Word: clamorers
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...many British ears the peacetime Sunday pealing brought nostalgia to temper the rejoicing. No clamor came from some 1,200 parish churches, either because their old grey stones had collapsed under bombs or because partial damage had left the bells insecure in the belfries. The famed bells of St. Mary-le-Bow in London's Cheapside were silent. Ten of the twelve had crashed from the 90-ft. belfry ceiling when the church was bombed (TIME, Sept...
...fire escape, attacked them from the rear. Then they retreated to the third floor, where they fought on. An excited, roaring Russian caught a German grenade before it exploded, tossed it back at the Nazis. Next morning, just as the Russians' ammunition was giving out, a clamor of shouting came from the roof. Red comrades had crossed adjoining roof tops to the rescue. Charging down the stairs, they drove out the Germans, who left 52 dead officers...
...time when clamor for a second front has given rise to serious questioning of the strength and integrity of our Russian allies, a film like this carefully prepared and intelligently presented account of the U.S.S.R.'s struggle against the Nazis is welcome fare. With a minimum of bravado and a maximum of restraint and straightforward presentation, "Moscow Strikes Back" paints a graphic and moving picture of heroic proportions about the struggle in which the Red Armies and the Russian people are now engaged. Every scene is packed with action, action that wasn't prepared in advance by scriptwriters and directors...
...radio, in the press, in Congress, in Parliament there was the same shrill, urgent clamor. Along the "invasion coast" the Nazis maneuvered, bolstered their elaborate defenses, reportedly rushed some 3,000,000 Europeans away from possible areas of attack and tucked them away in concentration camps in Germany. Over the Continent was the electric tension that precedes a storm...
...steel plant to supply his brand-new amateur shipyards. Now he was out after bigger stakes. He had broached direct to the public his bold proposal to build 5,000 giant cargo planes (TIME, July 27). Now he descended on Washington with the avowed intention of creating public clamor for his breath-taking scheme...