November 12, 1974 - Alfred Jenkins, American diplomat, helped plan missions to China. Overall, Kissinger's policies have been achieved by knowing what he's doing. He's a fast-study and a tremendous plus for our nation. Many folks believe that his negative traits are the tendency of those around him to lean too much on him for guidance. When aging Chinese leaders, such as Mao, passes on, there may be collective leadership. However, no one is certain what the leadership will be.
November 12, 1974 - Opposition to granting of 40 year license to the Monticello nuclear power plant. If the plant will continue to release waste, then they will not receive a license. Operators of the facility need to be within the public health guidelines. The PCA is creating qualitative language to set the guidelines.
November 12, 1974 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on comments at hearing where women athletics at the University of Minnesota was discussed.
November 15, 1974 - Dr. David Ward, professor of criminal justice at University of Minnesota, speaking on possible techniques to standardize and equalize the now very arbitrary process of parole. Speech was given at a quarterly meeting of the Minnesota Department of Corrections, where Ward was the keynote speaker.
November 17, 1974 - Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand speaking at Ford Hall Forum. Rand’s address was titled “Egalitarianism and Inflation.”
November 18, 1974 - Mark Schubert, Director of Education for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, speaking to educators about arts in education during a preview of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Park. Schubert examined what the relationship between the arts and education is.
November 21, 1974 - Margaret Chase Smith, Republican senator from Maine from 1949 to 1972, at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for series of lectures and meetings. Smith recalled the six presidents during her Congressional career.
November 21, 1974 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports on protest in downtown Minneapolis over handicap inaccessible skyways.
November 22, 1974 - The Minnesota Soil Association promotes low-energy/organic farming. Energy shortage may influence farmers to take organic farming more seriously.
November 22, 1974 - Report on tenant unions, with various interviews and commentaries from advocates. They speak on housing issues and related laws.