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Mar. 5-7. Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy. William Penn Hotel, Pitts- burgh.

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Mar. 17-21. American Society of Tool Engineers, In- dustrial Exposition. International Amphitheatre, Chi- cago.

Mar. 17-22. Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science (Annual). Peshawar University, N.W.F.P.

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Colston Research Society, Bristol, Eng.

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Belgium. Apr. 27-May 1. American Ceramic Society (Annual).

William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh. Apr. 28-30. American Oil Chemists' Society (Spring).

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