October 29, 1974 - Bob Bergland, 7th District Congressman at Minn. Association of Cooperatives: As I travel around and talk with my kids I get the feeling that there are some among us are turned off about politics. For a variety of reasons some have chosen not to vote in this election or to participate in the political process. My friends this is a cop out. If you are in disagreement about things in this country don?t sit back and criticize, get involved. If you don?t get a piece of the action, the actions going to get a piece of you.
October 12, 1973 - Richard Chavez, brother of Cesar and representing the United Farm Workers, speaks in Minnesota to outline further boycotts of certain items due to treatment of workers, and where a local protest -- at a Red Owl store in Minneapolis -- will take place.
October 16, 1972 - MPR’s Rachel Kranz reports on the growth of wild rice production in Minnesota. Kranz talks with farmers about issues and sales of rice as a farm product.