February 20, 1974 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Lowell Gomrood, president of The Minnesota-Vietnam Association for Bi-National Adoption, discusses establishing an office here and in Vietnam to look for children in orphanages who need to be adopted. These children would then be sent to adoptive parents in Minnesota.
February 20, 1974 - Sacheen Littlefeather, the actress who refused Marlon Brando’s Oscar for him, comes to St. Paul to show support for Russell Means and Dennis Banks. She says people don’t remember the times of revolution in 1776 when they were also searching for justice, forgot Bill of Rights and Constitution are for all people. When you equate “Indian” with “savage” it’s like other racial epithets, this has no place in today’s films or on TV. We have to teach children respect for all people. Schoolbooks are antiquated, eliminate contributions of the Indian, need reawakening about minority groups so we can learn about people because world getting smaller. She talks about over 400 unkept treaties, There are many ways to be militant, can be militant with love, kindness, showing humanity, doesn’t have to be with a gun or profanity, can be showing you care. She says she risked her life at the Academy Awards, she was beaten and harrassed and had armed guards for protection, was not a publicity stunt.
February 20, 1974 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on Clyde Bellecourt speech on Indian reform policy.
February 21, 1974 - Two controverial sections remain in the new bill. Ones is a provision restoring the requirement for contributors donating over $100 to be listed by name, occupation and place of employment. Another provision allows union dues to be used in state political campaigns. An election bill involves rotation of names in an election; currently the highest vote getter from the previous election is listed first. This practice is criticized. Secretary of State Arlen Erdahl talks about the position of names on the ballot and name rotation. He says this bill would restore eroded confidence in government.
February 21, 1974 - Today?s agenda at the legislature includes the campaign finance and ethics bill; provisions iwould allow labor unions to use union dues to contribute to state political campaigns, contributors would be harder to identify as they would not be listed with occupations or places of business. Also bills on physicians peer review, catastrophic insurance, and a resolution for national health insurance. U of M President Malcolm Moos speaks at the legislature about appropriations.
February 22, 1974 - Humphrey talks about cuts in allocations, that Minnesota did not a two percent cut in allocation in March, and that he's working hard with government officials including Mr. Simon not to lose allocations in future months.
February 22, 1974 - Humphrey says while he's heard rumors, he's not ready to be buried or to retire. He intends to be on the job and in the Senate, and hopefully in 1976 seeking an opportunity to continue to serve the people of Minnesota.
February 22, 1974 - Hubert H. Humphrey says he's giving Mondale his support in a national race. He thinks Mondale should run in the primary whether Ted Kennedy runs or not, saying we need good competition. Humphrey adds there's no better way to get known or to grow and know the country other than traveling around and seeing it.
February 22, 1974 - Katharine Graham, publisher of The Washington Post, speaks about the increasing secrecy in government and the role of the press. Graham states that while there are legitimate cases for presidents and advisors to have confidential communication, the executive branch can’t expect the press, which has have a different obligation, to keep its secrets for it.
February 22, 1974 - The MEA supports a bill in the legislature that would allow districts to cooperate and share resources. MEA Executive Secretary A.L. “Bud” Gallop said excess districts are still a problem, and the number of districts can be reduced to save administrative costs. He also remarked that the MEA is against the school voucher bill, which is worse than the tax credit bill the union is fighting in court.