Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-03-06 | Page 20 | Utahn Doubts Air Raid Peril

UTAHII DOUBTS AIR RAID PERIL State Senator Ira Huggins of Ogden. president of the state senate, sen-ate, told members of the Salt Lake unit of the Women's Aeronautical association Wednesday In the New-house New-house hotel that "it is Inconceivable the United States can be Invaded successfully by air at this time." Unci Sam's navy can prevent establishment of enemy air bases close enough to the United States for successful invasion," Mr. Hug-tins Hug-tins said. The only way we can be Invaded by air Is through establishment es-tablishment of bases close to this continent, because present air weapons do not have sufficient range to fly between Europe and the United States or across the Pacific and return." The association's nominating committee presented Its slate for 1941 officers, who will be elected at a meeting on April 3. Mrs. Byron Q. Van Colt, president, was In charge of Wednesday's meeting.