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Person to Person (Fri. 10:30 p.m., CBS). Edward R. Murrow's new interview show...
...Tues. 10 p.m., CBS). This Is Berlin, with Edward R. Murrow and a raft of CBS correspondents...
...stars shone brightly enough. Wally Cox was authentic as an American bent on self-improvement; Burr Till-strom's Kukla and Ollie sounded just the right note in their comment on old Hollywood movies. Whenever the show edged up to something as grim as war, Ed Murrow and Oscar Hammerstein II were on hand to speak with suitable gravity and-for the most part-brevity...
Arthur Godfrey told his radio listeners last month that if an atom bomb should be dropped on the U.S., the job of keeping Americans calm and well-informed would be handled by two men: Godfrey himself and Ed Murrow. He explained: "They chose us two because it's pretty tough for guys to imitate our voices. You'd know when you heard my voice or Ed Murrow's voice that these were two guys you could depend on, and nobody was giving you any applesauce, see? That's the reason...
This week, as the Federal Civil Defense Administration plan for A-day shaped up, it was clear that Godfrey and Murrow will have help in the supply of friendly and reassuring voices in the event of disaster. Other radio-TV personalities are slated to spell Godfrey and Murrow over a nationwide network. Well-known regional stars are scheduled to take over various statewide hookups; metropolitan areas will be told what is happening and what they should do by local disk jockeys and announcers...