MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS March 9-11, 1976 SUBJECT: Asbestos in Talc The following reporters called in regard to the Washington Post story on the determination of asbestos in talc by the Mt.

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The New York Times Wednesday March 10; 1976 Asbestos Found In T eh Powders Ten o t* o f 13 bjedy and baby pow ders tested a t M bjint Sinai H ospital here w ere contam inated w ith asbestos '-fib e rs " capable of causing a ra re form of ch est and abdominal cancer, researchers h are reported. ..

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