Word: crowds
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...evening last week 10,000 Uruguayans massed in Montevideo's Independence Square to cheer mild, stocky President Luis Batlle (pronounced Bat-zhay) Berres on his first anniversary in office. But even Uruguayans did not know whether the crowd was cheering for plenty or for socialism...
...even as the orchestra alternates Russian dances and American foxtrots with admirable impartiality, not even common convention can dispel the uneasiness, like a chill draught from an unseen window, that stirs through the perspiring crowd. Three young men try hard: a bright-eyed British captain, a young American diplomat and a blond, slightly bewildered-looking Russian lieutenant who apparently speaks some English. The American has his hands in his pockets as the other two systematically spoon up their mixed salad. Says the British captain: "I've only been here two months but I really do like it . . . We certainly...
Many an onlooker at Kappler's trial (the first war crimes trial by an Italian court) had made the Ardeatine pilgrimage to mourn husband or son; the crowd stiffened with horror as Kappler dryly told how 30 SS men had rounded up the victims and taken them out to the cave. The officer who was to fire first got sick at the scene; Kappler explained to the court that he had had to fire the first shot to encourage the weakling...
...executed always indulge in talking to the minister." At this the maddened courtroom audience, broke into howls of "Schweinehund!", and surged forward towards Kappler's bench. A muscle danced in his jaw and the saber scar on his left cheek blazed crimson as carabinieri forced the crowd back...
Forbidden Subject. In Southern California, the Patton-La Beach rivalry was a high spot of every big meet. Betting odds were freely quoted in Los Angeles bars and barbershops. One night at Los Angeles' Coliseum, a record crowd of 59,661 turned out for a meet and saw Patton...