Washington, Aug. 30. Roosevelt's hemispheric defence programme was given added impetus yesterday by the Senate's passage of the "Total Defence' Bill containing funds to start construction of a two-ocean navy and 18,422 war planes.
The Senate passed the US$5,133,169,27 defence bill by a vote 1 to 28 after a brief debate, during which Senator Styles Bridges, New Hampshire Republican, demanded that the Administration reveal how defence money is being spent.
"The people of the United States, he said, "desi to know if all this defence money is being honestly spent."
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