The city of woburn, massachusetts, was hit by a sudden epidemic of leukemia in 1966. At the time, the only factories left in the city were the J. J. Riley Tannery, the W. R. Grace Chemical Factory, and the Unifirst Corp. Factory. The city's economy relied heavily on income derived from industrial companies engaged in the manufacture of leather goods.
The city of woburn, massachusetts, was hit by a sudden epidemic of leukemia in 1966. At the time, the only factories left in the city were the J. J. Riley Tannery, the W. R. Grace Chemical F…