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J^Crf'*'-- -rV'rvr ?,TTYrv%- r*yrt -esses -*a#T ,l >(i|ue FumisiungB: ; spurred 'i-: S)/(iie Furniture and -J ions ION 7:30 P.M. 1:30 P.M. , 0f)0 A,^f.tif';MiJ*s-lnie f I iW A.yt. iii flttleJjuhp;, U^uaiooor) SALE fy.iJa, Hcpplcwhite, Sheravso and k ,;.{<-<>tuM, display cabinets, desks, o/* Victorian, country oak, $,4*t iicugns ofLout* XV, XVI and' , V,,,.u*n designs: Oriental teakwood vi. Mrt**en, OresJen, Royal Berlin, / ulverplate: bra*4 and copper, .reived mto the Odienes several f'Ml pieces; nor to be uvcrkxrked is a pj"' Orientals* in the ntOMt desirable , tuni+dan, Kerman, Tabriz, Shiran, >d*> plans to attend what promises ANTIQUES ,v AHT objects ' ue-oio-crrii ' C hi t-2979 "eiiv ; Vinyl chloride, long be' li'ev e\d Vto b"e ia'-'t fairly benign chemical/first burst into' * worldwide headlines in 1974 whea it was found tft trigger a rate-form of iiver can-. cei- called;angiasarcomatf _= . The discovery of three'angiosarcoma deaths at a BFGooddch chemical plant in Louisville, Ky., set off a widespread r?t., s k search that turned up several dozen .more angiosarcoma cases among indus trial workers in the U.S., Canada and Europe. -- **** This in turn spurred broader research that indicated vinyl chloride may be a factor in cancers of the lung, bladder, brain and.pancreas.. There is tentative cvtfler.S?IFinay also cause.birth,deferts...... VinyFfchloride is a-cotorless, sweetish-' smelling gas at room temperatures but may be cooled into a colorless liquid. It is the basic feedstock for manufac turing polyvinyl chloride, a plastic-used in a bewildering array of products rang ing from shower curtains to phonograph records to auto parts. The great 1974 vinyl chloride scare came in the midst of a major expansion of Houston area plants that make or use the chemical. 1 ., -TrG ` j, Si 30-fio The-Houston area is one of the nation's leading centers for the production and L.-1-'-,. y_ use of vinyl chloride. Discovery of the chemical's cancer- S' * ^ caal uresginuglaptiroonpserttoiepsroretescutltbeodthinpnlaenwt fweoderkr-I ers and surrounding populations. Worker exposure was limited by the Occupational Safety and Health Adminis tration to 1 part per million over an eight-hour period. The previous permissi ble exposure had been as high as 500 ppm. '' - . . ; - - In late 1976, the Environmental Protection Agency also set rigid limits on emissions from vinyl chloride and polyvinyl chloride plants in a step to pro tect the public. /I #" W-* <? v /i ` : I. , - \50*12- 0' ) ^SOUTHWEST 't 1 SOUTHEAST^/ POLLUTION PREDICTION; Thu h the City Health Deportment's forecast for 8 om. today of the visible air pollution (rmcrogrorm of suspended particulates) found m a cubic meter of oir. Stote and federal stand ards for sofe o<r ore q maximum 260 micrograms on o 24-hour overage. City pollution office, 222-4302, county pollution office, 221-5224. {? sl 68563