GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Dec. 28, 1953

GOODS & SERVICES

Flying Jeep. A stubby, lightweight Jeep (almost 3 ft. shorter, 1,200 Ibs. lighter than standard models), designed for airlift by helicopter or plane, was shown off by Willys Motors, Inc. It has an all-aluminum body and magnesium wheels; 85% of the parts are interchangeable with regular Jeeps.

Inside Picture. Westinghouse Electric Corp. put on sale a fluoroscopic television set that can show an X-ray image 200 times brighter than any TV set ever used for the same purpose before. Thus, it can be used to study internal organs and bone joints in action as patients walk about. Price: $34,000.

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