A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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October 16, 1975 - A presidential primary bill passed the House but did not receive a hearing in the Senate. It would have set April 6 as a primary date. Rick Scott (title unknown) says a primary comes too early, but the caucus system works well. Senator Skip Humphrey offered a bill to create a "regional" primary, grouping Minnesota with WI, the Dakotas and Iowa. Also in capitol news, a bill was passed restricting commercial development in the BWCA.
October 17, 1975 - Langdon Gilkey, professor of theology at the Divinity School at the University of Chicago, speaking at the Nobel Conference XI, held in St. Peter, MN. Gilkey’s address was titled “The Future of Science.” Gilkey is author of numerous books, including "Maker of Heaven and Earth", "How the World Can Minister to the World Without Losing Itself", and "Religion and the Scientific Future."
October 18, 1975 - Columnist Marianne Means speech on women in public life, at Worthington Community College. Means critiques how public perceptions impact the treatment of women, and the changes in women's rights created by ERA and women's movement.
October 18, 1975 - An interview with June Sochen, feminist historian of Illinois State University, who talks about the life and challenges of women in the frontier and on the prairies.
October 18, 1975 - Mary Lynn Myers, director of the South Dakota Human Rights Commission, speaks about the National Organization of Women, and her candidacy for president of organization.
October 18, 1975 - Leona Hansberger, a life-long resident of Worthington, shares her remembrances on the passage of the Women’s Suffrage Amendment (19th Amendment of the United States Constitution).
October 18, 1975 - Unknown speaker says more Republican candidates would come forward if Hubert Humphrey weren't in the race.
October 20, 1975 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer and anthropologist who sailed across the Pacific on the balsa wood raft Kon-Tiki, speaking at Concordia College.
October 21, 1975 - Vine Deloria, an expert in Indian treaties and author of "Custer Died For Your Sins" and "God is Red,” speaking at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth on Indian rights and public policy.
October 31, 1975 - Lorraine and Edward Warren, psychic researchers discuss the rise of anti-Judeo Christian faiths, witchcraft, ghosts, and the astral plane as a precursor to their Halloween talk at North Dakota State University.