Pierre NNP Vinken NNP , , 61 CD years NNS old JJ , , will MD join VB the DT board NN as IN a DT nonexecutive JJ director NN Nov. NNP 29 CD . .
Mr. NNP Vinken NNP is VBZ chairman NN of IN Elsevier NNP N.V. NNP , , the DT Dutch NNP publishing VBG group NN . .
Rudolph NNP Agnew NNP , , 55 CD years NNS old JJ and CC former JJ chairman NN of IN Consolidated NNP Gold NNP Fields NNP PLC NNP , , was VBD named VBN  a DT nonexecutive JJ director NN of IN this DT British JJ industrial JJ conglomerate NN . .
A DT form NN of IN asbestos NN once RB used VBN   to TO make VB Kent NNP cigarette NN filters NNS has VBZ caused VBN a DT high JJ percentage NN of IN cancer NN deaths NNS among IN a DT group NN of IN workers NNS exposed VBN  to TO it PRP more RBR than IN 30 CD years NNS ago IN , , researchers NNS reported VBD   . .
The DT asbestos NN fiber NN , , crocidolite NN , , is VBZ unusually RB resilient JJ once IN it PRP enters VBZ the DT lungs NNS , , with IN even RB brief JJ exposures NNS to TO it PRP causing VBG symptoms NNS that WDT  show VBP up RP decades NNS later JJ , , researchers NNS said VBD   . .
Lorillard NNP Inc. NNP , , the DT unit NN of IN New JJ York-based JJ Loews NNP Corp. NNP that WDT  makes VBZ Kent NNP cigarettes NNS , , stopped VBD using VBG crocidolite NN in IN its PRP$ Micronite NN cigarette NN filters NNS in IN 1956 CD . .
Although IN preliminary JJ findings NNS were VBD reported VBN  more RBR than IN a DT year NN ago IN , , the DT latest JJS results NNS appear VBP in IN today NN 's POS New NNP England NNP Journal NNP of IN Medicine NNP , , a DT forum NN likely JJ  to TO bring VB new JJ attention NN to TO the DT problem NN . .
A DT Lorillard NNP spokewoman NN said VBD , , `` `` This DT is VBZ an DT old JJ story NN . .