The American Legion [Volume 122, No. 1 (January 1987)]

Cover: The Sky-High Cost of Health Care by Michel Tcherevkoff, Image Bank -- Know Your America: Democracy's Soul Is the Power of the People by Lester David -- America's Health-Care Revolution: Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Pays? by Joseph A Califano Jr. -- Beyond a Reasonable Belief: Soviets Explanations of KAL-007 Just Doesn't Wash by John H Adams -- What's Right with America: The Land of Opportunity: A Nation Rich in Pioneers Seeking Challenges by Victor Kiam II -- San Antonio: Convention City "87: Come Stroll Streets Once Traveled by Crockett, Bowie and Travis -- Credit Bureaus: How Reliable Are They?: "And I Owe Not Any Man." An Erroneous Credit Report May Show Otherwise by Phyllis Zauner -- Against All Hope: A Cuban Dissenter Survives Castro's Torture Chambers -- The Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco: "Just a Pinch Between Your Cheek and Gum," May Promote Oral Cancer by J Mitchell Medford -- Veterans Legislation: Wins and Losses in the 99th Congress: 1986 Brought Landmark Decisions in Veterans Benefits -- Big Issues: Should Congress Mandate Parental Leave for Employees? -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Dateline Washington -- Legion News Briefs -- Legionnaires in Action -- Post of the Month -- Veterans Alert -- Veterans Adviser -- Orben's World -- Parting Shots