Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-29 | Page 3 | U. S. to Strengthen Canal's Defenses |

Type	issue
Date	1939-08-29
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	U. S. to Strengthen Canal's Defenses
Type	article
Date	1939-08-29
Paper	Salt Lake Telegram
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	3
OCR Text	U u. u S S. S TO STRENGTHEN CANALS CANAL'S DEFENSES W WASHINGTON Aug 29 UP- UP UP The war department today announced announced announced an an- plans for immediate strengthening of the Panama canals canal's antiaircraft defenses The program calls for transportation transportation transportation tation of enlisted men and 30 officers of antiaircraft detachments detachments detachments detach detach- ments now stationed in the United States as the first step toward in increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing the canal garrison by officers and enlisted men The war department announced also that 31 pursuit planes will be flown to Panama shortly and the theair theair theair air corps personnel there will be Increased by 26 officers and men
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