. / ___________ St, Louis, April 25--Andrew Fletcher, president of the St, Joseph Lead Co, of New York, was today reelected President of the Lead Industries Association at its Twenty-Eighth Annual Meeting, The representatives of the lead raining, smelting and manufacturing indust ries also reelected as vice presidentsj K* C* Brownell, president, American Smelting & Refining Co* N Y., J, A* Martino, president, National Lead Co*, N, I,, and M* M* Zoller, vice president.

On leading-trailing brakes the leading shoe performs the majority of the braking when the vehicle is moving forward.

Confirming m y telephone conversation of August I8th with Mr* Tully, I wish to mice a brief report on the status of the ease of Mr* agent for the Johnson Oil Company in North Judson, Indiana* Dr* Schradin*a investigation of the matter with the physicians In the case disclosed the fact that Mr * ed rather unexpectedly having had an Illness of son weeks* The peculiarities of the case were such that a very careful study would have been required in arriving at the certain diagnosis* There were certain points which suggested the possibility of lead poisoning but in the absence of a history of significant exposure and lacking any satisfactory evidence that lead absorption had occurred, such a diagnosis could not bo substantiated* The family physician in the case, Dr* A# Fisher, had based hla tentative opinion that lead was a factor on certain symptoms together with the fact that the patient had worked with loaded gasoline* Dr* Fisher does not feel his initial opinion can be justified and for this reason he signed the death certificate indicating that the Illness had been multiple sclerosis* It Is Dr* Schradin*s opinion that the wife of the deceased believes that he was poisoned by handling gasoline* However, Dr.

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No reprints of this chapter are availa ble, but I am sending one on Lead Absorption and Lead Poi soning, which contains some of the material in the chapter.

Referring to lead paints, we have been well aware of the activities of Mr.

FOR IMMEDIATE R'RT.F.ARF NEW YORK, OCTOBER l6, 1963 - National Lead Company has named Kenneth C.

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WALLING HM BINGMAN GHANTOHN AT Al AT HSKVAX HAMILTLA AT Al AT CSOC ) WALLINPD AT Al AT CSOC ) BINGMAT AT Al AT WWPS ) ) Subject: Bio-a samples - NEW lead concentrations Hazen re-submitted the split samples of fine material that was used to determine the lead concentrations in the bioavailability samples that should now be on site at Haskel.

Have you had any personal experience with the use of BAL in the treatment of lead poisoning, either acute or chronic?

The lead concentration in the blood and urine is scarcely at the level we would regard as strongly suggestive in relation to lead intoxication.

Red lead has proved itself for a wide variety of exposures.

Levadie: I do not believe that there is satisfactory evidence on which to sot a TLV for lead chromate.

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It has been the unfortunate experience of many of our members in those States making lead poisoning com pensable, that doctors widely disagree as to when a work man has lead poisoning and I note that the State laws them selves are not clear on any definition, which would help matters.