Magazine content is available exclusively for TIME subscribers.CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama by '49
The 1946 model U.S. motorist, flush again on gas and tires, was all set for a long, old-fashioned jaunt. Well, where? Alaska? No, the Alcan Highway was not open this summer. How about driving down to Panama through that fascinating hot-tamale country? The U.S. Public Roads Administration (P.R.A.) gave a reluctant answer: not until 1949.
Ever since 1929, the U.S. has backed a highway to the Canal Zone, has aided by small grants to Central Americans. Pearl Harbor gave the project a terrific boost.*U.S. Army engineers poured in some $40 million, accomplished...
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