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I In Rebuttal to Lead-in-Paint Editorial This If Reprinted From the March 31 Courier Journal, Louisville, Ky,--Ed. Replying to the Man'll 17 editorial, ` Lead ill l'aint: After 20 years a de cision based on people," we offer these points in rebuttal: ill Tiit-re an- no documented deaths oil record which are attributed directly to the ingestion of dried paint him with lead content; l2i The reduced levels of lead con tent ill paint recently set by the 1<'DA Commissioner are arbitrary and not founded on medieal fuel; f.'il Assuming 7ti New York City paint manufacturers to be representa tive of the over 1,1)00 companies in the industry is improper survey teehniipiu donnigniplurally, irresponsible editoriliziUg and unnecessarily damaging lio an industry, especially a .significant Louis ville industry ifmuisville ranks fifth in paint prodiictipti in the II.X.I, Today's paints are safe. They are not intended to be either eaten or drunk. They ary intended to beautify and protect surfaces. Children who eat dirt, plaster, paint, and all else within reach as a regular diet are generally suffering from "pica." a disease stem ming from malnutrition. Such children gem-rally reside in poor areas of ruin, mi in it ies vyherc paint and plaster arc crumbling from wail .surfaces. These are m>l surfaces painted with today's paint of low lead coni cut blit arc preWorld War II paints of high lead con tent. To regulate today's paint formu lations arbitrarily does nothing for walls, wherein the problem lies. Medieal students arc taught, that upon diagnosing high lead content in u child's blood, the proper lo st step is to have the social worker investigate the residence to determine if plaster has been eaten. I'aint is not tpu-stlotted in the text. Is it possible that ingested plaster is the real culprit 7 No studies have been made to determine this. If a mother is seeking a child-safe paint, we recommend that she read the caution on the back of the paint label. If it ill us not say. `'Contains Lead." she call fed safe in using it. Through the years tin- paint industry lias been re sponsive to the needs of its consumers bv such precautionary labeling. Now. it is time to slop levying un founded regulations upon industry, paint or any oilier. The price we will all soon be paying as a result of hys terical governmental reaction lo "con sumerism'' will be so astronomical as to cause the wheels of lawful and re sponsible industry to grind lo a stop, only Hie unlawful will lie able to oper ate pi-otitably in mooting the demands for goods of the buying public. li. 15 KIMtb'KKS. President. Kuilccs Coatings. Ine. 201 15. Market. Louisville. M. B. Hollander To Head Gulf ( Western Technology New York. April 20 Milton 15. Hol lander. 115, former vice president in barge of research and development activities at. American Standard. Inc., will be elected to the new position of Vu e president-technology of thdf 1 Western Industries, Inc., it was an nounced by David N. Judelson. Unit Western president. Dr. Hollander will coordinate ex panding research and scientilii: pro grams underway at Half I Western, Mr. .ludeison said Among the operations under Dr. Hol lander's supervision will lie Ihe com pany's principal rcscaich and develop ment center at Swart linn ire. I'a. Gulf -I Western has more than 12 II & D cen ters throughout the i-mintry. to American P.iinf Journal ........... i"1 ' fi H GlD6li409 *' HII; Need a pi; just about an Pick Ihe ptk the Oncoi*!a primers end I electrocoalBi; harder wilt)0 April 24. 197.