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Letter from John A. Brown, Jr. to J. T. Griffis, H. K. Porter Co., Enclosing Plain Dealer Article on Asbestos and Cancer (1965)

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ATI President John A. Brown, Jr. sent J. T. Griffis of H. K. Porter's Thermoid Division a Plain Dealer article (Jan. 12, 1965) on the New York Academy of Sciences conference on asbestos hazards. He wrote that the article was alarming for the industry and should be discussed at the February Board of Governors meeting. The attached article reports on asbestos and cancer, including the Selikoff-Churg-Hammond study of insulation workers' deaths.

Author
John A. Brown, Jr. (President, Asbestos Textile Institute)
Published by
Asbestos Textile Institute
Series
Asbestos Textile Institute documents, ATI-52
Date
January 18, 1965
Number
Bates ATI-000052_0001 to ATI-000052_0003
Library no.
ACL Doc 21070 · asbestosclaims.law/library/21070
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, 18 January 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 (H. K. Porter Co., Inc., Thermoid Division, Charlotte, N.C.).

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This is document ATI-52 of the Asbestos Textile Institute documents, produced in asbestos litigation, 3 pages. Production numbers ATI-000052_0001 to ATI-000052_0003.

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John A. Brown, Jr. (President, Asbestos Textile Institute). “Letter from John A. Brown, Jr. to J. T. Griffis, H. K. Porter Co., Enclosing Plain Dealer Article on Asbestos and Cancer.” January 18, 1965. Asbestos Textile Institute documents, ATI-52, Bates ATI-000052_0001 to ATI-000052_0003. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 21070. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/21070.

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