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NOV 17 1961 1 IP E OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH # ............ * ..................winner of the Government of Indio award for the best designs in Types G A IW A D 1 G I R G A O N B O M B A Y 4 9 P H O N E 1 1 9 4 2 - T ' G R A M `G U T Y F O ' The Se c r e t a r y , Am e r ica n rie d i e a i Ar s o c i a t io n , GCG, 1fo r t h De a r b o r n S t r e e t , ' Ch i c a n e . lOi. I I I . fU.C.A) 1 1 t h November 1 7 6 1 . Dea r S i r s , A few d a ys a go vie wer e d i r e c t e d t o r e f e i ^ t o a cony o f "F a c t s end F a l l a c i e s Co n ce r n in g Ar p o s u r e t o Lcad"ITby ;lr . Fell:-; nor m s e r , 1 ..A end t h is had im p e lle d us to w r it e t o you s Tyoe Foun dr y u n d e r t a k in g m a n u fa ct u r e i f hr in t i n g t y r e s o n ly ' Ci a r e c a s t i n g t y p e s fr om ,-fonot yp e Su p e r Co s t e r s and ' i Vot a l iy pe Ca s t i n y na c h i n e s . 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D ix o n H o l l a n d , M .D . d ir e ct or N.H o w a r d Sc h u l z assistant director N.Le e H a m e s Ha zel H . H o pk in s COUN CIL ON OCCUP ATIONAL HEALTH J a m b s H , St e r n e r , M .D ., chairm an.............Rochester, N . Y. M e l v in N . N e w QUis t , M .D ., vice-chairm an ..........................................................................................Clearwater, Fla. V. C* Ba ir d , M .D ........................................................................ Houston J o h n N. Ga l l iv a n , M .D ............................East Har tfor d, Conn. R u t h e r f o r d T. J o h n s t o n e , M .D .................... ...Lo a Angeles E. S. J o n e s , M .D.......................................................Ham m on d , Ind. R o ije r t A. K e jio e , M .D ....................................................Cin cin n at i Le mu e l C. M c Ge e , M .D .....................................Wilmington, Del. O s c a r A. Sa n d e r , M .D - .......................................................Milwaukee Wil l ia m P. S h e pa r d , M .D .............................. ................New York C h a r l e s F. S h o o k , M .D ............................................Toiedo, Ohio Ja n H . T i l l i s c h , M .D ...........................................Roch ester , Min n . B. D ix o n H o l l a n d , M . D ., secret ary..................................Ch icago H o w a r d N. Sc h u l z , assistant secretary. .......................Chicago November 27, 1961 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe The Kettering Laboratory College of Medicine Eden Avenue Cincinnati 19, Ohio Dear Bob: I would appreciate it very much if you would reply to this inquiry from India. Sincerely yours, HNS:mm Enel. Assistant Director N14063.01 003 2408