September 7, 1974 - Sigurd Olson, environmentalist and author, speaking at the University of Minnesota-Duluth summer commencement. Topic of speech is on the ‘wilderness challenge.’
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, the 1930s Depression, and other trying times.
September 13, 1974 - Midday presents a profile of Alfred Adler Institute and Adlerian psychology. MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Ruth Katz and Bob Bartholow, instructors at the Adler Institute, about institute programs designed to teach Adlerian psychology.
September 16, 1974 - Three utility companies are proposing the building of 12 coal and gassification plants in North Dakota. In response, law students of the University of North Dakota held a symposium on the possible effects of coal development in the state. Professors Larry Lystrom of N.D. and Dennis Binder of Ohio Northern University spoke.
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.
September 18, 1974 - David Duke of the KKK to speak on St. Cloud campus, protest about his appearance. Portion of Duke speech used in report. Brad Smith, Young People's Social Alliance. David Duke, National Director of KKK.
September 18, 1974 - MPR’s Greg Barron reports on an injunction halting lumbering in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Cannoe Area was granted by Minnesota District Court Judge Miles Lord.