Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
June 6, 1974 - Midwest Hunger Conference speaker, (unknown name)Shapiro says supermarket chains pull out of the inner city and rebuild in the suburbs. Transportation makes it difficult for residents to get out to those stores. Shoplifting is just as rampant in the suburbs. Believe the city being referenced was Detroit.
June 6, 1974 - Minnesota Attorney General Warren Spannus announces his plans to run for re-election. He also comments on the Tom Kelm ethics issue and Reserve Mining ruling.
June 6, 1974 - Dechant (unknown first name, unknown title) says there's enough crop land to feed the world. Government isn't doing all it can to feed the hungry. The Green Revolution displaced many farm laborers as they were replaced by technology. He advocates a full employment program for the U.S. to erradicate hunger.
June 7, 1974 - Discussion about impediments to agricultural production, including market factors and infrastructure and transportation issues.
June 7, 1974 - Gloria Steinem talks about study of children 3 and 4 years old to determine how young children are when they're socialized into gender roles. The contrast of boys? And girls? Answers indicates societal roles and restrictions.
June 8, 1974 - Sub-committee questionaire sent to hospitals is getting no response and state that they are not in a position to give out information on the costs of healthcare.
June 10, 1974 - MPR’s Greg Barron interviews a Minnesota farmer about weather effects on crops. Although some areas of Minnesota have responded well to wet weather, spring planting might be delayed because of the wet weather. Wheat, barley, oat and flax are the main crops effected by the weather.
June 10, 1974 - The Blue Earth County GOP chairman resigns because of dissatisfaction with Nixon administration.
June 10, 1974 - Questions about the ethics of using Isolation, and other status reports on inmates' health issues.
June 10, 1974 - Kathy Garvey, a 5th grade teacher from Anoka, asked her 11-year-old students to write down their concept of the role of women. Garvey shares some of the responses and the stereotypes reflected, even at a young age.