January 21, 1974 - Elisabeth Mann Borges, an expert on maritime law and the protection of the environment, speaking at Nobel Conference X: The Quest for Peace held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Borgese's speech was titled “The World Communities as a Peace System.”
January 22, 1974 - Paul Samuelson, winner of the 1970 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, speaking at Nobel Conference X: The Quest for Peace held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Samuelson's speech was titled “Economics and Peace.”
January 23, 1974 - Theologian and philosopher Rubem Alves speaking at Nobel Conference X: The Quest for Peace held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Alves's speech was titled “Diagnosis of a Sickness: The Will to War.”
January 24, 1974 - Psychiatrist and author Robert Jay Lifton speaking at Nobel Conference X: The Quest for Peace held at Gustavus Adolphus College. Lifton's speech was titled “Survival and Transformation: From War to Peace.”
January 25, 1974 - A discussion on picking juries for Wounded Knee trial. Dulcie Lawrence interviews social psychologists Jay Schulman and Richard Christie on how to pick a jury for AIM trial from the standpoint of a social/psychological profile of the population of the judicial district.
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 - Truckers have a legitimate complaint over the price they have to pay for fuel oil. Governor Anderson says when he meets with other governors in Washington this will be a top priority item.
February 4, 1974 - Governor Anderson says he hasn't had a request at this point to call out the Guard. The situation is being monitored closely. If it's essential to protect property, to keep the highways open or for safety he would call on them.
February 4, 1974 - Anderson is concerned annual sessions of the legislature would decrease the number of members between 30 and 55 who have to work for a living, and would shift it back from a cross section and balance to pre-1962 days when it was comprised mostly of retired or financially independent members. One answer would be to reduce the size of legislature and increase pay, or reduce severely the length of the session.
February 4, 1974 - Anderson says no-fault makes sense for fender benders and property damage but he has a question when there?s serious injury. Then people should have a right to sue, but what is the threshold? Is it loss of life or limb, $10,000, where is the line drawn? He would like to try a lower threshold to start with.