Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
July 17, 1975 - John Newman from the Airline Pilots Association expresses his hope that work stoppage will be minimal.
July 17, 1975 - Advocates suggest federal funding be allocated to help defray costs of in-home care verses nursing home for older populations.
July 17, 1975 - John Blackburn from North Dakota Seniors United advocate for seniors. Seniors have needs that are not being provided for from families, social security and federal funding sources.
July 17, 1975 - Duluth steel workers defy restraining orders in steel 1975 strike.
July 17, 1975 - MPR’s Debbie Gage talks with presidential candidate Jimmy Carter about his background and qualifications. Carter explains why he should be the U.S. President, his commitment to the race, about being a governor vs. senator, his campaign strategy towards Wallace and other candidates including President Ford. Carter also talks about Ford's performance.
July 17, 1975 - An interview with Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter. Carter discusses stepping onto the national stage politically, endorsements, financing, regional/cultural prejudice, and his personal take on the life of the presidential hopeful.
July 18, 1975 - First hand account, from farmers, of the flood and it's impact in Fargo, ND. The depth of the water in the houses and on the roads was much worst than anticipated. Farmers income is greatly impacted.
July 28, 1975 - MPR reporter Kevin McKiernan put together this program with the hope of presenting a clearer picture of the shootout/ disturbance at Oglala, South Dakota, which left two FBI agents and an Indian dead of gunshot wounds. This is an in depth look back about a month after the Oglala shootings. Kevin McKiernan interviews different factions including reservation residents, FBI spokesman Clay Brady, Indian leaders, S.D. Governor Kneip, and S.D. Sen. James Abourezk.
August 11, 1975 - Some 300 people turned out to hear presidential candidate Fred Harris. Harris says he'll put America together in the populist tradition; his issues are liberal which he claims are also conservative. Harris says we need a tax cut of 15 billion to offset new energy price increases resulting from President Ford's policies. We have idle plant capacity because consumers don't have enough money to spend. Ford's oil policy will dampen the beginning of a recovery. The basic question is whether government exists to serve the interest of average families or the super rich and giant corporations.
August 12, 1975 - Human Rights Commissioner talks about employment discrimination charge in the Human Rights Commission. He says it's dangerous to carve up Human Rights Commission into different minority territories as this models the kind segregated system that the dept is set up to address. It isn't the department's role to go out and look for discrimination. He says the department is enforcement agency, not a service agency. He says he'll ask for an outside conciliator.