Parker: The prospect of writing an article on lead poisoning (incidentally the terra "chronic" in this application is a misnomer for a number of reasons) for Modern Medicine intrigues me, as does any opportunity to clarify some of the confused thinking and writing that has gone into the presentation of this subject.

The crucial issue would appear to be the degree, if any, of the absorption of lead through the skin of the scalp, and we believe the conditions are severe enough to answer this question positively or negatively.

LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION 292 M ADISON AVEN UE ^ .* j NEW YORK 17, N Y

General Motors objects because this interrogatory asks for information that will not lead to admissible 31

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Lead Refinery, Inc, East Chicago, Indiana Dear Mr.

I understand that one of the reasons for this is that the ''Ethyl" Committee is on the point of issuing its final report and in view of past controversy on the subject of lead in gasoline feels it would be inopportune to raise the question of T.M.L., at least until the T.E.L. position has been cleared officially.

This Interrogatory is overly broad, unduly burdensome, and not likely to lead to the discovery of relevant evidence.

Injury Cases* Abrams Lead & copied to Richard F.

The elements of interest would be'calcium, iron, lead, and gold.

The issue could be raised - I think it unlikely that it will - that, in time, the absorption of lead which was too small to measure in this investigation (because of the relative brevity o the situation), may reach measurable proportions.

\ lead lduslre Association,Inc.

Allergy should wish to have an abstract from me on the subject of lead in the common human environment, including the influence of traffic, it would be more to the point to deal with a* more comprehensive article.

Page 3389 2 As I said, in the '30s, '40s and '50s there 3 was controversy as to whether there was or was not a 4 unique tumor called a mesothelioma. 5 Many of the leading pathologists in the 6 world felt there was not, and what people were 7 interpreting was a tumor that spread over the surface 8 of the chest or abdominal cavity was actually a 9 metastasis from either lung tumors or abdominal 10 tumors. 11 For example, ovarian tumor in women is known 12 to spread in a way identical with mesothelioma. 13 Wagner -- the other thing was that 14 mesothelioma was extraordinarily rare.

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