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ATI President John A. Brown, Jr. sent J. T. Griffis of R. K. Porter Co., Thermoid Division, a Plain Dealer article of January 12, 1965 on asbestos and cancer, noting that customers had already made inquiries. He proposed that the article be discussed at the February Board of Governors meeting. The attached article, by Josephine Robertson, reports on the New York Academy of Sciences conference and the Selikoff, Churg and Hammond study of 307 deaths among asbestos insulation workers.
- Author
- John A. Brown, Jr. (President, Asbestos Textile Institute)
- Published by
- Asbestos Textile Institute
- Series
- Asbestos Textile Institute documents, ATI-39
- Date
- January 18, 1965
- Number
- Bates ATI-000039_0001 to ATI-000039_0003
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 21058 · asbestosclaims.law/library/21058
- Rights
- A document from asbestos litigation, published for research and historical study.
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What the document holds
- Page 1: Cover letter from John A. Brown, Jr. to J. T. Griffis, January 18, 1965
- Pages 2-3: Plain Dealer article 'Cancer Experts Eye Asbestos in Alarm' by Josephine Robertson, January 12, 1965
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From John A. Brown, Jr. (President, Asbestos Textile Institute) to J. T. Griffis (R. K. Porter Co., Inc., Thermoid Division, Charlotte, N.C.).
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This is document ATI-39 of the Asbestos Textile Institute documents, produced in asbestos litigation, 3 pages. Production numbers ATI-000039_0001 to ATI-000039_0003.
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John A. Brown, Jr. (President, Asbestos Textile Institute). “Letter from John A. Brown, Jr. to J. T. Griffis, R. K. Porter Co., Thermoid Division, Forwarding Plain Dealer Asbestos Cancer Article.” January 18, 1965. Asbestos Textile Institute documents, ATI-39, Bates ATI-000039_0001 to ATI-000039_0003. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 21058. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/21058.
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