Washington, Mar. 9.
The United States yesterday moved swiftly towards a peace time war footing as the Senate passed the mo-montons lend-lease bill and the War Department created a centralized air defence command.
The air defence command "vill form an air force general headquarters with supervision of organization, training and operation of air defences in the continental United States in peace time.
Headquarters were transferred from Langley Field, to Bolling Field, under Lieutenant-General Delos Em-mons.
(Continued from page 1) three points on the Thai-French Indo-China frontier on Friday and Saturday.
Violations threatened success of Tokyo mediation of the Franco-Thai y dispute, the High Command said. As result of three clashes, the Hi Command said, two Thai corporals and one Thai policeman are missing. United Press, number of recruits to cope with the ultimate strength of 48,000 planes.
The Administration plans soon to ask Congress for another US$1,000,- 000,000 to supply 12,000 more planes in addition to the 21,000 now on order and the 3,600. bombers included in the supplemental defence bill just
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