Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Till from tower to tower the bells toll...
Tonight's German raid on Le Havre was another in a series of furious attacks and counter-attacks by air. Both sides dropped tons of bombs on each others ports and industrial centers. The highlight, of course, was yesterday's mass German air attack on Paris. The toll in human lives--just beginning to be known--now stands at nearly one thousand casualties--254 killed, 652 wounded--five times the previous figures...
...years later II Duce was to put an arm around Miller's shoulder, tell him "Maybe I shall be a reporter again, too." Webb Miller made a warm friend of Spain's Primo de Rivera during the Riff campaign, later wangled direct news items from him, toll prepaid. Astride a sandbagged parapet, he flashed the first news of Italy's advance on Ethiopia, got the word to Rome ahead of the official Italian story...
...time the Nazi flag went up at Åndalsnes last week, U. S. Army experts estimated 85,000 Germans had been put into action on Norwegian soil. By this week observers raised the figure to 150,000, despite a heavy toll from continued Allied attacks in the sea lanes off Sweden's west coast. Many more were expected in weeks to come, because Falkenhorst played for Norway for keeps. He got there first, now he must stay there last, since Germany needs Norway not only for military reasons, but for prestige and home morale...
...With better business, U. S. businessmen need more telephones, have made 7% more toll calls than last year. A. T. & T. netted...