December 7, 1973 - Lucy Komisar, journalist and author, speaks about feminism and creativity via women in the literary tradition.
December 8, 1973 - Opening arguments are given in the Wounded Knee trial of Russell Means and Dennis Banks in St. Paul.
December 10, 1973 - Russell Means talks about his candidacy on the Pine Ridge Reservation. Per Pine Ridge Tribal Council he must be on the reservation on election day, Jan. 22. He hopes to be in the courthouse in St. Paul on that day, and says his campaign has been threatened with violence by BIA police and the "Goon Squad". He's fearful for campaign workers. He expects a mandate. He's been asked to speak to the UAW on strip mining. The Northern Cheyenne of Montana, facing strip mining on their reservation, have asked for help from AIM. Department of the Interior Solicitor General Ken Frezel says Northern Cheyenne and Indian people will have to sacrifice their land and their resources for the good of the rest of America.
December 10, 1973 - Minnesota Congressman Bob Bergland says President Nixon has asked farmers to go full production, but fertilizer shortages and fears of price collapse are creating farmer resistance.
December 10, 1973 - Tony Dechant, president of the National Farmers Union, addresses the energy crisis due to supposed oil shortages. He calls for a Watergate-type inquiry.
December 10, 1973 - Minnesota Senate File 1005 was referred back to a subcommittee because of constitutional questions surrounding the definition of political committees and lobbyists. Steve Keefe is the author of the bill.
December 10, 1973 - MPR’s Connie Goldman interviews Stillwater prison guards Greg Carlson and Mack Warren on what they see as inaccurate public perceptions of prisons and what part the public can play in prison changes.
December 10, 1973 - Senator Jerome Hughes advocates year-round school for Minnesota and is sponsoring a bill to that effect. Mora schools currently operate on this schedule.
December 11, 1973 - Minnesota environmental bill faces opposition in the legislature. Advisory boards are tokenism if headed by a political appointee. A citizens' board is more effective.
December 11, 1973 - U.S. Legislative Consumer Credit Subcommitte is considering a bill to have finance charges on consumer loans be reduced to 12 percent interest. North Texas State University Professor Ray McAlister disagrees.