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Liberty Motors Finishes 20 478 Air Engines for Army
The Associated Press reports Washington April 5 that production reached 20 478 Liberty-12 airplane engines for the army with final deliveries completed to March 21. Packard and Lincoln led with 6 500 engines each, Ford 3 950, GM 2 578, Nordyke-Marmon 1 000. Additional contracts and engine spare parts valued at 266 771 were cancelled, and total air service material contracts cancelled to March 22 amount to 330 000 000. Army ordnance to be completed after cancellations totals 133 635 139, led by gun contracts at 55 839 486. Air service appropriations for 1918 19 cut 51 percent to 459 304 758, with total service appropriations since the war at 1 097 904 758 and 65 percent expended by March 15. Suspended contracts may save about 340 000 000 in liquidation.