Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
June 10, 1974 - Dr. Paul Marks, Director for the 5th national workshop for marriage and family life education discusses the content of the workshop. According to Dr. Marks, Marriage and family life is in serious trouble. Divorce, responsible family planning, and drugs are problems facing the modern family. Communal living and living together before marriage has been tried before and, according to Dr. Marks, these experiments have been found wanting.
September 16, 1974 - Three utility companies are proposing the building of 12 coal and gassification plants in North Dakota. In response, law students of the University of North Dakota held a symposium on the possible effects of coal development in the state. Professors Larry Lystrom of N.D. and Dennis Binder of Ohio Northern University spoke.
September 16, 1974 - President Gerald Ford's partial amnesty policy for draft dodgers is discussed and compared to Nixon's full presidential pardon.
September 16, 1974 - The Minnesota Civil Liberties Union call University of Minnesota Board of Regents to sign an equal opportunity statement or else be removed. This, after accusations of a discriminatory nonhire.
September 16, 1974 - U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson says he approves the decision to pardon former president, Richard Nixon. However, the president should have given a full reporting of the facts before being pardoned.
September 16, 1974 - Project Independence was set up by President Nixon. The goal is to reduce dependence on fossil fuels from foreign sources. Minnesota Deputy Director of Minnesota's Energy Agency, Phil Goetz says don't increase supply, reduce demand.
September 16, 1974 - The newspaper, The Fargo Forum, asks what the state will do with a $300 million surplus. Governor Wendell Anderson, Senate Majority Leader Nicholas Coleman and Senator Robert Stassen attempt to answer the question. The Souix Falls Argus Leader comments on the Minnesota paper's editorial. The Minneapolis Tribune reports on the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota, a dam diversion project to provide water for irrigation and recreation.
September 16, 1974 - Judge Nichol dismisses all charges against Dennis Banks and Russell Means in the Wounded Knee Trial. Judge Nichols chastises the FBI, and gives four reasons why he made the decision to drop charges.
September 18, 1974 - David Duke of the KKK to speak on St. Cloud campus, protest about his appearance. Portion of Duke speech used in report. Brad Smith, Young People's Social Alliance. David Duke, National Director of KKK.
September 19, 1974 - Clyde Bellecourt states that AIM says U.S. government has criminally failed in its mission to protect Indian rights. The conduct of the Department of Justice has left little reason for Indians to trust that agency ever. The AIM will launch its greatest effort ever to expose a dual system of justice in South Dakota.