May 24, 1980 - Mrs. Nouha al-Hegelan, wife of Faisal al-Hegelan, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, speaking to an audience at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter. Mrs. al-Hegelan's addressed topics of her country, its people and their religion, as well as politics in this country. Mrs. al-Hegelan's visit to Minnesota was under the auspices of the Delegation for Friendship Among Women.
May 24, 1980 - Dick Cunningham of the Minneapolis Tribune talks with MPR's Greg Barron about his role as reader representative on the paper investigating reader complaints.
May 28, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Don Fraser, mayor of Minneapolis and former member of Congress, reviews Gifts of Deceit: Sun Myung Moon, Tongsun Park, and the Korean Scandal by Robert Boettcher.
May 30, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, local educator Tom King reviews Breakthroughs: Astonishing Advances in Your Lifetime in Medicine, Science, and Technology by Tom King.
May 31, 1980 - MPR Special Coverage presents a review of what happened at the 1980 Independent Republican convention with MPR’s Bob Potter, Dick Daly, and Gary Eichten. Program includes excerpts of speeches at state convention held in Duluth. The result of gathering was selection of Ronald Reagan as nominee and delegates for the national GOP convention.
June 2, 1980 - Minnesota Public Radio's Nancy Fushan interviews Max Neuhaus on Como Park Conservatory installation.
June 4, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Linda Gingrich reviews Choices: Realistic Alternatives in Cancer Treatment by Marion Morra & Eve Potts; and Cancer Care: A Personal Guide by Jack W. Glucksberg & Harold Singer.
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June 4, 1980 - A Minnesota health department official comments on Swedish potato sausage that was mistakenly prepared with extreme amounts of sodium nitrate and that ingestion may create health risks.
June 5, 1980 - Insects in the urban environment: harmful or beneficial? Mark Ascerno, a University of Minnesota entomologist, discusses ants, inchworms and other insects in the urban environment and answers listener questions about problems with bugs.