March 2, 1974 - Minnesota legislator Allan Spear details the three things no-fault divorce bill does…changes terminology (words have less of a fault connotation than traditional terms); removes requirement for corroborating witnesses; and removes current grounds for divorce (substitutes single ground, irretrievable breakdown of marriage relationship).
March 4, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on Minnesota State Senator Allan Spear's no-fault divorce bill. Spear sees it as is a compromise measure, which only deals with grounds for divorce. Traditional grounds replaced by "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" and other terms also changed.
March 5, 1974 - Roy Aune, deputy director of State Civil Defense, talks about possible enemy attack and general emergency preparedness. Aune summarizes how Twin Cities would react to an attack and evacuation procedure….not as an ordered evacuation, but more along the lines of voluntary actions if international tensions build up, with an intense public information program for risk areas.
March 5, 1974 -
March 5, 1974 -
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March 6, 1974 - A local writer reflects on the importance of mentorship and community, as well as approaching writing as a craft at the Twin Cities Writer's Workshop conference.
March 6, 1974 -
March 6, 1974 -
March 7, 1974 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on rally sponsored by the Coalition for Child Care, held to call attention to need for childcare for students and university workers.