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e e I I II j" e | e • d S n MODERNIZATION NAVY PROGRAM — WASHINGTON, D. C, June 19.-An imme- diate construction and modernization pro-0 . gram at the nations key naval bases on the 5 Atlantic and Pacific has been ordered by the Navys high command. Plans call for ex-l" . penditure of many millions of dollars for new facilities as a result of a survey show-e . ing that naval shore stations would be un- . I able to service the fleet in an adequate manner . in the event of war. Naval authorities 3 ; have submitted to the budget bureau a large , ! scale program that specifically calls for r , construction of a number of docks capable ! . of serving the higher tonnage battleships 3 now being built, .
