the president startled and delighted geneva news by going window shopping near the parties and he proved a popular on american ambassador of goodwill on the return to washington i had the rain drenched mrs eisenhower the president and the welcoming party including vice president nixon mrs nixon the president's mother in law and his daughter in law also at the airport were cabinet members congressman and diplomats reporting on the historic meeting at the president said just what will be the result of this conference of course no one knows but the coming months will tell much but in the meantime we do know that new contacts have been  evidence of a new friend in this in the world of the war in saigon south vietnam's capital reminded the world that enduring peace was still far away loyal troops fought in the streets against a rebel outlaw army civilians caught in the crossfire around aimlessly anywhere to escape with their lives and their loved ones the american backed government was victorious but saigon les scar and under the smoking devastation of civil war realistic rehearsal for an atomic attack was the biggest nationwide air raid drill ever attempted in washington fifteen thousand key government workers left their desks scattering to thirty one secret rural sites away from the capit tons of food to measure the contamination caused by radiation the big donors were survival towns sold inhabited thanks took part in their first atomic one overs some less than a mile away the in any test nearly six thousand persons participated including troops sheltered by trenches many cameras in many locations filmed the single bla concrete or cinder block houses weathered the blast best this one was less than a mile away survival town's electric wires had become a twisted tangled mass demonstrating the importance of civil defen preparedness the elaborate exercises proved so viable is possible offering new hope to all who live in the shadow of the atomic  america's newspapers the free press the protect and preserve our nation's liberty a vital medium for the spread of knowledge the newspapers today taking its place as an indispensable tool of learning in schools across america starting in gender got newspapers important as an aid to education increases as the students progress the program in the schools of the phoenix arizona area is typical kindergarten youngsters clipping newspaper pictures of selected objects learn newspaper is a rich source of information on how weather influences the lives of people take turns bringing in weather charts and forecasts helping the class to study the uses of thermometers and barometer daily temperatures are set out on giant paper thermometers on the bulletin board in the physical education office little leaguers can find attack board filled with accounts of their activities and other sports events here to our articles emphasizing that good sportsmanship not winning or losing is the most important goal in any game realizing that america's history is all around us seventh grade students compile a news note today's headlines will become tomorrow's history in home economics the girls turn to newspapers for help in planning nutritious and economical menu arranging different food budgets they check price lists the newspaper advertisement reaching the eighth grade students are ready for the most ambitious use of the newspaper as a tool of learning a class in journalism that will enable them to publish their own paper with the helpful guidance of a faculty advisor the eighth graders write an editor publication all their own closely following the layout of a daily newspaper the young editors can look with satisfaction on the product of their creative imagination advanced students their interest stimulated by newspaper articles come to the library to learn more about the people places and things making headlines around the globe and so from kindergarten to graduation news papers and schools are opening a window to the world enriching the lives of america's youth sound of our liberty symbolized by our free press the students pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for wh nation under god indivisible with liberty and  leaning skyscrapers our traditional landmarks of new york but there are other landmarks like the grind the ribbon of steel now being dismantled that decorates manhattan's east side officially it was the third avenue elevated railroad but new the cars themselves with the two years old and almost everybody agreed third avenue would be better without the l that nearly touched the buildings obstructed traffic and blotted out the sun a ride once cost a nickel the greatest mile race of all time provided one of the most exciting summer headlines in the world for a year before the four minute mile and in fact greatest goal yet here are three runners up into the miracle mile in one race struggling nation in the dark on certain days following the revolution retired in eighteen eighty one after eighty four years of active service old ironsides had just been rebuilt and restored as she sailed by the statue of liberty a quarter of a century ago on a twenty two thousand mile farewell journey piece without tribute to the barbary pirates at this very table old ironsides guns in the background bombarded the forts of tripoli into surrender the constitution