A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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February 12, 1974 - Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe speaking at a symposium held at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Wolfe’s topic was on the conflict of interest between industries and professionals in the medical services fields, the availability of information from the medical industry and medical services fields, and the exclusion of consumers from information in the medical delivery field (drug industry especially).
February 17, 1974 - The Eisenhower Symposium #9 presents Dr. Isaac Asimov speaking at the 1973 Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, held at Johns Hopkins University, Boston. Asimov’s speech is titled “Utopian Change," which deals with the many changes directly affect daily life yet may be forced upon the individual before he can evaluate their benefit or plan for their incorporation in his daily routine.
February 18, 1974 - Kevin McKiernan on the Pine Ridge election and aftermath. Part of the Wounded Knee Reports.
February 18, 1974 - Rev. Morton Hill says the quality of life is being affected by this material throughout the United States. You get an adult bookstore or movie in a town, with it comes prostitution and drugs, and the whole tone of the community is lowered, this is happening across the country. The court says proof of cause and crime isn?t needed. The laws are based on common morality of the community.
February 20, 1974 - MPR’s Bob Potter reports on Clyde Bellecourt speech on Indian reform policy. Bellecourt wants a treaty making commission to re-examine existing treaties with the U.S. and make new ones if necessary. He also wants Congress to create a commission to re-examine the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934; to give government back to the Indian people and allow them to govern themselves.
February 21, 1974 - AIM leader Dennis Banks speaks out about Patty Hearst kidnapping, stating that AIM takes an immediate position of totally condemning the act of kidnapping.
February 21, 1974 - North Dakota has created a reclamation plan for land mined for coal, for gasification. Environmentalists are concerned about the impact. Dr. Donald Scoby, environmental biologist at North Dakota State University, talks about problems with reclamation, including disruption of aquifers and loss of biodiversity in the topsoil. Many environmentalists think we should be paying the true cost instead of passing it on to future generations.
February 22, 1974 - Humphrey says while he's heard rumors, he's not ready to be buried or to retire. He intends to be on the job and in the Senate, and hopefully in 1976 seeking an opportunity to continue to serve the people of Minnesota.
February 22, 1974 - Hubert H. Humphrey says he's giving Mondale his support in a national race. He thinks Mondale should run in the primary whether Ted Kennedy runs or not, saying we need good competition. Humphrey adds there's no better way to get known or to grow and know the country other than traveling around and seeing it.
February 22, 1974 - Katharine Graham, publisher of The Washington Post, speaks about the increasing secrecy in government and the role of the press. Graham states that while there are legitimate cases for presidents and advisors to have confidential communication, the executive branch can’t expect the press, which has have a different obligation, to keep its secrets for it.