MPR News Features are news segments created for various long-form programming, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered, amongst others. Features run the gambit of interviews, reports, profiles, and coverage.
April 1, 1974 - The Guthrie Theater holds the world premiere of "The Portable Pioneer and Prairie Show", inspired by the world renowned singing family that gave the town of 8,000 its name. Ron McGraw of the McLeod County Historical Society and Richard Lennox of the Ambassadors, a civic group, comment on the benefits and publicity associated with the show. The last performing member of the family singers, Beth Hutchinson Forney, now 88 years old, talks about the act and hardships of life on the road. Audience members respond to the performance.
April 3, 1974 - Questions have arisen as to whether Minnesota’s new abortion law is unconstitutional. MPR’s Dulcie Lawrence gets comments from several legislators on their thought process in voting for or against the bill, including William Kelly, of E. Grand Forks; William Ojala of Aurora; and Arne Carlson of Minneapolis.
April 4, 1974 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Michael Novak, a philosopher and author, about his book Choosing Our King: Powerful Symbols in Presidential Politics.
April 4, 1974 - Jack McCarthy
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April 18, 1974 - Patricia Tollefson, president of Minnesotans against Equal Rights Amendment, comments on her opposition to the Minnesota State Board of Education Sex Task Force recommendations on sex discrimination in schools.
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April 19, 1974 - A speech given by Eugene McCarthy, a long-term DFL Congressional representative from Minnesota. McCarthy comments on the vice presidency, how to reform the presidency, and the 25th Amendment of the Constitution.
April 19, 1974 -
April 19, 1974 - Comments from Eugene McCarthy regarding Richard Nixon and impeachment. (Part 1)