Burt Levison gave an excellent report on the history and basic principles of the Jewish faith. Hank Trimmer, recently returned from two years in Bangkok told of his experiences there and James Laughlin of the Public Service Indiana stressed the need for more nuclear plants to meet the energy needs. Anti-nuclear people have delayed the operation and the good about nuclear plants is seldom publicized. Dr. Thomas Hull, Purdue Industrial Eng. Many of the people are professional and prosperous, he stated, but many others are poverty stricken and illiterate.
Stores are either modem or ancient.
Pollution and traffic are terrific. A copy of Harold's talk was printed and made available to all clubs in our district. The fall of 1975 saw the first teacher's strike in Lafayette's history. The strike lasted for seven school days and the final contract called for binding arbitration of contract grievances. A special grand jury probed into possible corruption in Tippecanoe County and the resulting court actions led to 19 sentencings.