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FILE NAME Corning OC DATE 1956 Oct 11 DOC OC154 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter Reporting a Tip from Within the Asbestos Union RE the Union's Research Into the Lung Conditions of Union Members t * ec.3s CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION " COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE General Genral TolToe ledd o o Ohio Ohio Attention of Mr. M. D. Burch - Toledo 16 October 16 1956 From John D. Black - Toledo cc Mr. Ray Crepps - Newark Subject 1 ASBESTOS WORKERS UNION 1 1 Attached is a copy of a letter just received from V Bowes at the Boston Branch and a Uter copy of my reply problem Union I understand that steps will be taken to handle t is directly with the top International Representatives of the rgrgj j rgj Attachments Pack and Patent Depe ment RETAIN 1 Year 6 Months Now Destroy WHY FILE TH'S | . CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPOR CORPOR COMPANY CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED RECEIVED General Toledo Ohio Attention of Mr. John Black - Toledo Octahat | 1956 ., ; bs Ge , From Mr. W. L. Bowes - Boston Subject ASBESTOS WORKERS UNION ce J. A. McKay - New York | H. T. Williams - Toledo the AsbeTshtiossweVeorkkewres weUrneiongiivnen a tip by John Murphy Business Agent of that the Boston Local of the Hartford Connecticut He informed us Asbestos Workers Union are investigation into the lung conditions of their conducting an of the results they found were members and that some detrimental to fibrous products Yesterday we called on Mr. Abram Goldberg and Mr. Mr. Goldberg is the President and Mr. Anderson is Henry Anderson the Boston Local We found that Mr. the Business Agent of a lung exploratory operation This Goldberg had just recently underrone Dr. Richard Sweet of the operation had been performed by General that another Mars Hospital They also informed us member Mr. William Shaw was undergoing medical treatment at the Overholt Clinic of the Deaconess Hospital They also stated they recently had had Rays of over 50 percent of their that : they found quite a The expression was few of their members that there showed a members and that cloudinces in the lun than in the was more shadowy substance in their lungs average persons They claim they have another may have to leave the business because of this young man who members died and they are having an autopsy Cn suffered from what they call asbestitous Recently one of their performed to determine if he they are working with Mr. Ernest They also informed us that Sate of Johnson the Labor Commissioner of the Massachusetts on a program to determine whether their should be classified as a hazardous one industry My great concern is that they keep talking about plass in their lungs We did determine that Mr. Goldberg had an infected took Ray therapy treatments to correct this situation vertebra and He also told us that he had not had a chance to discuss the tory operation with findings of the explora- town his doctor in as much as the doctor had gone out of immediately after the operation and was not months that was about eight weeks ago . expected back for two --, --, RETAIN During our conversation they also brought out the fact that parts of the country including Albany New York and other concerned about this problem and they too are condustiSnygraicnuvseestairgeations We thought that you would want to have this in avait word from you as to any further writing and we will follow on this situation 7 , / Jf} rao 7 ya - &4 40 poten W. L. Bowes 3 Year WLB cu 6 Months am Destroy Pts + WHY FILE THIS