The American Legion 1997 - Abstracts

The American Legion 1997
TitleSubjectAuthors
Actions send wrong message. (acts of flag-desecration justify the passage of House Joint Resolution 54 - the flag-protection measure)General interest 
A few good men and women. (career assessment of individuals joining the military)General interestChandra M. Czape
Alien nation. (inteview with Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner Doris Meisner)(Interview)General interest 
Alliance of trust. (membership qualification in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)(Column)General interestW. Bruce Weinrod
Americans mandate flag protection. (amendments for the protection of the American flag)General interest 
... And injustice for all.(Congress needs to change the Feres Doctrine in which members of the armed services are not permitted to sue the government for injury or death)General interestJames J. Kilpatrick
And when she was bad.... (rising number of young female criminals)General interestChandra Czape
An extraordinary 'Little Guy'. (profile on war correspondent Ernie Pyle)(excerpted from 'Ernie Pyle's War' by James Tobin)General interestJames E. Tobin
Anthony G. Jordan: our Maine man. (American Legion's National Commander)General interestRobert C. Imler
Before your leave. (planning for death)General interestGary Turbak
Better health, bigger savings. (American Legion Discount Prescription Program)General interest 
!Bienvenidos, estudiantes!(American Legion's establishment of an educational facility in the Mexican village of La Magdalena Petlacalco)General interest 
Blue cap campuses: some departments sponsor "colleges" and similar forums to develop their members' skills.General interest 
Boys Nation trains young leaders. (leadership training program of the American Legion)General interest 
Breathing easier.(curbing out air pollution problems in the US)General interest 
Buffalo soldiers ride again. (teaching African American history to inner city children)General interestSteve D. Spratt
Civil defense: are we ready?General interest 
Covenant of remembrance.(Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies for US veterans buried overseas)General interest 
Degrees of guilt. (process of getting or buying a diploma)General interestMark Rowh
Do you sleep well at night? (criticism of the state of US readiness to missile attacks)General interestE. Gene Vosseler
Foreign policy forum. (discussions on foreign aid and covert operations)(Interview)(Panel Discussion)General interest 
Four faiths, one mission. (commemorative memorial chapel for four chaplains who died in the sinking of the troop transport Dorchester in 1943)General interest 
From mean streets to clean streets. (anti-crime and drug campaign intensifies in the US)General interestGurney III Williams
Get on the phone, Khamisiyah veterans. (notice to Gulf War veterans involved in the Khamisiyah March)General interest 
Getting your ACTE together. (adaptability, creativity, team spirit and employability traits for job hunting)General interestDeborah Flores
Going for broke? (Social Security Administration head Shirley S. Chater)(Interview)General interest 
Going live with Walter Cronkite.(television anchorman)(Interview)General interest 
Going places. (American Legion's planned GI Bill of Health)General interestMiles Z. Epstein
Go with your gut. (decision by intuition)General interestRobert McGarvey
Grappling with grouches. (dealing with difficult people)General interestRobert McGarvey
Guardian angels of the seas. (blimps during World War II)General interestBill Parks
Harvesters of hope.(thriving agricultural sector)General interestJeff Swiatek
Healing mother earth.(passage of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977)General interest 
Healthy horizons.(Food and Drug Administration moves toward world-class medical services)General interestJoseph A. Califano
Homeward bound. (programs that help homeless veterans)(includes narrative from a client)General interestPhyllis Zauner, John Schlitter
'I love old glory.' (American Legion's 79th national convention in Orlando, Florida)General interestAnthony Miller, Joe Stuteville, Trent McNeeley
In God we still trust.General interestRobert Schuller
Into the woods again.(reforestation in the US)General interest 
Invisible economy. (analysis of the implication of immigration on the US economy)General interestPeter Brimelow
It's happening on your front lawn. (essay on the role of soldiers)General interestRobert J. Fallon
Kings of the road again.(American automakers seek to regain a commanding position in the market)General interestBrock Yates
Land of learning.(US improves the quality of learning in public schools)General interestLamar Alexander
Lightning strikes twice. (victory of the Florida baseball team at the American Legion World Series)General interestSteve Salerno
Live from enemy headquarters.General interestJames Fallows
Making the grade in education. (United States education in turmoil)(includes related articles on Catholic education and the emotional intelligence quotient)(Cover Story)General interestLynn Criner
More than a game.(significance of sports in our lives)General interestGeorge "Sparky" Anderson
Myths of dollar diplomacy. (criticism on foreign aid)General interestPeter Scheweizer
Nothing but 'Net. (the global mania for Internet) (includes glossary of common Internet terms)(Cover Story)General interestJay Stuller
Off-the-rack elegance.(casual clothing designs of Americans)General interestCarolyn Strauss
On duty with the guard.(National Guard Bureau Chief Lt. Gen. Edward Baca)(Interview)General interest 
On the prowl in Orlando. (arrangements for attendees to the American Legion National Convention in Orlando, FL)General interest 
Opening our ranks.(an effective way to manage membership at American Legion)General interestAnthony Miller
Playground of care. (Post 61's America's Child Day Care Center in Oregon)General interest 
Quality of life. (interview with outgoing Secretary of Defense William J. Perry)(Interview)General interest 
Quiet heroes.(Red Cross members as society's unsung heroes)General interestElizaberth Hanford Dole
Raising the standards. (Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley)(Interview)General interest 
Raymond Jones' dignified departure. (the help extended by the American Legion to Vietnam veteran Raymond Jones)General interestRick Malwitz
Recall of the wild.(endangered species in the US)General interestGary Turback
Requiem for heroes. (recognition of contributions of the 761st African American unit during World War II)General interestMatt Hempel
Should Congress keep the Selective Service System? (debate over the Selective Service System draft procedure)(Column)General interestBob Smith, Peter A. DeFazio
Should Congress make it harder to raise taxes? (opinions of Senators Spencer Abraham and John B. Breaux)General interest 
Should legal immigrants be eligible for Federal Government assistance.(Column)General interestIleana Ros-Lehtinen, Don Nickles
Should the Department of Education be placed under Health and Human Services?General interestJulia Carson, Robert Aderholt
Should the military return to gender-segregated basic training?(Column)General interestRoscoe G. Bartlett, Jane Harman
Silver-tongue sleuthing.(discovering liars)General interestPaul Ekman
Special delivery. (Veterans Administration's research and development program for medicine)General interest 
Start complaining. (tips on how to effectively deal with product and services defects and deficiencies) (includes related article on putting complaints in writing)General interestRobert J. McGarvey
Stopping the hate.(ending racial discrimination)General interestMildred E. Love
Streams of conscience.(addressing US' water pollution problems)General interest 
Sun, fun & adventure. (American Legion national convention in Orlando, Florida)General interest 
Sweet retreat. (the contribution of Hershey's Chocolate USA to the nutrition of men in the battlefield)General interestStephen J. Ackerman
Taking care of our own. (evaluation of American Legion's National Emergency Fund)General interestCarin Chappelow
Taking it to the Hill.(American Legion Washington Conference 1997)General interest 
Teach your children well.(how to rear children to become good and responsible adults)General interestBob Keeshnan
The boys for Bill Goat Hill.(the young men from Second Street, Silvis, Illinois, who joined the army in World War II and the Korean War)General interestTed Malone
The Food and Drug Administration: should it regulate tobacco products? (debate over new FDA mandate of regulating tobacco sales)General interestFrank R. Lautenberg, Scotty Baester
The magic of Orlando. (Florida)General interestSteve Salerno
The marching maestro. (American Legion remembers John Philip Sousa)General interestPaul E. Bierley
The most artful Dodger. (Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers) (includes related article on Jackie Robinson Post 252's efforts to work with gangs in Los Angeles, California)General interestJulie A. Rhoad, Carl Erskine
The quiet warriors. (Studies and Observation Group's Operation Spindown in Vietnam)General interestJohn L. Plaster
They're still hiring.(seeking for a good life in the military)General interestJowers Karen
Tough times, tougher talk.(impact of worldwide economic competition)General interestEdward L. Rowny
Triumph of the spirit.(war prisoner pays tribute to American liberators)General interestStephen Ross
Victory on the mall.(proposed World War II memorial in Washington, DC)General interest 
Vietnam: the domino that fell. (Vietnam veteran Gen. William C. Westmoreland)(Interview)General interest 
'We give them dignity.'.(VA's Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service Director Frederick Downs Jr.)(Interview)General interest 
We lost New York today. (implications on public safety and national security of the changing motivation of terrorism and careless inventory of components for weapons of mass destruction)General interestSusan Katz Keating
When friendly fire isn't. (Israel's explanation of its 1967 attack on the USS Liberty)General interest 
When hell broke loose. (the battle at Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War)General interestVernon Pizer
Where hoops and dreams thrive.(worthwhile recreational activities for students)General interestPhyllis Zauner
Women's memorial on target. (Women in Military Service for America Memorial)General interest 
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