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Revamped Fiber. To compete with such fibers as Dacron and Orlon. Celanese Corp. of America announced a new acetate rayon, called Arnel. It holds a crease so well that it can be put into automatic washers and dryers, needs virtually no ironing. Price: about 55-c- a lb. for staple, v. $1.28 a lb. and up for Dacron and the others.

Treasure Tracker. For uranium hunters who want to prospect from plane, train or auto (TIME. Oct. 11), Manhattan's Radiac Co. has developed a 6-lb. supersensitive Geiger counter. Price: $545.

Squeeze Play. For do-it-yourself decorators, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. has put on sale 50 paint colorants in tubes. When stirred into white paint, the colorants provide a choice of about 300 different hues. Price: 73-c- to $1.29.

Triple-Threat Engine. A four-wheeled gas engine with attachable units to generate electricity, pump water and compress air (for spraying paint, insecticides, etc.) has been put on the market by Master Mechanic Manufacturing Co. of Burlington, Wis. Price: $499.50 (2 1/4 h.p.); $779.50 (6 h.p.).

Panel House. To boost lumber sales, the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association put on its first big national show in New York last week, and displayed the new "Lu-Re-Co" (for Lumber Research Council) house of pre-built panels. To show how easily the house can be put up (at an estimated 25% reduction in labor costs), the association built three of them on the spot (see cut). It has been selling plans for five different Lu-Re-Co three-bedroom houses ranging from $12,500 to $13,500, expects that more than 2,500 of them will be put up this year.

Automatic Revolver. Revolving doors that are motor-driven instead of hand-pushed have been put on the market by International Steel Co. of Evansville, Ind. For slowpokes, a gentle touch stops the door long enough for them to escape. Price: $1,200 for single-speed unit, which revolves continuously; $1,700 for double speed, which moves faster when touched.

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