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One day last week German listeners, tuned to their home stations, caught the cultured enemy accents of First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill himself, coming over the same Nazi radio that frequently refers to him as British First Lord of the Sea Bottom. Before he had talked for long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Sound-Effect Boos | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

For almost two hours, dignified doctors made the welkin ring with catcalls, boos, and cries of "Sit down! Hire a hall!" Roundly applauded was a young doctor who said: "The private practice of medicine has fallen 40 to 50%. At this time to vote $60,000 salary for one man...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Illegal, Immoral | 2/5/1940 | See Source »

Though stench bombs were thrown in the hall prior to Browder's appearance and a glass door was broken by a crowd seeking admittance, only scattered boos and cheers came from the 522 students, including six co-eds, who were seated in the auditorium. No standees were permitted in the...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BROWDER'S SPEECH CAUSES NO STIR IN AUDIENCE AT TECH | 12/15/1939 | See Source »

Young men crowded around the automobile as Browder was being driven away from Strathcona Hall, where he had addressed an audience of 600 persons, mostly students, some of whom showered him with pennies and interrupted his speech with guffaws and boos.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Uproar at Yale as Browder Lectures | 11/29/1939 | See Source »

When Irving Potash, C. I. O. Fur Workers Union man, objected, saying that Russia had merely drawn a line in Poland to protect itself from Germany, the floor exploded with boos and sarcastic cries of "Heil Hitler!" As Potash struggled on, booing broke into thunderous shouts of "Take him away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Red Lights Out | 10/16/1939 | See Source »

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