June 3, 1975 - Hubert Humphrey on unemployment, says maximum sustainable level is four percent
June 3, 1975 - MPR’s John Ydstie reports on a conference discussion on women's part in ongoing revolution and "separate but equal" in school athletics with members of NOW (National Organization for Women).
June 5, 1975 - After three hours, a jury finds defendentd guilty as charged on, 2 indictments: interfering with postal inspectors at Wounded Knee and theft of weapons, which carries a maximum 13 year conviction. Many observers were surprised, as they viewed government's case as weak. Defendant Carter Camp said that it was not a surprise, that they're dealing with a fascist court. "Just because they found us guilty don't mean that we're gonna stop in the struggle, will only add more fuel to the fire of revolution in this country because it's gonna have to come now. This is gonna make Indian people struggle a lot harder. We can struggle in the prison just as well as we can struggle on a street, we're never gonna quit. The fight's just started. [We] will continue fighting no matter what this judge does. This verdict doesn't make any difference, it's only gonna encourage our people to fight harder, and show that there is no justice in this system."
June 5, 1975 - Small alternative K-6 school for difficult students (truant, personal problems) designed for close individual attention. Students are referred, close parent teacher relationship, parents provide support services including teaching courses. Relied on funding through Model Cities program, now this funding ends June 30, unlikely to get funding through public school system, school faces cutbacks. Steve Youngeward, school director; Diane brausberger, parent; Mike Rowan, Mpls Public Schools; Mary Kay Parron, Teacher Alternative education for bad kids, loss of funding.
June 6, 1975 - Vietnamese Refugees are living in North Dakota. First Viet refugees to relocate in North Dakota are welcomed. Refugees are four from the same family arrive from Florida Air Force base. The biggest problem is to help them find a job, expect there will be some prejudice. James Merrill, Director of Lutheran Social services of North Dakota: Seventy five refugees will be located around North Dakota so far. Like child adoption, people can respond to individuals not just a general description. Need is to have a friend to show them how life works here.
June 6, 1975 - Speaker: Byron Dorgan, NoDak Tax Commissioner. Explains national debt and where the money comes from. Is debt taxpayers owe to themselves. To reduce debt would have to tax average worker and give that money to someone else. We have both recession and inflation. Economic policy not good for people, we can have deficit spending when time is right, has become a way of life rather than economic stimulus tool. New York City almost going bankrupt in next six weeks, could that happen to federal govt? No, fed can print money. People's confidence in money shaken. N Dak has state budget surplus, not affected much by recession. New York gave in to special interests, not paying for services. Term limits would halt Congress longtermers' funding wasteful programs. Environmental concerns will cost money, there's a changing value and ethic, no longer consider pollution as progress, penalize polluters, pass cost on to consumers. People pay costs of pollution one way or another.
June 7, 1975 - The Minnesota Libertarian Party holds state convention this weekend. Libertarian Party philosophy is that government must stay out of human affairs as much as possible. Robin Miller, Minnesota chairman: government must be restricted to definding property and rights or governmentt is immoral. Taxation is armed robbery of citizens, taxes should be eliminated. Kay Harroff, Ohio: those who wish to have government have right to do so. All problems in society result from govt regulation and interference and business subsidy. Best market system is laissez faire. Without govt unemployment would disappear, medical costs would drop, discrimination in employment would disappear because everyone would be needed, crime rate would drop. Example: Whoever wants to set up schools would create schools.
June 12, 1975 - 7th District Congressman Bob Bergland visits with constituents in Detroit Lakes, Bemidji, Brainerd, and Alexandria. On this particular meeting, he speaks with high school teachers and administrators in Detroit Lakes.
June 12, 1975 - Lieutenant Governor Rudy Perpich says a third political party is in the making and there?s not much difference between the two parties on a national level. Washington is out of touch with spending decisions.
June 13, 1975 - MPR’s Debbie Gage reports on comments by U.S. Senator Walter Mondale Senate investigative committee looking at many government agencies, in addition to the CIA. Mondale thinks there could be a web of illegal activities and talks about the need to obtain classified information, and how classification is abused to shield documents from public scrutiny.