In other parts of Asturias, isolated Inests of rebels are maintaining their positions, but photos taken from lgeroplanes show' that their position lis desperate. More and more of the rebel nests are falling into the hands lof the regular troops, who are said fo be showing little merey, especially the Foreign Legionnaries.
One airman reported that Oviedo's famous XIVth century" cathedral, containing unique art treasures has perished in flames but HE hot yet known whether this is due to incendiarism or misdirected bombs.
In. Madrid, the routine life in cafes and. restaurants has been resumed. Many unemployed belonging to the Catholic trade unions have been given strikers' jobs.
Early this morning, several gas pipes were destroyed by exploding bombs but the damage was soon repaired by firemen wearing gas masks—Trans-Ocean Kuo Bin.
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