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Show As we got nearer the building we had to crane our necks to see the top. After gazing at the exterior of the building we entered en-tered the structure and purchased purch-ased tickets for sightseeing at the 8Cth floor observatory of the 102 story 1250 foot building. Comparatively speaking we hadn't seen anything from the street. The sight from the observatory ob-servatory left us awe-inspired. It was the most magnificent sight I had ever seen and my eyes weren't deceiving me. In all directions there were rich fabulous buildings. To , the north we could see Central park, the George Washington bridge, Yankee stadium and the Hudson river. Continued Next Week and clothing inspection. As annoying an-noying as inspections always seem, this one didn't make much difference as everyone was look-! look-! ing forward to New York City. Time was too valuable to waste sleeping. At 1 p.m. we received passes under the conditions that we report in by noon Sunday to attend at-tend the parade we had planned. Glenn Green, my friend from Seattle, Wash., and I rode a bus to New Brunswick. At the Pennsylvania Pen-nsylvania railroad station we met Walter Finnas and two of his buddies. The five of us proceeded pro-ceeded to ride the commuters train to New York City, a distance dis-tance of 38 miles. Enroute we passed through the commercial and industrial cities of Elizabeth and Jersey City, N. J. In less than an hour the train came to a screeching halt in New York's Penn station. Our first! problem was to find an exit from the huge station. We de-! parted from the 34th Street exit and much to our surprise the Empire State building was two blocks east. Though we had never ne-ver seen the fabulous structure, we were dead certain of its identity. It stood head and shoulders shoul-ders above the other buildings. SEEING THE ! WORLD WITH UNCLE SAM by Steve Smilanich j The following article was; written by Pl'c. Steve Smilanich, j son of Mrs. Milka Smilanich of I Highland Boy, now serving overseas over-seas with the armed forces, telling tell-ing of some of his experiences. The article, 20 pages in length, is continued from last week, and will continue each week until its conclusion. Though very tired, but enriched en-riched by my experience, I stayed stay-ed awake until the train stopped at Camp Kilmer at 4 a.m. Now I was satisfied that I had seen America even though it was from the railroad tracks of the nation. In review I had crossed the heart of the Deep South; moved Northward North-ward through the beautiful Carolinas on into green Virginia. From Virginia to dignified Maryland and Washington, D.C.; through the industrial centers of Delaware, Philadelphia and New Jersey. New York City was the next must on my visiting list. June 2 (Saturday) With but two hours of sleep behind us we were awakened at 10 a.m. for a brief orientation |