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Show j Hurricane-St. George ! Figure In Plans j For New Airports The I'nited States today has approximately LVi.OOO civilian aircraft. air-craft. The Civil Aeronautics Administration Ad-ministration estimates that there twill be 41X1.0011 civil airplanes in this country within 10 years of ; the war's end. and that the num- I ber w ill continue to increase in j , the following years. To serve this j j expected extensive growth in civil ; aviation, the Civil Aeronautics Administration proposes that this Nation construct 3.050 new airports air-ports and improve 1.625 of the : ,3.000 existing fields. I To effectuate such a program in- response to the request of the I i House of Representatives the CAA I .offers the following recommenda-1 jtions as they affect this locality: jSt. George-Hurricane is one of I the 87 I'tah communities listed in , the National Air port plan. The' local project would be constructed I at an estimated cost of $494,570. I |