The American Legion Magazine [Volume 78, No. 3 (March 1965)]

The Slash in Veterans Services: Without warning, VA announced the closing of 11 hospitals, 16 regional offices and four soldiers homes. Here's what it means by National Commander Donald E. Johnson -- What Can We Expect of the Moon: Man is going to the moon, probably by 1969. Then more men are going. Before you book your own passage, here's an introduction to our twin planet by an expert by Isaac Asimov -- What Do the "Emerging Nations" Want from Us: It used to be a piecemeal story, but now a majority of the United Nations members have presented their demands on the industrial nations in one package by Jeff Endrst -- The Great Fluoridation Controversy: After 20 years, the sparks are still flying in the matter of saving children's teeth by putting fluorides in public water supplies by John Thomas -- Montana's Custer Battlefield: A travel article for today's motorists about the place where Custer's men were wiped out to the last man. Ninth in the series "Seeing Historic America" by Alden Stevens -- The First Airman Across America: In only 49 days, C.P. Rodgers successfully flew a plane from New York to the Pacific shore by Tom Mahoney -- Should the Peacetime Draft Be Abolished? Two Sides of a National Question: Pro: Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI), Con Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-WV) -- Cover Photograph Produced by Richard Beattie -- Editor's Corner -- News of The American Legion -- Dateline Washington -- Books -- Letters to the Editor -- Personal -- Rod & Gun Club -- Legion Shopper -- Veterans Newsletter -- Parting Shots