Charlestown High School - Pirates Yearbook (Charlestown, IN)

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1 TERRORISM grew in Italy and later spread throughout the world. 2 A SHORT- AGE IN COAL made darkened hallways routine. 3 QUEEN ELIZABETH of England celebrated her Silver J ubilee.

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Nation Questions, in the form of world problems, were constantly being posed by the current events of our country and our community. Nationally, these questions included how America would solve the problems of Civil War in Afri- ca, continued trouble in the Mideast, and the declining value of the dollar. Although these national questions did not seem to affect us at home, other problems to be solved such as railroad derailments, the coal energy crises, and the use of nuclear fuel presented a di- lemna for every concerned citizen. While we formed opinions about how to handle our nationls problems, the publicls opinions of President Car- terls ability declined. But life in the mid-70ls was not all gloom. Our econ- omy seemed to be running with only an occasional sputter, and our nation as a whole tried to fmd the best way to better our lifestyle and avoid any further crisis. 1 COAL MINERS from Kentucky and Vir- ginia went on strike, causing an enormous energy crisis. THE MIDDLE EAST BE- CAME THE CENTER OF ATTENTION: tZl Egyptian President Sadat. 00 US. Pres- ident, Jimmy Carter. Ml Israeli Foreign Min- ister, Moshe Dayan. tSl US. Secretary of State Vance with Israeli Prime Minister Be- gin. 6 TRAIN DERAILMENTS throughout the South jeopardized many citizens. Searches for Better Life Style

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