NEWS from: THE AMERICAN LEGION 280 INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA P. O. BOX 1055 • ME 5-8411 National Headquarters AMERICAN LEGION NEWS SERVICE (ALNS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-7-62 LEGION NEWS IN A NUT SHELL National Commander Charles L. Bacon of The American Legion has announced that Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy has accepted his invitation to he the guest of honor and to address the National Commander's dinner during the Legion's M+th National Con- vention in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 5-11. An audience of more than 1,000 is expected to attend the affair, scheduled for Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Flamingo Hotel. The Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Post 299, St. Louis, Mo., has defeated a spunky team sponsored by the Kau-Tom Post 11, Honolulu, Hawaii, to become the 1962 national champions of American Legion Baseball. The llrth annual breakfast of the National Association of American Legion De- partment Historians will be Monday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 a.m., in the Terrace Room of the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev., during the Legion's I962 National Convention there. The annual election of officers will be at that time. Many Sons of The American Legion and junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary, along with thousands of other teenagers, did a grown-up job this summer as volunteers at the Veterans Administration's 169 hospitals across the nation. The American Legion's Patriotic Memorial Program will be at the Las Vegas High School Auditorium, Sunday, Oct. 7, during The American Legion's 1962 National Convention in Las Vegas, Nev. The event, open to the- public, is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. In an address at Wausau, Wis., National Commander Charles L. Bacon of The American Legion has promised that the Legion will support military intervention in Cuba if such action is required to end Russian build-up there. Scheduled speakers for Tuesday, Oct. 9, who will bring greetings to The American Legion's khth National Convention in Las Vegas, Oct. 5-11, include: Mrs. J. Howard McKay, National President of the American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Hazel A. Blanchard, president of the National Education Association; W. J. Driver, deputy administrator of the Veterans Administration, and Ellsworth H. Augustus, president of the National Council Boy Scouts of America. NEWS from: THE AMERICAN LEGION 2 INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA P.O. BOX 10SS • ME 5-8411 National Headquarters AMERICAN LEGION NEWS SERVICE (ALNS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-7-62 WASHIWGrTON—(ALKS)—National Commander Charles L. Bacon of The American Legion has announced that Atty. Gen. Robert P. Kennedy has accepted his invitation to be the guest of honor and to address the National Commander's dinner during the Legion's Wth National Convention in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 5-11. The National Commander's Dinner for Distinguished Guests is the annual top level social affair of each American Legion convention and is attended by distiaguishe guests of national stature and top ranking executives of The American Legion. An audience of more than 1,000 is expected to attend the affair, scheduled to be held Oct. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Nevada Room of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. In his welcoming letter to Attorney General Kennedy, National Commander Bacon stated: "Your audience will be composed of dedicated civic-minded citizens from all parts of this country and representatives of our American Legion posts in foreign countries. These people are giving liberally of themselves and of their time to the end that this country of ours will remain forever strong and forever free. I feel it most appropriate that the Attorney General of the United States, a member of the President's Cabinet, will speak to them on this occasion." Like his predecessors at the Justice Department, Attorney General Kennedy supervises the vast legal arm of the federal government with its business regulatory machinery and its potentially explosive efforts to enforce civil rights laws. However, he is unlike gis predecessors because he is only 36 years old; and a brother and confidant of the President of the United States John P. Kennedy. Before he was appointed Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy already had two reputations; first as chief counsel of Sen. John L. McClellan's select committee on improper activities in the labor or management field, a position he held for three years; second, as the tough hard-driving chief of staff of John F. Kennedy's cam- paign for the Presidency. Other distinguished speakers at The American Legion's 1962 National Convention include: J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, who will deliver the convention's keynote speech on Tuesday, Oct. 9; John C. Satterfield, former president of the American Bar Association; George Meany, president of the AFL-CIO; Gen. David M. Shoup, Commandant, United States Marine Corps; and Sam M. Fleming, president of the American Bankers Association. 282 NEWS from: THE AMERICAN LEGION INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA P.O. BOX 1055 • ME 5-8411 National Headquarters AMERICAN LEGION NEWS SERVICE (ALNS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-7-62 BISMARCK, N.D. —(ALNS)— The Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Post 299, St. Louis, Mo., defeated a spunky team sponsored by the Kau-Tom Post 11, Honolulu, Hawaii, to become the 1962 national champions of American Legion Baseball. The 1962 American Legion Baseball Player of the Year award went to Catcher William Matan of the St. Louis team. Matan will represent the Legion's Baseball Program as one of four outstanding representatives of the Legion's citizenship and youth training activities to be introduced at the opening session of the Legion's 1962 National Convention on Oct. 9, in Las Vegas, Nev. John Matias, Honolulu, Hawaii, was named the recipient of the James F. Daniel Sportsmanship Award, made annually to the boy showing the most courage, loyalty and sportsmanship during The American Legion's National Finals. Matias was a pitcher, first baseman, and right fielder for the Kau-Tom Post 11 team. First Baseman Fred Balmer of Hampton Roads Post 31, Hampton, Va., was named the 1962 national batting champion of The American Legion's Little World Series. During tournament play, Balmer had a batting average of .553. Listed below is a recap of this year's tournament play: Game 1: Billings, Mont. (9) . Hampton, Va. (6) Game 2: St. Louis, Mo. (6) . Somerville, Mass. (5) Game 3? Honolulu, Hawaii (8) . New Orleans, La. (3) Game 4: West Allis, Wis. (5) . Buffalo, N.Y. (4) Game 5: Hampton, Va. (10) . Somerville, Mass. (0) -—Somerville eliminated. ' Game 6: New Orleans, La. (6) . Buffalo, N.Y. (4) •—Buffalo eliminated. Game 7: St. Louis, Mo. (7) . Billings, Mont. (4) Game 8: Honolulu, Hawaii (22) . West Allis, Wis. (6) Game 9: Hampton, Va. (3) . West Allis, Wis. (1) -—West Allis eliminated. Game 10: New Orleans, La. (4) . Billings, Mont. (1) ---Billings eliminated. Game 11: St. Louis, Mo. (6) . Honolulu, Hawaii (3) Game 12: Honolulu, Hawaii (10) . Hampton, Va. (9) Hampton eliminated. Game 13: St. Louis, Mo. (8) . New Orleans, La. (0) —New Orleans eliminated. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME--Sunday Sept. 2. 1962 Game 14: St. Louis, Mo. (9) .... Honolulu, Hawaii (6) NEWS from: THE AMERICAN LEGION 283 INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA P.O. BOX 1055 • ME 38411 National Headquarters AMERICAN LEGION NEWS SERVICE (ALNS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-7-62 IAS VEGAS, Nev. —-(ALMS) — -The official registration packet for The American Legion's 44th National Convention here, October 5-11, will be considerably more valuable than its initial $3.00 registration fee, 1962 Convention Corporation officials have announced. In addition to its numerous discount-type couppns and other items, the packet will contain a Casino Center booklet with coupons for a free cash drawing of $2,000 on "Casino Center Night", scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 9. On that night draw- ings will be held for a $1,000 cash prize, a $500 cash bonus and two drawings for $250 each. The booklet also will contain a coupon for a free gift from Casino Center. Other items in the official registration packet will include the official American Legion badge, a souvenir program, many discount-type coupons, a miniature telephone directory and a map of the Las Vegas area. IAS VEGAS, Nev. —(ALNS)—The l4th annual breakfast of the National Association of American Legion Department Historians will be Monday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 a.m. in the Te rrace Room of the Sands Hotel, National Historian Earl D. Young has announced. The annual election of officers is scheduled to be held along with other business transactions that may come before the Association. In order that the business meeting may be concluded before the beginning of the big American Legion National Convention parade at 10:00 a.m., the breakfast is being scheduled one-half hour earlier than last year. The cost of the breakfast is $2.85 per person, including sales tax and 15 per cent gratuity. Husbands and wives of department historians are welcome to attend. NEWS from: THE AMERICAN LEGION 284 INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA P.O. BOX 1055 • ME 5-8411 National Headquarters AMERICAN LEGION NEWS SERVICE (ALNS) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9-7-62 WASHINGTON—(ALNS)—Many Sons of The American Legion and junior members of the American Legion Auxiliary, along with thousands of other teenagers, did a grown-up job this summer as volunteers at the Veterans Administration's 169 hospitals across the nation. In addition, the teenagers often developed interest in careers in medicine, nursing, and related fields, VA officials have- announced. For many, the VA service provided valuable experience toward their life work goals.