Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 13, 1975 - Reporter summarizes findings of Senate subcommittee on nursing homes trip to Michigan to look at how nursing homes are regulated there. Among their ideas were that state's variable reimbursement favoring smaller businesses over larger chains that are primarily real estate ventures. Sen. John Milton talks about what the committee discovered,
October 13, 1975 - Contract negotiations by Fargo teachers who want better pay and benefits have continued for eight months and have gone to a neutral impasse panel. The panel?s recommendations have been rejected by school board contending that levy increases would be needed. The union claims money is there by trimming in other less important areas. Gilbert Weehee (sp?) of the union says the board is trying to keep costs down by keeping salaries down. Bill Lipp (sp?) of the union explains that North Dakota law does not provide for binding arbitration, which allows negations to drag on while teachers aren?t allowed to strike.
October 16, 1975 - The Minnesota State Arts Board has appointed Stephen Sell as director. He comes from the National Endowment for the Arts. James Howland, director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra says Sell made the orchestra what it is today. Sell use to hold that position.
October 16, 1975 - MPR’s Tom Steward reports on Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar's proposed bill prohibiting the removal of natural resources in BWCA, including logging. It also states no snowmobiling except in designated areas. A similar bill was submitted by Representative Doug Johnson.
October 16, 1975 - Gifted children are those who " ... excel in any endeavor," not just those having high I.Q.s says Irving Sato, director of the National State Leadership Training Institute on the Gifted and Talented. This definition fits two percent of the student population. Because teachers haven't been trained in identifying gifted children, a committee (school psychologist, principal, and a teacher) evaluates the potentially gifted.
October 16, 1975 - Roland Comstock (Commission on Minnesota's Future) says housing costs are rising and the majority of Minnesotans won't be able to afford a free-standing new house. In the future, look for less square footage and multiple dwellings. Professor Michael Gleason of the University of Minnesota School of Public Affairs compares renting versus buying.
October 16, 1975 - Minnesota Federation of Teachers President Flo Rogie says teachers need to get a fairer share of the economic pie. Minnesota Education Association President Don Hill contends his union will concern itself with issues such as class size. Neither president expects the two unions will merge.
October 16, 1975 - Recently, oil and gas were discovered off the coast of Norway. There are no plans to import it to the U.S. says Norwegian Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli. Speaking in Moorehead, Bratteli outlined his plans for the management of the new resource.
October 16, 1975 - A presidential primary bill passed the House but did not receive a hearing in the Senate. It would have set April 6 as a primary date. Rick Scott (title unknown) says a primary comes too early, but the caucus system works well. Senator Skip Humphrey offered a bill to create a "regional" primary, grouping Minnesota with WI, the Dakotas and Iowa. Also in capitol news, a bill was passed restricting commercial development in the BWCA.
October 16, 1975 - A presidential primary bill passed the House but did not receive a hearing in the Senate. It would have set April 6 as a primary date. Rick Scott says a primary comes too early, but the caucus system works well. Senator Skip Humphrey offered a bill to create a "regional" primary, grouping Minnesota with WI, the Dakotas and Iowa. Also in capitol news, a bill was passed restricting commercial development in the BWCA.