Chemical & Engineering
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Volume 46, Number 40 September 16, 1968
NEWS
THE CHEMICAL WORLD
ACS looks to the future at Atlantic City as speakers, symposiums, committees, and Council help evaluate the Society
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Cornell chemists synthesize Terramycin in 16-step reaction sequence that starts with 5hydroxyl-l,4-naphthoquinone
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Promise seen in anticancer agents which are orally active and anion solubilized
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Potash production will not be prorated in Saskatchewan, according to report by prov ince's potash committee
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INTERNATIONAL
First uranium toll enrichment contract in the U.S. has been signed in agreement between Kerr-McGee and AEC
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Europe's polyethylene makers are happy about the future market although they are faced with massive overcapacity
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RESEARCH
Merging beam mass spectrometer improved to electronically chop ion beam, measure ion emission, and use full-scale mass analysis
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Benzene-soluble coal made by BuMines method leaves carbon skeleton intact
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PMR method identifies yeasts accurately in Canadian chemical and taxonomic studies
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Prospects for shale oil development in the near future are still clouded in the face of new rumors about developers
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There's sufficient silver to meet the world's industrial needs
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Korea plans more R&D investment to raise nation's level of science and technology
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Universities may get more money from industry if newly created program works
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New process for separating xylenes will be used by Japan Gas-Chemical when it starts up plant in Mizushima next month
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Patent report just released by the Government dispels a few popular ideas about title to federally sponsored R&D
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Polyisoprene can be injection molded suecessfully using a method developed by Goodyear's Joseph F. O'Mahoney, Jr.
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Du Pont moves into woven fabric in its marketing of dyed nylon fabric, trade-marked Dorzan, to be used in shoes
Gas from coal and power can be coproducts of one integrated plant; system would be highly economical, IGT's C. L. Tsaros says
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Cyclic column features pulsed packing rather than calling for pulsing of the liquid, in Uni versity of Missouri design
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EDUCATION
INDUSTRY & BUSINESS
The 1970's will bring the global company that will be multinational in technology, products, organization, and markets
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Hydroxypropylcellulose is new product from Hercules that has versatile combination of properties
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Nuclear concepts in freshman chemistry curriculums is seen as unified approach to modern concepts of structure
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TECHNOLOGY
ACS NEWS
New CAS information service offers weekly tapes of current Chemical Abstracts issues
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THE COVER: Cornell's Roald Hoffmann honored with 1969 ACS Award in Pure Chemistry. (Photo by Ray Rakow.) See page 62
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PEOPLE
1969 winners of ACS awards include 20 from academic, 10 from industrial, and two from government fields Pure Chemistry Award goes to Hoffmann of Cornell University for theoretical work •
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Contributing Editor:
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THE DEPARTMENTS Associations—meeting Short Courses
announcements
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ACS
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Books—listing of new books
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