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Enclosed letter of Spetember 19, 1978 from Dr. Holstein regarding test results. Surveillance Program and all newspaper articles to date pertaining to L.U. 1019
October 14, 1980
Mr. Paul D. Addis Research Associate Workers' Institute for
Safety and Health 1126 16th Street Washington, D.C. 20036
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Dear Paul;
In conjunction with your letter of October 2nd you will find enclosed some of the newspaper clippings pertaining to the situation in Port Allegany, I am also enclosing for your general information a copy of the recommendation by Dr. Holstein concerning a health monitoring program management refused to go along with. Also enclosed\is a copy of the report we received from Ht. Sinai Hospital as a result of the union sending thirty-eight of the exposed men to Paterson, New Jersey for examination.
Wo had intended to send you a copy of our entire, fil on Port Allegany, however, we have been enjoined as^a defende: in the lawsuit by the PPG Company. Our attorney advises us that some of this correspondence may be privileged and if we make it available to others, we may destroy the privilege status.
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I trust that what we are sending on to you will give you a good idea of what has been taking place in_Port Allegany. When you are assigned to Port Allegany, we will have an International representative jack Smoogen work with you to a week or so. Jack is totally familiar with the hackgroun of the asbestos situation and the community of Port Allega
Sincerely and fraternally
GMP/lf cc: J. Smoogen
Dr. Holstein Enclosures
George M. Parker International President
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