Defense Spending After Pearl Harbor Surges to Billions
The 1941 defense budget tops $35 billion annually with a projected level of about $34.14 billion for the coming fiscal year. Pentagon accounts include roughly $1.9 billion for major national security items and as much as $1.5 billion for atomic weapons, while guided missiles add to the total, signaling a dramatic rise from prewar spending.
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Central District Committee Refines SP Relocation Reply
The Central District Committee met over three hours and works on its formal reply to Southern Pacific rejection of a rail relocation plan. Hymie Myerson said the answer is about halfway complete with another meeting likely before release. The group criticizes SP vagueities and notes the O Dowd Plan would move the railroad south of downtown to clear the Chinese Wall and aid business.
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Mild Weather Relief Signals End Of Central Cold Wave
Cold snap eased across the Midwest and Rockies as temperatures rose sharply from 16 below to 23 above at Fraser Colorado and 12 below to 22 above at Eau Claire Wisconsin. In Seattle winds up to 68 mph battered structures while two men were feared drowned near Tacoma after waves swamped a boat at Commencement Bay.
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