The American Legion [Volume 113, No. 3 (September 1982)]

Child Abuse: A Legacy of Self-hate: It may be injury, verbal attacks or deprivation of love and care, but whatever the form, all leave scars, and, unless the chain is broken, will be handed down through generations by Charles Downey -- Chess: The Bloodless War: This ancient game inspires "the same kind of addiction as alcohol or golf or raspberry sodas," declares one dedicated devotee. Some 12 million Americans agree by Joseph Stocker -- Panama Canal Crisis: Behind the scenes of the orderly appearing Canal turnover, a diplomatic timebomb is ticking. Unless defused, it could explode into a new confrontation between the U.S. and Panama by Philip C. Clarke -- Man's Relentless Foe: Had not God been inspired to create man, it is quite possible that insects might have invented him just for laughs by Henry N. Ferguson -- The Divine Wind: ". . . the enemy can be stopped and our country saved only by crash-dive attacks on their ships," read Vice Adm. K. Teraoka's diary. Thus was Japan's special attack corps born in the closing days of 1944 by Richard F. Newcomb -- Letters -- Big Issues: Should An Amendment Be Passed to Balance the Budget? -- The Message Center -- News for Legionnaires -- Dateline Washington -- Books -- News to Use -- Parting Shots