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1 THE COURT: Sure.
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MR. SMITH:
That is fine.
3 MR. McGOWAN: Thank you.
4 MR. SMITH: Most of the locals in attendance
5 spoke on this vital subject. President Sickles,
6 speaking from an international point of view, said
7 that the international is compiling facts and figures
8 on this matter.
9 President Sickles states further that the
10 regulations reguiring the companies to furnish safety
11 equipment still holds.
12 The Navy yard employees explained the safety
13 precautions taken by the Navy yard in regard to this
14 matter.
15 At this time the motion was made, seconded
16 and passed that the international continue to
17 investigate the causes of asbestosis and allied lung
18 ailments caused by fibrous materials, and to determine
19 what measures can be found to combat and prevent these
20 diseases.
21 The circulation of this statement to the