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April 25, 1974 - Interview with David Halberstam, Pulitzer Prize winning author. Halberstam talks about how toxicity and imperialism in the executive branch perpetuated the Vietnam War. He says Secretary of State Robert McNamara based war decisions on faulty statistics.
April 25, 1974 - Loomey says claims that volunteers are being exploited and are taking jobs is not a valid concept. If volunteers were eliminated it would change the character of American society.
April 25, 1974 - St. Cloud celebrations continue with music written to commemorate its new designation as an All American City.
April 25, 1974 - A congratulatory letter from Congressman John Zwach, recognizing St. Cloud on becoming an All-American City, as well as other letters from President Nixon, Minnesota Governor Wendell Anderson and Minnesota Senator Walter Mondale.
April 25, 1974 - St. Cloud dignitaries celebrate the city becoming an "All American City," a designation from the National Civic League.
April 26, 1974 - Hooks says too often blacks move out of poverty and forget the brothers and sisters still living where there?s too little. We have to stay together, believe in each other, rid ourselves of self-hate. Hooks, the only black on the FCC, criticized broadcasters and warned them to get their act together, affirmative action and equality is the law of the land and all he wants them to do is to obey the law. Wants to make communications media more responsible. They distort the news, present imbalanced image of black life. Blacks not only able to play basketball, football or sing, they have distinguished scholars, doctors, lawyers and people trying to make things better. Network TV ignores major black events like NAACP awards, but when black crime occurs networks spend two minutes to cover that. We?re tired of that kind of distortion and imagery.
April 26, 1974 - Minnesota Republican Congressman Bill Frenzel says Watergate has had an adverse effect on five special elections for Congress. Only one Republican won. Frenzel says his colleagues feel President Nixon's delay in submitting Watergate tapes is "uncooperative." He also talked about campaign finance reform.
April 26, 1974 - Economist John Kenneth Galbraith says President Nixon is spending most of him time ensuring his own survival. He criticizes Nixon's economic policies as causing inflation.
April 26, 1974 - Economist John Kenneth Galbraith says former Secretary of Treasury William Simon will do a "good job" on Wall Street.
April 26, 1974 - Economist John Kenneth Galbraith criticizes the U.S. Secretary of Treasury George Schultz's economic policy.