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LONDON--A squadron of German planes bombed British warships in the Firth of Forth at Edinburgh today, wounding 35 sailors and slightly damaging the cruiser Southampton before they were beaten off with at least four of the Nazi bombers shot down along the Scottish coast...
...British Admiralty and Air Ministry admitted casualties aboard the 9,100-ton Southampton, the cruiser Edinburgh and the destroyer Mohawk, and said an admiral's barge and a light tender were sunk by the Nazi bombs...
...antennae attached to their horns which greatly increased their contact range. For harbor defense, "controlled" mines are fitted with electrically charged detonators discharged by a key from shore, or capable of being switched off to render them harmless to friendly ships. The harbor at Southampton is now guarded by a curtain of mines which is drawn aside to let friendly ships enter...
...Following the U. S. State Department's restrictions on transatlantic travel (see below), Pan American changed its European terminals to Foynes, Eire instead of Southampton, Lisbon, Portugal instead of Marseille. Same time, pleading "extraordinary demands upon the United States . . . services," Chairman Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney sought CAA permission to double Pan American's present twice-weekly transatlantic schedule, enabling it to carry nearly 200 passengers, 8,000 Ib. of mail...
...Port Washington airmails for both lines close about four hours before departure; Southampton one hour, Marseille two and one-half hours before departure. Rates: 30? a half-ounce...