Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
May 13, 1975 - Senate passes workman?s compensation increase and unemployment compensation bills. Metropolitan planning bill goes back to committee. Would require local governments and school districts to follow Metro Council growth plan. with coordination among adjacent communities for services.
June 3, 1975 - Hubert Humphrey on unemployment, says maximum sustainable level is four percent
June 3, 1975 - Conference of American Industrial Hygiene Association. Explanation of what an industrial hygenist is. Objective is to protect the health of workers. Hygenists are trained in conditions that adversely affect health, to recognize occupational problems. Examples would be chemicals that would be objectionable although not damaging to health. More chemicals than ever in the workplace, learn more about how body responds. Four main stresses in workplace: chemical, physical, biological, ergonomics. Hygenists can be industry, government, academia. Talking about Industrial Hygiene
June 3, 1975 - MPR’s John Ydstie reports on a conference discussion on women's part in ongoing revolution and "separate but equal" in school athletics with members of NOW (National Organization for Women).
June 5, 1975 - After three hours, a jury finds defendentd guilty as charged on, 2 indictments: interfering with postal inspectors at Wounded Knee and theft of weapons, which carries a maximum 13 year conviction. Many observers were surprised, as they viewed government's case as weak. Defendant Carter Camp said that it was not a surprise, that they're dealing with a fascist court. "Just because they found us guilty don't mean that we're gonna stop in the struggle, will only add more fuel to the fire of revolution in this country because it's gonna have to come now. This is gonna make Indian people struggle a lot harder. We can struggle in the prison just as well as we can struggle on a street, we're never gonna quit. The fight's just started. [We] will continue fighting no matter what this judge does. This verdict doesn't make any difference, it's only gonna encourage our people to fight harder, and show that there is no justice in this system."
June 5, 1975 - Edward Baretta, interviewee: Fluorocarbons and hydrocarbons used in propellants. Abuse of these propellents by teens who discover huffing gives a high, absorbing into the body at 15 to 20 percent in atmosphere cause fibrillation of heart, can't pump blood, heart failure and sometimes death. Experiments find not as much problem to general public as once thought. With normal use of spray cans no adverse effects. Traces of these elements in atmosphere.
June 5, 1975 - Small alternative K-6 school for difficult students (truant, personal problems) designed for close individual attention. Students are referred, close parent teacher relationship, parents provide support services including teaching courses. Relied on funding through Model Cities program, now this funding ends June 30, unlikely to get funding through public school system, school faces cutbacks. Steve Youngeward, school director; Diane brausberger, parent; Mike Rowan, Mpls Public Schools; Mary Kay Parron, Teacher Alternative education for bad kids, loss of funding.
June 6, 1975 - Vietnamese Refugees are living in North Dakota. First Viet refugees to relocate in North Dakota are welcomed. Refugees are four from the same family arrive from Florida Air Force base. The biggest problem is to help them find a job, expect there will be some prejudice. James Merrill, Director of Lutheran Social services of North Dakota: Seventy five refugees will be located around North Dakota so far. Like child adoption, people can respond to individuals not just a general description. Need is to have a friend to show them how life works here.
June 6, 1975 - Speaker: Byron Dorgan, NoDak Tax Commissioner. Explains national debt and where the money comes from. Is debt taxpayers owe to themselves. To reduce debt would have to tax average worker and give that money to someone else. We have both recession and inflation. Economic policy not good for people, we can have deficit spending when time is right, has become a way of life rather than economic stimulus tool. New York City almost going bankrupt in next six weeks, could that happen to federal govt? No, fed can print money. People's confidence in money shaken. N Dak has state budget surplus, not affected much by recession. New York gave in to special interests, not paying for services. Term limits would halt Congress longtermers' funding wasteful programs. Environmental concerns will cost money, there's a changing value and ethic, no longer consider pollution as progress, penalize polluters, pass cost on to consumers. People pay costs of pollution one way or another.
June 7, 1975 - The Minnesota Libertarian Party holds state convention this weekend. Libertarian Party philosophy is that government must stay out of human affairs as much as possible. Robin Miller, Minnesota chairman: government must be restricted to definding property and rights or governmentt is immoral. Taxation is armed robbery of citizens, taxes should be eliminated. Kay Harroff, Ohio: those who wish to have government have right to do so. All problems in society result from govt regulation and interference and business subsidy. Best market system is laissez faire. Without govt unemployment would disappear, medical costs would drop, discrimination in employment would disappear because everyone would be needed, crime rate would drop. Example: Whoever wants to set up schools would create schools.