A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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November 7, 1978 - Highlights from American Lutheran Church Convention held recently in Moorhead. Program includes conversations with Dr. Paul Wee, General Secretary for Lutheran World Ministries; Bishop Josiah Kibira of Tanzania, president of the Lutheran World Federation; and Dr. Keith Bridston about conflict in Rhodesia, South Africa and Namibia. At convention, church delegates considered whether the church should divest itself of holdings it has in companies which do business in South Africa. Program begins with a report on current situation in Africa.
November 8, 1978 - Rudy Boschwitz speaking at press conference following his election to the U.S. Senate. Program begins with brief report from MPR’s Bob Potter on other election results.
November 8, 1978 - Al Quie press conference as newly elected governor. Former governor Elmer L. Andersen and Minnesota labor historian Hy Berman talk about aftermath of the state election and what happened.
November 11, 1978 - Dr. Lois Phillips Hudson, author and English professor at University of Washington, Tacoma, describes how rape and fear of being raped work to drain women of energy and assurance they might use to be creative.
November 15, 1978 - MPR’s Kim Hodgson visited poet Bill Holm in Minneota, Minnesota, and talked with Holm about his small town and the people who live there.
November 21, 1978 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews William Johnson, political science professor at Bethel College; and Lloyd Brandt, public affairs office of the First Banks System. Johnson and Brandt discuss the state-local fiscal relationship and tax limitation proposals, based on a Citizens League report on the fiscal and tax situation in Minnesota.
November 22, 1978 - Mike Murphy, Upper Midwest Council, and John Millhone, Minnesota Energy Agency, discuss energy and its problems in the state, including rising costs. Murphy and Millhone also answer listener questions.
November 28, 1978 - Boston Municipal Judge Margaret Ann Burnham speaking at Women in Law Conference at Boston University.
December 5, 1978 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan presents a report on Minnesota Historical Society’s exhibit, called "The Wish Book." The exhibit explores the role of the mail order catalog in American life at the turn-of-the-century.
December 6, 1978 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Helena Sodenberg, tax consultant with Coopers and Lybrand in Minneapolis; and Ceil Victor, tax specialist for performing artists and non-profit organizations, who discuss taxes and tax exemptions for volunteers and performers.