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Show , Asks for flifigible Bids Washingon Although congress has. nm. appropriated funds for the two dir- ! igiblcs aiitnti;p,' fit the sst session. !! lYv llepartnient asked 'fir X;S oh" .....rucuou ot one or both ships. The p'iricibles which would be of ;pioxi- hia-cly fi.omi.PiHl cubic feet of gas capacity! ca-pacity! Wi re not provided for in tha budget estimates for the department this year, but $50,000 for beginning one ship was written into the bill in the house. It still must be acted on by tile senate. Bidders must draw their own designs in acordance with specifications speci-fications requiring a ship capable of 70 knots and hour at 3000 feet eleva-t;o: eleva-t;o: and endurance of not less than J .TO hours at cruising speed of 50 knots. The designs would allow for are of either helium or hydrogen of i! combination of. both. |