October 17, 1975 - Stillwater Prison investigates how a prisoner-on-prisoner murder occured. The victim, Tom Segretti, was allegedly killed by Gary Goodwin, who was later acquitted. The Prison Investigating Committee wants tapes made during the initial investigation, now in possession of the attorney general. Chief Prison Investigator Bernard Becker says he will subpoena to get the tapes ... he needs them to find out how the prison's practices failed to protect Segretti. Washington County Attorney Robert Kelly says the tapes are still considered evidence and he needs them to prosecute other inmates involved in the murder. DMA import part of AAPP grant]
October 17, 1975 - Hazel Reinhardt, a consultant hired by the Minnesota Public Schools system, says Minnesota is currently dealing with decreased school enrollment. However, by 1985 as Baby Boomers have children, school enrollment will increase substantially. The school system needs to become more flexible to accommodate the fluctuations in student numbers.
October 16, 1975 - Minnesota Federation of Teachers President Flo Rogie says teachers need to get a fairer share of the economic pie. Minnesota Education Association President Don Hill contends his union will concern itself with issues such as class size. Neither president expects the two unions will merge.
October 1, 1975 - Stillwater Prison's rules are not standardized and sometimes don't make sense says Attorney Melvin Goldberg of an unidentified legal assistance program for inmates. He things all rule policies should be "subjected to public scrutiny." Dan Breen, Governor Wendell Anderson's corrections advisor disagrees.
November 4, 1974 - Frank Jones (position and title unknown) says the U.S. is a very efficient grower of feed grains. He supports exporting grain to other countries, ensuring the dollar's value and lowering prices for imported products.