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A cover letter from the president of the Asbestos Information Association/North America to Union Carbide's president, forwarding a copy of a June 7, 1973 speech, "Why Asbestos?", given by the Association's executive secretary to the Asbestos Textile Institute. The speech describes the asbestos-health issue, Dr. Selikoff's work, press coverage, and the Association's medical, legal, customer, public relations and government-affairs activities, including OSHA, EPA and FDA matters.
- Author
- John H. Marsh (President, Asbestos Information Association/North America); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association/North America (author of the attached speech))
- Published by
- Asbestos Information Association/North America
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-4226
- Date
- August 3, 1973
- Number
- Bates UCC 010490 to A19575
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 18818 · asbestosclaims.law/library/18818
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Letter, J. H. Marsh (AIA/NA) to W. S. Sneath (Union Carbide), Aug. 3, 1973, transmitting the speech; has a distribution list and handwritten routing notes
- Pages 2-29: "Why Asbestos?" speech by Matthew M. Swetonic to the Asbestos Textile Institute, Arlington, Va., June 7, 1973, including two charts on Selikoff mortality data and death projections (pp. 18 and 20)
People and organizations
From John H. Marsh (President, Asbestos Information Association/North America); Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association/North America (author of the attached speech)) to William S. Sneath (President, Union Carbide Corporation); William C. Thurber (cc recipient).
- John H. Marsh (author)
- Matthew M. Swetonic (author)
- William S. Sneath (recipient)
- William C. Thurber (copied)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (its organization)
- Asbestos Textile Institute (named)
- British Asbestos Information Committee (named)
- Johns-Manville (named)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (named)
- New York Academy of Sciences (named)
- The New Yorker (named)
- Union Carbide Corporation (named)
Related pages
Pages on our site about what this document covers: Asbestos Textiles: Cloth, Garments, Gloves, and Blankets · Johns-Manville.
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This is document UC-4226 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 30 pages. Production numbers UCC 010490 to A19575.
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John H. Marsh (President, Asbestos Information Association/North America), Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association/North America (author of the attached speech)). “John H. Marsh (AIA/NA) to William S. Sneath Forwarding Swetonic's Speech "Why Asbestos?".” August 3, 1973. Union Carbide documents, UC-4226, Bates UCC 010490 to A19575. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 18818. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/18818.
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