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Focuses on technical developments of radar which is used as the most versatile weapon of war. Functions of the equipment during World War II; Significance of radar as a weapon of offense; Distinctions of the weapon.

Discusses the significance of the application of radar in the military missions of the U.S. armed forces during World War II. Functions of search, fire-control and warning radar; Strategies employed by the Air Force to address the revision in the shipping procedure of the Japanese forces; Commendation of Major General Pete Quesada of the IX Tactical Air Command on the capability of tactical radar control.

Provides information on Texas Tower, a mosquelike radar station of the U.S. Air Force located sixty-three feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Functions of the radar station; Amount of money spent by the government to construct and equip the station; Features and components of the facility.

The article focuses on the invention of a traffic radar, or better known as the Electromatic Speed Meter developed by a company in Norwalk, Connecticut. A transmitter-receiver unit in a small black box is placed on a fender with its black glass front facing oncoming traffic. The policeman jots down the licenses and descriptions of violators, and radios them to a second police car stationed a mile farther along the highway.

The article reports on the development of gadgets such as radars, sonar, mobile telephone, and magnetic mine at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in the U.S. From the British technology magnetron, the modern radars was developed. The author explores the advantages and enhancements in these technologies.

The article discusses the advantageous results that the World War II has brought about in the U.S. Although the results are material in character, like radars, it can be useful in protecting a country from future attacks. The war has also created jobs for 64,000,000 people in the armed forces and civil life. In research laboratories, technology has improved, especially with the smaller electric motors used in aircrafts and the creation of turbochargers.

Provides information on the radar-relay warning center which served as a detachment for U.S. Air Force soldiers on the Moonshine Able mountain in Japan. Purpose of the radio-relay station; Mission of the Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron to give warnings on enemy aircraft; Hazards of the mission.

Focuses on the Air Force Aircraft Warning and Control Squadron in the U.S. Responsibilities of the team in the country's radar network; Actions to be taken by the Squadron if an unidentified aircraft is from an enemy; Information on the enlisted men's barracks.

Presents a humorous story about a baseball game between sailors and marines.

Focuses on the air defense against atomic attack proposed by scientists Vannevar Bush and Lloyd V. Berkner in the U.S. Advantage and disadvantage of radar; Locations of strategic bases built for the Long-Range Air Army; Revolution in the art of weaponry for air defense.

The article looks a the potential of television (TV) as an advertising medium. Varying comments on the proper use of advertising on TV are presented. According to scientific tests, TV is more effective in advertising than ordinary broadcasting. Research on TV stimulated U.S. scientists and manufacturers to create the radar industry.

The article presents information on Abilities Inc., a factory that hires only disabled persons, in Long Island, New York. The company is involved in subcontracting for several blue-chip corporations including Ford Instrument Co. and Remington Rand. It offers a brief background on employees of Abilities. Several products, such as rotors and stators for radar computing devices, are manufactured at the company.

The article deals with the effort of German ornithologists in investigating about the migration of birds, the effects of radar to them and some unique bird behavior. The Birdmen presented theories saying that birds have some hidden organ sensitive to ultrashort waves as observed during the war, and that bird migration is stimulated by gonad glandular reactions.

The article focuses on the pilot observer teams stationed at the McGuire Air Force Base near Trenton, New Jersey. The teams are alerted by long-range ground radar. The pilots are operating an F-94, a special Lockheed Shooting Star equipped for all-weather flying. The units have been stationed to protect the U.S. and its cities from long-range air attack.

The article discusses Norwegian Captain Bjarne Bolt's return to duty with the motor ship Glenville after his lost in a warship battle with the Nazis on the second World War. The Glenville is equipped with radar, echo sounder, radio direction finder, gyrocompass and a radio-telephone system. Other ship captains who are sailing again include Captain Mons Augustad and Captain Fred Lintner. The qualities of Norwegian ships together with its crews are described.

The article focuses on the need for the U.S. Air Force to have a civil-defense program in order to stop the attacks by the Soviet Union. The Joint Chiefs of Staff provided defense roles to the Air Force such as strategic bombing, air defense and tactical support. It states a false notion that radar screens and electronic devices will provide U.S. forces a strong air defense against the enemy's attack. It cites that the U.S. security will not be guaranteed with air superiority alone.

Speculates on the tactical air defense of the U.S. against possible attacks by the Soviet Union. Role of Lieutenant General Ennis C. Whitehead and the Continental Air Command in defending continental U.S.; Targets of Soviet attacks in the U.S.; Casualties of fission bombing in U.S. cities; Limitation of U.S. radar system against air attacks.

The article discusses a ruling issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals on the collision between motorships Pole Star and Santa Anita in 1956. The radar of the Pole Star revealed its distance with Santa Anita but Santa Anita lacks its radar. The captain of the Pole Star went below for much-needed sleep because he anticipated that two ships were on parallel courses and could not collide. But the Pole Star rammed and sank the other ship. The court decided that Pole Star owners must pay the damages because the captain of Santa Anita had used due care compared with Pole Star captain who did not stick to his radar and for merely guessing that the other ship was on a parallel course.

The article presents an anecdote of a pilot who was came in unnoticed by the control tower at a Navy flying field in Florida. He requested permission to land but received no answer from the tower. After several trials after minutes of silence, the control tower then responded but received no answer from the pilot. The pilot was then asked to wiggle the planes wings if he can hear the pilot and his transmitter is not functioning.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics discussed in previous issues. Suggestion of setting a limit on crop loans; Eulogy of Dallas, Texas Mayor Bon Thornton; "They Guard the Ramparts," which focused on the role of the radar controller in the air defense system.

The article deals with the trip of U.S. writer Donald Stroetzel in the Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Stroetzel formed a radar outpost which rides the billows out there on three great buoyant legs. Hence, the abundance of water reminded him of another body of water which the writer was planning to try a piece about for the periodical.

The article presents the poem "Honey Bee," by R. H. Grenville. First Line: On radar-guided wing, the velvet; Last Line: back to base.

The article offers an anecdote about an admiral in the Navy who commands a convoy from Casablanca, Morocco to New York. The admiral then noticed at the radar aboard his ship that a pip began to move. He called on his TBS radio on find out what ship it is. He then realized that it was his own flagship that held the mysterious pip.

This section presents an anecdote involving convoy escort commanders in ships. During the early days of the war, when most escort ships did not have either radar or range finders, they were frequently driven to the verge of distraction by escorts that wander far beyond their distances from the ships in the convoys. Messages were sent out asking that the required distances be maintained.

Focuses on the encounter of Wes Price, associate editor of the periodical "The Saturday Evening Post," with airplane engineers in the U.S. during World War II. Personality of the specialists; Disadvantage of installing radar equipment in the B-29 bomber.

The article illustrates the possible machines that will exist during the machine age. An individual can dictate to a typewriter and it will run off the letter in no time. There will be lawn mowers that can work by radar. There will also be a machine that can shine shoes by just dropping a dime and thinking machines.

The article presents information on air-borne Gizmos, an unidentified flying object similar to an aircraft that can be seen through radarscope. It was first detected in Northern California. To distinguish it from airplanes, air-borne Gizmos fly singly or in groups, appear in any weather and fly at 800 feet. According to scientists Florence W. Van Straten and Luis W. Alvarez, one reason behind the presence of Gizmos is the discontinuity in atmospheric conditions.