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No. 5229— 12.95 THEAMERICAN LEGION December 1981 Volume 111, Number 6 For God and Country Commander's Message 4 ^ Q Romance Of A Tradition Of Giving The Rails By Phyllis Zauner Letters The old, neglected train with its huge, snorting bulk and the 6 dignity of age has created an astonishing nostalgia even Our readers comment among those who never knew the age of steam. Big Issues 8 Lest We Forget Should Congress Curb The Powers Of ^2 The IRS? On this, the 40th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we pause to pay tribute to those who died on that "date 20 News to Use which will live in infamy." Helpful hints for consumers What's New At The Message Center |4 23 The Dentist? By Douglas Greene Of importance to veterans Smile ... if dentists have their way your teeth will last a Dateline Washington lifetime. Here are the latest developments in the world of 24 dentistry Issues and opinions from the capital Christmas In Bastoglie By Lester David 26 News for Legionnaires ^ £ General Anthony C. McAuliffe reveals the inside story of Your organization at work what Christmas was like during the Battle of the Bulge. 39 Books River Interesting new titles 13 The Of Blood By Ernest Cuneo 52 Parting Shots The Poles will- never accept Communist domination To leave you laughing regardless of the pressures placed upon them—and history holds the reason. About our authors . dentistry holds a special fascination he left, a buzz bomb scored a direct Phyllis Zauner takes a backward look for him—but only when someone hit on the small hotel in which he had at the golden age of railroading in else is the patient. Greene, who calls been billeted, reducing it to rubble. "Romance Of The Rails," and reports himself a "dental coward," couldn't be on railroad museums and rides happier that those once-dreaded men Ernest Cuneo, a serious student of around the country. Zauner has in white frocks have finally done world affairs and an officer in the written several books on western his- something for people like him. OSS during World War II, wrote tory and is a frequent contributor to "The River Of Blood." In it he de- this magazine. Lester David, author of "Christmas tails why Poland will never accept In Bastogne," was in Liege, Belgium, Soviet domination, regardless of the when the Battle of the Bulge erupted. force applied. "What's New At The Dentist?" was A correspondent for The Stars and written by Douglas Greene, a health Stripes, he was ordered to evacuate and science writer who confesses that on December 22, 1944. The day after Cover by Tom Bookwalter. 2 "Vitamins for HAIR care 7 Hair needs proper PRICES NOURISHMENT TO BE I healthy and vital. 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