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A letters-page item from the New York Times Magazine in which Matthew M. Swetonic of the Asbestos Information Association disputes Robert Sherrill's January 21 article on asbestos hazards, listing five objections. Sherrill replies, discussing industry dust-control spending, the Association's funding, and quotations from Swetonic and from Dr. George W. Wright. unreviewed
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- Author
- Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association); Robert Sherrill (author of the original article; replies to the letter)
- Published by
- The New York Times Magazine
- Series
- Union Carbide documents, UC-3141
- Date
- February 25, 1973
- Number
- Bates UCC 000027 to A08039
- Rights
- A published article used as a document in asbestos litigation. Its copyright is not ours, so we describe it and link to it rather than host it.
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Matthew M. Swetonic, Robert Sherrill. "The Hazards of Safety." The New York Times Magazine, 1973.
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People and organizations
From Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association); Robert Sherrill (author of the original article; replies to the letter) to The Editor, The New York Times Magazine.
- Robert Sherrill (author)
- Matthew M. Swetonic (author)
- The New York Times Magazine (its organization)
- American Review of Respiratory Disease (named)
- Asbestos Information Association/North America (named)
- Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health (named)
- Johns-Manville (named)
- NIOSH (named)
- Quebec Asbestos Mining Association (QAMA) (named)
- The Wall Street Journal (named)
- U.S. Bureau of the Census (named)
- U.S. Department of Labor (named)
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This is document UC-3141 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 1 page. Production numbers UCC 000027 to A08039.
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Matthew M. Swetonic (Executive Secretary, Asbestos Information Association), Robert Sherrill (author of the original article, replies to the letter). “Letters Page Exchange: Matthew M. Swetonic (Asbestos Information Association) and Robert Sherrill on 'The Hazards of Safety,' New York Times Magazine.” February 25, 1973. Union Carbide documents, UC-3141, Bates UCC 000027 to A08039. The New York Times Magazine. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/union-carbide-exhibits/uc-3141.
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