This short story explores the actions of Security Pacific Bank, the U.S. Government, politicians, regulatory officials, and many major U.S. banks and bankers in the 1970s and 80s as they dealt with economic disruptions in Latin America (Mexico, Central America, and South America). The threatening matters, actions and decisions of this period seriously impacted economic stability throughout the Americas and nearly collapsed the U.S. Banking System. Of specific note is what took place at Sec...

Abortion is a hot topic in our political world today.I was born in 1930 in Augusta, GA and prematurely weighing 2.5 lbs with a small chance of a healthy survival. Abortion did not enter my parents' or the doctors' mind. After an initial struggle against all odds I gained strength and grew up to be a healthy adult. I served our country for 4 years in the US Airforce during the Korean war and made a career in the automobile business until I retired in 2016 at age 86. Mine was a very i...