Goods & Services: New Ideas

Ice Eater. A ship designed to keep waterways that usually freeze open all winter has been patented by Engineer Frank C. Ehinger, 79, of Adrian, Mich. Circular saws mounted like plow disks in front of the ship cut the ice. It is forced back up a ramp into the ship, crushed to cocktail-size chips and spewed clear of the chan nel through a pipe. Ehinger says an oil company, which he will not name, has bought the rights to build it.

Moving Movies. First-run motion pictures will be entertaining passengers on some of TWA's coast-to-coast jet flights beginning Jan. 4....

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!