film processing

I have no darkroom, and need to dry my film as rapidly as possible to eliminate dust spots. I once worked for a newspaper, and we used a product called Yankee rapid film dryer--soak the washed film for a minute, pull it off the reel, and almost by the time you could hang it up, it was dry. Is a similar product available nowadays, or could the same thing be accomplished by mixing photo flo and alcohol? As I recall, you didn't even have to squeegee the film. One other thing I remember: articles, particularly in Popular Photography, advocating adding a magical elixir called Crone Additive C (or some letter) to D76 for better(?)shadow detail. Is that still necessary, or do undoctored developers work best for reliability and repeatability? Thanks;C.Crosby

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