A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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July 28, 1984 -
July 28, 1984 - University of Minnesota Veterinary resident Dr. Ford Bell takes listeners' questions about pets.
August 1, 1984 - Curtis Pesmen, chief of research at Esquire magazine, discusses his new book, "How A Man Ages." Pesmen provides insight on what happen to a man’s body as he ages. Pesmen also answers listener questions.
August 3, 1984 - Dorothy McClung, director of the new Minnesota tax aMinnesotaesty program, answers listener questions about why the legislature approved an aMinnesotaesty, and how it will work.
August 4, 1984 - On this Weekend program, Joseph Rossillon, president of the Freshwater Foundation, talks about acid rain, ground water contamination and the adequacy of water supplies. Rossillon also answers listener questions.
August 5, 1984 - It is not the bang, but the whimper of isolate mankind in the treatment of nuclear war which will be brought to us on CBC Radio on Sunday, August 5th.
August 6, 1984 - Lieutenant General James Abrahamson, the director of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. SDI is a group which is conducting research on the possible use of lasers, particle beams, and other high technology methods of defending against a Soviet missile attack. The plan was proposed last March by President Reagan, and quickly became known as the "star wars" defense plan. After speech, Abrahamson answers listener questions. General Abrahamson is a former test pilot. He trained as an astronaut. He directed NASA's space shuttle project until this past April, when the president appointed him to direct the strategic defense project. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
August 11, 1984 - MPR’s Mark Heistad presents a profile of famed baseball infielder Harmon Killebrew, who played most of his 22-year MLB career with the Minnesota Twins. Power hitting was what he was best known for, being given the nicknames "the Killer" and "Hammerin' Harmon." Now Killebrew is about to be the first Twin to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
August 11, 1984 -
August 11, 1984 - University of Minnesota Cardiologist Dr. Richard Crow answers listener questions about starting and maintaining on exercise program, and about preparing for long distance contests like the Twin Cities Marathon.