March 2, 1979 - The Minnesota House of Representatives is considering a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to pass an amendment to the Constitution requiring a balanced federal budget. MPR’s Capitol reporter Bob Potter reports on subcommittee hearings on the amendment. Kenneth MacDonald, state representative who authored the bill; and Walter Heller, economist and opponent of the amendment, share their differing views. Supporters claim federal deficits are responsible for inflation and other economic problems. Opponents argue that a rigid requirement of a balanced budget would cripple the federal government's ability to cope with economic recessions or depressions.
March 3, 1979 - On this special Spectrum/Home for the Weekend broadcast, MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Minnesota U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz. Reporters and listeners throughout the state ask Boshcwitz questions. Topics include conservative trends, SALT treaty, D.C. voting amendment, and federal deficit.
March 5, 1979 - Highlights from 10-day The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College in St. Paul. Program includes anti-war activist Daniel Berrigan; and Theodore Sorensen, former special counsel to president John Kennedy.
March 6, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan presents highlights from The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College. Segment includes speakers at conference exploring the impact of Vietnam on the arts and Fushan interviewing three war fiction authors, including Minnesota writer Tim O’Brien.
March 7, 1979 - MPR’s John Ydstie reports on discussion about dealing with veterans, as part of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College. Veterans of the war and officials of the Veterans Administration discuss conditions, actions and attitudes of the VA in regard to Vietnam veterans, as well as medical and psychiatric problems veterans face.
March 9, 1979 - Three sessions of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College, are highlighted in this program. Discussions are on the effect the war had and has on America and its foreign relationships. Includes speech clips and interviews with various academics and military members.
March 10, 1979 - A summary report on The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, a 10-day conference held at Macalester College. The symposium was one of the first national postwar forums to examine the effects of Vietnam.
March 12, 1979 - Dr. Margaret Olwen Sanderson, of the University of Minnesota Human Sexuality Program, talks with Dan Olson about human sexuality. Sanderson specializes in study of sexual physiology.
March 14, 1979 - Radio Sweden's Al Simon prepared a summary of Isaac Singer's interview appearances in Stockholm while he was there to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
March 16, 1979 - The Minnesota House Tax Committee hears tax proposals to help finance a downtown Minneapolis domed stadium, including a 2% liquor tax. The committee votes to repeal the liquor tax. After vote, MPR’s John Merli interviews various committee members.