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Pass the Salt. Armour & Co. had some good news this week for millions of U.S. sufferers from heart disease, kidney trouble and high blood pressure, who must follow a low-salt diet. Armour has perfected a process to cut as much as 95% of the sodium (the troublesome part of sodium chloride, i.e., table salt) from meat, will sell cans of nearly salt-free beef stew, hash, beef & gravy, chili con carne and meat loaf. Cost: a few cents more than regular canned meat.

Wood News. To combine the best features of wood and concrete, east Texas Builder Van A. Hamilton invented "Woodcrete'': one part cement, three parts sand, three parts chemically treated sawdust. Hamilton will sell only the chemically treated sawdust or the chemicals. The mixture can be poured into molds to form sub-flooring and walls, is as fireproof as concrete. Door & window moldings, hardwood floor boards, etc. can be nailed directly to Woodcrete, which will not crack, contract or expand. Estimated savings on material and labor: 30-50%.

Special Delivery. In Baltimore, Western Union, installed facsimile recorders in autos to test a new delivery system for telegrams in suburban areas. Telegrams are radioed to the cars and recorded directly on electro-sensitive Western Union blanks. The driver pops the message in an envelope, drives to the right address. Western Union hopes to put the system into operation all over the U.S.

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