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FILE NAME: Insulation Contractors & Distributors (ICD) DATE: 1963 Oct 25 DOC#: ICD001 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers from Mt. Sinai Hospital V# }fio u n t$ M i Hospital IM lk STREET ANB r T H AVENUE "NEW YORK J * . M. Y . Uctohar 25, 1965 i'.r. Car latan d i c k i e s , General ."resident In te r n a tio n a l A s s o c i a t i o n o f .eat and Fro st in s u la t o r s and Asbestos 'Jorkers . . a c h i n i s t s ' l u i l d i n g - -.loom 535 1333 C o nn ecticut .vvcnue, ii. .1. wshingcon, D. C . 20036 Daar Mr. ic ic le s : Apparently tha work you stim ulated and haloed develop concerning the., h e a lth hazards of tha man in your union, in which I have had tha g r a t i f i c a t i o n o f a s s i s t i n g , has seen use valuable and most p rod uctive, i'ha results, of thz i n i t i a l .studies of our group scam to have focusad a 300c deal of a t t e n t i o n on chase important pro's Ia n s . T received a phona c a l l today from .-.r. John .Cane of your L o ca l v2 in ?i t ts b u r g h . Jo see.; to !i3 vu dona a superb job in o r g a n is in g a survey of the current ambers of the .-itt-: burgh u o c a l. lie a r r a n g e d 'f o r c.iis survey with Hr. .larry J . ristav.ua o f tha occupational den 1th Department o f tha Sta te o f le n u s y lv a n ia . The e arly r e s u lt s of t h i s s u r v e y , roviev.-sci with me by Mr. .fane, in d ic a te that the same d i f f i c u l t i e s found in Locals ;.;12 and v32 are a ls o present in the P ittsb urgh a r e 3 . j f 135 man examined (and t h i s would undoubtedly include many o f tha younger members in whom ue would expect very l i t t l e to be found) 45 cases of a s b e s to sis -..ere found and 2 a d d itio n a l p o s s i i l e . I suggested to Mr. I'anc that th is information - the f a c t th at such a survey was organized and accomplished, t h e i r ' experiences during t h i s survey, the broad d e t a i l s of the r e s u lt - would be o f co n sid e rab le i n te r e s t to the r e s t of the I n t e r n a t io n a l. They v.'i 11 w rite an a r t i c l e fo r your journal d e ta ilin g t h is . I w ill review it fo r medical accuracy and send i t along to you. n i l s w i l l he done w ithin the next week or so. Jhould you f e e l that i t is desira b le to publish Mr. IL-.ns's a r t i c l e to o t h e r with the b u f fa lo a r t i c l e (and I wi 1 ' send you s h o r tly a small note concerning the report given by ,.:e at the IMM.-v meetiu^) then an e d i t o r i a l nut by you might serve to cm 'huei re the a c t i v i t y n.vu evident. ith sincere reiari's , ford Killy 010270 000651 .J.. :J: DEFENDANT'S ' EXHIBIT 16Z6 l-iTATt via, su m , co