SPACESHIP ORDERS will come soon from Washington. Decision now is being made on which companies are to get multimillion-dollar contracts for "Dyna-Soar" (from dynamic soaring), i.e., vehicle that will be boosted up like a rocket but will have wings and controls to permit pilot to orbit freely around globe, then glide back to earth.

AIRWAYS CZAR may soon be appointed and given absolute power to lay down rigid sky traffic rules to prevent mid-air collisions. Law is hastily being drafted to create a federal aviation agency, which would merge all air controls for military and commercial planes.

POTENT ANTISTRIKE weapon has come from ICC. It ordered truckers and railroads to give pickup and delivery service to customers that are hit by strikes, picketing or labor fights. Rule knocks out labor contracts that permit Teamsters to honor picket lines.

FROZEN BABY FOODS are on the way. Insiders report that General Foods plans to introduce line in test markets this summer, start mass sales by fall.

SALES LEAD among U.S. department stores went to 42-link Federated chain (Bloomingdale's of Manhattan, Abraham & Straus of Brooklyn, Filene's of Boston). Federated edged Allied Stores for first time, $635 million to $632 million in 1957, earned $25 million to Allied's $12.3 million.

SHIP v. PLANE RACE for tourist supremacy on North Atlantic will be won by planes this year for first time. Air passengers on Atlantic run will jump about 20% to 1,213,000.

WAGE FREEZE has been proposed by A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s International Woodworkers, representing 45,000 men in Northwest's depressed lumber industry.

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