Time Clock, Aug. 18, 1958

FIRST ALL-RADAR AIRWAY, in which ground controllers can "see" every plane in skies, will open between New York and Washington by October, soon after will be extended south to Norfolk and North to Boston, later to Chicago. CAA is installing 16 long-range radar ground stations in New York-Washington-Chicago triangle.

SHIPBUILDING SLOWDOWN is growing serious. U.S. shipyards have had no new commercial orders since March. Work under way in yards will soon dip below 3,000,000 tons for first time in 18 months.

MONTGOMERY WARD opened its first shopping-center retail store in Denver. Over next two years it will spend $84 million to go into...

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