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November 5, 1974 - Unknown speaker talks about population growth in the Third World as related to food production. He thinks slowing population growth isn't realistic until there's rural devolpment, education and nutrition in the Third World.Unknown
November 5, 1974 - The Third World does not have the large, mechanized farms that the U.S. does ... but a half dozen countries have managed to grow inpressive yields on small plots of land. Speaker unknown.
November 5, 1974 - Unknown speaker says the U.S. first needs to deal with short-term emergency food aid for Third World countries. However, don't export so much that food prices are driven up here in the U.S. A world food reserve system is needed where costs (probably a billion dollars a year) are shared among other countries, for food for the Third World.
November 6, 1974 - A hunger strike is in progress to protest U.S. foreign policy in Cyprus. A Turkish invasion of the island probably involves American tanks and bombs, says the speaker.
November 6, 1974 - Unknown speaker says bad legislation is now going to be coming out of the House. This news brief is truncated and can only be guessed at ... assume speaker is referring to the Democratic takeover of the House and Senate.
November 6, 1974 - At a DFL press conference, newly-elected Governor Wendell Anderson says he has faith in the two-party system. After the election, the Democratic Party now dominates state politics.
November 6, 1974 - Newly-elected Minnesota Governor Wendell Anderson says he will do good job for the next four years.
November 6, 1974 - Republican Senator Rudy Boshwitz comments on the party's need for better candidates, since they are no longer "in power."
November 6, 1974 - Watergate affected Republican election results in Minnesota, says John Grunseth. However, the party did well in St. Cloud.
November 6, 1974 - Republican Representative Tom Hagedorn says fighting excessive government spending and private interest election contributions were the two platforms of the Republican Party during their recently lost election.