Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
November 11, 1974 - A member of group supporting POWs states that 55 military and 5 civilians POWs were in a camp. The U.S. received 23 bodies in March of 1974, but, group pushes to receive the rest of the bodies.
November 11, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten presents news items of an untraditional Veteran's Day celebration address by St. Paul Mayor Larry Cohen, comments from Reverend Russell Krambeck, and a protest demonstration in Twin Cities.
November 12, 1974 - Discussion by Dr. H.P.L. Presnick at Youthful Suicide Seminar at the U of M as to the lack of proper follow up care for those hospitalized for attempted suicide. Includes a exploration into when and how to intervene in said situations, and how privacy rights make proper study and/or intervention difficult.
November 12, 1974 - The EQC gave the go ahead with exploration of copper mining in Babbitt. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency opposed the project. 5,000 tons of copper nickle ore is slatted to be removed.
November 12, 1974 - Overriding impressions from the morning session, is that the EQC technical committee is creating a watchdog agency on pesticides made of the heads of state agencies. The CAC was against having the heads of state agencies on the committee and said that it was a conflict of interest. However, they were overruled. The committee discussed a proposal to have a skeet shooting area in White Bear Lake. Dr. Steve Chapman claims that an EIS ought to be required and that trees in the area are already damaged. Lead would seep from the swamp into the local area. Jack Wallace, from the local gun club, states that a special ordinance was created so that they could go in and buy the property so that they could put in a shooting range.
November 12, 1974 - Alfred Jenkins, American diplomat, helped plan missions to China. Overall, Kissinger's policies have been achieved by knowing what he's doing. He's a fast-study and a tremendous plus for our nation. Many folks believe that his negative traits are the tendency of those around him to lean too much on him for guidance. When aging Chinese leaders, such as Mao, passes on, there may be collective leadership. However, no one is certain what the leadership will be.
November 12, 1974 - Opposition to granting of 40 year license to the Monticello nuclear power plant. If the plant will continue to release waste, then they will not receive a license. Operators of the facility need to be within the public health guidelines. The PCA is creating qualitative language to set the guidelines.
November 21, 1974 - Margaret Chase Smith, Republican senator from Maine from 1949 to 1972, at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for series of lectures and meetings. Smith recalled the six presidents during her Congressional career.
November 21, 1974 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports on protest in downtown Minneapolis over handicap inaccessible skyways.
November 28, 1974 - The DNR has begun the process of giving the Kettle River in northern Minnesota scenic and wild rivers protection. It will likely be a lengthy and divisive process. At a public planning hearing DNR Commissioner Bob Herbst explains how the draft plan will be a model and standard for natural resource preservation in Minnesota. The plan cannot be imposed on residents against their will; land owners must be willing to sell property or scenic easements. DNR staffer Mike Pressness explains scenic easements. Sen. Florian Chemeliewski remembers the initial Minnesota Wild and Scenic Rivers Act proposal and tells how he fought successfully to remove eminent domain, keep final approval with local government and protect land owner and farmer rights. Pine City's zoning administrator Ward Blake says this program will be controversial and more difficult to enforce than regular shoreline regulations.