The American Legion 1996 - Abstracts

The American Legion 1996
TitleSubjectAuthors
A field of their own. (conversion of a wasteland in Brooklyn, New York by the American Legion into a baseball field)General interest 
And justice for (not quite) all.... (Agent Orange case)General interest 
A wonderful life. (reflections on the message of the movie 'It's a Wonderful Life')(Editorial)General interestJoseph J. Frank
Broken compass. (interview with author William Bennett)(Interview)General interest 
Cars: the best of the best.General interestRyan Egan
Cathedral of the pines.General interestJeanne E. Prevett
Cold cash. (lottery winners)General interestGurney Williams III
Cyber soldiers. (electronic warfare)(Cover Story)General interestFrank Bentayou
Defending our flag and the veterans who fought for it. (1996 Washington Conference of the American Legion)General interest 
Democracy rediscovered.General interestJack F. Kemp
Democracy's debt.General interest 
Engine of democracy. (interview with Librarian of Congress James H. Billington on the importance of the world's largest library)(Interview)General interest 
Freedom's finer things. (American culture and the arts)General interestMichael Lasser
Freedom's foibles. (tradeoffs of freedom)General interestJames J. Kilpatrick
Give GIs a Nobel Prize. (U.S. armed forces; Nobel Peace Prize)(Cover Story)General interestN.J. Kressel
Global organized crime.General interestRobert McGarvey
Hanging tough in a hostile world.(Presidential Challenge: Our National Defense)General interestBruce Gudmundsson
Happy Birthday, America! (a soldier's commitment to help his fellow soldiers)General interestEugene McDaniel
Hotels: the best of the best.General interest 
Houses of healing. (accommodations for veterans undergoing treatment far from their homes)General interestJohn W. Alexander
In the line of fire. (occupational hazards of firefighting)(Interview)General interest 
Is the apocalypse coming?General interestJay Stuller
It's a Wonderful Life. (motion picture)(Cover Story)General interestVictor M. Parachin
Joseph J. Frank: Missouri's go-to guy. (National Commander of the American Legion)(Interview)General interest 
Kick out the drugs. (use martial arts to prevent drug addiction in children)General interestDonna Slezak
Legion honors youth champions.General interest 
Low-tech medicine.General interestDon Oldenburg
Married to the military. (lifestyle of people married to military personnel)General interestWilliam Matthews
Miracle on an unsilent night. (account of exploits of helicopter pilots during a Panamanian invasion sortee)General interestTom McKenney
Missile shield a must. (military policy)General interestJeane J. Kirkpatrick
Mr. veteran. (interview with Rep. G.V. Montgomery)(Interview)General interest 
National officers and appointments. (78th American Legion National Convention)General interest 
New Jersey, Massachusetts polls show increased support for amendment. (constitutional amendment to protect the US flag)General interest 
Oath of uncertainty. (US military)General interestCliff Kincaid
Pennsylvania lightning. (American Legion Baseball World Series)General interest 
Phantom pain. (soldier's loss of a leg during World War II)General interestDeborah Mattingly Conner
Policy review. (interview with San Francisco 49ers President Carmen Policy)(Interview)General interest 
Power in praise.General interestRobert McGarvey
Prelude to service. (commemoration of Veterans Day)(Column)General interestJoseph J. Frank
Promoting freedom worldwide.General interestElliott Abrams
Protecting the Legion's status. (American Legion)General interest 
Reaching out for members at home and in Bosnia.(Commander's Message)General interest 
Rocketing toward the final frontier. (interview with NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin)(Interview)General interest 
Rollie Noble's flag. (historic American flag made by Sgt. Rollie Noble in Austria on May 1945)General interestValerie A. Zehl
Saddam's toxic plot. (Saddam Hussein's chemical and biological weapons capability) (interview with Dr. Jonathan B. Tucker)General interest 
Should Congress approve the school prayer amendment?General interestMark O. Hatfield, Ernest J. Istook Jr.
Should Congress cease funding National Endowment for Arts?General interestPhilip M. Crane, Claiborne Pell
Should Congress increase the minimum wage?General interest 
Should Congress make English the official U.S. language?General interest 
Should Congress reform environmental regulations?(Column)General interestFortney H. Stark, Bud Shuster
Should Congress transfer the Medicaid program to states?General interestHenry A. Waxman, Michael DeWine
Should government phase out Amtrak support?General interestJoseph R. Biden, Joel Hefley
Should the U.S. pull out of the ABM Treaty to build missile defense systems? (Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty)General interest 
Stolen honor. (military medals)General interestSusan Katz Keating
The $60,000 cat.... (abuses by homeowners associations)General interestSusan Katz Keating
The bottom line is quality care. (improved health care for veterans)General interest 
"The Butcher of Baghdad:" He'll be back. (Saddam Hussein)(Interview)General interest 
The defense of freedom.General interestTrent D. McNeeley
Their time has come. (Persian Gulf veterans' role in the American Foreign Legion)(Cover Story)General interest 
The lure of the great outdoors.General interestGary Turbak
The men who would be president. (Bill Clinton; Bob Dole)(includes related article on third party presidential candidates)General interest 
'The people shall be heard.' (interview with Daniel A. Ludwig, National Commander of the American Legion)General interest 
The price of service. (financial problems of reservists and National Guard members)(Cover Story)General interestTrent D. McNeely
The wealth and health of our nation.(Presidential Challenge: Our Economy)General interestGordon Williams
They're after our children. (missing children)(Cover Story)General interestB. Gordon Wheeler
'Tin can' odyssey. (USS Cassin Young)General interestKent Wadsworth
Tug of war. (USS Hoga tugboat)General interest 
Uncle Sam's mike force. (military broadcasters)General interestKen Cauthern
Voice of success. (Legion's National Oratorical Contest)General interestT. Douglas Donaldson, Chandra M. Czape
War of words. (satellite television and media coverages of wars)General interestJohanna Neuman
When the Feds step in .... (how government regulation impinges on freedom)General interestJohn Stossel
Who are our heroes? (American heroes) (includes related article athlete John Register)(Cover Story)General interestGary Turbak
'Without security, we risk liberty.'General interestJames A. Baker
Woodpeckers, mallards, and us. (property rights)General interestJames J. Kilpatrick
Worse living through chemistry. (investigation on possible chemical fallout during Gulf War)General interest 
You can still get your kicks ... on Route 66. (renovation of Highway 66)General interestPhyllis Zauner
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