Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-14 | Page 15 | European Unrest May Speed Air Base

EUROPEAN UNREST MAY SPEED AIR BASE Possibility that the situation in Europe may speed construction of army air bases in the United States was sighted by Senator Elbert D D. Thomas Tuesday in a letter to Gus P. P Backman secretary of the chamber chamber chamber cham cham- ber of ot commerce The senator pointed out that the general staff of the war department depart depart- ment mont is studying reports on prospective prospective prospective pros pros- sites and the air bases wilbe will wil willbe willbe be located solely on merit rather than on political pressure There is a possibility he said tha that instead of selecting all sites at once the war department may choose one for experimentation but the situation situation situation situa situa- tion in Europe might affect any study and accelerate construction of all six bases 1