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! 1 AN ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION 1745 Jeffergan Qvu Htghwiay. Cryt*f Squirt A. Suite 509 Artnoton. WrgmA 2Z2G2 * f703j 070-1150 31 May 1979 / nebular second quarter meeting of Association's board of director? will be held Wednesday, dune 13, at the Ramada inn Old xown, 901 N. Fairfax st., Alexandria, va. aia/na Executive Committee meets June 12 In the Ramada inn. John P. PeKany, EPA's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Chemical Control in Office of Toxic Substances, will be luncheon speaker on June 13. DeKamy Is expected to comment on the ongoing work by OT5 in regard to asbestos-containing products (N&N Apr.). As related matter, representatives of Association met with OTS officials on May 30 for general review of issues under consideration by EPA. Report will be presented to directors at meeting. House Hearings Held On Compensation for Asbestos Disease The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor standards held three days of hearings earlier this month on subject of worker compensation for asbestos related disease. The proceeding before the subcommittee, chaired by Edward p. Beard (D-RI), began May 1 with a day of testimony on medical aspects of the compensation issue, ttitneaaea included:. Rep. Mi 111cent Fenwick (R-NJ)t Dr. Anthony Robbins. Director, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health; Dr. David Rail, national Institute of Environmental Health Sci ences? Dr. Leon Gander, Chief of Internal Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center; Dr. Hilton C. Lewinsohn, Corporate Medical Director, Raybestos-Manhattani and Dr. Phillip Polakoff, Director, Western Institute of Occupational/ Environmental Science. Testifying the following day was Dr. Hans Weill, Professor of Medicine, Tulane University Madlcar'sdhdoi.' Also providing testimony May 2 were members of the labor community including Sheldon Samuels, Director, Health, Safety and Environment,' Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO; Joseph Cribben . Depart ment of Health and Safety, united Association of Plumbers; and Allan coats, Metal Trades Department, AFL-CIO. r 003027 PRODUCED BY FORD 105526