Radio: About the U. S.

Visiting Hour (CBS, Sat. 3:30 p.m., E.W.T. ), the War Department's likable show for and about wounded veterans, produced one of the war's best anecdotes:

"When [Heavyweight Champion Staff Sergeant] Joe Louis landed in England, somebody said to him, 'Why are you so happy to be in uniform? Your country isn't so nice to your people.' Joe looked at the man and said, 'Mister, I know there are things wrong with my country, but it's nothing Hitler can fix.' "

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