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Moving Sidewalk. The first passenger conveyor to go around corners was demonstrated by the Robins Conveyors Division of Hewitt-Robins Inc. The flexible rubber belt is also the first conveyor designed to move passengers in two directions at once. Hewitt-Robins will install 1,406 ft. of moving sidewalks (for $234,704) at the Dallas Airport.

Transistor Phonograph. A 7 1/2-lb. portable phonograph that uses transistors instead of vacuum tubes will be put on sale by the Philco Corp. The phonograph will play for 150 hours on the power produced by four standard flashlight batteries costing 10-c- each v. the $6 batteries used in current portable phonographs. Price: $59.95.

Tree Crasher. A giant 60-ton bulldozer strong enough to push a weight equal to 75 passenger cars has been built by R. G. Le Tourneau Inc. for the Handley Construction Co., which will use it to uproot trees and underbrush along the Georgia-Florida coastal area. The Tree Crasher, 39 ft. long and 11 ft. high, smashes through jungles on six huge rubber-tired wheels 4 ft. wide and 10 ft. tall, each powered by its own electric motor. The motors, in turn, are powered by two diesel generators near the center of the unit.

Airtight Cap. An airtight container cap that hermetically reseals a glass jar when the lid is pressed on has been put on sale by the Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Originally developed for baby-food packers, the Vapak lid prevents discoloration of food. It will be sold in a variety of sizes for food and drug items.

Plastic-Coated Plywood. Crown Zellerbach Corp. of San Francisco has developed a weather-resistant plastic sheet that can be heat-bonded to plywood and painted. The fungus-resistant plastic, called CreZon, will be sold in rolls to plywood manufacturers, is expected to make plywood a practical exterior building material under all conditions. It will add slightly to the cost of untreated, top-grade plywood.

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