British Claim Italian Flight After Battle
British and Italian forces clash in the Eastern Mediterranean as claims of battle contact surface. London says a British capital ship struck an Italian battleship and pursued the fleet, while Rome reports Italians were returning from convoy duties to a Libyan port.
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Britain's Squadron Led by Warspite
London July 10. Great Britain's Mediterranean fleet commanded by Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham heads the flagship Warspite, a 30 600 ton veteran of Jutland and Narvik. Cunningham, 57, long served in the Med, known for daring raids aboard destroyer Scorpion. Warspite, rebuilt at 12 500 000 dollars, led heavy fighting to the Narvik inlet. Seven German destroyers claimed sunk. three British destroyers damaged.
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Mediterranean Battle Draw Echoes Across Seas
Rome and London claim victory after 48 hours of shelling torpedoing and bombing in the Mediterranean. The Italian High Command cites sunk ships and damaged vessels while Britain reports no losses. Battles span the eastern central and western Mediterranean with air and sea engagements and Italian crashes.
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Italians claim victory in central Mediterranean clash at sea
Italian High Command says main British force, split into three groups, was sighted near Crete and the North African coast and turned back from raiding the central Mediterranean. British admiralty contends the fleet escaped unscathed as the battle became a chase. Italian forces say a British battleship was likely sunk and a warship damaged with 29 dead and 69 wounded aboard.
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Munich talks eyed as axis unity seen on Balkan crisis
Dispatches report continued Teleky urging restraint over Hungarys claims on Transylvania while Berlin and Rome appear in step. Ciano and Clodius sightings fuel belief Germany Italy will align on southeastern Europe policy with Munich to address Hungarian concerns and possible border tensions. Budapest press intensifies claims of Hungarian mistreatment in Transylvania prompting fears of border action.
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Carol Seeks United Front Against Danger
Bucharest July 10 The Ministry of Propaganda announced the arrest of General Ion Antonescu veteran Iron Guard leader as King Carol II moves to prevent the group from seizing control. Antonescu seized yesterday at Predeal for unfriendly attitude toward the regime while the king seeks a united front against outside danger. The decree bans revival of outlawed parties aimed at disarming the Iron Guard amid cabinet inclusions from the group and tensions in a pro Nazi anti Semitic regime pointing to a 100 percent Iron Guard future.
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Britain Aims to Sell Romanian Oil Holdings
Reports from Bucharest dated July 10 state Britain sought to dispose of its Romanian oil interests worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the United States or Russia. German circles were concerned as Berlin reportedly told Romania it must be consulted before any British oil holdings change hands.
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Romanian cabinet Passes Law On Foreign Oil Transfers
American oil men reported being approached by Germans asking if Britain would sell Royal Dutch Shell interests in Tunisia. Americans said their oil properties were not for sale and they did not wish to expand holdings to counter German influence.
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Labor Disputes Settled in May by State Labor Department
The State Labor Department settled 123 employer worker controversies in May including 31 strikes. Eight threatened strikes affecting 1,112 employees were averted by mediation and arbitration resolved four fewer serious disputes. Among settled strikes labor went 14, lost seven and compromised 10.
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