The American Legion Magazine [Volume 91, No. 6 (December 1971)]

The Terrible Condition of America's Freight Railroads: The problems facing America's rail freight business are barely visible to most of us, but they are so severe that even the railroads' competitors are supporting means to solve them by Harvey Ardman -- Christmas Around the World: Christmas is celebrated more widely than any other single holiday, as the photos in this picture spread suggest -- 75 Years of American Newspaper Comics: Selections from among the hundreds of successful comic strips which have been delighting audiences for years -- Should the Office of Economic Opportunity Be Abolished? Two Sides of a National Question: Pro: Rep. William J. Scherle (R-IA), Con: Rep. Seymour Halpern (R-NY) -- The War We Almost Fought With France: Never were France and the United States so close to war as they were over the Louisiana territory in 1802-1803 by Thomas Fleming -- Cover: Drawing by James Flora -- Letters to the Editor -- News of The American Legion -- Dateline Washington -- Personal -- Life in the Outdoors -- Legion Shopper -- Veterans Newsletter -- Parting Shots