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Two congressmen debate the question. 30 THE ARMY'S FRAUD SQUAD Army's CID takes a bite out ofcontractor crime. By Donna Miles 32 1990 SPRING MEETING NEC recommends the opening ofmembership eligibility. 36 AGENT ORANGE VETERANS NEED HELP NOW The timeforjustice and compassion is long overdue. By Rep. Lane Evans 38 THE FLAG MAN A California Legionnaire rallies often round Old Glory. ByJohn Shotwell 44 E> /% IS "|" f"l JfS |y| E NTS DIG ISSUES Should Congress Support Manned Space Exploration? 14 LETTERS 4 VETERANS UPDATE 34 VETERANS ALERT 50 OPINIONS 6 YOUR AMERICAN LEGION 42 PARTING SHOTS 68 COMMANDER'S MESSAGE 10 LEGION NEWS 46 COVER Photography by EleanorThompson;food stylist Roberta Rail. The American Legion Magazine, a leader among national general-interest publications, is published monthly by The American Legion for its 3 million members. These military-service veterans, working through 16,000 community-level posts, dedicate themselves to God and country and traditional Amer- ican values; strong national security; adequate and compassionate care for veterans, their widows and orphans; community service; and the wholesome development of our nation's youths. JULY 1990 1 HI TTKH /SJMIM©^ The FOR GOD AND COUNTRY Editorial Offices Non-Surgical 700 N. Pennsylvania St. P.O. Box 1055 Indianapolis, IN 46206 317-635-8411 Solution Miles S. Epling National Commander Daniel S. Wheeler Publisher/Editor-in-Chief For Impotence Joe Stuteville Managing Editor Raymond H. Mahon Simple, effective and safe, And no treatment has proven to be Associate Editor ErecAid System® can put safer in over 15 years of use. T. Douglas Donaldson Assistant Editor impotence in your past with- ErecAid System is medically out the risk and expense of surgery approved and available with a Ken Scharnberg Assistant Editor or drugs. 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Wood, Bartles- ville, OK; Paul T. Woodard, Lacey, WA; Neal L. Thomas Jr., Consultant, Colorado Springs, CO. Copyright 1990 by The American Legion Price: Annual subscription, $12; Post- sponsored gift subscriptions, $4; Single copy. $2. To subscribe, send $12 ($18 in foreign countries) to Membership Processing Dept., P.O. Box 1954, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Change of Address: Notify The American Legion, Membership Processing Dept., P.O. Box 1954, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Attach old address label, provide old and new addresses and current membership card number. Allow 8 weeks for change of address to take effect. Also notify your local post adjutant directly at local post's address. To request microfilm copies, please write to: University Microfilms, 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 ft Member Audit Bureau of Circulations AMERICAN LEGION MAGAZINE . 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Journalists are at the bottom of Fourth Estate fail to find what they don't want to find. the barrel because of their ethical stan- In "Inside the Fourth Estate" (April), This is known as purposeful research. dards. Joseph Farah provides some evidence Is it possible to prove scientifically Who holds the news media respon- that many journalists may be more lib- and positively that a cancer was caused sible for their subject matter? They print eral than mainstream America. What directly by a substance or condition? Of personal opinions, slanted stories and about the rest of the story? Doesn't the course not. No scrupulous scientist in even lies and are accountable to no one. conservative editor have a great deal of the medical industry, the fund-raising Alex M. Pappin editing control about what ideas get associations, the universities and the South Gate, Calif. researched and into print? 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