Allied Radio-LTV Ling Altec merger
LTV Ling Altec has acquired Allied Radio Corp., well-known Chicago based electronic parts and equipment distributor and retailer. Allied will be continued under the same name and with substantially the. same management, it was reported. Other LTV Ling Altec subsidiaries in the audio field include Altec Lansing and University Sound.
"Dust Bug" inventor dies
Cecil Ernest Watts, who invented the Dust Bug and other record-cleaning devices used by so many audio buffs, passed away recently at the age of 71.
Industry awards
Audio Magazine received the 1967 Maker of the Microphone Award "... in recognition of its pioneering and leadership in the dissemination of technical information on audio products and engineering advances in the audio industry." AUDIO'S publisher, C. G. McProud (right), accepts the award from Oliver Berliner, grandson of the inventor in whose name the award is given.
General Electric consultant, Antal Csicsatka, was the recipient of the fourth annual consumer electronics award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He was cited for "... an outstanding engineering contribution in the FM stereo field." It was the first award for radio technology, previous awards being for magnetic tape and color television developments.
(Audio magazine, Jan. 1968)
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