February 6, 1973 - Debate over how much bargaining strength to give public employees in matters pertaining to arbitration and work stoppages are detailed. Audio here details viewpoint that increased power on the part of the employees is not the answer.
February 6, 1973 - Concerns over Congressional budget enable speculation on whether or not higher taxes on citizens will be necessary.
February 6, 1973 - Congressional appropriations committee member outlines plan to make cuts in non-essential programs to aid in more urgent and pressing places, such as education and relief to farmers. Cuts to be more prudent that President's plan, as well as a hoped-for preventative to inflation.
February 6, 1973 - A Congressional member of an appropriations committee outlines his desires to keep spending in check in most areas, including defense, since the conflict in Vietnam is no longer a concern to the legislature.
February 6, 1973 - When the Watergate case erupted, the American public was told that the full story would be revealed after the trial. However, the full story remains to be told. The Congressional investigation will begin soon, but an informal congressional investigation has been in progress for some time. Robert Hay, of the Christian Science Monitor, quotes Kennedy as saying that his evidence shows that a key participate in the Watergate case had been in repeated contact with the White House and it's staff during the period in which the espionage was at it's greatest momentum. Kennedy's letter doesn't name the liaison man between the Watergate buggers and the White House, but The Monitor indicates that the man was Donald Segretti. Segretti has been identified has the individual who set out to spy on the Democratic Party. After eight and a half months, the Watergate scandal is still an unclear situation.
February 6, 1973 - Speaker says MN has conscience law. Any type of pressure used by anyone in authority to make someone perform abortion against their conscience is against the law. MCCL
February 6, 1973 - Unknown speaker against abortion. He is a doctor who practices at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Hospital. He says he'll resign from Mt. Sinai Hospital where he is on the courtesy staff. Talks about staff concerned about performing abortions. Says this decision will produce abortion mills.
February 7, 1973 - MPR’s Marvin Granger interviews Native American advocate Ada Deer about Native American struggles, rights, and the confrontational actions taken to draw attention to broken treaties.
February 7, 1973 - Why men would choose to have a vasectomy. Side effects are much more minimal than the hormone treatment for women, but the simplest and most surefire birth control method is the vasectomy. However, men and partners should consider whether they want children before getting a vasectomy.
February 7, 1973 - Camelback guidelines deliver no-fault plan for automobil drivers. John Fisher, President of Nationalwide Insurance, was asked if the camelback meeting was held in secret. Fisher states that the meeting was not secret.