Army aims for 20000 planes in two years under Roosevelt program
Washington May 17 The Army plans 20000 first line and training planes in two years as part of a larger air armada goal of 50000 planes. The move accompanies a 1182 million dollar weapons and preparedness request and a 400 million dollar private ownership program to expand plants and train pilots.
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Naval defense needs nets for key harbors amid aging vessels
The report notes older submarines destroyers patrol boats mine layers and sweepers. It cites a purchase plan for speedy miniature torpedo and patrol vessels. Submarine nets to guard New York Boston Baltimore Charleston and Gulf ports are seen as an immediate defense need. Congress authorized only $2,000,000 for this item earlier year.
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Liege Forts Still Resisting
Liege forts continue to resist isolation from Allied forces as German attacks press on. British and Belgian troops hold defensive lines around the Liege area amid heavy shelling and local evacuations.
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Belgian King Leopold IIs radio appeal to forts
The message reports King Leopold II of Belgium issuing a personal radio appeal to Belgian forts to fight to the end. It notes Col Zenhom and Colonel Modard at Bidward and cites the king’s intimate knowledge of local terrain from the Liege defense in August 1914, part of the Belgian resistance to German advances.
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Bridge progress spans Niagara Gorge between nations
An international body has begun construction on a new bridge to span the Niagara Gorge linking the United States and Canada. Ground was broken for the bridge supports as plans advance.
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Bridge Project Moves Forward Across Border Line
An OCR fragment hints at a ceremonial permit for a highways project described as more than a bridge. It references a bond pledge and internal aims, with steel to be moved soon across a border line. The readable text is fragmented and unclear.
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We Can Do It Plane Makers Ready to Boost Output
Southern California aircraft leaders pledged rapid production to support President Roosevelt's defense program. Lockheed president Robert E. Gross said the industry is ready to go and can increase shifts, Douglas Aircraft president Donald Douglas asserted the industry can meet government needs, and Vultee president Richard W Miller noted the challenge will stimulate American ingenuity. Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego affirmed 100 percent readiness to raise production to maximum speed.
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Navy Maps Program For Harbor Defense
Navy plans a robust harbor and coastal defense system under President Roosevelts request for armament. The program targets strengthened sea approaches to major industrial centers on the East and West Gulf Coasts. Actions include purchasing about 2.5 billion in modern boosting matériel and reconditioning a fleet.
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Romanian decree orders state sale and storage of oil for army needs
The Romanian government in Bucharest decreed all oil producers refiners and retailers must sell and store in their own reservoirs any petroleum products the army may require in wartime. Private sources estimate up to 2 million tons. The move aims to block Germany from a 130000 ton monthly quota.
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Milk Production Up in New England
The New England crop reporting service reports average daily milk per cow at 17.03 pounds as of May 1, up 6.2 percent from April. The May 1 figure is 3.7 percent above the 10 year average and 2 percent higher than a year ago. The share of dry cows fell from 4 percent to 19.6 percent.
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