The American Legion Magazine [Volume 96, No. 6 (June 1974)]

How Far Should We Go With Nuclear Power? Spending the same or less money to energize the nation from daily input of the sun might be a far better response to our energy problems than our present commitment that could see us put hundreds of billions into nuclear power. by Harvey Ardman -- The Sorry State of Vietnam Vets Education and What to do About it: The real story of our poorest veterans education program and how it can be speedily improved by Robert E.L. Eaton, National Commander, The American Legion -- How They Built the Erie Canal: In 1817, ill-equipped laborers and inexperienced engineers set out to dig a 363-mile ditch across New York State that opened the west. They figured what to do as they went along. by Lynwood Mark Rhodes -- Should Rail Passenger Service be Expanded with Public Funding? Two Sides of a National Question: Pro: Rep. Brock Adams (D-WA), Con: Rep. Philip M. Crane (R-IL) -- Another Look at Miami Beach: The Legion's National Convention returns to Miami Beach this August for the first time since 1963. What's different, what's the same? by R.B. Pitkin -- Cover: Photo by Dennis Hallinan -- Letters -- Life in the Outdoors -- Dateline Washington -- Veterans Newsletter -- News of The American Legion -- Personal -- Legion Shopper -- Parting Shots