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Show vital metals for defense will help our western lead and zinc miners. Lead and zinc are two of the vital metals which the government govern-ment will buy. All of the metals purchased under the plan will be newly mined by American miners. HILL AIR FORCE BASE . . . The House this week approved legislation leg-islation calling for the construc- tion of an additional 58.3-millions ' worth of facilities at Hill Air Force Base. This authorization will make the base one of the best equipped in the Nation. The lunds will be, used to build facilities which will permit Hill to handle and service both jet and super-bomber aircraft. MINING PROGRESS ... I have received assurance from Dr. Arthur S. Flemming, Director, Office of Defense Mobilization, that the government gov-ernment will begin its metal stockpiling stock-piling program within the next week, his program besides assuring as-suring the country of a supply of |