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No Non-sense 30 day guarantee. 1 THEAMERICAN LEGION June 1982 Volume 112, Number 6 For God and Country 4 Commander's Message ^ 2 Blue Sweetheart of the "The Voice of Reality" Desert By Rick Lanning turquoise have skyrocketed in Letters The popularity and prices of £ recent years. Many people are attracted by its beauty, still Our readers comment others are drawn by the folk art—and folklore—that are inextricably bound to the gem. 3 Big Issues "Should Development of the B-1 Battling Back at the Bomber Be Halted?" ^ 4 " " U.N. By Philip C. Clarke and \ 0 News to Use The United States is often vilified, assailed condemned in the halls of the United Nations. "Enough is Helpful hints for consumers enough," says our feisty U.N. Ambassador. 24 Dateline Washington opinions from the capital Highway: The Texas Issues and \"J Off The Sports Hall of Fame By pau i Martin 25 The Message Center Ernie Banks, Willie Shoemaker and A. J. Foyt are just a few Of importance to veterans of the Lone Star state's native sons who made it big in the sports world and whose deeds are enshrined in this News for Legionnaires 28 museum between Dallas and Fort Worth. Your orsanization at work and the 39 Books 13 The Saber * By Ernest Cuneo Interestins new titles Tin Cup The Soviet Union is on the brink of economic chaos. The 48 Parting Shots Kremlin's solution?—borrow so much from the Free World that the Free World will go broke if Communism fails. To leave you laushins 20 Two Who Dared at Ap Bac By Lawrence Cortesi Two GIs in their early 20s did what had to be done one day in the Ap Bac sector of the Mekong Delta. the 1948 General Assembly, Clarke Saber and the Tin Cup." About our authors . hosted a luncheon for U.S. delegate Rick Lanning, author of "Blue Sweet- Eleanor Roosevelt who arrived in a Paul Martin may be an Illinois resi- heart of the Desert," has been a news- rickety taxi, the door of which fell dent, but he found plenty to keep him Hall paper reporter and prolific freelance off as she alighted. His 1961 U.N. fascinated at "The Texas Sports journalist whose thousands of articles cover story for Newsweek won a of Fame." He. has contributed many magazine. and short stories have been published thanks from then-Ambassador Adlai other articles to the in many magazines in the U.S. and Stevenson "for interpreting the unin- abroad. terpretable." Lawrence Cortesi, author of "Two Who Dared at Ap Bac," has been a Philip C. Clarke, author of "Battling Frequent contributor Ernest Cuneo freelance writer for 20 years and in the Back at the U.N.," covered the world this time out focuses on the Kremlin's authored a dozen books, mostly field. body in its early days. In Paris for use of economic weapons in "The military history 2 THE ONLY AMERICAN LEGION Join the ONLY Officially Approved Plan. LIFE INSURANCE PLAN Get up to 8 Units. 20% Benefit Bonus. APPLY TODAY Select the num- (Policy Form GPC-5700 781) ber of units from the chart at BENEFITS—Annual Renewable Term Insurance Benefits determined by age at death and include 20% SPECIAL INCREASE for deaths right, fill out the application be- occurring during Maximum coverage limited to 8 units. low and enclose your check or 1982. money order for the prorated 8 Units 7 Units 6 Units 5 Units 4 Units 3 Units 2 Units 1 Unit Age at Death premium indicated to provide $192 per yr. 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