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\b '.v v- - \'. .' 1 v, -- .v.- K- } tfc# Dir*t>r W *d tm4+tf 1--4 l*dv**rt* At*cWlti*, W*C 3ta M*din Air*. N i/ 17. N . MU ix a d jrroizxx ftftA 6KS~rj02fa ho. ii?------ 1*7 27, 196J To Matoere cf the M Industries Association, Zae.t Cwtotr Vcoce lflere *Lead Polsootne* Cm# Oooaelcntlly we on ehls to exert favorable Inflttorw end eorf>et a sjurlcue allegation of load potscnlng, ae la the <wtt of wall child la St. Louie recently ehlob vu originally brou^it to oor attention by imitl of our naeber eo^ulai. Vo believe that tha rucoenful outccne of thlo Incident la a food ngl of concerted effort by owners of our Association la flrot bringing the aatter to our attention aod In following througi with the facte. the first neve etory tooted the St. Louie Comty Corooer'e physician ae saying that the young bay bed died ee e result of lead Intoxication following the parent's use of paint on Interior cujhoarde and shelve* of the bcuee. Since eueh ea eventuality le highly unlikely end le further without aedlcel precedence, we wrote to that effect to the St. Louie County Coroner. Additional teeta end etudlee aade by the Coroner substantiated our poeltloo that lead eae not Involved In the bey's Ulaeee aod e re* traction wee aade both by the Corooer'e Letter To The People and la a neve ltea published la the eeae paper which had printed the flrwt falee aaalyele of the eltuetloa. Ve thootftt you would be latereeted la dnm--ntatlco of thle oeee, end we wleh to thank our several Bnbsre who kindly supplied tie with the aeoeeeery lafonetloo on wbleh to take Milan. Teiy truly youre, X^<5T<. J$> 7*9+4^ fiM A. fn/Uf .. , .... ... , * i 5 BOY DIES, FUMES FROM PM BLAMED AJU. V tea I yr*n *4, Ml Imi< M In W4 An mm> KST-DtSPATOI A*ril S3, 1963 St. Louis News In Brief 1... ST. ions roST-DlSPATCH My 10, 1963 N 189.01 : LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION. INC. ata MAOIION AVIHUI Htw nm 17. H. 7. J i o 5 *r 3, 1963 Ar. Daiaoal J. Barrio St. Loula County Corooar St. loula County, Missouri aar Dr. Barrlsi la tba Tcsi-Disparca of April st, 1963, tbara la an artlcla astltlad *><qr'a Daath Lali to Paint Puaaa* la tfclsh It la alltgad that Allan V. Stuck, flr ywara old, dlad apparaatly of load polsoalaf fran inhaling point fuaaa. If aueb la tba fact la tba eoaa, It would ba tba flrat tlaa la blatory that tush baa bappaoadj tbarafora, Z would ba aoat Istaraatad la any dooiaaatatloa of tba locldant. Tou any 1angina tba lataraat of our ladusti7 la situations lsrolrlng poisoning of cblldraa aad wa ara aoat Istaraatad la eclating, la id;ttavwr way la poaalbla, tba taifort* ixata cocurranoaa of auob laeldsota. If I nay ba of balp la aay way, I would appraclata baarlng fraa you. fbank you for any laforaatloa that you aay ba abla to aaad ragardlag tba Stock aaaa. Tai7 truly youra, Bari ad Aoa 0. Fswlar wm N 189.02 ,> Uf*MO i. HAM)| rvu<*rr l . h u .t m Office of Coroner rr*t< *. `: k- i \r Kay th, I96i urm t o t h e reonxi This lttr la tn regard to A1UX W, STUCK, 5 yeara old, vho expired on April 23rd, 1903, ond th cauee of vhoee death la being Inveetlgeted for tha poaelblllty of lead poleonlng fro* paint and/or other cauaea. Although w arc chagrined by thlc or any other violent death which brlnge an intlaeljp and to a pereon'a life, thla Office fa happy to report that thla fatality haa not been canted through the nee of a coion houeehold paint. In fact, there la nothing that I have been able to learn through a tody and reeearch that would Indicate that there la eufflclent lead or toxic agent In any Interior paint that would lead to a fatality by Inhalation. Aa a Batter of fact, further reaaaroh work by thla Office haa Indicated that aooe of the dcatha ao reported In tha peat aeveral yeara In other Cltlea have not been aa a direct reault of Inhalation, but have had other contributing or direct cauaea. Very tnjly youra, ,--------- "M. d I. Ha r ms Coroner, St, Loula County, Mleaouri MHinba NOTE! Reeearch by thla Office did Indicate a lead content of 1.7*1. R.I.H. l jpj -im iiurmM^ai JP I I1IN IJlIllglWJipj -4'- * N 189.03