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Vol. 118, No. 3 March 1985

A R T I C L E 5

THE MX MISSILE CONTROVERSY 12 Is an immobile MX still worth the price?

ARMS CONTROL: WILL THE RUSSIANS REALLY NEGOTIATE? 14

Gen. Edward L. Rowny tells what the U.S. can expect from arms negotiations with the Russians.

IN SEARCH OF SUCCESS 16

What is this illusive thing we call success? By Jodi Vernon

RESHAPING OUR TAX SYSTEM 18

IRS Commissioner Roscoe L. EggerJr. talks about the problems of our tax system and offers suggestions for improvement.

TIPS FOR BAFFLED TAXPAYERS 20 Here's simple advice about how you can deal with a complicated system.

RAIL ROUTES TO YESTERDAY 22

Travelers can still enjoy the leisurely, scenic splendor ofyesteryear. By Phyllis Zauner

RUSSIA'S ECONOMY: ACHILLES HEEL OF THE USSR 24 Trouble in the "workers' paradise" means opportunity in the West. By Cleveland Lane

BUILDING MEMBERSHIP: FROM THE NEWEST TO THE BIGGEST POST 28 From post to post, well-planned programs are boosting membership.

NEW HOPE FOR HEART DISEASE VICTIMS 66 Modern medicine increases the odds for those with heart disease. By Edward Edelson

DEPARTME N T 5 BIG ISSUES 9 Should the Congress Cut Medicare Benefits?

COMMENTARY 11

Our Most Precious Freedom By Sam J. Ervin Jr.

LETTERS 3 LEGION NEWS 34 OUTFIT REUNIONS 40

COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 5 POST OF THE MONTH 36 NEWS TO USE 42

DATELINE WASHINGTON 7 LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION 37 ORBEN'S WORLD 58

VETERANS UPDATE 27 PROFILES IN SERVICE 38 PARTING SHOTS 68

THE COVER

An MX missile is launched at Vandenberg AFB in 1 of20 test flights scheduled through 1987. USAF Photo

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Chaplains able, but the sentence, "It has become neat hair, wears a nice hat, jacket and clear that the family is an essential turtleneck sweater, and holds a made- I enjoyed the article, "Soldiers of building stone of every society," bears in-America Smith & Wesson while the Soul Bring Peace." (December much repeating. standing in front of the Stars and 1984) It is great that we have publica- Let's have more succinct articles Stripes. tions such as yours to remind us of like this. This cleancut young man is not the some of the things that we have for- Lawrence E. Sheridan sort of guy to strike fear in the hearts gotten far too soon. Derry, N.H. of anybody. I would like to have more informa- Del Snodgrass tion concerning the small aluminum Lincoln, Neb. crosses and the wallet-sized poem, "A Crime in America Cross in my Pocket," which Chaplain I would like to compliment you on Ralph W. Widman of Bucyrus, Ohio, Whoops article (Crime in America) in has distributed to his Legionnaires your The Travelogue (America's Historic However, I hope the cover over the past 17 years. January. Battlefields) in the January issue of that "hand cannon" (S Edward G. Sckwerdt picture & W states that "More men fell here in Topeka, Kan. Model 29, 44 Magnum-6" barrel) June 1863 than in any other battle doesn't mislead most people into be- fought in North America." lieving that's the latest in criminal Chaplain Widman has given us per- This is incorrect. The Battle of Get- armament. It's not. It's just too big mission to print his address for those tysburg was fought during July 1, 2 and heavy (3 lbs. loaded) to conceal, who would like to contact him about and 3, 1863. costs too much to buy (about $500), the cross and poem: Ralph W. Wid- Theresa C. Woitaszek and even when stolen it's still too big. man, 573 Kaler Ave., Bucyrus, Ohio Alden, N.Y. Morris H. Penrod U820. —Editors Miami As a veteran of the re-enactment of the siege of Yorktown in October, I like the new look of your full-color 1981, and an avid student of American American Family magazine cover. history, I wish to point out an error Dr. Amitai Etzioni's article (The However, the model on the January made in Mr. Turbak's article (Ameri- American Family: Making It Work) in cover comes across more as a patriot ca's Historic Battlefields) in January. December should be required reading defending America than a hoodlum in He states that Yorktown, Va., is the in every college and high school in the the streets. He's pleasant appearing, site of Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis's nation. The entire article is commend- is clean shaven, has clean hands and surrender to Gen. George Washington. I'm afraid that is wrong. Surrender was accepted by Maj. Gen. Benjamin Help Spread The Word! Lincoln after being presented by Cornwallis's representative, Brig. What do you do We can help pep up post, district and Gen. Charles O'Hara. with your American department functions by providing free Jim Sieradzki Legion Magazine? copies in bulk. Surplus copies are limited, Garfield, N.J. Legionnaires the so it's good to get your order in as soon as world over use their possible — it's first-come, first-served. Pro personal copies as Complimentary subscriptions are also In reading the December 1984 issue, calling cards to in- available to any VA facility requesting I found it to be the greatest issue I troduce others to them, or a post can request a subscription ever read especially the "Pur- the Legion family, on behalf of a VA facility. Moreover, have — and to promote our posts may purchase discounted subscrip- suit of Peace" by our four living presi- aims, principles and tions for distribution to schools, hospitals, dents. Keep up the good work. Our programs within libraries and other public-service institu- magazine is getting more and more in- their communities. In fact, according to tions. Special subscription rates are teresting to read. I also like the color readership surveys, more than half of our available, too, for members of the Legion highlights you're using. members either retain their copies for family, especially surviving spouses. Russell J. Riberto ready reference or them along to If or more members of a family re- pass two Chicago associates, hospitals or other community ceive the magazine each month, they can institutions where other veterans are designate that the extra subscriptions be likely to see them. sent to a person or institution of their Con 40-year (continuous) member Altogether, nearly seven million Amer- choice. It's a good way to make a friend I am a icans have an opportunity to learn about and publicize the Legion at no cost. of our illustrious organization and very Legion activities each month because of We'd like to know what you do with proud to be a member. this individual outreach effort. But it your American Legion Magazine so we The "new" American Legion doesn't have to stop there! National can share the best ideas with everyone in Magazine is a far departure from Headquarters is ready to assist you in the Legion family. It's a team effort and what it used to be. Why change? I'm a spreading the word in a variety of ways. we can all help. Write today: The Ameri- believer that change is not necessary. For instance, in addition to your personal can Legion Magazine, P.O. Box 1055, Why not leave a "good thing" alone? monthly copy, magazines are available in Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. John F. Willey bulk, and at special discount rates. The Editors Conway N.H.

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Strength, Negotiation: National Security's Twin Pillars

ver the past several months, I defense budget. Congress authorized have met with key leaders of additional money for the MX program 0 the executive branch to make for 1985, but postponed actually known The American Legion's views spending the money until the spring of on vital issues. I have emphasized our 1985. The Air Force has been equip- belief that strength and negotiation ping older B-52 bombers with the air- must be the twin pillars of America's launched cruise missiles, and the first national security. production models of the B-1B strate- Following rejection of isolationism gic bomber are being built. in the post-WWII era, the United The Navy continues to build and States assumed the awesome respon- deploy the Trident I missile sub- sibility of leading the struggle to de- marines, and sea-launched cruise fend and promote democracy. This missiles have been successfully tested. nation adopted a strong, bipartisan de- The Trident II ballistic missile is cur- fense commitment that has deterred rently being developed. The Army is nuclear and conventional war. deploying the highly accurate Persh- The past 40 years have taught us ing II intermediate-range ballistic that nuclear deterrence requires mod- missile in Europe and the Air Force ern forces capable of absorbing an has placed ground-launched cruise enemy attack and retaliating with such missiles in Great Britain and Italy. power as to inflict unacceptable dam- Nat'l. Cdr. Clarence M. Bacon Both deployments will help offset the age. Nuclear deterrence requires Soviet SS-20 threat to NATO. essential military capabilities and the expansionism over the long haul. We insist upon equality and verifi- political will to use them. That democracies can face special cation of any agreements reached with While maintaining necessary nuclear challenges in foreign policy should not the Soviets, to include fullest consid- deterrence, we must also work toward lessen our commitment to the wonder- eration of on-site inspections to ensure equal and verifiable nuclear arms con- ful freedoms and democratic system full-fledged compliance. trol agreements that can limit nuclear we are privileged to enjoy. Instead, Recent U.S. government reports forces and lead to future reductions by the challenge should stimulate us to about suspected Soviet violations of the United States and the Soviet Union. redouble our efforts to restore a dur- various nuclear arms control agree- Thus, the U.S. government must si- able consensus among all Americans ments raise questions that cast doubt multaneously pursue policies that ap- for a policy of necessary strength and on the wisdom of negotiating new pear contradictory to some Ameri- appropriate negotiations. agreements. Assured compliance with cans—on the one hand, seeking to The 66th National Convention reaf- arms control treaties is absolutely es- maintain military strength; on the firmed our four-point sequential policy sential. The United States must not other hand, seeking agreements to on nuclear arms control: modernize base its security on blind trust. limit or reduce military strength. U.S. nuclear forces to restore credible As momentum builds toward new Such a complex, delicately balanced deterrence; offset the Soviet SS-20 nuclear arms control agreements, I will strategic policy, in the best of worlds, threat to NATO Europe by continued spare no effort to impress our position would require cooperation between deployment of comparable U.S. upon leaders in the executive and legis- the President and Congress, the Pen- weapons as requested by NATO, un- lative branches. Strength and negotia- tagon and the State Department, the less an acceptable limitation agree- tion can provide national security, but media and the government, and the ment can be reached with the Soviets; only if the strength is real and the people and the government. As we all negotiate substantial, mutual U.S.- negotiation is sound. realize, none of those essential link- USSR reductions of nuclear forces; To that end, we need your help, not ages currently works 100 percent of and negotiate a nuclear freeze of equal only in making our concerns known to the time or even most of the time. In- U.S.-USSR nuclear forces only after our nation's leaders, but also in expand- deed, there are ample grounds to accomplishing the first three steps. ing our membership base. Our united question whether the United States Steps one and two are under way. efforts to increase our strength in num- can muster the cohesiveness and con- Twenty-one MX missiles were authorized bers will help ensure the continued sistency necessary to thwart Soviet for procurement in the fiscal year 1984 strength of America.

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Yet, even when the groundwater is contaminated, it may blamed for killing life in lakes and forests. be odorless, colorless and tasteless, explained OTA. Expo- Despite GAO's conclusion, it's likely that Congress will sure can occur over many years and in many ways — by not wait, but go for controls in the current session. drinking, eating, bathing and breathing. OTA said that while some federal and state agencies are For Sale: MD Degrees taking piecemeal action, a broad and coordinated national "The largest scandal in recent medical history" has program is needed to prevent further groundwater pollu- brought the credentials of some 10,000 medical doctors tion. Legislation to this end has been introduced to the 99th practicing in the United States under investigation, accord- Congress for action. ing to Rep. Claude Pepper, chairman of the House Select Committee on Aging. A Cheaper Way to Live The arrest of an alleged broker of 165 bogus medical de- As the cost of standard housing steadily rises, 10 million grees from a Caribbean island medical school hastened 15 Americans have found a more economical way to live — in states to start their own probes into fraudulent MD de- mobile homes. According to the Census Bureau, in 1980 grees, Pepper said. Also under investigation is how foreign some 3.9 million mobile homes were in use compared with medical graduates are licensed in the United States and the 2.1 million in 1970. quality of education provided by foreign medical schools. Mobile homes account for over 5 percent of the national Pepper observed that as of 1982, 21 percent of licensed housing inventory. About 80 percent of these homes are physicians in the United States held foreign medical de- occupied by owners whose income averages $13,355 annual- grees, mainly from schools in Central and South America. ly, as against $20,549 for all homeowners. Twenty percent Most of the dozen schools that cater to American medical of mobile dwellers prefer to rent and pay an average $212 a students are operated for profit, but lack equipment and

month compared with $243 for all renters. research facilities, Pepper said. Yet many of these schools Statistics also show that residents of mobile homes main- are helped by United States-funded student loans and other tain their residence much the same as those living in a finance-related benefits. house. More than 98 percent of mobile homes have com- Pepper and his subcommittee are considering a set of plete plumbing, 44 percent are connected to public sewers, recommendations to curb further issuance of substandard 62 percent use public water, 84 percent have central heat- medical degrees. ing and 60 percent have air conditioning. The Census Bureau also found that nearly 2.4 million married couples are living in mobile homes. Roughly 29 percent of the householders are in the 25- to 34-year-old Quote of the Month age group and 25 percent are 45 to 64. "/ hope that the United States and the Soviet Union will agree to substantial measures of nuclear disarmament, but I know that significant reductions on the Western side To Fight or Not to Fight? alone would increase rather than reduce the risk of war is es- Intensive debate rages on Capitol Hill over the effect . . . The U.S. military presence in Europe absolutely acid rain ." has on the United States and Canada. Legislators sential for the success of NATO . . had hoped the investigative arm of Congress, the General Lord Peter Carrington Accounting Office, would provide a solution. Secretary-General of NATO

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It is a privilege, indeed, Medicare is a key part of our to have this opportunity national retirement system, once again to develop a YES and cuts in the program dialogue with The American Legion and would break the Social Security con- its membership. tract with 30 million aged and disabled The Legion is and has been one of our Americans. Medicare is a solemn prom- nation's most vital member organ- ise that the miracles of modern medicine izations since long before my service in will not be denied our senior citizens America's military during WWII. I am proud to be counted and that their golden years will be free from fear of finan- among the millions of American Legionnaires. cial ruin because of illness. I have been asked to write about the present and future The Medicare Trust Fund may be bankrupt by the early of Medicare and what you and all Americans might expect 1990s and could run a cumulative deficit of a trillion dollars to happen in this area. by the year 2005. Staking out a position on the Medicare issue in this cli- Compounding the crisis, Medicare has been made a mate of almost mandatory deficit reduction is risky busi- scapegoat for disastrous budget deficits. To reduce the ness at best. This senator, as just one voice and one view in deficit, the administration has supported harsh cuts in the Capitol, believes we have to move with great caution in Medicare benefits that would take $1,000 from each senior seeking a curb in what has been an unexpected explosion in citizen over a five-year period, while doing nothing to as- the growth of Medicare expenditures. sure Medicare's long-run solvency. Consider this: Medicare, except for Social Security, is the The current financial crisis in Medicare is not caused by largest entitlement program in the federal budget. The benefits that are too generous. The source of the problem is Office of Management and Budget estimates that Medicare the excessive cost of health care. Over the past quarter spending will increase from $63.6 billion in fiscal year 1985 century, health costs per person have increased four times to $68.7 billion in fiscal year 1986. And, remember, this was as much as the consumer price index. a program that cost the taxpayer only $32 billion in 1980. Health cost inflation is a problem for all Americans, but Medicare protects 28 million aged and about 3 million it is senior citizens who suffer the most. Medicare now disabled individuals in our nation. Eligibility requirements covers less than half of the elderly's total health care costs. and benefits are the same throughout the United States. Last year, the elderly had to use one dollar in every seven It is hopefully understandable that the cost of Medicare of their limited incomes to pay for health care. must be curbed and its continuing increase restricted. But As in the "dark ages" before Medicare, the cost of illness cost reduction without beneficiary participation is a mis- is becoming the highest price that Americans have to pay taken notion. It leads people into thinking that in our ef- for growing old. forts to contain budget deficits, they will not be hurt. But The solution to Medicare's problems is not benefit cuts or they will be hurt as the deficit grows and the ability of the premium increases that rub salt in the wounds of senior Medicare Trust Fund to finance health care shrinks. citizens. Congress needs to summon the courage to con- Medicare beneficiaries, indeed, all patients, should be front the powerful health care lobby. made sensitive to the high cost of care where the benefici- I have proposed legislation to put strict limits on inflation ary's decision to seek medical care is his or hers to make in hospital and physician charges and to promote competi- and it does not cause needless delay in seeking needed care. tion in the health care market. But we must use caution. Certainly, we need to protect By reforming our current health care financing system, those with low incomes so as to assure their access to we can slow the rate of inflation, reduce the federal deficit needed health care. and put Medicare on a sound fiscal basis without further It is this senator's hope that my fellow Legionnaires will cuts in Medicare's already inadequate benefits. support those of us in the Congress during this most trying Instead of asking patients to pay more, it is time to period of coping with the budget deficit costs. encourage doctors and hospitals to charge less.

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Our Most Precious Freedom

By Sam J. Ervin Jr. they craved in our land. On their arri- frequent any ministry — to be free val here, they were sorely disap- from making contributions of money to pointed to find that the controlling the teaching of religion; and should 13 original American col- element in eight of the 13 colonies had enjoy religious freedom. onies were settled largely by established churches and they were The inestimable value of the Vir- THEprotestants from The British required to pay taxes and otherwise ginia statute for religious freedom is Isles, Germany, Prance and support those churches, regardless of affirmed by the epitaph which appears Scandinavia. These people their personal beliefs. on the gravestone of Thomas Jefferson came to our land because they One of the great documents of our in the family burial ground at Mon- were dissenters from the es- history — the Virginia statute for reli- ticello. This epitaph reads in sub- tablished churches in the lands of their gious freedom — grew out of the effort stance: Here is buried Thomas origin, and were anxious to secure of the people of Virginia to rid them- Jefferson, author of the American Dec- economic, political and religious free- selves of these tyrannies. It had its laration of Independence, and the dom in the land of their adoption. origin before the Revolution and Virginia statute for religious freedom, They were denied political and reli- and father of the University of Vir- gious freedom in the lands of their ginia. At the time Jefferson wrote this origin because they were not members epitaph, he had held virtually all of the of the churches established by law by "It is impossible for offices open to him, including that of their governments. As a consequence, president of the United States. they suffered serious disabilities in us to overestimate Notwithstanding the fact that it is both political and religious areas. They the value of freedom just as sinful and tyrannical today were denied the right to hold civil for government to attempt to estab- offices and even the right to hold of religion to lish religion and compel men to make commissions in the military. They ." contributions of money to the propa- were required to have their marriages our land . . gation of religious doctrines they performed of the by clergymen estab- disbelieve — as it was in Thomas Jef- lished churches and often had their ferson's day, there are many people in children adjudged illegitimate because reached its culmination after that our land who still want to control the they had elected to speak their marital event. It was led in Virginia by dis- religious thoughts of people who differ vows before ministers of the churches senters and that great apostle of free- with them, and to compel those who to which they adhered. dom, Thomas Jefferson, and his pro- differ with them to support churches Also, they were compelled by law to tege, James Madison. that teach doctrines they disbelieve. pay taxes to support established After many vicissitudes, these dis- It is passing strange to me why churches and were often required by senters were able to persuade the Vir- anyone should wish to imprison the law to attend the worship services of ginia Legislature to approve Jefferson's minds and spirits of the people in such these churches, notwithstanding dis- Virginia statute for religious freedom. narrow intellectual prison walls. It is belief of doctrines taught. This statute proclaims in its pream- impossible for us to overestimate the Although most of the original set- ble that men were born free and that value of freedom of religion to our tlers were dissenters of the churches it is sinful and tyrannical to compel land, which is inhabited by persons established by law in the lands of their men to make contributions of money professing all the varying religious origin, they were restive under the for the dissemination of religious doc- doctrines known to man. governmental and ecclesiastical trines which they disbelieve. It said Freedom of religion was embodied tyrannies to which they were sub- that government should not interfere at the insistence of James Madison in jected, and believed that they would with the thoughts of men and not the First Amendment, which consti- find the political and religious freedom undertake to control their actions until tutes the most important provision of they manifested themselves in civil the Constitution. Owing to the dispar- Sam J. Ervin Jr., disobedience, and that it was rank ity of religious beliefs in our land, the former U.S. Sen- tyranny to entrust to the magistrate religious freedom enshrined by the ator from North the power to determine what men Virginia statute for religious freedom Carolina and an should believe in matters of religion. and the First Amendment is the thing expert in Constitu- The Virginia statute for religious which makes it possible for all Ameri- tional law, chaired freedom further declared that freedom cans of all religious faiths and no re- the Senate Water- would win unless it was deprived by ligious faiths whatsoever to dwell gate Hearings. The law of its allies — freedom of thought together in unity and peace. senator is a self- and speech. The statute provided, in Religious freedom is America's most declared "plain old substance, that all Virginians should precious possession and must be country lawyer." have a right to frequent or refuse to preserved irrespective of its cost.

MARCH 1985 11 ~m u assr

Congress is now deciding if it will fund large-scale production of the MX Missile. A correct decision is vital to the security of the Free World and, perhaps, to the success of arms control.

months of controver- 3rd, with a controversial problem. By that they might be able to knock out AFTERsy, the last session of the April 1st, both Houses of the Congress U.S. ground-based missiles with a de- 98th Congress agreed on a must pass some form of legislation bilitating first strike. This created the compromise on passage of the authorizing the spending of the $1.5 window of vulnerability, a phrase that Defense Authorization Bill. billion and the production of an addi- became a virtual clarion call for pro- The carefully crafted agree- tional 21 missiles or the MX is dead. curement of the MX missile during the ment prohibited the Depart- The MX missile has had a colorful and former administration. ment of Defense from spending more controversial history. While members of However, the rationale for the MX than $1 billion on the MX missile until Congress have never been averse to changed in April 1983 when the Pres- after April 1, 1985. funding research and development of ident's Commission on Strategic The compromise allowed an addi- the MX, they balked when it came time Forces, chaired by former national se- tional $1.5 billion to be spent as part of to fund the actual production. By a curity adviser Brent Scowcroft, rec- the 1985 Defense Budget only after single tie-breaking vote in the Senate ommended basing the missiles in exist- two votes in each House of Congress. cast by Vice President George Bush in ing silos. This meant the MX would This leaves the first session of the 99th his role as President of the Senate, pro- not be mobile. Congress, which convened on January duction funds were authorized for the The Scowcroft Commission also 1984 Defense budget. The first 21 missiles are currently in production though none have yet been deployed. THE LEGION'S POSITION FROM "OPEN LETTER" The Air Force plans on having an initial In "Foreign Affairs," by Andrei operational capability of 10 missiles in At the National Convention in Soviet physicist and Nobel Sakharov, December of 1986. Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1984, The Peace Prize winner. The MX, or Peacekeeper, missile American Legion reaffirmed its For these [nuclear disarmament] has a range of 6,000 nautical miles and support of the Peacekeeper (MX) talks to be successful, the West is armed with 10 nuclear warheads, missile. In Resolution No. 378, the should have something that it can each of which is a lethal nuclear Legion cited five main reasons give up ... It seems very important weapon that may be independently favoring production and deploy- to me to strive for the abolition of targeted. The MX is more deadly and ment of the missile: powerful silo-based missiles. While more accurate than other ICBMs and • The MX would restore U.S. the USSR is the leader in this field was seen as a replacement for older in- deterrence to a level needed to cap- there is little chance of it relinquish- tercontinental ballistic missiles. ably and credibly threaten Soviet ing that lead. If it is necessary to Moreover, the MX first was devised strategic forces. spend a few billion dollars on MX as a mobile missile. It was to have • Increased Soviet emphasis on missiles to alter this situation, then been based on trucks or airplanes and ICBM developments has created a perhaps this is what the West must moved about frequently, making it destabilizing imbalance in strategic do. But, at the same time, if the more difficult for the Soviets to find, forces in favor of the Soviets. Soviets, in deed and not just in word, compared to existing ICBMs which • The Soviets have consistently take significant verifiable measures are based in concrete silos. and systematically violated current for reducing the number of land- Air Force strategists believe that Arms Control Agreements. based missiles (more precisely, for mobility would make the MX more sur- • The Soviets, not the United destroying them), then the West vivable in the face of a Soviet attack. States, halted START and INF talks. should not only abolish MX missiles This was a vital factor in justifying the • The President's Bipartisan (or not build them) but carry out missile's total budget of $21.5 billion be- Commission on Strategic Forces has other significant disarmament pro- cause the Soviets had improved the ac- strongly recommended deployment grams as well. curacy of their own ICBMs to the point of the MX missile.

THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE proposed the creation of an entirely Meanwhile, the November elections arsenal from 1,054 to about 2,154. new type of ICBM to be fielded in brought changes in the Senate, where In addition to its 10 warheads, the the early 1990s. The Midgetman, as a vote to block MX funding was de- MX is significantly more accurate than this weapon is called, is to be a feated last May by only one vote. even the latest version of Minuteman smaller missile with a single war- More changes were voted in the III. A comparison by John Collins of head. More important, it is to be House, where MX funding has been the Congressional Research Service, mobile. The current administration approved by a margin of six votes. notes that a high kiloton Mark 12A adopted both proposals. Previous votes have not fallen along warhead mounted on a Minuteman III Some arms control advocates pro- party lines, and many new legislators with the latest guidance system has an pose that the United States and Soviet are keeping their options open. 88 percent chance to destroy a hard- Union phase out missiles with multiple The Defense Department wants a ened Soviet missile silo. The same warheads. A nation armed with fourth of 200 MX missiles to replace a warhead mounted on an MX, will in- single-warhead missiles could not hope portion of its existing force of 1,052 crease that to 99.9 percent. to destroy its opponent's ICBMs in a ICBMs. These include 52 Titan mis- Air Force Brig. Gen. Gordon Fornell, single surprise attack. Under this siles, which were fielded in 1963 and who runs the MX program, asserts that theory, the Midgetman would be less still carry the largest payload of any the missile's admirable accuracy is rea- destabilizing than the MX. U.S. ICBM. The latter missiles were son enough for its continued funding. Finally, major expenditures for the the first American ICBMs to carry And there is support in Congress for the Midgetman would not occur im- several warheads, or multiple inde- argument that the MX is a bargaining mediately. For the MX, however, the pendently targetable re-entry vehi- lever for use during the series of arms Air Force seeks $1.5 billion of pro- cles. Each Minuteman III is equipped control talks in Geneva. Rather than kill curement funding in 1985 and almost with three warheads. the program outright, some argue, it $4 billion in 1986. This significant in- The number of U.S. ICBMs has re- should be stopped only in return for crease will be sought this spring as mained stable since 1967. However, Soviet concessions. Congress hegins debate on the 1986 the gradual replacement of the Min- The first vote on the MX this year is defense budget, which already is con- uteman I, a single-warhead weapon imminent and the outcome is likely to troversial in some sectors of Congress first fielded in 1963, with the Min- foreshadow congressional attitudes due to the administration's continued uteman III, more than doubled the toward the entire 1986 defense budget increases in defense spending. number of ICBM warheads in the U.S. of the President.

THE SCOWCROFT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS

The President's Bipartisan Com- land-based vehicles and launchers. most important to Soviets (Military mission on Strategic Forces, chaired by The MX deployment is needed to and leadership installations, many of former national security adviser Brent resolve four major issues: which are hardened and time-urgent). Scowcroft, recommended a package of • Improve aging missile force • Influence Soviet perceptions. actions, including deploying 100 MX (Titan 1962; Minuteman II 1965; • Provide arms control leverage. missiles in existing silos and commenc- and Minuteman III 1970). • Modernize NATO's capability ing work on a small missile. Specific • Slow response against targets for nuclear deterrent. recommendations are to: • Proceed with immediate production of the MX Peacekeeper missile and deployment of 100 such missiles in existing Minuteman silos. • Start work on a small, single- warhead ICBM— full scale development in 1987 and deployment in the early 1990s are contemplated. • Continue to pursue ambitious and objective arms reduction negotiations with a goal of agreements that are balanced, promote stability, con- stitute significant force reductions and are readily verifiable. • Improve strategic command, control and communications; continue with the Trident submarine, D-5 missile, the bomber and air-launched cruise missile efforts as planned. • Expand research into, and undertake the most vigorous examination of, all forms of defense against all types of ballistic missiles. • Undertake a specific program on

hardness and a study of fratricide MINUTEMAN Hi— A cutaway drawing of a Minuteman III site, showing the missile and research on different types of in its silo and the launch-control facility. The MX may replace the Minuteman.

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ARMS CONTROL: WILL THE RUSSIANS REALLY NEGOTIATE?

"Tfte Soviets are tough and patient negotiators who focus all of their efforts on getting what they want" says Ambassador Edward L. Rowny, special Presidential adviser on arms reduction negotiations. Ambassador Rowny assesses what the United States can expect in future arms talks.

Legion Magazine: You've been negotiating with reduce nuclear forces. In START, (Strategic Arms Reduc- the Soviets for a decade. What lessons have you tion Talks), the United States proposed reducing deployed learned from that unique experience? ballistic missiles by one-half and warheads on those missiles Ambassador Rowny: The Soviets are tough and by one-third. We have called for reductions in missile throw-weight, bombers and cruise missiles. Second, we patient negotiators who focus all their efforts on getting what have been talking with the Soviets about confidence- they want. We have got to learn to be as patient as they are if we want an arms control agreement that enhances our securi- building measures. Among other things, these would require each side to notify the other well ahead of time as to ty. Our criteria for such an agreement are that there be sub- planned, significant military activities. This stantial reductions in the most destabilizing nuclear forces, to would reduce uncertainty, ambiguity levels of equal capability; that they be effectively verifiable; and misunderstanding. Third, we have been working to improve communications to be used and that they contribute to peace and stability. At the same in times of crises. For example, the United States and time, we have got to take care of our security; the Soviets will Soviet Union agreed in the of 1984 to upgrade the not take care of our security for us. This means keeping summer America strong by developing and deploying modern Hot Line. Fourth, the President has embarked on strategic defense initiatives, a program to develop weapons systems — both retaliatory and defensive. Because research a defense against incoming Soviet ballistic missiles. feel strongly the Soviets respect strength, they will negotiate with us. If We we show signs of weakness — for which they have no that being able to defend against an attack is morally prefer- able to a deterrent based upon assured vengeance. respect — they will sit back and hope that we will make uni- lateral cuts in our defenses. Q» Long-term unsuccessful negotiations indicate Qa Can nuclear arms control agreements prevent conflicting U.S. and Soviet objectives. Could you nuclear war? Just exactly what good comes from nu- please summarize the objectives of both countries? clear arms control? _ Both countries understand and want to prevent nu-

- We hope that nuclear arms control can help prevent M« clear war. The Soviets know it is in their national in- M» nuclear war. We do know that our nuclear deterrent terest to reach a militarily significant arms control agree- has prevented a nuclear confrontation and has preserved ment with us. A prime Soviet objective is to strengthen its the peace since 1945. Good agreements can enhance stabil- defenses by constraining or preventing U.S. military pro- ity and can contribute to the preservation of peace. Bad grams through arms control. Our goal in START is to re- agreements — agreements that are one-sided and unfair duce the instability in the military and strategic nuclear can contribute to instability. That is why we seek an equation. Unless this is done, the Soviets, by misinterpre- agreement that will enhance stability. We have been work- tation or by design, might be tempted to exploit a crisis or ing in four related areas to prevent nuclear war. First is to confrontation by using or threatening to use nuclear weapons. Therefore, we should reduce areas of instability. A retired Army general, Ambassador Edward L. Rowny is The most important U.S. goal is to see a reduction in the special adviser to the President and the Secretary of State 3-to-l advantage the Soviets have over us in land-based on arms reduction negotiations. ICBMs, the most destabilizing of weapons.

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Qb What has prevented U.S.-Soviet agreement on Q» Would an immediate nuclear freeze halt the nu- strategic nuclear arms control? clear arms race as some Americans contend? A A number of things. But among them is a difference in A Emphatically NO. First, I reject the assumption that philosophies as to what are the most dangerous nu- there is a nuclear arms race. One-sided maybe, but it clear weapons. While all are dangerous, some are more has been the Soviets who, all during the 1970s, while SALT dangerous than others. Ballistic missiles reach their targets II was being negotiated, replaced or completely modernized within minutes, are very accurate, carry large destructive every ICBM and 99 percent of their SLBMs, added capacity and cannot be defended against because of the warheads, and developed several new missiles, submarines ABM Treaty. Therefore, ballistic missiles should be subject and other new weapons. to the strictest limitations. On the other hand, our My primary opposition to a freeze is based on the prem- bombers — which must fly for eight or more hours to their ise that we should try to reduce nuclear weapons, not leave targets, must fly through the heaviest air defenses the them at high levels. We should use the time and effort we world has ever seen, and must search out their targets have to negotiate reductions, not the technical and legal are not what any knowledgeable person would call de- terms of a freeze. Secondly, a freeze on research, develop- stabilizing systems. Rather, they are retaliatory systems. ment, testing, production and deployment is not verifiable. In October and November 1983 (just prior to the Soviet There is simply no way that we can see through the roofs of walkout from the INF talks in Geneva and Soviet refusal to Soviet laboratories and factories. Third, a freeze would set a resumption date for START), we offered to tell them leave the Soviets in a vastly superior military position over our ideas of how to bridge this gap in philosophies. How- us, both in quality and quantity. Last, a freeze would vio- ever, they showed no interest at that time in having such a late agreements and treaties we have made with our allies. discussion. In any event, everything continues to be on the The quick-fix idea of a nuclear freeze is appealing to table. When we go back to the Geneva negotiations, I will many people. I, too, share their desire to reduce the again try to interest them in having that discussion so that number of nuclear weapons and eliminate the threat of nu- we can move quickly toward reaching an agreement. When clear war. But a freeze is not the way to do it; it is not the we began in June 1982 President Reagan told me this was quick-fix it is made out to be. I think more and more Amer- his highest priority — it continues to be his highest priority. icans, as they reflect on a freeze, are coming to see its many faults.

Q« Congress seems to be playing an increasingly active role in nuclear arms control by adopting various legislative restrictions. How does that practice affect negotiations with the Soviets? - We consult frequently with congressional committees Mb and individual congressmen and senators. Those meetings are most useful in helping us shape our national defenses and our approach to arms control — it is a vital and necessary thing for us to do. Most often these meetings are

attuned to what the American public is thinking and what it wants us to do. As your question implies, however, it sometimes takes hard work and a lot of convincing to change minds on the Hill when some in Congress are against a vital defense program that the administration

feels is essential. One example is the MX missile. The United States needs to improve its deterrent capability — we need to modernize our deterrent. We can't keep using Model T missiles when ~ the Soviets are using Thunderbirds. I applaud efforts by for | some legislators to forge a strong, bipartisan consensus a coherent and long-term defense and arms control strategy — one that will survive from year to year and from administration to administration. These legislators have taken brave stands that have gone against the prevailing winds — many have strongly supported defense programs and resisted the nuclear freeze, and this has helped us in our negotiations with the Soviets. While the Soviets do not agree with our democratic form of government they are excellent students of it and follow what Congress does very closely. They watch every move and, in Geneva, have often commented to me on congressional votes. To this extent, what Congress does or doesn't do can affect the negotiations in a very significant way. Continued on page UU

15 IN SEARCH OF SUCCESS

For some, success is being able to crawl over co-workers and become a millionaire at 29. Others say it's just being happy.

By Jodi Vernon People" became a best seller and is still in print today, selling more than 15 million copies to date. Success cen- — success. Most every- tered on the personality ethic — selling AHHHone wants it but history shows the self, as well as being ambitious and us that the laws of success hard working. The new "buzz words" keep changing. And by the of the day were "likable," "persua- way, what exactly is success? sive," "charming," and "self- During the colonial period confident." Today's success means all Illinois University, decided to examine and until the 19th century, that and considerably more. career success books written between success was dominated by the Protes- "The pressure to excel is greater 1975 and 1981 for women. The major- tant ethic. "Material riches were a than it has ever been," said Paul ity of the books stressed external sign of God's favor, not evidence of Rosch, president of the American In- reward — money, power and a high- individual superiority," explained stitute of Stress, Yonkers, New York. status position — but a second group of Nicole Woolsey Biggart, sociologist at He points out that the road to success books advised women to reach for the University of California at Davis. isn't what a lot of people would choose internal rewards such as self- If a family achieved wealth and afflu- for themselves but "still they feel they awareness and inner fulfillment. ence, it had to be because God ap- must pursue that goal even if it means One measure of success in this coun- proved and made them prosper. crawling over the bodies of co-workers try, and perhaps the greatest standard, The success model from the early and sacrificing what they want." is how much money we earn. In 1920 19th century until the 1930s was one of According to most how-to-succeed exactly 33 people were millionaires. To- individual accomplishment called the books, manipulation is the secret for- day, one out of every 360 Americans character ethic. These were the rags- mula to making it big. Biggart calls earns that amount or more each year. In to-riches times when people fought these books "success-through-striving" addition, the Mendelsohn Media Re- great odds and won. "The formula for books and said they inform primarily search reports almost 7 million people success was initiative, competitiveness middle-class men about effectiveness annually earn more than $100,000. and perseverance," Biggart said. and power in corporate America. Suc- Financial success for women is a bit Moreover, working one's way up the cess books since 1950, she said, "have different. Statistics from Heidrick and corporate ladder was introduced dur- become pure technique and imply or ad- Struggles, Inc., an executive search ing this cycle of success. vocate that people view themselves as firm in Chicago, show that women in Then the Depression hit and people objects to be manipulated." If we doubt top management earn 37 cents to realized that hard work wasn't her opinion, consider a few of the titles every dollar earned by executive men. enough. In 1936 Dale Carnegie's book that have made the best-seller list: One survey of 1,300 large corporations "How To Win Friends and Influence "Winning Through Intimidation," "The show that female executives earn One-Minute Manager," "The Games- about $50,000 a year or less; executive Jodi Vernon, a free-lance writer from man," and "Paths to Power." males, earn about $134,500 a year. Grand Rapids, Mich., authored a Most success manuals are written According to many experts, education workaholism article in this magazine for men. Barbara Bate and Lois S. is the key to success. "People who get in 198-3. She also contributes to other Self, professors in the Department of ahead in life are people who set aside national magazines. Communications Studies at Northern time for learning," said Victor M. Dmit-

16 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE abrasive, moody and quick-tempered under pressure. Researchers said 75 percent of the successful CEO's had a "special ability with people," plus an integrity that promised, "I will do exactly what I say I will do when I say

I will do it. If I change my mind, I will tell you in advance so you will not be harmed by my actions." Dr. Barrie Greiff, a psychiatrist at Harvard Business School and Dr. Preston Munter, a psychiatrist at Harvard Law School and authors of "Tradeoffs," insist that the price of success involves a delicate juggling act: "Trying to get what you want in your career without giving up anything that matters too much in your personal life, while trying to get what you want in your personal life without giving up too much that matters in your professional life." They further acknowledge that this balancing act may be even more difficult for some lifestyles in today's world, such as dual career families or single parent executive households. "Difficult though it may be, maintaining that balance is a necessary task for every executive." For some the drive to succeed turns into workaholism. In a recent nationwide survey, it was found that almost half of the 300 women polled work 50 hours a week or more. What's more, 95 percent of the successful women ruk, a Ph.D. and psychologist with the to every rule — Steve Jobs, 29, only were also involved in seminars, job Heritage Hill Psychological Associates completed one year of college and is now training, self-improvement courses in Grand Rapids, Mich. College recruit- an Apple Computer millionaire. and reading professional journals to ers say top graduates from respected One way to understand the dynamics improve their careers. schools such as Harvard, Yale, Colum- of success is to study executives who "Some industries are more prone to bia, Michigan, Chicago, Stanford, derailed during their careers. Morgan that philosophy than others," said Northwestern, Duke and Virginia have W. McCall Jr., and Michael M. Lom- Jerry Timpson of Bowman Personnel a leg up on success. bardo, behavioral scientists and project Services, an executive search firm and However, Christopher Jencks, a Northwestern University sociologist who has written widely on the deter- minants of success, said family back- NE MEASURE of success is money. In ground has the greatest influence on 1920, exactly 33 Americans were whether or not we succeed in America (If our fathers are in medicine, law or millionaires. Today, 1 out of every 360 business, our chances are great.), but education is the second most impor- Americans are millionaires. tant factor in achieving our goals. The Jencks team studied five large- scale national surveys and determined managers at the Center for Creative employment agency in Grand Rapids, that completing college gives white Leadership in Greensboro, N.C., com- Mich. "I frequently hear the comment, males a 49 percent success advantage pared 21 unsuccessful executives with however, that top management would over those who don't graduate and the 20 men who made it to the top. "How rather have their employees work percentage is even better for minorities. one person dealt with his flaws under smarter, not harder." And according to their research, it's not stress went a long way toward explain- Taking risks will get your career what we learn or study but the creden- ing why some men arrived and some moving according to Charles Garfield, tial itself that opens doors. jumped the tracks just short of town," associate professor at the University "If you want to end up in a high-status the scientists said. of California medical school in San occupation, you should get a B.A.," ad- The ability to understand and han- Francisco and head of his own re- vises Jencks. (It should be noted no dle others was the most important is- search institute, the Peak Perform- women were included in this research). sue. The derailed CEO's (chief exec- ance Center in Berkeley. He believes Of course, there is always the exception utive officers) were often insensitive, Continued on page 60

MARCH 1985 17 RESHAPING OUR TAX SYSTEM

A major reform of the nation's do some people cheat while others don't? The respondents' sentiments are clear. According to the survey, two out of tax system appears imminent three believe they pay more than their fair share. Four out What is needed, says Roscoe of five think the current system favors the wealthy and is unfair to the ordinary man or woman. And almost one in L Egger Jr., IRS Commis- five admit to cheating on their own returns. The way those who cheat rationalize their behavior is sioner, is 'bringing basic important. About 40 percent endorsed the notion that "a lot fairness back to the system.' of rich people pay no taxes, so it's no big deal if someone like me underpays a little." And, about a third agreed that "tax rates are too high, so it's not really cheating when you find ways to pay less than you're supposed to." Legion Magazine: Is the current federal income tax system really as confusing and unfair as so many Q« How can we make the system fairer and simpler? people like to claim? « The tax reform proposal announced by Secretary Roscoe Egger: In a word — yes! The average tax M« Regan would go a long way toward bringing basic lawyer or tax accountant today needs 33 feet of shelf space fairness back to the system. The premise behind that pro- just to house the tax code and related documents. And over posal is very simple: It's fair to collect roughly the same 40 percent of taxpayers are so baffled by it — or don't have amount of income tax from two families with equal incomes. enough time — that they pay someone else to help them file Similarly, two businesses with the same income ought to their own income tax returns. pay equal amounts of tax. The plan lowers the marginal tax

How unfair is the system? Well, in my book, any system rates while it does away with the loopholes and special where two persons with the same income pay dramatically preferences that now riddle the tax code. The deductions different amounts of taxes is unfair. To give you an idea of and exceptions that we do keep are those that benefit the how bad the problem is, earlier this year We pulled a sam- majority of taxpayers and that are necessary and appropri- ple of 88 returns with legal — as opposed to abusive — tax ate to the determination of income. For example, the home shelters. Of those 88 returns, the average income was mortgage interest deduction is left intact, and we're actu- $193,000. They had a total of $6.4 million in net partnership ally proposing to increase the personal exemption — the one losses, cutting their taxable income by almost 38 percent. deduction everybody gets — from $1,000 to $2,000. Thirty seven of those 88 paid $6,000 or less on income av- How would all this affect real-life taxpayers? Well, we eraging more than $170,000. That's about what a family of took a random sample of about 250 returns for 1983 and four earning $45,000 would pay. Nineteen of those 88 tax- recomputed the tax as if the Treasury proposal had been in payers had incomes of $250,000, but paid less than $500 in effect that year. This was not a totally scientific sampling taxes — about what a family of four making $11,500 would since the returns were selected from those filed in the first pay. Now, that's what I call unfair! three months of 1984, but it definitely points to the general impact or effect of this proposal. Q« Do you think this unfairness affects taxpayer Some 77 percent of the taxpayers on that sample would morale? Does it encourage people to cheat? pay fewer taxes under the Treasury package, while only 13 A There are many reasons why people cheat on their tax percent would pay more. The proposal also does away with returns. My guess is that sheer greed probably is the taxes altogether for families with incomes below the pov- biggest motivation. But when you look at the factors cheat- erty level. On the other end of the spectrum, it eliminates ers cite to rationalize their actions — the unfairness of the many of the preferences that now enable some profitable system certainly comes near the top. corporations and high income individuals to pay little or no This year we at the IRS commissioned an opinion re- tax. In my book, that's greater fairness. search firm — Yankelovich, Skelly and White — to conduct a As for simplification, the plan would establish three tax survey on taxpayer attitudes. They interviewed over 2,000 brackets — at 15, 25 and 35 percent. That's a significant people. The main question we wanted answered was: Why change from the 14 brackets in the current system, which range from 11 to 50 percent. And, with the streamlined de-

Roscoe L. Egger Jr., an attorney and former partner in a ductions and credits, the task of filing a return will be much major Washington, D.C. -based accounting firm, has been simpler. A system that would make it easier to file a re- Commissioner of Internal Revenue since 1981. turn, do away with most of the inequity in the present code

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from banks, brokers, employers, etc. We call these "third- party" information returns. So we started to ask ourselves — why, with all this third-party information and all this computer capacity we have — why can't we just put this information together ourselves and spare millions of taxpayers the hassle of filing a return? Assuming we got tax reform through Congress, beginning with tax year 1987, we would focus on the 1040EZ filers — those are the single individuals with no dependents and limited interest income who earn under $50,000. Based on 1983 numbers, this program in 1987 should apply to about 14 million taxpayers — 15 percent of the total. By 1990, we believe we can expand the program to reach as many as two-thirds of individual taxpayers. In other words, by then two out of three taxpayers would never have to wrestle with a tax return again.

Q» What are you doing to curb tax shelters? A In the past few years the tax bills passed by Congress have included some fairly important provisions to help us work on the problem of abusive tax shelters. One of the most important is the requirement added by last year's tax act which means all tax shelters must apply for and receive a registration number. Registration is in no sense an IRS

"seal of approval." Nor does it mean necessarily that the

shelter promotion is bad. However, tax shelter registration will help us in getting a better idea of the size of the tax

shelter investment world. But I should say that anyone who invests in a shelter should get the registration number

since it is required to be included on the investor's return. We are obviously concerned with those shelters which take unintended benefits from the tax laws — the abusive shel-

ters. I wish there were a better term to describe these investments than "tax shelter" because there are many very legitimate ways to shelter income. These legal shelters are mostly the result of legislation aimed at promoting various social goals or encouraging specific activities which are expected to play a role in our economic system. The schemes "IT'S FAIR to collect we are interested in are those which have no real economic component and rely on such things as inflated appraisals or roughly the same amount of non-recourse financing to gain the promised tax benefits. income tax from two families Our examination program is certainly making good use of the recent law changes in attacking the abusive tax shelter 99 with equal incomes/ problem. But our real goal is to be sure that the problem does not get started in the first place. We now can, and do, issue letters to taxpayers who have invested in abusive tax and still lower or leave unchanged the tax bills of three- shelters advising them that they should not claim the tax fourths of all taxpayers — that system deserves a good, shelter deductions. In addition, we can request that the careful look by all Americans. promoter of an abusive shelter be enjoined from selling the shelter. Last year, we issued 19,793 of these pre-filing Q» One of the more interesting things in that pro- notification letters to taxpayers and the courts enjoined 31 posal is the idea that some taxpayers would not even shelters from operation. have to file a return. How would that work? This year we are taking steps to close off another prob- A First, I should tell you that it's been tried before lem area in shelter investments. We have noted that shel- and with great success. In the 1940s, taxpayers could ter investors often file claims for refund of past taxes. use the reverse side of their W-2 form to file. The idea was These claims are based solely on the abusive tax shelter popular between 1944 and 1947 when over 40 percent of investment. We have found instances where these claims American taxpayers turned over their W-2s and filled in for refund are filed by taxpayers with modest incomes, say, the necessary information. $20,000-$30,000 per year. To combat this, special teams of Today, things are more complicated for both the tax- trained examiners are working in each of our service cen- payer and the IRS. We can't go back to filing a W-2. But, ters to review these claims. When the evidence clearly the IRS receives nearly one billion information returns indicates that the tax shelter investment is not allowable,

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the part of the taxpayer's refund that we suspect is related to the abusive shelter will be held up. We believe we are being successful in stopping the shelters before we have to invest examination resources. And as the new legislation is applied on a broader scale I believe we will see further significant improvement in our ability to deal with the abusive tax shelter situation. TIPS FOR Q» How does the IRS decide to audit someone? A Let me put it this way: If you want your return to be examined by the IRS, one way you can almost guarantee it is by buying one of the abusive tax shelters we just talked about and claiming inflated tax benefits. Another way to get examined is to become an illegal tax protestor. BAFFLED Those are the people who break the tax laws claiming to protest one government policy or another. Something like

11 percent of all returns examined last year were either tax shelter cases or illegal protestor cases. The lion's share of the returns we examine — about 62 percent in fiscal 1984 — is chosen by a computer selection TAXPAYERS process that helps us flag the returns with the highest probability of error. Whether you figure your own We really try to avoid examining the return of the taxpayer who is complying with the law. It's a waste of our taxes or hire an expert to very limited resources and an inconvenience to that tax- figure them for you, here's payer, to say the least. With this computer selection process, we've been able to some advice to get you reduce the "no-change" rate — that's the percentage of re- on the right track. turns where the audit results in no change in the reported tax. This no-change rate was about 40 percent in the 1960s before we computerized the selection process. In 1984 the just sit there, take an ax to your tax! However, no-change rate was down to 18 percent. Don'tjust be sure you can endure the Internal Revenue That's great progress, but we won't be happy until we Service examinations. bring it as close to zero as possible. Many taxpayers pass up sound tax strategies out of ignorance or fear, which usually is groundless. Q» How can someone best prepare for an audit? We can't offer advice. You need a professional accountant or lawyer or both for that. - The best way is to keep all your records — copies of Ma your tax returns, your W-2s, receipts or canceled Even if you hire somebody to do your tax, you ought to checks for your deductions and credits, etc. It's much know — as a way of crosschecking the advice you get easier to have that material available than to scramble for about some basic tax rules and habits that can help you save '85 income. it if you get an examination letter one or two years later. on For most wage earners with no unusual items on the re- Getting Started. Step 1 is to read the instructions turn, the IRS could examine that return up to three years booklet that comes with the 1040 and other forms for 1984 from the date you file it. People with businesses or unusual you got in the mail, assuming you are the typical tax- items may want to hold on to their records for six years. payer. If you haven't received your forms and instructions

by March 1, better go by the nearest Internal Revenue Q« In view of the system's complexity, does it pay the Service office or Post Office, and pick up a set. average citizen to seek professional assistance in Step 2: Get YOUR INCOME TAX, IRS Publication 17. completing his tax forms? It's free at an IRS office or by mail (see page, 47, in your _ That depends on the taxpayer how familiar is that — 1984 booklet for ordering information). Also helpful: Publi- M» taxpayer with tax rules and terms? How comfortable cations 502 (Medical, Dental Expenses); 529 (Miscellaneous is he or she with numbers? Deductions); 552 (Recordkeeping for Individuals); 590 (In- I'll say this despite all this talk about complexity, we at — dividual Retirement Accounts). the IRS have been making steady progress in simplifying Step 3: Pull together everything you can find that the forms and instructions. Just two years ago we intro- covers 1984 activities, including your 1040 for 1983; your duced the 1040EZ it's one page, 11 lines — and has simple 1099s; checks, receipts, operations logs, brokers' confir- language and graphics that make it easy to follow. It's for mation slips, check stub entries and any other records or single people with no dependents and income is whose only affidavits supporting claims. from wages and up to $400 in interest. Even our longer forms — the 1040 and 1040A — have come a long way in Social Security Tax. Social Security benefits, starting using simpler language and format. in 1984, are subject to income tax if your income including I invite all taxpayers with a little patience to sit down Social Security and interest from tax-exempt securities with the tax package they get in the mail. They might find exceeds $25,000 for singles, $32,000 for married couples. it easier than they think.

20 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE even if prescribed by a doctor; medical costs of a pet (it's not a dependent to cold-eyed IRS); and weight reduction or stop-smoking programs (unless you can prove a connection with a specific ailment). See IRS Pub. 502.

Tax Shelters. For most of us, ownership of a home, with tax deductibility for the interest on the mortgage and the state/local taxes, adds up to the best tax shelter. Next, probably, is owning tax exempt securities, usually municipal or state bonds. A basic rule: Don't be greedy, sacrificing safety for the ultimate top in interest rates. You can get burned. IRS is on a rampage to crack down on questionable shelters that promise more in quick tax deductions/re- funds than the investment can yield on its own, exclusive of tax angles.

Charitable Contributions. If you file Form 1040, itemizing deductions, you can deduct all of your contributions (cash, property, volunteer-work costs) to religious, charitable, educational, scientific and literary organizations, up to certain limits. If your gifts exceed 30 percent of adjusted gross income (line 33 on form 1040) special rules apply. See IRS Pub. 526.

Political Contributions. You get a tax credit of one-half your contribution up to a maximum in any year of $50 for single individuals, $100 for a married couple filing jointly. A claim must be supported by cancelled checks or other written records. Veterans Benefits. VA payments including dividends on and proceeds from veterans' life insurance are fully Home Office, Care Center. If you use your home exempt from all taxes. (even just one room or the garage for instance) in a trade GI Bill educational benefits are counted as "support" in or business or day-care services for children, the handi- calculating dependency. So you can lose deduction for a capped or elderly, you may be able to deduct from taxable dependent if GI Bill payments to a dependent are more income a pro rata share of expenses. than half of that person's total income in a given year. Auto, Truck Expenses. You must show records The IRA Great Escape. An Individual Retirement Ac- proving the mileage used in business and non-business count is one of the best general tax shelters available. You driving to support a business-use deduction. Starting with can deduct from income subject to tax up to $2,000 from 1985, such records must be more detailed than before and wages earned in a given year. The limit is $2,250 for a joint "contemporaneous" — i.e., records made at the start and IRA with a non-working spouse. If your wife earns at least end of each trip, in a separate booklet or log, stating the $2000, together you can deduct up to $4,000. Your IRA purpose, dates and times if appropriate, etc. You'll need payment for 1984 must be made before the due date for the records to support depreciation and investment credit your 1984 return (April 15, 1985, with no extension for claims, too, which may be worth more dollars than IRA pay-ins). miles-of-operation expenses.

Two-earner Couples. If your spouse works for wages or When You Sell a Home. If you (or a co-owner spouse) self-employment income, don't overlook the special marital are 55 by the date of sale, you can exclude from taxable deduction. By filing Schedule W in a joint return you can income up to $125,000 of a profit on a home, assuming it is deduct from taxable income 10 percent of the earnings of your principal residence and you lived in it three of the the lower-paid spouse, up to a maximum deduction of past five years. $3,000. That's worth $1,140 for a couple in the 38 percent This is a one-time tax break and if used to save tax on tax bracket, for example. a $50,000 gain, for example, you can't claim any amount of exclusion on a later gain if you buy and then sell another Medical Expenses. You can deduct from taxable in- house at a profit. See IRS Pub. 523. come only the amount of allowable medical costs that exceeds 5 percent of your adjusted gross income. Start Now on '85 Taxes. Readers who have lasted this At $30,000 a year income, for example, there is no med- far hopefully will need no urging to begin compiling the ical deduction until qualifying expenses pass $1,500. You records you will require to support claims for deductions cannot deduct any expenses reimbursed or paid directly and credits against 1985 taxes. And remember, it's better by insurance of any kind; non-prescription drugs and to be safe than sorry. Consult a tax expert to deter- medications; travel, dance lessons or similar therapy costs mine how these tips apply in your specific case.

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RAVELOGUE RAIL ROUTES TO YESTERDAY By Phyllis Zauner

WHISTLE screeches two long blasts; there's a hiss of THEsteam; a bell clangs. Big wheels turn and an engine starts working — choo-choo-choo — in a rhythm as insistent as a heart- beat. The monstrous, snorting locomotive picks up speed. Throughout America in the late 1800s, the rails were a royal road to the future that charged sleepy places with electric jolts and struck an urban tempo along back roads. By the 1920s the spell cast by railroading had transformed trains into an object of popular affection. Boarding a luxury train in small towns meant RIVER ROUTE When the Valley Railroad first ran alongside the Connecticut River in entering a big-time metropolitan life 1871 steamboats ruled the route. Today, passengers can still meet riverboats. where, in the words of a Rock Island ad, "every desire is gratified and Empire State Railway Museum, "Steam den lakes and through untouchec every moment a pleasure." It was, in- Passenger Service Directory." Its wilderness." In Pennsylvania Dutch deed, the Golden Age of railroading. hundred-or-so listings have about the country, the Strasburg Railroad follows Today, only a few of those proud old same magnetic force as a Pied Piper "a 150-year-old right-of-way, past steam trains are chugging. The direc- whistling through Hamelin. Amish farms, in cars a half-century tory to this romantic yesterday is a Who could resist the lure of this old." Then there's the "Skunk" train small booklet published annually by the entry for the Cumbres & Toltec in out of Fort Bragg, Calif., that "goes New Mexico? "The 64-mile narrow- through 40 miles of dense redwood for- gauge line crosses Cumbres Pass at est, over 31 bridges and trestles, THE "SILVERTON" From Colorado's feet, through spectacular switchbacks booming gold and silver days, this train 10,015 goes and tunnels." route offers a 90-mile roundtrip between Toltec Gorge, over high bridges and Some of yesteryear's most famous Durango and Silverton, often clinging to through two tunnels." The Marquette runs, like the Rio Grande vista-dome the sides of bare-rock gorges. & Huron in Michigan "travels past hid- Zephyr, have become part of the Am- trak system. In California, Southern Pacific has spruced up the rolling stock on some of its scenic glory-day runs. And that's not bad either. (The "Steam Passenger Service Di- rectory" can be ordered from Empire State Railway Museum, P. O. Box 666, Middletown NY 10940.)

Phyllis Zauner, a frequent contributor to this magazine, is the author of a book on early western railroading, "The Train Whistle's Echo, Story of the Western Railroading Era."

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'ALL ABOARD'— Engineers wait for passengers to NOSTALGIC RIDE The East Broad Top Railroad in Pennsylvania is board the Texas State Railroad's "Texas State." the last operating narrow-gauge railroad east of the Mississippi.

VINTAGE JOURNEY The American Standard pulls EXCLUSIVE VIEW— Passengers of California Western Railroad's classic wooden cars on the Prairie Dog Central. "Skunk" line prepare to board.

MARCH 1985 23 RUSSIA'S ECONOMY: ACHILLES HEEL OF THE USSR

In marked contrast to its [ well-lubed military machine, J the Soviet's decrepit m economic system requires the average Russian family to spend up to four hours daily I finding and buying life's necessities. This failure portends even more problems within the "workers' paradise" while presenting opportunities for the West.

By Cleveland Lane ant farmers in the early '30s; purges in was invaded. In his early years, Soviet the later '30s; a war in the '40s that Gross National Product and the econ- caused, it is said, 20 million Russian omy expanded, and there were many deaths and vast destruction; the re- improvements in the standard of liv- quavering economy of the pression and terror of the Stalin era; ing. State police and terrorist sup- Soviet Union and the apparent and the vast mistakes of a clumsy bu- THEcrisis of Soviet leadership have reaucracy and inept, often self-serving LINE-UP — Moscovites line up to buy many in the West wondering and venal central control. shoes. Under the Soviet economic whether— and speculating on Not only has it survived, but also it malaise, even common necessities are the possibility that — its system has continued to grow. According to always in short supply. of government may collapse. many Western observers, the Soviet Faced with growing international Union is one of the strongest nations pressures, widespread internal social in the world, not only militarily but in unrest and seeming discord and con- potential economic strength. fusion within the leadership, it In recent years, however, chinks becomes increasingly apparent that have been widening in the economic the most serious problem the Soviet and social structure of the nation. government faces is the growing These are now so widespread and ob- weakness and failures of its economy. vious that they will demand the most Yet, barring some unforeseen cata- serious attention of the centralized and clysm, few knowledgeable experts all-powerful leadership. predict a downfall or major change in These problems come at a time the Soviet system of government. when this leadership — the Politburo Party controls are too ruthlessly and the Central Committee of the strict. Bureaucracies are too thor- Communist Party — are wracked by oughly entrenched. For generations the most difficult crisis of leadership the people have been accustomed to since the death of Lenin. pervasive state control. Brezhnev held power for 18 years, In the 68 years since the Soviet although in his declining years deci- revolution of 1917, the Soviet system sions were made more and more by a has survived mass destruction of peas- small group in the aging elite. It was during his tenure that detente was Cleveland Lane, who specializes in sold to the non-Communist world, business and governmental reporting, SALT I was agreed to, the massive manages an educational foundation military build-up was carried out, we in Washington, D.C. fought in Vietnam, and Afghanistan pressions were reduced or much dis- guised. But in his later years, the economy began a sharp decline. Chernenko was said to be his choice as successor, but without Brezhnev's control, the ruling elite chose a com- parative outsider, Andropov. Now the third leader in three years, Chernenko has been pushed into leadership. His age and reported poor health indicate that he is a caretaker while, some knowledgeable observers speculate, a serious struggle is now going on in the Central Committee and the Politburo for a new, younger leadership. While foreign affairs and military strength may appear to be the main concerns, it is probable that domestic problems will have the most influence on the selection of new leadership. The Soviet economy is an almost als, including chromium; gold and U.S. HELP—A Soviet ship takes on a completely controlled and closed sys- diamonds; some manufactured goods; load of corn at Sacramento to supple- tem. There are some free market ac- and arms. Arms exports account for ment the perennial shortages of its own tivities, such as sales of produce from about half of Soviet exports to devel- agricultural system. small farmers' plots, and a widespread oping countries and are paid for black market. While these are signifi- largely in hard currencies. Internally, the economy of the cant from the consumer standpoint, In the past, Russia was a major ex- Soviet Union is controlled by central they are watched by the state. Any porter of grains, but now its agricul- state bureaucracies, managed from the excesses are quickly squelched. Cor- tural output has been insufficient to top and run according to detailed ruption is a growing problem. supply its own needs. five-year plans. This control is perva- The ruble is the currency of the sive, going down to fine detail. Soviet Union. It is essentially worth Major economic planning involves what the state says it is in terms of how the state allocates its funds and what it will buy in wages and goods. resources in three main areas: the mil- The Soviet Union depends on ex- HE SOVIETS itary; in capital investments, such as ports for hard currencies it must use FACE FREQUENT factories, transportation and equip- to pay for imports — grain, other ment to increase or replace production commodities, machinery and equip- FAILURES OF capacity; and for consumers. A sepa- ment; for its support of satellite coun- rate area is agriculture, closely tied to tries, such as Poland and Cuba; and THEIR ECONOMIC production for consumers. The agricul- for its foreign adventures. Exports SYSTEM. tural area is probably the weakest and include oil (Russia has been one of the most critical in the Soviet economy. major exporters); natural gas; miner- The allocation or balancing of investments in these three areas are central not only to internal' politics of the Soviet Union but also to its foreign policy. It is in and around the division of resources in these areas that major conflicts occur within the ruling elite. According to the CIA and other sources, expenditures for the military range between 14 and 16 percent of the Soviet Union GNP, compared to about 6 percent in the United States. In 1981, according to CIA testimony before Congress, dollar costs of Soviet military activities were 45 percent greater than U.S. outlays. Several observers, including the CIA, note that the growth rate of Soviet military spending has leveled off in the '80s but is still large enough to assure huge production in these areas. The military is largely isolated from the rest of the economy and has priority over all other sectors. Investment in capital stocks — factories, energy production and Continued on page 1>8

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To ensure high-quality care of the More than $6 million has been awarded to states since the nation's veterans as they grow older, the VA has begun first grant was awarded to Maryland in 1980. a new program to speed up construction of nursing homes. Instructions for receiving federal assistance for state The VA is developing computerized nursing home models cemeteries are available from the director of the State that can be adapted for construction anywhere in the country Cemetery Grants Program, VA, 810 Vermont Ave., NW, on any suitable site. Washington, DC 20420, or by calling (202) 389-2313.

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average 53 months it takes from initiation of a nursing home project to start of construction. hat happens to employees in "The number of veterans 65 and older will increase from wheelchairs when elevators shut down? Do you four million now to nearly nine million in the next 15 years," need special warning bells and flashing alarms for blind or said Harry N. Walters, VA administrator. "This will create a hearing-impaired employees? When an alarm sounds, significant increase in the need for new VA nursing homes." emergency lights flash and evacuation and safety plans go The VA currently operates 103 nursing homes, 172 medical into effect, what about the safety of handicapped workers? centers and 16 domiciliaries around the country. A guide to help safety-conscious employers include dis- The computer-aided system will simplify planning, abled people in their emergency management plans is budgeting, design development and save as much as $2 available at no cost from the President's Committee on million per 120-bed nursing home. Employment of the Handicapped, 1111 20th St., NW, Washington, DC 20210.

The guide, "Employers Are Asking . . . About the Safety Nursing scholarships are available for of Handicapped Workers When Emergencies Occur," out- the 1985-86 school year. The VA-sponsored Health lines eight ways to ensure disabled people are fully consid- Professional Scholarship Program provides support to ered in planning for emergencies. baccalaureate and master's degree nursing students on a pay-back-in-service basis. Scholarships provide tuition, educational expenses and a etal or plastic Medicare cards sold monthly stipend for participants who agree to serve a by some manufacturers are not acceptable substi- minimum of two years as a full-time registered nurse in one tutes for official Medicare health insurance cards, says the of VA's medical centers. Social Security Administration. About $3.7 million will be available for third- and Medicare cards mailed by SSA to eligible patients have a fourth-year baccalaureate nursing students and master's claim number printed on them, authorizing the hospital to degree candidates specializing in gerontology, medical/ provide Medicare services. surgical, adult psychiatric/mental health, rehabilitation or With plastic and other unofficial duplicates, there is no nursing service administration. guarantee that the number is correct. Because correct Scholarship Program information is available from the VA numbers must appear on all Medicare claims and corre- Health Professional Scholarship Program, Office of Aca- spondence, SSA has instructed hospitals nationwide that demic Affairs, DM&S (14N), 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Wash- only official SSA cards are acceptable. ington, DC 20420. If you lose your Medicare card, you should contact your Requests for applications may be made until May 10. nearest Social Security office for a replacement. Completed applications must be received by the Scholar- ship Program Office no later than June 3. Eligible widows of veterans may be forfeiting their right to monthly pension checks be- $1.4 million grant to help establish a cause they failed to apply. A state-owned veterans' cemetery has been awarded to Widow's pension is not granted automatically. There are New Jersey by the VA's Cemetery Grants Program. guidelines controlling entitlement: The widow-applicant VA Administrator Harry N. Walters said the grant will must have been the wife of the honorably discharged vet- be used to assist the state in the cost of site development eran at the time of his death; her husband must have and construction of administration, maintenance and com- served in wartime for at least 90 days; and she must meet mittal shelter buildings. The cemetery is expected to be the income limitations established by law as a basis for completed late this year. entitlement to pension.

New Jersey is the eighth state to receive federal funds Income includes all money received by the widow during under this program. The other states are Arizona, Connec- a 12-month period, except certain sources excluded by law. ticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Rhode Island and Wyoming. Legion service officers or state veterans counselors may The grants program provides financial assistance to be able to evaluate a widow's income to determine eligibil- state-owned cemeteries on a 50-50 matching fund basis. ity for a pension and file on her behalf.

MARCH 1985 27 FROM THE NEWEST TO THE BIGGEST POST

MM BK ou've got to get up off your There are 21 million programs, and they're organizing ™ butt and go out and talk up local, district and department mem- II the Legion," said Finis E. veterans eligible for bership recruiting drives. In the W Gold, as he explained how meantime, they're re-affirming that pin he and his fellow Legion- American Legion once the Legion's story is told, there's LJ naires reversed declining membership. no problem gathering new members. membership at Nixa Memorial Post Heres That's what happened in Michigan 434 in Nixa, Mo. what posts around over a year ago when Curtis A WWII veteran who commanded Guigelaar, a Fifth District commit- Post 434 over 30 years ago, Gold was the nation are doing teeman, was approached by seven asked to return as commander. He did young veterans who wanted to form a in 1984, but only after extracting a to sign them up. community-service organization. They promise from post and Auxiliary had done their homework by research- members. "I said the only way I'd take ing various organizations, including the job was if every one of them would other veterans' groups. After nearly go out and seek new members, par- new ones in a spirited drive to swell three hours talking to Guigelaar, they ticularly Vietnam and Korean war the ranks of the Legion to what na- made their choice: They would form an veterans, and tell them about the tional Legion leaders hope will be a American Legion post, one of 65 new Legion and all it's done for veterans membership record. posts chartered in 1984. and America." Taking his own advice, "We're predicting that by Dec. 31, Walter Smith, an assistant principal Gold has since signed up 23 of the 25 1986, we'll match the Legion's all-time in a Grand Rapids school and one of Vietnam members who joined. His ef- high membership of 3,326,556, set in the men who met with Guigelaar, ex- forts set the standard for fellow 1946," said Doug Henley, chairman of plained that they chose the Legion be- Legionnaires as membership jumped the national Membership and Post cause it "offered the best programs from 86 in late 1983 to over 120 at the Activities Committee. He predicted and best history of service." Now start of 1985. the Legion will grow by some 200,000 commander of Milton C. Olive III Post Gold's advice is the essence of what by the end of 1985. 273, Smith said their choice was made Legionnaires are doing all across the How is it happening? For one thing, easier, because they learned of the country and in seven foreign depart- posts are making better use of mate- Legion's fight to establish the GI Bill ments. They're going after new rials prepared by the M&PA commit- of Rights and its work today on issues members by mailing letters, going tee. They're reviving award programs from Agent Orange to homes and med- door-to-door and making phone calls. for membership "go-getters" and con- ical care for veterans. They're culling old membership rec- tinuing to place emphasis on their vet- Late last year, Guigelaar installed ords, meeting with friends and finding eran, youth and community service the officers of Post 273 in a ceremony at Post 2, the oldest in Grand Rapids. Other ways Legionnaires are adjutant of Kirby Post 134 in Kirby, At the end of 1984, Post 273 had 19 spreading the word include special W.Va., also uses the Legion magazine members, more than twice as many as mailings and door-to-door leafletting. to convey the message. In homes where they had when they were issued their For example, in Lincoln, Neb., two Legionnaires live, Cox urges them temporary charter. Smith said al- Legionnaire Olaf R. Ahlquist assem- to change the mailing address of one though they still meet in a local bled a package of Legion leaflets and copy of the magazine so it will be sent to community center and elsewhere, distributed them to homes where the high school library. "We hope to members of Post 273 are determined potential members lived. It was one of reach eligible veterans through their to grow and serve the veterans, youth those creative touches that helped children," Cox said. and community. Lincoln Post 3 make it to the top as Obviously, getting the word out Here is where spreading the word the largest Legion post of 1984 with isn't enough. You have to back that up — telling the Legion's story — worked. 7,695 members. In Hamilton, Ohio, with involvement — getting involved in Henley said it's an example that could Curtis W. McPherson, first vice com- the community and getting the com- easily be repeated anywhere. "A mander of Durwin-Schantz Post 138, munity involved with you. That's why nationwide independent survey of went through old membership records inviting state and local leaders to par- Legion-eligible veterans (some 21 mil- jotting down the names of 700 former ticipate in your community projects is lion men and women) found that 48 percent would consider joining the Legion," he said. "Furthermore, when those people surveyed were asked what would prompt them to join, 44 percent A nationwide independent survey of said Legion programs. To tap that mar- — ket of potential members will require t% Legion-eligible veterans some 21 not only all membership recruiters, but million men and women—found also all Legionnaires." Henley said many posts use tradi- that 48 percent would considerjoining tional membership awards and certificates as incentives to encourage more The American Legion." involvement in recruiting. New awards for individual membership efforts have also proven successful, as well as com- members. He sent each a letter and a munity out-reach efforts like booths at copy of The American Legion shopping malls and local fairs, and Magazine that featured stories writ- successful public relations efforts. ten by President Reagan and each of "All your efforts in fund-raising, and the three living former presidents, youth and veterans-service projects all Legionnaires. can be a very positive factor in mem- "I wanted the former members to bership growth if your activities are see that issue in particular," said creatively planned, well-organized and McPherson. "If presidents believe in well-promoted through press releases, the Legion, maybe former members flyers and phone calls," said Henley. should, too, and ought to rejoin." "A half-hearted effort or token at- Within a week, 22 renewed their tempt will not suffice. Let potential membership, McPherson said. For members know of your good work. those who didn't, some were contacted Once they know, they'll join." by phone, and personal visits are Publicity efforts include press re- being arranged to meet with others. leases to newspapers, radio and tele- Lincoln Cox, for the past 30 years the vision stations, notices on shopping center or store bulletin boards and an- POSTS IN ACTION — Whether nouncements at meetings of other they're donating their skills to com- groups. All efforts are aimed at boost- munity projects, collecting contribu- ing the 1984 average post membership tions for the needy or leading their of approximately 160. communities in patriotic observ- ances, Legionnaires are serving their communities and fellow veterans in greater numbers than ever

.... before. Such community involve " '":"*/>', * I ment is the key that leads to in- - ' i '.v, creased post membership. ;

MARCH 1985 —

at least 20 consecutive all-time high membership awards for consistently adding more members year after year: JE1 ut nothing, absolutely nothing, Bosh-Ryba Post 157, Lankin, 26 con- beats personal contact. It takes secutive years all-time high; Bullis w3 Post 84, Lidgerwood, 24 years; and Jive minutes with a veteran to tell him Ole Semling Post 135, McVille, 20 years. Each of these posts is the cen- about the Legion and to get his dues." ter of community activity. "Every- thing that happens in Lankin, for example, happens out of Post 157," said Dept. Adj. Vern Useldinger. important. Get them to speak at your years. There's little doubt that the key "That post is a complete community regular meetings about runaway to Post 3's membership success is its center." Each of the posts' member- youth, drug and alcohol abuse, funding involvement in 22 community-service ships has a partnership philosophy for. veterans programs and other is- projects, including co-sponsoring 10 with its Auxiliary, a cooperation that sues of concern to your post and the baseball teams. For years the post has better serves its community and helps community. As guest speakers they sent 15 to 18 local youth to Boys State membership grow. can also help attendance at meetings and three boys and three girls to a law Growth is the prime mover in and you might be surprised at who enforcement academy. The post also Maine's Orono Post 84, where members else may turn out to hear them speak. sponsors a Civil Aeronautics Patrol may have to put up an extra wall in Lincoln Post 3 has been the world's and an adult bowling team. their post just to hang the 10 depart- largest post for 14 of the past 20 Historians tell us to learn from the ment and national membership awards past, and Post 3 members practice they've garnered in the past year. Like that maxim. Cdr. Leonard Smith said other posts where membership has one of the secrets of the post's continu- grown, department and national mailing membership success is a five- ings helped. "But nothing, absolutely member advisory group of past com- nothing, beats personal contact," said manders who offer help and advice. Dept. Adj. Daniel E. Lambert. "Just "More important," he added, "they're five minutes with a fellow veteran is all there when you need them to work." it takes to tell him about the Legion Smith, director of the Nebraska and to get his dues. Letters from de- Regional VA office, said once a post is partment or national headqarters are successful in membership, more fine, but they're too easily set aside and money is available to help veterans too often forgotten. That handshake at and the community. Eventually, the the front door isn't." community wants to help too, he Another tip Lambert offered was: added, and veterans who aren't mem- "Avoid letting membership efforts be- bers want to join and get in on the ac- come a one-man show. People have to tion. Then all you have to do in most be willing to help those who seem to cases is just ask." do all the membership work," he said. That's what many Legionnaires are That's exactly what Gold was talk- doing in their individual membership ing about when he accepted the post efforts. It's what some have been commander's job. He was ready to doing for a long time, too. lead, but members of Post 434 also had In North Dakota, three posts within to be ready to follow his lead. 20 miles of each other have each won PERSONAL TOUCH Community and Individual service projects such as donating blood and visiting hospitalized veterans have long been a Legion tradi- tion. It's one of the reasons why the Le- gion is expecting more than 3.3 million members by Dec. 31, 1986.

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important legacy a veteran The Veteran's Data Form below will officer for review. Service officers are Ancan leave the family is a readily help you record your important data. always ready to assist you and your available record of life insur- Once you complete the form, let your family at any time. ance policies, Social Security family know where it is kept. Do not This service is made available to the numbers, wills, marriage certificates, keep it in a commercial safety deposit veterans of our nation, and their sur- military service records, VA corre- box because, should you die, your viving spouses and other dependents, spondence, and information on sur- bank may deny access to it until your at no cost, through your membership vivors benefits, such as death pension, estate is settled by the courts. in The American Legion, which has dependency and indemnity compensa- If you wish to file a claim with the actively championed the cause of tion for service-connected death, and VA, or you need help with an existing equitable benefits for veterans since burial benefits and cremation or claim, take this completed form to its founding in 1919, and will continue interment in a national cemetery. your nearest American Legion service to do as long as necessary.

VETERAN'S PERSONAL DATA VETERAN'S NAME SPOUSE'S NAME ADDRESS (street) CITY STATE ZIP SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH

VETERAN'S MILITARY & VA DATA

BRANCH OF SERVICE (circle one) ARMY-NAVY-MARINE CORPS-AIR FORCE-COAST GUARD SERVICE NUMBER DATES OF SERVICE TO HAS VETERAN EVER FILED A CLAIM, OR RECEIVED ANY VA BENEFITS? (circle one) YES NO IF SO, WHAT TYPE OF CLAIM? (circle one) COMPENSATION -PENSION -EDUCATION -VOC REHAB -OTHER DOES VETERAN RECEIVE VA COMPENSATION? (circle one) YES NO — VA PENSION? YES NO VA CLAIM NUMBER AMOUNT OF COMP OR PENSION $ DOES VET HAVE GOVERNMENT LIFE INSURANCE? (circle one) YES NO, POLICY NO AMOUNT $ OTHER LIFE INSURANCE? YES NO. IF YES, POLICY NUMBER AMOUNT $ NAME OF COMPANY ADDRESS

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The booklet was mailed to members Legion Booklet Touts of Congress, governors and their ad- ministrative assistants, key columnists VA-The Growing Need VA Health Care for and editors, federal agency heads, VA The VA represents more than offices and the state directors of vet- one-third of the nation's population. The Aging Veteran erans affairs. It operates one of the world's largest specially prepared booklet doc- Department adjutants were asked medical systems with 12,000 doctors A umenting Veterans Adminis- to deliver individual copies to their and 30,000 nurses. It manages one of tration impact nationwide has state legislators from a bulk shipment the federal government's major helped The American Legion take the made to each department. Timing of home loan guaranty programs; and fight to preserve veterans' health care the distribution coincided with the administers the largest direct insur- benefits to decision makers in Con- convening of state legislatures and ance program in the nation. The gress and state governments. seating of the 99th Congress. VA's budget for fiscal year 1985 is The booklet presents exhaustive While the National Veterans Affairs $27.2 billion. surveys of VA activities and spending and Rehabilitation Commission field Facing the VA today and during levels in every state. It outlines the service provided the research, the the next 15 to 25 years, are over- Legion's position on the VA budget, booklet itself was prepared by the whelming demands for its services. chronicles current VA activities and Veterans Planning and Coordinating America's current veteran popu- discusses the role of the Legion in fos- Committee staff in cooperation with lation is 28.5 million, of which 3.5 tering the VA health care system. members of the VA&R and Public Re- million are over 65. Within five Prepared by the national headquar- lations staffs. Nat'l. Cdr. Clarence years, the number of those over 65 ters staff, the booklet, "The Aging Bacon directed preparation of the will double, and by 1990 they will Veteran: Uncounted Costs, Unkept booklet during the September 1984 total nine million. By 2000, two out Promises," rebuts proposals to restrict VPCC meeting. of every three males over 65 will be or eliminate eligibility for health care Booklet quantities are limited, and a veteran and be eligible for VA at VA facilities. It describes VA fund- because of innumerable complexities in care. By the turn of the century ing and the consequences of major state-by-state application, reprinting one out of every three older Ameri- cutbacks in VA funds on state budgets will not be possible after the original cans will be a veteran. and other agencies. supply is exhausted.

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Scouts Have Been A Legion Labor of Love VETERANS for more than 62 Years ADVISER /n 1909, Chicago publisher William Have question concerning your vet- D. Boyce lost his way in a dense a eran's The American Legion London fog. An unidentified boy benefits? will try it in this came to his aid and after leading him Magazine to answer Write to The to his destination, refused a tip, ex- column. American plaining that he was a British Scout Legion Magazine, Veterans Adviser and Scouts did not accept tips for Editor, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, courtesies and good turns. IN 46206. Boyce was so impressed that he in brought Scouting to America, where Q» My husband, who was WWII, told I eligible for he and several other prominent busi- me would be a pension when he died. died ness men began their dream to organ- VA He last year and the turned ize the largest youth movement in the VA me down for I free world. a pension because get Social Security benefits. I don't According to the Boy Scouts of BUILDING A FUTURE Youthful Scouts understand America National Office, The Ameri- use teamwork and ingenuity on a project. what those benefits, based on my can Legion post with the longest ten- own employment, have to do with my receiving pension. ure in Scouting is Tatem-Shields Post this year, the nation's Scouts will light a VA For you to be eligible for a non- 17, Collingswood, N.J., which has a campfire outside every state capitol A sponsored Troop 59 in Collingswood during May, June and July. Ashes service-connected widow's pen- since 1923. from these fires will be placed in sion, your income must be within the "The American Legion and the Boy wooden boxes the shape of each state limits established by law. The estab- Scouts of America have served as and added to a campfire caravan. At lished limit for widows as of Dec. 1, 'Partners for God and Country' since the National Scout Jamboree in Fort 1983, is $3,695. If your annual income, including Social benefits, our first national convention," said A.P. Hill, Va., each state box will be Security ex- this Americanism Commission Chairman joined together like a jigsaw puzzle to ceeds amount, you are not eligible. Dale Renaud. "We hope to continue form a map of the United States. It Q> My brother was a disabled that association for many more years." will then be ceremoniously burned. veteran and I was appointed his As of December 1983, 60,455 young American Legion posts interested in guardian by the VA. His compen- men and were active in Scout- sponsoring a Boy Scout troop con- women may sation checks came to me but he ing in the 2,514 Explorer posts, Scout tact the National Office, Boy Scouts died last month and I would like to troops and Cub packs sponsored by of America, 1325 Walnut Hill Lane, use the check that came at the end The American Legion. Irving, Texas 75062-1296, attention: of the month to pay some of his To celebrate their 75th anniversary community relations division. medical bills. May I do this? A No. A veteran's entitlement to disability pension or compensation terminates at the end of the SIGN UP A NEW MEMBER FOR THE month prior to this death. Checks received after the death should be re- AMERICAN LEGION'S BIRTHDAY turned. There are generally no death GOTH benefits payable for brothers or sis- Legionnaires across the coun- can provide a "display window" for ters, but the person who paid the fu- Astry celebrate The American your own post programs. neral expenses may be eligible for a Legion's 66th birthday, March The Legion birthday observance can burial allowance. 15-17, many are reminded that in- help bring your post in contact with volvement by each member is the key news media representatives who may Qb I am attending school full time to a successful post and to the service find some excellent story angles. under the VA's dependents educa- the post performs for its members, fel- This is a period also to focus public tion assistance program. Do I qual- low veterans, community and nation. attention on the membership drive. ify for the VA work-study program? What better way to maintain high Your involvement means telling a A No. The program is designed to visibility within your community than potential member who Legionnaires assist unemployed veterans who to plan activities around the Legion's are and what they do. You might served on active duty during the Viet- birthday? An appropriately planned cover such areas as: nam era. American Legion birthday observance Continued on page h6

MARCH 1985 35 POST OF THE MONTH

Post 17, Collingswood, N.J.

Tatem-Shields: It Works for Youth

WISE MAN once said, "All help are well known in Collingswood area used by clubs and other organ- that our country will ever be, for their community service. Along izations in town, a four-lane bowling depends upon what we do with with other volunteers, Scouts are up alley, complete with automatic pinset- A our youth." before breakfast every patriotic holi- ters, dominates a major portion of the If that's the case, then the day, placing 150 American flags along post basement. Eight Legion teams country around Collingswood, both sides of Collingswood's main play there two nights a week. N.J., is in pretty good shape. thoroughfare. On Memorial Day, spe- Used as a Civil Defense center dur- Members of Tatem-Shields Post 17 in cial programs to honor fallen comrades ing WWII, the post is on the town's Collingswood have sponsored a Boy are conducted at local cemeteries. Red Cross list of disaster relief cen- Scout troop for the past 62 years, pro- In conjunction with their Scouts, ters to be used in emergencies. viding youth with challenging opportu- Daugherty, in his third term as ad- nities and training needed to hone fu- jutant, said Scouting isn't the only ture leaders. And they've been doing it Welcome to youth program that keeps post mem- longer than any other Legion post. bers busy. A retired Air Force "According to our records," wrote Collingswood, where lieutenant colonel, he said the post has Barclay M. Bollas, national news editor, sent 10 boys to Boys' State each year communications division, National Boy Scouts turn main for at least 30 years and has sponsored Office of the Boy Scouts of America, street into an avenue the local Oratorical contest "longer "Boy Scout Troop 59 in Collingswood is than I can remember." The American Legion troop with the of flags every "Along with other American Legion longest tenure in the BSA." posts in the county, we send some of The tenure began in 1923, four years Memorial Day. our highschool kids to Camden (about after Tatem-Shields Post jvas founded five miles due east) for Law Day each and members took to heart one of the year. They work with government first resolutions adopted by the Legion post members also organized a sym- leaders and learn what they do and at the 1919 Convention in Minneapolis: bolic protest in 1979-80 throughout the how they do it," he said. Support local Boy Scout troops. Iranian hostage crisis. Every Satur- Tatem-Shields also sponsors a Little Legion support of young men in day while the hostages were held cap- League baseball team, and post volun- Collingswood continues today. Post tive, Scouts and Legionnaires hoisted teers organize the Collingswood an- Adj. Ralph Daugherty Jr. serves as 75 American flags in Collingswood. nual Fourth of July celebration, a job scoutmaster and Legionnaire Sumner The Department of the Navy was so they've done since the first one in D. Stevenson is the scouting coor- moved by this public display of patriot- 1936. Other members are on the dinator. Post Cdr. Gordon W. Woods ism that it presented a plaque to the town's bicentennial planning commit- is one of several of the 135 members of post and its troop at a special cere- tee, a celebration set for 1988. the post who grew up as members of mony at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Several town and state leaders call the post's Scout troop. And what a home it is, too. Besides Tatem-Shields their home post. Frank Post volunteers and the Scouts they a well-appointed kitchen and dining Law, one of three members of the borough (town) council, past Mayor Dave Nichols and Pat Charles, secretary to the New Jersey state assem- bly, are members of Tatem-Shields. While most members are busy with regular Legion activities, a special group, the MOLOTS, keep the post in shape. The MOLOTS, which stand for Men of Leisure of Tatem-Shields, is a dedicated corps of retirees who handle the post's maintenance. Past New Jersey Dept. Cdr. John Neafsey said, "In Collingswood, it's the 'in' thing to be a member of Tatem- Shields. Post members are so involved with the young people and other activi- for the EAGLE WORTHY— Ralph Daugherty, Scoutmaster and past commander of Post 17, ties that they set an example presents Scouting's highest award to new Eagle Scout John R. Wright. The ceremony whole community to get involved. included (left to right) past post cdrs. Bill Stokes and Fred Hess, and Scouting Coordi- They're an outstanding example of what nator Sumner W. Stevenson. (Photo: Gregory B. Baechtle) every post should be."

36 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION

Veterans win big in New Mexico. A Legion-led, hard-fought battle for a New Mexico state veterans hospital ended in victory LEGIONNAIRE recently when the governor approved plans to renovate a former children's hospital in Truth or Consequences. OF THE MONTH Action began in early 1981 after the medical group relocated, leaving the state-owned hospital empty. Recognizing the need for a hospital to service New Mexico veterans, department Legionnaires began pushing to convert the children's hospital. The Legionnaires coordinated a task force of 200 state veterans who appeared individually and collectively at committee hearings and floor dis- cussions in the legislative chambers. New Mexico Legionnaires manned the ramparts for nearly five years, along the way authoring, publishing and distributing 15,000 pamphlets calling for the passage of a bill to establish the veterans hospital. They also held an apprecia- tion night for state legislators so that Legionnaires could meet with them and urge passage of the hospital bill. The bill passed without opposition, and the hospital is expected to be completed in August. According to the department, two Legionnaires should be singled out for their contributions: Richard Rocco, director of the New Mexico Veterans Service Commission, a Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient; and Tommy Foy, state representative, Bataan POW and a Medal of Honor recipient. Luke E. Hart Jr.

Watch on the Quartzite. In the vast dry reaches of the Arizona BEEN a bachelor all his desert near the bustling community of Quartzite, lies a remote cemetery where life but Luke E. Hart Jr. has

42 veterans are buried. They may have been forgotten were it not for Martha HE'Sthousands of children. G. Chapman, a member of Lester C. Rees Post 57 in Newbert, Ore. Each That's because this 10-term of holiday and Veterans Day Chapman plants a small flag at each grave. She also commander Tharp- Hollweg-Tharp Post 585 in St. flies a large flag she urged local senior citizens to donate for the pole installed by Louis, Mo., has spent much of the Arizona Highway Department 50 years ago. Chapman said her care for his adult life — and income — helping these veterans isn't much, but it's her way of serving God and country. virtually hundreds of young people in dozens of Legion and community pro- hearts through Luke E. Hart Jr. 10-year Winning candy. , grams. He has sponsored the post commander of Tharp-Holweg-Tharp Post 585 in St. Louis, Mo. spends more , baseball teams, whose players have than 55 percent of his own income to accomplish Legion projects and goals. won 26 individual and 29 team Besides his admirable record of Legion involvement, Luke is well-known locally trophies, a department championship for his generous donations of red and black licorice to youth groups, service and 12 league titles. Two of his former organizations, fellow Legionnaires and Legion supporters. players, Al Nipper and Kevin McReynolds, made it to the big ." leagues at Boston and San Diego, re- "To do my duty . . Legionnaire and life-long Boy Scout volunteer spectively. Herman Bigi, Charleroi Post 22, Charleroi, Pa., was awarded the St. He has also sponsored the post SAL George Emblem award. Presented by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, the Squadron, sponsored and coached post award recognizes exemplary service to youth and specific noteworthy service youth bowling teams, softball teams, a within the Scouting movement. Bigi has supported Scouting for more than 20 soccer team, a drum and bugle corps, years and has been cited for his efforts by other organizations. Since the award a state championship basketball team, began in the mid-'50s, Bigi is only the third man from the Mon Valley area of a girls' acrobatic drill and dance Girl Southwestern Pennsylvania to receive it. troupe, two Boy Scout troops, a Scout troop and a Cub pack. A former baseball radio announcer, HoneSt Abe pilgrimage. February marked the 51st consecutive since 1946 Hart has run 34 annual St. year that Illinois Legionnaires have sponsored the annual National American Louis veterans Baseball Testimonial Legion Pilgrimage to the Tomb of Abraham Lincoln. Legionnaires and Auxiliary days honoring veterans in pro ball. In from Springfield Post 32, Springfield, 111., completed the trek on the 176th those years, 12,510 VA patients and anniversary of Lincoln's birth. The patriotic ceremony included the laying of 4,595 handicapped and underprivi- several wreaths followed by remarks from attending dignitaries who praised leged children have been guests of Lincoln's significant contributions to mankind. At press time, Natl. Cdr. Clar- honor at Cardinal games. He also ence Bacon, Natl. Auxiliary Vice President Josie Melgard, Illinois' governor and sponsors a party for VMAC patients secretary of state, and several American Legion department commanders and and employees each year. representatives were scheduled to participate.

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PROFILES IN SERVICE

National Headquarters Support Units

Offering TLC to All Legionnaires

W H hen Legionnaires visit ^ H H National Headquarters, I want them to see a building they can be proud of, one they'll go home and tell other Legionnaires about." That's how Legion maintenance chief William E. Berner explained the purpose of his department, one of seven support units of the National Headquarters in Indianapolis. The people in these behind-the-scenes units ensure every letter, phone call and request for help from Legion- naires everywhere are handled quickly and efficiently as possible. "While these units and their work may not be seen by all Legionnaires," said Executive Director William D. Jackson, "they are vital to this organization's ability to meet the myriad demands of 2.5 million Legionnaires." DATA WATCHERS Mike Maier, left, assistant director, EDP operations division, and Jackson supervises the 54 people in Bob Rademacher, assistant director, EDP program division, check storage devices maintenance, the library and museum, that hold data on the Legion's 2.5 million members. the electronic data processing center, purchasing, printing and communica- the polish to a mountain of brass and tions, the mail room and the cafeteria. metal appointments. Each completed 'This staff guarantees task shows the pride they share in that when Legion- serving the Legion. Pride in the organization is as old as naires ask for help, the Legion itself. That's why Legion their requests get to founders started the Legion library. Today, in this 52- by 144-foot area are the right people" millions of pages of Legion and Legionnaire history, much of it on microfilm. The library maintains "We're the framework of the organ- thousands of books and subscribes to ization, that connection between ser- more than 300 magazines. For 28 vice need and service," said Jackson. years the Legion library has been the "This staff guarantees that when chief responsibility of Thomas V. Hull. Legionnaires ask for our help, their He or any of the four employees in the requests get to the right place. Our library frequently course through ma- service people are always ready to terial in one of 908 vertical files. These give us the best response possible." files contain information on not only The most visible result of this atti- the Legion and its leaders, but also tude is the care given to the four-story the histories of 1,500 military units of headquarters building. The three- WWI, WWII, Korea and Vietnam. shift, 12-man maintenance staff keeps Hull also is curator of the Emil A. it sparkling 24 hours a day. Berner Blackmore Museum, named for a and his staff dote over nearly a half- former national adjutant. The museum AIM TO PLEASE James C. Richard, mile of hallways, clean nearly enough houses original oil paintings, pictures left, maintenance employee, and William carpeting to cover a football field, and busts of presidents and military, E. Berner, maintenance chief, help keep wipe and paint another square mile of government and Legion leaders; flags; Headquarters in showcase condition. desk, cabinet and wall spaces and put uniforms; medals; rifles; mock displays

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of famous battles; a caisson wheel from American Legion Magazine, Firing the Meuse-Argonne offensive of WWI; Line and the Legislative Bulletin. and letters from Presidents extending Helping Legionnaires to get infor- GI Bill of Rights coverage to Korean mation is also a job of the printing and and Vietnam veterans — all items that communications department. Lori L. provide detail to the information that Bede, director of the 10-employee de- tells the Legion's story. partment, supervises a staff that in- Information, especially up-to-date cludes secretaries, word processors, addresses and financial records, is also typesetters, printers and a graphic of primary concern to the 10 employ- artist. They typeset and coordinate ees in the electronic data processing printing and distribution of various center at headquarters. EDP Director reports, catalogs, calendars, manuals Donald C. Mote said his department and invitations and maintain a mailing now does in minutes what once took list of some 25,000. They also print hours and the combined efforts of Firing Line, ACT and the National hundreds of workers. The EDP cen- Adjutant's Newsletter. Getting that information out to Le- gionnaires is the job of the five employees of the mail room. Each year they "Like the frame of PRIDE AND PATRIOTISM Two flags fly sort over five million outgoing pieces of any lasting structure, outside the mall entrance of National Headquarters, a daily reminder of the na- mail and send out nearly two million each girder of the tion the Legion serves. parcels and letters, including pamphlets and brochures to Legionnaires. foundation must do ter, installed in the 1960s, handles Another unit involved in sending and over one million transactions a year receiving is the purchasing department, its job to support the and stores over a billion characters of under Bill D. Kroeker. He and his sec- entire structure. information on seven disc units that retary make sure the tons of office may be displayed on any of the 19 supplies used each year at headquarters That's what our computer stations at headquarters. are in ready supply. Annually, more service units do" EDP is also an integral part of the Di- than 2,000 purchase orders are neces- rect Membership Solicitation program sary to maintain that supply. In addition and prints mailing labels for The to purchasing requirements, the department also ships 18 tons of files and office supplies to National Convention each summer, requiring a semi trailer filled to capacity. Of course, all of that work makes for powerfully hungry people, and that's where the cafeteria serves, literally. While the rest of the National Head- quarters staff is still asleep, these four employees of the cafeteria are already getting breakfast ready. Begun in 1948 as a soup-and-sandwich operation serving 50 meals a day, today, under the supervision of Blanche Durham, it serves more than 200 meals a day to Legion employees and visitors. And it's still done by just four employees, the same as in 1948. Summing up the work of the support staff, Jackson said, "Like the frame of any lasting structure, each girder and brick of the foundation must do its job to support the entire structure. That frame can't be seen by looking at the building, but if it weren't there, the LEST WE FORGET Thomas V. Hull, librarian and curator of the Emil A. Blackmore structure would likely collapse. That's Museum In National Headquarters, displays memorabilia donated by Legionnaires how we feel about the people in our who served in the great wars. service units."

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196th Light Inf. Brigade (July-Alexandria, VA) William NC) Willard Curtis. 110 S. Revena. Ann Arbor. Ml Knight. Rt, 1, Box 471. Winslow, IN 47598 (812) 789- 48103 (313) 662-0084 Army 2714 "A" Co., 27th A.I.B., 9th Arm'd Div. (May-Beloit. KS) 208th MP Co. (Apr-Houston) Jim Waters. Box 936, Almon Parson Jr., Hunter. KS 67452 (913) 529-2283 3rd Arm'd Div. Assn. (July-Chicago) Paul Comgan. Lufkin. TX 75901 (409) 632-3361 "A" Co., 112th Inf., 28th Div. (July-Corry, PA) Frank Box 776. Lynn. MA 01903 221st Signal Depot Co. (June-Washington) Girard DeLury. Rt. 2, Corry. PA 16407 5th Arm'd Div. Assn. (Aug-St. Louis) Mrs. Claire Wat- Stegner. 12811 Kitchenhouse Way, Germantown. MD "A" Co., 343rd Inf. Regt., 86th Blackhawk Div. (Sept- rous. 8549 Lowell St., St. Louis. MO 63033 (314) 20874 (301) 972-0846 Akron. OH) William Self. 199 W. Market St.. Akron. 867-8308 255th Ordnance Co. (MM) WWII (May-Grand Island. OH 44303 (216) 434-9166 6th Bn., 15th Arty. (Vietnam. 67-68) (June-Lincoln, IL) NE) Robert Herzog. 1736 S. Arthur St.. Grand Island. "A" Co., 129th Inf., 37th Div. (Aug-Monroe City. MO) Larry Shoop, 318 6th St., Lincoln. IL 62656 (217) NE 68801 (308) 382-6350 Russell Smith. Rt. 1, Monroe City, MO 63456 (314) 735-1687 281st QM Refrlg. Co. (MBL) WWII (June-Colorado 735-2367 6th U.S. Inf. Regt. Assn. (July-Jefferson Barracks. MO) Springs. CO) Dean McMurphy. Box 192. Yuma, CO "A,B,C," Cos., HQ, 502nd MP Bn, CBI (Sept-Highspire. Paul Smil|anich, 4069 Green Park Rd., Mehlville, MO 80759 (303) 848-5162 PA) William Adam, 39 Wyoming Ave,, Audubon. NJ 63125 (314) 544-3395 298th General Hospital (Aug-Cleveland) Roger 08106 (201) 546-5871 HQ" 8th Div. Arty. (Germany. 56-59) (Colorado Springs. CO) Pishnery. 3906 Harvard Dr., Willoughby, OH 44094 ' A, B.C. D, Cos., 746th AAA Gun Bn. WWII (July-

Charles Smink. 507 Echo Ln . Colorado Springs. CO (216) 942-3789 Indianapolis) George Stewart. Box 495. Tonganoxie. 80904 (303) 473-1535 299th Engr. Combat Bn. WWII (June-Syracuse. NY) KS 66086 (913) 845-2582 9th Medical Bn., 9th Div. (Aug-Los Angeles) Frank Du- Donald Miller, 808 Placek Dr., Johnson City, NY "B" Btry., 71st AA WWII (May-Washington) Bert des, 933 E. Francisquito. West Covina, CA 91790 13790 (607) 797-8826 Brandt. 53 Impala Ct.. Ft. Myers. FL 33912 (813) (818) 918-2032 308th Signal Co. (Sept-Branson, MO) Melvin Myers, 481-5856 16th AFA, 9th Arm'd Div. (Sept-Wilkes Barre, PA) 2117 S. Florence. Springfield. MO 65807 (417) 881- "B" Co., 66th Signal Bn. (July-Madison Wl) Don Taber. Harold Trethaway, 1034 Scott St.. Wilkes Barre. PA 1390 2803 Rutledge Ave.. Beloit. Wl 53545 (608) 752-7774 18705 (717) 822-0794 315th Inf. Regt. Assn. WWII (Aug-Flint, Ml) Francis "B" Co., 128th Inf., 32nd Div. WWII (Aug-Eau Claire. 16th F.A. Observ. Bn. (June-Cincinnati) Houston Mos- Oczko. 144 6th St No., New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Wl) Jean Rolland. 1204 Hayden Ave.. Altoona. Wl ley, Box 767, Charleston. WV 25323 (304) 776-1993 (516) 352-7554 54720 (715) 832-2522 17th Inf. Group (June-Long Beach. CA) J. F. Wittier. 351st Searchlight Bn. (June-Lincoln. NE) Bob "B" Co., 409th Inf. Regt., 103rd Div. (Aug-Chicago) 514 Tamarack Dr.. Union City. CA 94587 (415) 471- Johnson. 514 Brown St., Jackson, MN 56143 (507) Bob Laughlin, Box 155, Westfield, NY 14787 (716) 0131 847-2907 326-3174 18th Arm'd Amph. Grp. (Ft. Ord. CA 42-45) (July- 361st Engr. (SS) Regt. Assn. (Oct-St Petersburg "B" Co., 702nd T.D. Bn. (June-Pigeon Forge. TN) Monterey. CA) William Dettman. 1205 E. Fairway Dr Beach. FL) John Zirafi, 92 Morris Ave.. Girard. OH James Ridenhour. Box 422. Cooleemee. NC 27014 Orange. CA 92666 (714) 532-4590 44420 (216) 545-6820 (704) 284-2244 19th CA. (Ft. Rosecrans. CA) (June-Fairbury. NE) Al 371st Engr. Const. Bn. WWII (June-Madison Wl) Ken- "C" Co., 20th Inf. (July-Springfield. MO) Lenard Ziglar, Pohlman. Rt. 3. Box 88. Fairbury. NE 68352 (402) neth Clark. 231 Broadway. Sheboygan Falls. Wl 4642 S. Walcott. Indianapolis. IN 46227 (317) 788- 729-5727 53085 (414) 467-6045 1325 24th Inf. Div., 5th RCT, 6th Tank Bn., 26th AAA Bn., 436th Signal Constr. Bn. (June-Kearney. NE) Ron "C" Co., 88th CML Mtr. Bn. (July-Nashville. TN) Dr. 24th Avon Co. (Aug-Louisville. KY) Lee List. 115 Rehnberg. Rt 4, Holdrege. NE 68949 (308) 995-4729 Fred White. 107 E. Main St.. Livingston. TN 38570 Ronald Rd East Peoria. IL 61611 (309) 694-1681 470th AA AW Bn. (July-Lebanon, PA) E. R Keller, 715 (615) 823-1538 37th Combat Engr. Bn. WWII (July-New Philadelphia. E, Guilford St.. Lebanon. PA 17042 (717) 273-2727 "D" Co., 127th Inf., 32nd Div. (Oct-Appleton. Wl) James OH) William Metzger. 849 4th St. SE. New Philadel- 476th AAA AW Bn. (Aug-Knoxville. TN) Horace Ring. Williams. 1071 Lake Shore Dr.. Menasha. Wl 54952 phia, OH 44663 (216) 339-1556 351 Ocala Dr., Nashville. TN 37211 (615) 832-8980 (414) 725-1834 37th Ordnance Co. (Oct-Pittsburgh) Tony Gales, 481 513th Engr. L.P. Co. (Aug-Peoria, IL) Willford Farley. "F" Co.. 156th Inf. (Aug-Brainerd MN) E.B, Dawson Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15202 (412) 734-3275 Rt. 2, Box 77. Bradford. IL 61421 (815) 646-4631 Nicklawske. 545 SE 11th St.. Owatonna, MN 55060 39th AAA HQ Grp. (July-Lafayette. IN) Al Potts, 3879 S. 548th AAA Bn. (June-Cincinnati) James Williams. 1122 (507) 451-5811 Orchard Ct., Lafayette. IN 47905 (317) 447-1039 Will-o-ee Dr., Amelia. OH 45102 (513) 752-6490 "HQ" Co., 1st Bn., 118th Inf. (June-Florence, SC) 41st Inf. Div. Assn. (July-Baltimore) Harry Robshaw Jr., 557th AAA Bn. Assn. (May-Hagerstown, MD) Louis Dewey Sims, 1335 Third Loop Rd.. Florence. SC 4814 66th Ave.. Hyattsville. MD 20784 (301) 772-5544 Edell, 2904 Oakcrest Ave,. Baltimore, MD 21234 (301) 29501 (803) 669-0637 51st Medical Bn. Assn. WWII (June-Greensburg. PA) 668-3501 "HQ, HQ" Co., 40th Inf. Div. WWII (May-Springfield. Wayne Lebo. 7 Penrose St, Harrisburg. PA 17109 614th Ordnance Ammo Co. (May-Lancaster. PA) OH) Alvin McKee. Rt 1. Sandborn, IN 47578 (812) 694-7662 (717) 545-8345 Robert Eby. 543 E Roseville Rd . Lancaster. PA 52nd Engrs. WWII (July-Warsaw. IN) Ralph Konkle. 502 17601 Christmas Island Task Force WWII (Sept-Milwaukee) S Morton St., Warsaw, IN 46580 (219) 267-5055 656th, 771st Tank Destroyer Bns. (Aug-Avon Lake. OH) Byron Endlich. 628 2nd Ave., West Bend. Wl 53095 334-4479 53rd Ordnance Ammo. Co. (Sept-Woodstown. NJ) R A Wolter. 2674 Akron Wadsworth Rd . Barberton. (414) Julius Finkelman. 223-02 Manor Rd.. Jamaica. NY OH 44203 (216) 825-5484 Ft. Warren Cheyenne, WY WAC Det. (Oct-San Antonio. 11427 (718) 465-7344 692nd Tank Destroyer Bn. (July-Paris. KY) Don Craw- TX) Irma Ternll. 285 Winfield Terr., Union, NJ 07083 54th MP Co. (Korea. 45-46) (June-Council Bluffs, IA) ford. Rt 2. Box 108, Millville, PA 17846 (717) 458- (201) 686-1032 John Ryan, 310 Warren, Council Bluffs, IA 51501 5343 ND 164th Antl Tank & Tank Co. (July-Harvey. ND) John (712) 322-0765 726th Railway Oper. Bn. Assn. (Aug-EI Paso, TX) Keller. 317 Adams Ave,. Harvey. ND 58341 (701) 324-

56th Portable Surgical Hosp. (June-Raton NM) Albert Jacob Schroeder, 5220 Mora Dr , El Paso, TX 79932 4196 Society of the 28th Div. AEF (June-State College, PA) Oeler, 718 Saint Agnes Ln , West Mifflin, PA 15122 (915) 581-2646 (412) 466-7760 753rd Tank Bn. (May-Colorado Springs, CO) A, M George Styer. Box 25. Danville. PA 17821 (717) 275- 65th Signal Bn. (July-Owensboro. KY) T.E. Spear. Box McGee. 1733 Hilltop Dr., Waco. TX 76710 (817) 772- 0162 8. Burkesville, KY 42717 (502) 433-7604 0455 75th Division (July-Valley Forge. PA) James Warmouth. 784th Tank Bn. (Aug-Charleston, WV) Wesley Lynch. 6545 W. 11th, Indianapolis. IN 46224 (317) 241-3730 611 47th St. SE, Charleston. WV 25304 (304) 925- 76th General Hospital (May-Des Moines, IA) Knut Op- 6551 Navy pedahl, 1111 5th Ave. SW. Humboldt. IA 50548 (515) 806th Tank Destroyer Bn. (May-Pittsburgn) Richard Al- 332-2250 len. 208 W Hillside Ave,. Barrington. IL 60010 (312) 4th Naval Beach Bn. (Sept-Indianapolis) Walter 80th Div. Vets Assn. (July-Nashville. TN) Price Carney. 381-2989 Bryant. 7620 E. 50th St.. Indianapolis. IN 46226 (317) 733 Richfield Dr., Nashville, TN 37205 (615) 352-5006 860th Engrs AVN Bn. (June-Traverse City, Ml) William 547-2319 90th CA AA Regt., 334th SL Bn., 90th AAA Gun Bn., Raubolt, Box 272, Bear Lake, Ml 49614 (616) 864- 93rd Naval Constr. Bn. (Oct-Oxnard. CA) Russell 897th AAA AW Bn. (Apr-Savannah. GA) Bob Hayden, 2352 Lovinger. 4107 Ashworth. Lakewood. CA 90712 (213) 37 Shellburne Dr., Wilmington, DE 19803 (302) 764- 897th HAM Ordnance Co. (Sept-North Canton, OH) 595-1601 4932 Walter Geese. 543 N. Main St., North Canton OH Air Group 2 & Sqdns. (June-Bedford. MA) Connie 91st Inf. Div. (July-Seattle) Willis Diercks. 376 Cannon 44720 (216) 499-7266 Masse. Box 277. Rehoboth. MA 02769 (61 7) 252-4560 View Dr., Red Wing, MN 55066 (612) 388-5762 904th F.A. Bn., 79th Inf. Div. (July-Phoenix AZ) Bob ATR-16 (July-Charleston, WV) William Pinkerton Jr., 120th AAA Gun Bn. WWII (July-Akron. OH) Robert Garrison, 10749 W. Hayward Ave. Glendale, AZ 5306 Starling Dr.. Charleston. WV 25306 (304) 925- Jones, 3340 Timmy St. NW, Uniontown. OH 44685 85307 (602) 872-8062 5854 (216) 699-4244 989th Engr. Treadway Bridge Co. (June-Salina. KS) Battle of Ormac Bay Assn. (USS Sumner DD 692, 141st, 142nd, 143rd, 144th Inf. Regis.. 131st, 132nd. Arnold Okeson. Box 136. Weskan. KS 67762 (913) Moale DD 693. Cooper DD 695. SQP 34. LST 469. 133rd, 155th F.A., Special Troops. 36th Div. Assn. 943-5352 Orca AVP 49. Leyte. PI, WWII) (Sept-Summit. NJ) (Aug-Houston) Leonard Wilkerson, Box 2049. 1256th (C) Engr. Bn. ETO (Aug-Medina. OH) Frank Warren Begley. 609 Newark Ave Elizabeth. NJ 07208 Malakoff. TX 75148 (214) 489-1644 Zaiac. 3158 W. 159th St., Cleveland. OH 44111 (216) (201) 351-1341 158th Regt. Combat Team (Bushmasters) (Aug- 521-0463 Canadian Naval Service (May-Winnipeg. Canada) Phoenix, AZ) Clarence Fennell, 2318 E. Jefferson, 1991st QM Truck Co. (June-Cheyenne. WY) Harold Naval Reunion. Box 2067. Winnipeg. Manitoba R3C Phoenix, AZ 85034 (602) 244-8989 Sigler. 123 S 3rd St., LeSueur. MN 56058 (612) 665- 3R4 Canada 168th Engr. Combat Bn. (October) Fred Pompeo, 18 3185 Navy Seabees Vets of America, 115th Bn. (July-Flint, Newton Rd., Medford, MA 02155 (617) 488-3678 "A" Btry., 191st F.A. WWII (June-Winchester, TN) W.F. Ml) Edward Plummer, 5023 E. Naomi St., In- 184th AAA Gun Bn., 61st CA Regt. WWII (Apr- Williams, Box 215, Cowan. TN 37318 (615) 967-7568 dianapolis. IN 46203 (317) 359-6990 Nashville, TN) Robert Miller, 10924 Pleasant Acres "A" Btry., 896th AA AW Bn., 74th AA (May- Salvage Divers (Oct-Gatlinburg. TN) Leo Ely. 129 Long Dr., Adelphi, MD 20783 (301) 937-6373 Fredericksburg, VA) Fred Brooks, 2000 Wilhelm Ave.. Branch. Gatlinburg. TN 37738 (615) 436-7891 192nd Ordnance (Aug-Shawano, Wl) Russell Ecke, 170 Baltimore. MD 21237 (301) 866-4215 SLCU 34, Ullthl (May-York. PA) Dolores Butcher. 2187 Robin Ln., Shawano. Wl 54166 (715) 526-2339 "A" Co., 17th Engr. Bn., 2nd Arm'd Div. (May-Asheville S. Queen St.. York. PA 17402 (717) 741-1149

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USS S-38 (Aug-Portland, OR) Joseph Seel. 1499 USS Sepulga AO 20, Gladiator AM 319 (July-Mesa, AZ) Hartford Tnpk.. Oakdale, CT 06370 (203) 443-8255 Don Westerlund, 4708 E. Florian, Mesa, AZ 85206 VB/VPB 106 (May-Norfolk, VA) Gordon Ebbe, 2211 (602) 830-1161 Wynoop Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80909 USS Stanly DD 478 (June-Taylor, Ml) Leo Johnson, VPB 116, VP 29 (April-Washington) Philip Smith, 1100 3814 Syckelmoore, Trenton, Ml 48183 (313) 676-1310 "L" St. NW. Ste. 11502, Washington, DC 20573 (202) USS Tennessee Assn. (May-Bremerton, WA) E.D. Gos- At Just 20 lbs, 523-5712 sett, 2110 N. Callow, Bremerton, WA 98312 (206) VB/VPB 106 (May-Norfolk, VA) Gordon Ebbe, 2211 377-3554 (June-Bushkill, PA) Vince What It Will Do Wynoop Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80909 US Texas BB 35 Assn. VPB 116, VP 29 (April-Washington) Philip Smith, 1100 Mossucco, 27 Barnett St., Bloomfield, NJ 07003 (201) "L" St. NW, Ste. 11502. Washington, DC 20573 (202) 743-6521 Will Amaze You! 523-5712 USS Tltanla AKA 13 (Tilting Tillie) (June-Middle VW 4, (Hurricane Hunters) (June) Ed Mabuce. Rt. 5, Amana, IA) Cliff Trumpold. Middle Amana, IA 52307 Box 122P. Houston, MO 65483 (417) 967-4626 (319) 622-3103 USS Alcor AR10/AD 34 WWII (Sept-Norfolk, VA) Lloyd USS Yorktown CV 5 Club (May-Denver) Bob Johnson. Belperain, 145 Lafayette Ave., Norfolk. VA 23503 5791 S. Spotswood St.. Littleton. CO 80120 (804) 587-8618 USS Arkab AK 130 (June-Philadelphia) Tom Murray Box 525, Sun City, CA 92381 (714) 679-5905 Marines USS Balao SS 285 (Aug-Portland, OR) Merrill Edson, Ave. Seattle, 98118-5908 9720 Waters So., WA (206) "A" Co., 1st Bn., 27th Marines, 5th Dlv. (May-Lonoke, 723-9228 AR) J.E. Justice, Rt. 1, Box 323, Lonoke, AR 72086 Bell 587 (Sept-Twin Cities, MN) Doug USS DD (501) 676-3730 1331 Ave., St. Paul, 55106 Wetherby, Fremont MN 4th Marine Dlv. Assn. (July-Seattle) Fred Thaut, 810 (612) 774-5746 5th St., Snohomish, WA 98290 (206) 568-5465 USS Bennlon DD 662 (Sept-Buffalo, NY) Thomas Gaughan, 4717 Springbrook Dr.. Annandale, VA 22003 (703) 978-5088 USS Borle 215 (Sept-New Jersey) Bob Manning, 310 W. Air Force Siesta Ave., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 497- 5th A.F., 49th, 374th Air Serv. Sqdns., HQ Sq., 36th Air 2549 Serv. Grp., SWPA units, WWII (Oct-St. Louis) Mark USS Bunker Hill VB 17 (April-Washington) Walton Grass. 2236 Kern St.. Charlotte. NC 28208 (704) 399- Marshall. 3593 S. Leisure World Blvd.. Silver Spring. 8979 MD 20906 (301) 598-4813 7th Bomb Wing, B36 Assn. (April-Ft. Worth. TX) USS Charles Carroll APA 28 (Aug-St. Joseph, MO) Richard George, 4432 Fiesta Cir., Ft. Worth, TX Francis Fisher, Rt. 1, Box 235, Clarksdale, MO 64430 76133 (817) 292-4932 (816) 393-5324 63rd Troop Carrier Sq., 403rd T.C. Grp., 13th A.F. WWII USS Converse DD 509 (July-Portland. ME) Sam Pom- (Oct-Orlando. FL) Aron Tobiska, 31 S. Holland St., pei, 37 Heywood Ave.. West Springfield. MA 01089 Lakewood. CO 80226 (303) 237-8995 If your garden is less than an acre, (413) 739-6142 100th Bomb Group (July-Dayton, OH) Ray Miller, 1619 USS Cotten DD 669 (Aug-Nashville, TN) Walter youneedabig.expensivetillerlikeyou E. Siebenthaler Ave.. Dayton, OH 45414 (513) 277- Shollwier. 1828 Parnassus, Memphis, TN 38108 (901) need rabbits. What you need is one 0481 377-9599 can 390th Bomb Sq., 42nd Bomb Grp., 13th A.F. (June-San small, precision machinethat do a USS Cowpens CVL 25 (June-Cowpens. SC) Raymond Antonio, TX) Curtis Lee, 2613 Regal Rd., Piano, TX variety of jobs in the garden and Baxter. 906 Palmer St., Chester, PA 19013 (215) 75075 (214) 596-0055 494-5545 around the yard . . . quickly, easily, Ardmore Army Air Field (Sept-Ardmore, OK) Hamilton USS Dashlell DD 659 (July-Cranford, NJ) William Clark, neatly and economically. Post, 998 Locust Ave., Washington, PA 15301 (412) 319 Hampton St., Cranford, NJ 07016 (201) 272-3438 222-0851 USS Gustafson DE 182 (Aug-Eliot, ME) Wallace Page, The exciting Mantis Tiller/Cultivator 69 Marshwood Estates, Eliot, ME 03903 (207) 748- is changing the way Americans 3293 garden. It weighs just 20 pounds so USS Henley DD 391 (July-Charlottesville, VA) Roy Coast Guard anyone can use it. It starts with a Anglen, Box 3, Hume. IL 61932 (217) 887-2372

USS Hesperia AKS 13 (Oct-St. Petersburg, FL) Harold Coast Guard Constr. Units 26, 390, 211 (Sept-Mason flick of the wrist . . . cuts through Curry, 1300 62nd Terr. So., St. Petersburg. FL 33705 City, IL) Stanley Campbell, 501 N. Mason St., Mason tough soils... turns on a dime... (813) 867-4530 City. IL 62664 (217) 482-3767 weeds in and around plants, between USS Hydrus (June-Amana, IA) Donald Stier, 520 Day- Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras (July-Buxton, NC) ton, Ft. Wayne, IN 46807 (219) 745-7479 Donald Janicki, 5360 Mast Rd.. Duncan Falls, OH narrow rows and along fence lines . . USS Jenkins DD 447 (May-West Covina, CA) Pat Wier. 43734 (614) 674-6658 and runs all day on a gallon of gas! 532 N. Conlon Ave., West Covina, CA 91790 VP 6, WWII (Sept-Cape Cod. MA) Jess Barrow. 24313 What's more, with its inexpensive USS Lamson DD 367 (Oct-Nashville, TN) Ray Duley, Hanover St., Dearborn Heights, Ml 48125 (313) 292- Heritage Sq. L3. Mission, TX 78572 (512) 581-4632 0279 attachments, it quickly becomes a USS Lexington CV 2 Club (May-Nashville, TN) L.A. furrower, lawn aerator or de-thatcher, Grissom, 8708 Longwood St., San Diego, CA 92126 a power edger, or a hedge trimmer! (619) 271-1454 Army Air Forces USS LSM 117 WWII (June-Arlington, VA) Theodore 3-Week I n-Your-Garden Trial Voiding, 120 N. 7th St., Rochelle, IL 61068 (815) 2nd Bomb Grp. (H) (Oct-Sacramento, CA) Albert An- 562-8073 selmo, 1253 El Sur Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 (415) Best of all, you can try the Mantis — USS LST 345 (April-Norfolk, VA) Robert White Sr., Rt. 2. 489-5356 risk-free! If you don't love it, simply Box 12, Siler City, NC 27344 (919) 742-2476 31st Depot Rep. Sq. (Hill Field, N. Africa. Italy) (July- return it for a full refund, including USS LST 515 WWII (Aug-Akron, OH) Floyd Hicks, 225 Salt Lake City) W.S. Noble, 7266 Goodwood, Baton Gilmore Rd., Red Bluff, CA 96080 (916) 527-5154 Rouge, LA 70806 (504) 925-8454 shipping! USS LST 694 (Sept-St. Louis) Robert Kirsch, Rt. 4, Box 66th Troop Carrier Sq. WWII (July-Grand Rapids, Ml) Mantis' tines are warranted for life 117, Evans City, PA 16033 (412) 538-8151 W.E. Sidor, 1816 4 Mile NE, Grand Rapids, Ml 49505 against ever breaking and its engine USS LST 957 (June-Lexington, KY) J. V. Littleton, 553 361-7218 (616) Agreement! Hilcrest Dr., Lexington, KY 40505 (606) 299-2364 94th Bomb Group (Oct-Washington) R.H. Voss, 4351 has a //fef/'meReplacement USS Ludlow DD 438, Woolsey DD 437 (July-Cincinnati) Balboa Dr., Ft. Worth, TX 76133 (817) 292-4737 Why spend another season without Tony Torres, Box 9291, Whittier. 90608 (H) (July-Seattle) CA (213) 452nd Bomb Grp. WWII (England) the little tiller that's changing the way 693-8023 Rom Blaylock, Box 2526, New Bern, NC 28561 (919) USS Manchester CL 83 (Aug-Manchester. NH) Frank 633-2594 Americans garden? ® M mci985 Helfenberger, 12012 Meridian No., Seattle, WA 98133 454th Bomb Grp. WWII (Italy) (Oct-San Antonio, TX) (206) 365-7455 Ralph Branstetter, 3765 Holland St., Wheat Ridge. Mantis Manufacturing Co. USS Nevada BB 36 (July-Carson City, NV) Roy CO 80033 (303) 422-6740 struts 1458 County Line Rd., Dept. 639 Johnson, 3826 Knoxville Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808 586th Air Engr. Sq., 73rd Air Serv. Grp. (Northwest Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 USS Richard M. Rowell DE 403 (Sept-Arlington, VA) Field, Guam, 45) (Sept-Omaha, NE) Donald Dickson. Please send me information on the Victor Pittman, Rt. 3, Box 205. Chippewa Falls, Wl 861 Borrego Way, Oxnard, CA 93033-6504 (805) revolutionary Mantis Tiller/Cultivator, 54729 (715) 723-3373 488-3478 USS Sanders DE 40 (June-Wheeling, WV) Tom Diserio. 586th Bomb Sq., 394th Bomb Grp. WWII (May- and the 3-WEEK TRIAL 1420 Walker Rd.. Follansbee, WV 26037 (304) 527- Asheville, NC) James McHugh. 717 Lams Ct., Mt. 1258 Prospect, IL 60056 (312) 253-4881 Name USS Saufley DD 465 (Sept-Independence. MO) William 900th Signal Co. (Dep. Avn.) (Aug-Springfield, OH) I Norman, 2713 Berry Ave.. Independence. MO 64055 Emmett McKay, Rt. 1, Box 165, Headland. AL 36345 Address (816) 373-5169 (205) 983-3773 I City .

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Ms More Auto Safety Laws Emerge, standard equipment on An authentic collector's item next year's new cars will be a third brake signal, mounted either on the inside or or ideal hunting knife! the outside of the rear window. Old cars are exempt from the requirement, In the liquidation business, we run though you can buy third-signal kits if you want the extra protection. Mean- across some mighty unusual items! while, New York and New Jersey now require mandatory use of seat belts. A And here's one of them that's truly

unique 1 Official army issue combat dozen other states are considering similar legislation. If enough pass buckling-up

bayonets . . . acquired from the Na- legislation, a tentative federal regulation requiring air bags or automatic seat tional Army of Sweden. These were belts in 1987 autos likely will be scrapped. made way back in 1893, but never used.

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item . . . this is it! Rare, battle-worthy Anti-Thett Devices Are Booming and creating a multi-billion bayonets over 90 years old 1 Now ly- ing in silence from days when the dollar industry. But before you transform your home into a fortress, carefully battle command was "fix bayonets!" assess your needs. Experts say that while security devices vary widely in qual- Finely crafted of heavy-gauge Swed- ity and performance, you should bear two points in mind: Dead-bolt door locks ish steel. The 8" blades taper to a and effective locks usually will discourage teen-agers and amateurs sharp point and are virtually rust- window who free thanks to a protective grease gel. The heavy- commit many of the entries; and insurance companies usually give up to 10 per- weight metal handles feature fine checkering cent discounts for installed security devices. and have a spring-loaded locking device for attaching to gun.

Bayonet comes with protective clip-on metal sheath. Leather scabbard has carrying loop for Filing an Insurance Claim is much easier if you know what's in attaching to a belt. Markings include military your car and homeowner policies. Insurance companies complain that they get numbers of issue and proof marks of the royal crown of Sweden on bayonet and scabbard. Our hung up by erroneous claims, improper documentation and late filing. If you supply is obviously limited. Order promptly. want a new, free pamphlet for more details, send your request and a self- WARNING: Not a toy for use by children. Can cause serious addressed, stamped envelope to The Insurance Information Institute for "How or fatal injury. Keep out of reach of children. Always keep to File an Insurance Claim," 110 William St., New York, NY 10038. bayonet in protective sheath for safety. $ Liquidation Price 18 Item H 344 631 30-00 Stereo TV Is Becoming Popular in some major cities, giving change after 60 days. Price subject to this will the next big trend. Offer void outside original 48 states. television set manufacturers hopes that be Most makers already have two-channel sound models or have them on the drawing Credit card customers can order by phone. 24 hours a day, boards. Initially they'll be comparatively expensive, though prices are sure to 7 days a week DNBSCLUS drop as sales increase. Most existing sets can be converted for up to $200. Toil-Free: 1-800-328-0609

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s s United States exercising such uni- an arms control agreement — only in Make 25to 100 per hour lateral arms control, why should the political process and benefits of with the Soviets negotiate with us? getting one signed. In my view, noth- A You are right. The Soviets see no ing could be further from the way we reason to negotiate with us if ought to behave. Yes, it's really possible by making and selling bright, colorful Badge-A- they see us unilaterally denying our- Mmit buttons Buttons are proven money-makers at fairs, flea markets, selves the forces we need. If we deny Q« What is the outlook on nuclear conventions, or anywhere people congregate Buttons are fast ourselves the funding necessary to do arms control? Can mankind live and easy to make with Badge- A-Minit. and inexpensive But- the basic research and development with nuclear weapons? ton parts cost only pennies each, finished buttons sell for » for modern defense systems, and if the I would prefer we live with no much more A Send for a FREE 48 page President is denied the defense re- nuclear weapons anywhere on r;^r^* catalog PLUS a FREE 24 page ^ quests he of this earth. I prefer see us idea book, or send for a Starter makes Congress, then we would we Kit with everything you need to get started, are weaker. I would remind everyone reduce to zero. This is an ambitious only $24.95 plus $1 75shipping. (IL. residents add $1 50tax)

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44 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Why are we giving away these nationally advertised SWIFT-660/F Autocast Spinning Reels for only $4?

Hard to believe, but true.

As part of its Anniversary Publicity Campaign, the giant New York outfitting firm of Abernathy

& Closther will distribute one million ( 1 ,000,000) of its most expensive spinning reels —the famous SWIFT-660/F Autocast Spinning Reel—for the astonishing "Anniversary Price" of only $4 each to the first one million persons These famous SWIFT-660/F who write to the company address (below) Autocast Spinning Reels will not before Midnight, May 31, 1985. be sold at this price by the company in any store. To obtain one at this This original Anniversary Ad must special Anniversary Price, mail this accompany your request. Copies or original printed ad to the company photostats are not acceptable. before Midnight, May 31, 1985. These are the same famous SWIFT-660/F Each reel is covered by a full one-year Autocast Spinning Reels nationally advertised money-back guarantee and will thus be in leading media. They give you fast "thumbs- replaced or refunded by the company, free of off'(one-handed) casting, over longer distances charge, if it ever fails to function. There is a than you ever dreamed possible. And you can limit of two (2) reels per address at this price, cast even light baits without backlash. but requests which are mailed early enough request to five. Compatible with virtually every plug or lure, (before May 25) may up the new high-speed gear ratio gives you fast To obtain your SWIFT-660/ F Autocast Spin- "pop"-action, yet is powerful enough to reel in ning Reel, mail this original Anniversary Ad fish without "pumping". together with your name and address and $4 for each reel. Add only $2 shipping and The new open-face design (and desirable handling no matter how many reels you are skirted spool) eliminates friction and prevents requesting. (New York residents add sales tax.) tangles. The anti-reverse is "whisper" silent. Allow up to 6-8 weeks for shipment. Mail to: And the Microdisc Surge-Free Drag System Abernathy & Closther, $4 Spinning Reel won't let your fish run away. Offer, Dept. 570-19, Box 1736, Hicksville, New Not only the most expensive, but also the York 11802. (A25160) fastest selling spinning reel ever sold by this multi-million dollar New York firm, it is ideal FREE BONUS: We will also wind 250 feet for both trolling and casting in both salt and of our special 6-lb-test monofilament line fresh water. Precision crafted of newest space- onto your reel, free of charge, if your age materials, it is built to last. Yet, unbeliev- request is mailed before May 25. ably, it weighs just 7 ounces, making it the perfect reel for your ultra-light rig. © 1985 Abernalhy & Closther BIRTHDAY DIRECT FROM U.S. OPTICS Continued from page 35 QUALITY SUNGLASSES AT FACTORY PRICES Metal Frame Sunglasses Feature Impact resistant lenses • Handcrafted • Polished glass lenses • Hardened metal frames • Only ^ Only $14.95 \$7.95 Veterans' Affairs — We're an organization serving veterans, their widows and orphans. 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FREE case with each pair. Non-sense 30 day guarantee. i copyngm i9as, us optics* THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Help "Save the Lady" By Ordering Your Mint-Perfect STATUE OF LIBERTY DOUBLE EAGLE" COMMEMORATIVE Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty

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Each specimen is mint-perfect, NOTE: Double-eagles on back of layered in pure .999 silver and will be coin commemorate bicentennial accompanied by a Certificate of (200 years) of the eagle as America's Authenticity to that effect from the national symbol. National Historic Mint.

Limited Series Therefore please order your Rare Mint Quality Com- memorative promptly. There is a Rarer than any silver dollar ever min- limit of two (2) commemoratives ted, the Statue of Liberty Commem- per address at this price, but orative is uncirculated and embodies requests which are mailed early the American Numismatic Associa- enough (before May 25) are per- tion's standard of perfect mint state mitted to order up to 5. quality. Not more than 1,000,000 will be minted in the "L" Series. Since this offering is limited, Thereafter, the dies will be destroyed, please respond promptly—use assuring rarity. thus permanent the toll-free number below to A Unique Historic Event avoid disappointment. Or mail (promptly) to address below. This Statue of Liberty issue was mm commissioned and struck by the Send $15 for each Commemora- National Historic Mint as a unique tive together with your name and commemorative medallion and has address. Add only $3 shipping never been intended, designated or and handling no matter how circulated as currency. We therefore many you order. (New York recommend storage in its protective Help "Save the Lady" residents add sales tax.) Allow up sleeve to protect against mishandling. All funds to restore "The Lady" are to 6-8 weeks for shipment. Mail required to come from private citizens. Price to: National Historic Mint, Save honored Therefore with each Commemorative you until The Lady, Dept. 570-21, Box only May 31 order, a donation of one dollar will be made 1235, Westbury, New York 11595. We cannot guarantee to honor to the Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island (E26970) requests at the original issue price Foundation; and a Freedom Certificate, suitable forframing, will be issued and sent after May 31. Should you wish to to you "In Grateful Acknowledgement of IfiqpPHONE TOLL FREE sell or redeem your Statue of Liberty your participation and support in the 1-800-453-1909 and ask Commemorative anytime within the MM Preservation of one of America's National for Dept. 570-21. (Call 24 hrs-a- next fifty (50) years, we will give you Historic treasures." day, 7 days a week plus Sunday.) the full cash price you paid. "The National Historic Mint is a- private Please have your VISA or Master- Lower Serial Numbers corporation not affiliated as an agent or card ready. otherwise with the U.S. Government or the Many collectors desire a low Certifi- Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Foundation. cate of Authenticity serial number. ® 1985 National Historic Mint, Ltd. —

FREE FOR ECONOMY Continued from page 25 Tall lrBig Men transportation — has always had a high priority in Soviet economic ideology. gf Yes! Send ("Output of the means of production must grow faster than the means of THE KING-SIZE CO.® your free GUARANTEE: me consumption.") This class of invest- If any item you order 80 page color ment remains the largest and fastest doesn't tit right growing allocation. However, produc- even after wearing, Catalog of washing, or dry tion of steel and basic goods is not cleaning—you can great-looking keeping up with the five-year plan or return it for a demands of other sectors, such as con- complete refund or clothes sumer the military. exchange. durables and guaranteed Nearly 28 percent of the total Soviet to fit! Union expenditures each year goes to the agricultural sector, compared with between 7 and 8 percent in the United States. Yet U.S. and Western experts I'm sick and tired of stores that force me to compromise on quality and style! Please agree, with ample evidence, that this send me your new Catalog so I can shop conveniently by mail, in my own home! is the weakest part of the Soviet econ- I want to see your terrific selection of brand-name shirts, slacks, jeans, jackets, sportswear, work clothes, boots, and shoes. With sleeve and inseam lengths to 38" omy, and the sector with the biggest Necks to 22". Waists to 60". And footwear to size 16EEE. effect on consumers. A few facts illus- Name trate the serious problem: (Please print) • According to the CIA, agricul- Address tural output in 1982 was 7 percent City State. Zip. below the peak year of 1978. Results number_L My telephone for 1981-82 have put most of the cur-

1235 King-Size Bldg. rent five-year goals out of reach. • The Soviet seeding rate for grains SfaMns*Size Brockton, MA 02402 is 240 kilograms per hectare, compared with 85 Kg in the United States. • According to Johnson and Brooks of Indiana University ("Prospects for EARN A CASH COMMISSION Soviet Agriculture in the '80s," with every order for Mason Shoes For fastest service call TOLL FREE Indiana University Press) "Resources 1-800-826-7030, Ext. 603 devoted to agriculture in the Soviet No Investment Required. That's right. A part time No cost or obligation! instant without business that pays you cash any WI residents call 1-800-472-7003. Ext. 603 Union produce half as much as they investment. Sell quality Mason Shoes to your would produce in climatically similar friends, neighbors and relatives and earn $100-$300, MASON MFG. CO. Dept. F-537 i SHOE areas in North America." or more per month. Just take orders from your Chippewa Falls, WI 54774 | Mason full-color catalog with over 400 shoes for Please rush giant FREE catalog ! • The average output per farm & starting kit to: and leisure. They're America's finest shoes at | work worker in the United States is more reasonable prices. All you do is make the sale, take a than 10 times great the in cash deposit which you keep for your instant as as output commission. Write for details. the Soviet Union. • There is great waste in the distri- SEND FOR FREE SALES KIT bution of farm products. One Soviet Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. ZIP economist said the USSR produces 6.5 Chippewa Falls, WI 54774 times as many potatoes as the United States yet the amount reaching retail ALL NEW FREE CATALOG markets is below the American level. OF BABY CHICKS Volumes have been written in the

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the Soviets must import expensive nULUo & UU I o/ equipment such as sophisticated com- pressors and large-diameter pipe for gas transmission. On the other, it must TOUGHEST face lower input of hard currencies to pay for such equipment while oil and gas exports are inevitably reduced. TOENAILS The CIA has also reported that a substantial share of responsibility for the fall-off of industrial growth has been bottlenecks in transportation of QUICKLY, raw materials and finished goods. Plants have been shut down and plants and workers idled for lack of raw ma- EASILY! terials, and finished goods have piled IMPORTANT up on loading docks. Lack of adequate transportation has been a major prob- This is the identical lem in agricultural distribution. In- scissor used by Doctors. vestment required for long-delayed maintenance or expansion of transpor- Use it for pedicure, manicure, even other household cutting. tation, especially railroads, has re- Surgical sharp serrated duced amounts of goods available for 1984 ROYAL HOUSE, Dept RTN. Box 4305 blade grabs and trims New Windsor NY 12550 • Div Bel|alyns, Inc. new factories or consumption, and toughest toe-nails r UNCONDITIONAL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE - further complicated the already con- ROYAL HOUSE, Dept RTN 2563« 137 Walsh Ave fusing, resource allocation picture. Box 4305 • New Windsor. NY 12550 The Soviet government has been Shipments to NY State: Sales lax should be paid on merchandise plus ship/hand Please add on lax to help us counting heavily on exploiting resources serve you without delay Use percentage local stores in your area use of Siberia, but in those regions there is £3" Send one Grabber Toenail Scissors for very limited infrastructure — roads, • L-o-n-g shank for extra only $3.99, plus 95i ship/hand transportation, housing, schools, hospi- leverage Q SAVE! Order TWO for only $6.98, plus tals, and adequate equipment to re- $1.40 shipping & handling. duce ores to a refined state for more • Easy-to- handle, 4" long Enclosed is $ economical transportation. Building • • Non-peel tj CHARGE Exp. these also substantially reduces re- Scissors MASTERCARD or VISA t) sources for other parts of the Soviet shown stainless Print Name economy. actual surgical Address Consumption the standard of liv- size steel City .Zip. — ing of the people — always seems to come last in the Soviet planners' scheme of things, although Soviet MAKESY0UALMOST END THE AGONY OF leaders always promise better things 2" ITCHING INSTANTLY! ahead and express concern for im- TALLER provement. The fact is, however, that Year Old Remedy 5^cs§^120 total per capita consumption increased SIZES: 5-11 for psoriasis, eczema, ath- in 1981 by about 1 percent and then WIDTHS: B-EEE lete's foot, hemorrhoids. Convenient, safe-store tin; declined by 1 percent in 1982. Per perfect for traveling. Mar- capita consumption has continued to velous patented cream gives fast relief. Con- decline steadily since. centrated, fast-acting medicated formula In keeping with communist ideol- Looks just like ordinary shoes except hidden contains the strangest medicine available with- inside is a increasing innermold. Choose ogy, the Soviet government heavily height out prescription. Not available in stores! from a wide selection of Elevators, including dress SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER only $9.99 subsidizes consumer needs. Health shoes, boots and casuals. Satisfaction guaranteed. or M.0. to: care and education are free. Housing Exceptionally comfortable. Call or write today for for Month of March Only! Mail Check your FREE color catalog so you can look 2" taller Charles L. Adams Medicine Co.. Dept. AL-22 and food are subsidized. It is esti- Manlius, N Y. 13104 in almost no time. TOLL FREE 1-800-343-3810 4890 Clark Lane, mated that food subsidies cost the ELEVATORS® Q Soviets more than $70 billion a year. RICHLEE SHOE COMPANY, DEPT. AL53 5 Norfolk Ave.. South Easton. MA 02375 Yet one of the most serious prob- 233 lems of the Soviet people is the inordi- Electric Scooter $878, nate amount of time required to find Fund-raising. Give Aweyt. and buy food and necessities of life Membership Drives. Con- Portable [fits in a car] vention Swaps • Battery Operated up to four hours a day per family. One • Medicare Eligible LAPEL PINS J report states that the most welcome Ride everywhere with ease • VOUR DESIGN molded in 3 dimensions, rich comfort: stores, gift guest can bring to his hostess is colors. Choice of backs. Goll Ball Markers. and home a parks, church! No-Risk 30 Push Pins, etc. 3{ to 22( ea. (min. 1000). J day guarantee Write To: a roll of toilet paper. plus 1 -time mold charge. Pree literature, or J $1 for samples (deductible on order). Continued on page C. F. STRUCK CORP. | 5k De P*- A KNOBBY KRAFTERS Dept. AM35S P.O. Box 300, Attleboro, Mass. 02703 Cedarburg, Wl. 53012 Phone (617) 222-7272 J THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Why are we giving away SOLEX™ Electf ic Toothbrush Sets (with all attachments) For only $ 5?

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guarantee and will thus be replaced or refunded by © 1985 Abernathy & Closther FAMILY OF SEVEN CUTS ECONOMY Continued from page 52 HOT WATER BILLS IN HALF! Tankless Heater Provides Endless Hot Water Indications of a decline in living standards can be seen in recent health statistics. Infant mortality rates, ac- The Hughson family cording to a recent study, increased to 39 or 40 per thousand births in 1980, just took 7 showers in compared to 12 in the United States. Death rates of males in the 20 to 44 a row — the 7th was age bracket in recent years have increased drastically, to roughly three as hot the first — as times the female rate in this group. and they're saving Life expectancy of Soviet males, 66 years in 1966, declined to 62 in 1982. A number of hundreds on their hot authorities point to crowding in health care facilities and water bills too. failure to keep pace with expanding requirements. But many point to alco- The Hughson family of Pennsylvania hol abuse as a major cause, not only of Sound, Simple, Money-Saving Idea

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If heat losses are created by the need to SUPPLYING THE keep large volumes of water standing in a tank, why not eliminate the tank? And, NEEDS OF THE that's just what Thermar™ has done. In its place we have developed a tiny, super PEOPLE. powerful instantaneous heating unit which ACTUALLY CREATES HOT WATER AS YOU USE IT. A microswitch on the unit automatically turns on the moment hot water is Storage tanks keep Tankless design is low worker efficiency, but also of in- needed. Then a continuous stream of large volumes of wa- small in size, doesn't creased health problems and mortal- delightful, sparkling hot water flows from ter heated ... all the store heated water — the tapforshoweror wash basin. IMAGINE time. Tank cycles on but creates it on de- ity. It was estimated that alcohol and off 24 hrs. a day mand. Uses no energy — as much hot water as you want — abuse was the underlying cause of — even when you're until you need hot produced in a never-ending stream as long away. Tank can also water. Can produce roughly half the total increase in as you need it. "run out'' of healed 120 gallons and more deaths. In 1976 alcohol poisoning — the The ordinary Tank-Type Hot Water water when needed. an hour! direct overloading of the system with Heater is the most "Energy Costly" appli- alcohol — alone caused more than 40,000 ance in your home. In this day of rising U.L Listed Electric deaths, compared with 400 in the and AGA Certified Gas Models United States. One authority stated Thousands in Use Around the World THERMAR that the share of consumer spending for You'll recover the initial costs many times hard liquor was 17 percent. Tankless Heaters over in fuel savings as the years pass. And, e i pader in Magazine of hot water — With its wealth of resources and :SSnC'a"sC(ence you'll enjoy a lifetime shower after shower after shower! worker potential, why is the Soviet • Seen on Television! Appliance economy failing to meet the needs of . Member -Gas * Savings will depend upon local cost ol fuel, type of fuel Association Inc. Manufacturer's used, condition, age and type ol present heater equipment. its people? All experts, including a number of Soviet economists, blame FOR RUSH DELIVERY OF FREE ENERGY CATALOG AND FULL DETAILS the planning Despite USE COUPON BELOW OR CALL 1-800-228-6505 central system. Nebraska Residents Call 1-800-642-9606 reports of widespread cynicism, the Leninist ideology still governs this Johnson Power Tech economic planning. Melrose Square No sector of the economy is operat- Greenwich, CT 06830 ing up to standards of the West in supplying the needs of the people.

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66 THE AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE six weeks. Then they let him go back to bluntly. "If you have a big area of dead work, arid with not much more advice muscle, your chances are smaller," than to give up smoking. A standard way that cardiologists A man who had the same heart at- measure heart function is to give an tack today would have a far different exercise stress test, in which a patient experience. To start, he would go into a walks on a treadmill while instruments coronary care unit, where his condition give readings of heart activity, oxygen would be monitored minute by minute consumption and other essential func- with the help of instruments that re- tions. What cardiologists don't want to cord heart rate, blood pressure and a see is extensive muscle damage. number of other physical factors. One of the most exciting prospects Coronary care units didn't make of the past few years is that doctors their appearance until the late 1960s, might be able to limit the damage done and their effect has been dramatic. "It to the heart muscle by a heart attack would appear that the introduction of by restoring the flow of blood through coronary care units reduced mortality a blocked artery. In theory, they can by about 50 percent for those patients do that by dissolving a clot that blocks who get to the hospital," says Dr. a coronary artery. Heart muscle cells James A. Schoenberger, chairman of don't die immediately when their blood preventive medicine at Rush Medical supply is cut off. If the flow can be College in Chicago. started in three or four hours, most or Hospital stays are much shorter all of the muscle can be kept alive. than they used to be. Studies in the ing patients recover from heart at- Cardiologists in a number of centers 1960s showed that most heart attack tacks. But Kavanagh acknowledges have been trying this kind of throm- patients could be safely released in a that it's critical to keep patients moti- bolytic (which literally means "blood- couple of weeks. When many patients vated enough to stay in the exercise clot-dissolving") therapy for seven or go home these days, one or more program, and that much of the benefit eight years. Most of them have used a newer drugs will go home with them. of the program comes from the fact substance called streptokinase, which These drugs make it easier for a dam- that the patients also have to give up can be extracted from animal tissue. aged heart muscle to pump blood and their cigarette smoking. The problem with streptokinase is that thus reduce the risk of a second heart The reason why exercise works for it dissolves clots anywhere in the attack. The most widely used of these these patients, could be that "the body, which can increase the danger of drugs are the beta blockers, which in people who join and stick to exercise uncontrolled bleeding. Thus, doctors have had to give streptokinase through tubes that run directly into the heart arteries — a high-risk proce- A RECENT study doctors determined dure in its own right. The location of a blockage to the INthat if you survive a heart attack with no coronary artery is often the key for the doctor to advise coronary arteriog- symptoms afterward, the outlook is raphy. By the placing of a catheter exceptionally bright for you. through an artery in the arm or leg and advancing it to the heart, the doctor can inject a dye which will outline 1981 were approved by the Food and groups are different in many ways the coronary arteries. Thus he can tell Drug Administration for use after from those who don't exercise," said where the blockage is and how exten- heart attacks. Another group of drugs Dr. Stephen Scheidt, cardiologist at sive it is. If indicated, he might advise that have much the same effect, are Cornell-New York Medical Center. bypass surgery instead of drugs. A calcium blockers. "They don't smoke; they're not fat; vein is removed from the leg (the One thing that my father would their blood pressure tends to go down. saphenous vein) and used to shunt never have expected when he was re- In general, they're people who are blood around areas of blockage. There leased from the hospital was to be re- more concerned about their health." may be several of these areas. Bypass cruited into an exercise group. In the (Incidentally, one form of exercise surgery has helped many patients. 1950s, the medical dogma was to avoid that cardiologists tell their patients Put all the new developments to- any exertion for a sick heart. These not to worry about is sexual activity. gether and you get some promising re- days, more doctors recommend prop- "Sex is a minor exertion, equivalent to sults. "In one recent large study that erly controlled exercise to help a dam- walking up one or two flights of we were involved in," says Ryan, "if aged heart muscle. stairs," Scheidt said. "I'll often have a you survived a heart attack with no Acceptance of the value of exercise patient walk up two flights of stairs, symptoms afterward, the outlook was

after a heart attack is still cautious, and I'll tell him that anyone who can exceptionally bright. The annual mor- however, mostly because only a few do that can enjoy sex.") tality was as low as 1.6 percent a year, scientifically controlled studies of Exercise isn't for every patient who is whereas it used to be 4 percent a year." exercise for heart attack survivors recovering from a heart attack. In some But that's if you survive, he notes. have been performed. cases, damage to the heart muscle is No matter how the numbers add up, There are enthusiasts, such as Dr. great enough to call for limits on physi- Ryan and other cardiologists say, the Terence Kavanagh of the Toronto Re- cal activity. "Whether you live or die is better strategy is to prevent your habilitation Center, who are convinced determined by the amount of damage heart attack, rather than thinking that exercise is of great value in help- you sustain," Schoenberger says about surviving it.

MARCH 1985 67 Just Can't Win It seems the neighbor boy just can't win. He was kicked out of parochial school for swearing and out of public school for praying. —George E. Bergman

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Depends on the Source A boss is someone who can tell a dull story that is very funny. —Ron Miller

Matter of Perspective Childish games are those at which your wife beats you. —Henry E. Leabo

Bad Savings Plan The only things most of us save for rainy days are new shoes and picnics. —Joni Cagle

Definition One Potato, Two Potato Gossip column: Voice of the A youngster was helping his grand- Small Talk peephole. father dig potatoes. After some time, Bragging is the patter of little feats. —Frank Tyger the lad began to tire of the work and —John B. Klein said, "Grandpa, what ever made you bury these things anyway?" —Bernard E. Grady That'll Stop It Two women were talking across the back fence when one asked, "Can you see any change for the good from your Thoughtful Problem son's college education?" The other Overheard: If I let myself get to replied, "Yes. It has cured his father thinking too hard, I can't concentrate! of bragging about him." —Arnot L. Sheppard Jr. —Martha J. Beckman

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Definition Sewing is still an area where many Dirty limericks: Vice verses. men fear to thread. —/. Boyett —Rodney Stevens "I'm off to rescue the economy."

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