July 16, 1975 - William Kunstler, lawyer and Civil Rights activist, states that the Pine Ridge murder trial's lastest prevailing story is that the two FBI agents were killed with a 45 caliber grease gun. Kunstler claims earlier stories on the topic are completely false, and discusses some of the details of the events and trial, which was held in St. Paul.
July 16, 1975 - Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter discusses President Ford, agriculture, and elections. Carter also states that a presidential popularity is not necessarily an indicator of their effectiveness. Carter states that although Ford is ineffective, Ford's strength has been in energy…Carter believes the energy plans have been created by the oil companies.
July 16, 1975 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on Jimmy Carter presidential campaign. Carter talks about potential competitor Governor Wallace, traveling across the country, and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s U.S. foreign policy.
July 17, 1975 - MPR’s Debbie Gage interviews Jimmy Carter, governor of Georgia. Carter discusses stepping onto the national stage politically, endorsements, financing, regional/cultural prejudice, and his personal take on the life of the presidential hopeful.
July 17, 1975 - MPR’s Debbie Gage talks with presidential candidate Jimmy Carter about his background and qualifications. Carter explains why he should be the U.S. President, his commitment to the race, about being a governor vs. senator, his campaign strategy towards Wallace and other candidates including President Ford. Carter also talks about Ford's performance.
July 17, 1975 - An interview with Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter. Carter discusses stepping onto the national stage politically, endorsements, financing, regional/cultural prejudice, and his personal take on the life of the presidential hopeful.
July 22, 1975 - MPR’s Martin Bunzl prepares this report on the conflict that exists between the Black community and the Minneapolis Police Department. Included are various resident commentary from a Minnesota Human Rights Commission hearing and interviews with Jack Jensen, Minneapolis chief of police; Al Hofstede, mayor of Minneapolis; August Nimtz, professor of political science at University of Minnesota; and Earl Craig, director of the Minneapolis Urban League.
July 28, 1975 - MPR reporter Kevin McKiernan put together this program with the hope of presenting a clearer picture of the shootout/ disturbance at Oglala, South Dakota, which left two FBI agents and an Indian dead of gunshot wounds. This is an in depth look back about a month after the Oglala shootings. Kevin McKiernan interviews different factions including reservation residents, FBI spokesman Clay Brady, Indian leaders, S.D. Governor Kneip, and S.D. Sen. James Abourezk.
August 11, 1975 - Some 300 people turned out to hear presidential candidate Fred Harris. Harris says he'll put America together in the populist tradition; his issues are liberal which he claims are also conservative. Harris says we need a tax cut of 15 billion to offset new energy price increases resulting from President Ford's policies. We have idle plant capacity because consumers don't have enough money to spend. Ford's oil policy will dampen the beginning of a recovery. The basic question is whether government exists to serve the interest of average families or the super rich and giant corporations.
August 12, 1975 - Human Rights Commissioner talks about employment discrimination charge in the Human Rights Commission. He says it's dangerous to carve up Human Rights Commission into different minority territories as this models the kind segregated system that the dept is set up to address. It isn't the department's role to go out and look for discrimination. He says the department is enforcement agency, not a service agency. He says he'll ask for an outside conciliator.