Granite City High School - Warrior Yearbook (Granite City, IL)

Page 15 text:

7 1. Kiener Plaza, (he Old Courthouse, and the Gate- way Arch are some of the tourists ' favorite spots to visit while in St, Louis. 2. The St. Louis City Hall is the working home of Mayor Conway. It is also the meeting place where many important decisions are made. 3. Melting snow patterns itself to the mold of the bicycle spokes and leaves an artistic design throughout. 4. A Palomino pony is only one of the animals seen in its natural habitat in the Visitor ' s Center under the Arch. 5. The large Ralston-Purina balloon named the Double Beagle leaves from the SIU-E campus in hopes to break the flight record for endurance and distance. 6. The space shuttle, Enterprise, visited the St. Louis area during the summer months of 1979. 7. A hot-air balloon is silhouetted against the evening sunset. ST. LOUIS 11

Page 14 text:

10 ST. LOUIS

Page 16 text:

DELTA QUEEN ST. LOUIS MEETS CARTER With the steam calliope serenading the First Family, the stem-wheeler Delta Queen cast off from St. Paul, Minnesota on an eight-day cruise through middle America. The Queen ' s voyage would include 660 miles of mainstream U.S.A. The cruise was both a political and getaway vacation for the Carters. Making frequent stops in river cities. President Carter took his campaign message ashore. Between stops, the First Family nestled themselves in a $280.-a-day stateroom in the 53-year-old riverboat. Accompanying them on the cruise was a 30-member en- tourage, several press persons, and 134 other paying guests. Press coverage, however, was limited to stipulated hours and interviews with passengers who had talked with the President were not allowed. The high point of the voyage for the President ' s daughter, Amy, was her stop in historic Hannibal, Missouri, the home- town of Mark Twain. As the cruise came to a halt in St. Louis, President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, commented on the beauty of both the Gateway Arch and the St. Louis riverfront. Spending only a brief time in the Gateway city, the First Family jetted back to Washington D.C. and their daily routine. Throughout the eight days, however, Carter tried to get Ameri- cans to think energy and help salvage the energy program, as weil as enjoy hours of contentment aboard the grand old lady of the rivers. 2 1. The Gateway Arch. 2. President Carter ' s reception at the Arch was well re- ceived except for a few protestors chanting their dislike of high oil prices. 3. The President and his wife greet the crowd while still on the Delta Queen. 4. Carter and his assistant leave for the airport and their journey back to Wash- ington D.C. 5. Carter addresses the riverfront audience. 6. The Delta Queen slowly passes under the historic Eads Bridge. 12 JIMMY CARTER