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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: March 24, 1970 DOC#: WRG087 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1970 Newspaper article regarding injunction to halt asbestos spraying. rhikA D cLPH iA Tuesday, March 24, 1970 Halt Spraying Of Asbestos, Court. Is-A sked.. ..y , yV.sr . f- The city yesterday sought an injunction to h ilt asbestos spraying i t the Fidelity Mutual Life Irsurince Co, buildinf now under con struction i t 13th t. i s d South Penn Squire. The aty 's Air Management Ser vices cited the Veniie Carp.. 100 E. Mermaid line, lor aileeed E ola tions ot the new Air Management Code. Edward F. Wilson, assistant health commissioner lor AMS said Venaie had not adequately con trolled the spraying ol asbestos in sulation. He said medical evidence indicates there may be a correlation between inhalation ol asbestos dust and lung cancer. Venaie was issued a permit, said Wilson, on condition that emission ol the' tonic agent would be con trolled. Inspectors, however, he said, tound the substance on the sidewalk and streets near the construction site. Carl F. Zucker. enlorcement chiel lor the city law department. ::'.ed suit against Venaie seeking an in junction to halt the spraying. A hearing will be held Thursday.