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FIRE ENGINEERING (USPS 500-030). February 1988, Volume 141, Number 2. Member. Association of Business Publishers Inc. and Audit Bureau ol 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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