October 13, 1975 - MPR’s Steve Monroe interviews Jerry Perkins, a farmer near Worthington about the corn yield this year. Perkins discusses various harvesting challenges, including weather and where do you cut down on the use of fuel at the expense of crop loss in the field?
October 16, 1975 - MPR’s Tom Steward reports on Minnesota Congressman Jim Oberstar's proposed bill prohibiting the removal of natural resources in BWCA, including logging. It also states no snowmobiling except in designated areas. A similar bill was submitted by Representative Doug Johnson.
October 16, 1975 - Roland Comstock (Commission on Minnesota's Future) says housing costs are rising and the majority of Minnesotans won't be able to afford a free-standing new house. In the future, look for less square footage and multiple dwellings. Professor Michael Gleason of the University of Minnesota School of Public Affairs compares renting versus buying.
October 16, 1975 - Recently, oil and gas were discovered off the coast of Norway. There are no plans to import it to the U.S. says Norwegian Prime Minister Trygve Bratteli. Speaking in Moorehead, Bratteli outlined his plans for the management of the new resource.
October 17, 1975 - Dr. James Carter of the Minnesota Energy Agency talked about steps Minnesota ore mining companies are taking to conserve energy. Presently they use about 5.8 percent of all energy consumed in the state. Coal is a possible energy source over natural gas, but coal presents problems of its own.
October 17, 1975 - Anheuser-Busch is planning on building a malting plant in Moorhead, but this type of operation requires a million and a half gallons of water a day and additional electrical needs. However, the plant will mean new jobs for the city. Mayor Dwayne Hoberg and the city council mull over the pros and cons of the new plant.
October 30, 1975 - Minnesota grain elevator owners deal with increased yields of corn at harvest time. Lack of farmer owned storage and drying results in outdoor storage at commercial elevator sites.
October 31, 1975 - How long before the finanical community reacts to negative revenues? The NSP foresees this will happen soon. Without adequet revenue, the NSP will not be able to deliver what their customers want and need from the NSP.
October 31, 1975 - Famed folk musician Pete Seeger talks about music of the '60s. Seeger comments on the idea of a Hootenany and how ABC TV show was a travesty of the original idea. He also speaks about the recording industry and political changes that occurred during the 1960's.
November 3, 1975 - A discussion (speaker unknown) regarding the complex and highly charged debate over whether or not the federal government should financally aid the city of New York. The viewpoint expressed here shares the sentiment of the Ford White House, in that New York needs to make very serious changes before any aid could be provided.