A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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July 23, 1984 - Dr. Ernest Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, speaking at 6th annual Charles A. Lindbergh Memorial lecture, held at St. Cloud State University. Boyer’s address was titled, “The Future of Education in America." He lays out what he sees as five key qualities for school renewal.
July 25, 1984 - PLEASE NOTE - The broadcast contains explicit language and graphic descriptions. Fred de Sam Lazaro, WSCD-Duluth reporter, presents a documentary investigating child abuse in northeastern Minnesota. The first widely publicized case of incest or child sexual abuse was the Cermak family - grandparents, uncles, aunts and parents, who were convicted about a year ago of repeated sexual abuse of children from their infancy through adolescence. Since the Cermaks, numerous other cases have been uncovered, and the prosecutor of the Cermak case, Kathleen Morris, says the problem is far more prevalent than most of us would like to believe.
July 26, 1984 - Twin Cities film critic Phil Anderson shares his review of the film Purple Rain, which was made by famous local musician Prince. Anderson describes it as a musical story of characters.
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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.