Adair Air Force Station 1957-1969

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Camp Adair missile base is scrapped: Air Force to retain SAGE installation at site near Corvallis / Oregon Statesman (March 26, 1960) -- Federals make slipshod inquiry / Oregon Statesman (January 29, 1971) -- War poverty workshop at Adair thwarted by police blockade / Oregon Statesman (May 3, 1971) -- McCall pledges Hatfield help in Adair study / Oregon Statesman (May 1, 1971) -- Hatfield names Toevs to Adair study board / Oregon Statesman (May 22, 1971) -- Task force will study Adair use / Oregon Statesman (May 18, 1971) -- Housing for poor urged for Adair / Capital Journal (August 31, 1971) -- Mallicoat believes Adair's chances are good / Oregon Statesman (October 24, 1969) -- Decision near on use of Adair / Oregon Statesman (October 24, 1969) -- Adair station's status in doubt / Oregon Statesman (March 6, 1969) -- Future if Adair AFS under study by AF / Oregon Statesman (February 19, 1969) -- Adair 'safe' for 5 years / Oregon Statesman (March 4, 1969) -- Adair land goes for Benton park / Oregon Statesman (November 1, 1972) -- Adair's clouded future giving mid-valley leaders economic jitters / Oregon Statesman (April 16, 1969) -- Adair wanted for university / Oregon Statesman (April 26, 1970) -- Adair colonel tells honors given to base / Oregon Statesman (June 22, 1964) -- Gift of Adair termed 'white elephant' / Oregon Statesman (September 17, 1975) -- 3 Adair arrests end 'occupation' / Oregon Statesman (November 11, 1972) -- U.S. won't wait longer for state to act on Adair / Oregon Statesman (July 20, 1972) -- Adair housing up for sale / Oregon Statesman (November 16, 1972) -- Hatfield task force recommends surplus air force station be used as omnibus training base / Oregon Statesman (January 14, 1972) -- Bogged down Camp Adair soon to be up for grabs again / Oregon Statesman (July 20, 1972) -- Camp Adair missile work goes ahead / Capital Journal (March 28, 1960) -- Boeing engineer not notified of Adair missile base scrapping / Oregon Statesman (March 27, 1960) -- Anyone want $2 million unused Bomarc launching pads / Oregon Statesman (1960) -- Money problem, group frictions cloud Adair use / Capital Journal (February 28, 1972) -- Adair seen top site for state police training / Oregon Statesman (January 19, 1972) -- $40,000,000 SAGE center Oregon's most important 1958 event in military planning / Oregonian (December 28, 1958) -- U.S. to close Adair AF Station by September / Oregon Statesman (April 23, 1969) -- No violence, little damage: Adair base is quiet again / Oregon Statesman (November 10, 1972) -- Camp Adair's Bomarc missiles well qualified to guard area / Oregonian (October 25, 1959) -- Adair Bomarc defense starts; SAGE nearly done: push button project gains / Oregonian (October 19, 1959) -- Camp Adair houses several industries, has sufficient room for more: good facilities available for lease by army / Capital Journal (April 12, 1955) -- Mid-Valley's Adair radar base growing like a school boy: construction booming for Adair project / Oregon Statesman (June 8, 1961) -- Order to cancel Bomarc project at Adair found construction more than half done / Oregonian (March 30, [1961?]) -- Adair campus promoters have vast holdings, few students / Oregon Statesman (January 22, 1971) -- Direction of Adair use by state favored / Oregon Statesman (January 12, 1972) -- $1.2 million Adair bid, $1.6 million for towers / Oregon Statesman (January 18, 1973) -- Laborer's training center opens / Oregon Statesman (June 5, 1973)

Acquisition Type

Gift

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No