A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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March 12, 1976 - U.S. District Judge Miles Lord gives an address on "The Environmental Movement and the Law" before a group of Assistant Attorneys General recorded in Duluth.
March 26, 1976 - Reflections of the North documentary presents two Minnesota naturalists and artists: writer Sigurd Olson and photographer Les Blacklock, who offer readings and personal commentary on life in the ‘North.’
March 31, 1976 - "Education Today -- How Relevant?" is the topic discussed in this National Town Meeting by Minnesota Representative Albert Quie, ranking Republican on the House Education and Labor Committee, among others.
April 7, 1976 - United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger gave the keynote address at the National Conference on the Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice (a.k.a. the Pound Conference) in St. Paul. Speech was titled “Agenda for 2000 AD: A Need for Systematic Anticipation.” Justive Burger was Introduced by Robert Sheran, Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice.
April 15, 1976 - Tom Wolfe, the author credited for developing "The New Journalism", speaks at the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks on the direction of "The New Journalism" for the 7th Annual University of North Dakota Writers Conference.
April 23, 1976 - John Merli talks with Senator Hubert Humphrey 6 days before his announcement not to actively seek the 1976 Democratic Presidential nomination about his personal retreat at Lake Waverly, and about his unique "non-running" position in campaign 1976.
April 28, 1976 - Businessman Luigino “Jeno” Francesco Paulucci, self-described “peddler from the Iron Range”, speaking in Hibbing about the Range and it's economic problems.
April 28, 1976 - A special conference examining agriculture and foreign policy, the future of Soviet-American relationships, and other foreign affairs that have an impact on Minnesota.
May 6, 1976 - Highlights from the 7th Annual Writers Conference at the University of North Dakota. Participants include Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, B. J. Phillips (from Ms. Magazine), North Dakota poet Larry Woiwode and others.
May 7, 1976 - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader speaking at a symposium on "Corporate Responsibility and the North Country" in Duluth. The day-long session was one of seven being held around Minnesota sponsored by the Minnesota Public Interest Research Foundation.