A selection of programs and series throughout the decades that were broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio.
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March 14, 1980 - Reporter Mary Stucky spoke with Andrea Hinding, the editor of a new historical reference book on American women, put out by the University of Minnesota.
March 18, 1980 - Dan Olson interviews Judith Younger of the University of Minnesota Department of Elementary Education. They discuss issues concerning children's literature, including the use of social themes and the censorship of some works. Call-in show.
March 21, 1980 - Joseph Lowery, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaking at Macalester College as part of the Hubert Humphrey Endowed Lecture series. Lowery addressed the role of Blacks in the United States. Following speech, Lowery answered audience questions.
March 22, 1980 - Anthony Bouza, Minneapolis police chief, speaking before a Citizens League breakfast in Minneapolis. Bouza talked about first month in office and elaborated some on what he hopes to do in the next few years.
March 22, 1980 - Deborah Boehm, nurse-clinician at the Breast Diagnostic Center, part of the Child Bearing-Child Rearing Center at the University of Minnesota and Dr. Ted Nagle, consulting physician at the Breast Disease Diagnostic Center talk about detection of breast cancer and treatment, and women's health issues in general.
March 24, 1980 - Interview with John Orlock, resident playwright for the Cricket Theater in Minneapolis. His latest work is called "Revolution of the Heavenly Orbs", which opened recently at the Cricket.
March 25, 1980 - Dr. Tom Norris of the Children's Health Center in Minneapolis discusses children's health issues on this call-in broadcast.
March 31, 1980 - Independent film maker Kenneth Anger describes his work, including his latest film "Lucifer Rising", and talks about his career, his relationship with Hollywood, and the influences on his films in this interview with MPR's Nancy Fushan.
April 3, 1980 - Rich Dietman talks with Bill Angell, the extension housing specialist at the University of Minnesota about buying a home in Minnesota and what to look for in shopping for an older home. Call-in show.
April 7, 1980 - Less than half of the railroad branch lines operating 10 years ago in southwest Minnesota remain. The 1970's was a decade of wholesale rail abandonment and the role branch lines will play in the 1980's is uncertain. This program examines efforts being made to preserve railroad branch lines.