A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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February 1, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on criticism over the U.S. government efforts in supporting Vietnam vets. Topics include concerns on education, jobs, and medical care. Eichten interviews Tom Windseck, director of Veteran’s Affairs at the University of Minnesota; Frank Momson, state adjutant of American Legion; and John O’Neill of the VFW.
February 4, 1974 - Unknown speaker says the problem of national health insurance can be split into two parts. One part is financing, the other is the delivery system. National health insurance only addresses the first problem: how to get dollars to people who need to buy care. The second problem concerns doctors and hospitals and their performance. The speaker talks about lessons to be learned from Medicare, which was instituted five years ago. Health services shifted from the middle class to the old and the poor, and prices for services escalated much more than anyone expected.
February 4, 1974 - Voices from the Reservation (Part One). Differing viewpoints from Ogalala Sioux residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation who have been divided over the occupation of Wounded Knee in the Spring of 1973 are shared. Kevin McKiernan reports.
February 4, 1974 - Voices from the reservation.
February 5, 1974 - Voices from the Reservation (Part Two). Comments by residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on the Wounded Knee occupation in 1973 and the coming tribal election (7 February 1974) between Russell Means and Richard Wilson. Kevin McKiernan reports.
February 12, 1974 - Will Rogers Jr. recalls the wit and wisdom of his father, Will Rogers.
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.