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& ' > :^.j: { v. vc..': ..-'-v- 'Ji Ltto rraroat end ^rerm^uxfU ho. ----- ST, 196J To Unbare e tha M Industrie* Aeeoelatlon, Inu.l Coroper TrecatIderf *Iesd Maculae* Cm Oooaalocally wt an able to exert favorable Infineon# aad eorfnt a spurious allegation of lead poiacnlnc, aa la the death of a aaall child la St. Loula recently thleh aaa originally brroaht to oor attactloa by aartral of cur maker etnpaalea. Va halloa* that tha aucoeeeful outocaa of thla Incident la a food eraaple of concerted effort by aubers of our Association la flrat bringing tha aattar to our attaotlaa and in following throu with tha facta. Tha flrat am otoay quoted tha St. loula Courtf Coroaar'a physician aa eayli* that tha young hay bad died aa a result of load Intoxication following tha parent's use of paint oa interior cupboards and shelves of tha heuta. Slam aueh aa evwstuallty la hlily unlikely aad la further without aa Ileal precedence, a wrote to that affaot to tha St. loula County Coroner. Additional taata and studies aada by tha Coroner substantiated our poeltlon that lead wee not Involved In tha boy's lilneae and a ratraetlon was aada hoth hy tha Corooar'a Latter To Tha People and In a aewa ltan published la tha aaaa paper which had printed tha flnt falae aoaiyaln of tha altuatloa. Ve tboufit you would ha tnteraatad la a donmaetatloa of thla oaaa, aad wa wlah to thank our several nnbsra tbo kindly supplied ua with tha naeaaaary Information on wblah to taka action. Vary truly yours, Wind >m. (J) Sen 0. fowler L: BOY DIES, FUMES FROM PM BLAMED AJU. V tea I fr*rt < mi Imi< M b W4 Ik4 > Mf. MMMily tw *<> f M MNITMIM I'M MfcsWg WW Un , U Um Miry Cmw m L PUrrvmt4- tm4 Ma Dm4 K bd. I US Vmi VaUrj Drtv*. fWwn*. Ht M WcOM# MIMH< M IfWy M l|M JMMrWy. M firtMi Mil Wr*. bKt tatf Harm * Smm W * ** war* u Am m ** Wiwa*m W H*fm w4 I*mi yi|M)r mi *rrw* **#* W Jam. TW umin yt>w partW M lr4 IMMCIMI AntH * urtiM'i Wait. Na r***l fWHrta in ffW- Mrty i>rrW| M tw hait Mr. ii Nn ladi aM h DwiH IrJL M M *MM* TW f*w*r * *n ptm ht HtfMtatfl AtfcrtM t**. St. Louis News In Brief UAI UTOXJCATW* fraw tW*bag pt |MM M M wd *f a fWMM Wf Im AM a. It Lmn imms Caw Kijmd L Mams tapMtatf Mtar. Harm mi M M yida gw M W*a mM m Wn mi Wa (UM 4 WtA, W* MMMha mh mM aa M * *a Wy` rW TW *4 A&aa V WV w mi 4 Mr. aatf Mrv M PL WwA. !( Sangg Vks *M. TW aar*. Wi tfl** usual awwr *ai If #4 M--IfI-- ST. UXrtS po s t -d is p a t c h A*ril S3, 1963 8T. I0U1S roeT-DlSfATCIt My 10, 1963 -1 .1 N 189.01 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION. INC. IS* MAOIION AVIHUI Ktw nmi it , H. t . *y 3, 1963 Dr. Daiaoal X. Harris St. loula Couoty Coroatr St. touls County, Missouri sar fir. krriai la tba POST-DXSnOCH of April 2t, 196J, tbsra la an artlels aatltlad "bay's Dssth Lali to Paint runs** la (blah It la allsgtd tbst Allan V. Stuck, fin yaara old, dlad apparsetly cf lead polsoaln* fro* inhaling point fuas*. If aueb la tba fact la tba eaaa, It would ba tba first tlaa la blatory that such baa kmmrti tbarafora, X would ba aoat lataawatad la any dooiaaatatloa of tba laeldant. You aay tsarina tba lataraat of our Industry la situation* lasolrlag poisonIna ef cblldraa and wa ar* aoat lstarwatad la oofestlac, la if;tr*ur way la poatlbla, tba taifort* wata oecurransaa of auob Inoldsnta. If I aay ba of bslp la aay way, X would apjrsclata bsarlai fraa you. Thank you for any laforaatloa that you aay ba abla to aaad retarding tba Stock oaaa. Yaiy truly yours, car1 ad Sa 0. fowler N 189.02 ,> rvMxrr t. XMN P WYAIT. .* t. " t' (Office of Coroner g* LM MMfTV. Kay th, io UIMOD t HMM LTTTOt TO THE PEOPIXi Thla letter Im la retard to ALLEH W, STUCK, 5 yeara old, vho expired on April 23rd, 1963, end the cauea of whoee death la being lnveetlgated for the poaalblllty of lead poleonlng fro* paint and/or other caoaea. although we are chagrined bp thla or any other violent death which brlnge an intlaeljp and to a pera on'a life, thla Office fa happy to report that thla fatality haa not been canted through the uee of a ca--on houaehold paint. In fact, there la nothing that I have been able to learn through a tody and reeearch that would Indicate that there la eufflclent lead or toxic agent In any Interior paint that would lead to a fatality by Inhalation. At a natter of fact, flirther reeearch work by thla Office haa Indicated that loot of the dcathe ao reported In the peat aevaral yaara In other Cltlea have not been aa a direct reault of Inhalation, but have had other contributing or direct caoaea. Very tnjly youra, y______ MMolrrtiy' ,.. *. D I. HAP*IS Coroner, St, Loula County, Mleeouri RIM tad.a NOTCi Reeearch by thla Office did Indicate a lead content Of 1.741. R.I.H, N 189.03