August 4, 1972 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow talks with community Mankato drug stores on the struggles of medication costs and cooperatives.
August 18, 1972 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow interviews U.S. Congressman John M. Zwach on education funding. Topics of discussion include busing and final bill passage.
August 28, 1972 - MER’s Dulcie Lawrence presents a montage of fair attendee interviews and sounds of the Midway, vendors, and bandstands.
August 28, 1972 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow reports on debate over copper-nickel mining development in northeastern Minnesota. Report includes comments from residents and environmental officials.
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September 4, 1972 - MER’s Connie Goldman asks a variety of 1972 fair attendees about their likes and dislikes. People watching is, of course, a recurring theme.
September 4, 1972 - Protestor talked with workers. She encouraged one worker not to quit, because what good would it do for him to quit, he could easily be replaced and unemployment is high. He should stay and talk to other workers. One woman worker views the work as a job, putting little things together. She had trouble finding a job at hours she could take, with this job she could work the shift she wanted. She?s physically scared the components she assembles might blow up, doesn?t like being around explosives, transferred to another part of the operation.
September 6, 1972 - MPR’s Connie Goldman reports on the differing opinions of the Mary Tyler Moore TV show, which is set in Minneapolis.
September 7, 1972 - "And the question proposed would be shall the Minnesota constitution be amended to remove the secretary of state, the state auditor, the state treasurer, and the attorney general from the constitution? Now it would still be possible if the legislature wanted to, to have any of these officers elected or you could provide for other officers that should be elected. And there maybe, should be, at least one other officer and that should probably be a post auditor. He should either be elected by the people or by the legislature. But not to perform the functions of the present auditor, but really to perform the functions of seeing that the administration is carrying out what the legislature said it could do."
September 7, 1972 - After racial disturbances at several Minneapolis high schools last year, human relations programs are appearing in high schools.