annette aT RT THURSDAY, a FUMES POISONING PLANT WORKERS, UNION CHIEFS SAY BY HARRY BERNSTEIN ‘Times tort wrter Medical tests have shown workers: ata Vernon lead smelting plant are being poisoned by the illegal output of lead in the air at the plant and so far government efforts to halt the poisons have failed, union leaders charged here Wednesday The Department of Labor's re sional safety director Gilberg Garcia confirmed that NL Industries, Inc.. also known as the Morris P.” Kirk Co, has been cited for failing to properly control lead pollution, *and the case is not closed, which means the conditions have not been abat- ed? But Garcia said the company bas Tat PACES. Please Turn to Page 16, Col. 4PLANT FUMES are 2 “worldwide con- In addition to the charges of lead poisoning, the company’s Vernon plant is alsr facing ection ‘ty the Los Angeles Coun- ty Alr Pollution Control iad jliiit - sey Ht ; i ect i i i i 2 a ‘Attorneys for the union have filed 32 demands for