Radio: Hell for Weather

For CBS's breakfast-time broadcasts from Europe, Manhattan has to call London, Paris, Berlin on the radio-telephone first: to check on connections, atmospheric conditions, whether the correspondents are ready with their stuff. One morning last week, Berlin came through crisp and clear. "B-r-r," said a Nazi voice in inspired English, "it's colder than hell over here." Then his accents froze stiff. "Sorry, gentlemen," said he, "I shouldn't have said that. It might give aid and comfort to the enemy."

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