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Mr. H J Linstrcmherg Mr. D. S. Flynn Alleged lead poisoning Themopolls, Wyoming Denver, Colorado Kansas City " December 27, 1946 Dear Horn* We are attaching' hereto copy of a letter froa Dr, Xehoe regarding the alleged lead poisoning case at Thermopolis, %osiing, , Bill you please discuss this matter with the Gontinsntal^tfil. Compsaay', officials at Driver, outliaing/Dr. Kaboe's.position in the case in order that' they Bill laws full information. . ` Very truly yours. // ; I F/bw j j \\ cos $r,/U. A. Kehoe Mr./C. F. Saylor D. S . Flynn K* 0016145 December 13> 1946 " >./ >\&-9~ s' / ' J V... / Mr-. D . 2 . r lynn, Ethyl Corporation, 261 j Power* and Light Building, Kansas City 6, Missouri. Dear Mr. Flynn: In view of your letter of December 2 and Mr- Iiayior's of December 3, it seems wise at this time to clarify our position in relation to the case of alleged lead poisoning at ihermopolis, "Wyoming. Cur first contact with this case came about in April of 1945 when a Dr. Donald II. 0`Bourke of Denver wrote me about, the condition of this man, without at that time mentioning his name or indicating just where tne question had arisen. What he wanted to know was the possible relationship between lead exposure from the handling of leaded gasoline and loss of vision from bilateral optic atrophy. I replied promptly and apparently satisfactorily, since I heard no more about the matter. Subsequently some time in July of 1945, Dr. Panders told me of having visited Judge Metz of Ihermopolis, Wyoming with Mr. J. E. Cole at the request of Judge Mets, for some discussion of this case. Nothing more serious than an expression of opinion from Dr. Sanders to Judge Mets seemed to be Involved at that time. Later, on January 30, 1946, I had a letter from Dr*. B. B. leeve. Medical Director of Standard Oil Company ^Indiana), enclosing a copy of a letter from a garage owner In Ihermopolis, Wyoming to a district manager of Standard in Cheyenne, together with a long letter from C. W. Axtell, attorney for the City of 'ihermopolis, Wyoming. This letter from 'ihermopolis gave a great deal of detailed information about the claim, representing the best account of the entire situation that had come to my attention. Dr. lieeve raised,-, a series of questions to which I replied in a letter dated February 19, 1946. Again I had no further word from Dr. I.eeve and so did not take any further action in the matter. On November 2u, 1946 I had a further letter from Dr. Feeve, saying that Mr. Axtell had received a copy of my letter and had asked permission to use it In the trial of the case, which was supposed to come up within a short time. I gave approval for the use of the letter,*and since that time have had no further information about the case from either Dr. leeve or Mr. Axtell. Further reference to the case appeared In cex*taln weekly letters, and finally in the letter from Mr. Iiayior and yourself referred to above. I do not know that there is anything else that we can do at K 0016146 N18658.01 Mr. D. S. I lynn - {2} - December 12, 1^46 present. It is quite obvious that ve are prepared to be of any assistance that ve can Lq representatives of Continental Oil Company, and that ve vill bo Milling to give any direct advice or assistance to the c-Lfcy government of ihermcpelis. liovever, ve have put ourselves on record, and therefore I vculd assume that our services vill be asked fox* if they are desired in any Very truly yours, 1 AK ef C *C .. hr. 0. b. newrs Mr. C. F. Kay lor } obex-t A . Kehoe, 14. D. KE 0016147