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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 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.

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 reports that Canada's Department of Transport has signed a 5 million dollars contract with Raytheon Co. for supplying radar units to monitor the country's air traffic. Raytheon has been asked to deliver the first of the radar units in 1957 and the transcontinental traffic control system will become functional an year later. The radar system is being introduced to boost safety in air space with increasing air traffic.

The article discusses the development of over-the-horizon radar in the U.S. which makes it possible to spot enemy missiles from anywhere. The work at the Electronic System Division's laboratories focuses on the development of forward scatter radar systems. The Air Force development teams were able to create a system that would allow radar receivers to be located far from the sending radar. The installation of an experimental version of a forward scatter detection system in 1965 is cited.

The article looks at the destruction caused by Hurricane Camille in the Gulf Coast in the U.S. in August 1969. Based on the gauges, the hurricane carried winds with the speed of 200 miles per hour (mph). Among the structures that were damaged were a cemetery, brick station of the Mississippi Highway Patrol in Biloxi and the Broadwater Beach Hotel. The hurricane was reportedly responsible for the death of 258 people.

The article focuses on the deep sea wreck hunting endeavor of Edward Albert Link. Despite a successful aviation business, Link Aviation, Inc., he decided to venture into wreck hunting in 1951 on a yawl called Blue Heron. Since then he has sold the yawl and bought the bigger Sea Diver, which, in turn, is up for sale to make way for plans for bigger explorations. As of 1957, Link has explored a total of 50 wrecks from Florida to the Atlantic.

The article features the firm Paraplegic Manufacturing Co. Inc., which was founded by 43 paraplegics in Chicago, Illinois in April 1951. The company is mainly involved in radar, radio and electrical assembly work. The company is headed by its president Nils S. Josefson, who lost both his legs during World War II. Other officials include Dwight D. Guilfoil as secretary-treasurer.

The article presents information on a radar control center that was put into operation at the Airway Traffic Control Center (ATC) at Washington's National Airport in August 1951.

The article explores the peacetime applications for radio detection and ranging or radar. It indicates that foul weather and darkness, the traditional enemies of sailors, have been conquered by radar. The article also speculates that aviation and navigation safety will be improved, and that future air and sea travel will operate on 100 percent schedules as far as visibility is concerned.

The article presents information related to Television-Radar Air Navigation (Teleran), a new system developed by Radio Corp. of America to produce television view of the airfield for an air pilot approaching the airfield.

The article explores some of the weaknesses of the radar, which is used in combat operations and in air and sea navigation during the war. One weakness is that the radar's signals may be discovered easily. Another weakness is that the radar may be jammed or subject to outside interference. Still, the author claims that German and Japanese countermeasures against U.S. radar equipment proved unsuccessful, mostly because American improvements in radar were quicker than did their countermeasures.

The article focuses on the variable time (VT) fuze which is a five-tube miniature radar set installed in the nose of artillery projectiles that were made to explode over enemy troops or planes. The creation of the fuze was a billion-dollar project sponsored jointly by the Army, Navy, and Office of Scientific Research & Development. The advantage of using the VT fuze in missiles or bombs is that it forms a deadly air burst which scatters shrapnel over a wide area, even making men in fox holes vulnerable.

The article evaluates boats' navigational gadgets, including the Model CA 400A long-range (loran) device from Raytheon, the ADF-360 automatic direction finder from Enac/Triton and the Bendix DI 5A electronic depth-sounder.

The article discusses the increasing number of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings. The United States Air Force's Project Blue Book, the most credible source of saucer information, has identified and published 886 sightings for 1965. Relative to this issue, there were 1,500 sightings that were tracked on radar over Washington, D. C. in 1952.

Focuses on the defense budget of the U.S. Amount of money wasted due to improper procurement procedures; Statement of Defense Secretary, Robert McNamara, that the refusal of the Pentagon hierarchy to award contracts by competitive bidding is the one of the major causes of waste in defense spending; Estimation of House Representative Earl Wilson of Indiana that roughly 80 per cent of all Pentagon procurement is done on a negotiated "sole source" basis; Cases submitted by Wilson to bring out into the open the story of how "sole source" negotiated contracts add 30 per cent to procurement costs; Procurement of the ship TR-152/SQS-23 Transducer, by the Navy's Bureau of Ships; Information on per system price of AN/SPS 10 Radar system.

The article focuses on the business of Bethpage, New York-based aircraft company Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp. as of April 15, 1959, with attention paid to its chief executive officer (CEO) Leon A. ("Jake") Swirbul. The author discusses two contracts granted to the firm by the U.S. Navy including a radar called W2F-1 and a jet attack craft called A2F-1. Particular focus is given to a graph showing data on Grumman's net profits.

The article reports that the U.S. Fish & Game Commission's patrol boat, the Albacore, has been equipped with a General Electric radar set to monitor the width of the three-mile off limit continental shelf against trespassers for stricter enforcement of conservation laws in June 1949.