March 23, 1973 - Sherry Chenoweth says there?s a need for a federal consumer protection agency. She says there are a number of federal agencies that are supposed to be working for the consumer, such as the FDA, FTC, Highway and traffic safety administration, Yet by the fragmentation and bureaucracy in Washington the consumer is not as well served as he should be. It?s a better idea to bring it all together. No state, city, county can do the whole job of protecting the consumer. We live in industrialized society, most goods move on interstate commerce,. She was asked about whether has she noticed any decrease in complaints coming to the state office from Minneapolis and St. Paul, which have their own consumer protection agencies, because they?ve been handled at city level? Chenoweth replies she supposes a slight decrease in both core cities, but both agencies are so new they don?t? have a large load of consumer complaints yet. There?s a problem with the local agencies because they don?t resemble each other, they?re in different units of government. She?d like to see a strong state agency with branch offices in areas of population concentration such as Mankato, Rochester, Duluth, Moorhead.
March 5, 1973 - Gloria Steinem talks feminism, women's rights, reproductive rights, abortion, birth control, and population control.
February 13, 1973 - February 13, 1973
February 6, 1973 - A myriad of questions comes to the fore when determining the future needs of mass transit for residents of the Twin Cities. A debate in the Minnesota State Senate's Urban Affairs Committee sheds light on some of the issues.
February 6, 1973 - While other cities of similar size have looked to a certain formula for determining mass transit needs, the Twin Cities, according to the speaker here, is a unique situation, and must be handled accordingly.
December 19, 1972 - December 19, 1972
December 1, 1972 - December 1, 1972
October 30, 1972 - Consumer injuries from snowmobiles, snow blowers, bicycles and other machines being analyzed by NICE for safety standards. NICE, a committee operating under the US Food and Drug Administration analyze safety standards and statistics.
October 30, 1972 - Newsman Chet Huntley promotes American Airlines and Big Sky Montana. Dahlen asks Huntley if doing televison commercials damages his crediblility as a newsman. Huntley defends his choice to represent American Airlines and states that he hopes the business sector and the news media can talk sense.
October 17, 1972 - Minneapolis city council met to determine tax rates and the mill rate. John Bergford, city council representative, discusses council responsibilities and accountabilities.