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Word: listened (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Censors will still listen. But the censorship is mild: only such topics as ship movements are barred. Any talk in German will be instantly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Hello, London | 7/2/1945 | See Source »

...youngster, "I think this non-fraternization is just plain stupid. What I mean is, it's going against human nature. . . . After all we are supposed to educate these Germans back to be normal citizens, and this way we're just raising a barrier between us and them." "Listen," said the other soldier, "you got the wrong slant. All a soldier wants is a little fun. The order doesn't seem to make sense but I can see some reason for it. ... We've got to teach these Germans that we're the boss...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Leave Your Helmet On | 7/2/1945 | See Source »

...knew-or soon learned-what women who twist the dials like to listen to. His initial reasoning about radio selling was cautious, but sound: if cooking talks could sell Crisco, maybe washing talks could sell soap. They did. Before long he had supplemented Ruth Turner's Washing Talks with the more varied salesmanship of Sisters of the Skillet, Stoopnagle & Budd, and the B. A. Rolfe orchestra. In 1932 (although he disclaims the honor and dislikes the baby's nickname) he officiated at the birth of P & G's outstanding contribution to radio: the soap opera...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: P & G to Market | 6/18/1945 | See Source »

...load after load of returning soldiers ... we find 80% of them listen to the gospel with more scepticism than . . . ever ... stay away from religious services . . . with less scruples . . . curse more and with a finesse unbelievable . . . gamble with more avidity and defend it with more vigor . . and find it difficult to hold an extended conversation without defaming womankind, even though unintentionally...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Atheists & Foxholes | 6/18/1945 | See Source »

...struck a common-sense common chord: the returned overseas soldier is no nerve-shattered civilian-hater who will explode into violent action if he does not get all he thinks he deserves. Said big (210 Ibs.) 39-year-old ex-Pfc. Carl Emory Rainwater, veteran of three European invasions: "Listen, you turn the fellows loose in the community and in a couple of weeks you wouldn't know that they'd been in the Army." Said a 25-year-old ex-corporal, now a garage mechanic: "Most of the fellows are like me. Just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VETERANS: Don't Go Sympathizing | 6/11/1945 | See Source »

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