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Medloal Department A28A January 25# 1974 Vinyl Chloride Monomer B. P. Ooodrich P. A. Kllngsporn - A2NC F. E. Reese - A2NA Salvador# Lio - 5300 Bnclbsed are copies of the Wall Street Journal artlole end the B. P. Goodrich neim release concerning the vinyl chloride monomer situation. I have also enclosed a copy of an MCA new release dated last June which indicates that the Anerloan producers had started. aim epidemiology study of workers In U. S. plants asrwell as an extensive animal testing program. The latter was to provide data which would conflra or deny animal experimental data from Italy published in 1971 that Indicated animals exposed to extremely high vapor concentrations of VCM developed In unexpected Incidents of lung ttnors. There is a meeting today of U. S. producers in Washington with Dr. Kelly's associate# Dr. Roush# attending for Monsanto. We should have more Information to forward to mbs next week. sib Inc. Slmer P. Wheeler RSV 0007250