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FIRE ENGINEERING. February. 1978, Vol. 131. No 2. Member. American Business Press and Audit Bureau of Circulations. Published monthly by Magazine Division. Dun-Donnelley Publishing Corporation, a member of the Dun and Bradstreet Group. JOHN K. ABELY, Executive Vice President. Magazine Division. EXECUTIVE. EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES: 668 Fifth Avenue. New York. N.Y. 10019. Printed in Easton. Pa. 18042.
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