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                               UNITED STATES
                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20549


                                 FORM 8-K

                              CURRENT REPORT
                  Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                      Securities Exchange Act of 1934


      Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):  May 19, 2006


                              LANDAUER, INC.
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          (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                                 Delaware
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              (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             1-9788                               06-1218089
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     (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


2 Science Road, Glenwood, Illinois                    60425
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)          (Zip Code)


                              (708) 755-7000
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           (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                              Not Applicable
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       (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of
the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

  [  ]      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
            Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

  [  ]      Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
            Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

  [  ]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
            under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

  [  ]      Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
            under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


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ITEM 8.01   OTHER EVENTS

      On May 18, 2006, Landauer, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors
has elected Richard E. Bailey to be Senior Vice President - Operations,
effective immediately.  A copy of the news release is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to this report.


ITEM 9.01   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (c)   Exhibits.

            99.1  News Release, dated May 18, 2006


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                                 SIGNATURE


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                    LANDAUER, INC.


Dated:  May 19, 2006                /s/  James M. O'Connell
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                                    James M. O'Connell
                                    Vice President, Finance,
                                    Treasurer and Secretary
                                    (Principal Financial and
                                    Accounting Officer)


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                               EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT
  NO.      DESCRIPTION
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99.1       News Release, dated May 18, 2006


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