The American Legion Magazine [Volume 73, No. 1 (July 1962)]

Cover by Orville Johnson -- The Big Issue- Pro & Con Arguments on the Question: "Should Federal Aid Be Limited to Public Schools?" Pro: Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (D-N.C.) Con: Rep. James J. Delaney (D-N.Y.) -- Gen. Patton's Premonition: The Story of a Memorable Press Conference at Which General Patton Told of His Orders to Stop His Advance, and How this Meant that We Had Beaten Hitler Only to Strengthen Stalin by Larry G. Newman -- The Robots Strike Back: A Look Into the Brave New World of the Future Where the Work Is Being Done by Robots, Whose Interests Are Being Shrewdly Looked After by a Resourceful Professor Frawdish by W. F. Miksch -- ABC's of Blood: Since Earliest Times Man has Wondered About the Fluid that Courses Through Human Veins and Arteries. In the Past 20 Years We Have Made Amazing Progress in Understanding It by Tom Mahoney -- Water Skiing Is Easy Once You Know How: This Sport Has Had a Phenomenal Growth in Recent Years. The Reason-It's Easy When You Know How, and this Illustrated Feature Demonstrates Just How Easy it Is to Get Started -- Why Ivan Loves Russia: A Noted Educator Points Our that, as a Matter of Policy, Text-Books Used in the U.S.A. Studiously Avoid Anything that Promotes Patriotism. In Russia, This are Different by Arther S. Trace, Jr. -- The Big Train: The Story of Walter Perry Johnson's Baseball Career by a Man Who "Knew Him When," and Who Sheds Some New Light on One of the Greatest Men Who Ever Played the Game by Norman Beasley -- News of the American Legion -- Personal -- Rod & Gun Club -- You Said It -- Newsletter -- Editor's Corner -- Legion Shopper -- Briefly About Books -- Parting Shots