FIRE ENGINEERING

FIRE ENGINEERING

250 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001 (212) 481-5771

EDITORIAL STAR

EDITOR

Thomas F. Brennan

MANAGING EDITOR

Williom A. Manning

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Sheilo Smith Noonon

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Gene Carlson

Paul McFadden

Frank l. Fire

Vincent Dunn

Ray Downey

CONSULTING EDITORS

Jock Bennett

Francis L. Brannigan

Hugh J. Caulfield

Glenn P. Corbett

Wolf Hendrick

Charles G. King

Edward J. McDonald

Burton W. Phelps

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H, Dinneen

BUSINESS STAFF

BUSINESS MANAGER

Daniel G. South

MARKETING SERVICES MANAGER

Wendy Chusid

ADVERTISING

M. Kissock

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Mike Ponton, Tulso

CIRCULATION SERVICES

Mike Bloke

General Manager, Tulso

Patsy Russo Supervisor, Tulsa

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C. Loumger, Jr.

PRESIDENT

A. Wolking

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FREE ENGINEERiNG SSN 0015-2587 December 1988 Volume 141, Number 12. Published monthly by PennWe’l Publishing Co., 1421 S. Sheridan Rd., P.O. Box 1260, Tulsa, OK 74101. Second-cicss postage paid at Tulso. Executive, editorial, ond advertising offices ot 250 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10001. ‘Copyright 1988 by PennWeil Publishing Co. Ai rights reserved. Material may not be reproduced m any form without written permission of the publisher Fire Enginee-mg is a registered trodemori.

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