Washington, May 16.
Reports that the United States] Army is planning to abandon. its programme for lighter-than-air craft were denied officially at the Departtment of War to-day. It was declared that as an economy move the Army iwas preparing to concentrate its Javiation programme on the use of Jacroplanes only but officials deciar-Jed that. this report was without {foundation in fact.
The Army will continue to develop blimps" and observation balloons the Navy will continue to de jwolop the use of dirigibles, it was stated—United Press.
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