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SHEILA SMITH

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

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Frank L. Fire

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Jack Bennett

Walt Hendrick

Francis L. Brannigan

Hugh J. Caulfield

Glenn P. Corbett

Charles G. King

Edward J. McDonald

Burton W. Phelps

HENRY H. DINNEEN

Publisher

DANIEL G. SMITH

Business Manager

WENDY CHUSID

Marketing Services Manager

KRISTIANA WISTORT

Sales Coordinator

FIRE ENGINEERING (USPS 500-030). January 1988. Volume 141, Number 1. Member. Association of Business Publishers Inc. and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published monthly by PennWell Publishing Co. Printed in Tulsa. OK 74101. Executive, editorial and advertising offices: 250 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10001.

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