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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1970 Nov 3 DOC#: FD014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to the Girl Scouts from Ford RE Danger of Proposed Activity using Asbestos Dough  \ Ford Motor Company 20000 Rotunda Drive Dearborn, Michigan 48121 Mailing Address P.O. Box 2053 Dearborn. Michigan 48121 'Jo v c p h . ' r 2 , .! '7u Mru . M. Ma nni ng. I V*' l>L G i r l S c o u ts o f Me t r o p e l i ton D e t r o i t 153 E . E liz a b e t h D e tr o it, M ichigan - D ear M rs. Mann .rig: This is to c a ll your a tte n tio n to a p o te n tia lly hazardous a c t iv it y suggested in the G ir l Scout Manual e n t it le d : Moreabouts fo r Brow nie G i r l S c o u t L e a d e r s ." On page 43 o f t h i s m anual i s a s u g g e s tio n f o r m aking c a n d l e s t i c k h o ld e r s from a s b e s to s dough and on page 64 i s a r e c ip e fo r the asbestos m odeling m a te r ia l. There i s e x te n siv e lit e r a t u r e in m ed ical and environm en tal h e a lth - jo u r n a ls which in d ic a te a r e la tio n s h ip between exposure to a s b e s to s d u s t and s e r io u s lu n g d i s e a s e s . I am a t t a c h i n g c o p ie s o f two a r t i c l e s t h a t you may f in d i n t e r e s t i n g w hich s u rv e y some o f th e se f i n d i n g s : ( l ) ' P a u l B r o d e r , "A R e p o rte r a t L a rg e - - The M a g ic M i n e r a l," The New Y o r k e r , O c to b e r 1 2 , 1968; and (2) I . J . S e l i k o - f , A s b e s t o s , E n viron m en t, V o l. 11, March 1969. I n c id e n t a l l y , I have b rou gh t th ese passages in the manual to P r o f. S e lik o f f 's a tte n tio n . P r o f. S e lik o f-., who i s D ir e c t o r o f th e E n v iro n m e n ta l S c ie n c e s L a b o r a to r y o f th e Mount S i n a i S c h o o l o f M e d icin e o f th e C i t y U n i v e r s it y o f New Y o r k , i s a recognized worker in the f ie ld o f asbestos disease epidem iology - noon iiV 5 nn/MM i/^en o\/ & CAon Mr:- . M. M anning Novem ber 2 , 1` >VU In view o f the p o s s ib le danger o f exposure to asb esto s d u s t, you mciy w ish to recommend t h a t r e fe r e n c e to a s b e s to s m o d elin g m a t e r ia l bo d e le te d from fu tu re p r in tin g s o f th is (or any other) m anual, and th a t cautionary inform ation be dissem inated to appropriate G ir l Scout lead ersh ip . ' S in ce re ly , Roy L . e a le r , P h .D . Chem ical Engineering Department S c ie n t ific Research S t a ff RI,G : cd c c : Jo sep h II. firin tn n , Ilxacuf.ivo D ire cto r oy Seoul.:; o f A m erica b u t r o i t Area C o u n c il, 1776 W. W arren, D t r o i t , M ic h . 48208 P r o f. I . J . S e l i k o f f , M .D. Mount S in a i School o f M edicine o f the C i t y U niverrtLty o f New York 5 th Avenue and 100 S t r e e t New Y o r k , New York 10029 dO 0 ?iS nonni lArn ov enon