May 17, 1985 - Robert Townsend, author and business executive, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Townsend’s address was on the topic, "What to do When the Wheels Fall Off." Following speech, Townsend answered audience questions. Townsend’s books are "Up the Organization" and "Further Up the Organization". He is the former chief executive of Avis Rent-A-Car and has served as a consultant for such firms as Twentieth Century Fox and Dun & Bradstreet. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
May 24, 1985 - Cynthia McArthur from the University of Minnesota Agricultural Extension Service answers listener questions about bicycle repair, tune-up, and where to find good bike trails.
May 27, 1985 - WWII marks a watershed in the life of this nation and in the lives of all who lived through it. In the documentary “We Were the Lucky Ones,” MPR’s Mark Heistad examines the experience of the war and its legacy through the stories of residents of New Ulm, many of which were German-American.
May 28, 1985 - Morris Abram, the past chairman of the first Presidential Commission on the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and current vice chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Abram’s address was titled "A Matter of Life and Death: Biomedical Ethics.” Abram discusses how the 11-member commission looked into many ethical problems that have arisen with the advance of medicine's ability to keep people alive. Abram says he learned a lot about biomedical ethics personally in 1973, when he successfully conquered leukemia. He has written a book about the experience entitled, "The Day is Short". The moderator was Harlan Cleveland of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
May 29, 1985 - Dr. Lawrence Balter, professor of Educational Psychology at New York University and the author of the book "Dr. Balter's Child Sense,: answers listener questions about how to handle early childhood problems.
June 1, 1985 - Deborah Brown, extension horticulturist with the Dial U Plant and Insect Clinic, answers listener questions about yard and garden problems.
June 7, 1985 - Author Betty Bao Lord speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Lord shares her personal reflections on China. After address, Lord answers audience questions. Lord serves on several national councils where the focus is Asia generally and China specifically. She is the author of "Spring Moon: A novel of China" and the children's book "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson." Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
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