November 29, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on how layoffs are bringing about charges of sexual and racial discrimination. Civil rights group explain that laying off employees with least seniority mean laying of minorities and women.
November 29, 1974 - In his announcement Gov. Anderson talks about Arlen Erdahl?s qualifications for the Public Service Commission, and that he expects him to grant requests when proper even when opposition exists, to stand up to utilities and to support a company with public opposition.
November 29, 1974 - Anderson on qualifications of the appointee who served as city councilman in St. Paul, and as number two man in the highway department during difficult days of highway expansion. Today he is being appointed commissioner of highways.
November 29, 1974 - Gov. Anderson appointee Marzitelli says while he's in agreement with present policies he would notify the governor and legislature on needed changes in Minnesota transportation policy
November 29, 1974 - Erdahl talks about his background with the legislature and with agriculture in rural Minnesota. He says he can be a spokesman and voice for consumers in dealing with public utilities, transportation, as a member of a new and expanded Public Service Commission.
November 29, 1974 - Clyde Bellecourt has been invited to participate in an international meeting of the World Council of Churches at Montreux, Switzerland, the first WCC to invite representation by Native Americans. He says the principal goal is to elicit support for American Indian treaty rights. Bellecourt also looks to ask for financial support.
November 29, 1974 - Governor Anderson says he thinks we're moving into period of austerity, as we look at the unemployment figures and our revenue projections, it's clear for the next two years will be tough to honor requests for additional employees.
December 2, 1974 - No fault auto insurance starts Jan. 1 1975. Under this law every car owner?s own insurance pays no matter who is at fault. The law applies only to bodily damage, not motor vehicle damage. The law has angered seniors who would pay premiums covering loss of earned income, when they don?t have earned income, thus they?d be paying for something they?re not getting. Andrew Whitman, insurance consultant, explains the provisions of the law, and objections to it. He says the no-fault portion is a small part of a typical premium. The law could be challenged due to a statute requiring that insurance rates not be unfairly discriminatory.
December 2, 1974 - A teen girl died from sniffing Pam, a spray vegetable coating used in cooking, consisting of 98 percent Freon and 2 percent vegetable oil. North Dakota State Toxicology Lab scientists Dr. N.G. Raugh and Dr. Alphonse Bocklus explain what Freon is and the dangers involved in sniffing it to get high. Freon, a brand name now used generically for a fluorocarbon, is found in spray product propellants in various concentrations.
December 2, 1974 - Warren Ditch, Minneapolis Homestead Coordinator, talks about a new Minneapolis homestead program offering selected houses for one dollar. Buyers will be chosen by lottery. The city has a low-interest loan program to help with costs of renovation, with rates from 4, 6 and 8 percent depending on homeowner income. Homesteaders must complete renovations and bring the house up to code within a certain time period and occupy it for three years.