October 17, 1975 - Minnesota legislative pay raises are needed to allow ordinary citizens to serve. So says Charles Baxtrom of the Citizens' League. He says it should be in the form of salary, not "per diem." House Majority Leader Martin Sabo agrees that compensation should be higher, considering how much time lawmakers spend attending meetings, meeting with constituants, etc.
October 17, 1975 - State Representative Fugina says the University of Minnesota Board of Regents tends to act on its own initiative without consulting the Legislature first. U. of M. President C. Peter McGraw disagrees. He says the appropriation process assures the Legislature sufficient control. A bill is in committee that would merge a Legislative "superboard" and the Board of Regents.
October 18, 1975 - Columnist Marianne Means speech on women in public life, at Worthington Community College. Means critiques how public perceptions impact the treatment of women, and the changes in women's rights created by ERA and women's movement.
October 18, 1975 - An interview with June Sochen, feminist historian of Illinois State University, who talks about the life and challenges of women in the frontier and on the prairies.
October 18, 1975 - Mary Lynn Myers, director of the South Dakota Human Rights Commission, speaks about the National Organization of Women, and her candidacy for president of organization.
October 18, 1975 - Leona Hansberger, a life-long resident of Worthington, shares her remembrances on the passage of the Women’s Suffrage Amendment (19th Amendment of the United States Constitution).
October 18, 1975 - Unknown speaker says more Republican candidates would come forward if Hubert Humphrey weren't in the race.
October 21, 1975 - Vine Deloria, an expert in Indian treaties and author of "Custer Died For Your Sins" and "God is Red,” speaking at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth on Indian rights and public policy.
October 30, 1975 - Randall Tigue, of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, discusses unconstitutional nature of devising a scholarship, similar to the Williams Scholarship, at the University of Minnesota that would only be awarded to female student athletes.
October 31, 1975 - David Cohen, president of Common Cause discusses inability of Congress to address special interest group connections in both houses. Also discusses possibilities for 1976 presidential elections, how candidates communicate, and Common Cause's role in process.