July 25, 1974 - Rodney Loper, president of Clean Air Clean Water Group, shares his reluctance to be part of advisory board to a firm regarding copper-nickel mining. Loper is hopeful that adequately funded state agencies are best suited to address the environmental issues.
July 28, 1974 - G. Theo Mitau, Chancellor of MN State College system, gave speech titled “Minnesota: A State and it's Politics.” This was part of summer evening extension classes, U of M’s “Minnesota Parties and Politics” course.
August 1, 1974 - Midwest Governors Panel Discussion on Food Power with Congressman Paul Findley, Dr. Lester Brown, Dr. Norman Borlaug, and panel chairman Hubert Humphrey.
August 4, 1974 - On this Forum program, Millard Gieske speaks on “Third Party Politics” in Minnesota, and explains what causes third parties and why they die.
August 9, 1974 - Midday rebroadcast of President Nixon resignation speech originally aired during NPR’s All Things Considered.
September 8, 1974 - On this Forum program, Hiram Drache, professor of history at Concordia College-Moorhead, speaks on farmers, farms and farming in relation to North Dakota, and the 1930s Depression and other trying times.
September 16, 1974 - President Gerald Ford's partial amnesty policy for draft dodgers is discussed and compared to Nixon's full presidential pardon.
September 16, 1974 - Project Independence was set up by President Nixon. The goal is to reduce dependence on fossil fuels from foreign sources. Minnesota Deputy Director of Minnesota's Energy Agency, Phil Goetz says don't increase supply, reduce demand.
September 16, 1974 - The newspaper, The Fargo Forum, asks what the state will do with a $300 million surplus. Governor Wendell Anderson, Senate Majority Leader Nicholas Coleman and Senator Robert Stassen attempt to answer the question. The Souix Falls Argus Leader comments on the Minnesota paper's editorial. The Minneapolis Tribune reports on the Garrison Diversion Project in North Dakota, a dam diversion project to provide water for irrigation and recreation.
September 16, 1974 - Judge Nichol dismisses all charges against Dennis Banks and Russell Means in the Wounded Knee Trial. Judge Nichols chastises the FBI, and gives four reasons why he made the decision to drop charges.