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The article reports that Egypt President Gamal Abdel Nasser welcomes Iraq in its union to the Egypto-Jordanian alliance against Israel. According to Nasser, they are so eager for battle so that the enemy will awake from his dream and meet the Arab reality face to face. Meanwhile, Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, stated that the time is not yet ripe for them to strike the Arab forces and that they will wait and see the outcome of diplomacy.

The article discusses the remarkable stories of TWA 707 nonstop flight across the U.S. It states that the TWA 707 took off from Los Angeles International Airport, soared smoothly across the nation, and landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. It also notes that the story involves 14,000 highly trained and dedicated men who work with some of the most complex and sophisticated electronic apparatus ever devised.

The article reports on the aerial bombing of North Vietnam by the U.S. It reveals that the targets of the bombing were military camps and oil storage facilities of Hanoi-Haiphong complex with the purpose of crippling the communists and, thereby, preventing major attacks in the South. According to the author, the decision of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, to bomb the North garnered both praise and criticism.

The article explores the strength of Thailand as ruled by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. The country serves as a proud heir to seven centuries of uninterrupted independence and appears to soar above the troubles of the region all around it. Literacy rate of Thai is 71 percent among the highest in Asia. Eventhough various ruling officers have come and gone, the Thai still have political stability and a sense of belonging to a nation.

The article reports on the testing for the complex communications network paraphernalia of modern technology into the new Combat Operations Center (COC) of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) . It notes that NORAD's commander Dean C. Strother can muster a force of more than 100,000 men with the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS). It adds that the NORAD is a radar defensive force which can add immeasurably to the U.S. nuclear deterrent.

The article focuses on the Vietnam War in 1965 relative to the alleged continuous presence of U.S. armed forces in South Vietnam despite the weakening Communist Viet Cong. It points out U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's plan of increasing its military support in the country, which sparks the issue that several South Vietnam soldiers were quitting to let the U.S. pursue the war. Meanwhile, it discusses events depicting the strategies of U.S. troops which resulted to the alleged temporary victory.

The article focuses on the 10-minute-stroll of Soviet Cosmonaut Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov, while following spaceship Voskhod II in its path around the earth. It notes that Leonov took the first tentative step down dangerous track before conquering the space. It points out that he encountered several problems in space including the flexibility of his space-suit and radiant heat.

The article reports on the reorganization of the U.S. Air Force aimed at making it the world's most powerful modern fighting unit. The service will build 137 wings by 1957, a bomber force of 40 wings, and complete conversion to jet bombers by 1958. The hug change being experienced by the service is based on a new attitude of mature, professional self-confidence. The change is being led by Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Nathan Farragut Twining.

A quiz about current affairs is presented.

The article reports on the ten B-29 airplanes of the U.S. Air Force that fly only at night over Korea because of their limited air power. A statement is made by General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg on the probability that the U.S. will retreat from enemy lines because of the lack of equipment. The country does not have adequate defense against the nuclear attack of Russia despite its rearmament after the war. The Communist Army in China has high-technology weapons and airplanes supplied by the Russians.

The article reports on the installation of radar equipment in the office of the U.S. Weather Bureau in Houston, Texas in February 1954. It mentions that the installation of the system is the start of a radar network that will be useful for the entire state of Texas. According to the bureau, the use of the radar system will allow its officials for earlier, more detailed and more accurate forecasts.

The article looks at the efforts to the U.S. government to protect the country against atomic attack, air or otherwise. It highlights a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study for the Air Force, titled "Project Lincoln," which was a scientific analysis of the country's vulnerability to attack and what to do about it. Radar is believed to be the key to the country's atomic defense. It mentions the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Defense to build a mobile radar net that would consist of radar-equipped, high-flying patrol planes.

The article reports on the release of Captains Freeman B. Olmstead and John R. McKone, members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) RB-47 aircraft, who have been detained in Soviet Union. It mentions that U.S. President John F. Kennedy made the announcement and explains the importance of the release to the new administration of Kennedy. It also reveals the conditions set by Soviet's Nikita Khruschev tied to the release of Olmstead and McKone.

The article features the renovated New York International Airport at Idlewild, New York. It is said that the airport is one of the world's busiest airports and a technological primer of jet age forethought, becoming the prototype and laboratory for many of the world's changing airports. Also included are several airports worldwide which include Dulles International Airport, Brasília's new airport and Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airfield.

The article discusses the capture of U-2 Lockheed pilot Francis Gary Powers in Soviet territory in the midst of the cold war. It states that Powers was gunned down by the orders of Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev, who is said to be aware of American reconnaissance missions across the country. It mentions that U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower ordered State Department spokesman, Lincoln White, to tell the truth in a press conference. Eiichiro Sekigawa's description of the U-2 is provided.

The article examines the impact of the growth of aviation industry in the U.S. It describes on the dawn of the commercial jet age where the U.S. skies are said to be busiest with planes and jets taking off and landing every minute at the 567 U.S. airports in which the airlines serve not counting the military planes. It mentions on the importance of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) as the one responsible for the success in the air and safety for the people.

The article focuses on the naval operation headed by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral John Smith Thach, the leader of the antisubmarine warfare (ASW) Task Group Alfa. It states that the operation was made to find defenses against a submarine revolution that has initiated when the nuclear-powered U.S. Ship Nautilus first got into the sea. It says that the group uses the U.S. Ship Sea Leopard in the said operation. It mentions that Thach has made techniques directed at the center of the submarine skipper.

The article focuses on North American Air Defense (NORAD), an aerial defense system under the command of Air Force General Earle E. Partridge which was built to reduce the number of breakthroughs of Soviet bombers. It discusses the issue on the lack of radar and other devices for NORAD to detect missiles. It mentions that NORAD covers the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line and Mid-Canada line. It notes the major functions of NORAD such as informing the Strategic Air Command of a possible attack.

Discusses the proposal of the U.S. Department of Defense to construct a bomber-defense system that would modernize the Aerospace Defense Command, a branch of the U.S. Air Force charged with defending the nation against aerial attack. Components of the system, including an early warning radar array; Overview of the bomber threat to the U.S.; List of countermeasures to protect interceptor airplanes.

The article focuses on the progress in the use of radar to detect distant objects. Radar is known to be the accurate measurement of distance which is essential to the planning of space probes. Further advances in radar technology should make it possible to construct maps of the planets. Radar astronomy will not displace rocketry in the active exploration of space.

The article discusses more about natural sonar system of bats known to be incorporated with extraordinary refinements. It has been considered that the sonar system of bats is more efficient than radars and sonar devised by man. Bats have the ability to find insects in the dark, even without the emission of sound from the insect that is audible to humans. In a study, scientists have studied bats engaged in insect-hunting. They had used a certain apparatus to translate the sonar signals of bats.

The article focuses on several scientific developments. Physicists of the Argonne National Laboratory reported that they have detected asymmetry in the neutron. Researchers Daniel H. Weitzel, Charles C. Van Valin, and James W. Draper of the Bureau of Standards developed a treatment which rapidly converts hydrogen almost completely to the para form. A team of physicists and engineers at Columbia University in New York City has extended the practical range of radar through an entirely new method of sending and receiving signals.

The article focuses on the millimeter and submillimeter range of radio microwaves. This type of radio microwave was utilized as radar during World War II. Radio waves in this range is capable of giving information about the shapes, sizes and other properties of submicroscopic particles of matter. Short radio wave is generated from centimeter waves and the development of harmonics. Then, it is sent through a waveguide where they are picked up by a cat whisker assembly.

This article presents world news briefs. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower has announced that the U.S. will not be pushed out of Berlin, Germany by threats from Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev. The United States released findings concerning a ring of radiation enveloping the earth that disrupted radio, radar, and other communications. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an Executive Order limiting and assigning quotas for the import of oil.

The article focuses on the bombardment by the U.S. administration in the Hanoi, Northen Vietnam as a support for the South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It mentions that the daily bombardment resulted to the death of thousands of people, destruction of various buildings and streets, and evacuation of people resulting to the desertion of the city. It states various expectations of the U.S. to Hanoi including acceptance for an international force and join in the Demilitarized Zone recognition.

The article discusses the triumphant and safe return of American astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell from the space lunar exploration mission of Fra Mauro Crater. As stated the lunar exploration project was set up in 25 million dollars package of scientific instruments which collected samples of rock and soil of moon and ventured for more than half a mile up the 400 feet high walls of crater. Further it discusses every nook and corner of the nine-day space exploration mission which is reported to be encountered with serious troubles of weather and technical conditions. It includes the re-experimentation of the spacecraft, docking crisis, and poor electrical networks.

The article focuses on the policy of the U.S. administration under President Richard M. Nixon to free prisoners of war (POW) in Vietnam. It discusses steps taken by Nixon to put diplomatic pressure on Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, to release POW. When U.S. intelligence recommended a P.O.W. camp at Son Tay, Nixon gave a go-ahead for planning the operation without actually authorizing the mission. The Pentagon assigned Brigadier General LeRoy Manor, head of air commandos at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Colonel Arthur Simons, an ex-Green Beret then stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to lead what became known as Joint Contingency Task Group Ivory Coast.

The article focuses on Russian Lieutenant General Vasily Stalin, son of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. He commanded a fighter division in Poland in 1944 and was promoted to major general in 1946. Three years later, he was again promoted to lieutenant general. The article also details the growth of Russian air power during the 1940s.

The article reports on the newest weapons of war being made in the U.S. as of May 1951. It highlights "guided missiles" which is the military phrase in every U.S. aircraft factory, every technical institute and every electronics laboratory. It offers information on guided missiles' source of power and their capability. They include surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and surface-to-surface missiles.

The article focuses on the Basic Research in the U.S. Navy, and 18-month study made conducted by A. D. Little Co. of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The study details the nature of basic research and its relationship to military end products. It also details the fundamental military and industrial work that lead to the development of the important component in electric equipment. It cited the development of radar as an example of how basic research can lead to a development of equipment for the Navy.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Not Economics," by Robert E. Morrison in the March 26, 1995 issue, "Radar With 100-Mile Reach Speeds Airport Traffic," by an unnamed writer in the March 19, 1955 issue and "Anti-Smog," by Bob Frey in the March 12, 1955 issue.

Evaluates Safeguard programs launched by the U.S. President, Richard Nixon to counter the threat imposed by intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) of the Soviet Union. Comparison of ICBM missiles possessed by the U.S. and the Soviet Union; Features of ICBM; Opinion of Pentagon's research chief, John S. Foster Jr. on the ability of Soviet SS-9 missiles to hit multiple targets; Ability of Minutemen silos to counter the Soviet missile threat; Information regarding the Over The Horizon radars, which is operational at permanent overseas bases.

The article presents information on political and economic conditions of the U.S. The reason for approaching the anti-missile lap of the arms race with some caution is that however certain the commercial profits implicit in the system its ability to throw tip a realty effective protecting umbrella is a matter of divided opinion. Even within the industry there are not a few skeptics and doubters. One who warns of possible difficulties is Karl Sittel of the Radio Corporation of America. More than a year ago Sittel wrote a paper on "Effects on Radar of Plasma Produced by High- Altitude Nuclear Detonation." The paper is published currently by the RCA. Missile and Surface Radar Oivsszon, with the reservation that the effects are discussed only "to the extent allowed by security regulations in an unclassified paper."

The article offers information on Airborne Instruments Laboratory Inc. (AIL) which has set up a radar device in La Guardia Field in New York City. It also reports on the sources of its projects which includes Aeronautical Radio Inc., the Air Transport Association, the armed services and the private sector airlines industry. It also reports on the organizational break up the company which has six sections and is headed by Hector R. Skifter.

The article reports on the peacetime application of radar in the U.S. Radar is described to replace the sense of sight-piercing fog, cloud, smoke or darkness. Some of its peacetime applications include in the field of air and water transportation to make navigation safe and continuous. Radar is also expected to have particular utility in regulating air traffic over congested airways and near airports. Statistics of radar equipment deliveries to the Army and Navy are provided.

The article reports on the growth of the laser devices market in the U.S. It reports that in 1960 when the laser was developed, it couldn't be turned into a marketable good. However it reports that increasing use of lasers in calibrating radar systems, television (TV) components and wristwatches have increased the demand for laser devices. It reports on Standard Research Institute according to which domestic sales of laser devices in the U.S. will exceed 500 million dollars by 1980.

The article presents information on the setting up of a panel of faculty, students, and trustees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to analyze its future role as defense contractor. MIT is regarded as Pentagon's largest campus research contractor in developing missile guidance, radar, and gyroscope systems. It suggests expansion of educational relation, reduction in security barriers, and reviewing research proposals. However it discusses expected difficulties, rules, and outlook.

The article focuses on the Gemini 5 space flight of astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad. It states that the flight is viewed to be the longest space flight which aim is to prove that man can live and work in the outer space. It says despite of the bad effects brought by the flight such as stiff joints, Cooper and Conrad managed to present that man has the ability to be a celestial mechanic. It adds several events happened in the flight such as the failure of liquid oxygen supply tank.

The article accounts the space exploration of the Gemini 5 space vehicle in 1968. It mentions the experience of astronauts in managing how to solve the problem of its fuel cells which are the main source of power for the aircraft. Astronaut Chris Kraft is believes that the unsuccessful space exploration would become successful in their next attempt.

The article discusses the strategy and tactics of Communist Viet Cong and the U.S. during the Vietnam War. The tactics of Viet Cong is built around ambush and terror and sabotage incidents techniques were perfected by the guerrillas of Red China's Mao Tse-tung and North Viet Nam's General Vo Nguyen Giap, meanwhile, the Communist political strategy is less subtle. Moreover, the U.S. government has established a threefold plan to counter the Communists' slash-and-grind strategy.