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...than ever to stand the strain. The size and weight of a seaplane hull is hardly more of a drawback than the bulky landing gear of a big bomber. Jet engines have cut down the need to raise old-fashioned seaplane propellers high out of the spray. And the hydro-ski, a beefed-up version of the sportsman's waterski, has given the seaplane the biggest boost...
Mounted on a strut below a conventional seaplane hull, the short hydro-ski knifes to the surface and supports the plane's weight even at low speeds. Skimming along like a fast-moving aquaplane, it permits the plane to take off after a relatively short run. In landings, the hydro-ski takes up the first shock, lowers the hull gently to the water, and, as an added advantage, allows the plane to operate in rough seas...
...International Joint Commission, meeting in Montreal last week, formally approved a joint U.S.-Canadian application to build the long-debated St. Lawrence River hydroelectric power project.*Next step: licensing an agency to do the U.S. share of the work, in cooperation with Ontario Hydro, already approved as the Canadian agency. The New York State Power Authority is a likely prospect for the job, subject to approval by the U.S.'s Federal Power Commission; work on the $500 million project may begin next year...
...Chicago's Crane Co. (plumbing fixtures, valves) stepped into the aviation industry by buying Hydro-Aire, Inc. of Burbank, Calif, (aircraft valves, filters) for $4,000,000, expects to put $8,000,000 to $10,000,000 into expanding its new subsidiary...
Fairbank thought the Chinese are probably anxious to protect the dams on the Yalu River in Korea which provide Manchuria with hydro-electric power. Reischauer, on the other haud, felt that "the dams aren't so terribly valuable to them so that they would risk a major war over them...