April 11, 1973 - EPA administrator William Ruckelshaus says today?s decision was his alone and he was not pressured by White House. George Allen of the EPA talks about issues the agency took into account concerning claims and fears from the auto industry and catalyst suppliers. He says by challenging conventional engine technology to its limits the government permits the marketplace to possibly come up with a better solution than catalysts to meet emission standards.
April 11, 1973 - Goldwater talks about Nixon?s refusal to allow witnesses and comment himself is beginning to hurt the Republican party. He?s hearing concerns from high level party officials, and ?fat cats? aren?t interested in giving money to the party until this thing is cleared up. He wants Nixon to let the American people know what he knows about this whole affair (Watergate).
April 11, 1973 - Speaker argues for school programs for talented children, says it?s important despite school districts facing levy limitations and wanting to cut programs. Minnesota is supposed to have one of the finest education systems in the United states but it hasn?t really taken care of one problem. Schools are ignoring talented students. He says that many students who have gone through school system end up dropouts, have behavioral problems, even end up in reformatories or other places.
April 11, 1973 - Senator Sam Ervin talks about his role in upcoming Watergate investigation hearing and how he would handle recalcitrant witnesses. Sen. Gurney talks about executive privilege and the political process. House Republican John Anderson reacts to yesterday?s testimony by Attorney General Kleindienst . He says extension and expansion of the doctrine of executive privilege offered byt the attorney general threw down the gauntlet to Congress to legislate and move faster than it thought.
April 11, 1973 - Interview with (first name unknown) Stern about the need for a "no loophole" tax system. This would benefit people who get income from wages and salaries, which is most everyone. Their taxes would be reduced. Right now Congress allows rich to manipulate income in tax system they pay zero tax. Mythology exists about capital gains tax rates.
April 12, 1973 - Heart surgeon Dr. David Sachs talks about heart disease being a plague in society. Due to the American lifestyle most people are on self-destructive trips but don?t realize it. He says no one is to blame but yourself, you have to take responsibility for what?s happening to you, and people use diseases as excuses, covers and masks. Dr. Sachs has created a series of coloring books about medical conditions and the body. He talks about working over 40 years in the medical establishment as a heart surgeon and not feeling fulfilled. He says people need to believe in themselves. Everybody has to do their thing. When your body is in harmony and balance you are functioning right, if you?re jealous, competitive, unhappy no matter what you do your body is out of balance. People have a spiritual obligation to take care of themselves; bodies have an infinite capacity to rebound. He?s sick and tired of the spotlight being on illness, he wants to start talking about the body functioning well. Health insurance and care should be called disease insurance and disease care. He talks about people needing to start to change their lives. Sachs says what?s missing in our government is a leader. There?s confusion and distrust of authority, how can you trust the FDA? There?s lack of communication and believability; everything around us relates to health. Reporter unknown.
April 13, 1973 - Minneapolis is one of three cities in Minnesota participating in a grant-funded art enrichment program for schools emphasizing dance and movement. Mary Rae Josephson, State Coordinator for the Minnesota Artists in the Schools, the Dance Component Program, explains how the program works. Children can learn from moving. Minnesota is one of three states in the country that has the program operating in more than one city. Professional dance companies from all over the country come in and work with children. Students in dance class talk about how and why they dance, and what they like about it. Nat sound of teacher talking to students in a class.
April 16, 1973 - Proposed school aid formula bill would cost $14 million above Gov. Anderson?s budget recommendation. Senate counsel Rick Sands explains the bill, saying it would provide additional dollars to AFDC and transportation. Sen. Gerald Anderson talks about what this would mean for the taxpayers and thinks will bill have support on both sides. Bill on moratorium of construction of fission nuclear power plants in Minnesota for the next 6 years. Moratorium would not affect current operations at Monticello or Prairie Island; would not ban fusion. Harvard economist Henry Kendall testifies in favor of bill, talks about accidents that could happen in this kind of plant. He describes failure scenario, including reactor core melting in a matter of minutes into an intensely radioactive blob, and releasing quantities of radioactivity in an accident of unparalleled size and scale in this society. This kind of accident cannot be allowed to happen, not ever. Opponents stress growing shortage of fossil fuels and increased dependency on foreign product.
April 20, 1973 - Migrant conference to be held. Discussion about how many might attend the conference, expectations. Interviewees talk about events that will take place at conference, a forum for migrants and response from legislators. Expect State Sen. Jerry Hughes from Education Committee, John Bowen from Maplewood. They hope 400 to 600 migrants would attend the conference, around ten percent of the 7,000 to 8,000 estimated to be working in the fields for American Crystal Sugar. For migrant workers taking a Sunday off to go to a conference is a considerable sacrifice in income. Most migrants work half a day Sunday, and go to church then work for the next five or six days. Reporter MFG.
April 20, 1973 - An interview with unknown party about size of the UFW, Teamsters unions, and the money held by the Teamsters. Includes commentary on how the national AFL-CIO took a stand and contributed $1.6 million to strike benefits for United Farm Workers, eliciting a commitment from George Meaney.