AMERICAN ARMAMENTS
bills in the senate STRENGTHENING • OF NAVY , (Received April •_><), p.m.) W A SHI XGTO X, April 20 A bill has been introduced in the Kpnate by Mp. D. I. Walsh (Democrnt —-Mas sachu setts) Peking to provide for the building of six auxiliary naval vessels during the year at a cost, of 48,000.000 dollars ' (about £9,600,000k i'lic vessels would lie a seaplancttirrying destroyer, submarine tenders, minesweeper, fleet tug and oi! ship. This 'would be part of an auxiliary programme ultimately to cost about £•35,000,000. ilr. }■:. Johnson (Democrat — Colorado) introduced a bill to provide the i\eot with 10.000 aeroplanes, also Army, Navy and -Marine reserve units, find for the gradual training ol 100,000 regular and reserve airmen.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22708, 21 April 1937, Page 13
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