Times Independent | 1949-08-04 | Page 8 | Green River, Hill Field Favored for Air Test Site

Green River Hill Field Favored for Air Test Site Hill Field and Green River flyer are th the two sites In Utah which seem to have the inside track a ai as far as this state is concerned r relative to the establishment of 01 an air force test site Two alternate alternate alternate alter alter- nate proposals that the nations nation's dollar billion air development center be located at Hill Field Fieldor or Green River last week were placed before belore W W. Stuart Symington Sym Sym- Symington ington secretary for air Utah Senators Elbert D. D Thomas and Imd Arthur V. V Watkins and Representatives Walter WaIter K Granger and Reva Beck Bosone formed the delegation presenting present present- ing the proposals Recommendations that Hill Field be considered as a location location loca loca- tion for the development center have already been forwarded to Washington from Ogden In a second proposal Governor J J. Bracken Lee Attorney General Clinton D D. Vernon and Gus Gits P. P Backman executive secretary of the Salt Lake City chamber lof of commerce have recommended recommend recommend- ed Green River flyer for a possible site