Document VJe06JVJMYvZJ64J9x9Z3Q7JZ

ESTABLISHED 1869 (Eliattcinooga ' : ... ADOLPH S. OCHS, Publisher, 1878-1935 . Published Every Pay.itt the Year by The Times Printing Company RUTH S. IlOLMBERG Publisher ' A. WILLIAM HOLMBERG ' President and General Manager , . '' ' v HARVEY D. MEDEARIS Treasurer .. i 9 NORMAN BRADLEY Editor -' 9 -. JOHN N- POPHAM Managing Editor RAY HOWE Editorial Production PAGE 6 TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1975. \the Worker Asbestos, it has recently been deter not the only ones seeking more lenient ha mined, is a substance that works insid vens for .their plants, Swedish industrial iously in the human body 1 by- slowly ists faced with stringent regulation .of building up a concentration of minute par worker) exposure to vinyl chloride, are, ticles until cancer results. In fact, some talkings about moving their operations to - scientists predict; that tins country will Morocco. - soon experience a near-epidemic of can In this country, there may be a way to cer deaths among men and women who combatithe tactic. The Oil, Chemical aitd have for years worked with asbestos. \ Atomicf Workers Union has suggested a- - With this alarming information avail ban on the import of any product if the able, federal health standards for compa manufacturer has left the U.S. for a coun nies dealing in asbestos have1 quite nat try with less stringent laws to protect' urally been toughened. But their effective workers: Noting that any widespread ness is questionable in light of information movement of hazardous industries from that American manufacturers of products ' the U.S. could cause a drain - on the na made from asbestos are moving their pro tion's balance of payments, other officials duction to countries where health regula have pointed to the dramatic growth of tion is virtually non-existent. . Side U.S. imports of asbestos textiles .from, benefits, of course, are substantially lower seven "unregulated" countries -- from manufacturing costs and increased' profit zero in 1968 to more than 3 million pounds after the products are imported to this in 1973, representing 51 per cent of the to county. tal imports.. The 'same .tactic is being used by manufacturers of products which use ;vinyl chloride, another known cancer-pro-, during agent used in plastics manufac ture. But American manufacturers are Whether 'the new Congress will take any action in this area isn't known yet but maybe they will if they're convinced that' human life should be an entry in the profit-and-loss columns. The Prisoner Out of nothing more than simple hu manity, it is difficult not to feel sorry for former President Richard Nixon, who last week observed his 62nd birthday in the "quiet isolation" of his San Clemente estate. According to one report, no celebration was planned and indeed it seems that Mr. Nixon has little cause to celebrate' any thing. For his is a shattered life: he is in serious financial difficulty, he remains un der treatment for phlebitis and the men tion of his name is sufficient to scornful comments from DpRepuWica?1c' pm-- v - commuted to : "time served" by Judge . John Sirica, Richard Nixon in effect re mains a prisoner. The saying, "stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage" is particularly appropriate here,, for Mr. Nixon occupies a prison of his own making; it is built on the memories of his administra tion's success, which were diastrously over shadowed by the manner -re sidency ended. But though*^ of! * Jaiii WASHINGTC 'ginning of the most hopeful s ton is the ger, pretense. There windbags arou that everything rosy; but on t mood here is sei is a greater will the economic 'facts. This is a big i promises now. claimed saviors generations of j perity. Just a guys in trouble way out and a It's not very he little hearer to r- Suddenly, all have been ciit d size. The Preside, tend he has all One day he is figl with budget' cuts taxes, but he chai facts and proposes a bigger deficit to cession, and: dot much over tile switc Even the , Presi1 who is expected by strike an adoring her guy in public li fallible husband. V bn ielevision. celeb tional. woman's ye day, she took: him and . laughed and ' has "come a long, 1 Things are so -,bi even the Vice i given work to do .predecessors, Ne feller is spending time downtown o< floor of the Exe Building across th the White House,!* for a stream of hasn't had time t> ...the new vice pres on. Observatory B his family to- tov ganize his staff, b is deeply involve* and foreign polic; tion the CIA conti getting almost signments than ' handle,: The mood is Capitol Hill, t< members of th' Representatives to slip:quietly ink their hats to the ! establishment. Th' new Democratic rived, and deman to question the HWBUI0006353