March 8, 1978 - MPR’s Rachel Kranz presents report on the history and experiences of women in the labor movement.
March 9, 1978 - Angela Davis, black activist and professor of women's studies at San Francisco State College, speaking at Northrop Auditorium, University of Minnesota. Davis’s address is titled "The Sixties: A Revolution."
March 11, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, St. Paul attorney Medora Perlman; and Calvin Clark of the Citizens League, look at a recent report by the Citizens League for better use of parking facilities to encourage greater patronage of downtown areas, less suburban sprawl, and a warning against public operation of parking ramps.
March 13, 1978 - Comedian and social activist Dick Gregory speaking at Concordia College. Gregory discusses an array of topics, including politics, education, racism, religion, and energy issues.
March 14, 1978 - Author and poet Abigail McCarthy lectures on Jane Grey Swisshelm, the 19th Century St. Cloud newspaper editor and pioneering radical Minnesota feminist. Speech held at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul.
March 17, 1978 - This bill prohibits the Minnesota County Welfare boards from paying for abortions except to prevent the death of the mother, or if the pregnancy is the result of rape in which case it must be reported within 48 hours, or if the pregnancy is the result of incest in which case the incident and relative must be reported to the police for investigation prior to the abortion. Normal child birth is given preference over abortion. Passed the House 107-27.
March 18, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, guests Ray Arveson, superintendent of Schools for Minneapolis; and W. Harry Davis, Minneapolis school board member, examine the school district's desegregation plan. Topics include compliance of Judge Larson order, magnet programs, and interests of minority groups.
March 20, 1978 - On this Mixed Media program, MPR’s Nancy Fushan profiles poets Robert Creeley & Diane Wakowski, and filmaker Alfred Guzetti. Creeley
March 23, 1978 - On this Midday program, a panel discussion, held at the Walker Art Center, of the Minnesota Opera Company production of Claudia Legare. Panelists include librettist Bernard Stambler; composer Robert Ward; Paul Hume, Washington Post music critic; Roy Close, Minneapolis Star music critic; and J. Wesley Balk, Minnesota Opera Company stage director. The group talk on how to get the most out of an opera.
March 25, 1978 - On this regional public affairs program, reports by Tom Meersman and Dale Connelly on Dutch elm disease, followed by discussion with Dave DeVoto, Minneapolis city forester; and Judy Barr, coordinator for the Saint Paul Shade Tree program. Topics include controversial 1977 elm wood stockpile, plans for 1978 tree removal, and preventive measures of beetle infestation.