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OCCU PATI O N AL D I SEASES I N D U STR I A L H EALTH RUTHERFORD T. JOHNSTONE, M.D. BROCKMAN BUILDING 5 2 0 W EST SEV EN TH STR EET Los Angeles 14-,Calif. MADI SON 3 * 2 9 6 5 May 25, 1960 I N D USTRI AL TOXI COLOGY PLAN T SU RV EY Robert Kehoe, M.D* Kettering Laboratory University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Bob, ' Amidst the turmoil of reading galley-proof, preparing a pap'er for the June convention of the Association of American Battery Manufactures, my report to the Section on Preventive Medicine and other lesser obligations, I have neglected to acknowledge your detailed reply to me regarding tetramethyl lead* Not only did I appreciate the information you gave me but I am extremely grateful for the time you spent in going into the background of the investigation of TML. I frankly admit that when I saw Standard of California announce "Methyl" gasoline I was most annoyed* In authoring a book in this field one likes to be "on top" of information about new chemicals. When I began this latest book I wrote to all of my friends at DuPont, Dow, Monsanto, Union Carbide, etc* asking if they could tell me of any new product con templated for production in the near future* I drew a blank as far as TML is concerned* Your letter explains why. It is now too late for roe to enter into any discussion of TML. Your letter arrived just a few days before the proof dealing with (TML*\ So I merely added a footnote of a nature that wi 11 yho^constitute "sticking my neck out." Again mai inks* Sincerely, I? R* T. Johnstone, M.D* RTj/rcm N6076