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Automatic Window. A jalousie window that opens by pushing a button and closes by pulling a pendant was introduced by Universal Fabricators, Inc. The mechanism eliminates the customary crank turning. Price: about $3 per sq. ft.

Copying Machine. A desk-size machine that reproduces documents on ordinary instead of specially treated paper will be introduced by Haloid Xerox, Inc. early next year. Fixing dry ink permanently into paper, the Xerox 914 turns out reproductions up to 9 by 14 in. at the rate of six a minute. Rent: $95 a month.

Breakproof Glass. A new line of glassware that is virtually breakproof--and if it does break, leaves no jagged edges--was put on sale by St.-Gobain of Paris at Gimbel Bros. The glass can be transferred from a subzero freezer to a 600DEG F. oven without cracking. Price of a twelve-piece tumbler set: $4.50.

All-Purpose Telephone. A telephone-answering gadget that answers calls, records and transmits the messages over the phone when called by the owner, will be put on sale in the U.S. by Code-a-Phone Electronics Inc. Operating on transistors, the device records any number of messages up to an hour in length each, also enables the owner to listen in on calls without the caller's knowledge, thus decide whether to talk or let the recorder take a message. Rent: $28 a month.

Sparkling Stockings. A nylon for women's formal-wear hosiery that sparkles slightly was put on the market by DuPont. Price: about $2.50 a pair.

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