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ROBERT I. THIEME 

 correct in that our infortoation, from correct verbatim 

 data from that meeting, is that the closures of the clam 

 beds there were due to bacteria, not due to waste sulfite 

 liquor. 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: To continue with that, I 

 am not sure that the scientists don't agree that bacteria 

 are included in waste sulfite liquor. What you say is true. 



MR. THIEME: Well, the only point, Mr. 

 Chairman, was to sort of correct the record. 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: Right. 



MR. THIEME: And the inference was that 

 it was all sulfite waste liquor problem. 



There has been a lot of conversation about 

 the toxicity of sulfite waste liquor, and with your 

 indulgence I would like to make a little demonstration. 

 I have in this container some waste sulfite liquor, a 

 million parts per million (drinking it). 



I would like to present this to Mr. Kari. 

 You take it, for your examination. One million parts 

 per million. 



CHAIRMAN STEIN: The ghost of Vinton Bacon 

 marches on. (Laughter) 



MR. THIEME: First I would like to make 

 two general comments on the report. One very important 



