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Castleman File: US Gypsum w/c = with cover letter or memo If DATE = 0, undated CD-ROM Document #;USG 1^3 Month/Year published article from trade journal published advertisement from trade journal government inspection results unpublished or internal report unpublished presentation from conference newspaper article / letter _J// memorandum industry warning labels industry sales literature industry recommended practices meeting agenda __ minutes __ attendee list legal filing of defense legal filing of plaintiff BC notes TO*. C. 7. Lehmann FROM: * Hie^__ SUBJECT: Aabeatoa!* 002841 COWyiDEKTIAL *ee* J. H, Welker J"o. /./ October 11, 1968 Although the art tale, beginning on page. U7 of Eba Htv Torkar Tor Oct. 12 aontalna tom* obrlourt inacaux^ciee, It if rv** to foeua attention on thei alleged or1 reel bftltb hnre;rdr relating to eabeatoa. Aa you know thia la a ver* oe *royeiSrilal aub^eet, which haa been aiasserlne for a lone time. I think the moat Important point brought out In this article is that aabeatoa mar not ba ao haxardoua par c, but that It doaa tend to abaorb and concentrate toxic aubstancea Ingested or Inhaled, The evidence aeema conclualve that the hazards of cigarette smoking are enormously lntanalfled If there la alas exposure to aabeatoa. Several of the product* v# manufacture and sell (e.g., joint compound, siding, fireproofing^, plaster) are generically lapllested in this article. With this kind of publicity in an influential national magazine, it la imperative to make sure that we are talcing all reasonable atepa to discern and avoid hazardous situations, not only ae a matter of ethical responsibility but to avoid dlreot or indirect liability, Perhaps XT. Krug would wish to know of this publication, if he hasn't already seen It. CSOld Ai <j flU ho doJoT fc/vuu/' ko**^ c df d<ohm^cts Ti:/ ^4) lv' CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COURT Exhibits: * p _________ Case Ho. 85-0J22-CV-iv-ti-o United States Gypsum Company