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Article : 48 words"The Times" correspondent in Tangier says that the Anglo-Spanish businessmen's delegation returned to Tangier from Spain after receiving ...
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Article : 109 wordsIn formation fly Blackburn R[?]s one of the latest of Britain's many types of aircraft. Now in service, with the British Navy, this machine can be used as a [?]ve [?] and embod[?] the multiple [?] [?] employed in certain other types of British air craft with [?]ch devas[?] effect against the [?] [?] Air Force.—Commonwealth Department of Information photo. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 1,744 wordsThe Greek radio stated: "In North Himar alter heavy Greek artillery bombardment, the Italians fled in disorder. In the central sector Greek attacks ...
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