February 22, 1974 - Katharine Graham, publisher of The Washington Post, speaks about the increasing secrecy in government and the role of the press. Graham states that while there are legitimate cases for presidents and advisors to have confidential communication, the executive branch can’t expect the press, which has have a different obligation, to keep its secrets for it.
February 22, 1974 - U.S. Senator Walter Mondale speaks about his proposed child abuse bill’s main purpose, which is to support demonstration programs to prevent, identify, and treat child abuse. He states many agencies can apply for funding and the programs could be broad or specific.
February 26, 1974 - Roy Wilkins disputes the Black Panther's claim that power comes out of a barrel of a gun and states that power really comes from a ballot.
February 27, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on caucus results in relation to abortion rights debate.
February 27, 1974 - Native American activist Russell Means, speaks about the desires and needs of Native Americans at rally on the University of Minnesota campus.
February 27, 1974 - One year after Wounded Knee Occupation, MPR’s Kevin McKiernan presents audio excerpts that provide a powerful aural experience from inside the South Dakota village during the Wounded Knee Occupation on the day of Buddy Lamont’s death. A journalistic rarity of this impactful moment.
March 1, 1974 - With the U.S. Supreme Court Miller v. California decision leaving communities to determine what is and is not obscene, MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on the Minnesota Supreme Court decision on obscenity standards, guidelines, and how this will affect pornography business.
March 2, 1974 - Minnesota legislator Allan Spear details the three things no-fault divorce bill does…changes terminology (words have less of a fault connotation than traditional terms); removes requirement for corroborating witnesses; and removes current grounds for divorce (substitutes single ground, irretrievable breakdown of marriage relationship).
March 4, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten reports on Minnesota State Senator Allan Spear's no-fault divorce bill. Spear sees it as is a compromise measure, which only deals with grounds for divorce. Traditional grounds replaced by "irretrievable breakdown of marriage" and other terms also changed.
March 7, 1974 - MPR’s Dan Olson reports on rally sponsored by the Coalition for Child Care, held to call attention to need for childcare for students and university workers.