November 5, 1974 - HMOs concentrate on doing more procedures outpatient, saving money which is then used to improve patient care, says Ruth Stack, director of the Twin Cities Citizen League's Health Care Development Project.
November 5, 1974 - Senator Hubert Humphrey talks about price fixing in U.S. industry. The grocery chains have had a 125 percent increase in profits. The Federal Trade Commission has not done anything.
November 5, 1974 - Senator Hubert Humphrey says the multi-national oil "cartels" have a strangle hold on the Republican administration. They have removed price controls. John Sawhill's forced resignation from the Federal Energy Commission was because he wanted to change these conditions, says Senator Hubert Humphrey.
November 5, 1974 - The Third World does not have the large, mechanized farms that the U.S. does ... but a half dozen countries have managed to grow inpressive yields on small plots of land. Speaker unknown.
November 5, 1974 - Unknown speaker says the U.S. first needs to deal with short-term emergency food aid for Third World countries. However, don't export so much that food prices are driven up here in the U.S. A world food reserve system is needed where costs (probably a billion dollars a year) are shared among other countries, for food for the Third World.
November 6, 1974 - Unknown speaker says bad legislation is now going to be coming out of the House. This news brief is truncated and can only be guessed at ... assume speaker is referring to the Democratic takeover of the House and Senate.
November 6, 1974 - At a DFL press conference, newly-elected Governor Wendell Anderson says he has faith in the two-party system. After the election, the Democratic Party now dominates state politics.
November 6, 1974 - Newly-elected Minnesota Governor Wendell Anderson says he will do good job for the next four years.
November 6, 1974 - Republican Senator Rudy Boshwitz comments on the party's need for better candidates, since they are no longer "in power."
November 6, 1974 - Watergate affected Republican election results in Minnesota, says John Grunseth. However, the party did well in St. Cloud.