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Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Alice Tripp
Titles: Minnesota Powerline Oral History Project: Interview with Alice Tripp (Supplied title)
Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Tripp was a farmer from Belgrade in Stearns County. She was a protest leader and a candidate for Governor in 1978. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Learning about the powerline project. Involvement in KTO, CURE, SURE, and CO-REG. Reasons for the opposition - routing of line; health and safety concerns. Working with state government - personnel; Governor Perpich; legislators. Hearing process. Citizen's advisory committee. Underground wiring as alternative. Lawsuits. Mediation sessions. Confrontations. Energy needs for the future.
Dates
- 12/06/1977 (Creation)
Creation
- interviewee: Tripp, Alice
- interviewer: Nelson, Edward P.
Identifiers
- Library Call Number: OH 25
- Accession Number: AV1988.180.41
Holding Type: Oral History - Interview
Project
Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 19 pages transcript
Format
- Content Category: sound recordings
- Content Category: text
Measurements
- 90 minutes length
Subjects
Locations
- Name: Belgrade, Stearns County, Minnesota, United States
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