The American Legion Magazine [Volume 86, No. 4 (April 1969)]

The Dilemmas of Auto Insurance: Dissatisfaction with Auto Insurance Has Been Rising in a Crescendo of Complaint and Indignation in Recent Years. Here's a Look at It as Congress Recently Viewed It by Robert B. Pitkin -- April Fool . . . Our Corniest Day: All Fools Day Is No National Holiday, but Celebrants Abound in This Age's-Old Game of Catch-if-One-Can by Lola Firpo -- Should the United States Adopt the Metric System?: Two Sides of a National Question Pro: Rep. B. F. Sisk (D-Calif.) Con; Rep. Dave Martin (R-Nebr.) -- The Story of Ellis Island: Growing from a Spit of Land in New York Harbor, Ellis Island Became the Threshold to America for Millions of Immigrants by Robert Angus -- Why Is it Tough to Get Blood?: A Look at the Soaring Blood Needs in the U.S. and What Is Being Done to Prevent the Recurrence of Today's Critical Shortage by Tom Mahoney -- What Can Replace the Draft?: Is a Volunteer Army the Answer? The National Commander Tells Why the Legion Thinks Otherwise by William C. Doyle, National Commander, the American Legion -- Letters to the Editor -- Editor's Corner -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Newsletter -- News of the American Legion -- Personal -- Life in the Outdoors -- Legion Shopper -- Parting Shots