The American Legion Magazine [Volume 94, No. 5 (May 1973)]

Memorial Day, May 28, 1973 -- The First Two Years of Amtrak's Adventure with Passenger Trains: A look at how passenger train service has fared under the experimental government-sponsored corporation that took it over in May 1971 by H. Allen Perry -- Ben Franklin's Paris-Based Navy: It would be claiming too much to say that Franklin's naval war against the British won the revolution, but it had a far more decisive effect than most of us realize. Here's how the 70-year-old amateur admiral went about it by Thomas J. Fleming -- Should Congress Grant Newsmen Total Immunity to Protect News Sources? Two Sides of a National Question: Pro: Sen. Alan Cranston (D-CA), Con: Rep. H.R. Gross (R-IA) -- Our New Military Planes: Behind the news of the development of three totally new basic military aircraft is the broader picture of why we think we need them, what we expect of them, what they will be like and what they will do for our defense posture by Harvey Ardman -- Special Subjects: The Seashell Collectors -- Cover: Drawing by James Flora -- Letters to the Editor -- Dateline Washington -- Life in the Outdoors -- Veterans Newsletter -- News of The American Legion -- Personal -- Legion Shopper -- Parting Shots