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FILE NAME: US Gypsum (USG) DATE: February 23, 1973 DOC#: USG121 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1973 Memo from CM Howard re article listing joint compound as an asbestos carrier TO: FROM: SUBJECT: #951, #971, #931, #991, #147-2, Da E. Shipley T. P. HacLenn> J. T. Tucker D. S. Alderfe: C. M. Howard, "asbestos SITUATION. CEIVEO F t 3 2 7 1973 u, s. GYPSUM c SES&APCH C*NTH^> February 23rd, 1973 r e n v % S l i c h i S C a v e J ' 0': h e a r d - i o i n t TM K w d was a*-a2hw P ^ l i c a z a d in a Sunday H. y . T in e s a r t i c l e . c - t y -cached -- as an asbestos carrier. It wa? ?frnnni,, i-t " d -Kr? Jshi?! o f lun9 cancer hi Ear. Selikoff, a soee" list or1""'"6 asbestos diseases. To,our knowledge this is lhe " -st - tne ~ n 9 e ? /m o st d ir e c t. p u b L cfty L ^ c ia C ? , joint compounds and asbestos fibs'" The ,nauir-' = We ^ answered s s v ' s k l t a n IS! it bevond"f-hth- spread, in some form or deg~= aScS caSs " ! TMS iS tDffer yUsorae ^i=elinesgi.; Ed not attempt .to answer any inquiries on the contents of our products. Attempt to get any oral inquiries submitted m writing. ` ' " Direct these inquiries to us for handling. CMH:n '#149, #151, #170-5, R. P. Entz J. T. Allen E. Maynard J . R. Milstead cm - I U nited States Gypsum Company $ I-- SB USG109.1 TAB 3 6