A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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November 17, 1974 - Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand speaking at Ford Hall Forum. Rand’s address was titled “Egalitarianism and Inflation.”
November 18, 1974 - Mark Schubert, Director of Education for Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, speaking to educators about arts in education during a preview of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Park. Schubert examined what the relationship between the arts and education is.
November 21, 1974 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports on protest in downtown Minneapolis over handicap inaccessible skyways.
November 22, 1974 - The Minnesota Soil Association promotes low-energy/organic farming. Energy shortage may influence farmers to take organic farming more seriously.
November 22, 1974 - Report on tenant unions, with various interviews and commentaries from advocates. They speak on housing issues and related laws.
November 23, 1974 - Rick Carlson, author and former researcher for Interstudy (a Minneapolis medical consultant firm), speaking on whether medical care has anything to do with health. Carlson spoke before the State Senate Subcommittee on Rising Health Costs.
November 27, 1974 - The “future of public television” was the discussion for a conference held at Spring Hill Conference Center in Wayzata, Minnesota. Three highlighted speakers were Henry Loomis, Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Ralph Rogers, Board Chairman of PBS; and Glen Robinson, former University of Minnesota Law Professor, now with the FCC.
November 29, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on how layoffs are bringing about charges of sexual and racial discrimination. Civil rights group explain that laying off employees with least seniority mean laying of minorities and women.
November 29, 1974 - Clyde Bellecourt has been invited to participate in an international meeting of the World Council of Churches at Montreux, Switzerland, the first WCC to invite representation by Native Americans. He says the principal goal is to elicit support for American Indian treaty rights. Bellecourt also looks to ask for financial support.
December 5, 1974 - In mid-November there was a unique program offered to the public by the University of Minnesota office of student affairs and the fund for suicide studies. A full day of lectures, panels, and films surveyed the problem of suicide among young adults and the campus population. Connie Goldman attended and prepared this midday program. Speakers include Dr. Reskick and Dr. Bush