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THE NEW YORK TIMES. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 26. 1974 j Vinyl Chloride Exposure Limit Low, lout prices Is Opposed by Plastics Industry jre from Norway By MNE E. BRODY Social Tlie Nev.- Y^rk Tllilta > famous Norwegian porcelainized - savings. Elegant Lotus pattern in zes, goes from freezer-to-ffame-toi handy trivet and the handles are et. Retail Price $15.00 17.50 20.00 30.00 Nordiska Price $ 8.95 10.95 12.95 17.95 scotch!avocadot teallblue/black zes) In orange only. 7.50 Nordiska Price $10.95 e* to those customers who came in r air conditioner wasn't working. It's and once again you can shop at mtort. cepted. Add 51.50 postage ! WASHINGTON, June 25 This standard, according ti ! Representatives of the plastics the industry plan, would b< industry pressed today for a gradually reduced to a dail: relaxation of proposed Federal average of 10 parts per millioi rules governing worker with maximum exposure of 21 posure to vinyl chloride, parts per million by October chemical that has been linked 1976. to 21 cases of a rare, fatal liver cancer. Industry spokesmen said that the proposed standard was medically unnecessary, tech nologically unfeasible and would lead to the loss of as many as 2.2 million jobs. At the opening of what is expected to be a long Labor Department hearing on the pro posed new standard of no ex posure to detectable levels of the widely used chemical, in dustry spokesmen clashed with representatives of labor and Government* and university sci entists who testified that even stricter standards than those proposed must be implemented to protect the health of hun dreds of thousands of American Somewhat stricter standard: were proposed for workers en gaged in the synthesis of viny chloride, a sweet-smelling gas But for those workers wht fabricate polyvinyl chloride int< any of thousands of consumei and industrial products, the in dustry said that no viny chloride standards should be applied. Scientists from the Nationa Institute for Occupational Safe ty and Health noted, however that earlier this month twe cases of angiosarcoma of the liver were uncovered in em ployes in fabrication plants in Connecticut. The plastics industry's posi tion was outlined by Anton workers. The debate today illustrated the difficulties faced by the Vittone, presiden of the B. F, Goodrich Chemical Company, where the vinyl chloride cancer Labor Department's Occu risk was first uncovered last pational Safety Administration and Health in protecting January. Mr. Vittone, chairman of the industry's committee of workers in the face of industry vinyl chloride and polyvinyl opposition. Until the new vinyl chloride producers, said in his chloride standard was proposed last month, the three-year history of Administration ac prepared statement, "The com mittee is unanimous in its posi tion that the proposed stand tion has leaned toward capitu ard is not technologically feasi lation to industry demands. ble and, if adopted, would shut down the industry." Emergency Limit Set Mr. Vittone said, "There is Currently, the industry is no data showing that exposure operating under an emergency levels as provided for under temporary exposure limit of 50 the emergency standards are DlSKA parts of vinyl chloride per mil not safe or of low degree of lion parts of air, a level that risk." He noted further that the has been shown to cause angio rats exposed at 50 parts per sarcoma, a liver cancer, in million got cancer only after rats and mice in studies con- life span equivalent to 80 met giftware at European market prices dccted by industry and uni years in man. versity scientists. An industry news release sset`Creenwicl*NorwaikParamtisCambridge Although scientists from the stated that later testimony Avenue (at 38th St.) 'O/Open 10-6:30. Thurs, to 8 National Cancer Institute testi would show that enforcement fied that there was no known of( the no-exposure standard safe level of a cancer-causing could result in an over-all loss geagent, the Society of the of/2.2 million jobs. rand spice... Plastics Industry proposed in Labor representatives decried prepared testimony an aver- these statements as "blackage daily exposure limit of 25jmail" that ignores "overwhelm- . hogs, frozen pork bellies, soybean? life interesting for traders in commoc top of prices, they follow the dail Times Business-Finance Pages. An> y? parts per million a maximum ing medical evidence." Peter momentary exposure of 40 Bommarito, president of the parts per million, -for workers United Rubber Workers Union, exposed to vinyl chloride in said that workers' lives were the process of transformin. itimorc important than any into polyvinyl chloride. product. The Metropolitans i TheD Ui Off to a Runni 8Y STANLEY ROSS Santo Domingo:-- This island nation, k many tourist attractions, has blossomed u industrial country with such potential the increase in Gross National Product (12.5? entire world. And now, to launch Dr. Joaquii third term as Constitutional President on t "CorporaciOn de Fomento Industrial" (Ini velopment Corp.) has announced the exp? Industrial Free Zones as well as creatiof mense Industrial Park at the port city of H from the new Shell Refinery, the expam Generating plant, and one of the world's most modern Roll-on. Roll-off container p< According to Dr. Federico Antun, Secre' and director general of the CFI, the corp signal the start of Dr. Balaguer's new term 1 the presently successful "Zona Franca" at de Macoris, a Caribbean port city already t the activities of 18 United States, European manufacturers. Dr. Antun said trom 25 to30 new building? the newly-opened Free Zone area of som square feet, will be built to specifications t alists who wish to take advantage of the willing, industrious, disciplined and eager-tc pool--at about the lowest cost level in the v Free-Zone firms can enjoy complete from all taxes lor as long as 20 years, and c ble for long-term, low-cost "Fomento"loan trom 12,000 square feet to 66.000 or more to order on short notice, at monthly rencents per square fool--with three mont installation and start-up. "The policy of President Balaguer" saic "is open arms of welcome to all foreign which enjoys full protection and encoir Another Free Port Zone Another Free Port Zone will sho ` 1 < at San Cristobal. 15 miles west of S emphasis on stimulation of Agro-In >o il The area is famous as the "Breadb o bean." and for the excellence of it s tables, dozens of varieties of which o to the U.S. and Caribbean nations. ^ A new Free Zone, at Puerto Plat. ^ 1= welcome American industry. Dr. Anti ^ 1 multiple advantages are offered, plus f 21 r hours by jet from Puerto Plata s BFG03464