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A columnist in one of the leading Sunday papers did an article about entertainers having cold feet where danger spots were concerned. This sparked us off. | A columnist in one of the leading Sunday papers did an article about entertainers having cold feet where danger spots were concerned. This sparked us off. | ||
At the time I was leading a jumping small group, which was well-received at American bases. We did one-night stands at big North-west ballrooms and stints in Variety. To show we were genuine, and to put the columnist and War Office on the spot, we offered to go for a soldier's pay. We contacted our MP | At the time I was leading a jumping small group, which was well-received at American bases. We did one-night stands at big North-west ballrooms and stints in Variety. To show we were genuine, and to put the columnist and War Office on the spot, we offered to go for a soldier's pay. We contacted our MP, wrote dozens of letters but the War Office, when they deigned to send us an ''unsigned'' reply, just didn't want to know about anything but top-line stars. | ||
We haven't heard of the columnist since. Maybe he went to Korea. | We haven't heard of the columnist since. Maybe he went to Korea. | ||
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