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E. J. Kleber Call Report on U.S. Gypsum Company (Mort Higgs) on Fiber Count Errors and Asbestos-Free Joint Compounds (1974)

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Call report by E. J. Kleber on a contact with Mort Higgs, Technical Director of U.S. Gypsum Company, South Gate, CA. It reports that U.S. Gypsum's fiber-count calculating procedure was found to be in error, that Higgs asked for help keeping fiber counts down, and that he commented on competitors' asbestos-free tape joint compounds and on the spraying and sanding debates. The text of page 1 breaks off mid-sentence; page 2 is blank.

Author
E. J. Kleber
Published by
Union Carbide Corporation (Calidria Asbestos), Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Series
Union Carbide documents, UC-4635
Date
November 6, 1974
Library no.
ACL Doc 19183 · asbestosclaims.law/library/19183
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From E. J. Kleber to T. P. Norris; W. C. Thurber; J. E. Walsh.

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This is document UC-4635 of the Union Carbide documents, documents produced and used as evidence in asbestos lawsuits against Union Carbide, 2 pages.

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“E. J. Kleber Call Report on U.S. Gypsum Company (Mort Higgs) on Fiber Count Errors and Asbestos-Free Joint Compounds.” November 6, 1974. Union Carbide documents, UC-4635. Union Carbide Corporation (Calidria Asbestos), Niagara Falls, N.Y. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 19183. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/19183.

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