Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-19 | Page 10 | Battle for Army Air Funds Slated

BA BATTLE FOR ARMY AIR FUNDS SLATED WASHINGTON Dec 39 19 9 C UP UP- UP Influential congressmen served served noI notice notice no no- tice today that regardless of President President I dent Roosevelt's budget balancing I plans they were prepared to lead a fight for Cor appropriations of oC to build up the thc army air corps to a strength of oC 2500 planes The IThe break in the Democratic budget balancing ranks found Chairman John McSwain of the house military affairs committee and Representative U. U Buell Snyder of the appropriations committee leading the revo revolt t. t Each held that security of the nation depended upon fulfillment of the air corps program Under the program placed before the he the appropriations subcommittee on on war var e expenditures yesterday by General General General Gen Gen- eral Malin Maim Craig chief of staff planes lanes would be built yearly under a year three program at an a annual al cs- cs cost of