In Ursula K. Le Guin's science fiction novel The Dispossessed, published 1974, mainstream capitalist and state socialist economies on the planet Urras are contrasted with an anarchist self-managed economy on its orbiting twin Anarres.

On 7 February 1974 Grenada became a fully independent state.

The two countries exchanged permanent representatives in 1974, and, in 1987, East Germany's leader Erich Honecker paid an official state visit to West Germany.

Since the passage of the Instrument of Government of 1974, Swedish kings no longer have many of the usual parliamentary system head of state functions that had previously belonged to them.

Malaysia has had regular elections since 1974, and although campaigning is reasonably free at election time, it is in effect a one-party state, with the UMNO-controlled National Front usually winning nearly all the seats, while the DAP wins some Chinese urban seats and the PAS some rural Malay ones.

In 1974, Theodore Barber and his colleagues published an influential review of the research which argued, following the earlier social psychology of Theodore R. Sarbin, that hypnotism was better understood not as a " special state " but as the result of normal psychological variables, such as active imagination, expectation, appropriate attitudes, and motivation.

* John Ford ( Tennessee politician ) ( born May 1942 ), American Democratic legislator who served 31 years ( 1974 – 2005 ) in state senate ; convicted in 2007 for bribery

A new constitution, approved in 1974, created a one-party state and was designed to move Mali toward civilian rule.

A new constitution, approved in 1974, created a one-party state and was designed to move Mali toward civilian rule.

PK-banken was formed in 1974 at a merger between Postbanken ( formed 1884 ) and Sveriges Kreditbank ( formed 1923 ), both state owned.

A proposed merger with the Democratic Labor Party ( DLP ) under the banner of " National Alliance " was rejected when it failed to find favour with voters at the 1974 state election.

In 1974 and April 1983, Sultan Qaboos of Oman made state visits to the United States.

Palestinian statehood was not mentioned, although in 1974 the PLO called for an independent state in the territory of Mandate Palestine.

Privacy is regulated in the U. S. by the Privacy Act of 1974, and various state laws.

Smiling Buddha, formally designated as Pokhran-I, was the codename given to the Republic of India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at the long-constructed Indian Army base, Pokhran Test Range at Pokhran municipality, Rajasthan state on 18 May 1974 at 8: 05 a. m. ( IST ).

Although trade secrets law evolved under state common law, prior to 1974, the question of whether patent law preempted state trade secrets law had been unanswered.

* The presence and rise of a significant number of women as heads of state and heads of government in a number of countries across the world, many being the first women to hold such positions, such as Soong Ching-ling continuing as the first Chairwoman of the People's Republic of China until 1972, Isabel Martínez de Perón as the first woman President in Argentina in 1974 until being deposed in 1976, Elisabeth Domitien becomes the first woman Prime Minister of Lesotho, Indira Gandhi continuing as Prime Minister of India until 1977, Lidia Gueiler Tejada becoming the interim President of Bolivia beginning from 1979 to 1980, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo becoming the first woman Prime Minister of Portugal in 1979, and Margaret Thatcher becoming the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

With an enrollment of about 27, 000 undergraduate and about 12, 000 graduate students from the United States and around the world, UCLA is the largest university in the state of California in terms of student body, and the most popular university in the United States by number of applicants. The university was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1974.

* The Law to Improve Occupational Old Age Pensions ( 1974 ), which extended coverage of occupational pensions whilst also “ co-ordinating them more closely with state pensions and setting minimum standards as regards benefit levels and the preservation of pension rights .” By 1976, as a result of this legislation, 65 % of private sector employees were covered by occupational schemes and over two-thirds of these workers were eligible for benefits equal to more than 15 % of their earnings at retirement.

Amid corruption, repression of the church, and the near bankruptcy of the state, a military coup in 1926 installed a dictatorship that remained until another coup in 1974.

In 1974, the PLO adopted the Ten Point Program, which notably called for the establishment of an Israeli-Palestinian democratic, bi national state ( a one state solution ).

The state Labor party nominated Mal Colston, who was the highest unelected candidate on the party's Queensland list in 1974.

When Portugal recognized the independence of Guinea-Bissau and pulled out in 1974 due to the military coup of April 25 in Lisbon, the two territories merged and Bissau became the capital of the new independent state.

It celebrated winning the award on May 15, 1974 when the Governor of Michigan, William Milliken, and many dignitaries came to town.

The possibility of aquatic locomotion via swimming has been discussed briefly in several papers ( Bennett 2001, 1994, and Bramwell & Whitfield 1974 ), and has been studied in detail at Michigan State University through the use of morphometrics and an extant phylogenetic bracket ( a morphologically comparative technique invented by Larry Witmer ).

Ill health plagued his later years and in 1974 he retired once again, and later moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he remained until his death from cancer of the larynx.

In 1921, the entire arena was moved to Marquette, Michigan and remained there until it was torn down in 1974.

In May 1974, Rochester's petition to annex of Avon Township was approved by the Michigan Boundaries Commission.

The Stooges ( also known as Iggy and The Stooges ) are an American rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan first active from 1967 to 1974, and later reformed in 2003.

Coleman Alexander Young ( May 24, 1918 – November 29, 1997 ) served as mayor of Detroit in the U. S. state of Michigan from 1974 to 1993.

In 1974 Alpine built a series of factory racing Renault 17 Gordinis ( one driven by Jean-Luc Thérier ) that won the Press on Regardless World Rally Championship round in Michigan, USA.

He then attended Central Michigan University and transferred to Western Michigan University in 1974.

He is Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of Michigan where he has been since 1974.

* 1914 – acquires Copeman Electric Stove Company in Flint, Michigan from Lloyd Groff Copeman, moves it to Mansfield, Ohio and enters the home appliance market ( sold in 1974 to White Consolidated Industries )

) degree from Harvard University, and is a 1974 Honors College graduate of Michigan State University.

It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1974 listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Interestingly, the Clippers withdrew from the AHL in mid-season, 1974 – 75, to allow the Baltimore Blades ( the relocated Michigan Stags ) of the World Hockey Association ( WHA ) to finish their season.

From April 3 to April 4, 1974, there were 148 tornadoes confirmed in 13 US states, including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, and New York ; and the Canadian province of Ontario

* William Osmund Kelly ( 1909 – 1974 ), mayor of Flint, Michigan

He was Assistant Attorney General of Michigan, 1969 – 1974, administrative assistant to the attorney general, 1970 – 1971, and assistant deputy attorney general, 1971 – 1972.

In 1974 he joined the law firm of Beer and Boltz, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

1974 Kirtlands Warbler Nesting Success in Northern Crawford County Michigan.

And then, in 1974, he retired from Harvard University and moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, where ( formally and informally ) he was connected with the University of Michigan for many years.

Komarov Diploma for 1973, the Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy for 1975, the AIAA Octave Chanute Award for 1975, the AAS Flight Achievement Award for 1974 ; inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame ( 1982 ); a second NASA Distinguished Service Medal ( 1982 ), the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal ( 1982 ), NCAA Silver Anniversary Award ( 1983 ); and inducted into the Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame ( 1988 ).

In 1974, Cedar Point Pleasure Company proposed building an amusement park in Cambridge Township, Michigan on the former Frontier City amusement park site.