May 13, 1975 - Nearly 300 gather for the first annual Seven County Senior Federation meeting in Northern Minnesota. Senior citizen activism spreading across the state, outward from the Twin Cities. Clausen says older people have clout and they should use it at the Legislature to lobby for senior issues. Discount prescription drug program announced. Adolf Tobler speaks on seniors being pushed aside. Another speaker talks about how he got an itemized bill from hospital. The Gray Panthers, as they?re called in parts of the country, hope the six existing senior groups will expand into a powerful statewide orgainization.
May 13, 1975 - Senate passes workman?s compensation increase and unemployment compensation bills. Metropolitan planning bill goes back to committee. Would require local governments and school districts to follow Metro Council growth plan. with coordination among adjacent communities for services.
May 15, 1975 - A Midday presentation of speeches by environmentalist and author Sigurd Olson, and former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall at the annual meeting of the Northern Environmental Council in Superior, Wisconsin.
May 15, 1975 - A Midday presentation of speeches by environmentalist and author Sigurd Olson, and former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall at the annual meeting of the Northern Environmental Council in Superior, Wisconsin.
May 22, 1975 - Judge Lisa Richette, author of "The Throwaway Children", speaking on children's rights at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.
May 24, 1975 - In this MPR Special, State Capitol reporter Dulcie Lawrence summarizes some of the highlights of the session, with commentary and taped excerpts from floor sessions, committee meetings, and interviews.
May 29, 1975 - Don Kendall, Chairman of Pepsi Cola, one of the first firms to become involved with trade between the U.S. and Russia, talks about detente and trade with the communists.
May 30, 1975 - Hubert Humphrey at St. John's 1975 commencement, speaking optimistically on the future of the United States.
June 2, 1975 - Harrison Salisbury, journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, speaking at the Midwest Working Journalists Forum on the University of Minnesota campus.
June 2, 1975 - James Reston, journalist and author, speaks at Colby College about the role of the news media, its responsibility, and where it is headed.