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Match 3 , 19 3 7 Mr. A , LaMar Be n so n V n U a & C t r a a l t ; Co cpan y 32 S o u th S t . Th ir d F lo o r B altim o re # Maryland Dear Mr* Bensons Your l e t t e r ctfVFebruary 23rd oonoernlng the illn e s s of one has been received and X have looked up our record* I fin d th a t n e ith e r X nor any of my asso ciates^exami ned1-Mr* nor did we -mak any fu rth e r in v e s tig a tlo n o f th e case ... a f te r having received a re p o rt of theexam lnatlon made a t the Washington Insurance C linic* 1725 Hhode Islan d Avenue# H.W. * Washington D* C* *he re s u lts of the exam inetlcoi made a t th a t C lin ic indicated if a th e r d e a r ily th a t th ere was no suggestion of lead thtcxlcatlon# (Incidentally# and fo r your information# the handling : of gasolines does not Involve s ig n ific a n t exposure to te tra e th y l lead* The vapora given o ff from th gasoline do not contain lead in.measureable q u a n titie s so th a t I t Is not possible to absorb lead as the re s u lt of exposure to fumes ris in g from tanks and open containers of gasoline*) The doctor who examined him# Dr* Thomas J* Kelly) came to the conclusion th a t the headaches mlght be oaused by frequent exposure to gasoline v a p o rs a lh o e lt appeared that the p a tie n t had no symptoxos when he was .not working* In as much as th is man presented no symptoms suggestive of lead ab so ^ tlb n ' or lead interni cation# I did not se e f i t to make Shy ita rth e rIn v e s tig a tio n of h is ease* However I f there have been any developments In the case since the I n i t i a l re p o rt which appear to ju s tif y fu rth e r investigation# I should be glad to be Informed* Very tr u ly yours# RAK*la Robert A) Kehoe, 00038:2