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mm PUT IT IN WRITING Date October 4. 1966 To_________E. Donlev Subject MCA Semi-Annual Meeting - Prom T. A. Burtis______________________ ( ) Taka Action ( ) For Your Approval { ) For Your Comments ( ) As Requested November ZZ, 1966. New York______ ( ) For Your Info ( ) Discuss With Me ( ) File ( ) Note & Return - I am sending the latest information on the Semi-Annual Meeting of the MCA along to you for your consideration. Please let me know what you decide to do and I will ask Rophie Bland to make the necessary reservations. dc Attachment T. A. Burtis HQ-dtS AP00037436 TELEPHONE HUDSON 3-S12G Manjjfa^ljuring Chemists' Association, Inc. (FOUNDED 1872) 1825 Connecticut Avenue. N. w. Washington. D. C. 20009 September 26, 1966 To Representatives of Member Firms Subject: 16th Semi-Annual Meeting of MCA, November 22, 1966 Dear Sirs: The 16th Semi-Annual Meeting and Midyear Conference of the Association will be held at The New York Hilton, New York City, on Tuesday, November 22, 1966, beginning at 10:00 a. m. In accordance with prior announcements, there are enclosed a descriptive program of the full-day meeting and duplicate registration forms. The latter should be filled out and returned to the Association promptly in order that seating for the banquet may be arranged and incorporated into the final printed program. A registration fee of $40 per person, covering luncheon, recep tion, banquet and gratuities, should accompany the form. Panel preferences should be indicated in the spaces provided for that purpose. The meeting ie open to all accredited representatives o member com panies. Forms may be returned by individual member representatives, or, if company policy indicates, by the Executive Contacts. Additional copies of both the program brochure and registration form are available on request. Printed programs, incorporating banquet seating and attendance list, will be available at the MCA registration desk on the day of the meeting. Please note that tickets and badges will NOT be mailed but should be picked up by registrants on the day of the meeting at the MCA desk located in the East Promenade of the Hotel {3rd floor). Checking facilities will be adjacent to the escalators on the 2nd floor. Complimen tary coffee and doughnuts will be available to early registrants in the East Ballroom Foyer. The Program Committee this year has arranged an excellent group of panel discussions in areas of vital interest to chemical management. Each has an array of speakers who are experts in the subject matter they will present. The general sessions will be informative and interesting, and there will be ample op portunity for the renewing of friendships and the cementing of Association ties. All functions will be held in the spacious third floor facilities of the hotel, which have been reserved exclusively by the Association for the entire day. Your Directors are particularly hopeful that the overall attendance will include not only the senior members of management but junior executives, staff personnel, and members of the MCA technical and functional committees. AP00037437 2- - Registrants are reminded that the hotel has set aside a large block of sleeping rooms for the use of out-of-town members. Requests for overnight ac commodations should be addressed to the Reservation Manager, The New York Hilton, Avenue of the Americas at 53rd Street, New York, New York 10019, men tioning the MCA meeting. Please return your reservations promptly with remittance. We look for ward to seeing you in New York City on November ZZ. Sincerely yours, MFC Jr/sh Enclosures Secretary-Treasurer AP00037438 Manufacturing Chemists' Association 16th Semi-Annual Meeting and Midyear Conference The New York Hilton, Tuesday, November 22, 1966 REGISTRATION FORM Please list below the names of your company representatives who will attend the 16th Semi-Annual Meeting and Indicate for each a preference with respect to panel sessions. Tickets and badges should be picked up at the MCA Registration Desk, located in the East Promenade of the Hotel (third floor), on the day of the meeting. The Desk will be open, at 8:00 A.M. Name Panel Preferences (by number) Enclosed is check for $, at the rate of $40 for each registrant. This includes luncheon, cocktails, receptions, dinner and all gratuities. (Please make check payable to Manufacturing Chemists' Association.) Refunds will be made if cancellations are received by November 7. Signed ___________Date _________ Firm _ Note: The New York Hilton has set aside a block of sleeping rooms for Association representatives. Members may write directly to the Reservation Manager, The New York Hilton, Avenue of the Americas at 53rd Street, New York, New York 10019, mentioning that their accommodations are to be taken from the MCA block. Please return this form promptly, with your check, to; M. F. Crass, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer Manufacturing Chemists' Association 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C. 20009 AP00037439 Manufacturing Chemists' Association 16th Semi-Annual Meeting and Midyear Conference The New York Hilton, Tuesday, November 22, 1966 REGISTRATION FORM Please list below the names of your company representatives who will attend the 16th Semi-Annual Meeting and indicate for each a preference with respect to panel sessions. Tickets and badges should be picked up at the MCA Registration Desk, located in the East Promenade of the Hotel {third floor), on the day of the meeting. The Desk will be open at 8:00 A.M, Marne Panel Preferences (by number) Enclosed is check for $, at the rate of $40 for each registrant. This includes luncheon, cocktails, receptions, dinner and all gratuities. (Please make check payable to Manufacturing Chemists' Association.) Refunds will be made if cancellations are received by November -7, Signed Date Firm Note: The New York Hilton has set aside a block of sleeping rooms for Association representatives. Members may write directly to the Reservation Manager, The New York Hilton, Avenue of the Americas at 53rd Street, New York, New York 10019, mentioning that their accommodations are to be taken from the MCA block. Please return this form promptly, with your check, to: Mi. F. Crass, Jr. , Secretary-Treasurer Manufacturing Chemists' Association 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N, W, "Washington, D. C. 20009 AP00037440 o BANQUET 7:00 p.m. (Informal) GEN. MAXWELL D. TAYLOR (U.S.A. Ret.) Spec/of Consultant to the President The baffling problem* in Southeast A*ia and particularly in Vietnam are af steadily growing concern. No one I* better quali fied to discus* them than our Speaker-- former Chief of Staff, U. S. Army; Chair man, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Ambassador to South Vietnam. He has been decorated many times by the U. 5.; alio by 1 8 foreign countries; and holds honorary degree* from 13 colleges and universities. :o 16th Semi-Annual Meeting SIX PANEL PRESENTATIONS WILL FEATURE THE FOLLOWING TOPICS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE INTEREST TO CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT: ^ U. S. Balance of Payments and Direct Investments Overseas ^ Governmental Coordination in Water Resources Management ^ The Oceans' Resources and their Potential Impact Upon the Chemical industry ^ The Kennedy Round and the Chemical Industry ^ The Industry's Reputation in the Academic Community-- Its impact on Future Recruitment ^ Corporate Mergers and Joint Ventures in the Light of Recent Anti-trust Developments SiUES FACING ! !NDUST`^ TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22, 1966 >TftE NEW3RK HILTO 3>9Efc NEW YORK CITY essrMANUFACTURE CHEMIST AS S 0 CIAT I ( 1825 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., WaiHiftfltcn, D.C. 2 (Founded 1872) AP00037441 I .'Stss.-v' 19 MOVING SESSIONS--10:00 to 11:4s! KH PANEL ONE The U. S. Balance of Payments and HHSjjfl Direct investments Overseas MODERATOR: Richard C. Fenton President, Pfizer international Inc. PARTICIPANTS: The Honorable William H. Shaw, Arrofonf Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affair*, U, S. Department of Commerce Emile Benoit, Professor of International Business, Graduate School of Business, Columbia UmVerjrfy Kenneth M. Spang, Vice President, The First National City Sank, and Chair* man of the New York Regional Export Exparuion Council The deficit in the United Stattt Balance of Payment! continue! te be a matter of concern to Government and builness. Through the voluntary program, individual companies ore actively participating In Administration effort* to improve the payment* lituotion. Theie expert* from Government, business, and the academic world will ditcun the relation of direct lnvetmenti to the U. $ Balance of Payment*, the current itatu* of the problem, and what to da about it. ViilifMy? W;" . ' ^ CObKTA .-kA*T S&fr - - "S 12 noon ^LU Njjfhi EO P. H W Tt ni w w u fc P1 B in c< fr w AFTERNOON SESSIONS--2:15 to 3:4 PANEL THREE The Oceans' Resources and their Potential Impact upon the Chemical industry MODERATOR: Charles H. Rybolt President, Wallace & Tlernon Inc. PARTICIPANTS: Robert B. Abel, Executive Secretary, /nferagency Committee on Oceanography Paul M. Fye, Director, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Captain R. M. Pitt* (U.S.N. Ret.), General Manager. Operations Department, Ocean Systems, Inc. The ecions spread over seventy-on* percent of the earth's surface. More than 327 million cubic mites of water cover untold fortune! in mineral deposits on and under the ocean floor, in addl* tian, vast volume! of useful material! are held in suspension in ocean water, and enormous quantities of animal and vegetable life thrive In it. Exploiting the oceans is certainly not a new venture. However, in recent years there has been an increasing awareness of the economic value of the markets asiotioted with oceanographic activities and many companies have pro grams under way which will result in the commercialization of these resource!. The presentations will feature the Government's Involvement in oceanography, research progress In the held, and the economic potentialities for the chemical industry in the oceans' resources. AP00037442 AFTERNOON SESSIONS--4:00 to 5:45 ^ two panels will run concurrently gMBZZ) PANEL FIVE \~uIndustry's Reputation in the Academic Community-- its impact on Future Recruitment MODERATOR: J. W. Tomecko Educational Relations Manager, 1 41 Canadian Industries Limited PARTICIPANTS: Ralph K. Gottshail, Chairman of the Board, Alias Chemical Industries, Jnc. John H. Howard, Secretary to the Committee on Aid to Higher Education, Eastman Kodak Company John W. Reynard, Assistant Manager, Personnel Division, Employee Relations, E, f. du Pont de Nemours & Company Herbert E. Carter, Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois Countleii newt (tones report that business and industry ns longer have strong career appeal for many scientifically-trained college graduates. The ponet, sponsored by MCA's Education Activities Commiitee, will seok to estsss how prevalent this attitude is with regard to the chemical industry end what the consequences moy be to both groups and to the nation os a whole. It will present tome of the problems of companies in recruiting qualified personnel; it will suggest the major reasons (or the situation; and It will offer proposals for helping to meet the problems In the days ahead. PANEL SIX Corporate Mergers and Joint Ventures in the Light of Recent Anti-Trust Developments MODERATOR: Archie E. Albright Executive Vice President, Stauffer Chem/eol Company PARTICIPANTS: Milton Handler, Professor of law, Columbia University Robert A. Bicks, Partner, Reed, Abbot and Morgan,- Pormer Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U. S. Department of Justice Robert A. Hammond, Director of Policy Planning, Antitrust Division, Deportment of Justice Vertical, horizontal and conglomerate mergers continue to come under the close scrutiny of the Department of Justice. The chemical industry has been notably active in the use of acquisitions and mergers os a means of growth end diversification. Corporate executives, in developing their long-range business objectives, must be aware of the potential clangers, at well as ihe benefits of growth by mean* of mergers and acquisitions. This panel will discuss the recent attitudes of the court* and commissions toward corporate merger* and attempt to develop some meaningful guidelines for decisions by chemical managements. Program Committee JOHN E. WOOD, III, Chairman JOHN BROOKS E. E. CHIPMAN ALEXANDER LEWIS, JR. M. A. MINNIG JOHN J. POWERS, JR. CHARLES H. RYBOLT 6:00 to *7: -MKci;_ m. Registration Information Registration forms may be forwarded to the Association directly or through your MCA Executive Contact, and will be acknowledged promptly. Tickets and badges will NOT be mailed but should be picked up at Ihe MCA Registration Desk on the day of the meeting. The Desk wilt open at 8:00 a.m., and will be located in the East Promenade of the hotel on the third floor. Checking facilities will be found adjacent to the escalators on the second floor. Complimentary coffee and doughnuts will be served to early registrants In the East Ballroom Foyer. Please indicate your panel preferences for each of fhe three sessions. AP00037443 MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION WASHINGTON. D. C. 2000# (202) 48J-612# September 26, 1966 kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkkkkkkk kk k 1. Outstanding Speakers to Address Semi-Annual Meeting. k * 2. Suspension of Investment Tax Credit Threatens. k * 3. MCA Opposes Nuclear Energy Bills. k * 4. Short Course on Explosion Problems Scheduled. it * 5. Bi-Annual Wage Report Published. k * 6. Water Pollution Seminars Scheduled. * * 7. British Association Leader Visits MCA. * * 8. Research Project Report Issued. * 9. New Committee Leaders Chosen. * * 10. Tenure of Ammonium Nitrate Technical Committee Extended. * 11. Forthcoming Meetings. * k k k k kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 1. OUTSTANDING SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING. Two of the most colorful figures in American, life today will be key speakers at MCA's 16th Semi-Annual Meeting and Midyear Conference in New York on Tuesday, November 22. The luncheon gathering, with some 1100 industry representatives in attendance, will be addressed by The Honorable John V. Lindsay, Mayor of New York City; at the banquet the speaker will be General Maxwell D. Taylor (U.S.A. Ret.), Special Consultant to the President. Information about the entire program, including the subjects of the six panels and the participants, is contained in a flyer being mailed today to all recipients of the General Bulletin. A covering letter and reservation form are enclosed with the flyer. Because of the anticipated demand for reservations, prompt return of the form is suggested. It is appropriate that Mayor Lindsay address the Conference, since 60 per cent of the country's chemical companies have their headquarters in New York. Only 44 years of age, Mr. Lindsay has held the post, considered by some authori ties to be the second heaviest in responsibility next to the Presidency, for an eventful few months, marked by strikes, school crises, disputes over integration, financial difficulties and other problems. A graduate of Yale University, he was admitted to the New York and Federal Bars in 1950, and became a member of a lead ing legal firm and later executive Assistant to the U. S. Attorney General. Enter ing politics, he was elected Co the 86th - 87th Congress, and then decided to be a candidate for Mayor. His campaign excited the interest of millions of Ameri cans . AP00037444 2 General Taylor who, in addition to being Special Consultant to the President, Is a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Board. After graduation from se United States Military Academy in 1922, he rose rapidly to high positions. At Lhe close of World War II, he was Division Commander, 101st Airborne Division, Posts after that included: Superintendent, United States Military Academy; Chief of Staff for Armed Forces in Europe; Commander, American Military Government and Army Forces in Berlin; Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Administration of Army; Commander, 8th Army, Korea; Commander, U.S. Army Forces, Far East; U.S. and United Nations Commander in Far East; Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Following retire ment in 1959, he was recalled to active duty and he has served as Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Ambassador to South Vietnam. He has been decorated many times by his own government and 18 times by foreign countries. Honorary degrees have been conferred by 13 colleges and universities. Non-military positions held by General Taylor include the presidency of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, to which he was elected in 1961. 2. SUSPENSION OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT THREATENS. During late August and early September, considerable discussion arose in Con gress and in the press concerning the possibility that the President would recom mend suspension of the 77, investment tax credit as an anti-inflationary measure. MCA Executive Contacts were alerted to developments and the Association addressed a telegram to the President, Representative Wilbur D. Mills, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and Senator Russell B. Long, Chairman of the Senate Fi nance Committee, urging that the investment tax credit not be suspended. On September 9, however, President Johnson announced that he was recommending suspension of the credit for a period of 16 months. Representative Mills promptly introduced H.R. 17607 and hearings were held during the week of September 12-16. On Thursday, September 15, Carl A. Gerstacker, Chairman of the Board of Directors of "he Dow Chemical Company, appeared on behalf of MCA and advocated, in lieu of the ^ministration's proposal, a generaL tax rate increase, in the event that Congress feels it is desirable to take anti-inflationary measures at this time. Copies of Mr. Gerstacker's statement were sent to each Senator and Representative in Congress In addition, MCA Executive Contacts also received a copy. A copy of the MCA state ment is available upon request from the Washington office. On September 22, the House Ways and Means Committee ordered the legislation re ported favorably with amendments ameliorating the effect on farmers and small bus inessmen and clarifying application of the suspension with regard to construction under way and equipment ordered. 3. MCA OPPOSES NUCLEAR ENERGY BILLS. Testimony was presented September 22 by K. R. Osborn, Chairman of the Nuclear Committee, at hearings of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy on H.R. 16920 and S.3722. These bills wouLd authorize the Atomic Energy Commission to contribute funds to the states for support of a uniform record-keeping system for radiation workers' exposure. The Atomic Energy Commission originally invited comments on a very comprehensive form for keeping permanent records of radiation workers' exposure The proposed form was recently changed to one which would only keep a record of the identification of the worker, exposure, and system f monitoring. Mr. Osborn con tended this information would not be meaningful, since the records kept by the Atomic Energy Commission contractors and licensees are much more extensive. He recommended that action on the Legislation be deferred until the present records are studied to determine what information is necessary for a permanent record of radiation exposure. AP00< 3 4. SHORT COURSE ON EXPLOSION PROBLEMS SCHEDULED. A one-week course on "Explosion Problems in the Chemical Industry" will be held in Pittsburgh, Pa, during the week of December 12. The course, sim ilar to those held in 1964 and 1965, is organized as an activity of the Safety and Fire Protection Committee. Drs. R. W. Van Dolah and M. G. Zabetakis of the u.s. Bureau of Mines will again be organizers and lecturers, Registration will be limited to 25 persons, with a tuition charge of $100 per person. Registrants should preferably be employees of member companies, should normally be engaged in an occupation related to process fire and explo sion protection, and should have some background in thermochemistry. Persons desiring to attend this course should advise the Association prompt ly. Registrations will be on a first come--first served basis and should be addressed to F. G. Stephenson at MCA, 5. BI-ANNUAL WAGE REPORT PUBLISHED. The Association's 39th consecutive wage report covering the first six .months of 1966 has just been issued. One hundred thirty-three pages in length, the document includes compilations of wage statistics on more than 358,000 hourly-paid production and maintenance workers, based on reports from 155 MCA member firms. Twenty-two job classifications are covered in the survey. Com parisons are given between average wage ratee in the first six months of this year and in the same period in 1965. A limited number of additional copies of Report No. 39 are available on request from MCA. 6. WATER POLLUTION SEMINARS SCHEDULED. Information has been mailed to MCA Executive Contacts regarding the next two technical seminars on "Water Pollution Control for Chemical Wastes", as fol lows : October 24-28 - University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; co sponsored by the Chemical Industry Council of the Pacific Northwest. November 14-18 - University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana; co sponsored by the Chemical Industry Council of Mich igan, Chemical Industries Council of the Midwest, and Chemical Industry Council of Ohio. As mentioned in an earlier issue of the General Bulletin, registration at each seminar is limited to about 25, in order to achieve effective presentation of the technical information. Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Additional copies of the descriptive folders with ap plication forms incorporated are available on request. Seminars next year covering the same technical information are scheduled for February 13-17 at Clemson University; March 27-31 at Manhattan College, and May 22-26 at the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada). There was full at tendance at the September 19-23 seminar, held at the University of Texas. AP00037446 4- 7. BRITISH ASSOCIATION LEADER VISITS MCA. The Association was pleased to have as its guest last week J. C, H. McEntee, director General of the Chemical Industries Association Limited, London, England, Mr. McEntee visited with members of the MCA staff to exchange views of mutual in terest and to learn more about the Association's technical and functional activi ties in all areas, as well as general information about the chemical industry in the United States which might be useful to the newly reorganized British group, Chemical Industries Association Limited was recently formed through merger of the Association of British Chemical Manufacturers and the Association of Chemical and Allied Employers. 8. RESEARCH PROJECT REPORT ISSUED. Executive Contacts have been mailed the first published report to come from the MCA-sponsored research project at Washington University (St. Louis), being carried out under direction of Professor W, D. Ryckman with guidance from MCA's Water Resources Committee. The 164-page report, "Behavior of Organic Chemicals in the Aquatic Environment - A Literature Critique", is an organized compilation of data from the technical literature which formed the background for the experi mental work now in progress. A bibliography of 597 references Is included. Addi tional copies of the report are available for purchase at $4.00 each, 9. NEW COMMITTEE LEADERS CHOSEN. In recent weeks several MCA committees have elected new officers. Groups which have taken such action, not noted in previous issues of the Bulletin, in clude the following: Ammonium Nitrate Technical Committee (Ad Hoc) W. J. Taylor, Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. - Chairman Ralph D. Miller, Gulf Oil Corporation - Vice Chairman Plastics Committee Glenn L. Pitzer, Union Carbide Corporation - Chairman Thomas B. Nantz, B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company - Vice Chairman Reactive Metals Advisory Committee Elton Hoyt, III, Interlake Steel Corporation - Chairman Safety and Fire Protection Committee Arthur H. Christian, FMC Corporation - Chairman Alan K. Kling, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation - Vice Chairman 10. TENURE OF AMMONIUM NITRATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE EXTENDED. At ita September 13 meeting MCA's Board of Directors approved extension of the tenure of the Ammonium Nitrate Technical Committee as presently organized, until May 1, 1967, or until a decision has been reached based on recommendations of a Board Committee appointed to study the status of all product oriented committees. apooo: 5 The Board Committee has been furnished the recommendations of the Ammonium Ni trate Task Force for possible affiliation with the MCA Safety and Fire Protec tion Committee. 11. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS. September 28 September 30 October 3 October 3 October 4-5 October 6-7 October 11 October 11 October 11-12 October 12-13 October 17-18 October 17-19 October 19 October 19 October 24-28 October 25 Oct.31 - Nov.2 November 7 November 7 November 9-10 November 14-18 November 16 November 16 November 21 November 22 December 8 Tax Policy Committee, Washington, D. C. Nuclear Committee, Washington, D. C. Washington Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C. Washington Chemical Representatives Luncheon, Washington, D.C. Labels and Precautionary Information Committee, Washington, D. C. Medical Advisory Committee, Cleveland, Ohio Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Chemicals Committee, Washington, D. C. Technical Committee on Rocket Propellant Safety, Washington, D. C. Air Quality Committee, Charleston, West Va. Water Resources Committee, Charleston, West Va. Mechanical Technical Committee, New York, N. Y. Transportation Equipment Committee, Homestead, Va. CIC Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C. Environmental Health Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C. "Water Pollution Control for Chemical Wastes", Technical Seminar, Seattle, Washington Industrial Relations Advisory Committee, Philadelphia, Pa. Chemical Packaging Committee, West Monroe, La. Washington Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C. Washington Chemical Representatives Luncheon, Washington, D. C. Transportation and Distribution Committee, Pinehurst, N.C. Water Pollution Control for Chemical Wastes - Technical Seminar, Notre Dame, Indiana Insurance Symposium, New York, N. Y. Environmental Health Advisory Committee, New York, N.Y. Education Activities Committee, New York, N.Y. . Semi-Annual Meeting and Midyear Conference, New York, N.Y. Safety and Fire Protection Committee, Washington, D. C. WEC/ew THESE BULLETINS ARE NOT FOR RELEASE OR PUBLICATION AP00037448 MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION NNECTICUT AVENUE. N. W. WASHINGTON. D. C. 20009 (202) 43-612S September 6 >]{ # * * Zt * 1. 16th Semi-Annual Meeting - November * 2. International Trade Developments. * 3. Federal Legislation. * 4. School for Chemical Truckers. if 5. New Committee Chairmen Elected, * 6. Glenn J. Hawkins Joins Staff. >* 7. CIC of Ohio to Hear Governor, * 8. High-School Teacher Award Program *1* 9. Recent Media Releases. * 10. Miscellaneous. * 11. Forthcoming Meetings. * * # * * lie********* 1. 16TH SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING -- NOV Registration information and des e concerning the forth- coming MCA Semi-Annual Meeting lferea^e will be sent to member executives in approximat :sy This largest Association meeting of the year will again be h York Hilton, New York City, on Tuesday, November 22, 1966, b .0:00 A.M. Three sessions con sisting of two panels each will run throughout the day. Panel speakers, of which there will be 25 all told, have been drawn from high echelons of government, industry, and education. A listing of the panel topics and moderators follows: 1. U, S. Balance of Payments and Direct Investments Overseas. Moderator; Richard C. Fenton, Pfizer International, Inc. 2. Governmental Coordination in Water Resources Management. Moderator: Harold W. Fisher, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey. 3. The Oceans' Resources and their Potential Impact Upon the Chemical Industry. Moderator: C. H. Rybolt, Wallace Sc Tiernanlnc. 4. The Kennedy Round and the Chemical Industry. Moderator: John G. Tritsch, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. AP00037449 -2- 5. Is the Chemical Industry Continuing to Attract and Challenge Young Scientists? What About its Reputation in the Academic Community? Moderator: J. W. Tomecko, Canadian Industries Limited, 6. Corporate Mergers and Joint Ventures in the Light of Recent Antitrust Developments. Moderator: A. E. Albright, Stauffer Chemical Company. A short cocktail period will precede the luncheon, at which our guest speaker will be a nationally known industrialist. The general reception at 6:00 P.M. will be followed by the Semi-Annual Banquet. Speaker at this function will be General Maxwell D, Taylor, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Ambassador to Viet Nam, and Special Adviser to the President, who has agreed to discuss some of the problems of the Far East. Although over-all attendance is expected to exceed 1, 100, the facilities of the New York Hilton will provide adequate space without over-crowding, inasmuch as the entire third (ballroom) floor of the hotel has been assigned for MCA use. The Hilton has set aside a large block of sleeping rooms for Association repre sentatives. Members may write directly to the Reservation Manager, The New York Hilton, Avenue of the Americas at 53rd Street, New York, New York, 10019, mentioning that their accommodations are to be taken from the MCA block. Plan to attend this important meeting now, and return the reservation form after it has been received, 2. INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPMENTS. a. Governor Herter's Testimony. Shortly after publication of our previous Bulletin, Governor Christian A. Herter, the President's Special Representative for Trade Negotiations, testified before the Subcommittee on Foreign Economic Policy of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. He covered in general the effects of the Kennedy Round on foreign policy, submitting a background paper (copies available on request). During questioning the Special Representative would not predict whether the negotiations would be completed by June 1967, and would not comment on the necessity for extending the Act, In general, he was not optimistic about the possibilities of worthwhile negotiations. Mr. Herter stated thatany agreements on non-tariff barriers would be separate and would be brought back to Congress for approval; also that ASP had posed a very difficult problem for the negotiators, b. Antidumping Hearings, The Trade Information Committee's plan to hold hearings beginning September 12 on an international antidumping agreement was reported in Bulletin #938 early in August. This announcement detailed items on which the views of industry were being sought. Acting on recommendations of the Sub committee of the International Trade Committee, an MCA statement was filed *f A t AP00037450 3 on September 2 briefly stating the position on what constitutes actionable dumping, guidelines that should be used for determination of sales at less than fair value, injury to domestic industry, and comments on procedural rules. The 10-page statement stressed the exceedingly favorable trade balance in chemicals and pointed out that, generally, international trade in chemicals has not been impaired by our antidumping law and other similar regulations through out the world. It was urged that any international agreement should not materially change U. S. Customs antidumping regulations. An MCA witness will not participate in the hearings. (Copies of statement available on request.) c. Articles for GATT Concessions. The Trade Information Committee has scheduled hearings to start on September 26 on a Supplemental List of Articles to be considered for Trade Agreement Concessions. This list consists of articles on which rates of duties have been affected by legislation on tariff schedules, technical amendments (General Bulletin No. 925, page 8), other legislation amending tariff schedules, and by Presidential authority. d. Hearings on Fair Labor Standards Act. Representative John H. Dent, Chairman of the General Subcommittee on. Labor of the Education and Labor Committee, has scheduled hearings which will extend through October on bills to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act by authorizing the Secretary of Labor to investigate the effect of imports on employment. The hearings, as in the case of those held by the Dent Subcom mittee in 1961, will provide industry with an opportunity to comment on the U. S. Foreign Trade Policy and foreign trade problems and to make suggestions for next year's legislation. 3. FEDERAL LEGISLATION. a. Foreign Investors Tax Bill. On August 10, MCA wrote Chairman Long of the Senate Finance Com mittee commenting on the provisions of H.R. 13103, the proposed Foreign Investors Tax Act of 1966, which was the subject of three days of hearings by the Committee, August 8-10. In its letter, MCA objected to the concept of "effectively connected, " embodied in the legislation, which would impose U. S. tax on foreign-source income of foreign corporations doing business in this country. A copy of the MCA letter is available from the Washington office on request. b. Child Safety Legislation. On August 18 MCA addressed letters to the Senate and House Commerce Committees presenting the Association's views on S. 3298 and H.R. 13886 which would amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act to ban from inter state commerce toys and other children's articles containing hazardous AP00037451 4 * substances, as well as any substances intended for household use if deemed so hazardous that warning labels would not be adequate safeguards. While supporting the objectives of the bills, MCA recommended limiting authority of the Secretary of Commerce to ban hazardous substances to those situations where cautionary labeling "even if complied with" would not prevent injury. MCA also urged inclusion of provisions to insure the elimination of existing inconsistencies among state labeling requirements by assigning regulatory control to Federal agencies. 4. SCHOOLFOR CHEMICAL TRUCKERS. The Association is again cooperating with the National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc. in presenting the Twelfth Annual Course in Tank Truck Transportation, at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, on September 26-29. This year's course, with competent instructors from the industries concerned, covers many phases pertinent to the control and operation of a Tank Truck Transportation program. Among subjects to be covered are Accident Investigation and Reporting, Product Transfer, Maintenance and Use of Tank Equipment, Stability of Tank Trailers, and a review of the effect of new ICC cargo tank specifications and revised regulations on shippers and carriers. Additional information may be obtained from MCA on request. 5. NEW COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN ELECTED. Since MCA's June 1966 Annual Meeting, new chairmen have been chosen to head up a number of technical committees. These include: Jerome Wilkenfeld, Manager, Environmental Health, Hooker Chemical Corporation, as Chairman of the Air Quality Committee. William D, Kavanaugh, Manager of Washington Office, American Cyanamid Company, as Chairman of the Washington Advisory Committee, Dr. James H. Sterner, Medical Director, Eastman Kodak Company, as Chairman of the Environmental Health Advisory Committee. A. A. Boehm, Vice President, Plastics Division, Union Carbide Corporation, Chairman of the CIC Advisory Committee. 6. GLENN J. HAWKINS JOINS STAFF. As an initial step in augmenting MCA's personnel for the purpose of carrying forward the accelerated environmental health program, Glenn J. Hawkins has been added to the Association's staff. He will serve as Secretary of the Water Resources Committee, succeeding George E. Best, who will continue his supervisory activities involving air quality and water resources problems. Mr, Hawkins1 responsibilities will also include technical liaison with industry and governmental groups concerned with water pollution control. AP00037 - 5- A sanitary engineer graduate of Georgia Tech and a Professional Engineer licensed by the state of Vermont, Mr. Hawkins was formerly with the Office of Saline Water, U. S. Department of the Interior; the Maryland Water Pollution Control Administration; Area Redevelopment Administration of the U. S. Department of Commerce; and the U. S. Air Force. 7. CIC OF OHIO TO HEAR GOVERNOR. Governor James A. Rhodes of Ohio will be the principal speaker at a day long Chemical Industry Council meeting September 19 in Barberton, Ohio. Sponsored by CIC of Ohio, the meeting will include panel discussions and presentations on the theme, "Chemistry Education Motivation." Other speakers include Glen Perry, Director, Public Relations, E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. ; Dr. E. E. Gruber, General Tire and Rubber Company; John Moore, Cuyahoga Falls High School, a 1965 winner of MCA's High School Chemistry Teacher award; Dr. William F. Kieffer, College of Wooster, a 1965 winner of MCA's College Chemistry Teacher award; Cleveland Lane, Goodrich-Gulf Chemical Company; William Schlemmer, Akron Beacon Journal; Fred Trager, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company; Donald Plath, General Tire and Rubber Company; and R. E. Hanna, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, and Chairman, CIC/Ohio.' 8. HIGH-SCHOOL TEACHER AWARD PROGRAMS. All Chemical Industry Councils have been advised by the Education Activi ties Committee that MCA will cooperate with them in staging High-school Chemistry Teacher Award Programs during 1966-67, The Programs were successfully con ducted for the first time during 1965-66 following two pilot trials the previous year. The Association provides guidance to the CICs as well as awards of $200, a medal and a citation for presentation to each recipient. To date, the following CICs have indicated their intention to participate: CIC of Northern California; CIC of Southern California; CIC of Lake Charles, Louisiana;: Midland,Michigan Unit of CIC; CIC of Eastern Pennsylvania, Texas Chemical Council; and CIC'of the Northwest (programs in both Washington and Oregon). When all replies are in, the total is expected to exceed that of the past academic year when eight local groups selected nine teachers for the awards. The program is considered unique because of its special emphasis on industrial technology as part of its teaching curriculum. The awards seek to bring public notice to those teachers who not only are excellent instructors in chemistry, but who are also helping to close the gap between principle and practice. The program also aims to inspire qualified students to choose careers in either industry or in teaching at the high-school or college level. AP00037453 9. MISCELLANEOUS -6- - < The Underwriters' Laboratories announces availability of new highi-ise fire-test facilities now located in their Northbrook, Illinois sting Station. Further information or copies of a descriptive urochure is available from the Laboratories. 10. RECENT MEDIA RELEASES. MCA-3038 -- MCA is sponsoring a series of six technical semi nars on water pollution control for chemical wastes. MCA-3039 -- Announcement of CIC sponsored high-school teacher awards program. MCA-3040 -- Release announcing the election of MCA Air Quality Committee officers. MCA-3041 -- Announcement of the election of officers of the MCA Environmental Health Advisory Committee. MCA-3042 -- Release on the three new Chemical Safety Data Sheets now available from MCA. MCA-3043 -- Glenn J. Hawkins joins the staff of MCA. 11. FORTHCOMING MEETINGS. September 7 Tax Policy Committee. New York, N. Y. September 7-10 September 8 September 13 Plastics Group Conference, Osterville, Mass. Plastics Committee, Osterville, Mass. Steering Committee, Education Activities Committee, September 14 New York, N. Y. Education Activities Committee, New York, N. Y. September 19 Safety Workshop, Atlanta, Ga. September 19-23 "Water Pollution Control for Chemical Wastes," Techni cal Seminar, Austin, Texas. September 20 Safety and Fire Protection Committee, Atlanta, Ga. sptember 20-21 Public Relations Committee, Houston, Texas September 30 October 3 Nuclear Committee, Washington, D. C. Washington Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C. October 4-5 Labels and Precautionary Information Committee, Wash., D. C. October 11 October 11-12 October 12-13 October 17-18 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Chemicals Committee, Wash., D. C. Air Quality Committee. Charleston, W. Va. Water Resources Committee, Charleston, W. Va. Mechanical Technical Committee, New York, N. Y. October 17-19 October 19 October 19 October 24-28 October 25 October 31 - Transportation Equipment Committee, Homestead, Va. CIC Advisory Committee, Washington, D. C. Environmental Health Advisory Committee, Wash., D. C. "Water Pollution Control for Chemical Wastes," Technical Seminar, Seattle, Washington. Industrial Relations Advisory Committee, Philadelphia, Pa. November 2 November 9-10 November 14-18 November 16 November 22 Chemical Packaging Committee, West Monroe, La. Transportation and Distribution Committee, Pinehurst, N. Water Pollution Control for Chemical Wastes - Technical Seminar, Notre Dame, Indiana. Environmental Health Advisory Committee, New York, N. Y. Semi-Annual and Midyear Conference, New York, N. Y. C. WEC/ihf THESE BULLETINS ARE NOT FOR RELEASE OR PUBLICATION AP00037454 , MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS ASSOCIATION 1825 CONNECTICUT AVENUE. N. W. WASHINGTON, 0. C. 20009 (202) W-8126 August 8, L966 * ** ** * 1. L6th Semi-Annual Meeting - November 22. * 2. General Decker Rapidly Improving. * 3. Foreign Trade Developments. * 4. Action on Unemployment Compensation Bill. * 5. Environmental Health Activities. * 6. Moves on the Transportation Front. * 7. Beryllium Contamination Standards. * 8. Nuclear Industry - Private Enterprise. * 9. News of the CICs. 10. Southeastern Safety Workshop. * 11. Education Program Dividends. * 12. Publications Available. * 13. Forthcoming Meetings. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ********************** * * * * AUG '1 ' 1. 16th SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING - NOVEMBER 22, The Program Committee, under the chairmanship of John E. Wood, III, has com pleted its program outline for MCA's 16th Semi-Annual Meeting and Mid-Year Conference which will be held at the New York Hilton, New York City on Tuesday, November 22. Arrangements for this all-day meeting will follow closely the pattern of past years with the program designed to appeal particularly to the senior and junior executives, departmental, and staff personnel of member firms. Members of the Association's technical and functional committees are particularly invited. There will be ample opportunity for fellowship and the renewing of Association ties. A series of six panel sessions will begin at 10:00 A.M. and run throughout the day. The panels will cover a variety of management topics as follows: (a) Balance of Payments and Direct Investments Overseas. (b) Economics of Pollution Abatement - Who Pays the Cost? (c) Potential Effect of GATT Negotiations on the Chemical Industry - Emergence of World Trading and Common Market Blocs. (d) Corporate Mergers in the Light of Recent Antitrust Trends and Developments. (e) A Case for A Career in Industry - How Does the College Graduate Look Upon Indus tria1 Employment ? (f) The Oceans' Resources and Their Potential Impact Upon the Chemical Industry. AP00037455 The luncheon session, preceded by a short cocktail period, will feature a brief address. The general reception at 6:15 P.M. will be followed by the Semi-Annual inquet. Ac this function, our speaker will probably be a Cabinet officer. Further details relating to program, registration and hotel accommodations will be sent member representatives during the latter part of September. In the meantime, you are urged to mark the date on your calendar, call the meeting to the attention of your associates, and plan to attend. 2. GENERAL DECKER RAPIDLY IMPROVING. The July 11 General Bulletin advised of General Decker's emergency surgery while on a Presidential Mission in the Far East. Subsequently, he was flown back to the U. S., arriving at Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington on July 22. His recovery has progressed splendidly, and on August 6 he was released from the hospital for recuperation a t home. i Peritonitis at the time of initial surgery precluded removal of the perforated intes tine, so a colostomy was performed. In about six weeks the General will return to Welter Reed Hospital for further surgery, which is the final step in returning him to good health. During the interim he will spend part of his time at his office attending to Association business. In view of the excellent recuperative powers General Decker has thus far demonstrated, it is anticipated that he will return to his full schedule sometime this fall. 3. FOREIGN TRADE DEVELOPMENTS. A. American Selling Price - Converted Rates. Previous Bulletins reported on the Tariff Commission study requested by the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations (Christian A. Herter) on benzenoid chemicals subject to duty on the ASP basis of valua- ion. The Commission has issued its revision Of tentative rates in a 56-page report, > Publication 181, July 1966. At the direction of the'President, William M. Roth, Acting Special Representative for Mr. Herter's office, has requested the Tariff Commis sion to furnish advice as to the probable economic effect (1) of the elimination of the ASP system of valuation through establishment of the new converted rates, and (2) of a : reduction of up to 50 per cent of such new converted rates. Accordingly, the Commis sion in Notice 332-49, July 28, announced public hearings in connection with this investigation to begin Wednesday, September 7. Requests to appear at these hearings are to be filed before September 1. The aforementioned report on tentative rates, TC Publication 181, contains a number of revisions made in the tentative rates issued May 2 and considered in hear ings held during June. It is assumed these revised rates conclude the study for the | Special Representative and will now be considered in these public hearings. Copies of r this report and information on the public hearings are available from the U. S. Tariff Commission, Washington, D. C. 20436. On recommendation of its International Trade Committee, the Association is relying on the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association for representation on benzenoid chemicals in these hearings. Individual producers of benzenoid chemicals are also urged to present their views on the probable economic effect of these revisions in the ASP system of valuation and the reduction of duties that might be negotiated. AP00037456 Jean: 1966 I found a copy of the Proceedings of the Last MCA meeting. Sales Department has kept it in their files. Starting with p. 44, is a list of companies attending this meeting. If you don't need this after Mr. Donley is finished with it, you can send it back for filing, or you may keep it if you wish. Dorothy AP00037457