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JLeBL3 J. B , H A O P N I R , P f l E 9 I O ( N T j.M . eo w Lfiv .v ice ^r c sio c n t K . C . B R O W N E L L , VIC P RESIDENT U . A . M A R T I N O , VICE P RCSlO KNT R O BE R T LIN O LEV 2ICO P CLO , (CPCTAnY-TRIABURIP 4 2 0 LEXINGTON AVENUE N E W Y O R K 17,M.Y. Joly 16, 1956 M A N F R ED BOW OITCH D IR EC T O R O F H EA LTH AN O BARETY Robert A* Kehoe, M* D* Director, Kettering Laboratory University of Cincinnati Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Bob: Texas* I begin to wish that I had never heard of Dr* William U* Giessel of Houston, You will recall my letter of June 2?th to Jim Sterner, with copies to you, Harriet Hardy, Red Johnstone and Tom Shipman* Red's reaction to tis was made known with the copy of my letter to him of July 6th which went to you all* Harriet's was somewhat similar, winding up with aI look /forward to seeing how Jim aid Bob Kehoe handle this situation*" ..... As of last Friday, to the best of my knowledge, neither of these estimable gentlemen had handled it at all, nor, for that matter, had the no less respected lad on the Los Alamos hilltop* Then, just as I was concluding that my efforts to promote decent lead hygiene down Texas way were doomed to frustration, along came a signed carbon copy of the letter from Dr* Giessel to the Houston Battery Sales Company of which a further copy is herewith* - Understand, please, (1) that it came with no covering letter or word of ex planation from Dr* Giessel to me, and (2) that the company in question is no member of our Association or in any way known to us* It is therefore anyone's guess why it was sent to me, and it would appear that I am quite free to do as I think best with it* I could of course ignore it, but, if honestly and intelligently administered pre ventive industrial medicine is any of my affair, I don't think that I should* So I called up Harriet and read enough of it to her to give her the gist, and she didn't think that I should either* Her suggestion was that I send copies of the letter to you and to Jim (whom Giessel would seemingly like to have us regard as a sort of sponsor), pointing out that here we have the perfect example of why you wrote that report that appeared in the January 22, 1955 J*A*M*A* While I am at it, I am sending copies to Harriet, Red and Tom also, and I hope that between you, you will come up with some suggestion whereby this loan can be ^ |N > 'Jl 4L Robert A* Keboe, M. D* -2- July 16, 1956 set straight* If none of you want to write bin, I am quite willing to do so myself, but, as a layman, I want medical backing for That I say* And to this I might add that I don't need an M*D* degree to know that his advice to feed Mr* Miller white tablets and vitamin capsules, wLth no suggestion that he be removed from lead exposure pending possible future installation of protective dust control, is just about the nadir in industrial practice* In my book, it stinks* i Sincerely, MB:GW Enclosure cc: Dr* Harcfor Dr* Johnstone Dr* Shipman Dr* Sterner PS: This letter was drafted on Friday* This morning (Monday), came an excellent letter from Tom, with a no less admirable enclosure from Dr* Foreman* There is no indication as to whether copies went to any of you* If not, and you wish them, I am sure that our two Los Alamos friends would approve my sending them to you* 03747 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 420 Lexin gton Avenue New York 17, N. Y. July 6, 1956 "AXR WAIL MANPRKD IO W DITCH DlfllCTO ft OP H EA LTH ANO SA FC TY Rutherford T* Johnstone, V* D* Brockman Building 520 Vi'est Seventh Street Los Angeles 11* California Lear Bed Thank you for your letter of July 3rd of which Z shall, of sending copies to those named below* X an glad^yeusgot around fore blowing yourself to pieces on the day fol liberty .ting be* Par be it for ae to insist* so by e do desist* I talked by telephone today with mail to ae and that aha feels rather as you do word as yet iron Jin* Bob or T o m that a letter is in the writing to the Texan* Ho What I night do* if no to writs Giessel myself* quoting dicatioo of the authorship of the would most certainly subnit to all I fully friends* and I quite cudgels and if no one objects* is J written to ne* but with no in* 'ore doing anything of this,sort* I of what Z proposed to write* ( a difficult Job on several of sy good you feel about it* - What Z don't you don't have a gr sidenee at the Jail Ho in hall wants to see you in Boulder* But if * Trances and such of their brood as sre in re guess* Sincerely WiQ'u CO*. IT. HardY Dr*. Keboe ^ Or* Shipman Dr* Steiner N 22154.01