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. ta ^ 1 Dr. B. Sckardt of tba Asarlcaa Petrolrua Iottltuta today offtr*d Uk m auggattloba oo rvaaarcb projecta eurrtotly uodar divcuaioci m-109 Air Trar.eport of lead CcBpouvda Pretent In Autaacfrllt Ehtu*t Gate* {Approrad by you for pLaceaent at Uolroralty of California.) API lUff doaa Dot wlh to place tba vtole project at California} tbty object to educating XidJletoo'a tlaff la tba technique of load analyl*i tod they tblrjc that blgbvay* other tbaa California hlghvay* abould be tudied. API la txw negotiating wild /t-it^ere to Oo a ctudy tart aloe* tantarn blghvaya (tba Cardan 5tata Parlnaty for cce). Bob Eckardt auggeated that va could apeoaor tba project at California ticca aod they would ijocior a aeparate atudy. Vo would exchange reporta tod aact grocp would bar* tba benefit of tba otbar'a work. Of court*, tbar* la tba cattar of Mr budget to coo* tldar. pi rate lat aa bar* ycur ldaaa oc tala. tft.llfl ~ (formerly 1TLE--ft) Study of toad Purtce In laboratory Anl.ttlt, Wayne State Ualreralty. (Approved by you wild the prxrrlao tbit Vayna State Ifelrarttty taka tba coat of tba etcxvlo abaorptloo unit out and ratify tba Mbtr of aoalyaea.) API tviAgaata eo-epcceorlog tbla oo tba baala of a 5C-JO ecat'aplit. They will accept our ftrtl prorlao but faal that ta easy aoalyaea aa peat tbla thtuld ba parforned. I auggaat w* wait for tba aaandad propoaal froa Profattor Oaltb of Wayne Otata Ublraralty bafora taking actloo. 1^,. rr^s-cetl dated April >#4. Ikurrta feL>M In Aoclt>t *b4 i t/.vt r',f^r,;a. API taff la tnteratted to tbla and wlab to partlclpata la our dlaauatloo vltb tba ooctree tor (ay Mto dated Hay ), VjUi). If S?ij bt *.fvjsr-u> - .j*. thU dlacuslco li productive, API vould b* lrstaraatad la abarlB tba coat. V vlll k**p you Inforead oo tala. , I l i plaed vlti th rridaoc* of lotr*t and cooperation aboum by tla API ataffraad vlab to aelatala tala cooperation aa bu c Jj aa pc** lb la. lour ccaaanta aad auggattlona art valecm. ECPsrv. .-1 r !VJ *lv'.* * , ,1 V; -