Word: german
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Many of Germany's women have given up the hope of ever finding a man of their own. But in a blunt sort of way, German women have kept trying for the man-permanent or temporary, in or out of wedlock. Ever since the war, advertisements for "Marriage, Social Life, Acquaintances" have been a common sight on the billboards in every German city. Under the heading Werbe Dienst (Advertising Service) appear such frank appeals as these...
...British refused, stationed 30 German police at the Kurbel. A crowd of 300 D.P.s bore down on the theater, smashed its marquee, began a free-for-all with the police. Rubber truncheons and fire hoses did little to check the rioters, some of whom-dared the police to go ahead and shoot. A British officer was beaten amid cries of "Fascist!" Some German passers-by pounced on the Jews, but most only watched. When rocks began to fly, one elderly German woman was seen carrying stones for the Jews to throw...
While the British still debated what to do, the harried German manager of the Kurbel acted fast. Handbills announced a new feature, Der Kupferne Berg (in English, The Hungry Hill), a dull B-picture about copper mining in Ireland...
...uniforms after the U.S. National Guard rather than the SS. As to his 1944 meeting with Hitler: "Purely a social call. If I went to England today, I would naturally like to call on King George." As a clincher, Kuhn cried: "You don't get justice in a German court," said he would prefer a U.S. court* "any time...
...room "Chasa Mengelberg," there is a huge library and a piano, but no running water, electricity or radio. Until a TIME correspondent visited him last week, he did not know that two German musicians, accused but cleared of collaborating -Conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler and Pianist Walter Gieseking-had been forced to cancel U.S. performances* after stormy protests...