April 26, 1980 - On this Weekend program, MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Ruth Mattson Taylor about speaking with the dead. Through the help of British clairvoyant Margaret Flavell Tweddell, Ms. Taylor says she communicated with her deceased father, A.D. Mattson, who was a Lutheran minister, on numerous occasions during which time he told her some of what it is like "on the other side.” Ms. Taylor recently finished editing a book entitled, "Witness from Beyond."
April 26, 1980 - At the Midwestern Conference on Folk Arts and Museums held in Saint Paul, art historians, professors, and museum directors met to discuss the issue of defining folk art. Determining what's art and what's not art is an old question. But among those experts in the folk arts, the dilemmas appear especially keen. Nancy Fushan attended the conference and prepared this report.
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April 29, 1980 - University of Minnesota agricultural economist James Houck discusses farmers' spring planting intentions, food price predictions, and possible problems arising from American reliance on foreign trade to sell agricultural produce, among other issues. Call-in program.
April 30, 1980 - Ezer Weizman, Israeli defense minister, speaking in Minneapolis after receiving the Distinguished International Service Award from the University of Minnesota. Weizman address was on the topic of Middle East peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt, the American attempt to rescue hostages in Iran, and other issues.
April 30, 1980 - MPR's Gary Eichten interviews William Colby, former CIA director, who discusses CIA Charter, as well as various political, intelligence, technology, and espionage topics.
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