| (AFX UK Focus) 2006-07-30 16:49 GMT: Economist Louis Winnick dies at 85
MANHASSET, N.Y. (AFX) - Louis Winnick, an economist who helped guide the investments of the Ford Foundation and promoted low-income home ownership, has died. He was 85. Winnick died Saturday at a hospice in Manhasset, on Long Island. The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter Pamela Winnick attributed to exposure to asbestos when he worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. Winnick was born in Romania and came to Brooklyn when he was 1. He graduated from Brooklyn College and earned a graduate degree in economics at Columbia University. He worked for the New York City Planning Commission and the Housing and Redevelopment Board before joining the Ford Foundation in 1962. He served as deputy vice president in the national affairs division from 1968 to 1986.
Economist helped poor buy homes
MANHASSET, N.Y. - Louis Winnick, an economist who helped guide the investments of the Ford Foundation and promoted low-income home ownership, has died. He was 85. Winnick died Saturday at a hospice in Manhasset, on Long Island. The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter Pamela Winnick attributed to exposure to asbestos when he worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. Winnick worked for the New York City Planning Commission and the Housing and Redevelopment Board before joining the Ford Foundation in 1962. He served as deputy vice president in the national affairs division from 1968 to 1986. Winnick played a major role in the foundation's effort to channel resources into housing, community renewal and minority enterprise following the turbulence of the late 1960s.
NZ asbestos victims face new setback
The fight to force Australian asbestos manufacturers to compensate thousands of sick and dying New Zealanders who inhaled the killer fibres has suffered a serious knock-back.
This month, the Court of Appeal in Australia overturned a landmark $320,000 payout to former Kiwi Bernard Frost, 61, from company Amaca, a subsidiary of Australian building products giant James Hardie. Frost was exposed to the killer fibres while installing insulation products in Cambridge in 1963-66 but was diagnosed with asbestos-related lung diseases in 2000, four years after he moved to Queensland. Frost's Australian lawyer Graeme Little said he will seek special leave to appeal the decision in the High Court in Australia because it was a case of great public importance.
Details announced of improvements to mesothelioma compensation system
John Hutton today gave details of how the system for compensating sufferers of mesothelioma, the debilitating form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, would be improved and speeded up. After working with key stakeholders, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions said interim measures to speed up current claims would be put into action and he was determined to put in place a long-term solution. "I am committed to ensuring sufferers of this awful disease, which progresses so rapidly from the time of diagnosis, will get compensation before they die," said Mr Hutton. "There are a series of measures we will put into action straight away, such as clarifying with claims handlers best practice to ensure priority is given to those with mesothelioma.
Economist Louis Winnick dies at 85
MANHASSET, N.Y. | Louis Winnick, an economist who helped guide the investments of the Ford Foundation and promoted low-income home ownership, has died. He was 85.Winnick died Saturday at a hospice in Manhasset, on Long Island. The cause of death was mesothelioma, a type of lung cancer that his daughter Pamela Winnick attributed to exposure to asbestos when he worked in the Brooklyn Navy Yard during World War II. Winnick was born in Romania and came to Brooklyn when he was 1. He graduated from Brooklyn College and earned a graduate degree in economics at Columbia University.He worked for the New York City Planning Commission and the Housing and Redevelopment Board before joining the Ford Foundation in 1962. He served as deputy vice president in the national affairs division from 1968 to 1986.Winnick played a major role in the foundation's effort to channel resources into housing, community renewal and minority enterprise following the turbulence of the late 1960s.He was credited with steering the foundation toward making low-interest loans and equity investments in low-income urban areas.
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