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1 scientific community was that it seemed to be a rare Page 3431 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