75 YEARS AGO
March 7, 1946
The problem of the Madras Air Base was carried a good step further toward satisfactory solution Monday night, when a joint meeting of the City Council of Madras and the County Court of Jefferson County was attended by representatives of the U.S. Reclamation Bureau, irrigation district and citizens of the city and surrounding community and the session was ended with adoption of a joint resolution of the council and court requesting a joint sponsorship of the air base.
The adoption of the joint sponsorship resolution carried, following considerable discussion but without a dissenting voice, was the sequel of meetings held here last week between various local interests and Ray N. Harper, representative of the Civil Aeronautics authority, here from Seattle.