October 6, 1972 - Findings of BF Skinner's findings explained futher by prof Travis Thompson, University of Minnesota at a week-long conference hosted by the U of M. Behavior modification techniques explored. Movement from a less laboratory approach.
October 3, 1972 - GOP cabinet members' wives visit Minnesota and campaign for Nixon. Report includes brief interviews with wives.
October 2, 1972 - Consumer should be aware of the cost of prescription drugs and the cost should be standardized. Neighborhood drug stores cost more than the discount drug store.
September 29, 1972 - Conrad Balfour, head of special projects for the Urban Coalition, offers counseling services to help start community programs and organize grassroots efforts. Daybreak rally offered as a way to get people together to try to find solutions for the community.
September 20, 1972 - TV star, actress Marlo Thomas visits the VA Hospital and talks to patients. She?s visiting the Twin Cities to speak in support of Sen. George McGovern and to encourage people to register to vote. She says unless you get involved in politics, even in the simplest form, of voting, it will be taken over by private interests. She?ll be visiting a few campuses and doing media appearances. Thomas says some parts of this country look like East Pakistan, that we?re so involved in earning money we no longer have a conscience about what?s going on. She talks about celebrities campaigning for politicians. Thomas says this is the era of "power to the people" and that we have to get away from not being involved when we see something that?s going wrong. She says Nixon is ruining this country, and too many people are being squeezed and saying ?ouch? and no one is listening to them.
September 18, 1972 - Connie Goldman reviews Vance Packard's latest book "A Nation of Strangers" which discusses the increasing number of isolated and lonely individuals in a highly mobile society, and the chaos caused by big business moving employees all over the globe. In an interview, when Packard was in town recently, Goldman asked him why he didn't challenge the audience with questions about alienation instead of telling jokes and anecdotes.
September 8, 1972 - A discussion by local members of the Jewish community on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, following the slayings of the Israeli delegation to the Olympic Games 1972. Hosted by Connie Goldman, who is joined by Paul Gruchow. [Please note - audio contains explicit language]
September 6, 1972 - MPR’s Connie Goldman reports on the differing opinions of the Mary Tyler Moore TV show, which is set in Minneapolis.
September 4, 1972 - MER’s Connie Goldman asks a variety of 1972 fair attendees about their likes and dislikes. People watching is, of course, a recurring theme.
July 27, 1972 - Ron Edwards, local civil rights activist and member of Minneapolis Urban League, talks about accusations of racism and discrimination against minorities found in the General Mills Company. Edwards also comments on a boycott of General Mills products.