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Please send 34-36 38-40 42-44 3 Layer Coat(s) for which I enclose XL XXL* XXXL* my full remittance of $ 46-48 50-52 54-56 plus $2.50 for postage & handling. •Please add $6 for XXL and XXXL HOW WHAT OR CHARGE IT: COLOR 31A MANY SIZE Visa MasterCard BLUE B Acct.# Exp. Date / D GUARANTEE: A If upon receipt I do not wish to wear it, I may return the coat Check here for Matching Hat within 30 days for full refund I80K) and add $6.95 of every penny I paid you. Circle Hat Size: S M L XL 7A6-31A Street City/State Zip A conscientious family business sen ing over 3-milIion customers direct bv mail since 1925. THE AMERICAN LEGION The Magazine for a Strong America Vol. 119, No. 4 October 1985 A R T I C L WILL THE RUSSIANS RULE THE WURLD? 12 The Soviets' goal is clear, but how will the West respond? WHAT HOPE FROM GORBACHEV? 14 Used to cruder types, Westerners are taken in by this new Soviet leader. By Dr. Robert Conquest TERROR IN THE SKY 16 Slack airport security is terror's ticket to ride. By Jerome Greer Chandler 200,000 MILES BETWEEN CAR CHANGES 18 A prescription for your car's good health. By Phyllis Zauner THE PROBLEMS OF BATTLEFIELD MEDICINE 20 Who will answer when the wounded cry, "Medic!"? By Maj. Gen. Henry Mohr AMERICA'S UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM: WHY IT PERSISTS, WHAT WE MUST DO 22 Prospects are bleak, but not hopeless, for 8.5 million jobless. By Vernon Pizer CELEBRATING THE HARVEST 24 Autumn riches reflect the bounty of God's good earth. By Gary Turbak VIETNAM VETERANS ARE STILL PAYING THE PRICE 28 Legion-Columbia University Study focuses on the human cost of war. DALE L. RENAUD ELECTED NATIONAL COMMANDER 32 New Orleans Convention elects Iowan to head The American Legion 1985-86. ASTHMA: UNDERSTANDING AN ANCIENT DISEASE 62 A brighterfuture is in storefor9 million asthma sufferers. ByDrs. Roy Patterson andMark S. Dykewicz PARTMENTS BIG ISSUES 11 Should We Repeal The War Powers Resolution? LETTERS LEGION NEWS 30 POST OF THE MONTH 40 DATELINE WASHINGTON LEGIONNAIRES IN ACTION 36 ORBEN'S WORLD 59 VETERANS UPDATE 27 VETERANS ALERT 38 PARTING SHOTS 64 THE COVER Soviet missiles on parade in Moscow, May 1985. (Photo by Sovfoto) The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 2.6 million members. These military-service veterans, work- ing through 16,000 community-level posts, dedicate themselves to God and country and traditional American values; a strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans, their widows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation's youth. OCTOBER 1985 1 . We've Passed The Half-Way Mark In Just 7 Months! 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