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J. B , H A F F N E R , PRESIDENT J . M . B O W L B Y , V ICE P R E S ID E N T K. C. B R O W N E L L .V IC E PRESIDENT J . A . M A R T I N O , VICE PRESIDENT R O B E R T LINDUEY Z IE S F E L O , SEC R ETA R Y -TR EA SU R ER 4 -2 0 LEXI NGTON A VENUE NEW YORK 1T.N.Y. M A N FRED BOWDITCH DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND SAFETY Ju ly 5, 1956 R obert A. Kehoe, M.D., D ire c to r K ettering Laboratory U niversity of C incinnati Eden Avenue C in c in n a ti 19, Ohio Dear Bob: "Lead pipe should never be used fo r p o tab le w ater s u p p lie s ." "Lead p ip e i s no lo n g er used fo r th e tra n sm issio n o f p u b lic w ater s u p p lie s." As a handy means o f r e f u t i n g th e s e and s im ila r ev id en ces o f m isin fo rm atio n as th e y crop up w ith some freq u e n cy , I have p re p a re d th e l i s t of which you a re honored w ith a copy m erely because I thought you would be amused to note t h a t you and your neighbors are among th o s e s u b je c te d t o t h i s a larm in g h a z a rd . To me, th e m ost s i g n i f i c a n t item i s t h a t C hicago, so lo n g under th e p ro te c tiv e wing o f th e redoubtable D r. Bundesen, r a te s an "R ." ^-S iacerely, v MB: GW Enclosure K f 0 0 14 9 b G LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 4 2 0 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK 17, N. Y. Pi OSOOOO OO OO OOO pi OOpiOOpi U. S . MUNICIPALITIES WHICH REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE USE OF LEAD PIPE SERVICES AND/OR GOOSE NECKS FOR WATER SUPPLIES OF RESIDENCES AND OTHER BUILDINGS (Not a complete l i s t ) 0 --O ptional R Required Goose Necks a re s h o rt le a d p ip e c o n n ectio n s. S erv ices are connections from s t r e e t main to b u ild in g o r cu rb . Alabama Birmingham M innesota 0 M inneapolis Pennsylvania 0 Allentown Colorado St* Paul 0 H arrisburg McKeesport Denver 0 M issouri P h ila d e lp h ia G eo rg ia A tlanta Kirkwood 0 Pittsburgh S t, Louis 0 Reading 0 S t, Louis County 0 Scranton Illin o is A lto n A urora B loom ington Chicago D ecatu r Montana R B utte R R Nebraska R Lincoln 0 W ilkes B arre York R Tennessee C h attan o o g a 0 N ashville E lg in Harvey Jacksonville Jo liet Lake County 0 New J e r s e y R Camden R Jersey C ity 0 Newark R Texas R F o rt YTorth R San Antonio R W ichita F alls M oline Oak Park Rockford S p rin g fie ld Waukegan R New York R Albany 0 Amsterdam R Buffalo R Elmira V irginia R Portsmouth R 0 W isconsin 0 Kenosha Indiana F o r t Wayne Gary Hammond South Bend Mount Vernon R Milwaukee Newburgh R Oshkosh 0 Niagara F a lls R Racine R New York C ity 0 S u p e rio r -R Poughkeepsie R Wausau R Yonkers R Kansas W ichita Louisana Baton Rouge Lake C harles Monroe New O rleans Shrevesport North C arolina 0 A shville 0 C harlotte 0 W inston Salem R 0 Ohio R C incinnati R Cleveland R Dayton 0 0 R S te u b e n v ille R '-