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It's smart to use . premium gasoline The Smart Bird also appreciates full engine power. That's why he always uses premium gasohne. Premium gasoline has a higher octane rating . which means you can get more power out of it! ETHYL CORPORATION ! Vol, 61, No. I; July 1956 l.i;<.IO\ THE AMERICAN LEGION ~ :t" "~~ MAGAZINE — Cover by Ben Elsenstat Contents for July 1956 ALL ROADS LEAD TO CALIFORNIA by R. Wilson Brown 12 THINGS TO SEE ON YOUR WAY TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. THEY SIGNED FOR US by Merle Sinclair 14 THE SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE COME ALIVE. ACADEMIC FREEDOM, HUTCHINS STYLE by Kenneth Colegrove & Willmoore Kendall 16 IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHOSE OX IS BEING GORED. STORMS AHEAD by Robert Scharff 18 HOW TO GET SET FOR THOSE BIG WINDS THAT ARE COMING. Let's go. Legionnaires! LESSON IN DEATH by Comdr. Gerald R. Hunter 20 TOO MANY AMERICAN BOYS ARE SISSIES WHEN IT COMES TO GUNS. HY WE SWEETHEART OF THE A.E.F. by Irene Corbally Kuhn 22 A PROFILE OF BELOVED ELSIE JANIS. MAIN LIHE AIRWAY ARE YOU ALLERGIC TOO . ? by 0. A. Battista 24 IT'S POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE A VICTIM. DIRECT TO YOUR DO LEGION BOYS' STATES DO THEIR JOB? by Dr. D. W. Tieszen. 26 THE BOYS THEMSELVES PROVIDE THE ANSWERS. 38th ANHUAL NEWS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 31 COHVENnON Features SOUND OFFI 4 PERSONAL AFFAIRS . 8 NEWSLETTER 29 EDITOR'S CORNER . 6 ROD AND GUN CLUB. .28 Los Angeles — Sept. 3-6, 1956 PRODUCTS PARADE. 44 PARTING SHOTS 64 and on to Manuscripts, artwork, cartoons submitted for consideration will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is included. 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Compare Pall Mall for Straight Snfioking Pleasure cioahcttcs © A I Co MooucT or or jModel Congress was held on the campus of Brookl> n College and at- Sound your Z ... make it tending were 100-odd people from schools throughout the New York area. \\'hat occurred there is .sorr.e- EASY ON OIL thing every American has a right to know. A number of bills w ere pre- sented on the floor for consideration. One of the first asked for American FOR KEEPS recognition, diplomatic and cultural, of the Communist People's Republic of China. Almost ever)- delegate spoke — because in favor of this motion. Only we, the undersigned, and a very few others stood up and spoke against commu- nism. The mcml)ers of the Congress and a goodly portion of the leaders virtually laughed our motions and our ideas off the floor. We said that we should stand up for the ideals we hold dear. Wt stated, let's try patri- otism. Wq got shouts of "Fascist!" "Xazi!" "McCarthy! " and so on. A\'e s|ioke for American principles and THE RIGHT MAN? one delegate called the Stars and Sir: In view of General Omar Brad- Stripes a "rag." General .Mac.'Xrthur ley's repeated a.ssertions that the Gov- was called a traitor to his countr\' and ernment has no special obligation.s to one of the officials said, "I hate Alac- veterans, it was probably only natural .Arthur!" The Neiv York World- that he should ha\ c been pushed into Tek'fim/// ajid Sun was called "a capi- the forefront to lead the fight against talist rag," and The American Legion veterans' benefits. However, I submit and its National Commander were that those who gave him the ball called reactionary and fascist. We. would have been better off if they firmly believe that every taxpayer has hat! handed it to someone else on their the right to know of this happening team. The trouble is, the General is and also the right to know the extent too busy a man for this sort of thing. of communist infiltration of our pub- He draws full-time pay as a General lic schools because many of the dele- on acti\ e duty, by special Act of Con- gates in advancing their bills stated: .'" gress. This amounts to |20„i43.56 a "As nn teacher has often said . year, and he also has two life-time Allen C. Browiiftld militar\' aides, plus permanent quarters Robert Lisak in the Pentagon. We don't know \\ hat Bert Rein the General does, but obviously the Brooklyn Army isn't pa> ing that kind of money just to have him hang around a water- FISHY cooler in the Pentagon. And that isn't Pennzoil with Z-7 all. The General holds do\\n another Sir: Princeton students used to cat job, as Chairman of the Board of Re- goldfish. The times have changed. In keeps engines clean search and De\ elopment of the \ iew of Alger Hiss' appearance there, it appears that they red Bulo\ a AVatch Co. 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