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April 11, 1985 - Linguistics pioneer Noam Chomsky looks at critics of American policies in an historical perspective and determines that even the harshest of critics operate within narrow constraints set by the government. Dr. Chomsky delivered this lecture "The Manufacture of Consent" at the University of Minnesota on April 3, 1985.
April 13, 1985 - On this Weekend program, Bob Potter interviews former U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy. McCarthy discusses his latest book and Vietnam. He also answers listener questions.
April 25, 1985 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on Hmong leaders seeking assistance from state on addressing the continued needs for various programs, including English as a second language (ESL). Local advocates see the language barrier as a source for health and employment challenges in the Hmong community.
April 29, 1985 - MPR Journal host Gary Eichten presents a collection of reports and news items for Monday, April 29th, 1985. This was the first broadcast as MPR Journal, with Minnesota Journal program series being renamed.
May 27, 1985 - WWII marks a watershed in the life of this nation and in the lives of all who lived through it. In the documentary “We Were the Lucky Ones,” MPR’s Mark Heistad examines the experience of the war and its legacy through the stories of residents of New Ulm, many of which were German-American.
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July 13, 1985 -
July 22, 1985 - MPR’s Deborah Fisher reports on continued controversy of Minneapolis Police Department’s decoy unit. Sal Saran Scott, was shot in the face at point blank range after being arrested by a Minneapolis police officer who was a member of the controversial decoy unit, leading to hearing by Civil Rights Commission. The shooting was considered accidental and was the second such "accident" by the same officer.
July 27, 1985 - Weekend’s Paula Drake interviews Clarence Young, who spent time at the Split Rock Lighthouse in the early 1900s. His father, Orren "Pete" Young, was the lighthouse's first head keeper from 1910 to 1928. Clarence recalls the experience of travel to lighthouse, playing there as a child, and weather along Lake Superior.