HUGE CONTRACTS.
AMERICAN DEFENCE PROGRAMME.
(United Press Association— Copyright.)
WASHINGTON, January 6. The War Department has awarded contracts totalling 87,000,000 dollars, including 33,000,000 dollars to the Studebaker Corporation for aeroplane engines.
The Iron and Steel Institute announced that the United States steel mills have' reached the highest output in history, 92 per cent, of capacity. Mr Vinson introduced a Bill to authorise the appropriation of 315 million dollars for the expansion of shipbuilding facilities. This is in addition to the appropriation of 194 millions to expand naval ordnance production facilities;
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 74, 8 January 1941, Page 2
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