Show Bell Telephone Cited for Aiding defense The Reserve Officers Association of the United States selected the Bell Telephone System for its highest the Service for outstanding contribution to national according to Axel A. manager of the Mountain States Telephone Formal presentation of the award was made June 27 at the ROA annual banquet at Atlantic It was received by Clifton W. Executive Vice President of the American Telephone and The first to be presented to an industrial organization by the cites the Bell System for the concept of national defense as a primary function of the nationwide communication service in which it is The citation lists several projects requested of Bell companies by defense They include development of the guided missile the DEW Line early warning an all-weather military communications system for development and design of atomic weapons at the Sandia Laboratories in New and work on guidance systems for long range including an anti-missile |