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A R T I C L ." "MR. PRESIDENT, THE LEGION WANTS TO KNOW .. 10 The President speaks his mind on issues important to Legionnaires.

ASSAULT ON YOUTH 13

Is it any wonder they feel confused?

THE UNDECLARED WAR ON CHILDREN 14 Children still in diapers are being peddled as sex objects. By Dr. Kenneth Wooden

CURBING KIDDIE PORN 18 Congress declares war on child pornography. by Sen. Paula Hawkins

THE DRUG ABUSE EPIDEMIC: YOUNG LIVES, LOST DREAMS 17 The First Lady is committed to helping children stay off drugs. by Nancy Reagan

GROWING UP IN A WORLD OF HARD CHOICES 18 Young Americans search desperately for direction in their lives. by Dr Amitai Etzioni

EASTERN EUROPE: LOOSENING THE SOVIET GRIP 20 Will Soviet bloc nations ever be free? By Arch Puddington

THE SCANDAL OF GOVERNMENT LENDING 22 Uncle Sam needs a collection agency to recoup the $65 billion it's owed. by Jay Stuller THE GREAT TANK CONTROVERSY 24 Is the Abrams tank the ultimate weapon or an expensive coffin? By Michael Duffy

"DON'T VICTIMIZE THE VA," RENAUD TELLS 99TH CONGRESS 30 Legionnaires are urged to write and fight againstfurther budget cuts. LEGION YOUTH PROGRAMS MAKE A DIFFERENCE 40 13 C&Y chairman tells what the Legion is doing to help children.

A WORLD WITHOUT SOUND 88 New discoveries may restore hearing for countless Americans. By Jay Stuller DEPARTMENTS

Big ISSUES should We Impose Economic Sanctions on South Africa? 8

LETTERS 4 LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION 45 VETERANS ADVISER 53

DATELINE WASHINGTON 6 LEGION NEWS BRIEFS 46 ORBEN'S WORLD 82

VETERANS UPDATE 27 POST OF THE MONTH 48 PARTING SHOTS 88 VETERANS ALERT 38 20 THE COVER President Reagan responds to interview questions. (Sue Klemens photo)

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except Rhode Island, said Sen. Paula Hawkins of Florida, Shorter Week, More lobs? chairman of the Senate Drug Enforcement Caucus. In fact, At least 7 million additional jobs would be created if Amer- there is a national industryjournal to keep pot growers updated icans worked four days instead of the traditional five, said on the latest high-tech methods of grovnng the illegal plants. Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan. Conyers has introduced Hawkins said there are about 200,000 marijuana farmers the Shorter Work Week Act as a means to provide more jobs in the United States, and that more than half of the drug sold and leisure time for the nation's workforce. on the streets throughout the nation is grown on home soil. Conyers said the shorter work week has become wide- Many states have adopted major eradication programs to spread in Europe. The congressman said if the legislation is deal with the "grovdng" problem of marijuana farms. Com- enacted, industrial productivity wall increase and help lower bined efforts of law enforcement agencies have led to early the nation's $2 trillion deficit. harvest of the plants in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Law Conyers said although the Labor Department reports the enforcement officials said profits from the illegal trade have national unemployment rate is 7.3 percent of the workforce, escalated from $1 billion in 1978 to $16.6 billion in 1984. the real figure is closer to 13 percent. He said for every one percentage point of unemployment, it costs the federal government about $24 billion in increased domestic spending More One-Parent Families programs and revenue loss. One out of every four American famiUes is headed by a The bill would shorten the standard statutory work week single parent—twice that of a generation ago. to four days, eight hours each, with double-time for overtime. Such were the findings of the Bureau of Census, based on

a 1984 study, which said that 26 percent of all family groups with children under 18 were one-parent. Twenty-nine per- Spies Left Out in tiie Cold cent of similar families had two parents. According to the Federal agencies are scrambling for new ideas to deter and report, the father is the lone partner in 3 percent of the family detect spies—especially Americans wiUing to shell out secur- groups with young children. ity secrets for cash. Census officials classified one-parent situations as being One approach, a measure introduced in the Senate by Sen. created through premarital birth, divorce, separation and Ted Stevens of Alaska, would force spies to forfeit proceeds death of a spouse. earned from espionage activities. The bill has been dubbed Of 85.4 million households in the country, more than 23 the "Take the Fun Out of Spying Act." million were maintained for the most part by single persons, "We are faced with a new breed of spies, ones who will sell officials said. their country down the river for money and kicks," said Sen. Dave Durenberger of Minnesota. "They have no ideology, no Once Is Not Enough beliefs, no goals beyond life in the fast lane. Spying now While many people have difficulty paying bills at all. Uncle attracts the same people as drug smuggling." Sam is experiencing the opposite situation. Several govern- Among other things, the legislation would force a convicted ment agencies pay their bills not once, but twice. spy to give up all ill-gotten payoffs and any proceeds from The General Accounting Office, after examining the pay- the media seeking to exploit the case. While taking away one ment systems of three agencies, discovered more than $11 potential pot-of-gold, the bill offers another: a $500,000 reward million worth of duplicate payments. The largest error involved for information leading to the arrest and conviction of spies. $6.8 million. According to the GAO, the contractor discov- Some members of Congress said they believe it will take ered the dupHcate payment and refunded the money. more than cash rewards to deter spying, so they want the The three agencies examined included the Defense Logis- death penalty for any person convicted of espionage or trea- tics Agency, which in 1984 made 26 duplicate payments total- son. Rep. Eldon Rudd of Arizona introduced such a bill last ing $8.6 million; General Services Administration, 32 year. "The overwhelming majority of American people believe duplications worth $1.3 miUion; and Justice Management these crimes are despicable enough to warrant the death pen- Division, $1.7 miUion in double payments. alty," Rudd said, adding that such a penalty is a proven deter- In most instances, the GAO said duplicate payments are rent to spying. later discovered by the agency or vendor and the money is refunded. Marijuana Farms Increase While the U.S., Mexican and Colombian governments are Quote of the Month working together to help curb international drug trafficking, "Society has a right to protect its moral fabric from the authorities say marijuana crops are flourishing across the stains and rot of pornography." United States. James J. Kilpatrick In 1984, marijuana farmers were arrested in every state Syndicated Columnist

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BIG ISSUES

Should We Impose Economic Sanctions On Soutii Africa?

Rep. Norman D. Shumway, R-Calif. Rep. Parren J. Mitchell, D-Md.

The Republican leader My experience and conver- ship in the Senate did a sations in South Africa somersault in Septem YES repeatedly confirm that U.S.- ber 1985. Unfortunately, it landed on its imposed economic sanctions would be head. Influenced by the administra- negative and destructive.

tion's Sept. 9 Executive Order of lim- Undeniably, apartheid is to be con- ited economic sanctions against South demned; it must be dismantled and Africa, the Senate failed to pass the replaced by a free and equal system of conference report on the Anti-Apartheid Act. The bill con- government in South Africa. However, the overwhelming tains legislation designed to impose tough economic sanctions majority of those with whom I met, black and white, believe

against South Africa. Insensitive as it may seem, this political that economic sanctions would be a serious mistake, harming ploy was organized as an attempt to avert a confrontation most the very people we aim to help. Instead of inspiring betv^^een Republicans in Congress and the White House. reform, economic sanctions seek to indiscriminately tear down Facing collapse of the desolate policy of "constructive what exists, both good and bad. Even limited sanctions set engagement," the administration has embarked upon a plan a precedent for far-reaching steps or total disinvestment. for limited economic sanctions that can never succeed. Con- The positive progress that has occurred, although limited, trived from the ruins of thought, the idea of "active construc- should not be sacrificed. An example of such progress is a tive engagement" favors political cosmetics over serious publicly owned gold mine in the Orange Free State, which measures. What the GOP Senate has agreed to is a weak employs 30,000 people, 29,000 of whom are black. The miners proposal full of loopholes easily lifted by a stroke of a pen. there now receive a wide array of benefits from the company, Rejecting the presidential doubletalk, we must insist upon including significant education and training programs. Con-

nothing less than tougher, harder sanctions if our nation wants traction in the mining industry, the certain result of sanc- immediate steps taken to dismantle the hated apartheid sys- tions, would cost South African blacks not only their jobs, tem. We, in Congress, had an obligation to stand by our but also opportunities to advance economically. original bipartisan plans and resuscitate the Anti-Apartheid A spokeswoman for the National Union of Clothing Work- Act. To preserve the integrity of our constitutional respon- ers in South Africa confirmed the positive role played by U. S.

sibilities, I cannot stress enough how important it is to replace companies. Pioneers in hiring and training blacks, they have the administration's feeble gesture with genuinely meaning- set an example for reform and economic improvement. ful sanctions. The question, I beheve, is no longer one of whether the

Fortunately, there is hope. Twelve Republican senators system of apartheid will be dismantled, but rather when and led by Sen. Lowell Weicker (Conn.) will hot let South Africa how. Those with whom I spoke were in agreement that a become a partisan issue. I am impressed by their integrity. positive answer to these questions will be provided by eco- Those Republican leaders in the Senate and the adminis- nomic stability and the progressive influence of foreign busi- tration who argue against application of tough, hard sanc- ness, not by disinvestment and desertion. tions against South Africa need to consider the reality of The transformation required in South Afiica cannot be apartheid. There is more involved than jobs or strategic imposed from outside. It must evolve from within. In my interest. This is a cruel system of life enforced by whips, view, an indefensible policy in South Africa should not be police dogs, detentions, arson, torture, disappearances answered by an indefensible policy by the United States. Our and death. It is a system contribution should be to of life that distorts human encourage the steps nec- YOUR OPINION COUNTS, TOO nature, as did American essary to end the injus- Senators and congressmen are interested in constituent view- slavery. The clock is run- tices of apartheid— points. You may express your views by writing The Honorable (name), ning, and I hope the Sen- contribution to construc- U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510, or The IHonorable (name), U.S. ate acts before time runs House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20515. tive change, not to de- out. structive deterioration.

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"hof they repeatedly violate treaties and agreements at will? :^:^^.^V President Reagan answers this and other questions of ^s^v .s"^ importance to Legionnaires in this exclusive interview.

American Legion Magazine: Mr. President, Q» You met last November with General Secretary Mik- the Legion wants to know how you have fulfilled your 1980 hail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union. What did your campaign promise to rebuild America's defenses? discussion accomplish? More than anything else, my goal was to meet my Soviet President Reagan : Five years ago, the conventional A • counterpart and to have a frank discussion with him one- wisdom seemed to be that the all-volunteer military wasn't on-one, without distraction or media filters. He found out working. Troop morale was low and military families over-

seas were having trouble making ends meet. I am proud we turned this around. The men and women in uniform once BLUE CAPPER— "Our country will sign no agreement that is not interest," again have reasons to join, to train, to stay in, and to prepare effectively verifiable or is not in our national says Rea- gan, a lifetime member of Pacific Palisades Post 283, Calif. for any emergency. They are really the muscle, heart and mind of America's defenses. Military pay levels are now about one-third higher than they were in 1980, and military personnel overseas have more buying power due to the stronger dollar. As a result of these reforms, as well as in part a renewed sense of patriotism we're seeing throughout the country, we are attracting sub- stantially more recruits than in 1980, and the percentage of new recruits with a high school degree is the highest ever.

Ke-enlistment is up as well. And this is happening in the context of a growing economy that is producing a record number of jobs in the private sector. And, through our procurement program, we're working to give these men and women the tools they need to get the job done and establish a strong foundation for the future. Thanks to our program to restore our defenses, we now have planes that can fly and ships that can sail. We are proceeding with the MX and the B-1 bomber, and we are approaching our goal of a 600-ship Navy. ON NATIONAL DEFENSE-"T/)e choice is ON NEG0J\A7\0NS-"0ur negotiating with ON AFGHANISTAN-"A4ore assistance is clear: preserving defense, or turning bacl< the Soviets does not imply in any way that exactly what we plan to give the freedom the c/ocks to the 1970s, when our planes we condone past Soviet behavior, and we fighters in Afghanistan. Their bravery couldn't fly and our ships couldn't sail for are vigorously pressing the Soviet Union stands as a continuing reminder of what lack of parts and trained support." to take corrective action." some endure for freedom's sake."

that I'm not the caricature they portray in PRAVDA. And I Q* The Soviet Union has sharply upgraded its chemical found out that, though he is not going to budge from his warfare capability. What is the U.S. response? Marxist-Leninist worldview, he may have an interest in give- A The United States signaled its abhorrence for chemical and-take on certain issues. • weapons by unilaterally halting all research and devel- The meetings produced a fresh start. That phrase contains opment on chemical weapons in 1969, and has been gradually no illusions: It simply means that we aired our differences, destroying obsolete stockpiles since that time. searched for common ground, and planted some seeds that American restraint in this area, however, was not met with might sprout into tangible agreements. commensurate restraint by the Soviets. On the contrary— the evidence shows that their chemical weapons have been unleashed on the Afghans and on the people of Indochina. Q» Why do we continue to negotiate with the Soviet In the face of Soviet expansion of its chemical arsenal and Union, when it repeatedly violates treaties and agree- Soviet use of chemical weapons, we have reluctantly sought ments at will? a limited production capability to assure deterrence, and to A As I have said before, the pattern of Soviet non- encourage serious Soviet negotiations on the comprehensive • compliance with arms control agreements, which I ban on production, use, and transfer of chemical weapons, have documented in three reports to the Congress, including that we proposed in 1984 at the Geneva Conference on one in December 1985, is a deadly serious matter. It calls Disarmament.

into question the security benefits of arms control; it creates new security risks; and it undermines the confidence essential Q* Afghan Freedom Fighters have held out against Soviet to the arms control process. armed forces for six years with inadequate support from Why then continue to negotiate? We do so for several rea- the West. Why is the United States not offering more sup-

sons. First, new arms control agreements, if soundly for- port, when the mujahadeen is in such desperate need of mulated and fully adhered to, can serve U.S. interests. We materiel and other forms of assistance? should not abandon efforts to achieve agreements that can A More assistance is exactly what we do plan to give the increase U.S. and Allied security and reduce the risk of war, • freedom fighters in Afghanistan. Their bravery stands provided that such agreements are equitable and verifiable. as a continuing reminder of what some endure for freedom's Second, our negotiating with the Soviets does not imply in sake.

any way that we condone past Soviet behavior, and we are In the case of the Afghans, it's more than abstract freedom vigorously pressing the Soviet Union to take corrective action. they're fighting so vahantly for. As a recent Washingtoyi Post

Third, we are taking account of the security implications editorial put it, their struggle is against a monstrous machine of Soviet violations in our defense modernization plans, and of genocide. Much of the population has fled. The remainder we have made it quite clear that we will take appropriate and endures the torments of a ceaseless air war against civilians, proportionate responses to Soviet non-compliance, even as chronic shortages of food and the rudiments of medical care, we seek to ensure that future arms control agreements are and the relentless propaganda of the so-called "liberators"—

both equitable and effectively verifiable. who claim that all these troubles are the result of Western Your readers should rest assured our country will sign no "imperialism." agreement that is not effectively verifiable or is not in our The real source of the problem, of course, Hes in Moscow. national interest. That's why last November, by the most lopsided vote ever. Our highest priority is resolution of the question of Amer- ican servicemen still held in captivity. Although we cannot

yet prove it is true that U.S. servicemen are still imprisoned there, we cannot rule out the possibility. We will continue to pursue this with our utmost efforts.

Q* The Congress recently passed the Balanced Budget and Deficit Reduction Act of 1985, mandating a balanced budget by 1991. One provision of the law would require across-the-board spending cuts if Congress fails to meet the specified budget targets. What effect will this legislation have on your program to rebuild the nation's defenses? A My agi-eement with the Congress called for a one-year • pause in our defense buildup, in conjunction with our efforts to tighten up certain domestic items and abolish some dozen non-essential programs. That was to be followed by two more years of 3 percent gi'owth in military spending after inflation. We froze defense spending, but we never got the kind of STATUS REPORT—Reagan delivers his State of the Union address non-defense spending cuts and program terminations to Congress. Seated in the background are Vice President Bush we and Speal

years prior to that, there was a complete stalemate. We The other legacy I want to see endure is that of a secure developed a strategy to overcome this inertia. We opened America, protected by traditional military readiness and pre- direct negotiations with the governments of Vietnam and pared for the new opportunities such as the Strategic Defense Laos, raised intelligence priorities, adopted a public aware- Initiative. As we get to the point where that may be possible, ness program and re-established close contact with the National we will, by applying good old American ingenuity, be making League of Families and family members of the missing. the world's nuclear arsenals less and less useful. Last year, the remains of over 50 of our men were returned This can't happen overnight, but we are moving slowly but to the United States. We now have joint crash site excava- surely away from the balance-of-terror, and toward the bal- tions and Hanoi recently agi-eed to try to resolve the issue in ance-of-safety. In that direction lies a safer world, for our- two years. selves and our children.

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE MORE than ever, our youths are under attack and suffering from the onslaught of porno books and movies, questionable role models, perverted adults, early use of alcohol and drugs— all com- bining forces to onfuse and wreck their young lives. We must fight back! 55AULT ON YOUTH

1HE UNDECLARED WAR ON CHILDREN Sex deviates and pornography peddlers have joined forces to wage a well- organized, vicious attack on our children. How can we fight back?

By Dr. Kenneth Wooden HEY, LITTLE GIRL-Pedop/7//es are aided by

LL across the United wife and family enjoyed the material pocket. With haunting eloquence, her

States, there has been a blessings of this great land. They father recalled: l

silent, but brutal unde- watched with pride as their 12-year-old "She used to tell me, 'Daddy, I want ' clared war on children. son began to deliver newspapers. to be a nurse.' I would say, 'Honey you j Concerned with adult • in 1984, in the East, a police doctor, a And can be anything you want—a J issues and problems, officer spent his free time involved in lawyer—you are very smart. Aim high, 1

' many of us have failed to community activities of The American babe' . . . and then she was gone, taken realize that 63 million Legion. His family, including their from us. I

Americans— our chil- youngest daughter, also became active "I went out late at night when it first !

dren—are not as safe as in The American Legion. happened and yelled in the darkness, \ ' we would like to believe. Thousands of While these four couples worked and 'Do you hear me? This is your daddy. parents daily throughout the nation are Are hiding? let dreamed, their children were con- you Please me hear your \

becoming victims of society's false sense ceived, born and entered childhood. Busy voice!' She never answered . . . she never )

of security and its tragic results. with the task of providing food, clothing answered . . . This week, they found \ • girl. In the late 1970s, a construction and opportunity, these hard-working another 11-year-old Her panties f

worker moved his young family to the parents, like millions of other Ameri- were pulled down and her sweater cov- 'i to a "safe" community sur- cans, took little note of the early skir- ered her face and neck—raped and mur- Midwest, ; I justice, I rounded by gates with security guards. mishes of a protracted war on children. dered ... want damn, want i

• During the mid-1970s a couple in the But by 1986, the American Dream had justice . . . I'm only an iron worker but ^ West related how their little girl would become a nightmare for these four fam- damn, I hunger for justice!" i ' often pass a nursery school on her way ilies and hundreds of thousands of oth- On the West Coast, the little girl's to play by the ocean and dream that some ers across the United States. The dreams were realized when she placed day she'd marry and send her own chil- insulated world of a small Midwest town her daughter in the nursery school she i

dren to the nursery. was shattered when the construction had admired for years. Less than three .1

• 11 In the early 1980s, in the heartland worker's -year-old daughter joined the months later, however, a medical report ( of America—a successful salesman, his growing ranks of CMIAs— Children documented that the golden-haired child t Missing in Action— when she never was one of the worst victims among some I

Dr. Kenneth Wooden, author, lecturer, returned from jogging on a Sunday 300 children who allegedly had been i TV reporter and producer who special- afternoon in April 1981. Four months sexually assaulted at the school. Today, j izes in children's issues, is the recipierit later, her skeletal remains were found sexual abuse is so pervasive in day-care I * of the American Legion Auxiliary's 1986 in a wooded area near her home. A bul- centers across the country that some Public Spirit Award for his work a nd let was lodged in her skull and her major insurance companies are discon- interest in childreii and youth. underwear was stuffed in her jacket tinuing coverage.

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS

FOLLOWING are typical lures child molesters use to entice their victims. Suggested prevention measures for each lure are printed in italics.

Affection Children are caught off guard when an advance is made by a relative, friend or someone they know. Childrenfrom unhappy homes are the easiest preys for "love" lures because they are starved for affection. Parents need to show affection to their children and monitor activities such as summer camp and clubs. Be cautious of adults who want to spend time alone with your child.

Assistance An adult, sometimes disguised as a handicapped or elderly person, asks a child for help with groceries, to find a lost pet, for directions or other kinds of help. Tell your child that adults should ask other adults for help, and if an adult stops to ask directions, your ational organizations whose newsletters provide tips on how to lure children into their traps. child should move out of reach and to run. missing children. Their numbers sur- pass total American deaths in the Viet- Authority ertain cults nam War. According to the Bureau of Molesters often dress as police Federal Statistics, 1.7 million teen-agers officers, clergy, firemen and truant hnd groups were victims of violent crimes in 1984, officers. They often carry badges and are using children 50 percent higher than the rate of crimes attach flashing Hghts to their cars. against adults. If Purple Hearts were Others have posed as store detec- for prostitution awarded to children who have been tives to accuse children of stealing "wounded" by sexual assaults in this and instruct them to "come with me." and unbelievable generation, there would be more than Tell children to ask another adult 6.7 million recipients. to check the ID the "official." ritual crimes.y of J For the sake of comparison, 1.4 mil- Impersonation lures can be difficult lion Purple Hearts have been awarded to detect. Legitimate officials will not to the courageous men and women in object to showing their ID. On Labor Day, 1982, 12-year-old "J" uniform wounded in battle since the never returned from delivering his dawn of this nation. We have appropri- Bribery morning papers in the Midw^est. Three ately erected beautiful monuments to Younger children are offered years later, J's mother and father con- the fallen heroes of most of our wars. candy, toys and other rewards. Older tinue to search for their son, following The only memorials to missing and mur- children are offered beer, drugs or up on hundreds of costly false leads. The dered children, however, are scattered money in exchange for sex. porch light bums 24 hours a day to guide graves across our national landscape and Be alert to new toys, gifts or money the young boy home. family scrapbooks filled with faded pho- that haven't been given through nor- "C" disappeared March 26, 1984, while tos, newspaper articles and poignant mal family channels. Teach chil- collecting money on her new job as keepsakes. dren that no one repeatedly gives newspaper carrier for The Evening Press During every war this country has presents without wanting something in Binghamton, N.Y. Her body was fought, much of the military intelli- in return. found the next day in one of the cus- gence about the enemy has come directly tomers' homes. She had been hung from from the foe. This is true with the infor- Threats/Fear a cellar rafter, raped, murdered and mation we have about those who wage These may be violent verbal hidden in a woodpile. war against our children. threats, blackmail or intimidation "C," who was active in The American Enemy leadership and membership vdth guns or knives. Legion Auxiliary as a junior member, is proliferated through national and Continued on page 50 joined a long silent roll call of slain and Continued on page 50

MARCH 1986 15 ASSAULT ON YOUTH dren not only from sexual abuse, but also from other forms of abuse. Laws such as the Missing Children's Act, Missing Children's Assistance Act and the reauthorization of the Juvenile Jus- tice and Delinquency Prevention Act were passed to protect children. We also have fought to ensure that CURBING day-care and juvenile welfare workers, who are entrusted with the care of children, are properly screened. We have fought for adequate funding for child abuse, runaway and juvenile justice KIDDIE PORN programs. Originally, the Child Protection Act contained a provision that would include child pornography under the coverage One out of every five girls and one out of every 11 of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt boys in this country will be sexually molested before Organizations Act, better known as RICO. Much to our dismay in the Sen- they reach the age of 18. Here's what Congress is ate, this provision was deleted in the doing to protect our children. House of Representatives before the bill was enacted. We believe the provision was dropped, not on its merits, but because of the con- By Sen. Paula Hawkins troversy and confusion over the scope of the coverage of RICO, an issue that was then under the scrutiny of the CHILD is sexually Supreme Court. molested every two min- We still favor expansion of RICO's utes in the United States. coverage to include kiddie porn. We've Experts say that one in reintroduced legislation on this subject, five girls and one in 11 boys which includes not only child pornog- will be sexually assaulted raphy under RICO's coverage, but also by their 18th birthday. expands the law's civil action portion.

And the sad truth is that This would make it possible for victims only 20 percent of such of child pornogi'aphy and child prosti- crimes are reported to tution to recover damages. authorities. Under this legislation, once child por- Evidence of these atrocities is not nography is determined to be infiltrated always found on police blotters or in by organized crime, prosecutors would statements to social workers and have the leverage to call for increased authorities. We have the evidence in penalties. RICO provides injunction black and white and color photographs, powers to prevent this form of smut from films and videos— the tools of child being distributed within states and pornographers. across state lines. The original intent of We also have the evidence in the pub- the RICO civil suit provision was to lications of organizations that self- LANDMARK LEGISLATION-Haiv/r/ns co- encourage private enforcement of the righteously profess that sex between sponsored the Child Protection Act, which law and, at the same time, compensate adults and children should be accepted declares sexual exploitation of minor chil- victims. by society as "normal" behavior. dren to be a form of child abuse, unpro- Given the heinous nature of the sex- People who traffic in kiddie porn are tected by the First Amendment. ual exploitation of children, recovery for not found only in sleazy backrooms on damages to the person would be con- Skid Row. While their numbers may be are broadly distributed. sistent with the objectives of RICO. few, these people are well-organized We on Capitol Hill have taken direct However, the emotional and long- groups that pose a clear threat to the steps to counter the ravages of child lasting psychological harm caused by health and welfare of our children and pornography. For example, the Child kiddie pom cannot be repaired by money. nation. Protection Act is landmark legislation We in Congress cannot afford to rest Organizations such as the Rene Guyon that recognizes sexual exploitation of on our laurels with what has been done Society and the National Man-Boy Love minor children as a form of child abuse. to protect our children. The U. S. Attor- Association—whose motto is "Sex before This bill makes it impossible for child ney General's Commission on Pornog- eight or it's too late"— espouse their pornographers and pedophiles to hide raphy has concluded there is a connection warped philosophies in publications that behind the First Amendment by claim- between pornographic materials and the ing their actions are protected by free- sexual molestation of children. Sen. Paula Hawkins has been a long- dom of expression and freedom of the The abused, exploited and neglected time proponent of strict laws against press. children of our nation need help; they the exploitation and abuse ofAmerica n In the past few years, Congress has need protection. And they deserve children. enacted a variety of laws to protect chil- justice.

16 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 5SAULT ON YOUTH

YOUNG LIVES AND LOST DREAMS: THE DRUG ABUSE EPIDEMIC

I'd never heard of. They Use of marijuana and about drugs By Nancy Reagan had had experiences that were hair- alcohol among school raising. I heard how drugs had dead- ened their hope, their promise, their use of drugs by young children has reached HE spirit and their love. And how drugs people is one of our coun- epidemic proportions. finally destroyed the very fiber of their try's greatest problems. families. Drugs are ruining the Even third-graders When they finished talking, the con- minds and bodies of our are victims of drugs. clusion was always the same—that they children, and if we don't do were sorry they had ever gotten involved something now to change with drugs in the first place, and that the situation, we are in break. The personal tragedies are they wished more than anything to re- danger of losing an entire numerous yet they have a common establish their relationships with their generation. thread. Children who are on drugs families and lead normal, happy lives The statistics are chilling. The 1984 become alienated from their communi- again. findings ofthe National Institute on Drug their families, themselves. What- The victims are getting younger all Abuse High School Senior Survey show ties, ever the reason for children exper- the time. I once visited a third grade that more than 25 percent of high school imenting with drugs, the end result is class at the E. Rivers Elementary School seniors use marijuana and over 67 per- always the same. They become lost in a in Atlanta and sat in on a drug preven- cent use alcohol on a monthly basis. drug-induced maze from which there tion program. It struck me as odd to see Although these numbers represent a seems no way out. They turn against little boys in Cub Scout uniforms and decline since the 1983 survey—when 27 famihes and friends—the very little girls in jumpers learning about percent used marijuana and over 69 their relationships that would offer the best drugs that many adults haven't even percent used alcohol—there is still a long hope for working problems out—and heard of. The scene was both terrifying way to go. In the abstract, these are instead enter a world of isolation. and encouraging. Terrifying because just numbers; but, behind the numbers are problem that even third I have traveled thousands of miles drugs such a are young lives and lost dreams. talking with kids, listening to them, graders must be prepared to deal with The numbers—as well as the thou- asking them questions and learning a them. And encouraging because we are sands of letters I receive from all over good deal. From Spokane, Wash., to finally fighting back. the country—indicate that drug abuse Medford, N.J., from Lansing, Mich., to Our top priority is prevention. It is has reached epidemic proportions. Right Tulsa, Okla., the children I met were safer and more effective to thwart drug now, it is Uke one of those dreaded dis- anxious to tell me how they had gotten abuse before it begins, than to wait until eases for which there is no cure. And into drugs, who turned them on, what after the fact, hoping young people will like a disease, it knows neither social their lives had been like. They talked Contiyiued on page 59 nor economic boundaries. Rich and poor, educated and uneducated, black and white, urban and rural youths are ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL—Mrs. Reagan often attends drug-prevention rallies such i affected. this "Youth to Youth: My Choice-Drug Free!" seminar at Denison University, Ohio. Never in my hfe have I felt an issue so compelling. My primary purpose in the battle against drugs has been to draw attention to the problem, to make people aware and to get them involved. That's why I decided to travel the country, to visit as many drug rehabilitation centers and prevention programs as possible and to talk to as many young people as I can. What I have seen and the stories I have heard in the past few years are enough to make the strongest hearts

First Lady Nancy Reagan has ( on TV talk shows and has traveled the nation to voice her continuing concern for children's drug problems. SSAULT ON YOUTH Growing Up In By Dr. Amitai Etzioni

N old Chinese proverb— or is it a curse?—reads: A WoM Hard "May you live in interest- Of ing times." The times for American youngsters may have become too interesting. There is a point 0SOICES beyond vi'hich the surfeit of options becomes overwhelming, the expansion of freedoms turns into anarchy; and the lack of clear moral standards, into a threatening vacuum. Bombarded by media blitzes, peer pressures, Americans have long been indulged in such a threatening abundance in mat- parental admonishments and contrasting life ters concerning consumer goods. We have gradually learned to come to terms styles, many of today's young Americans are with the myriad choices among goods, bewildered and confused. And for good reason. largely by ignoring most of them, often maintaining loyalties to a brand we have come to trust, and by recognizing there are few real differences among many woman to enter first, as a matter of good loved ones. Once their hearts stopped "choices." manners, or do you insult her as a weak- beating, you leaned back sad and However, in recent decades the ava- hng, by the very same act? How do you exhausted, but with the knowledge you lanche of choices, and the lack of guide- address a letter to a woman: Miss, lived up to your duty. Today, a young lines, has been extended from the realm Madam, Ms.? If you meet a couple who person is too frequently asked to par- of products to our personal, social, moral are introduced as having different last ticipate in the heart-rending decision of and even biological existence—issues that names, may you assume that they are whether to "pull the plug" and turn off matter a great deal. The result is a chal- not married to one another? And, if they the life-prolonging machines that have lenge that is much more bewildering than do share the same last name, is it safe made death not an inevitable occur- any supermarket ever was. Take the to assume they are still married. rence, but a guilt-ridden decision. matter of family relations and sex roles. More seriously, is one to marry? The older generation, those who had to Numerous young people defer marriage BIO-TECH advances already force make lifelong commitments in the 1950s, much longer than their elders used to; many other burdensome choices, had a clearer guide. Society expected more do not marry at all; and many look and many more are on the horizon. men to work outside the household; at their marriage not as a life commit- Instead of anticipating and welcoming women, by and large, were homemak- ment but, in effect, as an arrangement their newborn with all of birth's inher- ers. Marriage and lifelong marriage was that can, and frequently is, undone and ent excitement, prospective parents can the ideal. Having children was ideal- redone. Quite often, undone and redone use well-established scientific tech- ized. True, not everyone lived up to all again. Having children is no longer an niques to determine if the fetus is these expectations. Some women worked obvious choice. And work outside the afflicted with various illnesses and outside the home even in those days; home for mothers, even those with young whether it is a boy or a girl. They face some never married, and some found no infants, is only an option to be consid- the awesome decision of whether to joy in having children. However, they ered. Once the decision is made to accept interrupt the pregnancy if the test were relatively few and were seen by employment, a follow-up decision must results are not to their choosing. Pro- others, and often by themselves, as also be made concerning its importance. life groups are sure about the answer; exceptions. It was, for most of us, quite One may treat such work merely as a Pro-choice supporters raise the oppo- clear what a person was supposed to do. job, to take second seat to one's family site possibility. Most youngsters are Today the confusion starts with triv- duties, or as a career, often demanding caught in the middle. Genetic engineer- ial things, such as matters of manners, top priority. In effect, every aspect of ing in future decades will multiply these and extends much deeper. Do you hold family Hfe has become open to consid- dilemmas. the door open and step aside to allow a eration, from the division of duties Whatever rules remain, teens feel an between husband and wife, to what is enormous pressure from their peers to Dr. Amitai Etzioni, educator, sociolo- expected of children, to who gets to do break them. A study of youngsters found gist, author and lecturer, is University what with the money earned. that pressure to disregard the rules set Professor at George Washington Uni- The bewilderment depicted in mat- by their parents and the community was versity and Director of the Center for ters of family is evident elsewhere. In the strongest pressure experienced by Policy Research. the '50s you did all you could for your children of all ages. It was particularly

18 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE NOW, WHERE?-T/}e future for many American youths is less defined and more uncertain than it was for past generations. Few can looli forward to improving their economic life the way their parents did.

moved from difficult economic times into the post-World War II explosion of affluence. However, the younger generation of Americans grew up in years of declining economic growrth and rising inflation in the '70s. While in recent years the economy has done better, the grovi1;h rate remains ane- mic. By and large, young Americans cannot look forward to as much of an improvement in their economic lives as that which their parents achieved.

HILE today's youth are severely challenged, and w often seem ill-prepared for enormous problems they face, there are many recent positive signs ofgrovdng up and of coming to terms with a more demanding, less cozy Amer- ica. Students do study harder although not necessarily hard. SAT scores stopped their decline and have begun to rise. Illicit drugs and cigarette smoking have declined over the past five years. There are some signs that drinking to excess is losing its appeal. The age group of 18-24 years is much more opposed to pornography than \^ the somewhat older groups of i ° 25-29 and 30-34. Most consider raising a family to be among their "very important objectives." The group of young- fierce on those ages 13 to 15. Pressure All this has to be worked out while, sters who feel that the use of marijuana to drink alcohol topped the hst, followed in the background, sexually lurid lyrics should be legalized, a kind of permis- closely by the requirement to smoke of Satanic and punk rock music blare at siveness litmus test, fell from 53 per- marijuana or cigarettes to be socially high decibels and TV messages flash by cent in 1977 to 23 percent in 1984. accepted. Engaging in sex and wearing in rapid succession—all this on top of the Much was made of a recent survey of the "right" clothes also ranked high. threat of nuclear war. There is no rea- young people who ranked among their The absence of guidelines, the notion son to expect that deterrence, which has top American heroes, movie actors, vnth that anything goes, far from being worked since the early '50s, will sud- Clint Eastwood in the lead. However, experienced by most young Americans denly fail—and yet there is a gnawing little attention has been paid to the many as a joy of choice, comes across as moral sense of: Should I study, save, make youngsters who added an unexpected, anarchy. Little wonder those least able long-term plans when any moment the vmte-in candidate: mothers. to deal with it, escape from it by joining whole world may go up in a cloud? (Fear Patriotism is back. NROTC and various political, communal or religious of war was ranked, in an April 1985 Gal- ROTC are again quite acceptable even cults that provide ultra-strong guid- lup poll of Americans, ages 18 to 24, as on those liberal campuses where they ance. This absolute leadership is pro- the problem of most concern, 12 times once were a source of controversy. vided at the cost of surrender of personal more than the fear of crime, seven times It is a confused, tough age, but there independence and individual freedoms. more than the fear of poverty.) And, are signs that the present generation Many youngsters either flounder or how much trust can one put in one's eld- may be shaping up, able to Jiandle the flail about, while still others gradually ers, and in the world they built, if they challenges of shifting values and the find a way of life based on a return to a cannot handle the "Big H?" reconstruction of the American society more traditional set of values. The older generation of Americans in the process.

MARCH 1986 19 WILL EASTERN EUROPE NATIONS

EVER RE FREE

OF THE SOVIETS? AT TIMES THERE ARE SIGNS THAT

RRING HOPE.

WALL OF SUPPRESSION-Repa/red and reinforced continually, tfie Berlin Wall has iso- lated the Soviet bloc nations from the free world since its construction 25 years ago.

Eastern Europe umum msum SKIP trol, and clergymen who resisted the new Yugoslavia brought with it consider- By Arch Puddington arrangements were arrested and some- ably more relaxed internal policies; con- times killed. versely, Albania remains an extremely • Trade unions were transformed into closed and repressive society. INCE its fall to the Soviets toothless labor fronts, more concerned For the other East European some years ago, Eastern with indoctrinating workers than pro- nations— Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Europe has posed a special tecting their interests. Germany, Hungary, Poland and problem for the United • A single, monolithic party was estab- Romania— Soviet domination remains States: What can we do to lished, and rival parties ruthlessly the overriding reality of political life. bring freedom nearer to ehminated. True enough, Moscow's influence is less people living in the shadow • Agiiculture was collectivized, often by pervasive today than in the past. After of a brutal, expansionist, force. the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, a num- totalitarian superpower? • Identity papers and severe restric- ber of the most obnoxious policies were Before addressing this tions on personal movement were abandoned, such as the requirement that question, it is worthwhile to examine instituted. East European nations gi'ant the USSR current conditions in the region and • Indoctrination became the principal aim half-ownership in some of the largest separate fact from fiction about the of education, and a policy of discrimi- economic enterprises. Moreover, some extent of change that has taken place nation against children of the "class diversity within the Soviet bloc is tol- over the years. Keep in mind that at the enemy" was adopted. erated. Thus, Hungary has experi- time of the communist takeover, in the • Businesses large and small were mented with various forms of economic aftermath of World War II, a totalitar- nationalized, and the entire economy decentralization and keeps political ian system patterned after the Soviet placed under state domination. arrests to a minimum, while Czechoslo- Union was imposed on each of the sat- How much have things improved since vakia adheres to orthodox Marxist pol- ellite nations: the early, bleak days of Soviet rule? icies and does not hesitate to place • Religion was placed under state con- Unquestionably, one of the most impor- dissidents on trial. However, the tant changes was the success of two East Kremhn will not permit an "indepen-. Arch Puddington, a journalist who European nations— Yugoslavia and dent road to socialism" or the establish- specializes in communist affairs, is a Albania— in breaking free from Mos- ment of independent organizations, such staff member of Radio Free Europe/ cow's hegemony. Tito's decision to as the Solidarity trade union, which pose Radio Liberty in New York. embark on an independent course in a threat to the Communist Party's pre-

AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE eminent position in the country. most inhumane "trade" arrangements The amount of change in Eastern ever conceived, the East Germans "sell" Europe should not be exaggerated. For political prisoners to West Germany— one thing, the Soviet Union today does that is, permit them to emigrate— in not treat its citizens with the routine exchange for hard currency marks. callousness that marked the Stalin era. • In Czechoslovakia, thousands of Moreover, recent experience has taught former supporters of the Prague us that liberalizing reforms are revers- Spring—the reform movement crushed ible. In measuring freedom in Eastern by the Soviet Union in 1968—have been CONTROL BY FORCE-/! woman in Europe, the relevant question is not given the status of non-persons. The Czechoslovakia laments the Soviet inva- whether conditions have improved since victims have been dismissed from their sion of her country in 7968, vi/hile Russian 1953, when Stalin died, but whether they jobs and assigned the most menial occu- troops in tanits (upper left), who guard have improved over the past 20 or so pations. If they refuse to accept state- Czech streets, learn a year later that mem- years. And here we find that while assigned work, they can be prosecuted ories of freedom die slowly. repression has clearly softened in some for living a "parasitic" way of life. As countries, in others, conditions have further punishment, their children are between today and the Stalinist period. worsened over the past 10 or 15 years. systematically prevented from enroll- Outright persecution—terror— is gen- In any event, the level of control, regi- ing in universities or holding jobs in the erally Hmited to those who actively pro- mentation and downright injustice professions. claim their oppositionist opinions; by remains high today throughout the • In Poland, thousands upon thou- contrast, terror previously might have region: sands of Solidarity members have been been directed at anyone, for whatever • In Romania, those owning type- arrested since the imposition of martial reason the authorities might conceive. writers must register with the police, law. Many Solidarity supporters have Nevertheless, the easing of terror is not and the police are empowered to deny been purged from media and university due to communism's advanced human- typewriter ownership if they deem it positions. Ominously, a number of Sol- itarianism. Rather, experience has "not in the state's interest." idarity adherents have met with mys- shown that once terror becomes wide- • In Bulgaria, a campaign has been terious and unexplained fatal spread, it inevitably reaches all the way launched to compel members of the "accidents," with bodies discovered in to the upper ranks of the party. Thus, country's leading minority group, the rivers or in forests. for reasons of sheer self-protection, the Turks, to adopt Bulgarian names. The list of techniques used by com- leadership has decided that it is essen- According to reports filtering through munist regimes to direct, dominate and tial to keep terror carefully contained. to the West, several hundred Turks have suppress ordinary citizens is practically For the average Hungarian or East been killed by the authorities because endless. The point is that East Euro- German, something to be welcomed is of their opposition to the "Bulgariza- pean communism remains a profoundly that one can work, go to church, marry tion" drive. totalitarian system, with the party and even make a little money in the • East Germany still refuses to per- monopoHzing control over government, unofficial and technically illegal econ- mit anyone but those living on pensions work, education, religion and travel. omy without the nagging fear of arrest. to travel to the West. And in one of the There is at least one major difference Continued on page 56

MARCH 1986 21 AMERICA'S DEADBEATS

the scandal of Government lending

Establishing a national collector, said ByJay StuUer THE FEDERAL Kasich, wouldn't mean creating a new executive department with its own GOVERNMENT bureaucracy. "He could work out of the EOPLE, businesses and Treasury Department or the Office of governments are reneging IS OWED Management and Budget. Precisely on debts owed to Uncle where isn't important. What's impor- Sam, leaving the nation $65 BILLION. tant is putting someone in charge, with with a staggering $64.6 bil- adequate authority, and making that lion in uncollected loans, SO WHERE'S office responsible for collecting pay- fines and delinquent taxes. ments due the federal government." Ohio congressman John THE BILL By the end of 1985, Kasich had twice P Kasich, after reviewing the COLLECTOR? discussed this matter with White House immensity of the problem, Chief of Staff Donald Regan, seeking concluded the nation needs a "Debt Czar" the President's support. Meanwhile, the to coordinate interagency collections of congressman worked on legislation to delinquent debts. He began looking into create a "Debt Czar." "The wheels are these overdue accounts last summer and, miUion, to Egypt's more than $400 mil- turning," said Kasich, "but it's going to although not initially convinced of the hon. Welshing runs rife through liter- take some time to generate concrete significance of the debt, asked the Gov- ally hundreds of other government loan action. This is not the type of matter ernment Accounting Office to conduct a programs. that's wrapped up quickly." study. The results, released in Decem- "The bad news gets worse," said Kas- Or easily. Many of the government ber, shook the congressman. ich, "because the debt is growing every loan programs were estabhshed on high The GAO report revealed that the day. According to the GAO, delinquen- ideals, serving the government's pur- United States is owed nearly $65 billion cies stood at $50 biUion Sept. 30, 1984, pose in helping its citizens. For exam- in delinquent debt by persons, busi- and $64.6 billion in June 1985. That rep- ple, a better-educated populace is an nesses and foreign and domestic gov- resents a mind-boggling growth rate of admirable societal goal. Consequently, ernments. Included are overdue $53.5 million each day! And with over since 1965, more than 20 miUion college payments on student, farm mortgage and $444.5 billion owed, but not now delin- students have borrowed about $42 bil- small business loans. Tardy tax pay- quent, the potential for further prob- lion from private lenders—thanks to the ments, unpaid fines levied by the Labor lems is enormous." federal Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) and Justice departments and uncol- program—to further their studies. lected Customs Service duties also con- government is currently doing The family farm is a venerated Amer- tribute to the total. Therelatively little to collect its right- ican institution; however, it's economi- So do unrefunded re-enlistment fully due monies. And yet, while the cally unstable. The Farmers Home bonuses from servicemen and women government must borrow to cover its Administration, which handles crop who have left the military before com- deficits, it continues to make loans. "A loans, mortgages, emergency loans and pleting their terms, along with delin- glance at the GAO study shows that the other assistance, has benefited farmers quent payments on federal financing of government makes financial assistance who otherwise could not arrange fishing vessels. State and local govern- available for just about anyone to do just financing. The Small Business Admin- ments are behind on loans for sewers, about anything," said Kasich. In fact, istration has often provided bailout loans water and waste systems. Several the various Washington agencies spon- to farmers, businessmen and others who nations are lagging on payments to the sor from 400 to 450 separate lending qualified for help under flood, hurricane Defense Security Assistance Agency, programs. and other disaster-relief programs. Such for military goods and assistance. These Many agencies lack the interest or financing is clearly well-intended. It is range from Morocco's delinquent $30 resolve to collect overdue loan pay- not, however, well managed. ments, and to date there's been little For many years the government didn't Jay Stuller, a San Francisco-based intergovernmental cooperation in tac- stress repayment of the GSL monies. journalist and frequent contributor to kling the problem. Hence, the need for Of the 20 million students, 1.6 million this magazine, specializes in govern- an aggressive "Debt Czar" to cut across defaulted on loans totaling $2.5 billion. ment issues. lines of authority. "Because the loans were guaranteed by

22 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE One of the major problems in collecting on delinquencies, Bosworth said, is that the programs are administered by agencies that are responding to specific constituencies. Because the Commerce Department depends on business for much of its political support, it's naturally going to go easier on businesses. Likewise, the FHA looks out for the interests of agriculture. "The bureau- crats are people who provide support, and don't think of themselves as bank- ers, and are consequently not really responsible about money," said Bos- worth. "They appear more concerned with representing constituents than in representing the entire government." Delinquent payments and defaults are only part of the story. "There's an awful lot of 'off-budget' debt that few people are aware of," said Bosworth. "Govern- ment loans are made at relatively low interest rates. Farmers Home, for instance, is getting only 5 percent to 5.5 percent on its money." The subsidy costs of government lending don't appear in the budget, but are obviously a toll the taxpayer bears.

a some programs, as with disaster I relief loans, borrowers don't even expect to repay. "Congress author- izes loans in the heat of the moment," said Bosworth. "The GAO has interviewed recipients of such loans, and found that borrowers were encouraged to take the funds and told 'don't worry " if you can't pay it back.' Disaster relief is a mark of a sound civilization. But as Bosworth said, "It's not a legitimate credit program." Back- ing a loan to a farmer facing a 90 percent chance of going broke, with or without the funding, is morally kind. But fram- ing it as a loan, intimating to taxpayers that it will be repaid, is fallacious. To partially cure its delinquent debt problems, and be fair to taxpayers, government must portray its credit programs the government, the private lenders who "WHILE THE honestly, drawing better distinctions made them didn't vi^ork hard to collect between loans and outright assistance. on delinquencies," explained Brookings GOVERNMENT Of the nearly $65 billion owed the Institute economist Barry Bosv^^orth. government, the largest single amount Bosworth said about 40 percent of the MUST BORROW is about $41.1 billion due the Treasury FHA loans are delinquent today. Before Department, mostly representing leaving the Office of Management and TO COVER ITS overdue taxes, interest and fines. While Budget, director David Stockman cam- short-staffed and basically over- paigned to dismantle the SBA, saying DEFICITS, IT whelmed, the IRS is attempting to catch that it "indiscriminately sprays a faint up, using computers linked to local com- mist of subsidized credit into the weak- CONTINUES TO puters, allovring them to track the assets est and most prosaic nooks and cran- of stubborn non-taxpayers. nies" of the American economy. MAKE LOANS." The remaining $23.4 billion is spread According to 0MB figures, the default out, an uncoordinated sea of bad paper. rate on SBA loans is 19 percent. Com- These monies are tough to find. mercial banks have default rates of only Many agencies will arrange for or guar- During the past few years the federal 1.5 percent to 2 percent. antee new loans to pay off the old ones. government has made a few efforts to Even at that, said Bosworth, the The old one appears successfully repaid, tighten its debt-collection process. The default rates are bogus. "The govern- when it's really only covered for another Debt Collection Act of 1982, for instance. ment doesn't like to show bad debts. year or two." Continued on page 54

MARCH 1986 23 ISTHEABKAMS

TANK THE BOSS OF

THE BATTLEFIELD OR

JOST AM EXPENSIVE

SITTING DOCK? THE GREAT TANK CONTROVERSY

in Army arsenals and another 4,000 on bers—much less in public. Though Army By Michael Duffy^ order, the tank is at a crossroads. Crit- officials won't discuss it, the tank's ics will be following the tank every- armor, particularly that on the front of big. It's fast. It's expen- where, noting its every flaw, mustering its hull, is recognized as a step beyond sive. And it's probably one of arguments to kill or curtail the Army's that on the M60 tank and a key part of the deadliest machines ever biggest procurement account. Propo- the tank's survivability. Just as impor- nT'Sfielded by a conventional nents, led by the Army and the numer- tant are the tank's sophisticated elec- army. ous companies that helped manufacture tronics, particularly its thermal imaging But the U.S. Army's Ml the 60-ton behemoth, will point to suc- sight and its laser rangefmder. The two Abrams tank is also one of cesses in tests here and in Europe. components, which together cost nearly the more controversial For the Army, the Mi's remarkable $1 million, give the crew of four the abil- weapons to come out of the abilities are self-explanatory. The tank ity to see enemies quickly and clearly Pentagon's often-criticized that bears the name of former Vietnam and then fix on a target, both at night procurement plans. Some armor experts commander. Gen. Creighton Abrams, and on the move. Routinely, the Army and Pentagon gadflies say the tank is is more than 32 feet long and nearly 12 officials say, gunners score direct hits too heavy and costly. Others say that feet wide. While the tank is nearly twice on targets from more than a mile away. the tank's gas turbine engine radiates the weight of its World War II counter- "The Abrams is the most powerful, enough heat to make it a sitting duck part, the 37-ton M4, the Abrams is two mobile and survivable combat vehicle for heat-seeking missiles. feet shorter, and about seven and a half we have ever fielded. We believe it can This year, vi'ith more than 3,000 Mis feet in height. The Ml was also designed outperform any other tank on the bat- for speed: Its 1,500-horsepower engine tlefield," stated the service's formal Michael Duffy, a Defense Week reporter provides a top speed of 45 mph, com- request to Congress last year. The Army wheyi he wrote this article, is a staff cor- pared to the M4's 38 mph. began buying the Abrams models in respondent at Time magazine, special- But what "tankers" love most about 1980. The cost is about $2.7 million each. izing in defense issues. the Ml can't be fully described in num- Ironically, the tank's dazzling capa-

24 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE A QUESTION OF WORTH-The high cost ups" per tank decreased from 62 during of M1s has critics demanding proof of the the first three months of 1983 to 17 in tank's survivability. the first quarter of 1985. Seymour Lorber, the Army's direc- Consider Rep. Beverly Bryon of Mary- tor of quaUty and reliability, described land. Though conservative, she recently the Mi's performance as one of the more drilled Army Chief of Staff Gen. John overlooked parts of the Ml contro- Wickham on the infrared signature pro- versy. Like other Army officials, he duced by the tank's gas turbine engine. noted that tank crews love the tank and "We've seen an increase of heat-seeking swear by its capabilities. "The tank's missiles, and yet on the Ml, we have a doing great, but nobody cares any- very high exhaust temperature," Bryon more," he said recently. recently told Wickham. Not everyone puts a lot of faith in the The exact nature of the tank's heat Army's numbers. Because the data were signature is unknown, but has been compiled in field tests and not in battle- reported to measure several thousand field-like operational tests, military degrees. One Army colonel recently reformers say they are less valuable. described it privately as "big as a Hol- "I couldn't give a damn about what a iday Inn." But the Army, as if to bunch of guys tooling around Europe acknowledge the problem, has reduced think," said Paul Hoven, a Vietnam hel- the heat signature on its new modifi- icopter pilot now with the Project on cation program of the Abrams, known Military Procurement in Washington. as the Ml-Al. The improved version, "You put in a 20-year-old and of course vvith a bigger, 120mm gun and improved he's going to love it. The only real test

! armor, will incorporate an auxiliary of the Ml is scientifically controlled

i power unit so crews may idle their tank operational tests, and there haven't been it's standing still. \ while any." As for the tank's rehability, the Army Such uncertainties surround the Ml

• pointed with pride to a series of recent in 1986. Many lawmakers wonder about field tests, conducted both in Europe the tank's abilities, but can do little to bilities seem to be a touchstone for its and the United States. During the trials, prove—or disprove—their hunches. critics. The high cost, they say, pre- which included NATO's giant armor Even if Hoven and other Ml critics vents the United States from buying exercise known as REFORGER, Ml would prefer a different tank, they also more than about 800 a year. The result tank teams reported ready for duty 96 acknowledge that it is too late. With is that the Warsaw Pact nations can percent of the time—a nearly perfect nearly half of the Ml purchase com- easily maintain their three-to-one tank "mission capable" rate. Overall, the Ml pleted, many criticisms are largely moot. advantage over NATO. And it is an is averaging 385 mean miles between At best, critics can only press the Army armored conflict that most strategists failure, above its 320-mile combat reli- to apply legitimate criticisms as the expect in the next European wa.v. ability requirement. Individual sys- service begins work on the tank of the Moreover, critics say the sophisticated tems in the tank, while less reliable than future—a project already started. systems are one reason why the Army the overall tank, are also well above anticipates tvnce the maintenance on the requirement, averaging 126 mean miles ROLLING THUNDER-IV/t/) its laser range- Ml as on the 1960s vintage M60. between failure, above its 101-mile finder, the Abrams' cannon can wipe out requirement. a moving target a mile avifay. CRITICISMS don't end there. So The overall performance rate is backed large is the Ml, critics note, that up by better-than-required perform- the Air Force's largest trans- ances by other parts of the tank. Engine port, the C-5B Galaxy, can carry durabihty and sprocket life are both but a single Ml at a time. The Air Force's turning in better-than-required per- workhorses, the smaller C-130s and formance. The Ml is requiring less time C-141s, can't carry the tank at all. As a than anticipated in the shop each day— result, the Navy would have to launch 36 minutes as opposed to 45 minutes— a small armada of ships before any tanks and at its routine 1,500-mile check- could be used overseas, outside of point, requires 23 hours rather than 36 Europe. What good is a tank, they ask, hours. The tank is also showing up for if you can't get it where you need it? A unscheduled maintenance— a highly corollary criticism holds that the Ml is revered measure of rehabihty—less fre- too heavy for many bridges in Europe. quently than Army shop foremen But this is probably a red herring: Not expected. only is 70 percent of Europe unsuitable One reason for the tank's high marks for armored warfare, but also signs des- is that its maker. General Dynamics ignating bridge weight are usually Land Systems Division, is regularly downloaded, or underestimated, by turning out "defect-free" tanks. Such traffic engineers. Most European bridges flawless vehicles are a rarity in military can hold up to 60 tons. Besides, tanks production, but the firm's domestic are designed to be used off roads. marketing director, Paul Curtis, said GD Military critics today are frequently is dehvering several each month to the well-versed in the mechanics of war and Army. Meanwhile, on less-than-perfect able to do verbal battle with generals. vehicles, the average number of "write . . .

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The American Legion Magazine COLA for disability compensation, the jobs program exten- AS sion was added at the last minute, largely because of the went to press in late January, experts were predicting Legion's urging and effective parliamentary maneuvering by that Congress would be unable to find an alternative budget Sen. John Heinz of Pennsylvania. Earher, the Senate just reduction plan before the deadline prescribed by the Gramm- wanted to pass the and send it to the House for quick Rudman-Hollings Amendment. COLA approval before the holiday break. The House finally approved Congress didn't reconvene for the second session of the the measure, but not before the Senate added the job program. 99th Congress until Jan. 21, leaving fewer than six weeks to One significant change to the program reduces the period find alternative budget cuts of $11.7 billion before the auto- a veteran must be unemployed before being eligible to par- matic cuts required on March 1. Anticipating this, the gov- ticipate. Veterans now need only be unemployed for 10 of the ernment already had suspended this year's COLA for federal, past 15 weeks to be eligible, rather than 15 of the past 20 mihtary, railroad and Black Lung retirees. weeks, as was previously required. Also, the em^ollment period Under the new law, COLAs for veterans compensation and was extended from Feb. 1986, to Jan. 1, 1987. pension are exempt from suspension or reduction, and VA 1, But the apparent major victory for veterans may be mean- health care cuts are limited to a maximum of 1 percent in FY ingless. The program extension was so late that no appro- '86 and 2 percent in FY '87, '88, '89 and '90. priations were approved in regular appropriations bills. For March 1 cuts in the VA budget are: the program to continue, it will require a supplemental • $84.8 million in direct health care. appropriation of FY '86 funds soon. • $21.8 million in major construction. 'The program also changed its name to the Veterans Job • $5.8 milhon in minor construction. Training Act, a measure which has been endorsed by the • $39.4 million in readjustment benefits. Legion for some time. Since the program was established • $32 miUion in general operating expenses. during the last recession, it was designated as an "emer- • $32.6 million in general medical care. gency" program. The Legion argued that the program should • $8. 1 million in medical and prosthetics research. not have been named for the economic situation; rather, the • $5.8 million in burial benefits. name should reflect more accurately the permanent employ- • $936,000 in grants for state extended-care facilities. ment needs of veterans. • $128,000 in grants for state cemeteries. • $100,000 in special therapeutic and rehabilitation funds. • $21,000 in grants to the Repubhc of the Philippines. Targeted Jobs Credit program Some hmitations also will be placed on VA insurance, home The Tax loan and hospital canteen service programs. The total cuts is another unresolved piece of legislation that signifi- cantly affects veterans. represent a 4.3 percent reduction in all VA programs not The program, which has been inval- exempted under the new law. uable in finding employment for thousands of Vietnam-era and disabled veterans, expired Dec. 31, 1985. However, the program could get new life if Congress grants a temporary The means test and third-party reimburse- extension early in 1986 and provides the program with more ment—barring any House-Senate disagreement—appear longevity by including it in the final version of tax reform to be on their way to becoming law this year as part of the legislation this summer. cost-cutting legislation. The House passed a temporary extension just before the Despite highly vocal opposition by the Legion—the lone Christmas break, but the Senate refused to go along. As a veterans organization fighting the two proposals—Congress result, no veteran has been placed in a TJTC job this year. just barely missed passing the means test and third party Under the program, employers hiring TJTC participants reimbursement before the first session of the 99th Congress may claim a maximum credit of $3,000 for the first year of recessed in December. Failure to approve this legislation was employment and $1,500 for the second year. The House, how- not because of any objections to the means test or third party ever, wants to modify the program to give less credit to reimbursement, but because of disagreement over Super- employers, and for only the first year. fund hazardous waste provisions. Approval of the means test would require veterans seeking VA health care for non-service-connected illnesses to prove The Coast Guard found itself at the other end their inabihty to pay for treatment. Veterans with incomes of rescue operations, as Congress restored $250 million above certain levels would have to make co-payments. to the service's budget for the year. In restoring the funds, Third-party reimbursement would give the VA the author- the lawmakers reaffirmed the Legion's long-standing posi- ity to collect the costs of care from private insurance held by tion that the Coast Guard is vitally important to the nation veterans. The Legion strongly opposes the plans, denouncing for its work in air-sea rescue, marine law enforcement and them as giant steps toward dismantling the VA health-care drug interdiction, and as a valuable arm to the Navy in war. dehvery system. If the cutback had occurred, the Coast Guard would have experienced up to a 13 percent reduction in services, including the loss of 6,000 military and civilian personnel and a 33 The Emergency Veterans Job Training percent reduction in aircraft and ships. program was modified, improved and extended for an To offset the reduction. Congress transferred funds and additional year before Congress adjourned in December. When added amendments for new funding to the omnibus contin- the Senate took up H.R. 1538 to provide a simple 3.1 percent uing appropriations bill, Public Law 99-190.

MARCH 1986 27 VA HEALTH CARE

PURSUimS tUALITY DESPITEA leahi Bmn

VA'S GREATEST CHALLENGE Q* Does the VA accept Alzheimer's patients? A The VA accepts Alzheimer's patients as it accepts all • patients with non-service-connected disabilities—that

IS TO ESTABLISH FAIR is, on the basis of medical need, legal eligibility and available resources, including alternatives to institutional care. When ELIGIRILITY RULES, SAYS ITS a VA medical center cannot admit a veteran who applies for admission with a dementing illness. Social Work Service helps CHIEF MEDICAL DIRECTOR, the veteran and the family find other appropriate sources of care. DR. JOHN W. DinLER. During 1984, more than 7,800 veterans with a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer's received care in VA medical centers.

What is the future Q* What is the VA system currently doing, and what do of VA health care? you think it could do, to help with the increasing problem of Alzheimer's disease among older veterans? We provide hospital, nursing home, outpatient clinic, Dr. Ditzler: It will be influenced by the competitive nature A of health care throughout the nation, but we are confident of • domiciliary and adult day-health-care to veterans with our abilities to continue providing excellent care to veterans. Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. We provide edu- in The long-range future, as I see it, is bright. If we become cation to our staff geriatric, interdisciplinary and other

involved in a third-party reimbursement system, I believe professional training programs, and we are publishing a pro- insurance companies will realize that the VA provides excel- gram guide on dementia. VA investigators conduct research lent care at less cost than the private sector. on the possible causes of Alzheimer's and other dementing diseases, and on the optimum care of patients with these Q* Do you believe Geriatric Research, Education and diseases. We are organizing resources to meet the rising Clinical Centers can make, or are making, a significant demand to provide treatment of patients, including outpa- contribution to the VA's efforts to provide care for aging tient care and care in the home. We are seriously studying veterans? what more we could do to support family caregivers and coop- Awhile much has been accomplished and much remains erate with community resources. • to be accomplished in geriatric research and education, we expect GREGG programs to contribute new knowledge Q* Everyone seems to agree that the biggest challenge to geriatrics, gerontology and the problems of aging. GREGGs facing VA health care today is the advancing age of the effectively educate students, practicing clinicians and new 10 million WW II veterans, with an average age of 64.5. clinical investigators; and develop new, cost-effective models Do you think VA's Department of Medicine and Surgery for improved delivery of health care services to elderly is equipped to deal with the sheer volume of these patients veterans. who may be approaching VA for health care? During 1984, total research funding awarded was $11.6 A The average age of the veteran population is increas- million—a 53 percent increase over 1983, and a 98 percent • ing. Our statistics project that there will be more than increase over 1982. 7 million veterans over the age of 65 by 1990, and more than During 1984, the 10 geriatric centers provided training to 9 million by the year 2000. 38 geriatric fellows, 568 health professional trainees, more Our challenge, however, is to continue to provide quality than 2,000 practicing VA health professionals and numerous medical care to all who qualify as defined by law, while pro- other VA and non-VA professionals through more than 3,000 viding that care within the constraints of national resources. lectures and presentations. Expansion of the geriatric cen- We must be creative in the development of program initia- ters progi'am will increase our medical knowledge and capa- tives that will meet the health-care needs of the aging pop- bilities to treat the problems of aging. ulation by both inpatient and outpatient treatments. Our goal

28 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE is to maintain excellence of care for as many veterans as our system will allow. UR GOAL is to maintain Q* How far has the VA progressed toward implementing '0 excellence of care for as provisions of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1984, in many veterans as our regard to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? A We have 13 special PTSD programs, including the system will allow." • National Center on PTSD at VAMC Cleveland, which

is named the National Center for Stress Recovery. Fifty-two new Vet Center Programs were recently acti- ciaUzed programs provide treatment in general psychiatry vated, bringing the number of Vet Center Programs to 189. inpatient and outpatient programs. VA patients discharged These offer readjustment counseling to many veterans suf-

with a primary diagnosis of PTSD increased from 1 , 300 patients fering from PTSD. in 1982 to 6,000 patients in 1984. There are 126 VA medical For FY 1985, the diagnosis and treatment of PTSD was facilities providing treatment for veterans with PTSD. designated as a national training priority. The revised VA Physicians Guide includes a chapter on To what extent is the VA conducting research on the the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of PTSD and other Q* effects of Agent Orange exposure? psychiatric disorders of the Vietnam experiences. This guide When the VA became aware of concerns about Agent has been published and distributed to all VA medical centers. A • Orange in 1978, the agency took immediate steps in A bibliography on PTSD containing more than 600 refer- what has become a continuing search for answers. The first ences has been published and distributed to all VA Medical step was an extensive effort to gather authoritative infor- Centers^ mation on Agent Orange and other known phenoxy herbi- The National Center for Stress Recovery has activated the cides from scientific hterature and other sources. This led to Assessment and Evaluation component and the Educational the establishment of special agency and interagency com- component of the center to fulfill the research and training mittees to share information and provide recommendations activities mandated by law. to the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs and to provide a focus for the development of appropriate Agent Orange policy. Q* Does DM&S plan to establish additional inpatient The VA's primary focus is on the support or conduct PTSD units? of research which will assist in the scientific resolution of the We will continue to plan for the expansion of our present A health issues raised by the use of Agent Orange. • program in accordance with the needs of the veterans Research being conducted the VA's Agent Proj- as resources become available. The establishment of these by Orange ects Office includes: programs, of course, is dependent upon funding. • Vietnam Veterans Mortality Study I must point out, however, many VAMCs without spe- • Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study • Review of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Cases in Patient Treat- ment File • Retrospective Study of Dioxins/Furans in Adipose Tissue

Q« What is the most serious problem that confronts the VA health-care system today—excluding the obvious one of insufficient dollars—and what does the VA plan to do about it? A For me, the greatest challenge to the VA is to define • priorities and eligibilities in a way that is fair in matching resources provided so we can provide care to those veterans to whom this nation owes the most. This must be done within the constraint of resources through documentation of congressional intent and within well-defined regulations.

Our second greatest challenge is to adjust to the changing nationwide approach to providing health care. We will do this by continuing to provide one standard of care to all who receive care within the VA system. That standard of care will be one of excellence.

Into that arena, the VA is leading the way in providing quality care not only to beneficiaries who qualify for the highest entitlements, but also for those who might otherwise fall into society's cracks and not receive the same quality.

Dr. John W. Ditzler, a veteran of the Army Medical Corps in World War II and Korea, has been the VA's chiefmedical director since November, 198A.

MARCH 1986 29 VICnMIZE Thefollowing statement by Nat'l Cnidr. Dale L. Renaud was excerptedfrom the Congressional Record.

QURING my first six months THEW^ as National Commander, I gained an even greater respect for The American Legion's commitment to the nation—a sense of responsibility demonstrated vir- TeUs tually every day through Renaud efforts directed toward, among others, the class- room, the local hospital, city hall and Capitol Hill. In 1985, most ofthose efforts 990i Congress were concentrated on Capitol Hill, where our organization worked diligently to protect veterans programs from unrea- sonable budget cuts, and to convince Congress that the Veterans Adminis- tration's record of efficiency is unsur- Legionnaires liave been given ttieir marching passed by any other agency of its size. As National Commander, I respect orders: Let the nation's leaders know that ex- the VA's record of service and, as a will virtually businessman, I respect its performance cessive VA budget cuts destroy in providing a good product at a fair price. the VA's ability to care for our veterans. From 1975 through 1984, federal spending for veterans programs increased by 55 percent, compared to a 163 percent average among other fed- subjected to regular cost containment rent fiscal year, $36 billion in Fiscal Year eral agencies. If government-wide over the past 10 years. Since 1975, fed- 1987, and similar amounts in each of the spending had maintained VA's 10-year eral spending for Medicare has increased following four years. Known for its pace, federal revenues (taxes and other three times faster than the budget for authors—Senators Gramm, Rudman and receipts) generated in 1984 would have veterans medical treatment. Over the Hollings—the plan is designed to enforce been $168 billion greater than federal same period, VA's health-care costs have certain aspects of the existing budget spending. risen only 40 percent as fast as those of process and to slightly accelerate the Unlike virtually all other agency bud- the private medical sector. process. gets, one major account within VA's Gramm-Rudman-Hollings assumes budget has automatically dropped to less obvious that VA has not been a that of the next five Presidential budget IT'S than one-fifth its previous size. This item, burden to the American taxpayer and requests submitted annually to Con- educational assistance provided by the there can be no factually based accu- gress in January, each will conform to GI Bill, was funded at $5.5 billion in 1976 sation that VA has aggravated the gov- deficit targets set forth in the new law, and is expected to cost less than $1 bil- ernment's budget dilemma. However, beginning with a figure of $144 billion in lion in 1986. When considering the bil- as a major government agency, VA is Fiscal Year 1987. Congress may adjust lions of dollars in increased taxes paid again being asked to sacrifice its "fair the President's request, but all pro- by former GI Bill participants, the pro- share" to restore financial stability. gram savings and 13 regular appropri- gram's contribution to federal budget Amid mounting public pressure to ations bills must be enacted by late solvency is even more obvious. regain some control over budget defi- summer. The total cost of these mea- As the second largest VA account, cits. Congress and the President agreed sures v«ll not be allowed to exceed the veterans medical care has been, and is last December to the most sweeping plan governing deficit target. expected to be, the principal focus of in history to reduce federal spending. If Congress and the President fail to avid budget-cutters in Washington, D.C. Designed to balance the federal budget agree on these budget and appropria- Even this account, despite the general by 1991, this new law (P.L. 99-177), tions bills by Sept. 1 of any year, a rapid rise in medical costs, has been required cuts of $11.7 billion in the cur- "sequester" order will be issued, man-

30 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE Recommendations also have been made to severely limit major hospital construction projects and to vdthhold funding for others. Regardless of local or regional demands, all replacement hospitals are expected to be built on a smaller scale. These health-care restrictions are being presented at a time when aging veterans' demands for treatment are increasing and VA construction projects are routinely coming in under budget. Veterans of all ages could be affected because of challenges to recently enacted services to provide employment counseling, vocational rehabilitation training and drug/alcohol abuse treatment. These initiatives are relatively inexpensive and they were precisely tailored to meet speciaUzed needs.

American Legion, while sup- THEporting an adequate VA budget now and in future years, does not have to use a sophisticated campaign. Our message to Congress is simple and our position is reinforced by budgetary facts. We are convinced that VA has done an admirable job of serving its veterans within limited resources. Credit for the job VA has done should be shared vdth Congress for constantly overseeing the manner in which veterans benefits and services have been delivered. These oversight activities have combined to create a balance between meeting the legitimate needs of veterans and observing the limits of federal funds. Despite VA's enviable record of cost- effectiveness, proposals to cut deeply dating across-the-board cuts in many visions would apply if budget agreement into veterans programs will be items on federal agencies effective Oct. 1. These is reached through the normal process. the congressional agenda. We have cuts, to be equally shared among defense We are currently encountering an already seen evidence of such cuts as and non-defense programs, will be at a example of this as Congress begins to work began last month to develop FY percentage necessary to bring overall consider the Fiscal Year 1987 budget. '87 budget guidelines. spending in line with that year's target. A variety of proposals have surfaced The task that lies ahead will be diffi- Under a sequester order, several already to impose dramatic limitations cult. Decisions to be made in Washing- programs—including veterans compen- in VA spending. "Increased productiv- ton this year could fundamentally change sation, pension and health care—would ity" ideas and related proposals seek to veterans benefits and services, and be sheltered from the automatic cuts. eliminate thousands of VA health-care excessive VA budget cuts would almost Compensation and pension would be people, while fewer medical services for certainly destroy VA's abihty to carry exempt from any "freeze" in cost-of- "non-priority veterans" are expected to out its assigned mission. living adjustments, and health care funds shrink VA's annual inpatient caseload Without the help of concerned could not be reduced more than 2 per- by more than 60,000 and its outpatient Legionnaires, these unfortunate events cent. However, it must be emphasized treatment capacity by more than one vdll likely occur. It, therefore, is our that none of these sheltering pro- miUion. collective responsibility to constantly remind the nation's leaders that VA remains a strong example of cost- effectiveness and that elimination of SIMPLY cannot afford to allow services to veterans would likely transfer demand for those services to other the VA to be victimized by a government-sponsored programs, probably at greater expense. We sim- budget-cutting frenzy In whichi dollars may ply cannot afford to allow the VA to be be saved with little regard for associated victimized by a budget-cutting frenzy in which dollars may be saved with little human costs." regard for human costs.

MARCH 1986 31 LEGION NEWS

OLDER VETERANS MAKE VALUARLE EMPLOYEES

another 4 million served in Korea. Of There also are special employment By Donald E. Shastccn those men who served during the Viet- progi-ams for people, including veter- nam era, about 2 million are more than ans, over age 55. The Job Training many veterans, "it seems like 40 years old, the age that triggers eli- Partnership Act aids poor people. Dur- yesterday" when they left their gibility for action under the Age Dis- ing 1984, nearly 67,000 veterans were FORhomes to go to war. But the facts crimination in Employment Act. enrolled under the program, 8 percent are that the wars were many As the Assistant Secretary of Labor of them 55 or older. They receive on- years ago and the veterans pop- for Veterans Employment and Train- the-job training, institutional or class- ulation, as it ages, is presenting ing, I am responsible for helping vet- room training, remedial education and the nation with special needs, erans of all ages to find work. Our office basic skill training, as well as assistance including the need for job train- coordinates all activities to ensure that and counseling in job search. ing and placement. veterans applying for work in any of the JTPA also requires that 3 percent of By 1990 the number of veterans 65 2,400 offices of the State Job Services the money provided under the act must and older will have more than doubled receive the proper services necessary be used to train and find jobs for per- to almost 9 million from 4 million in 1980. to help find jobs. This may be employ- sons 55 or older and poor people. The numbers reflect the general trend ment counseling, occupational testing, The Senior Community Service of the nation's population with more referral to training progi'ams or prior- Employment Progi'am authorized by the people living longer lives, swelling the Older American Act, provides 62,000 job ranks of mature and senior citizens. opportunities to older Americans. What this means to the veteran, espe- "Older workers have Besides affording participants work cially the older veteran who wants or experience in such areas as health care, needs a job, is unclear. "Employ the better attendance nutrition, home repair, weatherization Older Worker Week" this month is an and other community service activities, excellent time to focus on some of the records and learn counseling and annual physical exami- issues of employing older veterans and new skills as well as nations also are provided. the programs already in place to assist As I mentioned, my office coordi- them. younger workers." nates the Job Service progi-ams in all Aging today is often regarded as a states to ensure that veterans are Habihty, in spite of the numerous stud- receiving meaningful employment ies that have shown older workers have ity referral to a job. However, we are services. In many states, however, the better attendance records, learn new increasingly aware that many of our Job Service has been able to provide even skills as well as younger workers, and veterans are becoming "older veter- better services to veterans, thanks to generally pay dividends to employers. ans," many of them displaced after the efforts and cooperation of active and As the older population increases, and longtime employment. Let's review the concerned Legionnaires. the proportion of younger workers preferences and services available to One example is job clubs, which can decreases, however, it will be neces- assist older veterans find work. be sponsored by any interested gi'oup. sary to keep our older workers in the Each state has a director of Veterans These clubs allow jobless veterans to work force. The Department of Labor, Employment and Training and assist- get together to compare notes on job through the office of the Assistant Sec- ants employed by the Department of hunting, get hints on how to prepare retary for Veterans Employment and Labor who work with employment spe- resumes, or how to dress for an inter- Training, will continue to ensure that cialists, especially those involved in the view. The clubs are particularly valu- older veterans have an opportunity to State Job Service agencies—the federal able to older job seekers, veterans who work if they want or need to. and state system of employment serv- have been comfortably employed for More than 10 million veterans, largely ices financed by employer taxes. several years and have forgotten what male, served in World War II, and Each job service office must have one they knew about job hunting. or more local veterans employment rep- I applaud The American Legion's resentatives. Disabled Veterans' Out- longtime efforts to promote the employ- Donald E.Shasteen reach Program staffs bring disabled ment of older workers through its pro- veterans into the job service and develop gram of recognizing employers with good is the Department in the community for them. From records for hiring and retaining older ofLabor's assistant jobs March 31, 1985, workers. In many states the Job Serv- secretary for Vet- July 1, 1984, through work together erans Employynent 366,000 veterans were placed in jobs ice staff and Legion posts in such companies. It all helps and Training. through the State Job Service agencies. identifying Almost as many—359,000 persons 60 to break down a real prejudice toward years or older— also were placed in jobs. older workers.

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ALABAMA LOUISIANA OHIO Howell Heflin (D) Russell B. Long (D) John Glenn (D) Jeremiah Denton (R) J. Bennett Johnston (D) Howard M. Metzenbaum (D) ALASKA OKLAHOMA Ted Stevens (R) William S. Cohen (R) Frank H. Murkowski (R) George J Mitchell (D) Don Nicktes (R) ARIZONA MARYLAND OREGON Barry Goldwater (R) Charles McC. Mathias Jr. (R) Mark 0. Hatfield (R) Paul S. Sarbanes (D) Bob Packwood (R) AHKANoAo rcNNoYLVANIADCMMCVI UAMIA Edward M. Kennedy (D) John Heinz (R) David Pryor (D) John F. Kerry (D) Arlen Specter (R) ACT NOW, CALIFORNIA MltrnlijANMl^Uir^ AM RHODE ISLAND Alan Cranston (D) Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D) Claiborne Pell (D) Pete Wilson (R) Carl Levin (D) John H. Chafee (R) COLORADO MINNESOTA SOUTH CAROLINA Gary Hart (D) Dave Durenberger (R) Strom Thurmond (R) BEFORE IT'S William L. Armstrong (R) Rudy Boschwitz (R) Ernest F. Hollings (D) CONNECTICUT MISSISSIPPI SOUTH DAKOTA Lowell P Weicker Jr (R) John C Stennis (D) Christopher J. Dodd (D) Thad Cochran (R) James Abdnor (R) DELAWARE MICGOI IDI TENNESSEE TOO LATE! William V. Roth Jr. (R) Thomas F. Eagleton (D) Jim Sasser (R) Joseph R Biden Jr. (D) John C. Danforth (R) Albert Gore Jr. (R) pLUHIUA John Melcher (D) Lloyd Bentsen (D) (R) Max Baucus (D) Phil Gramm (R) year The American Legion Paula Hawkins GEORGIA UCDD ACI^ A expects veterans programs to Jake Garn (R) THIScome under unprecedented Mack Mattingly (R) J. James Exon (D) Orrin G. Hatch (R) attack as Congress and the HAWAII NEVADA VERMONT Paul Laxait (R) Robert T. Strafford (R) President address the prob- Spark M Matsunaga (D) Chic Hecht (R) Patrick J. Leahy (D) lems of balancing the budget. new nMiyironinc UIDfSIKII A James A McClure (R) John W. Warner (R) Not only VA programs, but also Steven D. Symms (R) Warren B. Rudman (R) Paul S. Trible Jr. (R)

veterans programs operated by ILLINOIS NtW JcriotT WAdniriu 1 \Jvi the Small Business Administration and Alan J. Dixon (D) Bill Bradley (D) Slade Gorton (R) Paul Simon (D) Frank R. Lautenberg (D) Daniel J. Evans (R) severely the Department of Labor will be INDIANA NEW MEXICO WEST VIRGINIA curtailed unless you help save them. Richard G. Lugar (R) Pete V. Domenici (R) Robert C. Byrd (D) Dan Quayle (R) Jeff Bingaman (D) John D. Jay" Rockefeller IV (D) Use the three tear-out postcards to IOWA NEW YORK WISCONSIN write your messages of concern to both Charles E, Grassley (R) Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) William Proxmire (D) your senators and your representative. Tom Harkin (D) Alfonso M. D'Amato (R) Bob Kasten (R) Should Congress sense wavering KANSAS NORTH CAROLINA WYOMING Robert Dole (R) Jesse Helms (R) Malcolm Wallop (R) public support for veterans, many vital Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R) John P. East (R) Alan K. Simpson (R) programs for all generations of veter- KENTUCKY NORTH DAKOTA Quentin N. Burdick (D) ans will be eliminated or drastically Wendall H. Ford (D) Mitch McConnell (R) Mark Andrews (R) reduced. A few of these include employment assistance, health care, vet centers, the VA home loan program and U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES veterans preference. 99TH CONGRESS 1985-1986 Under ordinary circumstances, Con- 2. Tommy Robinson (D) 19. Robert J Lagomarsino (R) gress has recognized the special status District 3. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R) 20. William M. Thomas (R) 4. Beryl Anthony Jr (D) of veterans and honored our nation's 1. H.L. "Sonny" Callahan (R) 21. Bobbi Fiedler (R) 2. William L. Dickinson (R) CALIFORNIA 22 Carlos J. Moorhead(R) commitment to those who have borne 3. Bill Nichols (D) Distnct 23. Anthony C. Beilenson (D) 4. Tom Bevill (D) the brunt of battle. But these are not 1. Douglas H, Bosco(D) 24. Henry A. Waxman (D) 5. Ronnie G- Flippo (D) 2 Gene Chappie (R) 25. Edward R. Roybal (D) ordinary times, and Congress must be 6. Ben Erdreich (D) 3. Robert T. Matsui (D) 26. Howard L. Berman (D) 7. Richard C. Shelby (D) 27. Mel Levine (D) reminded of its promises to veterans. 4. Vic Fazio (D) ALASKA 5. Sala Burton (D) 28. Julian C. Dixon (D) to complete (D) With Congress scheduled Distnct 6. Barbara Boxer (D) 29 Augustus F. Hawkins action on next year's budget blueprint AL Don Young (R) 7 George Miller (D) 30 Matthew G. Martinez (D) . Mervyn M. Dymally (D) ARIZONA 8. Ronald V, Dellums (D) 31 by April 15, there is no time to delay. 9 Fortney H. "Pete" Stark (D) 32. Glenn M. Anderson (D) District 10. Don Edwards (D) 33. David Dreier (R) visit call their offices. or When . Write, 1 (R) John McCain 34. Esteban Edward Torres (D) 1 1 . Tom Lantos (D) 2. Morris K. Udail (D) writing, avoid form letters and peti- 12. Ed Zschau (R) 35. Jerry Lewis (R) 3. Bob Stump (R) 13. Norman Y. Mineta (D) 36. George E. Brown Jr. (D) tions. Use your own writing style; 4. Eldon Rudd (R) 14. Norman D. Shumway (R) 37. Al McCandless (R) 5. Jim Kolbe (R) explain your case briefly, firmly, pol- 15. Tony Goelho (D) 38 Robert K. Dornan (R) ARKANSAS 16. Leon E. Panetta (D) 39. William E. Dannemeyer (R) itely; and make sure you state your District 17. Charles Pashayan Jr. (R) 40. Robert E. Badham (R)

position clearly. Let your voice be heard, I.Bill Alexander (D) 18. Richard H. Lehman (D) 41 . Bill Lowery (R) before it's too late!

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34 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE 5. Stephen L. Neal (D) Dan Lungren (R) 6. Dan L. Burton (R) MISSISSIPPI 6. Howard Coble (R) 43. Ron Packard (R) 7. John T, Myers (R) District Charlie (D) (D) 8. Frank McCloskey (D) 1. Jamie L. Whitten (D) 7. Rose ! 44. Jim Bates TEXAS Hamilton (D) 8. W.G. "Bill" Hefner (D) 45. Duncan L. Hunter (R) 9. Lee H. 2. Webb Franklin (R) District 10. Andrew Jacobs Jr. (D) 3. G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery (D) 9. J. Alex McMilan (R) 1 . Jim Chapman (D) COLORADO 4. Wayne Dowdy (D) 10. James T. Broyhill (R) IOWA 2. Charles Wilson (D) District 1 1 . Bill Hendon (R) 5. Trent Lott (R) 3. Steve Bartlett (R) 1. Patricia Sctiroeder (D) District MISSOURI NORTH DAKOTA 4. Ralph M. Hall (D) Timothy E. Wirtti (D) 1. Jim Leach (R) 2. Bryant (D) (R) District District 5. John 3. IVIichael L. Strang (R) 2. Tom Tauke L. (D) 6. Joe Barton (R) (R) 1 . William Clay (D) AL Byron Dorgan 4. Hank Brown (R) 3. Cooper Evans 7. Bill Archer (R) 4. Neal Smith (D) 2. Robert A. Young (D) 5. Ken Kramer (R) OHIO Richard A. Gephardt (D) 8. Jack Fields (R) (R) 5. Jim Ross Lightfoot (R) 3. , 6. Daniel L. Scliaefer District 9. Jack Brooks (D) 6. Berkley Bedell (D) 4. Ike Skelton (D) 1 . Thomas A. Luken (D) CONNECTICUT 5. Alan Wheat (D) 10. J.J. Pickle (D) I 2. Bill Gradison (R) District KANSAS 6. E. Thomas Coleman (R) 1 1 . Marvin Leath (D) , 3. Tony P. Hall (D) District 1. Barbara B. Kennelly (D) 7. Gene Taylor (R) 12. Jim Wright (D) I 4. Mike Oxiey (R) 1 . Pat Roberts (R) 2. Sam Gejdenson (D) 8. Bill Emerson (R) 13. Beau Boulter (R) 5. Delbert L. Latta (R) 2. Slattery (D) 3. Bruce A. Morrison (D) Jim 9. Harold L. Volkmer (D) 14. Mac Sweeney (R) , Meyers (R) 6. Bob McEwen (R) 4. Stewart B. McKinney (R) 3. Jan 15. E. Kika" de la Garza (D) MONTANA 7. Michael DeWine (R) 4. Glickman (D) 5. John G. Rowland (R) Dan 16. Ron Coleman (D) District 8. Thomas N. Kindness (R) 5. Whittaker (R) 6. Nancy L. Johnson (R) Bob 17. Charles W. Stenholm (D) 1 . Pat Williams (D) 9. Marcy Kaptur (D) 18. Mickey Leiand (D) KENTUCKY 2. Ron Marlenee (R) 10. Clarence E. Miller (R) DELAWARE 19. Larry Combest (R) District 11. Dennis E. Eckart(D) District NEBRASKA 20. Henry B. Gonzalez (D) Jr. 1 . Carroll Hubbard (D) 12. John R. Kasich(R) Thomas R. Carper (D) District 21. TomLoeffler (R) 2. William N. Matcher (D) 13. Don J. Pease (D) 1 . Douglas K. Bereuter (R) 22. Tom DeLay (R) FLORIDA 3. Romano L. Mazzoli (D) 14. John F. Seiberling (D) 2. Hal Daub (R) 23. Albert G. Bustamante (D) District 4. Gene Snyder (R) 15. Chalmers P. Wylie(R) 3. Virginia Smith (R) 24. Martin Frost (D) 1 . Earl Hutto (D) 5. Harold Rogers (R) 16. Ralph Regula(R) 25. Michael A. Andrews (D) 2. Don Fuqua (D) 6. Larry J. Hopkins (R) NEVADA 17. James A. Traficant Jr. (D) 26. Richard Armey (R) 3. Charles E. Bennett (D) 7. Carl C. "Chris" Perkins (D) District 18. Douglas Applegate (D) 27. Solomon P. Ortiz (D) 1 . Harry Reid (D) 4. Bill Chappell Jr. (D) LOUISIANA 19. Edward F. Feighan (D) 5. Bill McCollum (R) 2. Barbara F. Vucanovich (R) 20. Mary Rose Dakar (D) UTAH District 6. Buddy MacKay (D) District NEW HAMPSHIRE 21 . Louis Stokes (D) 1 . Bob Livingston (R) . (R) 7. Sam Gibbons (D) District 1 James V. Hansen 2. Lindy (Mrs. Hale) Boggs (D) OKLAHOMA C.W. Bill Young (R) 2. S. (R) 6 1. Robert C. Smith (R) David Monson 3. W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (D) District 9. Michael Bilirakis (R) Nielson (R) 2. Judd Gregg (R) 3. Howard C. 4. Buddy Roemer (D) 1 . James R. Jones (D) mO. Andy Ireland (R) 5. Jerry Huckaby (D) NEW JERSEY 2. Mike Synar (D) VERMONT ill. Bill Nelson (D) 6. Henson Moore (R) District 3. Wes Watkins (D) District 12. Tom Lewis (R) 7. John B. Breauz (D) 1 . James J. Florio (D) 4. Dave McCurdy (D) AL James M. Jeffords (R) 13. Connie Mack (R) 8. Cathy Long (D) 2. William J. Hughes (D) 5. Mickey Edwards (R) 14. Daniel A. Mica (D) VIRGINIA 3. James J. Howard (D) 6. Glenn English (D) 15. E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R) MAINE District 4. Christopher H. Smith (R) 1 . H. Bateman (R) 16. Larry Smith (D) District OREGON Herbert 5. Marge Roukema (R) 17. William Lehman (D) District 2. G. William Whitehurst (R) 1 . John R. McKernan Jr. (R) 6. Bernard J. Dwyer (D) 18. Claude Pepper (D) 3. Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) 2. Olympia J. Snowe (R) 1 . Les AuCoin (D) 7. Matthew J. Rinaldo (R) 19. Dante B. Fascell (D) 2. Robert F. Smith (R) 4. Norman Sisisky (D) MARYLAND 8. Robert A. Roe (D) 3. Ron Wyden (D) 5. Dan Daniel (D) GEORGIA District 9. Robert G. Torricelli (D) 4. James Weaver (D) 6. James R. Clin (D) 10. Peter W. Rodino Jr. (D) District 1 . Roy Dyson (D) 5. Denny Smith (R) 7. D. French Slaughter Jr. (R) 1 1 . Dean A. Gallo (R) 1 . Lindsay Thomas (D) 2. Helen Delich Bentley (R) 8. Stan Parris (R) | 12. Jim Courter (R) PENNSYLVANIA 2. Charles Hatcher (D) 3. Barbara A. Mikulski (D) 9. Frederick C. Boucher (D) ' 13. H. James Saxton (R) 3. Richard Ray (D) 4. Marjorie S. Holt (R) District 10. Frank R. Wolf (R) ' 4. Patrick L. Swindall (R) 5. Steny H. Hoyer (D) 14. Frank J. Guarini (D) 1 . Thomas M. Foglietta (D)

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1 1 . Frank Annunzio (D) District WYOMING 10. Bill Schuette(R) 22. Benjamin A. Gilman (R) 12. Philip M. Crane (R) 1 . Thomas F. Hartnett (R) District 11. Robert W. David (R) 23. Samuel S. Stratton (D) 13. Harris W. Fawell (R) 2. Floyd Spence (R) AL Dick Cheney (R) 12. David E. Bonior (D) 24. Gerald B.H. Solomon (R) 14. John E. Grotberg(R) 3. Butler Derrick (D) 13. George W. Crockett Jr. (D) 25. Shenwood Boehlert (R) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 15. Edward R. Madigan (R) 4. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. (R) 14. Dennis M. Hertel (D) 26. David O B. Martin (R) Delegate 18. Lynn Martin (R) 5. John M. Spratt Jr. (D) 15. William D. Ford (D) 27. George C. Wortley (R) Walter E. Fauntroy (D) 6. Robin Tallon (D) (.17. Lane Evans (D) 16. John D. Dingell(D) 28. Matthew F. McHugh (D) AMERICAN SAMOA [18. Robert H. Michel (R) 17. Sander M. Levin (D) 29. Frank Horton (R) SOUTH DAKOTA Delegate j.19. Terry L. Bruce (D) 18. S. (R) William Broomfield 30. Fred J. Eckert (R) District Fofo I F. Sunia (D) r20. Dick Durbin (D) AL Thomas A. Daschle (D) 31 . Jack F. Kemp (R) 1 21. Melvin Price (D) MINNESOTA GUAM 32. John J. LaFalce (D) District TENNESSEE 1 22. Kenneth J. Gray (D) Delegate 33. Henry J. Nowak (D) 1 . Timothy J. Penny (D) District Ben G. BIaz (R) 34. Stan Lundine (D) • INDIANA 2. Weber (R) 1. James H, Quillen (R) Vin PUERTO RICO District 3. Bill Frenzel (R) NORTH CAROLINA 2. John J. Duncan (R) Resident Commissioner 1. Peter Visclosky (D) 4. Bruce F. Vento (D) District 3. Marilyn Lloyd (D) Jamie Fuster (D) 2. Philip R. Sharp (D) 5. Martin Olav Sabo (D) 1. Waller B. Jones (D) 4. Jim Cooper (D) 3. John Hiler (R) 6. Gerry Sikorski (D) 2. Tim Valentine (D) 5. Bill Boner (D) VIRGIN ISLANDS

' 4. Dan Coats (R) 7. Arlan Stangeland (R) 3. Charles Whitley (D) 6. Bart Gordon (D) Delegate

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NECman Raises 23 Children

you ask NECman Robert Blair of before Christmas and was later adopted. When the family members of the '80s Alaska for the names of his children, • 1981-Heidi (Mee Kyung Kwon), 15, arrived, a few adjustments were in he's apt to reach inside his much- and her brother, Joe (Hyuk Min Kwon), order. A commercial washer and dryer IFtraveled briefcase and come out with 15, set foot on Alaskan soil during the were added to handle the 30 to 40 pounds a typewritten list. It's not that he summer, as did Norman (Allen Kim Bat), of clothes that are thrown into the ham- has a hard time remembering the 16. Robert (Bobby Kim), 18, arrived two pers each day. And three more bath- names, but you might. weeks before Christmas. rooms gave family members their choice Blair and his wife. Donna, have 23 • 1982-Richard (Richard Gopal), 10. of five lines in which to stand. children—eight natural, 12 adopted and a native of India, was welcomed into the Naturally, a family of that size needs three for whom they are guardians. All family. coordination and cooperation. Each but five still live in the family's sprawl- • 1983-Sam (Jung Ho Choi), 16, family member is expected to do a fair ing 10-bedroom home in Kodiak. arrived shortly after New Year's Day. share of household chores. And when "Twenty-three— I suppose that's a • 1984-David (Jung Sung Kim), 21, the going gets slack. Mom and Pop Blair pretty fair average," said Blair as he and Dwayne (Won Suk Jang), 19, were get going, as evidenced by an in-house pondered the past six years in which his added to the family under sponsorship. memorandum Blair tacked up one day family increased by 13 members. Steven (Seung Ho Baik), 16. whose for all to read: The story behind the population boom adoption is pending, came to the Blairs "Dear boarders: Because of the lack in the Blair family began in 1980 near in August. of participation in housework expected

Seoul, South Korea, at the St. Vincent's • 1985-Robert Michael (Jooh Ho of you, I am forced to begin charging Home for Amerasians. Starr), 10. and Sharon, 8. became the room and board fees ..." The message Blair's duties as NECman take him newest arrivals from St. Vincent's. was the motivation. throughout Pacific Asia where the Sharon is awaiting adoption. Blair said the family has learned the Department of Alaska has posts in the Blair credited the priests at St. Vin- importance of schedules. "In the morn- Philippines, Guam, Marshall Islands, cent's and attorneys who have made ing when the children go to school, they Taiwan, Saipan and South Korea. short work of the legal maze, with dili- get ready on their own in three shifts,

"As I traveled around as a Legion- gent action in the adoptions. the older ones helping the younger ones," naire, I was able to get a first-hand view "They have really given a lot of them- he said. "They take care of themselves of the plight of Amerasian children. selves and their time to help us," he said. and they take care of each other excep- There's a lot of prejudice against them," Blair accepts the number of heads tionally well."

Blair said, "and Donna and I felt we had under his roof in shoulder-shrugging "Taking care" are, indeed, the oper- to do something about it." stride. "It's nothing out of the ordinary ative words in the Blair household. Blair visited St. Vincent's whenever for me." Besides, he's not alone. Mrs. Whether a child was born into the fam- he could and became acquainted with Blair has the enormous task of caring ily, or adopted from life where few the Revs. Alfred Keane and Benedict for the 18 children currently living in opportunities exist, there has always Zweber, Maryknoll Catholic priests who their home. "Donna is a tremendous been room to take care of one more in run the orphanage. Before long the worker. Without her, it just couldn't be the house and hearts of Robert and Blairs were talking about additions to done," Blair said. Donna Blair. the family. The Blairs were no strangers to a Blairs two loaves of bread, two gallons of milk houseful of children. They have five as BLAIR BROOD-Every day the consume and use 40 pounds of c/of/ies, whicfi /feep two wasfiers running constantly. a result of their marriage: Kathy, 22, Anthony, 21. Darrell, 19, Raeann, 15, and John, 14. Blair, whose first wife died in 1959, has three children from that marriage: James, 31, Robin, 29, and Doug, 28. Adoption was no unfamiliar process, either. Two Alaskans, Karen, 17, and Allen, 14, joined the family in 1969 and 1975, respectively. Then came the 1980s and the population explosion, thanks to St. Vincent's: • 1980-Danny (Joon Ho Kim), 15, arrived under sponsorship (guardianship). He cun-ently attends Oregon State University on a student visa. Lex (Hyung Tae Lee), 15, arrived two days . .

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1st Bn., 152nd Inf., 38th Div. (July-Nev^ Albany, IN) Alan 202nd CA. AA (Sept-Reno. NV) Roger McCabe. 7400 "A" Co., 28th Div., 112th Inf. (July-Corry. PA) James Roden. Stephens, 2842 Wahoo Dr., New Albany, IN 47150 (812) Edgemere Blvd.. El Paso. TX 79925 (915) 778-0632 222 W. Smith St.. Corry. PA 16407 (814) 664-7449 944-0400 218th Malaria Survey Detach. (Aug-Old Bethpage, NY) "A" Co., 136th Inf., 33rd Div. (May-Ft Wayne. IN) Lyie 1st Engr. Combat Bn. WWII (Sept-Tannersville, PA) Oscar Dr. H.C. Meyer. 25 Melissa Ln.. Old Bethpage. NY 11804 Powers. 202 S. 7th St.. Brighton. Ml 48116 (313) 229-2149 694-1581 Fellman, 31 1 Sycamore St., Weldon, NC 27890 (919) 536- (516) "A" Co., 160th Inf. (July-South Bend. IN) Franklin Kempf. 2104 233rd Engrs. (C) Bn. (Oct-Green Bay. Wl) Edwin Neveu, 6083 Hwy. 60 E.. Hartford. Wl 53027 (414) 673-5516 1st Signal Assn. (Aug-Columbus, OH) William Harrington, 601 Terraview Dr.. Green Bay, Wl 54301 (414) 336-0352 "B" Btry., 692nd F.A. Bn. (Sept-Davenport. lA) Vem Thede. 356 E. Jeffrey PI., Columbus, OH 43214 (614) 268-6376 242nd F.A. Bn. (Aug-Kearney, NE) Mrs. P. L'Heureux, Box 2416 E. Pleasant. Davenport. lA 52803 (319) 359-0170 3rd Chemical Bn. (July-Baltimore) John Malachowski, 4407 158, Campbell. NE 68932 (402) 756-8727 "B" Co., 66th Sig. Bn. (July-Cedar Rapids. lA) M.L. Hall. Langtry Dr., Glen Arm, MD 21057 (301) 592-6335 256th Engr. (C) Bn. WWII (July-Washington) Albert Don- Box 131. Crescent City. IL 60928 (815) 683-2641 3rd Platoon, 101st Inf. Regt., 26th Div. (May-Nashville. TN) nelly. 8202 17th PI.. Adelphi. MD 20783 (301) 434-5412 "B" Co., 289th Combat Engrs. (May-Little Rock. AR) H A. Constant Blum, 50 Allen St., Terryville, CT 06786 (203) 257th F.A. Bn. (Sept-Lapeer. Ml) Albert Walz. 254 Sterling Larson. Rt. 2. Box 30. Shevlin. MN 56676 (218) 785-2458

583-0528 Dr . Lapeer. Ml 48446 (313) 664-2084 "B" Co., 813th Tank Destroyer Bn. (Aug-Seekonk. MA) 4th Arm'd Div. Assn. (July-King of Prussia, PA) Samuel 294th JASCO (June-Muskogee. OK) Bob Felts. Rt. 2. Box Matt Lizak. 563 Osborn St.. Fall River. MA 02724 (617) Schenker Sr.. 2440 Victona Dr., Sharon, PA 16146 (412) 66. Wagoner. OK 74467 (918) 485-4830 672-9064 981-3988 299th Engr. Combat Bn. (June-Binghamton, NY) Donald "C" Co., 110th Med. Bn. (July-Atlantic, lA) Edward Ludwig, 6th Ca/Vets Assn. (June-Chattanooga, TN) Charles Hill. Miller, 808 Placek Dr., Johnson City, NY 13790 (607) 797- 2910 S. 23rd St.. Omaha, NE 68108 (402) 346-5299 Box 2011, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA 30742 (615) 236-4433 8826 "C" Co., 746th R.O.B. (June-Memphis, TN) Elton Taylor, 6th F.A. Btry. (1954-56) (Aug-Heron Lake, IVIN) Marvin Win- 314th Inf. Regt. (July-San Jose, CA) Carlos Ogden Sr., 6013 320 W. 14th Ave., Pine Bluff, AR 71601 (501) 535-2600 kel, Rt. 2, Heron Lake, MN 56137 (507) 793-2217 Calle De Felice, San Jose, CA 95124 (408) 265-5368 "D" Co., 738th MP Bn. (June-Spnngfield, IL) Garry Burtle. 7th Div., 15AAA-A-1 (June-Arlington, TX) Albert Bridges. 351st Ord. Maint. Co. (AA) WWII (Oct-White Haven, PA) Rt. 1, Glenarm, IL 62536 (217) 483-2591 2540 Kennesaw St., Kennesaw. GA 30144 (404) 422-1630 George Billger, 370 Woodstream Way. North Wales. PA "F" Btry., 205th CA AA (July-Chehalis, WA) E.M. Young, 10th Mtn. Div. WWII (Midwest Chapter-Ski Troopers) (May- 19454(215)362-7988 Box 1063. Elma, WA 98541 (206) 482-4738 Cincinnati) J.E. Baker. 15W761 Butterfield Rd.. Elmhurst. 359th AAA S/L Bn. (Sept-Amherst. NY) Amiel Peterson. 78 "F" Co., 544th EB & SR, 4th ESB (June-Fredricksburg, Pnnceton Ct.. Cheektowaga. NY 14225 (716) 633-6504 IL 60126 (312) 834-2966 VA) Ray Varley. 8 gncas Tr . Old Saybrook. CT 06475 12th Arm'd Div. WWII (Aug-Long Beach, CA) Robert Head, 421st Engr. Dump Tk. Co. (June-Topeka. KS) R M Boyd- (203) 388-4827

" 526- ston. 4511 S-E 26th St. Terr . Topeka. KS 66605 (913) 2000 W Roberta Ave , Fullerton. CA 92633 (714) "G Co., 119th Inf., 30th Div. (Sept-Reynoldsburg. OH) 6964 379-0628 Richard Earll. Box 288. Union City. PA 16438 (814) 438- 14th Arm'd Div. Assn. (July-Hartford, CT) Andrew Tierno, 439th AAA Bn. WWII (Sept-Scranton, PA) Charles Ander- 3940 son, 42 Vestal Ave., Binghamton, NY 13903 1518 Monongalia Ave . Willmar. MN 56201 (612)235- "G" Co., 155th Inf., 31st Div. WWII (Aug-Nashville. TN) 4865 14th Field Hospital (June-Minneapolis) Paul Seaborg. 6441 Eulas Smith. 201 Glendale Cir . Aberdeen. MS 39730 (601) 14th Ave. So., Minneapolis, MN 55423 (612) 866-7066 513th Engr. LP Co. (Aug-Williamsburg, VA) Joseph Hous- 369-4259

16th Arm'd Div. (Sept-S. Lake Tahoe, CA) Enk Petersen. ton, Rt. 3. Box 63, Ruther Glen, VA 22546 (804) 448-3267 HQ Co., 56th Signal Bn. ( June-Pocono Manor, PA) Bernard 95651 622-6743 551st Heavy Ponton Bn. WWII (June-West Point, NY) Rt. 687-7811 Box 622, Lotus, CA (916) Sam Cook, 1 , Chittenango, NY 13037 (315) 17th Inf. Assn. (Midwest) (Aug-Bellvue, NE) Harry B|orn- Bersito, 228 N. 5th Ave., Mt. Vernon. Ny 10550 (914) 664- HQ Co., 534th Engr., Boat Bn. (Sept-Hamilton, NY) Fred 7126 berg, 2956 N. 54th St . Omaha, NE 68104 (402) 556-0925 Tkatch. 555 Genesee St.. Oneida. NY 13421 (315) 363- 32nd Div. (Red Arrow) (Aug-Janesville, Wl) E.J. Sartell, 567th AAA AW Bn. (Sept-Panama City Boh.. FL) Robert 3802 1716 Sousa Ct., Janesville. Wl 53545 (608) 752-6731 Pruitt. 2810 Amelia Ave.. Panama City. FL 32405 (904) "I" Co., 129th Inf., 33/37 Div. (June-Crystal Lake. IL) Earl 38th Cav. Recon. Trp., 38th Div. (June-Bowling Green, KY) 785-1351 Rasmussen. Rt. 2. Box 156. Alamo. TN 38001 (901) 696- Leonard Appel. Box 5, Gillette, WY 82716 (307) 682-9879 636th Tank Destroyer Bn. (Aug-Auburn. NE) Charles Col- 4183

40th Cav. Recon. Trp. WWII (Aug-Denver) Edward Hunt, lins. Rt 1. Auburn, NE 68305 (402) 274-5118 "L " Co., 13th, 8th Div. (Sept-Smokelown. PA) Crawford Box 68, Covington, GA 30209 (404) 786-7508 644th Tank Destroyer Bn. (Sept-Seattle) Al Berg, 610 Aloha, Mackley. Ml. Ver Terr. Apt. 18. Waynesboro. PA 17268 51st Medical Bn. WWII (June-Harrisburg. PA) Wayne Lebo. #303, Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 283-4429 (717) 762-4710 Harrisburg. 17109 545-8345 696th Engr. Pet. Dist. Co. (July-Canton. OH) William Tre- All Soldiers (June-Houston. TX) Lowell 7 Penrose St . PA (717) Mounted Drum- 52nd Ord. Co. (AM) (Aug-Libertyville. IL) William Foley. 349 thewey. 5405 Cumberland Rd.. Minneapolis, MN 55410 mond. 5704 45th Ave. So.. Minneapolis. MN 55417 S. Slusser St.. Grayslake. IL 60030 (312) 223-0668 (612) 926-0531 O'Reilly Gen. Hospital (Sept-Sphngfield. MO) Neil Wortley, 54th QM Base Depot (May-St. Louis) Bill Siegrist. 4 Camillo 722nd Engr. Depot Co. (Sept-Niagara Falls, NY) William c/o L.E. Cox Medical Ctr.. 1423 N. Jefferson, Springfield,

1 1 Dr.. Wayne. NJ 07470 (201 ) 696-3983 3 Szabo, 626 80th St. , Niagara Falls, NY 4304 (71 6) 283- MO 65802(417) 836-3199 70th Inf. Div. (Aug-Portland. OR) Alvin Thomas. 203 S. Major. 9183 US Army Med. Command, Japan (USA Hosp-Camp- Zama) Eureka. IL 61530 (309) 467-3519 728th Railway Oper. Bn. (June-New Philadelphia, OH) Fred (June-San Antonio, TX) Arch Telgren. 1023 Forest St., 74th Engrs. LP Co. WWII (May-Atlanta) George Walker. Stucy, 307 S. Webster Ave.. Indianapolis. IN 46219 (317) Brookings, SD 57006 (605) 692-6692 317 Lorraine St.. N. Bellmore. NY 11710 (516) 781-5518 359-0215 80th Div. Vets Assn. (Aug-Baltimore) James Phillips. 420 751st Tank Bn. (Sept-Tulsa. OK) John Flesch. Box 1461, S. Hanover St.. Elizabethtown, PA 17022 (717) 367-5094 Grove, OK 74344 (918) 786-9337 Navy 85th Ord. Co. (HM TK) (Sept-Sacramento, CA) Alvin Gean- 757th Tank Bn. (Sept-Kansas City, MO) Claude Milstead, drot, 3061 Porfillo Ct., Cameron Park, CA 95682 (916) 1305 Woodcrest Dr., Jackson, MS 39211 (601) 956-6690 677-8292 759th Tank Bn., 172nd Inf. Regt., Tank Co. (June-Niantic, 6th Nav. Dist. Shore Patrol WWII (May-Greenville. SC)

86th Chem. Mortar Bn. (May-Chicago) L'C J.B. Deasy, 1830 CT) Joseph Beninato, 22 Marshall Rd., Enfield, CT 06082 Harold Ross. 1 136 Broadview Blvd.. Brackenndge. PA 15014 30th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 566-2177 (203) 745-8298 (412) 224-2881 96th QM Bkry. Co. (July-Willmar, MN) Carroll Jacobson, 760th F.A. Bn. (Aug-St. Louis) Don Allen. Box 129, Carroll- 37th Spec. NCB (Sept-Philadelphia) Harry Gates, 187 Cres- 1101 Grace Ave., Willmar. MN 56201 (612) 235-0839 ton. IL 62016 (217) 942-3603 cent Ave., Gibbstown, NJ 08027 (609) 423-4075 KY) 101st Airborne Div. (June-Ft. Campbell. CSM Robert 807th Tank Destroyer Bn. (July-New Orleans) Joseph 59th NCB (Sept-Toledo, OH) Charles Steele, 6030 Re- Dates. HQ 101st AVN Grp.. Ft. Campbell. KY 42223 (502) camper Dr., Toledo, OH 43613 (419) 474-5007 Johnston. Rt. 2. Box 360. Farmerville. LA 71241 (318) 726- 798-7242 4516 105th NCB WWII (Sept-Denver) Wayne Linton, W 818 Chrissie 104th Inf. Regt. Vets Assn. (Apr-Kerhonkson, NY) Roger Cir., Shawano, Wl 54166 (715) 745-2389 817th Engr. AVN Bn. (Sept-W Falmouth, MA) Joseph Bea- Hemond. Box 3523, Springfield, MA 01101 (413) 593-9512 115th NCB (July-E Stroudsburg, PA) Edward Plummer, 5023 ton, 16 King 3\.. Wilmington, MA 01887 (617) 658-2677 105th AAA AW Bn. WWII (June-Charleston, SC) Margaret E. Naomi St., Indianapolis, IN 46203 (317) 359-6990 833rd Engr. AVN Bn. (Aug-St Joseph, IL) Loren Paris, Box Baker, Rt. 1, Box 276A, Strasburg, OH 44680 (216) 878- 136th Seabees (June-Boise, ID) Ralph Harrison, 837 Mill- 21, Newtown. IN 47969 (317) 295-2043 5080 wood Rd.. Broken Arrow. OK 74011 (918) 455-8243 105th Cav. Sq. (Light Horse) (Sept-Milwaukee) Robert Dix, 893rd Tank Destroyer Bn. (Aug-Glen Burnie. MD) Harry 302nd NCB (July-Cleveland) Paul Rhoades. 2615 Over- Sinclair. Rt. Gambrills. 21054 (301) 923- 2836 N. 46th St., Milwaukee, Wl 53210 (414) 444-2676 684 Md.. 3. MD brook Rd.. Cuyahoga. OH 44221 (216) 928-3594 126th, 173rd F.A. Bns. (Oct-Milwaukee) Ed Kloth, 524 Ogden 3190 Assn. of Torpedoman's Mates (July-St. Louis) Ronald St.. Box 188. Medford. Wl 54451 (715) 748-4843 896th AAA AW Bn., 74th C AA (May-Fredericksburg. VA) Curtis, 900 N. Jefferson Ave., Box 7663, St. Louis, MO Al Greene. Rt. 3. Cardinal Dr. Gatlinburg, 132nd Gen. Hospital (Oct-Rosemont. IL) John Schoeph. . TN 37738 (61 5) 63106 (314) 241-2319 907 N. 18th Ave.. Melrose Park. IL 60160 (312) 344-0248 436-7717 Battle of Ormoc Bay, PI, WWII (Sept-Reno, NV) Gene 134th Inf., 35th Div. (Sept-Topeka, KS) James Graff, 134C, 926th Signal Bn., 9th Tact. Air Cmd. (Aug-Boston) Richard Bickers, 128 Piney Bend, Portage, IN 46368 (219) 866- Middletown, IL 62666 (217) 445-2570 Dwinell, 6 Gould St., Millbury, MA 01527 (617) 865-2858 4480

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MARCH 1986 39 Legion Youth Programs Make a Difference

For the past 60 years, posts large By Eugene V. Lindquist alcohol often end up as suicide statistics and small have spon- or on the long rolls of missing children. IKE generations before sored programs that The Legion offers alternative pro- today's youth live in grams designed to pull youths away from Lthem,a world of tough choices, help our youngsters potential drowning pools of sorrow and surrounded each day by despair. Advocating "A Square Deal For unique pressures and dan- cope with the stress Every Child," many of the Legion's gers. HeadUnes scream the 16,000 posts have formed their own C&Y responsibilities tragedies of the growing and committees to foster youth develop- teen suicide rate and alco- of growing up. ment within their communities. Among hol-related carnage on the the activities are Boy Scouts, Hallow- nation's highways with een Safety, Special Olympics and young people. Children vanish without American Legion Baseball. Many posts a trace and the anti-hero has become the sponsor candidates for Boys and Girls new breed of role model. States—programs that fall under the For the past six decades, The Amer- The focus shifted in the 1950s to pro- direction ofthe National Commission on ican Legion has monitored the growing grams designed to prevent negative Americanism. negative influences on children and, societal trends and influences. The Legion has been extremely active correspondingly, promoted programs to This past year, our volunteers used in supporting legislation that deals with encourage the wholesome development more than $24 million to ensure that problems faced by youths. For exam- of youth. The Legion's concern for chil- children could have a better chance to ple, the Legion was an ardent supporter dren was formally recognized by a spe- realize their potential. of the Missing Children's Act signed into cial trust fund established in 1925 to The C&Y Commission usually iden- law by President Reagan in 1982. Part provide care to children of deceased or tifies and tackles areas of specific con- of the act requires the FBI to set aside disabled American Legion veterans. cern for three-year periods. The "big space in its computer files for informa- Soon thereafter, the National Commis- three" for 1986 are teen suicide prevention on missing children. The fight con- sion on Children and Youth was created tion, missing children and drug/alcohol tinues, however, because most states and some of its children and youth pro- abuse. The facts speak for themselves: have no requirements that local police grams have made all the difference to • One teen-ager an hour commits sui- authorities provide information on miUions of America's young people. cide in America, and 40 more attempt missing children to the FBI.

Legion founders recognized early the it. Suicide is the third largest cause of need to supply care and direction to the death of teen-agers, behind accidents and MAKING the public aware of youth nation's youth. The guiding principle of homicide. problems is another important goal any youth-related program is the • About 1.5 million children are reported of the Legion, as we seek to inform importance of family. The Legion pays missing every year. While the majority our members and the general public special homage to "the family" during of those incidents have happy endings, about these obstacles. More important, National Family Week, which coincides many do not. An estimated 150,000 chil- we try to find solutions to the problems. with Thanksgiving week, and lends dren are abducted—a third by stran- I and a number of other Legionnaires support to organizations year-round that gers. Law enforcement agencies report attended a seminar last year that focus on the needs of young people. that 10 percent of abducted children are graphically depicted the widespread

The Legion's involvement in youth found alive; an equal percentage are abuse of children. I felt sick to think programs has undergone change and found dead. The remaining 80 percent that children of this nation are being used expansion during the years. In earlier are never heard from again. and mistreated in some of the most uni- days, attention was on the immediate • Illegal drugs and alcohol abuse have maginable manners. They're the vic- plight of children of disabled veterans. long found a stronghold in schools and tims of sex and drug abuse, cults, homes around the nation. Alcohol abuse prostitution and kidnapping. We talk Eugene V. Lindquist is chairman of The by our young people is perhaps the larg- about and criticize foreign countries for American Legion's Children and Youth est form of drug abuse. Many of our killing Americans and yet, in our own Commission. youths caught up in the use of drugs and backyard, there are kids being killed or

40 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE PROGRAMS THAT HELP

FOLLOWING are some key Legion programs dedicated to the wholesome development of youth: Temporary Financial Assist- ance—Provides short-term funds to families for clothing, food, utilities and shelter. Special Olympics—Many Legionnaires are involved in helping with the state and local levels of competition and national games. Children and Youth Month- Each April, the Legion fosters programs to celebrate and recognize the importance of our nation's youth. National Family Week— Cele- brated Nov. 24-30 throughout the Legion, the observance recognizes Boys Nation allow high school students the importance ofthe family. to learn the dynamics of how our gov- Boys and Girls States—Legion ernment works. For years, the Legion's posts and Auxiliary units sponsor National High School Oratorical Con- high school students to participate test has given young men and women in mock governments in their the opportunity to express themselves respective states. Many partici- on patriotism and the responsibilities of pants go on to Boys and Girls free society. About 10,000 students Nations. annually participate in this contest. National High School Oratori- cal Contest—Participants speak out SINCE 1939, the Legion and Auxil- for America on the importance of iary have joined together each April good citizenship and government. to observe Children and Youth American Legion Baseball- Month. Many posts are involved in proj- Local, state and national competi- ects for youths within their communities. tion for those participating in One of the privileges of having served America's favorite pastime. Many BENEFITING YOUTH-Programs such as as chairman of the Children and Youth have found the program to be an Boy's Nation and the Special Olympics keep Commission is the opportunity to excellent springboard into profes- the Legion in the forefront of national observe the fine projects developed by sional baseball. More important, organizations committed to the whole- departments—projects such as Ponca thousands of boys have earned col- some development of youth. City Boys Home in Oklahoma and Min- lege baseball scholarships. nesota's "Legionville," where about 2,000 Need a Lift?/Scholarship Infor- abused. Seminars like the one I attended youths annually receive training in safety mation—Acts as a clearinghouse to are helpful in educating the public. procedures. families seeking information on And the Legion has not forgotten its Perhaps one of my most precious scholarships, grants and awards for obligation to help children from Legion memories is the 1983 Special Olympics higher education. veteran families. Temporary Financial at Baton Rouge, La. , where 4,500 hand- Scouting—Both Boy Scouts and Assistance (TFA), spawned shortly after icapped people competed before 65,000 Girl Scouts receive local and national the Legion formed, is funded through spectators. When you see that kind of support for their programs. Some the Child Welfare Foundation and pro- enthusiasm and courage the kids have, 60,000 boys and girls are active in vides short-term aid to families to help it's nice to know you've contributed in more than 2,500 Explorer posts. keep children in a stable home envi- some way. Scout troops and Cub packs spon- ronment. Armchair critics and philosophers sored by The American Legion. We are proud of the Child Welfare since Socrates have lamented and Fingerprinting—Posts workwith Foundation. Established in 1955 as the wrongly predicted that the younger local law enforcement agencies to funding source for children and youth generation will spell doom for their soci- help identify missing children. Par- programs, it promotes and provides eties. We don't see it that way. ents are encouraged to have their grants to youth-related organizations. If opportunities and positive alter- children fingerprinted early. Many other Legion programs have natives are made available to our youth, Child Welfare Foundation- contributed to the development of youth, most will respond favorably. They are Promotes and makes grants to non- especially in fostering good attitudes the hope and future of this country, and profit organizations that benefit the tovi^ard government and civic respon- it is our obligation to prepare them for health and welfare ofyouth. sibilities. Boys State, Girls State and the tasks ahead.

MARCH 1986 41 COMMENTARY

In Pursuit of the American Dream

a little town in Oklahoma lives a nation out of a raw wilderness—and all been giving them shelter in his own

man who has stocked a five-acre lake too little about how Americans still carry home, scrounging for clothes, providing with happy catfish. Yes, happy. For that dream in their bones and base their meals and helping his charges survive INevery time he goes down to the lake unusual lives on it. This is Dotson's focus, the blandishments of crime and drugs. and spreads out cottonseed and bread as he says: The man's message is simple:

on the lake's surface, the fish race "My job is to find the extraordinary "The world is a beautiful place. Some

hke mad to join in the meal. But not in ordinary lives; to look for the common of the people in it are not. You may not

just anyone gets to fish these happy threads that link a lonely sheepherder be able to change what is bad but you

critters—only wounded World War I in Nevada to a group of young poets on can get what you want by working. You

veterans. a forgotten island off the coast of Geor- don't have to invest your life in a prison."

In Philadelphia, a heavy-set police- gia. I work the neglected corners of our It was similar feelings that moved a man stationed at a children's hospital cities. The small towns. The dirt roads. Harlem woman to take in children born got heartsick watching the suffering out of a growing American nightmare- children and decided to do something drug addiction. Now bone-thin, elderly ... not about their medical problems, but unstboped, she has worked at a mis- "Americans still but about their broken dreams. He began sion since she was 14, savings hundreds. to raise money from anyone who would carry that dream Her formula? "There is no magic to what hear him out—and sent one child off to she does, just love ..." see real redwood trees, another to splash in their bones and Among other everyday heroes and in the ocean, another to Disneyland to base their unusual heroines you meet is a psychiatric aide kiss Minnie Mouse. The foundation he in a hospital who tired of watching men- eventually established now has chap- lives on it." tal cases being turned out into the ters in 14 cities, and has helped 3,000 streets, helpless to care for themselves. children realize their tall dreams. He followed them, and his office has

In St. Paul, Minn. , the head of a motel I look for these stories because I believe become the steam vents and alleys where

chain found a formula for building motel they tell us something of the larger issues they live, as he fights to get them food

units cheaper than anyone else: His con- that we all face day by day." and clothing to face the elements. He struction crew consists of his 10 chil- Since these people-vignettes spring knows he cannot make them well, but dren. Each summer they "race the wind" largely fi-om TV coverage, they are more he can touch their lives and bring them

to complete new projects— none getting visual than emotional or anaKtical. Even human warmth . . . any pay other than his normal room-and- so, there's a straight-forward handling In a different vein, there's the Ozark board, but each getting a sweat-equity that avoids stickiness and lets people's native who returned home after a suc- share of the motel business. This is how accomplishments speak for themselves. cessful singing career and began to wTite

one father teaches his children the value Above all, as the author states, "we down the old melodies his fellow hill of working for what they get, and in the can see a bit of ourselves in these re- people had created over the years, and process has built a family that sticks ports ..." which were fast fading from memory. together. Can you see yourself in this one? Over The result is his collection of some 800 Such are the people you meet in the 40 years ago a surveyor from Nebraska songs, and a great revival of old-time book by NBC television reporter Bob was charting some land along the Rio music in the area. Dotson, 1)1 Pursuif of the A))ierica>i Grande. He stopped for lunch and dozed Another man who went home again Dream (pubhshed by Atheneum, New off. When he awoke he found people was a noted photographer who, in an York, and copyrighted by Night Work gathered around eating his food scraps. interview in Cumberland Gap, Tenn, Corp.). Yet, as the examples show, That bothered him so deeply that he sold offered advice for almost anyone: Dotson's pursuit does not chronicle the his land and bought food and medicine "If you want to go after the wonder- usual chase after money or love or fame, for poor people. And when that was gone, ment of hfe, take your camera and go but reports on ordinary people and how he went around begging for more. home. It's not the people in China or on they strive "to build, discover, create, On the gloomy side of the nation's the other side of the world. The most achieve, survive and grow." capital, a former prize-fighter welded a wonderful people in the world are right Much has been written about the gang of ghetto kids into an all-star foot- in your own backyard."

American dream of building a mighty ball team. Working at it daily, he has Reviewed by James N. Sites

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Remembering doughboys and their heroic deeds through a commemorative stamp... saluting the LEGIONNAIRE educators of New York... role models for all OF THE MONTH Legionnaires... reuniting runaways and missing children with their families. ..and POW/MIAs.

embers of M railways Bus System has been Post 343, Seven taking people home for years over Springs, Fla., America's network of highways and believe they byways. But the company went the exti-a liave licked the mile in 1985 when! problem of pro- it launched a pro- moting World War I veterans, many gram that proof vi^hom went on to lay the foundation vides a means to! for The American Legion. return missing! The post is involved in philately, bet- children to their" ter knovirn stamp collecting, and last homes. as John Weinberger year helped get a commemorative stamp The Eighths approved postal officials. The stamp District, Depart- by about John Weinberger at honors America's doughboys and those ment of Minne-! Post 854, Evergreen Park, 111., formed the Legion. cover sota American Legion, has a special who The was and you'll hear words such as Crick, interest in the plight of missing chil- ASK designed by William T. former "Mr. Legion himself " and "an of Post 343. dren, and decided not to let Trailways' commander inspiration." At the depart- efforts go unnoticed. District officials ment adjutant's office, you'll through the help of Legionnaires in Dal- hear he is "the membership- JUegionnaires know a good thing las, Texas, where Trailways has its getter of Evergreen." when they see it. Post 1040, Delmar, headquarters, presented the company "Anything that comes up, he's ready N.Y., presented plaques to schools in with a plaque for its "Operation Home to get on it," said Post Cmdr. Ken Pryor. Free" program. "He is one of the most outstanding Trailways returned more than 4,000 Legionnaires I've known." children to their families last year. Weinberger, a past post commander, is a delegate to the Illinois first division and the eighth district. He attends all M heir fates are unknown, but the of the meetings, often providing trans- POW/MIAs in Vietnam have not been portation for others as well. "I can't forgotten. remember a time when he has missed a Tom Kaiser, chairman of the POW/ post or executive committee meeting," MIA Committee, Department of New said Pryor. that area in recognition of American York, and Post 246, Baldwin, N.Y., were At post meetings, he oversees dona- Education Week in November. among veterans groups that converged The plaques were inscribed with a tions and their disbursal to charities. He passage from Emma Lazarus' poem for runs the bingo games on Sunday eve- the Statue of Liberty: "I lift my lamp nings, usually calling the games from a before the golden door." rocking chair, one of the few concessions he makes to the arthritis that is crippling his body and causes him con- M hey truly are models for all stant pain. Legionnaires to follow. They're dedi- Althdugh working full time as a truck cated hard workers who ask nothing for mechanic, he finds time to raise funds themselves in return, except to keep The for a POW/MIA memorial in Spring- American Legion dream alive and to help field, 111., and visit the Lakeside VA our servicemen." Hospital to conduct bingo games and talk With those words, Ralph Decker, on the nation's Capitol late last year to with patients. Evenings and weekends, adjutant of Post 68, Pittsfield, Mass., show their support for those unac- he travels through the Chicago sub- paid tribute to Theodore Handerek, counted for in South-east Asia. urbs, urging members to renew their Claude Rawling and Albert Cheevers, Legionnaires and other veterans memberships, or explaining the value of who all have held several offices during gathered at the Vietnam War Memorial the Legion to potential members. their many years of membership and and marched to Lafayette Park adja- Post members praise Weinberger's association with the post. The trio cur- cent the White House. Kaiser and other dedication and leadership, which serve rently serve on the post's board of speakers addressed the rally and spe- as an inspiration to other Legionnaires. directors. cial ceremonies were conducted.

MARCH 1986 45 LEGION NEWS BRIEFS

Members of the Legion and Auxiliary are urged to donate blood as often as NO DANGER OF CONTRACTING possible. If there is a blood program at a local Legion post, as many members as possible should participate. If no pro- AIDS RY DONATING DLOOD gram exists, the Legion's National Security and Foreign Relations Divi- LTHOUGH medical science sion has a brochure outlining how to put says it's impossible to get AIDS together such a program. The brochure by donating blood, many peo- 6 may be obtained by writing: National ple believe differently. Con- A Security-Foreign Relations Division, sequently, blood donations are down The American Legion, 1608 Street, nationwide. K N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. According to the American Associa- 0•^ tion of Blood Banks, 17 of 38 centers 1' recently surveyed reported that dona- r tions had decreased by up to 10 percent. The fear of AIDS was cited as the main 0 reason why healthy blood donors are staying away. then disposed. Nurses and other medi- Some 15,000 cases of AIDS have been cal persons who draw the blood are reported since record keeping on the trained to ensure safe and sterile donat- American Legion is one of disease began four years ago. In that ing processes and are supervised by a rHEsix U.S. organizations that time, there have been 236 cases of AIDS medical doctor specially trained in blood received a $2,500 donation related to blood transfusions. None of bank procedures. from the Miller Brewing the AIDS cases occurred as a result of The nation's blood supply is consid- Company's Meister Brau division as part

donating either blood or plasma. There ered to be as safe as ever. Since July 1, of its national salute to the charitable is no evidence that donating blood will 1985, blood and plasma donated in the works performed by America's frater- infect the donor with AIDS. United States have been tested for the nal and service organizations. Before giving blood, donors' arms are antibody to the AIDS virus. In addi- The American Legion Child Welfare thoroughly disinfected with antiseptic tion, members of social or ethnic groups Foundation was designated the recipi- solutions such as iodine and alcohol. considered high risks for AIDS infec- ent charity of the donation, presented Needles and plastic tubes used to collect tion have been asked not to donate blood, at The American Legion's largest post blood are sterile and used only once. and there is substantial evidence that in membership. Post 3 in Lincoln, Neb. After the blood is drawn, needles and they are cooperating. Since human blood Ray Griffin, chairman of the Nebraska tubes are carefully disposed of so they can only be stored in a blood center or Department's welfare committee, and

will never be used again. Plastic bags hospital bank for 42 days, the blood sup- Bob Eberly , Post 3 commander, accepted used to store the blood remain in use ply has been free of AIDS since about the check on behalf of the Legion. until the blood is transfused to a patient, Aug. 12, 1985. "All too often, the many hours of volunteer work and the millions of dollars raised for charities by organizations such as The American Legion are not fully LEGIONNAIRES SEEK H^P FOR VICTIMS appreciated by the public," said Kevin Foley, vice president of Meister Brau. OF THE MEXICO CITY EARTHQOAKE /T'S been nearly six months since us to either NAVINSA (Mexican a massive earthquake leveled Development Bank) or the American Mexico City, but relief efforts Chamber of Commerce, which has continue and financial assistance estabhshed a special committee to han- is needed to help the city rebuild, dle such matters." according to Frank Nolan, adjutant of No Legionnaires of Post 2, Mexico the Department of Mexico. City, were injured in the quake, Nolan The quake struck Sept. 19, killing an said, but some sustained damage to their estimated 5,000 people, injuring thou- homes. "We are proud of our Legion- sands and leaving many more homeless. naires and Auxiliary members who have "We need financial assistance to contributed to relief and reconstruction reconstruct our houses, schools and efforts to aid our neighbors through hospitals," Nolan said. donations of money, food, clothing and— Although his department is not in the tradition of our great organiza- equipped to handle a major relief cam- tion—their time in volunteer work." paign, Nolan said that other depart- Donations should be mailed to Frank SALUTING 67 ments, Legionnaires and Auxiliary Nolan, Tennessee 32, Altos, Col. Years of Service members could "send donations through Napoles, 03810 Mexico, D.F., Mexico.

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Stevens-Connor Post 1330, N.Y. A Hard-working Friend of Veterans

of Stevens- the tax exemption, copies of The Amer- Post Cmdr. Frank Kachala said one LEGIONNAIRESConnor Post 1330 of Rush, N.Y. ican Legion Magazine, brochures on of the distinguishing characteristics of have learned first-hand that the the Legion and membership application the post is the wilhngness of its mem- most direct route to increased forms. bers "to take a couple of extra strides, membership is through effective As a result, post membership has more make an extra effort and keep in the veterans' programs. than doubled-to 183 from 90 in 1985- forefront of the community with a good The post for years has been and the increase boosted Monroe County image." recognized for its outstanding The post sponsors delegates to Boys Boy Scout program, which it sponsors State and in 1985, after the Auxihary in the 4,000-resident suburb of Roch- disbanded on short notice, sponsored a ester. But in 1984, an opportunity arose "Post members, de- delegate to Girls State. to serve as the veterans advocate: The termined to Its Boy Scout troop has 15 percent— New York State Legislature authorized show a high percentage—of its boys reach local governments to give full or partial proper honor to the Eagle Scout status. Kachala said on a exemption of property taxes to veter- national basis only about 2 percent of all ans and their widows. veterans, resched- boys who enter scouting achieve Eagle The post went to work immediately. rank. The troop, averaging 18 Scouts Legionnaires canvassed the town by uled the parade" per year, is led by Karl Kahn, post vice telephone, ensuring that eligible vet- commander, who has been scoutmaster erans knew about the exemption and had for 20 years and is largely credited with the proper application forms. When the over the 100 percent membership mark the program's success. Rush Town Board and Monroe County for the first time in 25 years. For its The importance of the Scouts to the officials scheduled meetings to discuss efforts, the post received the outstand- post is evident in the remodehng of the the exemption, the post sent repre- ing post award from the county and the post home, scheduled for completion this sentatives to encourage the boards to New York Department Commander's month. The building is an 1881 school grant 100-percent exemptions. The town Award for Outstanding Post in its size house, and after renovation and expan- board granted exemptions of 75 percent category. sion, the Scouts will have a special room of assessments and the county approved Monroe County Cmdr. Ray Adams of their own. Most of the work on the 100-percent exemptions. praised the members of Post 1330 for home has been donated by Legionnaires. During telephone canvassing, the post their enthusiasm and their dependabil- Legionnaires are active members of identified 200 eligible veterans who were ity in always attending county meetings the Rush Hometown Days, an annual not Legion members. Then the post with full voting strength, and for the two-day festival to promote the goods membership committee delivered spe- spirit of cooperation they bring to county and services of the community and cial packets containing applications for projects. attract visitors. In annual observances to honor veterans, the post holds a service in one of the town's four churches during Memo- rial Day weekend and coordinates a community parade. Kachala said the weather was so bad one year that the parade was cancelled. But post members, determined to show proper honor to the veterans, rescheduled the parade and made the extra effort to hold the event—including school bands, government officials, veterans and marching units—on a regular weekday. The rescheduled parade "got a better turnout than ever," said Kachala. "There were more veterans and better participation. A lot of veterans were there who had been out of town for the three- day Memorial Day weekend and would have missed the parade. We also got a lot of press coverage because of the extra effort we went to." LEGION HALL-Remodeling of the post tiome-an 1881 schooltiouse, illustrated by It was another case of devotion to post member Robert Eisenberg-retalns its rustic exterior. veterans that paid off for Post 1330.

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Specially; Selected for Readers of The American Legion The Music You Love! Here are some of the greatest recordings of all time. These truly marvelous collections rekindle, as only music can, the special memories that everyone treasures. If you missed your chance to order these Limited Edition collections on TV and in magazines, we urge

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THE CLANCY BROTHERS & TOMMY MAKEM FERRANTE& TEICHER "A Piano Spectacular!

"From Ireland With Love!" The most famous piano team of them all are now available in a dazzling collection of their greatest performances ever. Hear Inem perform their all-time favorites In this exclusive new Whether these charming Irishmen are singing songs of love, songs of patriotism, of merri- treasury In sweeping stereo ment and childhood, they just make your spirits soar Hear them sing all their original, THEME FROM "LOVE STORY " • LAURA • TONIGHT (from "West Side Slorv "I • best-loved recordings In this exclusive new Good Music collection STRANGERS IN PARADISE • I'M ALWAYS CHASING RAINBOWS • GOLDEN EARRINGS • • THE • TIM FINNEGAN S WAKE • A THE BRENNAN ON MOOR " THE WORK OF WEAVERS THEME FROM "THE APARTMENT" • SONG FROM "MOULIN ROUGE • CANADIAN • • THE IRISH ROVER • WHISKEY, YOU RE THE OF REILLY S DAUGHTER " JUG PUNCH SUNSET • TEMPTATION • THEME FROM " EXODUS • SHANGRI-U • THE SOUND OF • • • OEVIL WHEN I WAS SINGLE JOHNNY, I HARDLY KNEW YE JOHNSON S MOTOR MUSIC • WHAT NOW MY LOVE • FAR AWAY PLACES • EBB TIDE • LOVE IS A MANY SPLEN- CAR • GALWAY BAY • MY JOHNNY LAD • COURTIN' IN THE KITCHEN • JUG OF THIS • DORED THING TARA'S THEME (from "Gone With The Wind ") • • THE HOLY GROUND • WHEN I WAS YOUNG SHELLICKY BOOKEY UP THE LONG LAD- DER • BIG SHIP SAILING • AHEM! AHEM! • MARY THE MONEY • FROSTY WEATHER • ' THE IRISH SOLDIERS ... and more! MUSIC OF THE YANK YEARS "16 Big Band Hits!

This is truly an outstanding collection one gem affer another and probably the best single WAYNE KING 'America's Waltz King." album at its kind. DON'T BE THAT WAY, Benny Goodman • I'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN, Tommy Dorsey and Frank For decades, millions of Americans danced and dreamed to the smooth, rich and elegant Sinatra • IN THE MOOD, Glenn Miller • DON 'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE, Duke BHngton • music ol Wayne King and his orchestra. Whether he v»as performing In Chicago's famous MARIE, Tommy Dorsey • FRENESI, Artie Shaw • DEEP PURPLE, Larry Clinton and Bea Wain • Aragon Ballroom or starring live on "The Lady Esther Serenade" hit radio show, no one MOONLIGHT SERENADE, Glenn Miller • BEGIN THE BEGUINE, Artie Shaw • I CAN'T GET could duplicate the iushly romantic "wonderful world ol the waltz created by America's iWfB^^f^l STARTED, Bunny Berigan • CHEROKEE, Chadie Barnet • THERE! I'VE SAID IT AGAIN, Vaughn •^^^ "Waltz King," tU^ie^m Monroe • TONIGHT WE LOVE, Freddy Martin • MY REVERIE, Larry Clinton and Bea Wain • OER IL. » tut— ^^W" THE WALTZ YOU SAVED FOR ME • IF YOU WERE THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD • I FUEHRER'S FACE, Spike Jones ONE O'CLOCK JUMP Benny Goodman. • • • WaItz KiNq LOVE YOU TRULY I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW MEXICALI ROSE GIRL OF MY DREAMS • LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART • LIHLE SIR ECHO • LONESOME, MILLS RROTHERS Their Best-Loved Hits. THAT'S ALL • ANNIVERSARY WALTZ •JOSEPHINE • ALICE BLUE GOWN • GOOFUS • I'D LOVE TO LIVE IN LOVELAND • SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES • I'M FOREVER BLOWING The fabulous Mills Brothers have made generations of music lovers happy lor over lour BUBBLES « (I'LL BE WITH YOU| IN APPLE BLOSSOM TIME ' GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART decades Hear all their greatest hits in their sensational new collection PAPER DOLL • TILL THEN • GLOW WORM • UP A LAZY RIVER • CAB DRIVER • MOONLIGHT ARTHUR FIEDLER "World's Greatest Marches!" BAY • NEVERTHELESS • BASIN STREET BLUES • DADDY'S LITTLE GIRL • OPUS ONE • BE MY LIFE'S COMPANION • YOU TELL ME YOUR DREAM • ACROSS THE ALLEY FROM THE Arthur Fiedler and the wonderful Boston Pops Orchestra performing 22 of the greatest i E TO WANT YOU) • YOU'RE NOBODY TILL S ! Airim^ ra-biJER

Will uplift ' rinF. BOSTON piips ! marches ever recorded, including John Philip Sousa's all-time favorites your YOU ALWAYS tlURT THE ONE YOU LOVE :ikBbrtEte«a,1teteii spirits! / THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER • SEMPER FIDELIS • WASHINGTON POST MARCH • POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE • MARCH OF THE TOYS • ONWARD CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS • CRAZY ono "Red Hot Piano!' MARCH OF THE TOREADORS • YANKEE DOODLE • AMERICAN PATROL MARCH • DIXIE • STRIKE UP THE BAND • THE THUNDERER MARCH • HIGH SCHOOL CADETS • COLUM- Here's everybody's favorite piano music by the king of Honky Tonk Play it only when you BIA, THE GEM OF THE OCEAN • NATIONAL EMBLEM MARCH • THE YELLOW ROSE OF want to teel good' TEXAS • BOSTON COMMANDERY MARCH • SEVENTY-SIX TROMBONES • EL CAPITAN BUnON UP YOUR OVERCOAT • WHEN YOU'RE SMILING • BARNEY GOOGLE • THE CRAZY MARCH • ST. LOUIS BLUES - MARCH • WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK • COLONEL BOGEY OTTO MEDLEY • HEART AND SOUL • I'M LOOKING OVER A FOUR LEAF CLOVER • NEAR YOU • I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND WRITE MYSELF A LETTER • HEARTACHES • CECILIA • IF YOU KNEW SUSIE • THE OARKTOWN STRUHERS' BALL • WAITING FOR THE SPIKE JONES "The W^cky World Of Spike Jones." ROBERT E. LEE • OH YOU BEAUTIFUL OOLL • BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME • RED WING • BE MY LITTLE BABY BUMBLE BEE • SWEET SUE-JUST YOU • ROSE OF WASHINGTON SQUARE.

' SAMMY KAYE ' 'His Brand New Album!

All Of your favorites are here, all the original recordings, in this brand new collection entitled HAWAIIAN WAR CHANT • LIEBESTRAUM • LOVE IN BLOOM • MY OLD FLAME • DANCE " ""Swing And Sway With Sammy Kaye • • • OF THE HOURS SHEIK OF ARABY YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS I DREAM OF • • • BROWNIE WITH THE LIGHT BLUE JEANS • YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE • HARBOR LIGHTS DADDY IT ISN'T FAIR POWDER YOUR FACE WITH SUNSHINE (SMILE, SMILE, • • STAIRWAY TO • SKIES • ALEX- OER FUEHRER'S FACE • WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE • NONE BUT THE LONELY HEART • SMILE) BABY FACE THE STARS BLUE • • THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE. ANDER'S RAGTIME BAND I LEFT MY HEART AT THE STAGE DOOR CANTEEN THERE'LL BE BLUEBIRDS OVER THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER • THE GYPSY • CHICKERY CHICK • THE FOUR WINDS AND THE SEVEN SEAS • THE OLD LAMPLIGHTER • ROOM FULL OF MITCH MILLER "His New Sing-Along Album." ROSES • CUDDLE UP A LIHLE CLOSER • LAVENDER BLUE (DILLY, DILLY) • THE OBJECT OF MY AFFECTION, From his golden days on TV. here is Mitch And The Gang singing 33 all-time favorites WHEN YOU WORE A TULIP •I'M FOREVER BLOWING BUBBLES • FOR ME AND MY GAL • THE INK SPOTS "Their Fantastic New Collection!" SHINE ON HARVEST MOON • MEET ME IN ST LOUIS • BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME • SWEET ADELINE • LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART • CAROLINA There's never been a collection like it All the ORIGINAL recordings' f 8 fantastic hits in all' It is IN THE MORNING • WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING • MY WILD IRISH ROSE • IN THE truly a collection that will live forever, • • • EVENING BY THE MOONLIGHT POLLY WOLLY DOODLE WAIT FOR THE WAGON THE IF I DIDN'T CARE • MAYBE • WE THREE • I'LL GET BY • DO I WORRY? • ALWAYS • STREH OLD GREY MARE • DON'T SIT UNDER THE APPLE TREE • LIHLE ANNIE ROONEY • OF DREAMS • A GHOST OF A CHANCE • MY PRAYER • IT S A SIN TO TELL A LIE • THE GYP- • • • • HELLO! MY BABY MOONLIGHT BAY THERE'S YES! YES! IN YOUR EYES SINGIN' IN i SY • I 'LL NEVER SMILE AGAIN • WHEN THE SWALLOWS COME BACK TO CAPISTRANO • • • ~ THE RAIN ALL I DO IS DREAM OF YOU TOOT, TOOT TOOTSIE GOODBYE WHILE YOU WERE ONLY FOOLING • DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE • I DON'T WANT TO • • STROLLING THROUGH THE PARK ONE DAY IDA SWEET AS APPLE CIDER A BICYCLE SET THE WORLD ON FIRE • I COVER THE WATERFRONT • TO EACH HIS OWN. BUILT FOR TWO • PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNEH •I'M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY • WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN • SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD • THE WHIF- SONG (BAA! BAA! BAA!) • PEG 0' MY HEART • PEGGY O NEIL. MAIL COUPON TODAY NO-RISK COUPON — NOT IN STORES-I THEHARMONICATS "World Famous! THE GOOD MUSIC RECORD CO., Dept. QV-01-36 I 352 Evelyn Street, P.O. Box 909, Paramus, NJ 07653-0909 Here in one fantastic collection are all their greate sure to become one of the Please rush me the albums checked below on your unconditional money-back guaran best-loved treasures in your music library. tee. I understandthat I may return any Item and receive a complete refund. I^lake check oi RUBY • SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY • TWILIGHT TIME • DEEP PURPLE • EBB TIDE • SUN- money order payable to Good Ivlusic Record Co. RISE SERENADE • MOONLIGHT COCKTAIL • PEG 0' MY HEART • CHERRY PINK AND Check box(es) to order APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE • WHO'S SORRY NOW • BLUE TANGO • FASCINATION • TICO (^) $9.98 $9.98 TICO • MAM'SELLE • OVER THE RAINBOW • RAMONA • PERFIDIA • SABRE DANCE. RECORD ALBUI«S-$8.98 CASSETTE TAPES— 8-TRACK TAPES— Clancy Brothers Clancy Brothers Clancy Brothers Wayne King Wayne King Arthur Fiedler Arthur Fiedler Arthur Fiedler KEN GRIFFIN '18 Great Organ Favorites!" Spike Jones Spike Jones Spike Jones Mitch Miller Mitch Miller Mitch Miller For years. Ken Griffin was the most popular organist in America, His music sounded from phonographs, through theatres and night-clubs, from the TV. radio and indeed every- The Harmonicats The Harmonicats The Harmonicats Ken Griffin Ken Griffin Ken Griffin where, thrilling millions who enjoyed his melodic style All your favorites are here in this ex- Cole citing new collection from Columbia Record s biggest selling organist ever. Organ music Nat "King" Cole Nat "King" Cole Nat "King" never sounded so good! Ferrante &Teicher Ferrante & Telcher Ferrante & Teicher Yank Years Yank Years Yank Years YOU CAN'T BE TRUE DEAR • CRUISING DOWN THE RIVER • I LOVE YOU TRULY • THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S • TOGETHER • LOVE LEHERS IN THE SAND • MY HEART CRIES Mills Brothers Mills Brothers Mills Brothers • • FOR YOU LILLI MARLENE • THE GIRL THAT I MARRY • DRIRING AND DREAMING Crazy Otto Crazy Otto Crazy Otto SLEEPY-TIME GAL • AUF WIEDERSEH'N, SWEETHEART • ARE YOU LONESOME Sammy Kaye Sammy Kaye Sammy Kaye TONIGHT • MOONLIGHT AND ROSES • LOUISE • ANNIVERSARY SONG • LET ME CALL The Ink Spots The Ink Spots The Ink Spots YOU SWEETHEART • ALWAYS. Postage & Handling: Please add $1 .25 for single item. Be sure to take

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chological torture. Once mind control is round-the-clock investigative units attained, there follows a programmed working on crimes against children. Hmust liquidatt destruction of personal and social val- The United States does not have a LIQUIDATION PRICE! ues, i.e., self, family, religion, patriot- modern computerized system to trace AT A LOW ism and childhood heroes. Preschoolers missing or unidentified dead children. 1896 SWEDISH ARMY have described to the ABC News pro- By current U.S. Justice Department gram, 20120, how they were sexually accounts, the FBI's National Computer assaulted with the hard corners of The Information Center has entered a mere BAYONETS Bible and small American flagpoles with 14 percent or less of all missing persons the flags attached. in the country. Enemy weaponry consists mainly of Until such time as these domestic cunning child lures the pedophile uses armed forces are mobilized and until such to draw children from their safe havens time as the courts send repeat offenders of home, school and playground to to prison to stay, the first line of defense abduct, abuse, and sometimes murder. must be PREVENTION. I, therefore, Once the child is seduced or coerced, the propose the following: weapons of abuse are as diversely In a house-to-house approach, using unHmited as the perpetrator's sexual a format designed for parents or teach- fantasies. Most frightening is the esca- ers, quietly and in a forthright, but non- lation of the use of sadomasochistic tor- threatening manner, present to your A unique collector's item! ture equipment on young victims- child the lures that may be used to entice Ideal too, as a dependable ^ _ whips, ballgags, harnesses and piercing them into a very dangerous situation, hunting knife! of the genitals. explain how to recognize these lures, In the liquidation business, we What can be done to stop this assault and offer protective measures to take. run across some migtity unusual items! And, here's one of them children? criminal on our The element Involve your immediate neighbors, that's truly unique! Genuine is incredibly well-organized. Our first both young and old, so that they may Swedish army combat bayonets line of defense against such a methodi- know the lures and methods by which . . . based on an 1896 design! cal and mobile enemy should be our the enemy operates. This is precisely Talk about a fantastic collector's

item . . . this is it! Decades old, public social and protective agencies. what David Hartmann of Good Morn- these battle worthy bayonets However, despite the increase in ing, America did in his neighborhood, represent the days when the crimes against children, political lead- so that not only he and his wife would battle command was "fix bayonets!" ership has cut back severely, or elimi- be more alert and vigilant in the pro- Each IS finely crafted of heavy nated all together, those federal and tection of their loved ones, but also that gauge Swedish steel. The 8" state programs designed to assist in and all neighbors would serve as more pro- blades taper to a sharp point support the welfare of children. Fur- tective eyes for local children. and are virtually rust-free thanks thermore, out of 17,000 law enforce- Organize an army of concerned citi- to a protective grease gel. The heavy-weight metal handle features fine checkering and has ment agencies in this country, only seven zens and mobilize a political force. a locking device for attaching to rifle. Leather police departments have full-time. Continued on page 52 scabbard has carrying loop for attaching to a belt. Our supply is obviously limited. Order promptly!

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| ^^^» 7 days a week Jobs | y/g^ Adolescents are offered high paying, Magic/Rituals interesting jobs. Interviews are held in Sophisticated, destructive ritual abuse secluded locations and advertised with is emerging under the guise of the occult, only a post office box. or "the world of the unknown." Abused C.O.M.B. Direct Marketing Corp. Item H-1052 Stress with adolescents that you want children become brainwashed and allow 14605 28th Ave. N. /Minneapolis. MN 55441-3397 Send Swedish bayonet(s) Item H I 052-631 30-00 at S 1 to they are know where and by whom repeated abuse, eventually becoming each plus $4 each for shipping and handling. (Minnesota being interviewed. Explain why. abusers themselves. concepts evil at Discuss of good and order i> ancloaed. (No deleya i Playmates an early age so children are not con- by check, thank* to TeleChack.) VISA® . Some preschool and elementary school fused by those who try to teach them Exp ^ PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY children who have been sexually abused otherwise. Be inquisitive ifa child begins are mentally programmed to lure other to reject basic social values. Become children. vigilant if your child suffers from fre- Ifyour child is constantly being taken quent nightmares or becomes absorbed to, or asked to, play at the house of by horrorfilms, certain music cn- engages another playmate, particularly where in unfamiliar rituals. there is a single male or live-in boy- The above information, excerpted from the bool

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Don't Buy a BIGTILLER.. VETERANS ForaSmallJob! ADVISER

Do you have questions concerning your of liability on the GI loan. Normally this veterans benefits? The American Legion is accomplished by selling the property Magazine will answer as many as pos- and paying off the loan in full. Another sible in this column. We regret that we way is for a veteran-buyer to agree to are unable to provide a personal substitute his or her entitlement for that response to each query. Write to The of the original veteran borrower and American Legion Magazine, Veterans meet all other requirements for Adviser Editor, P.O. Box 1055, Indi- entitlement. Buy a Mantis! anapolis, IN., Jt6206. Big tillers weigh almost 300 lbs. Mantis weighs just 20 lbs. (women and Q« I received an overpayment letter older gardeners love it)! Q« Does the VA provide a monetary from the VA. I cannot pay the entire Simply turning a 300-lb. tiller in a allowance toward the purchase of a I amount back at once. What can do? backyard garden is a challenge. commercially sold headstone or _ You may make a partial payment Mantis starts with a flick of the wrist . . for a veteran's grave? marker . . If, and propose how you intend to pay turns on a dime . and weeds _ For eligible veterans, buried on or the balance. between narrow rows and along A. after Oct. 18, 1978, the VA is fence lines. The Mantis takes the work out of authorized to pay an amount not to growing flowers and vegetables . . exceed the average actual cost of a gov- Q* I am an 80-year-old widow with so you can have more time to enjoy headstone or marker. The cur- a limited income. My son was killed ernment the results! in service during World War II. Am I rent rate is $70. Most big tillers were designed to just eligible for any benefits from the VA? till, Mantis was designed from the _ Parents are eligible for death ben- Q* During my 22 years in the Army beginning for a variety of useful at- efits if their income is insufficient tachments. Tiller. Weeder. Furrower. I became an alcoholic. Will the VA n* to provide them with a reasonable stan- Edger. Lawn Aerator. Lawn De- pay me compensation for this disease? dard of living. Proof of your relationship Thatcher. Hedge Trimmer. _ No. The VA can offer treatment for to the veteran must be submitted with Best of all, Mantis costs a fraction alcoholism, but no benefits may be of what you'll pay for a big tiller. J§, the application for death benefits. paid. Alcoholism is not considered a 3-Week In-Your-Garden Trial! condition for which compensation is Mantis has a Lifetime Warranty on payable. Q* I have a National Service Life the tines (if they ever break, we'll Insurance policy that I pay on a replace them). A Lifetime Replacement Agreement on the engine. And a 3- Q* Are there limits to how much VA monthly basis. Sometimes I forget to Week In-Your-Garden Trial (if you don't will pay for authorized private out- mail my premiums on time. May I pay like it, we'll take it back and give you a patient medical care? my premiums in advance? full refund). — Yes you may pay premiums as far _ Yes. The cost of routine treatment , What a pleasure to use. Never again in is |§«i"ay not exceed $75 per month A* advance as you want. There will we have to rent a tiller, work like without VA approval. Requests to a discount of 3 percent per year on pre- crazy to get It back on time, need two people to put It Into and out of exceed a limitation should be accompa- miums paid in advance. You might want the car, get bounced all over and „ nied by justification from the provider. to change your mode of payment to wind up wHh sore arms and S quarterly, semiannually or annually. A change of payment mode can be made Ruth and Patrick Eagen Q« May closing costs be included in Hempstead, New York the amount of money the VA guar- at any time by a written request to the antees for a home loan? VA Insurance Center. EARLY ORDER BONUS _ No. Closing costs must be paid by MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY! the veteran-buyer from his or her Q* My father is 68 years old and a resources. World War II veteran. How can he go 1458 Ck)unty Line Rd., Dept. 869 about applying for domiciliary care? Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 Q« I have a GI home loan and I am VA domiciliaries provide care on H Please send more information on the Mantis considering selling my home to pur- A* an ambulatory self-care basis for Tiller/Cultivator . . and your 3-Week Trial! chase another. What can I do to have veterans disabled by age or disease and my entitlement restored to obtain who are not in need of skilled nursing Address another GI home loan? home services or hospitalization. Appli- City _ A veteran may qualify for resto- cations may be made at any VA office. H, ration if the VA has been relieved VA approval is needed for admission.

53 GOVERNMENT Cedar Filled Pet Bed LENDING Keeps your pet flea-free, naturally! Continued from Page 23

This pet bed will do more tiian and so will you! Comes in small, just keep your dog or cat com- medium and large sizes. We gave the government more power to seek fortable and warm. It wards off promise quick shipment, so out deadbeats and force payments. fleas without chemicals! The mail the coupon today. Administrators can now cross-check heavy burlap cover snaps off for Or, for faster service credit applications with IRS and other easy washing ... while the cedar on credit card orders call records, hire private collectors, and chips inside stay fresh and aro- toll-free now. charge interest and levy fines for late matic. Your pet will love it 1-800-251-8600 payments. Tough cases are turned over to the Justice Department. For example, three years ago a U.S. attorney in Los Angeles publicized the claims he filed against 90 student loan defaulters, among them doctors, attorneys and even a TV newscaster. The public dunning compelled nearly all to pay up, a total that came to nearly $270,000.

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MARCH 1986 55 *** YOUR VERY OWN******** EASTERN EUROPE Continued from page 21

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56 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE zens and enthusiastically support every Soviet foreign policy position will be penalized. In fact, the United States has generally adhered to differentiation's carrot-and-stick approach: Trade How a Stop in a concessions have been advanced to Hungary for its relatively liberal human rights record and to Romania for its semi- independent foreign policy. Trade concessions have been denied Czecho- German Shoe Store slovakia, Bulgaria and East Germany for failure to improve in the human rights area, and have been withdrawn from Poland because of the repression of Ended a Lifetime SoHdarity. In addition to offering rewards and punishments to East European regimes, the United States has a strong moral of Foot Pain... obligation to support democratic currents in the region. This means, among other things, continuing to strengthen broadcasts to the people of Eastern We were in Germany Europe through the Voice of America on the very first day of our and Radio Free Europe. For societies vacation but my feet were killing me already. I thought where strict press censorship is the mle, a pair of more comfortable American radio broadcasts serve the shoes might help and I fell function of an alternative news media. in love with a pair in a shoe store in Wiesbaden, For example, in 1980 when the historic Germany. events that led to the formation of Sol- But when I tried them idarity were taking place, Poles turned on, they hurt too. I ex- to Radio Free Europe to learn about plained my problem of sore aching feet to a friendly developments which their own press clerk and she pointed to a ignored. counter display and said, The United States should provide maybe I needed a pair of Leather Insoles. financial support to those wilhng to con- special I took her advice and was I duct the difficult struggle for democ- glad I did . . . the instant I racy and human rights. In certain cases, slipped them into my shoes, such assistance can be given by the gov- my foot pain vanished! I've worn them ever since and my ernment, through the recently formed painful foot problems are a National Endowment for Democracy, thing of the past." an institution set up specifically to help Over the last 15 years more stimulate democratic currents around than 8,000,000 pairs of these Leather Insoles have been sold the world. Often, however, prudence in German shoe stores. They've requires that help be given by non- relieved all types of foot prob- LUXIS Leather Insoles lems for folks of all ages and if governmental sources, such as churches Luxis' scientifically designed metatarsal sup- your feet are killing you, we urge allows feet to assume their proper pos- or trade unions. A model of how to assist port your you to try them. ture and balance. They redistribute body weight opposition forces in a communist coun- We brought them to America naturally, eliminating painful, uneven pressures Feet, Corns, Cal- try is the AFL-CIO's contribution of and call them Luxis Leather that cause Sore Feet, Burning Insoles. Wear them for 30 days. luses, Bunions, Sore Heels, ankle and foot prob- hundreds of thousands of dollars to Sol- If at the end of that time you're lems of all types. idarity and to Solidarity's underground not completely delighted, just • Resilient, cushiony • Mold themselves to your organization. The AFL-CIO's help has return them for a prompt, no- feet • Long-wearing, genuine sheep leather questions-asked refund. • Wear in any style shoe, including high heels. had a real impact on Solidarity's ability What could be fairer? to maintain contact with the Polish peo- -Day, No-Risk TRIAL ple by making it possible for the Polish OFFER .- LUXIS INTERNATrONAL union to support a vast network of 712 N. 34th St., Dept.XAL036 underground and uncensored Seattle, WA 98103 publications. Luxis Insoles. If I am not completely satisfied, I car As important as the steps America within 30 days for a full, no-questions asked refund. Important: Indicate shoe size(s) below. takes to assist the cause of Hberty in Women's size(s) Men's sizels)

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MARCH 1986 65 R HEALTH A WORLD WITHOUT SOUND

By StuUer Advances in surgi- nations, with students "two or three Jay decades ahead of themselves in hearing cal techniques, deterioration." ORE than 15 million The culprit? Loud music. Americans suffer from liearing aids and Experts agree that prolonged expo- I I some degi'ee of hearing sure to any sound higher than 80 to 90 I I a new bioelectronic I I I I I impairment, including decibels—about the noise level of rush- I III ^ ^^''^^^ those over ear are making hour traffic— can damage the ears. ^^^^^ Indeed, federal regulations prohibit I I I m^^^ ' I percent of these people tiearing possible workers from being exposed to more I I I I I I I are completely deaf and than eight hours of 90-decibel noise at for those suffer ^^^^^^^^B require special training who one stretch. ^^H^^^HI to speak and use sign in silence. At 95 decibels, the law allows only language. Another 2 million clearly have four hours of exposure, and two hours difficulty following normal conversa- at 100. In these ranges, ear protection tion. The vast majority, however, are is advised. No exposure over 115 deci- in a nether world, their hearing gi'ad- bels is allowed. ually deteriorating, and many even When President Reagan started wear- Ah, but your average rock and roll unaware of the loss. ing one of the new miniature devices in band blares 120 decibels worth of music People at first usually lose only their September 1983, reporters almost failed near the stage, and rock fans are not

ability to detect high-frequency sounds, to spot it. wearing ear plugs. Moreover, when such as the chirp of a bird. Or, they will • Surgeons have developed micro- doctors in Boston tested several per- begin to miss key words in conversa- scopic operating techniques that enable sonal stereos—the kind with earphones tions and ask the speaker to repeat a them to work deep within the ear struc- that inject sound directly to the brain— statement. Next comes difficulty hear- ture. They can repair broken eardrums they discovered that at half-power, most ing over the telephone. As denial of the and graft replacement parts for the of the stereos produced from 93 to 108 problem is standard behavior, the latter ossicles, the three tiniest bones in the decibels. All could crank out 1 15 or more. will probably be blamed on the allegedly body, which are vital to hearing. But don't blame rock and roll; Mozart poor phonic amplification of the cheap • A bioelectronic ear that provides at 115 could damage ears, too. new telephones flooding the market. rudimentary hearing to people who are We resist accepting the reality of deaf was approved for use by the U.S. PHYSICIANS aren't precisely sure hearing impairment simply because it's Food and Drug Administration in how loud noise ruins hearing. But most often a sign of aging. Or better, November 1985. Called the cochlear they are certain that prolonged it's one of the few signs we think can be implant, the device is for people with exposure somehow damages tiny hair masked. There's also a fear of being specific conditions that have rendered cells in an inner-ear structure called the forced to wear a cumbersome and them deaf. There may be as many as cochlea. A single, loud report also can unsightly hearing aid. However, this can 200,000 Americans who could benefit damage the cochlea. President Reagan be avoided, as revolutionary techniques from this implant. traces his hearing difficulties to an inci- and technologies have emerged to alle- While hearing loss is generally asso- dent in 1940 when a fellow actor "shot viate some serious and most mild hear- ciated with aging, an alarming number off a gun by my ear that almost knocked ing problems. For example: of younger people are developing me down." • A new generation of hearing aids has impairments. A study by Dr. David Hearing aids can solve most of the been introduced, so small and light that Lipscomb, head of the noise research problems for people who have middle- the entire device can fit into the ear. laboratory at the University of Tennes- ear deafness or a blockage in the middle see, Knoxville, found that 60 percent of ear. Since hearing aids cannot help San Francisco-based journalist Jay the 1,400 college students tested had someone with auditory nerve problems Stullerfrequently covers the health scene significant high frequency hearing loss. in the inner ear, it's wise to have a phy- for this and other general-interest Swedish and Japanese scientists have sician—an otolaryngologist is an ear, nose national magazines. come up with similar results in their and throat specialist—diagnose the cause

66 AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE of the impairment. The aid, of course, does nothing to cure the underlying problem; it's merely an amphfier. THE cochlear implant doesn't The micro-electronic age has done WHILE wonders for these devices. The old "body guarantee perfect hearing, it does aid" models that were common 30 years tele- ago— the earpiece was wired to an enable deaf people to hear voices, amplifying unit one carried in a pocket- phones, warning sirens, doorbells and other are now used by less than 2 percent of those who need such assistance. Even vital sounds. the large models that attached to glasses J J have gone out of favor. About half of all hearing aid users have small ones that

fit snugly behind the ear. Portions of eardrums can be repaired, ical to bringing it on the market. Dr. Most of these aids probably will even- or entirely replaced. Also, bone grafts Robert J. Oliveira, manager of the 3M tually be replaced by a device similar to only two to three millimeters in size are company's Otologic Products program, what the President wears. Powered by taken from behind the ear and used to which has helped develop the implant, a tiny battery that needs changing every replace the ossicles in the middle ear. said, "This is the first time the FDA has couple weeks, the wondrous little bugs Surgeons also employ cadaver bones, or approved a bioelectronic device which also have superior audio quahty and the implants of acrylic and glass, for the same substitutes for one of the five human best screen out the background noise so purpose. Middle ear or conduction deaf- senses." common to older models. The only cur- ness now can be treated. The FDA's decision should assure rent liability is that they cost about While the cochlear implant doesn't broad payment coverage from both pri- $1,000. As with most electronic marvels guarantee perfect hearing, it does enable vate insurance companies and from of the 1980s, competition probably will deaf people to hear voices, telephones, Medicare and Medicaid, he said. As the drive down the price. warning sirens, doorbells and other vital surgery equipment and post-operative Microscopic surgical techniques sounds. Developed by Dr. William F. training costs from $10,000 to $12,000, developed within the past decade have House of the House Ear Institute in Los such coverage is the only way most enabled physicians to repair ear dam- Angeles, the device is applicable for patients can afford the implant. age that in the past could not be fixed. those who are often described as having "nerve deafness," although most cases THOSE patients who have had coch- GIFT OF HEARING-L/Ye's sweeter sounds do not actually involve damage to the lear implants during clinical trials are often lost because of ear-damaging nerve trunk. report that the device improved the noises such as loud music and city traffic. FDA approval of the device was crit- accuracy of their lip reading and allowed them to maintain better control over the volume and pitch of their own speech. Most say that the device helps them feel more confident in social situations and physically safer in their day-to-day lives. Other electronic devices have been developed for those with "ultra- audiometric" hearing, which means they can only detect very high frequencies. An electronic "translator" brings the low- frequency sounds up to a range that the individual can hear. Prevention, to be sure, is the best medicine for hearing difficulties. Since most ear infections can be stopped with antibiotics, individuals with ear aches should see a physician almost immediately. Swift treatment prevents permanent damage. And, ofcourse, common sense dictates that one should guard against exposure to loud noises. There was a time when workers felt they would be considered wimps if they wore ear protection; fortunately, that notion has passed. Doctors now rec- ommend that some kind of protection be used even around power lawnmowers, circular saws and the like. With the world E so full of sweet sounds, it's a tragedy g when bad ones are allowed to destroy 1 our ability to hear.

> THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GENERAL MEDICAL INFOR- MATION AND ADVICE. ALTHOUGH THE INFORMATION S IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE, YOU SHOULD CON- SULT YOUR PHYSICIAN FOR MEDICAL ADVICE CON- 2 CERNING YOUR PARTICULAR CONDITION. "

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On a visit to the Oregon coast. Bob stopped at a snack bar and engaged in smaU talk vdth another customer. Asked what he did for a living, the local man told Bob he sold herring eggs. "Really? Even here I can't imagine being able to sell enough of those things to make a living," Bob replied. "Oh, yes," his companion replied. "More people are using them all the time. They are becoming quite common." Back home. Bob related the incident to his vnfe, saying, "How can anybody make a living selling herring eggs?" To his astonishment, his vdfe replied, "I wish you were his customer! He doesn't sell herring eggs, he sells HEARING AIDS." —Pat Mahon

Insults Are Free The conceited author met the equally !" "Okay, who's the wise guy that bought decaffeinated? !? conceited critic and asked, "What is your opinion of my new book?" "It's worthless," replied the critic. Intelligence Quandary Pork Barrel Special "I realize that," said the author, "but Since we are all above average in A small boy approached his father who I'd Hke to hear it anyway." intelligence, v^^hy isn't the average was reading the evening paper. "Dad" —Kris Lee higher? he asked, "Do political plums grow from —Arnot Sheppard Jr. seeds?" "No," repHed his father, "they are the Pastor's Plea Stuck on Details result of clever grafting." Sign on church lawn: "Walketh not in —Fred W. Norrnan green pastures." An airline provided its passengers —Lottie Austin with chewing gum labeled: "To prevent Moving to Siberia Soon unpleasant pressure in your ears during An American diplomat was touring a take-off and landing." Russian factory in which every worker On one flight, a man appealed to the had been instructed on how to reply to stewardess: "Help me get this stuff out any questions he might be asked. of my ears— it hasn't done a bit of good." sir," said one worker, "I am very —Bobbie Mae Cooley "Yes, happy. I have a beautiful home, much fine furniture and a big new car." Definitive Deliberation Impressed, the diplomat asked, "And Politician to colleague: "What's a good what is your next major purchase going word that sounds like 'yes' but more or to be?" less means 'no'?" The worker replied, "A pair of shoes." —Oliver Frazier —Robert Brooks

Me or Thee Immediate Translation The difference between fatigue and All people smile in the same language. laziness depends largely on who is mak- —Ken Levens ing the diagnosis. —H. Duane Black No Credit Wanted Two small boys wandered into an art Bring Your Own Nurse gallery. Entering a room with a hugh Nurse on phone: "Yes, the doctor will abstract painting, one whispered to the "Be reasonable lady. I can't determine consider a house call. What time can you other: "We'd better get out of here before what's wrong with your bathtub until be at his house?" someone thinks we did it." —John R. Daniels you bring it in so I can look at it." —Edwin Goliath I

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