GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Mar. 29, 1954

GOODS & SERVICES

Number, Please. To help identify lost and injured persons, the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. has launched the Teletag Identification Plan. Supported by civil defense and police officials, the telephone company hopes to get all subscribers to stencil their telephone numbers on their belongings.

Child-Saver. A portable traffic light that can be set up in the center of the street and operated from the sidewalk has been developed by J. R. Vissing, a Jeffersonville, Ind. garageman. The 4-ft.-high, battery-powered light is primarily for school crossings.

New Healer. A plastic adhesive bandage impregnated...

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