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FIRE ENGINEERING (USPS 500-030), September 1987, Volume 140. Number 9. Member, Association of Business Publishers Inc. and Audi! 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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