Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
September 19, 1974 - Macalaster College has ceased negotiations with students occupying the Admissions Office after President James Robinson walked out. The students are protesting Equal Employment Opportunities cutbacks.
September 19, 1974 - Reserve Mining has hired five engineering consulting firms to evaluate propsals for alteration of the present tailings disposal method (dumping the tailings directly into Lake Superior). Land methods will be examined.
September 19, 1974 - Taconite tailings have been dumped into Silver Bay by Reserve Mining since the 1950s. The company claims it is an environmentally sound method. However, in 1970 Reserve was taken to court by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Minnesota District Court Judge Luther Eckman sided with Reserve, but ordered them to modify their dumping methods.
September 19, 1974 - Reserve Mining contends there are environmental and engineering problems to changing taconite dumping from water to land. EPC Regional Director John Pegors counters that other mining companies have found ways to safely dispose of tailings on land. Lax Lake residents, who live near the proposed dumping site, are opposed to land tailing operations.
September 19, 1974 - Judge Lord says Reserve Mining should cease operations at Peter Mitchell pit and begin taking ore from a different mine not containing taconite.
September 19, 1974 - The National Truck Rodeo meets in Minneapolis. Drivers navigate an obstacle course. First prize winner gets $1,000 and big rig bragging rights. Good defensive driving skills are what make a champion.
September 21, 1974 - Kevin McKiernan presents highlights of his long, fastidious, coverage of the Wounded Knee controversy.
October 3, 1974 - Former lunar astronaut Col. James Irwin of Apollo 15 mission, discusses positive purpose of space program, and science's link to religion and the necessity to use new information to better mankind and planet.
October 3, 1974 - Arch Booth, National Bank President Chamber of Commerce, talks about congress.
October 3, 1974 - Arch Booth, the National bank Chamber of Commerce President, talks about the consumer protection advocacy bill.