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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
9
President Truman signed into law a decree authorizing the Air Force to build a national radar protection network. Work will begin with a parallel Canadian radar system, at an estimated total cost about 161 million dollars, with roughly half for bases and the remainder for equipment.
The Jefferson hotel in Richmond was sold for $650000 to the Virginia Beach Cavalier hotel owners. Executors of the late Col. Charles H. Consolor of Norfolk sold the 400 room hostelry and announced a renovation program costing about $600000 to begin immediately.
Maj. Gen. Clayton L. Bissell faces charges announced by U S Air Force in Europe. The case concerns alleged acts while he served at the U S Embassy in London from May 1946 to July 1948 and will be investigated for possible court martial. Further details were not released.
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