Show 50 technicians at work to widen plastics field ALBANY CALIF in the new western regional research laboratory approximately 50 technicians are conducting experiments from which it is hoped a new method for producing plastics and artificial fiber from agricultural surplus products will be developed the scientists even expect to produce waterproof glue and concentrated food from such products as chicken feathers alfalfa wheat and potatoes R H nagel technical assistant said medicine will come in for its share of attention with anticipated experiments on chicken heads for glandular extracts the experiments are being conducted in 30 newly equipped rooms eventually when all the 96 rooms are prepared it is expected several hundred civil service workers will be stationed at the laboratory surplus products have been gathered in several states and are being held in cold storage awaiting shipment to the plant as they are needed |