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FILE NAME Newspaper & Magazine Articles NMA DATE 1978 Dec 3 DOC NMA132 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Kansas City Star - Workers Paid Deadly Price for Industrial Progress - Part 2 of 3 TOT Tr ee ae ee ce nee ce a oe ee Beh eee en ee ot te et ee Workers Paid Deadly Price for + Industrial Industrial Progress ed TR ee ae ee nergy euarye 4 Israelhietaets-rheassisdteacnadtes products including Second of Three Articles By Rick Lyman Member the Staff Julius Julius Caesar may have been carry- Ing an asbestos shield when he marchod ered across the Rubicon and ush in the Roman Empire Nebuchad- nezzar may have lined his with it before he furnace started immolating Asbestos fabrics timo even been around around long ancient civilizations rec- ognized its properties But it didn't appear in modern until the last two times of the 19th century it was first usod to make . and resistant : Western thee civilization was la the throes we ne LL, TTT ee pe of an Industrial revolution when vein of asbestos was a huge In Quebec Canada d- iscovered in 1878 The first recorded case of was found in England 28 asbestosis according to years researchers later was In 1918 it reported that American and Cana- dian insurance companies refused to Insure asbestos workers because of cwohnadtititohnesy inretghaatrded to be unhealthy industry The to word asbestosis was useidn 1927 describe the curious bodies lungs ted in the spolof older asbestos ers The first American work case case known as white lung die in case reported 1930 ein oe In its heyday asbestos was used in more than 3,500 Insulation brake linings adhesives paper textiles and craft supplies Oth- cials estimate that as lion workers many as 11 mil were exposed to the mi- croscopic fibers all 196d4 ethsatpiit tbeecaofmethis it was not until that asbestos generally known can contribute to or sometimes cause cancer That re- search was Selikoff conducted by Dr. Irving regarded as one of the coun- try's leading authorities on tional diseases at the MounotccSuipnaa-l Hospital School of Medicine Later research by Selikoff disclosed BMA 1 . 0276 . that asbestos also can contribute to other forms of cancer and that expo- sure for as short a period as one can lead cancer day The problem with studying the of fects of asbestos as Selikoff and other Unions Unions to Unions Claim Claim Unions Unions an Claim UnUnionsions ClClaaim im sahpopwear 1906 Unions ieee Industry . 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Menace Menace any researchers have pointed out Is the long latency period It may take where from 15 to 40 years after exposure to asbestos for the disease to Asbestos began be used in os about 1000 they point out but the first recorded case of asbestosis didn't up until Industry Claim Industry Continued From Pagel Which someone gets cancer 40 Pagel Ignored Menace Menace years after worked in an asbestos factory who's to Officials of the Asbestos Workers Ignored he deserve an official See UNIONS on the asbestos that csaauysewdhether it was Union have developed a special pro- eOyntehan they said the Page 5 cial at the it one offl- gram to investigate cases of man's medical leadership to supres eens the hazardous information Environmental and 1,500 4 Agency asked Protection related disease examine alalsboefsttohse union's past present 85,000 He got lung cancer was for concerning state would Well the bestos pay and the The answer is that nobody can sure for but scientists have been say ablo to show that members educate people about the dangers of as- bestos and lobby for national tos nsbes- meascloym5p,an0y00wanted to settle for a In The Star done Tuesday is being - today to relieve some of the tos have a persons exposed asbes tlon to aid the workers and legisla Another union official who lems caused by asbestos prob- . i much higher incidence of disease considering any cancer and asbestosis lung tos It is called the Insulatiboann HaesabletshHazard Program of lost two friends to said he , regulations is the federal about this cancer was bitter alleged lack of Are there What new i government government Some the Asbestos Workers International tion When they wear compensa- grains to pinpoint having trouble asbestos of there workers are A spokesman in lers out they throw them tinhem work- sources of and do something about Washington asbestos collecting dainages or com- Fifty percent of said and get new piece of the comer a serious threat in 17 Is pensation after developing developing cancer be menibers our deaths of union sald National equipment he " Kansas City . cause it's hard for them to are caused by asbestos the legislation . { seems be answer their prove that lated disease . : : work with asbestos years the before Those diseases There are those who laid groundwork for disease It estimated there are more than white ling and moIrneclcuodmemobnesciadne-s cers a ing it's impossible to disagree say- sation to pay full compen 2 billion in claims . asbestos as peculiar type of cancer known ever every asbestos worker who * involving related disease before the incsothelima Union spokesmen need contracts cancer There is day the disease courts to sald is a rare cancer the for national legislation legislation no the In fedefredaerlal lining of the stomach and chest and argue because asbestosasbestos is they these rarely mated that as government it many as 5.6 apparently is caused by arbestos that is days and used safely sealed when nullion lodges there cure persons may die of cancer and other The is known The union also charging diseases as a direct direct result of 123 unlon also has detailed cases of years that the has been for , asbestos | to asbestos in the workplace workplace eTxhpiossufirge- who wciavmees and children of menibers fully aware of industry was . begin dangers ure doesn't even to touch down with asbestos the the those family members and on microscopic | who were neighbors exposed to asbestos diseases allegedly from fibers brought home on workers cloth- Earl1ie9r t2hi0s smoknetpth cthoevered Post 1 City Washington The brought home byworkers fibers Ing tos reported that lawyers for also doesn't include asbes Kansas Kansas City Star Star + It the There also is the problem of ade- workers seeking medical : d persons now thousands quate compensation Union sation have conie into compen- : officials working shopping shopping or Say their possession of documents suggesting 12-478 guing fa school in buildings that Men members aren't getting it correct in its that the union is 12-478 cons inin asbestos insulniton that and into bling falling the crunt atmosphere and women who bestos related contract na elseases are suspicion The Past said fetters and documents | , , browbeaten being into settling for less involving two of the larget larget mon come whereon asbesta wen, rene asbesta oy