July 18, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Eoin McKiernan, president of the Irish American Cultural Institute at St. Thomas University, reviews Home Before Night by Hugh Leonard.
July 19, 1980 - MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Fred Steiner, MPR’s music host/announcer, who just returned from a trip to the People's Republic of China with the University of Minnesota marching band. Steiner reflects on the experience, and answers listener questions.
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July 22, 1980 - Black actor and writer Ossie Davis talks about the importance of the family and the future of the family in remarks to the White House Conference on the Family, held in Minneapolis .
July 23, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Edward Berryman, organist and director of Music at Westminster Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis, reviews A New History of the Organ from the Greeks to the Present Day by Peter F. Williams.
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July 24, 1980 - Sue Halverson of the Minnesota Attorney General's office describes the scams, deceptions, and frauds perpetrated on unsuspecting consumers, and answers listener questions.
July 28, 1980 - Robert Megard, University of Minnesota associate professor of ecology and behavioral biology, and Joseph Rossillon, executive director of the Freshwater Foundation, talk about water quality and freshwater research in Minnesota. They also answer listener questions in this call-in program.
July 29, 1980 - On this special edition of Communique, Vice President Walter Mondale discusses his recent trip to Africa, including his meetings with African leaders and discussions of such issues as South Africa.
July 30, 1980 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan talks with Thomas Sanchez, a California writer. Sanchez discusses language, writing and visual arts. Sanchez’s works include "Rabbit Boss", tracing the development of an Indian family from the 1850s to the Eisenhower Era; "The Zoot Suit Murders", a story of love and suspense amid the racial strife of Los Angeles in the 1940s; and a fictionalized account of the 1970s Wounded Knee conflict based on his real-life experiences as a supply-runner at Pine Ridge. Sanchez has been turning back to works of another era - the 50s Beat Generation. He’s traveled around the country reading to blues music poetry by Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Neal Cassady. Program opens with Sanchez performing a reading at the Walker Art Center. Also, on hand was pianist Butch Thompson.