The American Legion Magazine [Volume 106, No. 3 (March 1979)]

THE AMERICAN LEGION

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Our Declining Investment in Defense

Why Are We in Space?

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1 THEAMERICAN LEGION

March 1979 Volume 106, Number 3 For God and Country

4 Commander's Message Silent Wings of What Is Communism? " " World War II By B. J. McCausey

£ Letters There were a lot of slider riders in World War II but there were not many pleasure trips.

Big Issues ^0 Our Declining Investment Opposing views on the question, \ £ Should Congressional Terms Be Lim- In Defense By William E. Simon ited to 12 Years? A former Secretary of the Treasury discusses the numbers

Same that makes it appear as thoush we are spendins more ^2 News to Use on defense than we really are. Helpful information.

Why Are We In Space? By Neil R. Ruzic The Message Center ^ g 28 There are many reasons but the most valid have never been Of special interest to veterans. properly explained to the public.

Dateline Washington 40 20 Everybody's Truckin' By James C. Jones What is being said and done in the Light trucks are "hot" with young people and their elders are nation's capital. beginning to understand why The result is a fantastic pickup

in sales. 46 Books For your consideration. 22 The Quiet Invasion By Frank Kuest Millions of aliens who have no business in the United States Parting Shots 60 are here and more keep pouring in.

A Note Of Thanks Those who set forth what they To the hundreds who wrote telling liked and disliked —about the mag- why they joined The American Le- — : azine have given the editorial staff gion we extend a special thank-you In our January issue we asked our some very helpful guidelines. Unfor- because the letters made us feel good readers to let us know if they liked tunately we are unable to write in- about our organization. When we the new format of our magazine. We dividual letters to all those who gave publish the "extra special" letters in also called on Legionnaires to tell us us their ideas, and this we would our May issue we think you will un- why they joined the organization. have liked to do, if only to explain derstand our feelings. We have been deluged with mail, why certain things are done as they both counts, want to thank are. on and we The Editors the many hundreds of readers who But the letters have been most took the trouble to write us. helpful, and we thank you for them.

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THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979 Commander's Message THE AMERICAN LEGION

column, she told the students, "The National Commander Communist state ... is not satisfied John M. Carey with running politics and the economy. It wills total domination, intends to exercise a moral and spiritual The American Legion Magazine Editorial & Advertising Offices monopoly." 700 North Pennsylvania St. PO. Box 1055 The key word is "monopoly." De- Indianapolis, Ind 46206 spite such persuasive promises that 317-635-8411 under communism the state will wither away, all property will belong Publisher to mankind in common, and crime Bertram G Davis and poverty will disappear, the facts Assistant Publisher are otherwise. Wherever the commu- Dean B. Nelson

nists have seized control the state Editor becomes dominant, and every Joseph C. Keeley thought and action of every inhabi- Managing Editor Frank Kuest tant is rigidly controlled. Senior Editor of this century pro- The history Grail S. Hanford vides a running commentary on how Associate Editor John M. (Jack) Carey the communists have seized control Kathleen Whitehead

of one country after another. Follow- Assistant Editor ing the dictates of Marx, Lenin, Stal- Craig J. Beardsley What Is in and others, they have used sub- Art Editor James A. Chaney version, violence, intimidation, assas- Communism? sination, armed force and deceit to Production Manager Bill Kroeker subjugate peoples. We used to hear a lot about com- Deceit is high on their list. To win munists in this country and their an ambitious political leader to their Advertising Sales Robert Redden Assoc., Inc. various will high contributions to the cause. cause, they promise him PO Box 999, Teaneck, N.J. 07666 But in recent years there has been office. To win over the poor and the 201-837-5511 an interesting change. One seldom hungry, the promise will be "bread hears about communist professors, and land." However, under the com- The American Legion Magazine Commission dealers in stolen documents, bomb munist monopoly the land is never Milford A. Forrester, Greenville, S C. (Chairman); makers or assassins. Usually they are theirs and the bread they get comes Adolph H. Bremer, Winona, Minn. (Vice Chairman); James R. Kelley, Devon, Pa. (National Commanders Marxists, Trotskyites, the politician, of described as at high cost. And Representative); Norman Biebel, Belleville, 111.; Andrew Maoists, or members of such exotic course, is owned body and soul. J. Cooper, Gulf Shores, Ala.; Warren R. Davies, Mountainside, N.J.; John J. Dunn, Sr., Scranton, Pa.; outfits as the Socialist Par- Workers Communism is a jealous master, Raymond H. Fields, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Joe Ben ty or the Progressive Labor Party. and the monopoly it exercises is Hawkins, Biloxi, Miss.; Frank J. Holcshuh, Youngstown, Ohio; Eugene J. Kelley, Savannah, Ga.; This is not to say that the Com- complete and absolute. Of course, it James V Kissner, Palatine, 111.; Keith A. Kruel, Fenni- munist Party in this country is out covers the entire political and eco- more. Wis.; Russell H. Laird, Des Moines, Iowa; Loyd McDermott. Benton, Ark.; J. H. Morris, Baton Rouge, of business. Far from it. It is just nomic structure, but it controls the La.; Bruce E. Penny, Seattle, Wash.; Bill Shelton, To- that many of the people who are individual with equal harshness. Be- peka, Kans.; George G. Sinopoli, Fresno, Calif.; Wayne working to advance the cause of hind the Iron and Bamboo Curtains L. Talbert, Delphi, Ind.; Benjamin B. Truskoski, Bristol, Conn.; George J. Zanos, Wellsburg, W. Va.; Frank C. world communism operate under dif- the individual is virtually a robot, Love, Syracuse, N.Y. (Consultant); David Dumeyer, ferent labels. However, for the pur- programmed to do the bidding of his Louisville, Ky. (Consultant). pose of this message they can all be masters. And heaven help those who lumped together despite apparent indicate in any way their disapproval The American Legion Magazine (USPS 020-540) is differences in their ideology. of the all-powerful state. owned and published monthly by The American Legion. Copyright 1979 by The American Legion. Second class Just as is a mystery This, however, is logical in the communism postage paid at Indianapolis, Ind. 46204 and additional for non-communists, so is its termi- communist mind since communism mailing offices. Price: single copy, 30 cents; yearly sub- nology. Communist jargon deals in holds that man is merely a higher scription, $3.00. Direct inquiries regarding circulation to: Circulation Department, PO. Box 1954, Indianapolis, subject to such terms as dialectical materialism, form of animal, and as Ind. 46206. Send editorial and advertising material to: thesis and antithesis, the law of ne- state control as a horse, a cow, or The American Legion Magazine, 700 North Pennsyl- vania St., PO. Box 1055, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. gation, the class struggle, economic any other animal. determinism, ad nauseam. However, Hundreds of millions of people it isn't all that mysterious. Commu- now living under the yoke of com- Change of Address nism can be described quite simply. munism are well aware of this form Notify Post Adjutant and Circulation Dept., PO. Box 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. Attach old address label, For all practical purposes, com- of physical, mental and spiritual provide old and new address and current membership munism simply means control. It was slavery. We get occasional glimpses of card number. summed up in a few words by Nata- its meaning as we see the way so many try to escape the system, often lia Solzhenitsyn recently, addressing \on- Member Subscriptions an audience of Dartmouth students. dying in the attempt. Send $3.00 ($4.00 in foreign countries) to Circulation Dept., PO. Box 1954, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. As reported by Jeffrey Hart in his ( Continued on page 24)

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9 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979 Big Issues

Should Congressional Terms Be Limited to 12 Years?

Yes. One of the problems No.'•Limitation of Congression- with Congress is that its members al service is firmly embodied in the almost never seem to know when to Constitution of the United States. step aside. Congressional service is It is the absolute requirement that exciting and challenging. There's a each member of the House of Rep- great temptation to stay in office resentatives must stand for re-elec- forever. tion every two years, and each sen- Our founding fathers never in- ator must place his or her record tended it to be this way. They had Sen. Jack Sen. Jennings before constituents every six years Danforth the idea that congressmen would be Randolph and receive their judgment on his (R-Mo.) private citizens on leave to their (D-W. Va.) or her abilities and performance. government. A congressman who The framers of the Constitution serves for life really is not "of the people." wisely incorporated this self-limiting principle as a posi- But many congressmen spend the better part of their tive assurance that no legislator can safely ignore the adult life here in Washington. The sad results are ob- need and desires of the voters he or she is elected to vious. First, Congress has grown more distant from the represent. American people. Second, the growth and cost of gov- As one who is now entering his 21st year as a United ernment has skyrocketed as congressmen say any- States Senator, and with a total of 34 years of legislative thing, do anything and spend anything to get themselves service, I can honestly say that I have never considered re-elected. any election as assured. In fact, given the current mood Early in the 95th Congress, together with six other of the voting public, voluntary retirements, and the ris- senators, I proposed a constitutional amendment which ing trend toward single-issue politics, the Congress in would limit senators to two six-year terms and House recent years has undergone a startling change in cast. members to six two-year terms. Hearings were held in The 1978 general election produced 20 new faces in the 1978, but chances for early passage are very slim. That Senate alone. is to be expected. I plan to reintroduce the amendment It is specious, I believe, to argue that any congress- in the 96th Congress. I think it's important that this de- man who has served 12 years in the House is unfit to be bate continue. a senator, or vice versa. The sole performance test of a Limiting congressional terms will force turnover, legislator should be his or her ability, integrity and bring in new people, generate fresh ideas and insure effectiveness. In most cases, the latter characteristic is close communication between the people and their acquired by experience. elected representatives. Furthermore, by limiting terms, I can only conclude that any proposal calculated to the power that lifetime legislators accumulate will be re- impose a restriction of service in the legislative branch strained. The advantages of incumbency will not go on is offered on the basis of age. Chronological age alone is forever. Perhaps most important, a limited terms amend- a poor indicator of ability to perform on the job. Manda- ment would say to congressmen that their days in tory retirement at a fixed age or an arbitrary length of Washington are numbered and that they had better service does not take into account a person's abilities make the very best of their time. It also would say to and capacities, which vary sharply from individual to them that there is a day of reckoning—that is, a day individual. when they must return home and live with the laws they Among the key findings of a Harris Poll conducted enacted in Washington. for the National Council on Aging last year was the Public pressure forced a limitation on the number of fact that 86 percent of the American public agreed with terms a president can serve. If Congressional terms are the statement: "Nobody should be forced to retire be- to be limited, public pressure will be the catalyst. Con- cause of age, if he wants to continue working and is gress will not limit the tenure of its members unless and still able to do a good job." until the people demand it. A Gallup Poll early last In our democratic election process, Congress is being year showed that 60 percent of the American people continually infused with new blood and new ideas. It would support a limit on congressional tenure. If they has been my experience, however, that activity and in- believe that strongly, limits can and should become part novation are not unique to any segment of our society, of our Constitution. certainly not on the basis of age or length of service.

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By B. J. McCausey There are few people who remember the assault glider program of World War II, but there are a goodly number of the Airborne who can account for flying time in e planes. They remember. Especially the Airborne commandos, Pathfinders, and Airborne Infantry in the European Theater, and their equivalents comprising the Airborne, Troop Carrier Squadrons, and the First Many GIs flew Air Commando Group in the Southwest Pacific. in glider missions The use of gliders in combat was the brainchild of Adolf Hitler. It was highly secret, and under direct or- but not for pleasure. ders of the Fuehrer. The first assault was on Fort Eben Efnael on the border of Belgium. After a costly yet successful invasion of Crete, Hitler abandoned the use of the glider. But by then almost every Allied country and branch of service had picked up the idea, and were experiment- ing with their various designs. The debut of the German glider was also accom- panied by another secret weapon, the "hollow charge." The original discovery by an American scientist, C. E. Munroe, was utilized by the Germans to construct a device that would blow a hole through six inches of steel. The bomb was used at Eben Emael. The Ameri-

Glider landings behind Utah Beach on D-Day are shown in the author's painting "Rat Race on the LZ. Below is shown a controlled crash in a Burma jungle as portrayed in his "Big Hit on Broadway." THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1 979

cans had a device using the same principle in the "shaped charge" for the bazooka. The Munroe principle was later used to develop the atom bomb. The English Horsa and the United States Waco CG- 4A were the main glider models sharing alike in the European Theater. Only the Waco flew in the South- west Pacific and out of North Africa. Glider riders were from all Allied countries at one time or another. There were even Japanese—the Nisei, in ETO of course. The CG (Cargo Glider), named the Hadrian by the British, carried a quarter-ton truck and three men, or a 75-mm howitzer with three men, or a Jeep with three men, or a D-2 Bulldozer and two men, or three mules and two mule skinners, or 13 men fully equipped, or supply trailers and various supplies and ammunition. There were other modifications and designs of the CG numbering as high as 41 models. Loading was accomplished by raising the nose section, inside of which were located the two pilot seats, while propping up the tail section. Cargo load—4,060 pounds. The British Horsa Mark I and II carried 28 troops, or two Jeeps and drivers, or two half-ton trucks and drivers, or a 75-mm howitzer and a quarter-ton truck Gliders may have appeared to be flimsy, but with four men, or a small tank. Cargo load—7,380 they could carry heavy loads. Here a jeep was pounds. The Hamilcar carried a Tetrach tank, or a Lo- loaded as part of the invasion of Holland. cust tank, or two armored scout cars, or 40 men. Cargo ILLUSTRATIONS BY THE AUTHOR. —17,500 pounds. Other British models were the Hengist and the Hotspur. The Germans had the DFS-230 assault glider as their rica, India, China, the United States, and an occasional main air weapon. Experiments for other models were of Australian. gigantic size, and a small single-man glider-fighter in- The leaders were Maj. Gen. Orde Wingate who was a tercepter where the pilot lay prone. The glider carried student and protege of Lawrence of Arabia. Colonel two 30-mm cannons. Cochran, glider leader, was a model for Flip Corkin in Experimental gliders were the order of the day. the cartoon strip "Terry and the Pirates." Movie actor Countries other than the above mentioned, built at least Jackie Coogan flew a lead glider into a jungle patch in one model. They were Argentina, Australia, Canada, the dead of night to set up landing operations. It was China, Czechoslovakia, France, India, Italy, Japan, rumored that Mickey Spillane, creator of Mike Ham- Russia, Sweden, and Turkey. mer, was a glider pilot. The rank-and-file pilots had The largest number of glider missions were carried their complement of writers, artists, and businessmen, out in the European Theater. Related to or within the and a couple of millionaires thrown in as well. missions were innumerable serials and sorties. Many daring flights were made some of which used a "clothes line" arrangement to snatch the gliders off the ground The fighting Gurkhas from India by a swooping tow plane. Mussolini was rescued from expressed the general sentiment on his jail in the Abruzzi mountains of Italy by a German glider mission although he was flown out by the only seeing the gliders for the first time: powered plane in the group—a single-engine Storch. "We're ready to fight and are not afraid The storybook mission of the gliders was in Burma. to die, but you those airplanes The characters were of the Army Air Forces backed by do know soldiers from all over the area of CBI. The combined do not have motors?" operation was centered around a village named Myit- kyina ( Mitch-i-naw) 200 miles behind the Japanese lines. The three main glider LZ's were called "Broad- Glider pilots were dual-rated volunteers, and some way" after that street in New York City. Another was came from bomber, transport and pursuit plane outfits. "Picadilly" after the one in London, and still another They found the jungles difficult to cope with, and con- was "Chowringhee" for Calcutta honoring the soldiers trolled crashes were part of glider flying. The heat and from those countries. humidity rotted ropes and fabric. Aborts were frequent. The United States Troop Carrier Squadrons and the Many gliders were lost over the mountains when ropes First Air Commando Group were supported by ground broke, clearings in the look-alike jungle were mistaken forces of General Stilwell and the famous Merrill's for LZ's, and power troubles plagued many of the tow Marauders. Glider riders were Chindits, Kachins, planes. Gurkhas with their kukri knives, Aussies, Tommies, One serial of 54 gliders ended up with only three and Yanks who came from Britain, Burma, West Af- ( Continued on page 44) 15 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979

Considering the fact that we are dealing in inflated dollars, the $117 billion spent on national defense in 1978 is actually $6 billion less than was spent in 1964.

OUR In comparison, the Under Secre- Meanwhile, there has been a large DECLINING tary of Defense for Research and increase in non-defense related ex- Engineering, Dr. William J. Perry, penditures, so that the share of the recently revealed that the Soviet Un- federal budget accounted for by de- INVESTMENT ion is now spending $170 billion an- fense expenditures has dropped from nually for defense. This is $50 bil- 42.9 percent in 1964 to only 25 per- IN lion more than the United States will cent in 1978. When the spending of spend in the current fiscal year. all governmental units, federal, state, DEFENSE Expenditures for national security and local governments is taken into purposes are unique among govern- account, in 1964 one dollar in four ment programs in that they are the of all governmental expenditures was only expenditures which are truly accounted for by national defense. uncontrollable. This is because the By 1978, this figure had dropped to By William E. Simon requirements are set not by the pol- one dollar in six. Thus, the United One of the most common misconcep- icy preferences of the American elec- ( Continued on page 48) tions in the mind of the American torate, but by the weight of arms of public is the notion that U.S. defense an adversary. expenditures have been increased A nation, any nation, jeopardizes without interruption for as far back its very existence when it fails to as anyone can remember. It is not provide for an adequate defense, but difficult to understand why this is under recent defense budget-making so since not everyone is aware of the practices, defense expenditures are devastating impact of inflation on treated in a more routine manner; every aspect of our economic affairs. namely, that such expenditures rep- Indeed, defense expenditures have resent the largest "discretionary" por- increased in terms of current or "in- tion of the federal budget, subject flated" dollars from $50 billion in to alterations to meet the political 1964 to $117 billion in 1978. How- priorities of other domestic programs. ever, these statistics conceal more The resulting decline in defense than they reveal about what has expenditures is in many ways more happened to American defense ex- significant than it first appears. Be- William E. Simon has had a long penditures over that 15-year period. cause the U.S. economy has grown career in public service and finance. If the 1964 defense expenditures were substantially since 1964, the "bur- In January 1973 he was appointed converted to their equivalent purchas- den" of defense expenditures on the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury ing power in 1978 dollars, they would U.S. economy has been reduced by and was made Secretary of the have represented a $123-billion ex- approximately 40 percent; that is, we Treasury in 1974. He became Senior penditure. Thus the $117 billion spend less than 5.5 percent of our Consultant with Blyth Eastman Dil- spent on national defense in 1978 total national income (GNP) on lon & Co. and Senior Advisor at Booz is actually $6 billion less than was defense where in 1964 we were Allen & Hamilton, Inc. His book, "A spent in 1964. obliged to spend more than 8 percent. Time for Truth" is a bestseller.

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What Must Be Done to Meet Defense Requirements Despite Budget Constraints

From an economic standpoint, the biggest question Financing American Investment in Defense facing the nation's defense planners is how can the The bleak recitation of the statistics of the diverging United States plausibly meet defense requirements in paths of American disinvestment in defense and Soviet the face of current budget constraints. Bad enough now, investment in defense will, I believe, lead inevitably to these will emerge with a vengeance in the 1980s. Fed- a frank acknowledgement by the nation's political lead- eral budget outlays have increased from $118.5 billion ership of their need to redress the balance that has for in 1964 to more than $500 billion expected to be ex- a variety of reasons, been allowed to run steadily pended during the current fiscal year. Although the against the United States for more than 15 years. At increase in federal expenditures has indeed been enor- once, the issue of how to find adequate budget resources mous, the growth of federal expenditures has been pre- to support such a reassessment is an inevitable and ap- dominantly in the field of social welfare expenditures, propriate question. There are, in my view, three areas and in this area the executive branch has encountered in government initiative where such resources could be considerable difficulty in its attempts at control. found.

a. Federal Management far less rapidly than they could if grams of a bewildering variety, and All federal programs have a sub- government disincentives to economic so forth, hold out the promise of a stantial amount of waste and ineffi- growth were mitigated or eliminated. staggering burden on the federal ciency included in their costs of op- The most conspicuous villain is the budget, and, by derivation, the Amer- eration. In this regard, the Defense tax system which out of a misplaced ican taxpayer. It is the growth of Department is no exception, but be- degree of enthusiasm for effecting an new federal programs that threaten cause defense expenditures are far equitable burden of taxation, has more than anything else, the ability more carefully scrutinized by the structured a set of rates and tax rul- of the United States to effectively Congress, the Office of Management ings that are punitive with respect to respond with a meaningful defense and Budget, and the press than are investment, savings, and entrepre- posture in the face of the massive other units of government, the chance neurial incentives. An increase of increase in defense investment that for identifying vast sums of money only one percent in the rate of eco- the Soviets have undertaken since that would be available for transfer nomic growth would increase na- the mid-1960s. to more important national security tional income more than $200 bil- The 1980s promise to be an extra- purposes is remote. Since 1964, U.S. lion, of which $20-25 billion would ordinarily dangerous decade for the expenditures for social welfare pur- go to the federal treasury. United States. The military programs poses has grown from $72 billion in which are now inevitably cast for the 1965 to more than $350 billion in early-1980s are already underway. 1977. During the 15 year period be- Owing to the protracted lead times Meanwhile, there has been a tween 1950 and 1964, social welfare associated with the deployment of expenditures per capita grew at an large increase in non-defense new military systems, it is possible annual rate of 4.6 percent, but since related expenditures, so that to forecast with a high degree of con- this leapt to nearly 7 1964, rate the share of the federal fidence that the United States will percent. be in the gravest direct jeopardy One conspicuous management mea- budget accounted for by de- from any foreign power since the War sure that can be taken by the federal fense expenditures has of 1812 as a result of Soviet programs government is to affect the steps that dropped from 42.9 percent in now underway. The American re- will slow the rate of growth of social sponse has been inadequate to meet 1964 to only 25 percent in welfare programs. Slowing the rate of this threat. It has been inadequate, growth of social welfare programs 1978. not because the resources in the U.S. from only 7 percent to 5 percent, a economy are inadequate; to the con- rate of growth still 8.7 percent higher trary, our latent economic power is than the average for the 1950-64 pe- c. Stopping the Introduction of our greatest strength. Rather, a re- riod, would provide seven billion ad- New, Costly, Social Welfare luctance to respond with programs ditional dollars to finance defense Programs that can address the Soviet threat expenditures without any increase in The lesson of the 1960s and the we now face has been unduly ham- the federal deficit. "war on poverty" have been learned pered by budgetary restrictions that b. Increasing the Rate of Econom- at great cost; open-ended "entitle- could be addressed by changes in ic Growth ment" type social welfare programs U.S. economic policy. Obviously, the By far the most important poten- result in runaway costs which govern- control of inflation is the most crit- tial contributor to making more re- ment becomes powerless to stop ow- ically important change in U.S. eco- sources available for necessary pub- ing to the numerous constituencies nomic policy to be undertaken. In the lic purposes including defense is the developed in favor of ever-higher so- absence of this, all else will fail as increase in revenues that would ob- cial welfare expenditures. The list of the American people will demand tain from a higher rate of economic potential claimants for new social that the government compensate for growth. Present government policy welfare programs is long indeed. the ravages of inflation in their per- more often than not, tends to inhibit Lobbying is already intense for a sonal and financial lives. The result the engine of economic development new national health insurance pro- will be a continuation of the decline by a bewildering array of disincen- gram whose cost will hardly be less in our national security and defense tives for savings, investment, and en- than $70 billion, and may be as costly capability. U.S. military needs are trepreneurship. As a consequence, as $100 billion annually. New pro- real and urgent; our economic pol- American economic growth, produc- grams for urban development, wel- icy must respond in a manner appro- tivity, and employment are growing fare reform, income maintenance propriate to the very real peril we face.

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ROCKWELL The Space Shuttle which will go into service this year.

astronauts got By Neil R. Ruzic there, the size of the rockets compared with the Washing- Why are we in space? Simply "be- ton Monument, the thrust of the Are great engines, Why and trip. cause it is there" no longer is a good the return enough reason. But not a word was said concern- During the 1960s when the aero- ing why we're in space. Many reasons exist, We In space industry was implementing the and all of are President's decision to land men on them better than what we were the moon by the end of the decade, told. Put quite simply and roughly in order of chronology, they are: Space? it is doubtful whether anyone direct- orbit satellites ing any important phase of the gi- (1) To for im- gantic space program truly thought proved communications, weather our technology was being improved forecasting, navigation, resource just to show up the Russians. Few monitoring, and other purposes. space leaders bothered with such (2) To reap the by-product of There are many transient thoughts, but the public space technology by transferring in- wasn't let in on their legitimate goals. novations and methods to many reasons, all of There were those in government or areas of industry and medicine. in the space program who feared the (3) To compare other planets them better than public would not support a raoon- with the earth and to study the sun ori- doggle that had as its purpose "just" so we can understand better the what we were getting to another world. There were gin and workings of earth and its mineral reserves. told. others who had no time to explain, dwindling and still others who hadn't them- (4) To explore the universe to de- selves considered "why?" termine, among many other things, The mass media gave the public whether life or even other intelli- the impression it should support the gences exist elsewhere. Apollo program because the Soviets (5) To create a focal point for a that will might get to the moon first. Or worse, new intellectual renaissance that the space program was justified improve the wealth, health, and hap- on the basis of Teflon frying pans piness of all people. and better gadgets. There was talk, Could there be a more worthwhile closer to reality but still too amor- goal for any human endeavor? phous to mean much, of total capa- Even after a fledgling two decades bility and technological leadership to of exploration activities, we can earn the respect of the world. point to significant accomplishments Then suddenly in July, 1969, we by considering what the world would were there on the moon. be like had we never gone into space. Almost half of all of us on earth some 1.5 billion people—riveted our The author, a scientist-entrepreneur eyes to television sets and watched who helped Wernher von Braun men on the moon. Never before in start the National Space Institute, N A history had so many minds been con- is president of the Island for Science, Weather satellites make it possible centrated at the same time on any Inc. in the Bahamas. He is the author to predict the weather further one activity. It was a fantastic, ut- of "Where the Winds Sleep" and ahead, with much greater accuracy. terly unprecedented opportunity to other books about space, and holds explain why the space age was worth- the first U.S. patent for a device to while. We learned in detail how the be used on the moon. 18 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1 979

Space technology made possible the mobile unit shown at left, which brings health care to remote areas. The tiny module above stores much information in little space.

That is somewhat like imagining an The investment in space has such an which now is flashed from retail alternate history if Columbus hadn't enormous payoff because it spreads stores to warehouses, would be the come along when he did. to a wide variety of industries—gas costly guesswork of yesteryear. Print- Like it or not, civilization started turbines, integrated circuits, and ing, especially typesetting, would be down a new path with Columbus. To- cryogenics, to name only three of far slower, and the lack of instanta- day, the space age is carving out an- many. neous coast-to-coast reservation sys- other new epoch, as significant at tems would have retarded the dra- least as the Great Age of Explora- matic growth of the airline industry. tion, the Renaissance, or the Indus- Today the space age is carv- Largely as a result of the space trial Revolution. Implications of the ing out another new epoch, stimulus to computer technology, spread of humanity across the galax- computers are taking over more and as significant at least as the ies, or the eventual contact with more jobs. Computers have even en- other sentient beings, or the under- Great Age of Exploration, the tered the home with some 50,000 standing of man's purpose in the Renaissance, or the Industrial home or "micro" computers so far universe aren't just exciting. They Revolution. sold for home use. Some day they are staggering. will be as standard as the telephone, None of that has happened—yet. radio, and television set. They are But there already are some pro- Consider computers. So quickly, being used to answer personal cor- found benefits that the new age of yet so profoundly have computers respondence, cross-index journals, exploration has brought to mankind. entered and altered our lives that it keep a log of people talked to, bal- And to understand these benefits is difficult to imagine what the world ance the checkbook, update Christ- more clearly, consider what our life- would be like without them. For in- mas card lists, add or delete ingredi- style today would be like had there stance, our entire banking and credit ents to recipes, report on water seep- been no space program: system would be bogged down under age in the basement, beep reminders Consider money and economics. If a morass of detail. Without the inte- on upcoming birthdays and anniver- there were no space effort we would grated circuits pioneered for the saries, and lock the front door at not have spent some $80 billion that space program, millions of clerks night. might have gone for other purposes. would work at slow hand calculators, In the field of communication, we But on the other hand we would not laboriously figuring individual in- would not see live Olympic games have stimulated the economy and in voices and other business forms. from overseas, or the Pope's corona- so doing returned to it as much as Management information, such as tion at the Vatican, or the Presi- $1 trillion during those two decades. inventory or production control data, dent's visits to Europe. International television by satellite may seem of small importance, but don't forget that other countries also see what we are doing and how our society works. Overseas news broadcasts exert an educational pressure, a force toward international understanding. Mil- lions of people in Africa, for example, are now becoming educated through unique "stationary" applications technology satellites. The In- dian government, after participating in an experiment in which such a broadcast satellite beamed instruc- tional television programs to some 5,000 villages, called satellite educa- Audiovisual aids owe much to modern space technology. ( Continued on page 26)

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Everybody's Truckin'

Light trucks are becoming a way of life with millions of Americans.

"It's a multi-purpose vehicle. It's a car substitute and a commercial vehicle and a recreational vehicle. It's confidence in wintertime driving. It's a vehicle for do-it-yourselfers. It's very versatile." Donald A. Bouchard, Chevrolet Truck Sales Manager told it like this: "It's used for work, or for pleasure, or both. A great many trucks are combinations, as for instance putting a slide-in camper on one that is used for work the rest of the time. Customers may say that they use them solely for pleasure but ." they end up carrying cargo . . Albert D. Imber, Dodge Truck Sales Manager said: "It's a producer during the work day. At 5 p.m. a trailer or boat gets hooked on. It's socially acceptable and many women The Chevrolet Blazer appeals to many who want to get off who wouldn't have been caught in the highway and onto back roads or where no roads exist. one several years ago use it for shopping and driving around town. This is

Engineers is imprecise, describing a because it has become more car-like." By James C. Jones truck as "a motor vehicle designed Another appeal, which the indus- In case you are one of those people primarily for the transportation of try prefers not to recognize in public who take an interest in Detroit's property." is the additional safety offered by a most famous product, you have prob- That hardly explains their popu- truck, compared with a car. Visibility ably noticed a fantastic growth in larity with young people who use is substantially better, as is the trac- the number of light trucks that are them almost exclusively for personal tion provided by four-wheel drive showing up on America's highways. transportation (and if the vehicle trucks. And, in virtually any collision Today more than 30 million of them configuration is appropriate, as "sin between a truck and, say, a compact are on streets and highways, and off- or subcompact car, the latter loses, the-road as well. This compares with since the law of physics favors muscle 18 million in 1970 and 12 million Peculiarly, the light truck phe- and weight. in 1960. Market growth is recognition of nomenon so far is uniquely There are many reasons for this the fact that trucks are adaptable, American. Fewer than 10,000 upsurge in popularity and not the frequently safer than a car, longer least of them is that this work-a-day units were sold in all of Europe lasting, not necessarily more expen- vehicle has acquired respectability. in 1977. sive, and presentable. In 1971, fewer Time was when a truck was merely than 1.7-million trucks were sold in a truck, a machine for moving cargo. the United States. By 1977, the mar-

Today in many quarters it is a bins") . The property aboard usually ket had all but doubled, to more than status symbol, an in-thing. The kids, includes little more than, say, sets of 3.2-million. In 1978, 4-million were who are the trend setters, are into skis, six-packs, maybe a blanket or, sold, and by the mid-Eighties, most trucks in a big way, and trucks have in isolated instances, a waterbed in- Detroit wheelmen figure, annual sales become so socially acceptable that side a van. All of that property, ex- will be running at 5-million (provid- you will find them gracing the drive- cluding the waterbed, is as easily ing federal and state agencies do not ways of estates and town houses. transported in or atop a car. regulate them into a reduction in Their very nature has changed so Officials of motor companies have force) that trucks today share but one com- their own explanations and defini- Those millions of vehicles, too, are mon characteristic. They are all cargo nitions. Says James A. Capalongo, big-ticket purchases, helping auto- carriers. Beyond that a definition is General Manager of Ford Truck and makers to compensate for dips in difficult. The Society of Automotive Recreation Products Operations: auto volume (some of which sales de- 20 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979

Chevy's Luv, Ford's Courier, Dodge's D-50, Plymouth's Arrow, Toyota's SR-5, all born and raised in Japan, all useful for personal transportation and light chores. —And what some manufacturers euphemistically call the car-truck; A station wagon from the front seat forward, and a truck bed behind. m i . f Those "light duties," including the entries from Datsun, Mazda, Subaru Dodge's D150 can be equipped with Veterans need no introduction to the and Toyota, overwhelm the truck many passenger car appointments. Jeep; now it's dressed up in civvies. field. The industry in 1978 sold 2.3- million pickups; vans (including the "car" classification) hit about 900,- clines are caused by trucks them- flat vinyl. If it contained a radio, road 000; and for the first time, the fast- selves, as more and more people and engine noise often smothered the growing four-wheel-drive category hit switch from cars to trucks) . The most music. If the driver was sweaty, he a million. popular light pickups, for instance, go produced air conditioning by rolling That left fewer than 400,000 sales out dealers' doors at an average price down a window. If he had heard of for the industry's genuine workhorses, of about $7,000, and a free spender vehicular stereo, he considered it to those medium- and heavy-duties from who wants more opulent options can be an entertainment center for use Mack, GMC, Freightliner, Ford, easily run the tab to $9,000. in cars only. Power steering, win- Chevrolet, International, Kenworth, This reflects growing affluence but dows, brakes, doorlocks? Why would Peterbilt, White, and the like. Sales there is another economic side. Let's a truck driver need those conveni- of medium trucks remain flat and take a case, the plumber, say, who ences, especially when his macho steady these years. There is modest needs three trucks in his business. He image could be damaged if his peers growth in the giant, over-the-road used to think he had to drive a car discovered he relied upon hydraulic linehaul trucks. If you want a light to work. But now his truck has the help to turn a steering wheel? or medium truck, shopping is no AM-FM radio and air conditioning Only a few years ago, a resounding problem. If you want a heavy (33,000 and power steering and he doesn't 99 percent of the light-duty truck pounds gross vehicle weight and need the car. He commutes in the market (gross vehicle weight of above, and costing up to $85,000 or truck and uses it in his business. He 10,000 pounds or less) was com- more) you have to go hunting. needs only one car in the family. He prised of almost identical vehicles: , The light truck, then, is the estab- leaves that home for his wife. That high-riding cab followed by a lished star. Without much media at- Economic justification for owning cargo-carrying steel box. But the tention, it has pushed into the car a truck is discernible elsewhere. light truck now comes in five seg- market. Perhaps the most vivid sta- Trucks are in such fervid demand ments: tistical testimony to the proliferation that they have created their own mar- —The conventional pickup, jazzier, of trucks is this: In 1960, Ford Di- ket and, concomitantly, high resale tougher, longer-lasting, but a light vision cars outsold its truck, five value, making them sound invest- truck nonetheless. to one. In 1978, the ratio was re- ments. They also are more durable The van, which is classed as a — markably down, 1.4 to one. In 1960 than cars. In 1977, according to the truck when it contains no seats be- Chevrolet Division sold 5.3 cars for Motor Vehicle Manufacturer Asso- hind the driver's compartment and every one of its trucks. Today, it's ciation, the age of cars in use aver- no windows but those in the front 1.7 to one. aged 6.2 years, and trucks, 6.9 years. doors. (Vans which include side win- Presumably the federal government The truck has taken on new form dows and more seats than those will let trucks continue to have their in recent years as manufacturers have needed up front are classed as cars, way, but not without applying in- reacted to fluid lifestyles. The light and sometimes as buses.) tense pressure on truckmakers to im- truck not so long ago was nothing The utilities: Four-wheel drive, — prove fuel economy. The feds require more than a bone-bare cab that held off-the-road jobbies such as Jeep's that trucks of 6,000 GVW (gross ve- two or three people, and a box in CJ series, Ford's Bronco, Chevy's hicle weight) this year must attain back. It was often painted a dull Blazer, GMC's Jimmy, Internation- a fleet average of 17.2-miles-per-gal- green or burnt orange, and the seat al's Scout, Dodge's Ramcharger. lon. In 1980, the EPA standard goes was unimaginatively covered with The compact pickup such as — to 16-mpg, but that will include every truck up to 8,200 GVW. From there on, truckmakers know not what is required of them, the government being less than forthcoming with specifications. Auto producers knew as long ago as 1973 that one re-engineering pro-

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When it has seats behind the driver's compartment and extra windows, it's a van or a bus, like this Ford. 21 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979

Millions of illegal aliens have invaded the United States in search of jobs. Washington counters by setting up a commission to consider the problem.

The Quiet Invasion

By Frank Kuest point a commission to study the is- States—foreigners who have no legal sue. This is exactly what happened right to be here. And more are pour- in the case of illegal aliens. ing into the country each day, each President Carter recommended a week and each month. While Uncle Sam dawdles, a silent rather mild program in 1977 aimed The illegals have a grave impact invasion by land, sea and air con- at granting amnesty to millions of on the U.S. economy, what with mil- tinues to threaten the economic and illegals in the form of resident status lions of American citizens, including social fabric of the nation. after a certain number of years. Con- a half million Vietnam war veterans, Who are these invaders? They are gress held several little-publicized seeking employment. illegal aliens who are swarming into hearings on the proposal and then The silent invasion continues. The the United States for one basic rea- passed legislation establishing a "Se- INS has neither the manpower nor son—jobs. lect Commission on Immigration and the financial resources to seal the 6,- Both the Carter Administration Refugee Policy" a year later. The 000 miles of land borders with Mex- and Congress appear to have procras- President signed the bill into law. ico and Canada and the vast U.S. tinated on the issue, hence a lack of The commission has until Septem- coastlines. It is extremely difficult to national policy to deal with the ber 30, 1980, to come up with na- control foreigners who enter the problem. tional policy recommendations. country by ship and plane with As so often happens in govern- Meanwhile, the U.S. Immigration fraudulent documents and many with ment, when a knotty problem con- and Naturalization Service estimates valid visas for 30 days who just fade fronts an administration and a Con- that there could be more than eight into the American scene and never gress, the inevitable solution is to ap- million illegal aliens in the United return to their homelands.

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The State Department admits that can society is substantial. An analy- brother Georgios arrived with his 60 percent of the undocumented sis performed by an independent wife on a nine-day tourist visa. They, aliens living in the United States consulting firm set the price to the too, melted into the American scene. have come from Mexico and that il- American taxpayer as at least $13 When apprehended they had $15,000 legal aliens coming from countries billion each year. This does not count in their bank account. other than Mexico—Central and the money lost to the U.S. Treasury These are just scattered examples. South America, the Caribbean and through avoidance of income taxes. Multiply them 20- or 30-fold and you parts of the Far East and Middle Neither does it count the $3 billion can see the burden placed on the East—have been increasing. or more which illegal aliens send out American taxpayer. And there is still of the country each year—a dollar no national policy on illegal aliens. drain that has a negative impact on The problem mushroomed after In the State of Washington, the U.S. balance of payments. World War II when thousands of un- among one group of Other facts turned up by INS in- employed Mexicans swam across the clude: Rio Grande by night to find seasonal illegals apprehended It is common to find aliens illegal- work in the farm fields of the south- 33 held food stamps, ly in this country holding profession- western United States. This was the 17 resided in low-cost al and technical jobs earning five "wetback" era of the late 1940s and government housing, figures. In New Hampshire, an ille- early 1950s. gal Japanese working as a metallur- Then followed the "Bracero Pro- 16 were found to be gical engineer was earning $12,000 a gram," an informal agreement be- collecting welfare and nine year, while an illegal alien in Alaska tween the governments of Mexico were collecting both welfare was managing one of the best hotels and the United States that permitted and food stamps. and earning $29,000 a year. controlled migrant labor from Mex- In the state of Washington, among ico to work in the agricultural areas one group of illegals apprehended 33 in this country. The Bracero Pro- And yet there is no national policy held food stamps, 17 resided in low- gram expired in 1963 and the flow of to deal with this problem. But a com- cost government housing, 16 were illegals into this country has contin- mission will study it. found to be collecting welfare and ued unabated since. A good many illegal aliens settle nine were collecting both welfare and The border patrol of the INS ap- for menial jobs that many American food stamps. prehends thousands of illegals each citizens refuse, but others get good In San Francisco, one illegal alien month. They are turned back. But paying jobs. had a $33,000 medical bill paid for the boundary between the United Three-quarters of the employed il- from public funds. States and Mexico stretches for 2,- legals apprehended in the Chicago A spot check in Los Angeles dis- 000 miles and some of it is protected immigration district were earning closed 305 illegal aliens on the wel- only by a wire fence, which is easily more than $2.50 an hour. It is not un- fare rolls. penetrated. Thus, untold numbers of usual to find illegals working in con- Two illegal "visitors" from Greece illegals enter the United States un- struction or other skilled trades earn- were being paid $9.71 an hour paint- detected. ing $5 to $6 an hour. ing the Statue of Liberty. The two There is a law on the books which The INS estimates that at least brothers, Anthanasios and Georgios allows U.S. employers to hire illegal one million illegals hold good paying Plessias, had come to the United aliens if they can certify that there is jobs in the United States and that the States for the good life and high pay. no American citizen labor available, illegal alien work force probably Anthanasios, according to INS, but this requires a mountain of pa- numbers as high as four million. jumped his merchant ship at Newark, perwork before such aliens can legal- The cost to the nation and Ameri- N.J., in 1969. Two years later his ( Continued on page 56)

Three illegal aliens were smuggled into the United A U.S. immigration agent discovers an illegal alien States in this false-bottomed truck. They were captured tucked in the hood of an old automobile. The alien was in Chicago after a long, hard ride from Texas. returned to his own country, but thousands sneak in.

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March 1979

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LEGION LIFE INSURANCE PLAN HIKES BENEFITS center was one of eight decided on in

. . . BY 15 PERCENT . . . The American Legion 1976 Others are located at Richmond, Va., Martinsburg, W. Va. Portland, Ore., Life Insurance plan is providing a 15 , percent across-the-board increase in ben- Seattle, Wash., Little Rock, Ark., Balti- efits to all Legionnaires insured under more, Md., and Camden, N.J. the program for the calendar year 1979 ARMY PUTS RESERVE RECRUITS ON PAY STATUS . . . This means that benefits paid for any deaths during the year will exceed . . .U.S. Army has now put reserve re- the face value of the policy by 15 per- cruits on a pay basis even before cent . . . For example, a WWII veteran beginning initial active duty for train- having six units of coverage and whose ing . . . Previously, many reserve enlis- age is in the bracket "from 55 through tees did not receive any pay until they 59" has normally $7,200 in protection began basic training ... To earn their reserve recruits are expected . . . This jumps to $8,280 with the 1979 pay, to increase ... A Vietnam veteran insured attend local reserve unit meetings for 16 under the plan having one unit in force hours a month, usually on weekends, while during 1979 (at a cost of $24 per year) waiting for initial active duty training and whose age is in the bracket "under age . . . More information about training 30" has normally $10,000 in protection opportunities with pay may be obtained would receive $11,500 under the increase by calling toll-free: 800-431-1234 (In

. . . This is the 10th time in the 21-year New York state, 800-234-6370). history of The American Legion Insurance plan that an increase in death benefits VA TO UPGRADE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM; ERECT has been granted. NEW EDUCATION BUILDING . . . Veterans Administration has approved a $407,000 DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA WINS THE 1978 project to upgrade the fire alarm system ALVIN M. OWSLEY TROPHY . . . Recording a at the VA medical center in Des Moines, membership of 24,474 Legionnaires for Iowa . . . VA also will build a new educa- 1979, the Department of Virginia has won tion building at the VA medical center in

the 1978 Alvin M. Owsley Trophy . . . The Albuquerque, N. Mex. , at a cost of Department showed the highest percentage $865,000. (81 percent) of its final four-year average to capture the award. DEFENSE SECRETARY DEVELOPS NEW MILITARY

RETIREMENT PLAN . . . Defense Secretary SMALL GROUP OF VETERANS' SURVIVORS Harold Brown has developed a new compli- ELIGIBLE FOR VA COMPENSATION . . . Veter- cated, complex military retirement plan ans Administration is seeking to identify that now is under review by the Office a small group of veterans' survivors for of Management and Budget at the White

a new form of VA compensation . . . Members House . . . President Carter is reported to of the group are survivors of certain be favorable to the basics of the plan totally service-disabled veterans who which could be presented to Congress by died prior to October 1, 1978, of non- late spring. Details are expected to be

service-connected causes . . . VA's record made available after the 0MB review. system is not designed to identify sur-

vivors of these veterans . . . Complete VA NOW IS PAYING GI INSURANCE DIVIDENDS

information as to eligibility for the . . . VA is distributing $485 million in new dependency and indemnity compensation dividends for 1979 to some 4,000,000 payments may be obtained by contacting veterans holding GI life insurance poli-

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MEDICAL CENTER . . . The Veterans Admin- Korean conflict will receive dividend istration has awarded a contract for payments on the anniversary date of their $13,786,000 for the initial construction policies. phase of the VA's new medical center at . . . R. O'Donnell Bay Pines, Fla . . . Murray Walter, Inc., NEED A FLAGPOLE? Edward of Johnson City, N.Y. received the con- Jr. of 2719A LaClede Station Road, St. tract . . . The new $67 million, 520-bed Louis, Mo. 64143, has a 30-foot aluminum hospital will replace the existing facil- flagpole available ... If any post is ity, which has been in operation 46 years interested, contact him at the above

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29 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979 NEWS FOR LEGIONNAIRES

Legion Asks U.S. to Keep Taiwan Ties

The American Legion will press for the re-establishment of government- to-government relations between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan). At a joint news conference in In- dianapolis with Chairman T.Y. Chao of the Taiwan veterans organization, National Cdr. John M. (Jack) Carey said the Legion would call on Con- gress to assist in renewing relations with Taiwan, citing the long-time United States friendship with and National Cdr. John M. ( Jack) Carey, T. Y. Chao and Interpreter support for the anti-communist Re- H. C. Hsieh, left to right, at Indianapolis press conference. public of China. ALNS PHOTO BY RALPH BURRIS He described Taiwan as a key point in the Pacific island chain linking Japan, Okinawa and the Legion Girds for Prospective Philippines. Earlier, Carey had lashed out New Fight on Vets' Preference against the diplomatic recognition of The American Legion is girding Able-bodied, honorably discharged the People's Republic of China for a new fight to save veterans' pref- veterans now receive a five-point ( Peking) by the Carter Administra- erence. preference in federal hiring and job tion at the expense of Taiwan. The Carter Administration has retention over non-veterans. The 10- "The American Legion has con- served notice that it will again seek point preference for disabled veterans sistently supported United States to water down preference for veterans has not been contested. economic, military and psychological in federal employment and job re- aid to the Republic of China," Carey tention in the 96th Congress. said. The administration's attempt to The commander, who recently weaken and eventually eliminate vet- completed a Far East inspection erans' preference was soundly beaten tour, had been in Taipei, capital of in the last session of the 95th Con- the Republic of China, just four days gress with solid support from The before President Carter suddenly an- American Legion. It was a resound- nounced on Dec. 15 his decision to ing triumph for veterans and the Le- recognize communist China and end gion. diplomatic relations with Taiwan. But new administration leaders are Carey said the Carter move will shaping up a new attack on prefer- further destabilize the U.S. presence ence. in the Far East and will bring into Alan Campbell, chairman of the "serious question the sincerity of federal civil service commission and U.S. military commitments through- chief architect of the administra- out the world." tion's campaign, has publicly stated Chao, a recipient of The American that the Carter government is ready Rep. James M. Hanley Legion's International Amity Award to take up the issue again in the new The American Legion has restated and confidante of President Chiang congress. its firm opposition to any weakening of the Republic of China, outlined a "We remain firmly committed to of the federal hiring preference given six-point program to continue ties revision of veterans' preference," war veterans. with the United States and assure Campbell said in Washington, D.C. Austin Kerby, the Legion's Direc- Taiwan of the necessary military He would start on this revision by tor of Economics, countered Camp- strength to fend off communist placing a 15-year limit on preference bell's announced intentions by saying China. He called on the United which now lasts a lifetime for vet- that veterans' preference is based on States: erans. ( Continued on page 38) ( Continued on page 33) 30 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979

N.Y Post Publishes Biography of Judge Col. Francis Vigo Post 1083, New York, N.Y., has published a book, "The Rock, The Torch and The Gavel," a biography of Paul P. Rao, Chief Judge Emeritus of the U.S. Customs Court. His son, Paul Jr., has written a fascinating story of his father, a life- long Legionnaire. Paul Sr. was born in Prizzi, near Palermo, Sicily, and emigrated to the United States with his family. The biography tells of his service in the U.S. Navy during World War I after which he rose to the high ranks of the American judiciary by following the strict moral code prac- ticed by his parents. Oklahoma Department Cdr. Robert Alfred P. Chamie Information on the book can be obtained by contacting the Col. Walker presents certificate of President Re-Appoints Francis Vigo Post 1083, The Ameri- appreciation to Frances Liotta, can Legion, 233 Broadway, Suite 201, March's "Legionnaire of the Month. Chamie to Commission New York, N.Y. 10007. Alfred P. Chamie, past National The post was named for the Italian- Frances Liotta Named Commander of The American Legion American Revolutionary War hero. (1970-71), has been reappointed to A monument to Col. Francis Vigo "Legionnaire of Month" the American Battle Monuments dedicated in 1936 by President was A veteran of World War II and the Commission. Franklin Delano Roosevelt at Vin- Korean conflict, Frances Liotta, ad- He is the only member to be reap- Ind. cennes, jutant of Tulsa, Okla., Post has pointed as President Carter named I, been selected as "Legionnaire of the eight new members to serve with Month" for her 26 years of outstand- Chamie on the Commission. ing service to The American Legion. The commission oversees the con- She has engaged in every activity struction and administration of U.S. of her post and of the Department of military cemeteries and monuments Oklahoma, unstinting in giving her overseas. time and energy to many worthwhile "It is the commission's responsibil- Legion projects. ity to insure that our service person- Ms. Liotta also received the Le- nel who gave their lives for our coun- gionnaire of the Year Award for try are properly memorialized and 1978 from the Oklahoma department. that the graves of those who are Cdr. Ron Rose ( center) of Post 1038, She was the first female veteran buried on foreign soil are cared for Valhalla, N.Y., presents plaques to ever to lead the Veterans Day parade at the highest standard of excel- past Cdrs Angelo Fatone (left) and in Tulsa as Grand Marshal. lence," Chamie said. Joseph Ryan in recognition of their In between her Legion activities, A resident of Pacific Palisades, service to The American Legion. Ms. Liotta devotes considerable time Calif., Chamie is a former army to the Muskogee Veterans hospital. lieutenant and former vice president Donald Miller Named Early every morning, she is and secretary of the Association of Sunday assist the chaplain Motion Pictures and Television Pro- To Veterans Post at the hospital to in worship services for the patients. ducers. Donald M. Miller, chairman of She is also a member and active in The American Legion's Defense Auxiliary Unit 1 and the Disabled Raymond J. Kelly Dies Civil Preparedness Committee, has American Veterans. Raymond J. Kelly of Bloomfield been appointed commissioner of the Hills, Mich., past National Com- Minnesota Department of Veterans Live mander of The American Legion Affairs by Minnesota Gov. Al Quie. Vets Abroad (1939-40) is dead. He was 84. He A resident of Burnsville, Minn., Some 237,000 ex-service members also served as Michigan department Miller is a former Minnesota Legion live in foreign countries and U.S. commander (1929-30). Funeral ser- Commander (1962-63), and former territorial possessions, 163,000 of vices were held in St. Hugo of the commandant of the Minnesota Vet- them in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Hill Church, Bloomfield Hills. eran's Home.—ALNS Islands. 31 —

THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979 NEWS FOR LEGIONNAIRES

Lesion Had Banner Legislative ideas on how To Spend $2 000? Year; Looks to New Congress ' During World War II, a plaque Camden, N.J., VA hospital and six additional was presented to the USS Alaska The 95th Congress is history, but major building projects (P.L. 95-392). reading: "The people of Alaska pre- the influence of The American Legion • Economics: The most sweeping changes in the civil service system in nearly 100 years were sent $10,000 in war bonds for con- on Capitol Hill can be documented by accomplished during the 95th Congress. Admin- version after the war into a suitable reviewing congressional accomplish- istration recommendations to weaken veterans' preference in federal hiring were overwhelmingly gift for the officers and men of the ments during the last two years. defeated. However, substantial improvements for five- and ten-point preference eligibles who seek USS Alaska." Out of 633 bills signed into law by initial federal employment or retention in the federal system were accomplished when President A spokesman for the governor of President Carter, 125 satisfied, in Carter approved P.L. 95-454. Alaska said the bonds were con- • National Security: The fiscal part or whole, resolutions adopted by year 1979 appropriations for Treasury, Postal Service, and verted to cash after the war with the The American Legion. independent agencies provides $96.5 million for the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (P.L. intention of buying a silver service In his annual report summarizing 95-429); appropriations total $117.3 billion for for the ship. the defense establishment, to include the build- Legion accomplishment at the close ing of a fifth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, But the Alaska was mothballed development of ballistic missile defense system of the 95th Congress, Albert D. technology, subsidization of the military com- before the silver service set could be Brown Jr., chairman of the Legion's missary system, and the payment of 80 percent purchased. of medical charges for treatment received under National Legislative Commission the CHAMPUS program (P.L. 95-457). The money was kept in a trust • Foreign Relations: A new law authorizes fi- noted that these statistics became nancial assistance to foreign nations for their fund by the state of Alaska and the even more impressive in view of the security purposes which includes the lifting of a principal today amounts to about three-year partial arms embargo against Tur- total number of measures—24,000 key, and the re-establishment of U.S. Intelli- $25,000. of gence facilities in that country (P.L. 95-384). introduced during the two sessions • Americanism: Congress enacted the Amateur Alaska intends to hold the princi- the 95th. Sports Act of 1978 consolidating all U.S. ama- pal in trust in perpetuity and donate teur athletics under the United States Olympic Committee (P.L. 95-606). interest earned $1,800 In all, the Legion presented 102 the annual — • Children and Youth: A total of $569.5 mil- charity. statements on legislation to numer- lion was appropriated for related programs as to $2,000—to well as an additional $1.29 billion for school Several charities are being consid- ous committees on the Hill during nutrition programs in fiscal year 1979 (P.L. 95-

448) ; the Child Abuse Prevention Act has been ered, the Navy Relief Fund, Vincent the last 22 months. extended providing for a national system to fa- Hall in Virginia or a retirement home The legislative accomplishments of cilitate the adoption of children and the placement of foster children with special needs (P.L. for Navy men and women. the American Legion during the sec- 95-266). • Internal Affairs: Following considerable de- If former crew members have bet- ond session of the 95th are as fol- liberation, Congress passed a modified five-part interest, energy bill; ter ideas on spending the lows: eligibility dates for membership in the Legion were extended to those veterans who address them to the State of Alaska. served during the latter part of the Vietnam era (P.L. original was • Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation: The 95-346); the president signed legislation Since the $10,000 clarifying veterans' pension program was completely re- the intent of Congress that non-commercial raised by the citizens of Alaska, the formed, and the new law automatically indexes bingos do not violate state law and thus should future cost-of-living hikes to the Consumer not be considered "unrelated trade or money will remain in an Alaskan business," and Price Index. It also protects pensioners who re- thus not subject to taxation (P.L. bank. main under the current program, and assures 95-502). that all pensioners will have an income standard above national poverty guidelines, while providing for an $800 increase in the yearly rates for needy WWI veterans (P.L. 95-5S8); "Vietnam Veterans Week" has been officially designated as PARIS CAUCUS 1919-1979 the seven-day period beginning on May 28, 1979 (P.L. 95-513); veterans disability compensation and DIC programs have been increased by 7.3 March 15-17, 1979 will be proud days for The American Legion as it percent, automobile assistance allowance for certain disabled veterans has increased from $3300 will mark the organization's 60th anniversary—60 years devoted to "God to $3800, dependent's allowance has been extend- and Country," and 60 years of devoted service to veterans and their ed to include veterans rated 30 percent or more disabled, service-connected burial benefits rose families. from $250 to $300, and a new "housebound" allowance of $45 a month for surviving spouses The American Legion was born in Paris, France, March 15-17, 1919, at receiving DIC who are substantially confined a caucus of World War I veterans from the first American Expeditionary to their homes or are institutionalized has been established (P.L. 95-479); VA home loan guar- Force. Uppermost in the minds of the war-weary "doughboys" were ideals antee were increased from $17,500 to $25,000, specially adapted housing grants for severely to create an organization of firm comradeship, "born of war service, and disabled veterans were raised from $25,000 to dedicated to equitable treatment for all veterans, particularly the disabled, $30,000, and eligibility for these housing programs was extended to Vietnam veterans by re- their widows, and their orphans." ducing from 181 to 90 days the length of active- duty time required (P.L. 95-476); certain VA We owe much to the wisdom of those who founded The American extended for three health care programs were Legion and nurtured it into the strong and great organization that we years to maintain and operate a regional office in the Philippines, medical care also was ex- know today. Unfortunately, there are only a small number of them still tended for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the VA Physicians' and Dentists' Comparability with us. This year we honor them, and other World War I veterans who Act of 1975 has been extended to 9/30/81, and have passed on. $5 million was authorized to implement a new pension program for needy wartime veterans March 15-17, are indeed days to look back with pride and to also look who are totally disabled from nonservice-connected causes or who are age 65 or older (P.L. forward with hope. There is still plenty of work to be done by The Amer- 95-520); $21.05 billion was appropriated for pro- ican Legion today, and on into the future, because the things for which grams and services provided by the VA. This total includes increases in medical care programs we stand for today, are as important as they were 60 years ago, and will and earmarks sufficient funds for 1500 additional staff to keep open existing hospital beds. be just as important another 60 years from now.—ALNS Funds were also included for the building of the 32 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979

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Legion Asks U.S. to Keep Taiwan Ties

• To continue recognition of the Republic of China as a legal and political entity in international society. • To provide for continuation of treaties and agreements required to maintain and strengthen substantial relations with the Republic of China. • To take legislative steps to en- sure the peace of the Taiwan Straits T. Y. Chao, National Cdr. John M. (Jack) Carey and Auxiliary and the security of the Republic of President Maxine Bigalow, left to right, chat during reception China. for Republic of China delegation. • To enact legislation providing ALNS PHOTO BY DENNIS MILLER for establishment of official agencies in the United States and Tai- Auxiliary President Presents Far East wan, which will function as em- bassies and consulates. Concerns to Carter After Extensive Tour • To supply armaments sufficient Mrs. Maxine Bigalow, national Carter concerns about developments to maintain the security of the Re- President of The American Legion in the Far East unfavorable to the public of China and her people. Auxiliary, has expressed to President United States. • To assure the continuation of In a letter to the President on cultural, economic, trade and scien- urges the President and the Con- completion of an official tour of the tific and technological relations be- Far East, she listed the following the two countries and safe- gress to take all actions necessary to tween concerns: guarding the well-being of the Tai- preserve and perpetuate free China's • The declining U.S. military wanese people be conducted on a political independence, economic strength in the Pacific; government-to-government basis. prosperity and military security; and • The lack of housing and the "Although we are deeply hurt, we further urges such a steady course as in the best interests of all the high cost of living for the U.S. mili- are not bitter," Chao told newsmen, seems peoples, they live in tary in Japan, and; referring to the recognition of Red Chinese whether Taiwan, on the mainland or overseas. • The abandonment of the Repub- China. "We still have faith in the lic of China (Taiwan) with the U.S. good judgment of the freedom-loving "Such a steady course toward Tai- recognition of communist China American people and treasure their wan is in the best interests of all na- (Peking). long-standing friendship." tions who look to the United States She urged the President to "beef Chao added that Taiwan would for its moral and free world leader- up" the U.S. in the Pacific need a continuing supply of U.S. ship." Navy where military strength is arms but not American manpower to The American Legion mandated "our dan- gerously lacking in comparison with defend itself against any attempt by continuing ties with Taiwan during that of the Soviet Union." communist China to seize control of its last national convention, adopting the island republic. Resolution 404 resolving that "the Mrs. Bigalow reported to the In Manila after the President's United States continue its efforts to President that the devaluation of the recognition of Red China, Carey promote peace and trade with the dollar is causing hardship for the declared: People's Republic of China (Peking) U.S. military in Japan and that "we "The American Legion regrets the and that it continue to support the were shocked to learn of the con- establishment of normal peaceful re- Republic of China (Taiwan); un- stant harassment of Americans by lationships with the People's Repub- der no circumstances should the the Japanese police on Okinawa." lic of China in Peking at the expense United States reduce its support to She further contended that as a of our good neighbor and friend of the Republic of China (Taiwan) eco- nation, "we have 'lost face' in the many decades, the Republic of China nomically, militarily or psychologi- Far East" with the U.S. reduction in on Taiwan. cally." its commitment to South Korea and "Taiwan symbolizes the democrat- The resolution further resolved the severing of diplomatic ties with ic and free enterprise system. She is "that the United States should con- Taiwan. a friendly, prosperous nation. As the tinue both its diplomatic relationship Mrs. Bigalow and her party visited future relationships between Taiwan and its defense treaty commitment Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philip- and the United States are defined with the Republic of China (Tai- pines, the Republic of China, Okin- and written, The American Legion wan). awa and the Republic of Korea. 33 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979 NEWS FOR LEGIONNAIRES

KEEPING POSTED

Duane Brigstock Retires From Federal Service

Duane T. Brigstock, a veteran career Federal Civil Defense Pre- paredness executive for more than 32 years, has retired from the agency's Region Four headquarters in Battle Creek, Mich. Brigstock was Michigan Depart- ment commander of The American Legion in 1964. California Department Vice Cdr. He became a career federal em- ployee in 1946, at first with the Vet- C. D. (Hank) Ondler (left) receives erans Administration as a training a check for $2,100 from El Dorado Cdr. Luther R. Winstead (left) of officer, and later as a U.S. Army Post 119 Cdr. James Simerly to be Post 306, Fletcher, Okla., pins the civilian personnel officer with Percy used to provide bus shelters for Purple Heart Medal on Earl Ingram Jones Army hospital in Battle residents of the Veterans' Home at 60 years after being wounded in the Creek and the Chicago Ordnance Yountville, Calif. Argonne Forest with the 90th District before joining the civil de- Division during World War I. fense agency. Winstead was instrumental in As an Army combat infantryman obtaining the medal Ingram with the 83rd Infantry Division dur- for after the long interval. Ingram is a 60-year ing World War II, he was twice member the Legion. wounded and twice awarded the of Bronze Star Medal. He later served as administrative personnel chief for Stars and Stripes, the Army newspaper then published in Paris. Active in community and veterans Jay Collars (left), finance officer for affairs, Brigstock was a member of Walter L. Fox Post 2, Dover, Del., of the Battle Creek Selective Service presents a Certificate of Appreciation Board for 20 years. After serving as to Col. William J. Mall Jr., com- state commander, Brigstock served mander of the 436th Military Airlift as Michigan's representative to the Wing, Dover Air Force Base, for the Legion's National Executive Com- humanitarian airlift conducted by mittee. the Wing during the recent He was elected state commander, Jonestown tragedy in Guyana. Military Order of the Purple Heart, Department of Michigan, in 1978.

John Maga Sr. (left), 88-year-old decorated World War I veteran, receives a plaque from Frank Rodman of Floriana-Stecker Post 340, Hermansville, Mich., for 38 years of dedicated service to The American Legion. Maga is a charter member and past commander of the Post 166, Lakewood, N.J., displays post. some of the gifts collected for the New Lisbon, N.J., State school for Post Hosts Children Men and Boys, and the New Jersey Claude A. Thorp Post 10, Angeles J. C. Penny (left) and Charlie State school for Girls and Women. City, The Philippines, distributed Mueller of College Hill Memorial Shown at left is William Forman, 16,000 pesos in food and gifts during Post 385, St. Louis, Mo., participate Children and Youth Committee a Christmas party for underprivi- in candy sale for the benefit of the chairman, and Post Cdr. George leged children at the mayor's resi- newly-acquired post home. Brady, right. dence. 34 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979

'Buddy Post' System Planned in California A "buddy post" program is in the planning stage by the Post Activities Committee of The American Le- gion's Department of California. The brainchild of Ray Borucki, 4th Area, 19th District, the proposal would link posts in one department with a "buddy post" in another department for an exchange of ideas and plans for involving members in Legion programs and training of present and future post officers. object of the program would The The Georgia American Legion and Auxiliary presented a $68,000 check for be to assist all elements of The Amer- cancer research at the Emory University hospital. Shown, left to right, are ican Legion in knowing each other Arthur Richardson, dean of the Emory medical school; Frank A. Kelly, better and informing posts of what chairman of the Gioia Osborne cancer research committee, Mrs. Tillie Davis, others are doing to stimulate and fur- Auxiliary chairperson; Dr. Daniel Nixon, director of oncology research at cause of the Legion. ther the Emory; Mrs. Laverne Boggs, Georgia Auxiliary president, and Department has in- The California Department Cdr. Robert Turner. vited posts throughout the nation and overseas wishing to engage in the for "buddy post" program to contact the $68,000 Cancer Research Raised California Adjutant, The American Auxiliary Legion, 117 War Memorial, Veterans by Georgia Department and Building, San Francisco, Calif., The Georgia American Legion De- establish the "Gioia Osborne Cancer 94102, according to R. K. (Bob) Sy- partment and Auxiliary has donated Research Fund" as a continuing pro- mons, chairman of the Post Activi- $68,000 to the Emory University gram. Miss Osborne, daughter of de- ties Committee. hospital for cancer research. partment Adjutant George Osborne, The drive for funds was a special A Trip for Teresa succumbed to cancer last April. project of Department Cdr. Robert Emory University is studying to Thanks to The American Legion of S. Turner and State Auxiliary Pres- determine the relationship of im- Grand Rapids, Mich., Christmas ident Mrs. Laverne Boggs. proved nutrition to treatment of can- came early for 7-year-old Teresa Frank Kelly of Savannah and Mrs. cer. The next stage of this study will Lynn Miles, who is afflicted with a Tillie Davis of Decatur were the re- involve broadening the scope of the malignant brain tumor. Teresa and spective campaign committee chair investigation to include other types her parents were provided with a persons for the Legion and Auxiliary. of malignancy and different types weekend at Disney World in Florida. Cancer research funding now is a of chemotherapy. Legionnaires in Grand Rapids raised permanent project of the Georgia The theme of the Georgia Depart- $1,050 to cover all expenses for the American Legion. At its last state ment and Auxiliary is "we dare to trip. convention, the department voted to care about cancer." Scholarship Awarded For Nailing Suspect The Ohio American Legion has awarded a "special, emergency scholarship" in the amount of $1,000 to Cheryl Young, the young lady whose alertness at a Columbus, Ohio, department store resulted in the appre- hension of the alleged killer of Joseph A. Annick, assistant adjutant of the Ohio American Legion. The scholarship grant will partial- Texarkana, Ark., Post 25-28 raised $1,000 to help defray the cost of ly satisfy the desire of the Ohio Le- Texarkana High School's band trip to Ireland to participate in the St. gion to recognize the "outstanding Patrick's Day parade at the invitation of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. alertness" of Mrs. Young, and at the Shown left to right are Ed Malcolm, commander of Arkansas 12th district, same time perpetuate the memory of Post 25-28 Cdr. Charles Arnold, Lori Lingo, drum major of the Razorback Mr. Annick, according to an Ohio band, Jim Young, band booster, and George Gamble, band director. Legion spokesman.—ALNS 35 THE AMERICAN LEGION March 1979 NEWS FOR LEGIONNAIRES

COMRADES IN TAPS VA's Q&ACORNER DISTRESS Readers who can help these The Taps Notice mentions, when- following are representa- veterans are urged The to do so. Usually a statement is needed in sup- ever possible, those Legionnaires who tive questions answered daily by port of a VA claim. Notices are run only at the request of American have held high National or Depart- VA counselors. Full information Legion Service Officers representing claimants, using Search for Witness Forms available Office in the Legion, Gov- is available at any office. only ment US VA from State Legion Service Officers. Please contact ernment, or other forms of national Q. I am the widow of a veteran CID # , The American Legion Magazine, P.O. Box 1055, 700 Pennsylvania St., Indianapo- prominence. of World War II and the Korean lis, IN 46206. 567th QM Battalion Dispensary. Ralph B. Rev. Alfred S. Kline of New Mex- War. husband never used the Anas- My tasio needs witnesses to verify that he was ico died recently. He served as De- government home loan benefit treated for nervousness in Chauny, France from December, 1944 to April, 1945. CID 557. partment Chaplain from 1963 to 1975 provided for such veterans. Am I S73rd F.G.-412 F.S. William H. Burns, Sr. needs and was re-appointed in 1978. He entitled to this loan? witnesses to verify that while stationed at Bed- ford AFB, Mass. in 1943, he had trouble with held this position until the time of his A. You are only if your hus- his leg and couldn't do any work. CID 558. 89th AAA Headquarters Battalion Maintenance. death. band died as a result of a Richard A. Erb needs witnesses to verify that service-connected disability in- while stationed at Sculthorpe AFB, England, he had severe coughing spells on April 3, 1951. Fred W. Young, 82, Department curred during his World War II CID 559. 43rd Armored of Mississippi 1942-43, Infantry, 2nd Armored Division. Commander or Korean service, and you are Nicholas J. Sawka needs witnesses to verify died recently. presently unmarried. The fact that in December, 1951 while stationed at Baumholder, Germany, he fell in a hole in a that your husband may or may concrete floor and injured his back. CID 560. "A" Co., 97th Infantry. Joe S. Foster, died recently. In Ceser J. Ascalon needs 61, not have obtained a GI loan witnesses to verify that a preanal abscess and the past he served as Department would not affect your entitlement other complications occurred while stationed at Depot 17, Rizal, Manila, PI in April, 1948. Commander of Alabama 1959-60 and to this benefit. Contact the VA CID 561. also was a member of the National 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. Delmar Banks regional office or veterans ser- needs witnesses to verify that he injured his Executive Committee from 1974 to vice organization in your area for back when he fell through the top of a Quoin- set Hut during disassembly in September, 1954 1978. specific information. in Korea. CID 562. APA 204 Sarasota. Elmer G. Groman needs wit- Q. I held on to the National nesses to verify that while in a typhoon load- Chris E. Hernandez, a resident of Service Life Insurance term pol- ing the ship in 1945, he received head, neck, hip and leg injuries and lumbar spine. CID 563. Georgia, died recently. He was a icy after WWII. Is it true that if USS ENGLAND. Paul C. Hennen needs witnesses member of The American Legion to verify that he received treatment for right I continue to hold this policy knee injury while stationed on the USS ENG- Magazine Commission during 1971- during my older years it could LAND on May 5, 1965. CID 564. 77. cost me as much as $554 a month for this $10,000 policy? Angus Wiggins, 83, a resident of A. That's correct. Term insur- LIFE MEMBERSHIPS Florida, died recently. He was a life ance while you're young is excel- The award of a life membership to a Legion- naire by a Post is a testimonial by those who member of The American Legion and lent, inexpensive coverage. As know best that such a member has served The also served as Chaplain of the Navy American Legion well. you grow older, the cost increases Below are listed some of the previously un- and of Post # 143 in Daytona Beach, dramatically. You may convert listed life membership Post awards that have been reported to the editors. They are arranged Fla. to a permanent plan which will by States or Departments. Paul A. Smith (1978) Luke-Greenway Post 1, build cash reserve, and the pre- Phoenix, Ariz. Bernard J. Jacobs, an active Le- mium will not increase in cost Mllford P. Sherman (1978), Chula Vista Post 434, Chula Vista, Calif. gionnaire, passed away. He served as with age. Check with your near- Walter A. Raymond (1976) Michael K. Chueka

(1977) , George A. Smith Post 74, Fairfield, Vice Chairman of the National Dis- est VA regional office. Conn. tinguished Guests Committee for Q. What is the amount of the Rheuben M. Hair, Sr. (1978), Blanton-Thomp- son Post 155, Crystal River, Fla. several years. new VA automobile grant which W. Angus Wiggins, Sr., Charles H. Henry (1978) Wesley P. Dunn Post effective Oct. 1978? , 143, Daytona became 1, Beach, Fla. George Wegner Robert Shackett, Earl Kenneth Hood, 53, died re- A. $3,800. E. (1977) J. E. Gertrude Hill, James P. Hill (1978), J. W. cently. He served as Department Mathers, Jr. Post 163, Melbourne, Fla. Byron Strand, George Kuper, John I. Johnson, Commander of South Dakota 1965- Cecil A. (Sonny) McClellan, past Richard Cederberg, Arthur Bywell (1978), Lake 66. Region Post 703, Fox Lake, 111. commander of Walter Meyers Post Harley Bouse, Homer Doty, D. E. Lordier 101 and retired police chief of Car- (1976), New Haven Post 330, New Haven, Ind. Albert C. Fabacher, Mayas Lejeune, Harry Alvin C. Chambers, 56, died re- bon Hill, Ala., died of a heart condi- Reed (1978), M. J. Reed, Sr. Post 371, Iota, La. will Leland Werner (1978), tion Ed Muir (1977), cently. He served as Department Fi- at Jasper, Ala. Jackson Liberty Post 130, Jackson, Minn. nance Officer of New Jersey 1965-69. Burt A. Anderson (1978), Nelsan-Horton Post 104, Litchfield, Minn. Correction Henry Rodenmeyer (1976) Will Brooks (1978), Buchholtz-Kiefer Post 150, St. Genevieve, Mo. A. Woody Hewett, 80, died recently It was a case of mistaken identity. C. W. Hektner, K. Hofto, Milton D. Johnson, L. R. Reeve (1978), Freeborn Post 64, Dutton, in Iowa. He was Department Com- Past Mississippi Department Cdr. Mont. mander of Colorado 1949-50. Robert E. Thompson is hale and Joseph Gulbierz (1978), Mine Hill Memorial Post 391, Mine Hill, N.J. hearty, and the death notice in Feb- James C. Shepard (1978), Dewey Howlett Post Ashtabula, Ohio Fr. J. of ruary's "Taps" should have read 103, Rev. John Howard, 69, Ray D. Painter (1978), Vickers-Nicholson Post Virginia, died recently. He served as Robert V. Thompson of Amory, 124, Afton, Okla. National Chaplain 1963-64. Miss., and not Robert E. ( Continued on page 42) 36 —

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March 1979 NOW! YOU CAN MAKE BADGES & BUTTONS FOR YOUR GROUP ( Continued from page 30) Badge- A-Minit is the instant button-making machine. You can make one or one hundred permanent, plastic protected pin back badges whenever, wherever you need them. .am Put any slogan, photo, emblem, or message on a button. Create ID badges, name tags quickly, easily. Ideal (or club meetings, tund-raising, promoting events. New Fight Badges are great motivators! Personalize buttons for children, create Looms yo-yos, keychains, pendants. Great for favors at hospitals and CIDA BE homes. Parts cost just pennies each. drAHt On Vet Preference FAMILY TIME

FUN! INCOME law and the American tradition in MAKE $25 to $100 Here is the great, AN HOUR! Enter the new hobby that all recognizing honorable military ser- profitable market for America is talking „ ^••^badges and buttons.Badge vice to the nation in time of war. about and the en- parts that cost a few pennies tire family is enjoy- "All of the arguments advanced each make buttons that sell for ing. Badge-A- as much as $2.50; belt buckles Minit makes badges against veterans' preference, as it is that sell for $5.00 and more; belt buckles and purse mirrors and pendants now written into law, have been dis- other novelties that that sell on sight at flea say what you want credited disapproved a fac- markets, fairs, malls, anyplace and on them to. Anything people gather. Take orders that can be printed on paper tual basis," Kerby said. from businesses and groups; (and more) can be put on a schools buy badges for many A new development strengthens op- badge with the system that is Send for your Badge- simple and inexpensive. The uses. veterans' pref- A-Minit today and start cash- position to weakening possibilities for designs and ing in on the big demand for fun are unlimited. Fun to make erence. buttons and badges. fun to wear and display. Rep. James M. Hanley (D-NY) 95 BADGE A MINIT. Ltd.Dept AL-379,Box 6l7l has been elected to chair the House $ Civic Industrial Park, La Salle, Illinois 61301 24 Post Office and Civil Service Com- ONLY free fully illustrated details. Yes, send me button and Your basic system will contain a steel and fiberglass I I'm convinced. Rush me the complete system, I've en- mittee in the 96th Congress. reinforced Lexan hand die press improved color- closed $24.95 (check or money order) plus $1.75 for postage An able ally of the Legion, Han- coded die set with new BUT-N-LOK'" feature for I and handling and 5% sales tax for Illinois residents. Or use floor smoother buttons, easier assembly, complete parts ' my credit card indicated below. ley led the fight on the house for one dozen quality badges, fully illustrated opera- I Carte Blanche VISA (Bank AmeriCard) to save veterans' preference at the ting instructions and colorful literature on all Badge- ^ H Master Charge Diners Club American Express of Congress. Hanley's A-Minit accessories. All for one low price. K last session Credit Card #. . Exp Date. I leadership prevailed, 281 to 88, in Inter Bank # _ FREE blocking the administration's effort SEND FOR NAME BUTTON & to curtail preference. NEW \\ ADDRESS Campbell has stated that veterans' COLOR CATALOG. • CITY .STATE. .ZIP. I SIGNATURE. preference should be weakened and UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE possibly eliminated to enable the federal government to hire more minor- ities and women. DID YOU FORGET? NO NEED TO WEAR that there will be no more Bicentennial coinage minted? that you should have put away a set as a "keepsake?" BICENTENNIAL MONEY American Legion Life Insurance A TRUSS Month Ending Dec. 31, 1978

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JCS Recommends Limited Draft Revival PEOPLE & QUOTES There's growing concern in Washington over the SIGN OF TIMES CHINA RIGHTS mobilization capability of our armed forces in the event "Searching for justice is "What we cannot under- of war, and with it, a rising demand for revival of the the main sign of our times." stand is how this President, draft on a limited basis. Pope John Paul II. who made human rights a The draft was ended in 1973, and two years later the world issue, could so sud- government halted compulsory registration of 18-year- GERMANY MODEST denly and callously reject old men. Recently, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the "We don't want to stand the human rights concerns House Armed Services Committee have expressed fears of both those enslaved out in any way . . . Our in that the Selective Service System, reduced to 100 em- economic strength is often mainland China and those ployees, may be incapable of carrying out a mobilization overrated, and we'll never on Taiwan who fear such quickly enough for adequate expansion of our voluntary be a political giant." Ger- enslavement." AFL-CIO armed forces if suddenly needed. man Chancellor Helmut President George Meany. Both Joint Chiefs and the House Committee urged Schmidt. that at least the mandatory registration of 18-year-olds TO MARKETPLACE be resumed so as to speed up the time it takes for mo- "The marketplace, not bilization. Some proponents of the limited draft would JUDGING TRUTH legislation, will ultimately also require physical and intelligence tests of the po- "We must struggle be the most effective weap- tential draftees. against the natural desire on against inflation and Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Harold Brown suggests to judge the truth of a message the politics of the unemployment." Chmn. that if registration for draft is revived, it should include by and President, Emhart young women as well as men. messenger all the same." Rutgers Professor of His- Corporation, T. Mitchell Drive to Balance U. S. Budget tory, William L. O'Neill. Ford.

After years of belittling idea, Congress is getting the CAPITAL KEY GENERALS FADE excited over the proposal for a Constitutional Amend- AWAY? ment requiring the federal government to balance the "One very important "I can say categorically budget except in time of war or emergency. thing you have to learn in that I have no political Scores of senators and representatives have rushed out Washington is the differ- plans at the moment, but early this year to espouse the annual balancing of U. S. ence between appearance of course in the future I expenditures with income. One reason for the haste is and reality." Treasury Secy, never exclude anything." that 26 states have on their own initiative petitioned Michael Blumenthal. Supreme Allied Command- Congress to call a constitutional convention to deal with er of NATO General Alex- the amendment. Congress must call the convention if 34 CATCHING UP Hai states insist. "The recent years of M - g- The movement of a pay-as-you-go government was trench warfare between gov- given fresh impetus by the California tax revolt, and in ernment and industry over ON LOSING FRIENDS its wake, California Gov. Jerry Brown's demand that if fuel economy has resulted "The more that the Uni- Congress fails to act, the states will do so through the in a 1978 car that gets ted States looks out of con- convention. about as many miles per trol of events, the more it But Congress, or the convention, will have to make gallon as did the Model A appears as if our friends some tough decisions, such as: What is a balanced bud- 50 years ago." Transporta- are going down without ef- get? How is estimated revenue to be calculated? And tion Secy. Brock Adams. fective American support what federal programs are to be cut? or even effective American WHERE IS U.N.? understanding of what is Baby Boom Coming of (Senior) Age "All over the world, occurring, the more this The baby boom that followed World War II, which states and statelets under- process will accelerate." created tremendous strain on the nation's schools and mine one another, invade Former Secy, of State colleges, and later on the job market, appears to be one another with total im- Henry Kissinger, heading for more problems at the turn of the century munity and total disregard when the U.S. can expect an explosion in the population for their obligations under LAUGH OR LEAVE of our senior citizens. the U.N. Charter." Under- "For Americans these The Census Bureau projects that, fed by the baby secretary of State during days, the prices abroad are boom generation, more than 50 million Americans will the Johnson administra- so high that you either be 65 or older by 2025, when they will comprise 17.2 tion, Eugene Rostow. laugh out loud or leave percent of the population. The implications are clear: quietly." Investment Bank- more federal funds (i.e., taxes) will be needed for social GLUT PROBLEM er William Salomon. security, medical care, and the like. In Congress, a Se- "Amidst the glut of insig- lect Committee on Population is grappling with the nificance that engulfs us all, DEMAND OF TIMES public policy questions involved. the temptation is under- "The development of a The upward trend in senior citizens is stemming from standable to stop thinking Sino-American relationship the longer expectancy of life for Americans to 73.2 . . ." President of the Johns is a demand of the times." years from birth; and a decline in the national death Hopkins University and Chinese Vice Premier Teng rate, to 8.8 deaths per 1,000 population. Hospital, Steven Muller. Hsiao-Ping. 40 !

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( Continued from page 16) a token force of only 60 squadrons of "parity." In 1964, when the United OUR DECLINING of 1950s vintage air defense planes States was spending $123 billion in remained in the inventory. constant FY 78 (fiscal year 1978) DEFENSE Elsewhere in the defense budget, dollars, the United States faced a States has in fact been disinvesting the effect of disinvestment has been threat from the Soviet Union in the in defense. more incremental and evolutionary strategic nuclear field of 190 inter- The process of disinvesting in de- in its impact. The gradual reduction continental ballistic missiles and 107 fense in the United States is a phe- in the number of naval vessels year submarine-launched ballistic missiles. nomena that troubles many observ- by year has reached the point where Over the course of a 15-year peers, especially those close to defense geographic areas, such as the Eastern riod, the Soviet Union more than technology. One reason is because Mediterranean and the western Pa- doubled its investment in defense, many new weapons systems have cific, long considered of vital mili- going from approximately $80 billion been added and these are of far tary and diplomatic importance to in 1965 to $170 billion in 1978. This greater technical sophistication and the United States, may be impossible substantial increase in investment on higher performance than those they to defend with our own naval forces. the part of the Soviet Union has had replaced. As a consequence, inade- U.S. naval combatant vessels, in- two very important effects. First, it quate numbers of advanced weapons cluding amphibious craft have de- has tended to accelerate the gap be- systems are being introduced into clined from 546 to 320 vessels in a 15- tween American defense capability the inventory to replace a much year period. Indeed, the change has and Soviet defense capability. Sec- larger number of less sophisticated gone so far that the administration ond, it has provided the Soviet Union weapons systems that are being with- is attempting to redefine the Navy's with very large increases in the capa- drawn because funds are inadequate role from its traditional mission of bilities of both its nuclear and non- to support their continued deploy- supporting the projection of U.S. nuclear forces. ment. This process of disinvestment military power abroad in favor of a In 1964, the United States faced a can be dramatically illustrated by much less ambitious role of concen- modest threat from the Soviet Union noting the fact that, in many cases, trating its effort on sea control, a in the form of intercontinental bal- im- entire missions that were an mission more compatible with the listic missiles and the submarine- portant component of our defense diminished capability that the Navy launched ballistic missiles. By 1978, effort for decades have been almost now has as a consequence of 15 years however, the Soviet ICBM force has entirely dropped as a consequence of of disinvestment in defense. resulted in new circumstances. Where inadequate resources provided to the While it is useful to note the di- the United States once held a com- defense establishment to maintain mensions of the U.S. disinvestment in fortable advantage over the Soviet their deployment. defense over a 15-year period, the Union, most defense experts now The best illustration of this can be perspective is not complete until one agree that important elements of our found in the strategic air defense reviews the context in which Amer- strategic forces are in grave jeopardy mission. In 1964, the United States ican disinvestment has taken place. of becoming vulnerable to a Soviet 107 air defense firing batteries in the Soviets had These are areas where first strike by the early-1980s. and 40 air defense fighter-interceptor have elected to invest massively in Although the Soviet Union has not squads. By 1978, all air defense fir- defense in ways that have come to had a military conflict in more than ing batteries were eliminated, and far exceed the American conception 30 years, it has chosen to channel much of its investment—indeed the Figure I greatest share—into improving its TRENDS IN U.S. FORCES: SPENDING AND PROCUREMENT non-nuclear forces, particularly those 1964-1978 oriented towards the European the- 1964 1978 Defense Expenditure (constant 1978 dollars) $123 billion $117 billion ater. It has increased the number of Active Duty Forces 2,685 million 2,090 million divisions in its ground forces from Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles 708 1,054 148 to 170, and increased the man- Poseidon-Polaris Missiles 336 656 power per division from 10,000 troops Strategic Bomber Squadrons 78 24 to 11,500. This massive increase in Air Defense 6 Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons 40 manpower of more than 1.5 million Air Defense Firing Batteries 107 troops represents an increase that is Naval Combatant Vessels (incl. amphibious) 546 320 more than twice the size of our stand- Defense Expenditures as a Percent of: Federal Budget (Outlays) 42.9% 25.0% ing army. Gross National Product 8.2% 5.4% These forces have been lavishly All Public Spending 28.6% 16.5% equipped with more than 15,000 new Figure 2 tanks added to the already large in- TRENDS IN SOVIET FORCES: SPENDING AND PROCUREMENT ventory that existed in 1964, when 1964-1978 the Soviets possessed more than 1964 1978 30,000 tanks not counting tens of Defense Expenditures (1978 constant dollars) $80 billion $170 billion thousands of World War II vintage Active Duty Forces 3.3 million 4.8 million T-34 and JS-11 tanks. The new tanks Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles 190 1,475 are modern, high-performance tanks Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles 107 950 Army Divisions 148 170 of which three new types have been Tanks 30,000 40,000+ produced since 1964. A fourth, the Helicopters 350 4,000+ T-80 is now undergoing trials in the Tanks per Mechanized Division 190 266 central U.S.S.R. 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Just one dollar (more will be appreciated) will complete the funding for the General John J. Pershing Memorial Museum to be built in Laclede, Missouri, boyhood home of the only man to hold our nation's highest military rank (General of the Armies) during his lifetime.

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his comrades in World War I. (Names of these veterans can be inscribed on the their sons, to know the Wall of Honor for $100.00) JUST ONE DOLLAR FROM EACH OF YOU WILL important role Gen. Pershing MAKE THIS HISTORIC MUSEUM A REALITY .... FILL IN THE COUPON played in our history .... BELOW NOW! All contributions are tax-deductible. including his behind-the-scenes

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to build the Pershing Memorial Museum. OR, I desire the name of to be inscribed on the Wall of Honor for my gift of $100. NAME ADDRESS. CITY .STATE. _ZIP_ NAME OF ALL CONTRIBUTORS OF $10 OR MORE WILL BE PLACED IN THE GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING MEMORIAL BOOK TO BE ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM. March 1979 TRY THE MOST EXPENSIVE ( Continued from page 26) lubricants they contain—lubricants CIGAR WHY ARE WE devised first to work in the vacuum TOBACCOS IN SPACE? of deep space. Digital quartz-crystal clocks and the light-emitting-diode IN THE WORLD watches that have the accuracy of tion would be more limited, air and up to one second a year wouldn't be At water My Risk pollution more difficult to here either without space technology. We combed the imported to- monitor, and population census hard- They were developed originally for bacco markets to find the er to make. Further, the world's most expensive cigar Alaskan the Apollo moon missions. tobaccos. pipeline might still We bid the highest be in the courts Nor has human health been over-

for the finest . . . beautiful as environmentalists seek other ways looked by the mild Cameroon, light silky Nic- space age. to protect the aragua, rich Mata-Fina from tundra from pipe rup- Probably the best-known space Brazil, plus the finest Santo tures that seemed inevitable. It was spinoff to health is the cardiac Domingo Seco grown from Cu- pace- the heat pipe, first pioneered ban seed. All blended by ex- aboard maker, an outgrowth of miniaturized patriate Cuban cigar spacecraft, that finally makers in- settled the solid-state circuitry developed for to cigars seliing for up to $1 problem and led to the law permit- spacecraft apiece in the luxury trade. where a multitude of in- ting construction of the To find the 1 man in a thou- pipeline. struments and devices had to be sand who appreciates the Satellites also keep a watchful eye crammed into small volumes. world's finest cigars, we offer Until on destructive insects. For special sampler kit of 7 instance, only recently, some 30,000 Ameri- different size cigars for you to to eradicate the livestock-devastating cans who wear TEST SMOKE ... pacemakers had to screwworm in the U.S. and Mexico, undergo Send us nothing for the ci- surgery every 22 months or millions gars, we've written them off as of the sterile male insects so when their batteries ran low. But advertising samples. Just send are dropped in the infested regions now a new $1 to cover cigar tax, postage NASA-assisted innova- to mate with and expense and we'll send females, thereby elimi- tion of the original space-spawned your 7 cigar Sampler Kit made nating offspring. Satellites pinpoint pacemaker recharges the instrument's from the world's most expen- precise locations within the vast geo- sive cigar tobaccos. If you batteries through the skin by induc- don't think they're the graphical areas best ci- involved. Without tance. A patient simply wears a gars you ever smoked for less satellites, thousands of additional than $1 apiece, return the em- charger vest for an hour once a week pty 7 pack and we'll refund communications links would have to to recharge the pacemaker. your dollar. Only 1 to a cus- be constructed to do the same job. Another heart disease benefit tomer — good in U.S.A. only. spun In fact, the task would be so enor- off from the space program is the mous WALLY FRANK, Ltd.! as well as nearly financially "Telecare" emergency system. Since I 132 CHURCH STREET DEPT I impossible that it probably would not more than 60 percent of NEW YORK, N.Y. 10007 deaths re- f F191 I have been undertaken if it were not sulting from heart attacks occur with- Here's my dollar, send I me for (postpaid the Sampler of satellites. in 7 ci- I an hour after the attack, it makes jgars on your money back gua- Other spinoffs from the | space era sense to utilize the ambulance irantee. N. Y. time Residents add i can be found closer to Jsales tax. earth. Thin, for diagnosis and treatment. What j flat electric (Print Name & Address Below) wires originally devised better way to do this than to adapt | for spacecraft are replacing between- the system originally designed to the-wall, bulky cables in several monitor astronauts' heartbeat? More demonstration buildings, and base- and more ambulances are being board flat wires for homes and under- equipped with this special device that the-carpet wires are now being tested enables paramedics to transmit vital in an attempt to lower costs through heart data ahead to the hospital so reduced installation time. doctors can begin analysis before the Make Rubber Stamps for BIG PAY Wall panels for many prefab patient arrives. Need more money? Earn $60- j homes are now made from high-per- : $75 a week, spare time, at And the spinoffs from space con- home making rubber stamps ' for offices, factories, individ- formance plastics developed for tinue to mount with uals. Hundreds of uses Hun- every passing dreds of prospects—everywhere rocket castings and liquid Right in your own community. hydrogen year. But let's consider science as a Turn out special stamps for containers. names, addresses, notices, prices, The plastic panels now whole. etc., in minutes with table-top machine We furnish everything and save more than 15 percent of the cost help finance you, at less than bank While the foregoing benefits are rates. Write for free facts. No saels- of _ man will call. conventional prefab panels. , . tangible, future progress can come RubberStampDiv.,1512Jarvis, Dept. R-8-IC, Chicago, 60626 While many devices have not yet only from an improvement in our un- reached the BIG OIL general market, a sur- derstanding of nature. Newton, Fara- IN MONEY prising number of well-known house- day, I II PLUS TAX BENEFITS Einstein, and the other great ex- U.S. hold products also are spinoffs. ! Government space each month sponsors a little- plorers of the unknown throughout known oil lease drawing. If you' are 21 and a citizen For instance, you can the space program was the ages this. compete with the oil companies for this knew But a reverse federal land. A S25. (Tax Deductible) fee can the originator of those high-energy, current has begun to flow into iring you as much as $75,000 immediately our lus future payments. Write button-sized batteries Dept. 3 or call for cameras, modern world, to which science has toll free 1 (800) 528-6050. E*t. 32f. hearing aids, toys, In Arizona 1 1800) 352-0458. and radios, and contributed so much, and many peo- F. MILLIGAN. INC. Drawer 3408. Boulder, CO 80307 the larger, nickel-cadmium batteries ple often lose sight of the benefits to that power portable tools and sports be gained by unraveling nature's se- equipment. New fire-retardant FREE SHOES! mate- crets. Instead, they turn to false rials developed first for spacecraft values, such as astrology (currently .RETAIL VALUE OVER $30 are finding their way into clothing, enjoying a zenith in popularity), or I'll show you how you can earn curtains, and carpets. Electric motors denigrate science for free shoes or boots the havoc it has for yourself PLUS up to $200 in our a month in extra income. Show friends and neigh- vacuum cleaners, electric shav- reaped on the world. The fact that bors how they can save $15 to $20 a pair on high ers, and movie cameras would burn quality shoes or boots. Write: Gordon King. science and technology are neutral Hanover Shoe. Inc.. Dept. 2260, Hanover. Pa. out quicker 17331. without the dry space and that it is the use to which we put 52 THE AMERICAN LEGION

them that is suspect often escapes notice. For thousands of years, man be- haved as though he would forever remain on the surface of this planet. Suddenly, in the brief geologic span of less than six decades, airplanes, then spacecraft, irrevocably altered the need for such behavior. The famous Club of Rome's study of world dynamics at MIT, "The Limits to Growth," projected catastrophic col- lapse based on the now-archaic Handsewn trendline. But what the MIT study actually reveals is that we cannot forever continue without seeking raw Honey Bear Moccasin materials from beyond the earth. "The Limits of Growth" thus be- for Men and Women

March 1979

How much Did You walk ( Continued from page 21 EVERYBODY'S Jog or Run Today? TRUCKIN' LET OUR PEDOMETER TELL YOU! cess was certain: They had no choice but to take weight out of cars, reduce dimensions and rush Doctors agree that walking, jogging and running are toward smallei excellent ways for you to help keep yourself in top 4- and 6-cylinder engines, coupled physical condition. Now it will be easy for you to with smaller powertrain components. set goals for yourself by knowing exactly how much distance you cover each hour, day or In the doing, they introduced that week with this precision pedometer. It regis- inelegant word: "Downsizing." ters up to 5 miles in '/« mile increments. But how do you downsize a truck, Convenient clip attaches pedometer to your belt or waist band. Accurately clicks given its function? You don't, not by off every step you take and lets you much. By squeezing components into know just how far you've gone. smaller You'll be surprised how much you packages and substituting walk just making your daily rounds lighter-weight materials, some fuel- at school, work or home. It's the consuming weight can be removed. fun way to help you keep yourself healthy. Order your pedometer Beyond that, truck engineers are im- today. It's only $3.99. mersed in super-expensive programs to build reliability into turbocharged KENDALL HOUSE LTD., Dept. 77-262 31 Hanse Ave., Freeport, N.Y. 11521 engines and lighter-weight diesels,

! [I Please RUSH me PEDOMETER(S) and striving to develop electric-pow- I ±r95389 for just $3.99 purchase price plus ered trucks which can cover 90-DAY MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE 80S shipping and handling. more j Use your PEDOMETER with complete confidence. You than 50 miles before a charge is SAVE! Send TWO for $6.99 purchase j MUST be completely delighted or return it anytime within price plus $1.00 shipping and handling. needed. 90 days for a full refund of purchase price (except ship- j Enclosed is my z-i ping and handling). j They and designers are also at- check or m.o. for $ tending to aerodynamics, pressing for (Sorry, no C.O.D.'s). N.Y. res. please add sales tax. NAME every tenth-of-a-mile-per-gallon improvement they can achieve through YKgndall "House Ltd. ADDRESS streamlining. But the major thrust is 31 Hanse Ave., Dept. 77-262, Freeport, N.Y. 11521 CITY weight reduction, and anyone who STATE _ZIP_ has tried to drop 30 pounds from their personal frames understands how tough the industrial crash diet is. This VET Did It -and YOU Example: A truck by its nature in- sists upon heavy-duty brakes and injuries left me It -War b*£ Can Do wheels. How to take weight out of handicapped,, badly success now I'm a financial those and other items without sacri- -- - Locksmith, tnanKs >u Too! Besides, the your training. - — ficing safety? If can work is fascinating^ can. - The Department of Transportation do it anybody Lamed, Kan Glen lohnsop. initially asked for more than the industry could deliver when it imposed Make Up to $10 an Hour—even while learning! 1980-81 mileage requirements. DOT Train was lobbied right out of its bureau- FAST cratic socks. It was warned last spring at Home! Be a LOCKSMITH! that unemployment would result if it If you enjoy fixing things, you're a "natural" enable you to get your share of this always- did not ease off, the warning coming to make hundreds of EXTRA DOLLARS a profitable business. Hundreds we've trained not only from truckmakers but also year in the fascinating business of Lock- are doing it. So can YOU. smithing. Rising crime has increased de- from all-star group of special MAIL COUPON to discover how Locksmith- an mand for service a thousandfold. Yet there's ing can keep the extra money coming in dur- pleaders, including the United Auto- only one Locksmith for every 17,000 people! ing spare time — or in your own full-time workers Union, the NAACP, Detroit COLLECT CASH PROFITS ALMOST AT ONCE! business. Ideal for retirement— good jobs, too. Mayor Coleman Young, trucking as- You're "in business" ready to make $5 to BELSAW INSTITUTE, 249M Field Bldg. $10 an hour a few days after you begin Kansas City, Mo. 64111 sociations and others—a coalition Accredited Member NHSC. Belsaw's shortcut training. Easy, illustrated neatly orchestrated by Chrysler Cor- lessons complete with ALL practice equip- N. Hunt, Wilmington, Del. 'I make $50 poration, whose truckmaking divi- ment PLUS week extra." — R. Davis, St. Louis, Mo. "I cleared $110 last sion, Dodge, employs many thou- j • ALL TOOLS YOURS TO KEEP Saturday." sands of Detroit- and St. Louis-area • KEY MACHINE YOURS TO KEEP Ed Boyle, Pittsburgh, Pa. — "My business going • EXPERT PERSONAL ASSISTANCE at top speed. I'm moving to bigger quarters." people who would have been job- • BUSINESS-BUILDING HELP FREE less relaxed its MAIL THIS COUPON • NO SALESMAN WILL CALL had not DOT de- mands. [~ I THIS DO-ALL PRO BELSAW INSTITUTE, 249M Field Bldg. Special interest groups or not, gov- Kansas City, Mo. 64111 I KEY MACHINE YOURS act, given potential Rush FREE book, "Keys to your Future. ernment must I energy shortages. The massive shift TO KEEP!* Name to trucks is threatening to over- Can add $25 Address. .to $40 a week I come the fuel savings realized by to your in- City .State. -Zip- smaller cars. Detroit marketers say come . . . and doesn't cost I most light truck purchases are made you a penny extra! by previous truck owners, but that 54 !

THE AMERICAN LEGION My FeetWere Killing Me...Until

I Discovered the Miracle in Germany at least 15 percent of current sales switching cars, are to consumers from I was retired from business with that pain for years and some of which offer city /highway and traveling in Europe, but was told by a podiatrist that averages up to 40-mpg, far beyond not enjoying it at all because foot surgery was the only my feet were killing me. I hurt course treatment. the capabilities of most trucks. proper of all over. I guess God must I've been wearing your sup- not, Miles-per-gallon specter or have had his arms around me ports for about two months, truckmakers are committing outland- because almost by accident I and I've not had even a ishly large financial and other re- found a device in Germany twinge of pain from those that gave me instant relief Furthermore, they sources to meet the burgeoning mar- calluses. when I put them in my shoes. are shrinking in size and feel ket. is spending than Ford more $700 They were called Flexible softer. I find I am able to stay million to bring out a new line of Featherspring Foot Supports, on my feet for considerably pickups and utilities in 1980. They'll and the flexible shock-absorb- longer periods of time, and I ing support they gave my feet was like cra- no longer have that 'tired' backache every weigh about 400 pounds less than dling them on a cushion of air. I could evening. Thank you again for the vast im- contemporary models. walk, stand, even run. The relief was truly provement your product has 'made in my The trend to trucks has been a a miracle. And just one pair was all I life." lifesaver for American Motors Cor- needed. NO RISK OFFER I was flabbergasted to find that they poration. Its car division has been on If you're suffering pain 'with corns, cal- were only sold in Europe, so almost right luses, old injuries, pain in the balls of your an extended losing streak, operating then and there made arrangements to bring feet, burning nerve ends, painful ankles, deep in the red quarter after quarter. them to America. backaches or just generally sore, aching Today thousands of Americans have But the company's AM General Cor- feet, Flexible Feathersprings will bring you found this blessed relief from foot prob- poration, which among other things guaranteed relief with every step you take. lems just like V.W., of Cambridge, Mary- And our guarantee is this simple: Your produces Jeep, dominates the utility land, who says: "I am delighted with the money back without question if you your- vehicle market. had not the supports. The second day I had them I AMC self are not completely satisfied. wore them in three different pairs of shoes, slightest trouble selling every single Don't suffer pain and discomfort need- from 7 A.M. to 10 P.M., which included Jeep, Wagoneer and Cherokee its lessly. If your feet hurt, we can help you. two hours at a cocktail party. It's the first Write for more deailed information; there workers can build, doing so well that cocktail -party I have left in years without is no obligation whatsoever. A Canadian, profits from Jeep more than compen- wishing I could crawl out on my knees." Mr. J.K., of Ontario, said: "I'm glad I did Here's why Feathersprings work for all sate for losses incurred by its car try them for they proved to be everything of us and why they can work for you. These operations. you claimed them to be." supports are different from any you may Just fill out the coupon below and mail it Peculiarly, the light truck phenom- have seen before. They are custom fitted today—like Mr. J.K., you'll be glad you did! enon so far is uniquely American. and made for your own feet. They actually imitate the youthful elastic support that © 1978, Featherspring International Corp. Fewer than 10,000 units were sold in 514 N.E. 124th, Seattle, Washington 98125 nature originally intended your feet to all of in Europe 1977. That probably have. will change. The Japanese are now DOCTOR RECOMMENDED FEATHERSPRING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION testing the European market. If a Even doctors are amazed. As Dr. C.O.C., 514 N.E. 124th, Dept. ft 1039 contemplated blending of resources of Tucson, Arizona, wrote us: "Received I Seattle, Washington 98125 by AMC and Renault is achieved, my wife's Feathersprings two days ago. They are super—neither us can believe YES! I want to learn more about the guar- that will open up much of the world of the results. 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I've lived State Zip grass." Without examining the basis for that claim, the displeased father had the message painted over. Nothing seems to stand in the way C.B.I. For information about sales, of truck at least so says Don monthly publication for Bouchard of Chevrolet. "We're a na- WW2 vets of China-Bur- ma-India Theater, write tion of more than 200 million," he Ex-CBI Roundup said, "and at the rate people consume P.O. Box 102 Laurens, Iowa 50551 soft drinks, generate refuse, use up CINEMA RACES means grams, tickets, play goods, you need trucks. It seems that fund raising without fuss money, combination tick- —but more fun! No mer- ets plus the easy instruc- no matter what happens, it increases chandise to stock or sel tions for running a day at You keep the funds you the track in your hall. the need for trucks. Even in the raise (except for the nom- Used by hundreds of or- inal cost of your CINEMA ganizations in successful conservation of energy: Insulation RACE package). 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GROW BUSHELS OF PLUMP and March 1979 JUICY TOMATOES... on vines ( Continued from page 23) FABULOUS HIGH-YIELD The Quiet Invasion

Giant Climbing ly be processed for employment. A $ M crop could be lost before the forms Tomatoes 6 - 1 were approved. 2 Kits (12 Vines) ONLY $2.99 There is an even more sordid side • GROW AS HIGH AS 15 FEET! • SUPER SIZE! UP TO 6" ACROSS to the illegal coin. A few unscrupu- • • • WEIGH UP TO 3 LBS.! • PRODUCE HUNDREDS OF FIRM. sews-*- lous Americans thrive and capitalize - JUMBO BEAUTIES! Ut M * *"•" ", • EASY-TO- TRAIN. CAN BE on the desire of the foreigner to come CULTIVATED IN SMALL SPACE! and work in the United States. These

. NOW Turn any tiny yard space into a thriving tomato farm . . "marriage beauties! Yes, are the smugglers and harvesting wave after wave of huge, mouth-watering long for succulent you'll enjoy garden-fresh prize tomatoes all season brokers" who for a heavy price, will canning and reishes! salads and still have plenty left over for sauces, you is about country and Big as fancy restaurant-style beefsteaks ... the cost to get a person into the smarter ... or more delicious ... way to a penny a serving! There's no all the illegal chores beat high supermarket produce prices around! then perform OUR AMAZING HIGH-YIELD CLIMBER is specially developed for that will keep them here. other varieties easy-training in small areas ... and will outyield all you. need for when grown in bush form! We send you everything They prey on the dreams of per- fool-proof cultivation of these taste-tempting delights . nutrient poverty-stricken and less Kit includes everything you need to start 6 vines: seeds, 6 sons from starter pots), treated peat pots (with water, enlarge to full size developed countries. There is literal- tray for window sill, growing instructions. 1001008H Climbing Tomatoes 6 for $1.99, 12 for $2.99 ly no hardship these unfortunates

msimmnissssianMEpMmsi 1 won't endure or price they won't pay I " I LAKELAND NURSERIES SALES, Dept. NL-1286 17331 to come to this land of milk and I 340 Poplar Street, Hanover, Penna. Please RUSH Climbing Tomato Kit(s) (L001008H) as indicated honey. money-back guarantee: Immigration agents found that plus post. & handl. I 1 KIT (six climbers) @ $1.99 35« 2 KITS (twelve climbers) @ $2.99 plus 50* post. & handl. half the 140 passengers on a recent KITS (twenty-four climbers) $4.99 plus 75< post. & handl. 4 @ flight Angeles to Chicago tax.) from Los Enclosed is $ (Pa. residents add sales | were illegal aliens. Some 7,000 hu-

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CHAUVINISTIC CHUCKLE

Sometimes I think the acclaimed Equality of the sexes is a hoax! Have you ever yet heard Any father-in-law jokes? —Ruth Walsh

ONLY MONEY I could get along fine without money, It wouldn't annoy me a bit. If only other people

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When a smile is your umbrella only pleasantness reigns.

—Raymond J. Cvtkota

SHELVED! They've invented a vaccine for polio, And pills to change one's mood, But when are they going to find some way To bring down the cost of food? —Beth Cook "The doctor says I need more cereals in my diet- make that rye a double!" The average congressman's idea :bf waste THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE is a dollar that is spent in another congressman's district. FORESIGHT! —R. B. Moore A little boy shopping for his mother's birthday present asked to see some cookie jars. At a counter with a large selection he carefully lifted LONGER LIFELINE and replaced each lid. His face fell as he came to the last one. "Aren't there any lids that don't make noise?" he asked. People live longer today —Gladys Kent Than a hundred years ago; It takes the extra twenty years WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM? To pay the taxes they owe. Our ancestors lived without sugar until the 13th century and without —Olga McCoy coal fires until the 14th, without buttered bread until the 16th, tea or soap until the 17th, without gas, matches or electricity until the 19th, BYE-BYE-GONE DAYS without cars, canned or frozen foods until the 20th. Now, what was it Too many people in a you were complaining about? nostalgic phase, Keep looking —Lucille Goodyear forward to the good pi' days. —Ruth Richards THE UNVARNISHED TRUTH One of the reasons that romance lasted longer in the old days was because the bride looked much the same after washing her face. —Jane Flynn FIRST THINGS FIRST They're building a fleet of ships to go To ports in the distant sky. From shuttlecraft, satellite, UFO, They're bidding our world goodbye. They're planning a life of style and scope, Of spiritual rebirth. I'll join them. As soon as I've learned to cope With life on the planet earth. —Sally Palmer

My finances are in such a mess I think the government is running them. —George Bergman THE TWO R'S The recent history of American education Though I may be accused of gross impudence, May really be summed up in one single phrase 'Aren't you glad now I didn't From little red schoolhouse to little-read students. take up the glockenspiel?" —David Bissonette THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 60 !

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