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Date Electronics unveils two decade milestone and growth
Date Electronics marks its 20th anniversary, tracing origins from 1951 with three employees in a small Columbus room to a multinational with about 2,000 workers and multiple plants in Columbus Yankton Norfolk and Ontario. The article notes early products like the heat sink resistor and RWL25, space program involvement, acquisitions in Albuquerque and Hathway ties, and key leaders including William R. Simpson. It highlights expansions, mergers, and community involvement while detailing plant moves and product diversification through the 1960s to 1980s.
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Bvo
Columbus
Dale Line
Dale
Norfolk
Alburqueruc
Earkead
He. Alburquerque
Trimet
Bale
Hathaway Instruments
Denver
Hathaway Group
Clemea Ana Trolucts
Gardenia
Galil
Sterling Electric
Motors
Los Angeles
Lioux Table Products
Yankton
Usathaway
Lionel Corporation
William RR. Simpson
Dale Electronics
Albuquerque
Dale Telectronics, Inc
Highway 61
Lionel- Telerad
Telerad
Simpson