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1 scientific community was that it seemed to be a rare
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2 problem until Selikoff's report in '64.
3 Q Doctor, would you agree with me that in
4 1934, 1934, 1935 there was a suspicion that end users
5 who used asbestos products were at risk of developing
6 disease?
7 A There may have been some suspicion, yes.
8 Q And, in fact, you have testified to that
9 before, based upon something from the Industrial
10 Commission of New York; isn't that correct?
11 A I may have. I don't specifically recall.
12 Q Now, based upon what was in the medical and
13 scientific literature, you would agree with me that as
14 early as 1953 when Owens-Corning started to distribute
15 asbestos-containing products, that would have been
16 reasonable for them to put warnings on those products,
17 wouldn't it?
18 A Well, it certainly would have been
19 reasonable.
20 I am sure, in retrospect, they wish to heck
21 they had, but at the time it wasn't what people were