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October 24, 1974 Dr. A. D. I 'ebon a Id 1'cGill University P.0. Dox 6070 ft): it real 101 Quebec, Canada Iicar Allison: Unclosed is a copy of a 1966 pajrer by Bautista and Lobdell concerning asbestos bodjes in bridpefwrt residents. As you will note, t!.e paper contains a reference to an unpublislicd verbal rejwrt by Dr. Joseph Shea of 14 Bridgeport area cases of1 pleuivil rv.sotlielioma. .Several ruontlis ago it v:as rejrorted to rue by our plant physician at Stratford, v'oidi is adjacent to hrid report, that lire number of cases luid risen to 27. Wc arc trying to pet an up-to-date rvjxrrt. lV;o individuals in the Connecticut State Department of environmental Protection .rave proposed oxtromly strict regulations for astrestos emission:;. A statewide air muplin;: proirram is in process n:. Their s.-rr:!.. are be inf, ta.hen at hipjiway toll booths and in the vicuii .y >'f asbestos plants. Ihe rationale sujjportinj: tiic proposal slate:; th e. '63 Uxetecticut residents have died of rx-sochcliosio s:nce VK-- . he don't know hew tliis information was dcvclo|>oJ and are tryii.-;. to find out. Sincerely, Ihclosuiv j H M 0 0 (i 0 \