April 4, 1975 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews anthropologists Nena and George O'Neill about their book “Shifting Gears.” The book deals with how to recognize and solve personal crises, and how to build self-confidence and self-esteem.
April 4, 1975 - MPR’s Bill Siemering reports on U.S. Senator Walter Mondale press conference in Moorhead. Mondale shares his sobering views of Vietnam War, and the its aftermath.
April 14, 1975 - MPR’s Greg Barron presents the documentary “A Matter of Life and Death.” Barron rides with a paramedic unit at the Ramsey County Hospital in St. Paul, and in the process records during a call to save the life of a heart-attack victim.
April 21, 1975 - MPR’s Connie Goldman talks with artist Claes Oldenburg about his art and art show at the Walker Art Center. Goldman is fascinated by a giant eraser.
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May 4, 1975 - U.S. Senator Walter Mondale comments on Southeast Asia, and dealing with hostile governments.
May 5, 1975 - Senate approved mammoth spending bill setting the amount of aid per-pupil unit at $890 in 1975 and 1976 and $970 in 1976 and 1977, which is $20 lower than the house figure and Governor Anderson's recommendation. AFDC aid proposal was defeated. Gerald Nelson defends the AFDC formula.
May 5, 1975 - Owner-occupied residents get two kinds of tax breaks. First, the percentage of market value subject to tax is less for a home than it is for some other kinds of property, which is called the homestead exemption. The second break is the homestead credit, in which the state pays 45 percent of the home-owner's tax bill up to a maximum of $325. People who rent are eligible for a 10 percent credit of their rent, up to a maximum of $120. The new circuit breaker proposal would replace the homestead and rent credits with a scheme tying state tax relief to household income. John Haynes, Governor Anderson's tax assistant, explains the theory.
May 6, 1975 - A meeting is convened to determine the scope of the changing relationship between the United States and Canada. Specifically, is Canadian nationalism on the rise? Is the border "more visible?"
May 6, 1975 - Reporter Dulcie Lawrence outlines the Minnesota legislative agenda for the day, focusing on the Judiciary Committee (dealing with bills on discrimination, prostitution, and cattle rustling) and the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee (dealing with workman's comp., Oleo, and minimum wage). Included is a discussion regarding the timetable for the Senate's Omnibus Tax Bill.