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panding economy. We must
continue vigorous, combined
Federal, State and private pro-
grams, at the same time pre-
serving to the maximum extent
possible our natural and scenic
heritage for future generations
Education, Science
And Technology
The National Defense Educa.
tion Act of 1858 is already 8
milestone in the history oi
American education. 1t pro.
vides broad opportunities fol
the intellectual development Of
/ all children by strengthening
courses Of study in science
mathematics and foreign Ian
guages. by developing new grad.
uate programs to train add.
tional teachers, and BY
providing loans for younl
people who need financial helr
to go to college.
The administration proposed
on numerous occasions a broac
new five-year program Of Fed.
eral aid to help overcome tht
classroom shortage in public
elementary and secondary
schools. Recommendations were
also made to give assistance
to colleges and universities fol-
the construction of academic
and residential buildings tt
meet future enrolment in.
creases.
This administration greatly
expanded Federal loans fol
building dormitories for stu
dents, teachers, and nurse!
training. a program assisting
in the construction of approx.
mately 100000 living accom-.
modations during the past
eight years.
Indian Affairs
There has been a vigorous
acceleration Of health, resource
and education programs de-
signed to advance the role OF
the American Indian in our
society. Last fall. for example
81 per cent of the Indian chill
dren between the ages of
and 18 on reservations were
enrolled in school. This is q
rise of IL per cent since 1858.
In the field Of science and
technology. startling strides
have been made by the new
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration. In little more
than two years, NASA has sue
cessfully launched meteorologi-
cal satellites. such as Tiros
and Tiros II, that promise to
revolutioniZe met thods OF
weather forecasting; demon
strated the feasibility of satel-
liteS for global communications
by the successful launching OF
Echo I; produced an enormous
amount of valuable scientific
data. such as the discovery of
the Van Allen radiation belt;
successfully launc h e d deep
space probes that maintained
communication over the greatest
range man has ever tracked:
and made real progress toward
the goal of m AIMED space
flights.
These achievements unques-
tionably make us pre-eminent
today in space exploration for
the betterment of mankind.
believe the present organiza-
tional arrangements in this
area. with the revisions pro-
posed last year, are completely
adequate for the tasks ahead.
Future in Space
Americans can look forward
to new achievements in space
exploration. The near future
will hold such wonders as the
orbital flight Of an astronaut,
the landing Of instruments on
the moon, the launching of the
powerful giant Saturn rocket
vehicles, and the reconnaissance
of Mars and Venus by un-
manned vehicles.
The application of atomic
energy to industry, agriculture,
and medicine has progressed
from hope and experiment to
reality. American industry and
agriculture are making increas-
ing use of radioisotopes to i'm
prove manufacturing, testing,
and crop-raising. Atomic energy
has improved the ability of the
healing professions to combat
disease, and holds promise for
an eventual increase in mans
life span.
Education. science, tech
nology and balanced programs
Of every kind-these are the
roadways to progress. With ap-
propriate Federal support. the
States and localities can assure
opportunities for achieving ex-
cellence at all levels Of the edu-
cational system; and with the
Federal Government continu-
ing to give wholehearted sup
port to basic scientific research
and technology, we can expect
to maintain our position of
leadership in the world.
Civil Rights