Document MMa79bzyND4457d3YgQ7yMNNV

Monsanto IONiFROM (NAME & LOCATION) Tom C. Ford - St. Louis DATE May 12, 1969 SUBJECT REFERENCE TO CC: Mr. E. V. John Enclosed are copies of two news releases issued in Madison last week by the DDT Task Force of NACA. The first one, on May 6, related to Coon's testimony. The second one, on May 8, was issued after we telephoned NACA and avoids any mention of PCB. I think any "protest of innocence" from the DDT Task Force is effectively destroyed by the first sentence on the second page of the Coon release. Also enclosed are some initial clippings from Wisconsin. PCB is mentioned in the May 7 story. We will be receiving others later. Tom C. Ford TCFrsfh Enclosures P.S. It looks like California may hold similar hearings on DDT. Thanks to the earlier publicity out there, I imagine PCB would certainly be dragged in. TCF DSW 201011 STLCOPCB4059075