Calmness of British in Air Raids Impresses London, Aug. 18.
The following broadcast on the American Columbia broadcasting system was telephoned from London by American observer, Mr. E. D. Murrow:
"I went through all the famous Portland yards and docks. Concus sion of a bomb had blown slate roofs off a few buildings, but the buildings themselves were otherwise undamaged. There was no damage to any vital elements of naval establishments at Portland. They are still doing business.
"Probably the most impressive single thing about this aerial warfare is the speed with which it happens and the calmness of the people. If one must be bombed one could not ask for better company."—Reuter.
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