October 16, 1972 - Twin Cities city council rallies to be elected officials rather than appointed. Committee recommended three seats be added in addition to making it elective. David Gravin, council member, speaks to the need to elect council members.
October 16, 1972 - Gladys Brooks, city council is quoted regarding the noise pollution ordinance. The Seward neighborhood petitions planning process.
October 13, 1972 - Property taxes mayor city services allocation to public safety division. Council to meet with tax board. Plan to spend federal funding and ease taxation.
October 6, 1972 - Who should pay for extra capacity of sewers? Service availability charge or SAC is opposed by the mayor of Plymoth, Al Hilde. Robert Hoffmann, committee member, agrees with Al Hilde.
October 6, 1972 - St. Cloud was chosen by a committee that had a shortage of medical training for their medical community. The medical community is looking to boast their training and offerings such as x-rays.
October 6, 1972 - Manpower training and development program keynote speaker Dr. Daniel Kruger, Michigan State University, said, "complex government relations have made it easier to get a man on the moon that for a man to get a job." William Langben says that Manpower expenses will be drastically cut.
October 3, 1972 - Gladice Brooks, supporter of the Noise Ordinance, speaks of the need for the ordinance and what was discussed in the state council. Noise complaints from urban dwellers has caused the city to implement it's own ordinance. This ordinance is in addition to state standards and requirements.
September 29, 1972 - Environmental bill of rights. Department of labor and industry. Pollution Control Agency Russell Doughty. Environmental bill of rights. Standards for the use of pesticides. Blackouts. Energy conservation. Reusable energy.
September 18, 1972 - MER’s Rosemary Dahlen takes an audio journey through the OTHER big Minnesota fair…with sounds from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival (originally called Minnesota Renaissance Fair). Segment includes the King’s proclamation, a flute vendor, vegetable sellers, lute/guitar player, a palm reader, and a woman singing. This recording is from the second year of festival, held at the Jonathan, Minnesota site.
May 1, 1972 - MPR’s Rosemary Dahlen reports on architect and futurist Buckminster Fuller, who delivered the keynote address for the University of Minnesota's Earth week 72’. Fuller believes that global resources can support the entire population with higher standard of living, using current technology.