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Smithsonian installs computer to catalog vast collections
Washington AP: The Smithsonian Institution installs a Honeywell 1200 computer to catalog over 50 million specimens in natural history. Dr. Donald F Squires says staff backlog spans 25 years while new specimens grow at one million annually. A $500000 grant funds three years to cut clerical work and boost research efficiency by about 70 percent.
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