August 10, 1985 -
August 10, 1985 -
August 10, 1985 - It's a frustrating feeling, the whole town going through nervous breakdown, affects anyone who earns any money anywehere, people lose secureity and their futures, they've paid a constulant for a corporate campaign, if they had the union leadership they were entitled to this wouldn't have happened. Austin has had labor peace for over 50 years, are people prepared for a strike? Hormel has a reputation for being fair with employees, people try to get into plant. The women intervied does not work for Hormel, is self-employed, she doesn't like the the union has been doing, many people are afreaid to spead out, they're afraid of the union. People are afraid of losing their jobs, people need business form Hormel exectuives and labor. Effect on Austin from a long strike will be tragic. It?s a long time before will be able to lure any kind of indtury into thie town.
August 10, 1985 - Deb Brown, extension horticulturist at the University of Minnesota, answers listener questions about late summer/early fall lawn and garden project.
August 15, 1985 - In marking the 40th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the end of the second World War, a rebroadcast of a program entitled Hiroshima Countdown, which traces the development of the atomic bomb. Documentary includes commentary by Studs Terkel, author of The Good War.
August 16, 1985 -
August 22, 1985 - MPR’s Suzanne Strickland interviews Gale Frost about Minnesota State Fair History Museum. Frost shares a few artifact highlights and his affection for the Minnesota State Fair. Frost created the Minnesota State Fair History Museum in 1976 and serves as its curator.
August 23, 1985 - Recollections of World War II as told by residents of New Ulm, Minnesota. Their stories were told to former Minnesota Public Radio producer Mark Heistad, who now teaches journalism at the University of St. Thomas. This documentary was produced with a grant from the Minnesota Historical Society.
August 23, 1985 - Reviewer Robert Collins provides commentary on Lee Blessing’s play, Eleemosynary, being staged at Park Square Theatre.
August 24, 1985 - Story originally book-ended with Beatles All My Loving intro #16997997 and outro #16997999.