October 16, 1972 - MPR’s Rachel Kranz reports on the growth of wild rice production in Minnesota. Kranz talks with farmers about issues and sales of rice as a farm product.
October 17, 1972 - American newspaper columnist, Jack Anderson, speaks about what he sees as the differences between Russian and American policy makers. Russia, censorship, government, India, Pakistan, Nixon and foreign policy are addressed by Anderson.
October 17, 1972 - Minneapolis city council met to determine tax rates and the mill rate. John Bergford, city council representative, discusses council responsibilities and accountabilities.
October 17, 1972 - Proposed coal terminal on Pig's Eye Lake. Proponents speak to the excellent access to railways and the need for low-sulfur coal. The port authority says that sufficient gas is not available. The plan calls for development of open space land for recreational purposes and they claim that there'll be no environmental impact of the development. Opposition would like to preserve the area entirely for wildlife and is the last undeveloped area in the region. Further public hearings will be held.
October 17, 1972 - Arkansas Governor Winthrop Rockefeller promotes Nixon for president. Discusses amnesty framework. Committee to reelect the president invited Governor Rockefeller to speak in Minnesota.
October 18, 1972 - Grief reaction in contemporary society. The British Reverend, Simon Stephens, studies how Americans deal with dying and bereavement. In England, the village community system has been replaced by high-rise flats that have disintegrated community. Also, there is an increase of psychiatric care due to an inability to deal with trauma and loss. The is a hope that they?ll be able to learn from American way of coping.
October 18, 1972 - Environmental education council. Chairman William Miles hopes for a new level of environmental council. Ecological and environmental materials. Regional Commissions on environmental education in schools.
October 18, 1972 - MPR’s Connie Goldman talks with Pat Huss, who discusses the results of Minnesota Public Interest Research Group survey on Twin Cities employment agencies.
October 18, 1972 - Brian Peterson speaks to the need for improved health care. Decentralized health care institutions. Charles McCrary speaks for the hospital. Physicians retiring and new people are moving into neighborhood, a neighborhood which desperately needs a hospital.
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