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THE NEW YORK TIMES. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 25. 19J4 i Vinyl Chloride Exposure Limit Low, low prices \ Is Opposed by Plastics Industry ,, e from Norway , ByJAEN. EBRODY i Social lo The I lev York Times ; famous Norwegian porcelainized ' savings. Elegant Lotus pattern in zes. goes from freezer-to-flame-toi handy trivet and the handles are :el. Retail Price. SI 5.00 17.50 20.00 30.00 Nordiska Price S 8.95 10.95 12.95 17.95 scotch/avocado/teal/blue/black zes) oussaka... In orange only. 7,50 Nordiaka Price $10.95 e to those customers who came in r air conditioner wasn't working. It's \ and once again you can shop at mfort. I WASHINGTON, June 25 -- This standard, according to ! Representatives of the plastics the industry plan, would be industry pressed today for a gradually reduced to a daily relaxa'ion of proposed Federal average of 10 parts per million rules governingworker ex with maximum exposure of 25 posure to vinyl chloride, a parts per million by October, chemical that has been linked 1976. to 21 cases of a rare, fatal liver cancer. Industry spokesmen said that the proposed standard was medically unnecessary, tech nologically unfeasible and would lead to the loss of as many as 2.2 million jobs. At the opening of what is expected to be a long Labor Department hearing on the pro posed new standard of no ex posure to detectable levels of the widely used chemical, in dustry spokesmen clashed with representatives of labor and Government'and university sci entists who testified that even stricter standards than those proposed must be implemented Somewhat stricter standards were proposed for workers en gaged in the synthesis of vinyl chloride, a sweet-smelling gas. But for those workers who fabricate polyvinyl chloride into any of thousands of consumer and industrial products, the industiy said that no vinyl chloride standards should be applied. Scientists from the National Institute for Occupational Safe ty and Health noted, however, that earlier this month two cases of angiosarcoma of the liver were uncovered in em ployes in fabrication plants in Connecticut. to protect the health of hun The plastics industry's posi dreds of thousands of American tion was outlined by Anton workers. The debate today illustrated Vittone, presiden of the B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company, the difficulties faced by the where the vinyl chloride cancer Labor Department's Occu pational Safety and Health Administration in protecting risk was first uncovered last January. Mr. Vittone, chairman of the industry's committee of workers in the face of industry vinyl chloride and polyvinyl opposition. Until the new vinyl chloride producers, said in his chloride standard was proposed last month, -the three-year prepared statement, mittee is unanimous "The in its com posi history of Administration ac tion has leaned toward capitu lation to industry demands. tion that the proposed stand ard is not technologically feasi ble and, if adopted, would shut down the industry." | Emergency Limit Set Mr. Vittone said, "There is Currently, the industry is no data showing that exposure operating under an emergency levels as provided for under septed. Add SI.50 postage temporary exposure limit of 50 the emergency standards are parts of vinyl chloride per mil not safe or of low degree of DiSKfl lion parts of air, a level that risk." He noted further that the has been shown to cause angio rats exposed at 50 parts per sarcoma, a liver cancer, in million got cancer only after rats and mice in studies con- a life span equivalent to 80 dccted by industry and uni years in man. met giftware at European market prices versity scientists. An industry news release ssetaGreenwichaNorwalkaParamusaC3mbrkfEe H Although scientists from the stated that later testimony Avenue (at 38th St.) I National Cancer Institute testi would show that enforcement *0/Open 10-6:30, Thurs. to 8 B fied that there was no known of j the no-exposure standard safe level of a cancer-causing copld result in an over-all loss geagent, the Society of the of-2.2 million jobs. Plastics Industry proposed in Labor representatives decried rand spice... prepared testimony an aver these statements as "black age daily exposure limit of 25 mail" that ignores "overwhelm . hogs, frozen pork bellies, soybeans, life interesting for traders in commodtop of prices, they follow the daily . Times Business-Finance Pages. Any- y? parts per million a maximum ing medical evidence." Peter momentary exposure of 40 Bommarito, president of the parts per million, for workers United Rubber Workers Union, exposed to vinyl chloride in said that workers' lives were the process of transforming it more important than any] into polyvinyl chloride. product. * The Metropolitans TbeD Rt Off to a Runni BY STANLEY ROSS Santo Domingo:-- This island nation, k many tourist attractions, has blossomed ir industrial country with such potential tha increase in Gross National Product (12.5, entire world. And now, to launch Dr. Joaquii third term as Constitutional President on > "Corporacion de Fomento Industrial" (Invelopment Corp.) has announced the exp; Industrial Free Zones as well as creatioi mense Industrial Park at the port city of H from the new Shell Refinery, the expanc Generating plant, and one of the world's most modern Roll-on. Roll-off container pi According to Dr. Federico Antun, Secre: and director general of the CFI, the corf signal the start of Dr, Balaguer's new term I the presently successful "Zona Franca" at de Macoris, a Caribbean port city already I the activities of 18 United States, Europeai manufacturers. Dr. Antun said from 25 to30new buildings the newly-opened Free Zone area of som square feet, will be built to specifications t alists who wish to take advantage of the willing, industrious, disciplined andeager-tc pool--at about the lowest cost level in the v Free-Zone firms can enjoy complete from all taxes for as long as 20years, and c ble for long-term, low-cost "Fomento'loan: from 12,000 square feet to 66,000 or more to order on short notice, at monthly ren: cents per square foot--with three mont installation and start-up. "The policy of President Balaguer." saic "is open arms of welcome to all foreign which enjoys full protection and encou- Another Free Port Zone Another Free Port Zone will sho ' ' t i atSan Cristobal. 15 miles west of S 'o emphasis on stimulation of Agro-In. il The area is famous as the "Breadb 'T-''' o' bean." and for the excellence of it s tables, dozens of varieties of which ^. o to the U.S. and Caribbean nations. A new Free Zone, at Puerto Plat. s I: welcome American industry. Dr. Anti 1 multiple advantages are offered, plus --2 ( 2V? hours by jet from Puerto Plata's