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...U.S.A. Canteen (Sat. 9:30 p.m., CBS). A new show, starring Jane Froman...
...step toward a higher vocation, which he soon began to fulfill by founding a sort of Christian religious cult of his own. When the next war came, Martin registered as a conscientious objector, and served as a medical orderly in North Africa and Italy. One night in a canteen, he had a vision of the infinite brotherhood of human souls. In obedience to it. he called on the British soldiers around him to follow him on a mission of love to the German lines. Instead, his astounded comrades dragged him off to the guardhouse and Martin was tried for treason...
...indictment charged, were flogged, choked and burned with lighted cigarettes. Complained Best: "How can we handle these toughies? If my guards see one of those murderers 'going over the wall,' what're they supposed to do, warn the prisoner he is going to lose his canteen privileges, or blow 'em to hell off the wall...
...Chinese opened fire. Rifle bullets snapped overhead and then the enemy charged out of the dike shadows, throwing grenades. One exploded near Reddick, smashed his right knee. "I'm hit!" he shouted. The man next to him said, "Me too," but added quickly: "It was just my goddam canteen." Later a lieutenant reached Reddick, applied a tourniquet and dressing...
...look at British industry, put on a Royal Navy work suit and joined a pit shift in a Lancashire coal mine. After spending two hours 3,000 feet underground, he completed his tour with a shower in the miners' bathhouse and a 19? lunch in the company canteen...