Washington, May 2. "President Roosevelt urged Congress to speed his $2,000,000,000 national defence programme in a special message yesterday in which he requested the immediate appropriation of $276,000,000 for Army aircraft and Panama Canal defences.
The President asked $206,502,500 for Army Air Corps expansion and the bolstering of the Panama Canal fortifications., He also requested the appropriation of an additional $70,497,500 for contracts already signed for Army planes.
The President requested more than of $185,000,000 to be appropriated directly for Army plane purchases, salaries and equipment with the authority to contract for an additional $64,000, 000 worth of planes. This, with $50,000,000 already voted, would süp-ply "he funds to expand the Air Force immediately to the recently authorized force of 6,000 planes.
The President asked that more AMERICAN man, 23 years, seeks position, has executive, selling and JPRENCH/English stenographer (lady), office assistant, ten years' experience, excellent references, seeks position, local/outports. Box 3408, NCDN. -s&:
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