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FILE NAME Special Asbestos SA DATE 1976 Oct 28 DOC SA006 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to US News and World Report from Special Materials Inc. ~ October 28 1976 U. S. NEWS and WORLD REPORT 2300 North Street NW Washington DC 20037 Gentlemen I have just returned to the United States from a business trip overseas and read your September 20th issue of U.S. News and World on the latest Report On page 70 I on causes of cancer noticed your article As an engineer who has worked in the asbestos industry for 20 years now I am very irritated by the fact that American newspapearnsd magazines yourselves included apparently pickup press releases by Dr. I. J. Selikoff and print Selikoff's allegations as if the man actually knew what he was talking about At some point journalists are going to have to look at this man and wonder why any doctor has to release a press release a week each one more terrible than the last I wonder if anyone has questioned Mr. Selikoff's motivations for these press releases It would seem that an inquiring journalistic mind might question this The asbestos industry has gone a clean up the recognized hazzards Most of these hazzards have been long way very rapidly to associated with our product well under control for several years now It's necessary to spend money and capital to make the work place safe for the worker It's something else again for serving individuals to condemn an industry with allegations and scare tatics designed to serve special interest groups Does lack of checking on Selikoff's news releases indicate the general quality of your investigative reporting If you are interested I would be glad to put you in touch with people who can give you a better picture of is doing and what the actual hazzards are know if I can be of assistance indus what our Please let me 70174 70174 Very truly yours SPECIAL MATERIALS INC Robert Carlson dm CC Ian P. Gardner Bruce C. Machin John M. Clinton Spec_Mat_0067609