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Show thai 'appreciably lor; tions will be necessary in f "tu burets if an adequate .ieiense is to be mainfune.l. The $416,413,382 is $258,079 less than President Roosevelt's bu.lgel csti- 111 tl t CS. Principal increases over lust year's appropriation resulted from augmented regular army personnel, person-nel, advanced food prices, air j corps expansion, replacement of I deteriorated ammunition stocks I remaining after the World war. a , 5.000-man increase in the Xataal-j Xataal-j al Guard, and procurement of new land for air bases. FAVOR BIGGER ARMY FUNDS WASHINGTON, April 27 r.l! The house appropriations committee commit-tee approved a $416.413. 3S2 war department appropriations bill to-tiay, to-tiay, and criticized the nation's defenses as "unprepared to offer resistance to any force equipped with modern offensive weapons." The recommended appropriation is $25,395,677 larger than last j year, but the committee stated j |