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By Inger Krogh TAKING THE TEARS OUT OF TRAVEL 18 Heed these travel tips for a trip worth remembering. By Gary Turbak BIRTH OF OUR 50-STAR FLAG 19 Ninety-thousand Americans had a good idea, but only one was a winner. By June Huffman CONFRONTATION UNDERSEAS 20 A global wargame is being waged . beneath the surface of the sea. By Edward L. Beach IS CASTRO FOR REAL? 22 Are Castro's overtures friendly . or merely desperate? By Philip C. Clarke HAIL THE HERO! 24 Where have all the real heroes gone? By Joseph C. Keeley BOYS STATE: 50 YEARS OF BUILDING LEADERS 28 A million young Americans have been groomed in good citizenship. NEW HOPE FOR DIABETICS 54 Insulin shots are fast becoming a thing of the past. By Edward Edelson DEPARTMENTS BIG ISSUES 11 Should Congress Launch a Civilian Conservation Corps? 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