September 20, 1972 - TV star, actress Marlo Thomas visits the VA Hospital and talks to patients. She?s visiting the Twin Cities to speak in support of Sen. George McGovern and to encourage people to register to vote. She says unless you get involved in politics, even in the simplest form, of voting, it will be taken over by private interests. She?ll be visiting a few campuses and doing media appearances. Thomas says some parts of this country look like East Pakistan, that we?re so involved in earning money we no longer have a conscience about what?s going on. She talks about celebrities campaigning for politicians. Thomas says this is the era of "power to the people" and that we have to get away from not being involved when we see something that?s going wrong. She says Nixon is ruining this country, and too many people are being squeezed and saying ?ouch? and no one is listening to them.
September 26, 1972 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow interviews David Roe, president of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, about politics, elections, and convention.
September 27, 1972 - MPR’s Paul Gruchow reports on Minnesota AFL-CIO meeting, and if group will endorse Senator George McGovern for President of the United States. Reports includes excerpt of speech at AFL-CIO convention from Hubert H. Humphrey in support of McGovern.
September 29, 1972 - Conrad Balfour, head of special projects for the Urban Coalition, offers counseling services to help start community programs and organize grassroots efforts. Daybreak rally offered as a way to get people together to try to find solutions for the community.
September 29, 1972 - Governor talk. Don Fraiser states that McGovern leads. Poll shows Nixon was leading but the next poll show McGovern leading
October 2, 1972 - The merits of county government verses state government are debated.
October 2, 1972 - Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr. defends and promotes George McGovern's pro-labor stance. (tells Lauren Bacall joke)
October 3, 1972 - Legislature has an opportunity to give a broad framework to county government to meet it's own needs, according to a violent opponent of regionalism for Dakota County.
October 3, 1972 - MPR’s Greg Barron interviews Edwin Caffrey, director of public affairs at Metropolitan Airports Commission, about the Minnesota Airport Commission vote to request the federal aviation administration to grant the variants to the annual amount of money made available to the MAC for airport purposes.
October 3, 1972 - Gladice Brooks, supporter of the Noise Ordinance, speaks of the need for the ordinance and what was discussed in the state council. Noise complaints from urban dwellers has caused the city to implement it's own ordinance. This ordinance is in addition to state standards and requirements.