The American Legion [Volume 116, No. 4 (April 1984)]

Cover by Tom Tracy -- Defending US Interests, Striving for Peace: Secretary of State George P. Shultz Discusses the Prospects of World Peace in this Exclusive Interview -- East-West Trade: Benefit or Trap?: For Decades, the US Has Sent Food and Technology to the USSR. Can We Expect Anything in Return but Spies and Dirty Tricks? by William J. Gill -- Air Traffic Control: Leap to the 21st Century: The FAA's New National Airspace System, Now Under Way, Promises to Raise Air Travel Safety to New Heights by Jay Stuller -- The Civil Air Patrol: America's Airborne Minutemen: They Were Civilians -WWII Minutemen Who Protected America's Coastlines While Our Military Prepared for Combat by James A. Cox -- The Legion's 24th Annual Washington Conference: Key Public-Policy Makers Address Legion Leaders about Current Concerns and Initiatives -- Is Military Retirement Pay Excessive?: An Exclusive Interview with Lt. Gen. Kenneth L. Peek Jr., USAF -- The Quiet Epidemic: Almost Never Detected in a Routine Physical Examination, this Insidious Disease Needlessly Cripples and Kills Many Older Americans by Steve Salerno -- Letters -- Commander's Message -- Dateline Washington -- Big Issues -- Commentary -- Veterans" Update -- Profiles in Service -- Legion News -- Post of the Month -- Perspective -- News to Use -- Parting Shots