A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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June 19, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten and MPR reporter Dick Daly discuss the impact of letter written by St. Cloud student Donna Gallus to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart. The letter asked why Justice Stewart was still on the court after so many years. Connected or not, Justice Stewart retired shortly after.
June 21, 1981 - Soprano Lucy Shelton visits Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments. Members of The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra accompanying Shelton are Timothy Paradise, clarinet; and Layton James, piano/harpsichord.
June 25, 1981 - All Things Considered’s Gary Eichten interviews local sports commentator Jay Weiner about impact of MLB Baseball strike on the Minnesota Twins and their players.
June 26, 1981 - Dr. Gough Reinhardt, physicist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California; and Dr. Frank Barnaby, director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, debate at the Science Town Hall Meeting titled, “Nuclear Weapons Technology: Do We Need It?” The meeting was held at the St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Science Auditorium and presented guests' differing views of nuclear weapons technology and the value and uses of nuclear science. MPR’s Rich Dietman moderated debate.
July 2, 1981 - Live debate coverage of the 72nd Legislature’s 1981 2nd special session. Debate includes enacting a short-term borrowing law so state can meet its financial obligations during cash shortage and correcting certain errors in 1981 laws.
July 2, 1981 - In observance of the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, its commissioner Joe Alexander answers live listener questions.
July 4, 1981 - A look at the city of St. Paul and how it's citizens feel about the city.
July 5, 1981 - Economist and author John Kenneth Galbraith is interviewed on his newly published autobiography.
July 5, 1981 - Guitarists Sharon Isbin and Jeffrey Van visit Saint Paul Sunday Morning in the studio. Program includes commentary by host Bill McGlaughlin and interview segments.
July 8, 1981 - Daniel Willard, associate professor in School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University, talks about wetlands planning and the need to preserve the country's wetlands.