The Archive · 1925

Replacing the Airship

Swampscott, Sept. 5.

President Coolidge expressed the emption to-day that the Navy jartment would want to replace the airship Shenandoah by another Jdirigible usable for military pure poses.

He stated that as he saw it the loss of an airship did not differ from the loss of a man-of-war, which me variably resulted in plans for reiplacement.—Reuter's American Service.

Washington, Sept. 4.

The Secretary of the Navy, Mr, Wilbur, declares that it is purely a Budget question when ther another dirigible shall built to replace the Shenandoah, The disaster will not deter the Navy Department from pursuing Reuter's American Servict

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