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News - National Library Service for the Blind. DATE FOUNDED: 1978. TITLE CHANGES: Division for the Blind Newsletter (1958-67), DBPH News (1967-78). FREQUENCY: 4/yr. PRICE: Free. PUBLISHER: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1291 Taylor Street, N.W., Washington DC 20542
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A house organ, the DBPH News, which carries news of the regional libraries as well as division activities and policies, attained the status of regular bimonthly publication and acquired an attractive new masthead.
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