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MBiy TU i' J.lit Page Five October 5, 1981 . His company is doing a lot of work on phosphating of asbestos fiber for tex tile and paper. Says it's cheap and easy to do by gas impregnation. To verify its worth, he has a biological teBt to compare reletive toxicity of modified asbestos and asbestos substitutes against the raw product. Other speakers were: . D. Elliott Wilbur, Jr., V.P., Arthur H. Little, Inc. and an expert on the construction business. He pointed out that construction is the biggest user of asbestos products particularly A/C pipe and sheet, which are excellent products as a business and as a desirable material. He berated the manu facturers for not making these products more attractive as they are losing out to less durable steel and plastic. . Senator John H. Chafee, Republican from Rhode Island. He says that Congress will vote on a Clean Air Act probably early next year. It's in the hearing stage now. Whatever it is, he favors Federal funding for a maximum of 55% for waste treatments, etc. vs. current 75%. More local participation assures fewer frills. He said that members of Congress can only act when people cite specific problems, not generalities. . Representative Eugene Johnston, North Carolina. He explained, very enthusi astically, Reagan's plan to make more capital availebje to increase private sector productivity and growth and to stop the spend/tex/spend/tax habit of Congress by cutting taxes first. Says nothing worries Congress more than having to fund new programs in the face of a deficit, unless its to raise taxes. /ksh 8003 0765 PRODUCED BY FORD