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From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
Date: 20080524
Author:Wilhelmy, Ann M.

Byline: ANN M. WILHELMY; STAFF WRITER

War horrors

Audie Murphy stars as a young Union army recruit in the 1951 movie "The Red Badge of Courage" (8:45 p.m., TCM), based on the Stephen Crane novel about a soldier who overcomes his fear of death on the battlefield.

More than a greasy spoon

"Modern Marvels: Truck Stops" (6 p.m., History) offers a look at the trucker pit-stops across the country. The world's largest truck stop even includes a dental office and barbershop.

Riding the rails

Alfred Hitchock's 1951 thriller "Strangers on the Train" (8 p.m., ...

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