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ryy^j- .-.-i.,-- 'V V-;' gPfls^r TTit V"-; ' ANTHONY MAZZOCCHI. DIRECTOR CITIZENSHIP-LEGISLATIVE department , i f : .,. :, V.-.* n.jr - ;,.f ' . : '< ; - 2^, `V - i-Jit^ lias - ISTM STREET, N. W. WASHINGTON. D. C. 20036 PHONE: (202) 223-5770 J >Y/;+ ` _ * fV , /! February 26, 1976 / . ..! W - - ,=-L ' tt;'-.- -rnR0- . *: , ' r .^ Dr. Diane Fink, Director , : * - Division of Cancer Control & Rehabilitation iVi-L,:, National Institutes of Health j- Blair Bldg., Rm. 732 ._ '!7T-: i-.... -'v : -mi =-V,, .. Bethesda, Md. 20014 NOT-COiVih ntuivl flRgfiLES Dear Dr. Fink: ;'r. - */ M ^ ' t :7,W* We have been asked to summarize In writing the main points of our meeting with 7 :.V.; you on January 21, 1976 regarding the situation in Tyler, Texas. - R. "A 7 > :1 . , t ".ir ,^ Y>? J -*' t 4 --.. '- - '1) The approach by PPG to have exams performed at the Chest Hospital for PPG's 7 defense in the asbestos litigation. ` V .V :t ' :y/ -' 2) The failure of the Chest Hospital to live up to the assurances that it gave to the 7:; - , workers to provide free and total medical care for asbestos-related disease.. (,.^. -' ' , . sj. - ; / t. y _ . '-c : 3) The failure of the program to explain to the workers the necessity, of the frequency of testing. 7 *> ' a. ' ' ,i * f* i it 4) The failure of the program to provide for personal consultation with a physician . t i . after each periodic medical exam. v. :v %% ` . ffc.l . *' , ,6*. i T 5) Problem with the attitude of the staff and waiting time in the hospital. -. 7* V ?. r- V* 1*' * : 6) The need for a personal on-site review of the situation by Dr. Fink with the workers. ' ., . ----I----. ; ... , . .;;.'i^BB 0024630 Please let us know when you plan to go to Tyler. \ \ ,- ' -* l Jt-'. . fv; : 5 j-`< . -7 - ; , -* > . (-: " Sincerely yours. > /- ' A^-?) rr:c ^<7. -vv. v: Tmthony Mazzo^chi, Director ' : Citizenship-Legislative Department *Av .^ .,.( .-- . i.. :/<- '.i ,L,i ' - *. ' 4,' - . 1r \l ,|l 1 . V, V. ~