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JERRY W. LAUGHLIN Editor

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DOROTHY P. FERGUSON Managing Editor

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ELSA MARRERO Circulation Manager

M. RICHARD VINOCUR Group Publisher

CONSULTING EDITORS

Doug Forsman

Gordon Routley

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Joe Bachtler

Gene Carlson

Warren E. Isman

CORRESPONDENTS

Bradley Anderson, Jay K. Bradish,

Cliff Dektar, Lowell Ludford,

R. L. Nailen, Dave E. Williams

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