Show Confab Highlights Fall Quarter Air Leaders Give Views A new missile base for Salt Lake and future needs of the aviation industry the role of Hill Air Force B Base Bas a s e and manpower requirements personnel requirements for a jet airline and the manpower requirements requirements requirements re re- re- re for a world wide airway These and many more of the future aspects of the aeronautics aeronautics aeronautics tics industry were discussed in detail at the first annual Aeronautics Aeronautics Aeronautics Aero Aero- and Missile Fabrication Conference held at Utah Tech last month Utah G Governor o 0 v e ern r n o 0 r Calvin L L. Rampton greeted the leaders of the space age industry as they came to Utah Tech for the daylong daylong daylong day day- long program Newsmen from the press radio and television swarmed onto the campus to tell the story that unfolded that day The announcement that within with with- in a few months Army teams with drilling rigs and electronic monitoring equipment will explore explore explore ex ex- ex- ex land southwest of Salt Lake City for a Sentinel anti- anti missle base got the most at at- at Col Arthur J. J Lacouture Jr Army Air Defense Command Colorado Springs Colo made the announcement of the 50 million base that will be one of 15 across continental United States Col Lacouture said Salt Lake City was chosen after eight years of study and said actual construction would begin in the and that completion date would be around 1974 He said the Sentinel system is designed to protect the major cities of the US U.S. against an ICBM attack The base will contain contain contain con con- tain foot 55 high Spartan missiles missiles missiles mis mis- siles which can attack and destroy destroy destroy de de- de- de stroy incoming enemy missiles outside the earths earth's atmosphere Col Lacouture cautioned about the community getting y j- j i t f. f J 4 t f r 5 JK r 1 A I f 1 i J i r nE Hi i. i A highlight of Fall Quarter was the first annual Aeronautics and Missile Fabrication Conference Leaders of the air industry from throughout the the wrong idea about the size of the base We will not be a he said The base will comprise workers 40 percent of which will be civilian workers Base size will be approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap three proximately acres acres or or times the size of Liberty Park he explained Arvin O. O Basnight Director Western Region Federal Aviation Aviation Aviation Avia Avia- tion Administration Los Angeles Ange Ange- les discussed the accelerating growth o of f the air industry Mr Basnight said the fast growing industry will need an increasing number of personnel from from jet engine mechanics to air controllers to meet future demands He added that no longer will the industry be able to depend upon former militarily trained personnel He indicated that the FAA is isnow isnow isnow now considering certification of key schools across the nation as qualified institutions to train air industry personnel He added added added add add- ed that Utah Technical College had good potential for certification certification certification cation by the FAA Utah Tech has the interest the technical nation attended the long day-long conference Utah Tech could play major role in future plans that include Beehive State competence and the support of the education system to justify certification he concluded Taking another look at the future of the airline industry was James E. E vice- vice president Pan American Airways Airways Airways Air Air- ways New York Mr at Pan Am for forthe forthe forthe the past 36 years discussed the manpower requirements for fora a world-wide world airway He said the new Boeing and the Boeing SST will undoubtedly in increase increase increase in- in crease airline passenger travel mainly because they are better airplanes and faster than present present present pre pre- sent jets He added that the bigger jets would not affect Salt Lake City air traffic The larger planes would be used primarily for the high density route such as New NewYork NewYork NewYork York to London New York to Paris and the West Coast to Hawaii Major General Robert H. H McCutcheon McCutcheon Mc Me Cutcheon discussed the role of Hill Air Force Base and the manpower manpower manpower man man- power requirements in the daylong daylong daylong day day- long meeting while United Airlines Airlines Airlines Air Air- lines Employment M Man Manager a n a age g e r rRichard rRichard Richard L. L Blake of Denver dis dis- dis- dis cussed the personnel requirements requirements requirements require require- ments for a jet airline Utah Tech President Jay L. L Nelson praised the conference A great service was provided to both the aeronautics and missile industry and to Utah with this conference We at Utah Tech are looking forward to playing a major role in Utah's space age growth he con con- I |