Show Earth I I 1 Shrinking the The first siren whoosh of the commercial jetliner jet jet- liner tineI not only changed mans man's notion of time and travel by shrinking the earth some somo 40 per cent but set setoff off an earthbound revolution that is transforming time tho whole facade and function of the jet altos ages gateway the airport rIlUS rIlius begins begin a feature article in ina a recent issue of It deals in dramatic text and picture with the incredible international airports of today The im- im imagination imagination is staggered b by the size extent and cost of the facilities required to serve the planes and the pas pas- passengers And far more lavish facilities still are arc com coin coming coining ing in the near future The jet ago age in a sense has created a new worM world of it its own f The of this goes deep There Thero has been an enormous increase in international air nir travel for Cor pleasure and this business year the New York YorkI i l I International Airport alone will handle handlo some I H r I i I travelers You can reach rench almost my any point in the civilized civilized world in well weIl under a day in amazingly com com- comfortable comfortable planes that fly above the weather at speeds approaching mph But pleasure and business do donot donot not tell the whole story by any means The great grent potentiality of the jet age is found in what it itcan can do for world understanding and the cause causo of world peace It makes possible a to people movement on a grand scale And when people representing var- var various various ious cultures and traditions meet and talk problems have a way of resolving themselves In the long run after all it is the masses of people not just their governments and their leaders who determine the course of history So the hope is fa plain That the jet is the hard hard- hardworking hardworking hardI working forerunner of a happier age for nIl all the world |