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.
March 8, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Maceo Dixon, national campaign coordinator for the Socialist Workers Party. Dixon discusses the party’s suit to cease and desist against the U.S. government on harassment claims.
March 11, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten presents an interview with Chuck and Donna Thibodeau, operators of Divorce Education Association. The local organization is one of several that focuses on divorce reform.
April 1, 1974 - U.S. Senator Walter Mondale speaks to a group of social service providers, urging them to become involved in politics. He talks about the current feeling in Washington and from the public that it's okay to cut and dismantle social services. Mondale states he doesn't agree, saying in many areas of social problems you need social services delivery systems.