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Philadelphia Inquirer Articles on Steve McQueen's Mesothelioma and a New Jersey Teacher's Asbestos Claim (1980)

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A newspaper page from the Philadelphia Inquirer carrying two articles. The first reports Dr. Irving Selikoff's statement that actor Steve McQueen's mesothelioma resulted from asbestos exposure. The second reports that a Somerville, N.J., teacher planned to file a workers' compensation claim over airborne asbestos in a school shop classroom. unreviewed

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Author
Judith Randal (New York News Service); Associated Press (wire service, author of the second article)
Published by
Philadelphia Inquirer
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-1965
Date
November 9, 1980
Number
Bates BRG 0440
Rights
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Judith Randal. "Steve McQueen's cancer caused by asbestos, expert says flatly." Philadelphia Inquirer:10D, 1980.

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  • Page 1: Judith Randal (New York News Service), 'Steve McQueen's cancer caused by asbestos, expert says flatly'
  • Page 1: Associated Press, 'Teacher to file claim for asbestos injury', with a 'Shop Teacher Files' sidebar

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From Judith Randal (New York News Service); Associated Press (wire service, author of the second article).

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This is document UC-1965 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 1 page. Production numbers BRG 0440.

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Judith Randal (New York News Service), Associated Press (wire service, author of the second article). “Philadelphia Inquirer Articles on Steve McQueen's Mesothelioma and a New Jersey Teacher's Asbestos Claim.” November 9, 1980. Union Carbide documents, UC-1965, Bates BRG 0440. Philadelphia Inquirer. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-1965.

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