News: CBS: From Germany, On Effectiveness of Bombing (excerpt highlighted in gray)
August 24, 1940
4:22
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From Berlin:
1). Weather is cold, dreary, and the war seems to be at a standstill.
2). German newspapers rehashing stories about the effectiveness of bombing on England.
3). Long-range artillery bombardments of Dover have not been officially reported yet.
4). Photos in German newspapers show what claims to be photos of damage in England.
5). News from Greece.
6). Germans replacing English tennis terms with German words.

Dispatch from Bucharest

From London:
1). Germans again shelling Dover.
2). British guns retaliated.
3). Siren sounded in London this morning during rush hour.
4). German air force has changed its tactics, now bombing indiscriminately.
5). Tension between Hungary and Romania, between Greece and Italy.
6). Italians are about to get the remnants of the French navy.

Dispatch from Rome: attack on Egypt
From Washington:
1). Conscription bill.
2). Hitler's timetable discussed, may threaten US by next April.
3). Joint US-Canadian board will meet.
4). Some congressmen worried that US defense readiness pace is inadequate.
5). Mothers demonstrating against conscription bill.