A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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March 14, 1978 - Author and poet Abigail McCarthy lectures on Jane Grey Swisshelm, the 19th Century St. Cloud newspaper editor and pioneering radical Minnesota feminist. McCarthy spoke recently at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul.
March 17, 1978 - This bill prohibits the Minnesota County Welfare boards from paying for abortions except to prevent the death of the mother, or if the pregnancy is the result of rape in which case it must be reported within 48 hours, or if the pregnancy is the result of incest in which case the incident and relative must be reported to the police for investigation prior to the abortion. Normal child birth is given preference over abortion. Passed the House 107-27.
March 18, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, guests Ray Arveson, superintendent of Schools for Minneapolis; and W. Harry Davis, Minneapolis school board member, examine the school district's desegregation plan. Topics include compliance of Judge Larson order, magnet programs, and interests of minority groups.
March 20, 1978 - On this Mixed Media program, MPR’s Nancy Fushan profiles poets Robert Creeley & Diane Wakowski, and filmaker Alfred Guzetti. Creeley
March 23, 1978 - On this Midday program, a panel discussion, held at the Walker Art Center, of the Minnesota Opera Company production of “Claudia Legare.” Panelists include librettist Bernard Stambler; composer Robert Ward; Paul Hume, Washington Post music critic; Roy Close, Minneapolis Star music critic; and J. Wesley Balk, Minnesota Opera Company stage director. The group talk on how to get the most out of an opera.
March 25, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, reports by Tom Meersman and Dale Connelly on Dutch elm disease, followed by discussion with Dave DeVoto, Minneapolis city forester; and Judy Barr, coordinator for the Saint Paul Shade Tree program. Topics include controversial 1977 elm wood stockpile, plans for 1978 tree removal, and preventive measures of beetle infestation.
April 1, 1978 - Minnesota Public Radio Capitol reporters Bob Potter and Jan Falstad produced this summary of the highlights of the 1978 Minnesota Legislature session. The 1978 legislative session was marked by its relative brevity, a greater-than-expected level of spending, and the intense fight over the abortion funding and family planning bills. There was also a host of minor bills to occupy legislators' time and attention.
April 1, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, a profile of the new Minnesota Zoological Garden in Apple Valley - what's there, how to get there, who's paying for it, and what's going to happen to Como Park Zoo? MPR’s Neal St. Anthony and Rich Dietman break down the various sections and zoo life on grounds.
April 4, 1978 - #1: Dr. B. Hooks, 33:38, 7 1/2ips. #2 Dr. Martin L. King Jr, 28:02, 3 3/4" (no casettes for Cut 2 only) on Midday noon show. Cut 1: Dr. Benjamin Hooks, NAACP Dir. speakng at Gustavus Adolphus COllege in St. Peter as part of the Campus black student's organization tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cut 2: Dr. Martin Luther King discusses "The Relative Merits of Violent and Non-Violent Approaches to Racial Problems". From a series of speeches prepared for the CBC. Date recorded 780331. See attached note for more information.
April 7, 1978 - Dr. Bernice Neugarten, professor of human development at the University of Chicago discusses middle age and new challenges facing Americans at mid-life.