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After discussing the "American Legion Disease" [Aug. 16] with a group of fellow microbiologists, I read with interest John Knowles' Essay on "The Struggle to Stay Healthy." Knowles states that 200 years ago "divine aid was considered more important than that of the physicians. Only through God's grace could one escape disease or survive its attack." With this country's leading epidemiologists stumped for weeks, it seems that little has changed...
...Legionnaire who attended the Pennsylvania American Legion convention and one who became sick and survived the "Philly Killer," I thought you should know that CDC, Atlanta, was first notified of the problem by Sidney N. Franklin, M.D., and Mary McLaughlin, public health nurse coordinator, who immediately "rang the gong" after my examination at the Veterans Administration Out-Patient Clinic, Philadelphia, on Monday...
Robert H. Vogel Department Service Officer The American Legion Philadelphia
Carter's finest hour on his tour came the next day in Seattle when he addressed 5,000 American Legionnaires at their annual national convention. Wearing a blue and gold Legion overseas cap lettered "Georgia, Post No. 2," the candidate said that while the U.S. needs to cut military wastefulness, its armed forces should remain as strong as the Russians'. Then he gave a real zinger to the Legionnaires. He opposed a blanket amnesty for the men who had deserted or dodged the draft during Viet Nam, he said, because that implied approval of what they had done...
When the boos died down, Carter said, "I realized before I made the statement that everybody may not agree, but I'm a veteran and a Legion member. There is still a lot of division left by the Viet Nam War, but I think it is time to get it behind us." At the end of his talk, the Legionnaires gave him a standing ovation. By speaking out, Carter showed he could take a strong stand on a controversial issue in front of a hostile audience-a political plus...