November 4, 1999 - Governor Ventura will sell Minnesota's agriculture and basketball today on his fourth day in Japan. Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste is travelling with the governor:
November 8, 1999 - Since the discovery of British mountaineer George Mallory on the icy north face of Mount Everest in May, the world has learned a bit more about what happened on his fateful climb back in 1924. But still, the biggest question remains unanswered. Did Mallory and his partner Andrew Irvine make it to the summit? If they did, they would have accomplished the feat decades before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Everest climber Eric Simonson organized the team that set out to find Mallory this spring. He's just released a book about the expedition called "Ghosts of Everest." Simonson says the sketchy information he and other climbers have had over the years fueled their imagination and hope that Mallory made it.
November 8, 1999 - Governor Ventura entertained Japanese tour directors last night with the help of the Beach Boys. The Northwest Airlines/Mall of America party was designed to help attract more Japanese tourists. The Governor seems fond of the Japanese, and likes to point out to the Minnesota media pool that he's been there before, unlike many of them. In a one-on-one interview with the Governor, Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste asked him about his affinity for Japan and the Japanese.
November 8, 1999 - Governor Ventura visited a model Tokyo High School early this morning, and, as usual, he was a big hit with the kids. His philosophy of smaller class sizes was also popular among the students, who say Japan might have something to learn from the U.S. when it comes to giving children individualized attention.
November 9, 1999 - The past decade has seen the rise of enormous chain bookstores in the malls and on the web, and the resulting demise of many small independent book-sellers. But the big shadows of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble haven't blotted out small, independent publishers, and in some cases the large operations have been an asset. In Duluth's tightly knit publishing community, small presses are using technology and marketing savvy to carve out their own niches. They say it's a good time to be in the business.... or at least as good as it ever gets doing business on a shoestring.
November 9, 1999 - In a few hours, it will be Wednesday morning in Japan, the day Governor Ventura returns to Minnesota. Ventura spent the last day and half finising up business in Tokyo, then riding the Bullet Train to the industrial city of Osaka for an overnight visit on his way home. As Minnesota Public Radio's Martin Kaste reports, the Governor seems to be very satisfied with the way his Japan trip has gone.
November 10, 1999 - MPR’s Katherine Lanpher talks with Minnesota writer Bill Holm and editor Michael Dregni of the book, "Minnesota Days: Our Heritage in Stories, Art and Photos." This Midmorning program includes call-in from listeners.
November 11, 1999 - Legendary radio broadcaster Norman Corwin's radio play On a Note of Triumph, which aired on V-E Day on May 8, 1945.
November 11, 1999 - Today, in a special Veterans Day program at Fort Snelling, University of Michigan History Professor Gerald Linderman will speak about combat and moral responsibility. A new book about a Minnesota man deals with that subject as well. "Reflections of Courage on D-Day and the Days that Followed" is the story of Charles "Ace" Parker of the elite infantry unit known as the Rangers. The book was put together by Parker's nieces, Marcia Moen and Margo Heinen. Moen says she knew virtually nothing about her uncle's war experiences until she started working on the book. Charles Parker lives in Anoka now. As part of the Rangers Fifth Battalion he fought in many battles in World War II. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions on D-Day and the days that followed. He spoke with Minnesota Public Radio's Jim Bickal about what it was like the night before the D-Day invasion.
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