The Archive · 1935

Us. to Build Up Navy

Washington, Mar. 27.

The House to-day gave its approval to the Administration's plan to build up the American Navy.

Bills adopted call for:

—Expenditure of $38,000,000 for improvement of shore stations in Pacific waters.

2—Inerease of 1.032 in the line 3—Building up of air service strength through a cadet _system which allows 500 young men to be trained for this arm of the service Money to be spent to improve shore stations includes some $4,500,000 for drydock at Puget Sound, $3,500,000 for a drydock at Mare Island and $10,000,000 for a floating drydock at Pearl Harbour, Hawaii addition, there is an allocation of §2,534.800 for the submarine base at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, the money to be used" for - improving present facilities United Press.

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