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THE JOURNAL OF EDITOR:
G E O R G E H . C O L E M A N , Chemistry Department,
ASSISTANT
EDITORS:
Chemistry Department,
FREDERICK
Massachusetts
Chemistry
Wayne State University, Detroit,
D . A N D THEODORA
Institute of Technology, Cambridge,
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Michigan
GREENE,
Massachusetts
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