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FILE NAME: Drywall Spackling Compounds (DWSC)
DATE: 1976 July 16
DOC#: DWSC024
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Article - Wall-Repair Goods Are Said to Contain Carcinogenic Fibers
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, Friday, July 16,1976
Wall-Repair Goods Are Satd to Contain Carcinogenic Fibers
Some Patching Compounds
Have Perilous Asbestos,
Studies Say; Ban Asked],
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sold by Mobil Corp.'s Montgomery Ward!
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