Show v MILLIONS fOR fORI I AlA AIRCRAFT GRAfT PlAN House Committee Proposes Proposes Proposes Pro Pro- poses to Spend in Five Years WA WASHINGTON Dec 10 EAP- EAP AP Expenditure of annually for five years for procurement of aircraft for the army and navy Is recommended nd d in the report of the special house aircraft committee as agreed upon today The proposed department of national national na na- na- na naI I Honal defense would supplant the I present war and navy departments and would not necessarily give aviation avi avi- vi- vi atlon aHon a equal co-equal status with land and sea armaments Other commit commit- recommendations include A A separate budget for all aviation activities A bureau of civil aeronautics In Inthe inthe the dep department of ot commerce if r On One Pr procurement procurement- r e a agency l L Lair air activities Increased representation for the theair theair theair air services on the arm army general staff and the navy general board Government aid In hI the establishment establishment establish establish- establish establish- ment meat of airways and airports Survey of all airplanes now In use and destruction of those found unsafe Creation and maintenance pf an adequate air ir reserve Increased promotion for air all officers and pay commensurate commens rate with the hazards hazard of their work V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Dec Dee 10 AP AP- AP Creation of 01 a bureau of air all navIgation navigation navi navI- gation in the department of commerce commerce com corn merce to regulate and encourage commer commercial lal ial aviation continuance of a policy of aircraft development development develop develop- ment mont In the light of or the loss of the Shenandoah and nd extension of ot air all airmail airmail mail mall service to all sections of the country were recommended In the annual report submitted to congress congress congress' congress congress' con con- gress' gress gress gress' today by the national advisOry advisory advisory advis advis- ory committee for aeronautics Endorsing the report in a letter I Continued on page 9 MILLIONS FOR AIRCRAFT PLAN I Continued from page 1 1 of of transmittal President Coolidge declared a statement t by the committee committee committee com com- that America is is at least feast abreast breast of progressive other other progressive nations In the technical development of aircraft aircraft air air- craft raft for military purposes should dispel the impression that this country is lagging The committees committee's committees committee's commit commit- tees tee's opinion was recommended to congress as the most authoritative tive Ive that can be had had |