Help Us FightrnOur oouthem Â¥rno Saverneritage!rn”Civil Rights” groups have launched a campaign to eliminaternALL symbols of Confederate history and heritage, including thernremoval of all Confederate monuments from public property!rnIf you’re ready to fight back, then Join A Winning Team!rnThe Heritage Preservation AssociationrnHPA is a nonprofit, national membership organization thatrnutilizes educational, legal and political resources to protectrnSouthern symbols, Southern culture, and Southern civil rights.rn• In Georgia we educated votersrnand lobbied the General Assembly.rnWe defeated an anti-flag boycottrnand a liberal governor to help savernthe Georgia flag. We endorsed andrnhelped elect several pro-flag staternsenators and state representatives.rnIn Virginia we defeated attempts torncensor the movie “Gettysburg,” helped save the state songrnand are fighting to return the Confederate flag to thernDanville Confederate Museum. We endorsed and helpedrnelect a city council member who supports our efforts.rnIn South Carolina we lobbied the General Assembly torndefeat an anti-flag compromise and we successfully opposedrntwo lawsuits that would have removed the Confederate flagrnfrom the State House. We lobbied and helped save GeneralrnWade Hampton Boulevard from being renamed MartinrnLuther King Boulevard.rnIn North Carolina we are seeking legal action againstrnvarious school systems that discriminate against childrenrnwho wear or display Confederate symbols.rnAnnual Membership of $39.95 includes a bi-monthlyrnnewsletter, special membership discounts and accessrnto HERITAGE-BBS, a nationwide computer system.rnMention this ad and save 10% (VISA, Mastercard, AMEX)rnTo join by phone or request more information, callrn800-TO-DIXIErnHPA • RO. Box 98209 • Atlanta, GA 30359rn(404) 928-2714 • Fax (404) 928-2719rnNational LawyersrnAssociationrnby Mario MandinarnThree years ago, the American BarrnAssociation voted to abandon itsrnneutral position on legalized abortionrnand to endorse Roe v. Wade. In responsernto this action, some 14,000 members ofrnthe ABA resigned in protest. Many attorneysrnfelt it was impossible for them tornremain a member of, let alone contributernmoney to, an organization thatrnnow embraced abortion on demand asrna constitutional right. It was in this climaternthat a group of six attorneys met inrnSt. Louis on October 23, 1993, to formrnan organization called National Lawyersrnfor Life. The six founding lawyers (myselfrnincluded) were all officers or membersrnof state pro-life groups, and our initialrngoal was merely to coordinaternactivities with other pro-life groups. Butrnthe overwhelming support we receivedrnfrom attorneys across the country—whornwere fed up with the ABA not only onrnthe issue of abortion, but on more practicalrnmatters, including services provided,rnthe high price of membership, andrnthe future direction of the ABA—convincedrnus that the time was indeed ripernfor the formation of a full-blown alternativernto the ABA, which we decided torncall the National Lawyers Associationrn(NLA),rnCurrently, the NLA has some 700rnmembers in all 50 states and the Districtrnof Columbia and has mass mailings inrnthe works designed to tap into thern90,000 attorneys nationwide who are potentialrnmembers of this new organization.rnThe NLA remains unequivocallyrnpro-life and hopes to dispel the imagernthat “abortion on demand” is acceptablernto the legal profession as a whole.rnMore information about the NLA, andrnabout its first national conventionrnscheduled for October, to be held in St.rnLouis, can be obtained bv calling me atrn800-471-2994 (Fax: 816-471-2995).rnMario Mandina is president of the NLArnin Kansas City, Missouri.rn48/CHRONICLESrnrnrn