Codnwsed' s abcouestticawl beetwee nn C loq1uet9 t5ile7s 1 957a annd dand pl1ant9 m7ine4r-', 19 74f, iin'.c. esa id oficfe. . tbuth ofe Ba ckua, nI'vie tohen un ionllo colaceaa,r lmn,ae ndma gawensha ogt e sl imvea nmaangaegse;s; ssee:: wwiotrh kweorrkse rtsh teh eo fit ," of bestos according al boards between to the union. 1957 and Use of 1974, as- fice He's of the talked union tloc al, manages many manages; se: workers the workers bestos according was to curtalled the union. in the Use United of as- who have talked beent tool d many they have as- States after the early? 1970s when' related disease, Backa said. iiwthtsi scwh i wdReeilpdrye esRleenyptr aetpsieovnettsae tnkintvoeiwsna .pl oi ttkesn,nt oiCalwlon qku.en toh wonef.a pollfta nhCto nChwoeandwz,e adb,re dcla amsbet efCucolan wCmeoendw edCde oplrnaeswstefeuddl vIdee'rpyvr eegsr aedcdee fvpuerlryey s gnrsaoectdeifc uenld.oy t goirfac cceeofdnuc.le ryna.)n adgnr.dasss. cooo metmtefme,hhue, ala ,tZty. 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Scanlon Scanlon, one ing Thursday CWiolmimaum nCoimtuyn itwyo Cromkeunristy wwoorkrekrse rMcsC ulwohuogh', wCoerknertse wrh o'm eCetnt etr hmeet whie twhit'hT whaes'rThee rs usuee pfleourramla ftoirmoatni oni sis ndiosae srbee,sv tneosr sraseBvionrndsghi .angm staihd.e thse cscaarr satidi. st-is - : Scanlon Scanlon, Community zolk Community and union Center officials. with'sue formation wwiitthh BBeeccaauussee.. MMccCCuulllloouugghh''ss ssccrreeeenniinngg rreessuullttss aappppaarreennttllyy lleetttteerr was lost in the mall, he didn't learn unty.? asbestosis was lost in the Thursday mal, he that didn't learn has C2004003