February 5, 1973 - Wilber Mills, Ways and Means Committee, testifies that the loopholes favor the upper tax bracket and they don't work like they were intended to. Nonetheless, Mills still feels there is potential in the reform. Sam Gibbons, Ways and Means Committee, hopes to encourage the public to accept the tax reform bill.
February 5, 1973 - Debate at Minnesota State Legislature over the Equal Rights Amendment. Includes various male speakers for and against.
February 6, 1973 - While other cities of similar size have looked to a certain formula for determining mass transit needs, the Twin Cities, according to the speaker here, is a unique situation, and must be handled accordingly.
February 6, 1973 - A myriad of questions comes to the fore when determining the future needs of mass transit for residents of the Twin Cities. A debate in the Minnesota State Senate's Urban Affairs Committee sheds light on some of the issues.
February 6, 1973 - Alan Speer, Professor at the University of Minnesota, speaks on behalf of the Equal Rights Amendment, which had just finally moved through the Minnesota legislature. Speer also discusses longevity of debate on the matter. In a second story, Fred Friendly of CBS News raisies criticism of recent activity of political figures to quash First Amendment rights of journalists.
February 6, 1973 - Although supported by most political groups and insurance agents in the state, not to mention legislators and the Governor, passage of a bill to make Minnesota a no-fault insurance state is held up due to the efforts of trial lawyers and an unamed large insurance company.
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 - 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 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.